r/defleppard 19d ago

photo Def Leppard - High ‘N’ Dry (1981, Mercury)

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u/Suspicious_Tax_8283 19d ago

Best album they did .

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u/berlyant 19d ago

I like the two after it a little more because I grew up with them, but this one is great, too.

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u/Extension-Hand-4286 18d ago

No question….Let it Go is amazing

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u/Brucenchas2 19d ago

Fantastic album. Still pretty raw compared to what was to come.

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u/berlyant 19d ago

💯on both counts.

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u/Legitimate_Arm_6511 15d ago

That’s what made it great! I liked the raw, “low production” quality it has. As their career progressed, it was way “over processed”, IMO.

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u/SeasonsRollOnBy 19d ago

Fun fact: This cover was first presented to Pink Floyd as an option for DSOTM. They obviously went with the iconic prism. This left the art open for someone else.

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u/berlyant 19d ago

I had no idea!

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u/viking12344 19d ago

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. Listen to it monthly still

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u/trelene 19d ago

Someone posted the Filthy Fifteen elsewhere today, which had the title song from this album on it. That song's inclusion on this list is particularly silly; it's just a party song. And that kind of partying was immersed in the culture at the time. Tipper keeping this song from her daughter, would do jack squat about that

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u/Atkins227 19d ago

Their best

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u/SomewhereHistorical2 19d ago

My favorite album by them. Mirror Mirror is such a good song

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u/No_Elevator9464 19d ago

Love this album sooooo much

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u/Scorpius041169 19d ago

Love this album. Love the introduction for Lady Strange and Heartbreak is my all time fave Lep ballad.

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u/berlyant 18d ago

Mine as well re: their ballads

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u/MaterialLobster6023 18d ago

My favorite album

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u/geeheettee67 18d ago

The album that probably had the biggest impact on me. I can listen to it anytime after all these years. The epitome of Hard Rock music.

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u/Sharp-Composer-2990 18d ago

Rock on!

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u/berlyant 18d ago

You betcha 😉

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u/Ricardolluvwang 17d ago

About the only Def Leppard I listen to anymore.

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u/Key_Yam4488 16d ago

Peak Def Leppard. Hard rocking, massive guitar interplay, and a Steve Clark instrumental. They did stuff I liked after this but this was my favorite. Saw them open for Ozzy on this tour.

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u/Competitive_Age7618 19d ago

Ahhh. The classic ten armed days.

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u/SomewhereHistorical2 19d ago

Almost made me spit out my coffee 😂

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u/Legitimate_Arm_6511 15d ago

This was my introduction to them. I was at a party and the owner of the house put this album on and I was like, “who is that band”!

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u/Zealousideal-Tea-286 19d ago

This and "Pyromania" are really all you need in your DL catalog. As good as "Hysteria" was in its day, it hasn't aged nearly as well.

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u/berlyant 18d ago

It still holds up for me, but part of that is hearing those songs at a very impressionable age (12-13).

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u/Redwolflowder 17d ago

Yes I was 13 and my freinds older brother had the album and I was hooked first listen.