This album takes me back. During my "heavy metal" phase as a early teen.

Now i cannot believe they STILL put these cheesemuchers in the heavy metal section in stores.

I got this album and "high n dry" and "pyromania". "hysteria" is by ar their best though.

Whole album is great fun still. The ballad "love bites" is an old fav of mine.


Oh yeah, cannot forget the funny "pour some sugar on me". Tongue in cheek rock is what I want.

I love the new "Rock of Ages" double CD collection, it has many of the Hysteria songs on there.

This is a great rock album. One of the best to come out in the latter half of the 80s. It's also one of the best things Mutt Lange produced before he went completely crap. Most of the singles have the same sound to 'em, but when it's a good sound, I don't mind so much.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Mutt is a versitile bloke. I swear he produced ac/dc's "back in black". A rock album I can stand.

"mutt" did a good song for starship, which sounded like a leppard ballad. "I didn't mean to stay all night" is the bees knees.

Then he wrote "said I loved u, but I lied" for michael Bolton. I love that song.

Crank up "Women" really loud. Great CD.

cranshaw62 said:

iam surprised people still remember it. So digital and all. Everything is processed through computers. They UK too. Which is cool.

thesexofit said:

It sold 12 million copies. Why are you surprised people remember it?

LOVE BITES. That's my favorite song on Hysteria. I still get shivers when I listen to some of the words.


"Love Bites"

If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites

When you make love, do you look in the mirror?
Who do you think of, does he look like me?
Do you tell lies and say that it's forever?
Do you think twice, or just touch 'n' see? Ooh babe ooh yeah

When you're alone, do you let go?
Are you wild 'n' willin' or is it just for show?
Ooh c'mon

I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cos making love to you might drive me crazy
I know you think that love is the way you make it
So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it

Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies
It's no surprise
Love begs, love pleads
It's what I need

When I'm with you are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin' thru or do you please yourself? When you wake up will you walk out?
It can't be love if you throw it about
Ooh babe

I don't wanna touch you too much baby
'Cos making love to you might drive me crazy

Love bites, love bleeds
It's bringin' me to my knees
Love lives, love dies

If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites
Yes it does
It will be hell
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I was just at a barbeque this past weekend and we were rockin out to the Rock Of Ages compilation all afternoon. I guess Def Leppard is in the air!

endorphin74 said:

As they should be! I know who was crankin' that one!

Pyromania was better.

Reminds me of the first girl I ever fell in love with.....



ANYWAY




..How come no one mentioned the late Steve Clarke yet?


RIP

thesexofit said:

Then he went and Married Shania Twain, of course




Lucky bastard....

not sure what album it is from,but I love their song "Photograph"

Great group. I have their greatest hits collection called "Vault".

oh fuck, this was totally my album for about a year.

"Pour some sugar on me" especially kicks ass.

TheFrog said:

i liked some of the album when it first came out but i couldnt listen to it now.....it as aged very badly.....everything which was bad in 80s music can be found on this album.....sorry but its a bloody awful album from a bloody awful band.
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TheFrog said:

That song used to be my shit.

Love and always will... Love Bites.. Brings back memories..

Hotlegs said:

And I still have to play it loud like it just came out yesterday!

cranshaw62 said:

Women is awesome loud. My favourite is the title track though. I think it's their best song.

great album. Back in the days everyone was competing against each other like them, poison, inxs, guns n roses, cinderalla.

RipHer2Shreds said:

it sold that many

I had no idea? I wasn't old enough at the time of release. When I liked it, I got a few of my mates onto it but no one else my age even knew of them? Plus I found out they were UK, so I assumed they proberly didn't break america. I see they did.

pkidwell said:

I agree.

thesexofit said:

Nah, they were very big here. Pyromania was popular, but this album was pretty much a phenomenon. It stayed on the charts for a very long time.

RipHer2Shreds said:

The more I listen to it, the more Iam reminded how strong the WHOLE album is. Which for me is unusual. My cd booklet has no lyrics though, which is kind of a bummer.

This is one of those blockbuster albums from the late-80's where at least half of the songs were huge hits, and it definitely is a product of its era. Of course, none of that stops me from loving it unabashedly!

Hysteria in particular kicks ass!

Out of touch, out of reach yeah
You could try to get closer to me
I'm in luck, I'm in deep, yeah
Hypnotized, I'm shakin' to my knees

I gotta know tonight, if you're alone tonight
Can't stop this feeling, can't stop this fire

I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it
It's such a magical, mysteria
When you get that feelin', better start believin'
Cause it's a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe
Hysteria when you're near

Out of me, into you yeah
You could hide it's just a one way street
I believe I'm in you, yeah
Open wide, that's right, dream me off my feet
Oh, believe in me

I gotta know tonight, if you're alone tonight
Can't stop this feelin', can't stop this fire

I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it
It's such a magical, mysteria
When you get that feelin', better start believin'
Cause it's a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe
Hysteria when you're near

Come on

I gotta know tonight, if you're alone tonight
Can't stop this feelin', can't stop this fire

I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it
It's such a magical, mysteria
When you get that feelin', better start believin'
Cause it's a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it
I get hysterical, hysteria
When you get that feelin', you'd better believe it
Better start believin'
'Cos it's a miracle, oh, say you will
Oh babe, say you will

Get closer to me
Get closer baby
Closer, get closer
Closer to me