Hello and Welcome Back.. Continuing With Limited Edition Week... Its Def Leppard Time
Originally released in 1987, 'Hysteria' was the forth album by U.K Rock band 'Def Leppard' which seen the album flower a massive 7 singles...They Included 'Animal'(#3 Ireland), 'Woman'(#7 U.S), 'Pour Some Sugar On Me'(#2 U.S), 'Hysteria'(#9 U.S), 'Armageddon It'(#2 New Zealand), 'Love Bites'(#1 U.S & Canada), 'Rocket'(#5 U.S, Canada & New Zealand)
I was once asked at a 80s party, 'What 80s band or album
had the most influence on you when you were growing up' ?... My answer was 'Def Leppard -
Hysteria' album...
'Why?' I was asked...
'Because I died while listening to the
song 'Rocket' (2nd song of the Hysteria album )
Let me explain.. It was 4am and I was on my way to work riding my Mountain Bike and
was listening to the sweet sounds of Def Leppard's Hysteria Tape on my AIWA walkman.
Half way through the song 'Rocket' was when I was hit by a car
traveling around 80 kph..
I remember laying on the road, freezing,
(middle of winter), hearing the ambulance siren getting closer.
I could
still hear the song 'Rocket' playing through the headphones around my
neck.
That's when I felt myself fading away and seen this incredible light. A white light that was
suspending my body and the most euphoric feeling I have ever felt, it
lasted about 30 seconds.
The ambulance team brought me back and then was
air-lifted by Careflight Rescue helicopter to 3 hospitals for 4 major operations.
I died again on the forth operation and again I was brought back to life. (same white light again)
I ended up braking my pelvis in 4 places which cut the main arteries to my legs
which then bled into my stomach.
After 32 blood transfusions I was on
the road to recovery and here's where it gets weird.
Four months laying in hospital, I watched alot of TV and that's when I saw the music video to 'Rocket'.
In the video it had dismembered bicycles in the background and right where I
impacted with the car (just after the second chorus ) the words flash
across the screen "Collision Course" and sings "We're gonna fly"... And
fly I did.
Strangely enough I also used this album as part of my
rehab.
I also suffered a dislocated shoulder and broken collar bone so I
used to practice drumming to the sounds of 'Def Leppard' get my
mobility back in my arm.
To me this album is one of the best ever 80s
albums, even if it nearly killed me listening to it.
The Album on Offer is the 2006 Limited Edition 2 CD Version in FLAC Format
TRACK-LIST
CD1
01 Women
02 Rocket
03 Animal
04 Love Bites
05 Pour Some Sugar On Me
06 Armageddon It
07 Gods Of War
08 Don't Shoot Shotgun
09 Run Riot
10 Hysteria
11 Excitable
12 Love And Affection
Hysteria B-Sides:
13 Tear It Down
14 Ride Into The Sun (1987 Re-recording)
15 I Wanna Be Your Hero
16 Ring Of Fire
CD2
01 Elected (Live)
02 Love And Affection (Live)
03 Billy's Got A Gun (Live)
04 Rock Of Ages (Medley) (Live)
05 Women (Live)
06 Animal (Extended)
07 Pour Some Sugar on Me (Extended Version)
08 Armageddon It (The Nuclear mix)
09 Excitable (Orgasmic mix)
10 Rocket (The Lunar mix)
11 Release Me
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LINKS (FLAC) (1.06gb)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-vH4QC9LRbCALNictJNALcCc0KTPKkdS?usp=sharing
You Can Stream or Download (on the Link Above (google drive page), click the down arrow to download and save to your computer)
https://www.discogs.com/Def-Leppard-Hysteria/release/12263793
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