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Def Leppard: Pete Willis, Steve Clark (vocals, guitar); Rick Savage (vocals, bass); Rick Allen (vocals, drums); Joe Elliott (vocals).
Recorded at Battery Studios, London, England.
Personnel: Pete Willis, Steve Clark (vocals, guitar); Rick Savage (vocals, bass guitar); Rick Allen (vocals, drums); Joe Elliott (vocals).
Recording information: Battery Studios, London, England.
Def Leppard's second album, High 'N' Dry, continues in the vein of the anthemic, working-class hard rock of their debut. While still opting for a controlled musical attack and melodies as big-sounding and stadium-ready as possible, the band opens up its arrangements a bit more on High 'N' Dry, letting the songs breathe and groove while the rhythm section and guitar riffs play off one another. MTV helped break the album in the U.S. with its heavy rotation of the video for the unabashedly dramatic rock ballad "Bringin' on the Heartbreak." ~ Steve Huey
Between the time of Def Leppard's 1980 debut, ON THROUGH THE NIGHT, and the band's second album, HIGH 'N' DRY (released one year later), the young group had improved tremendously. An extended world tour had made the band musically tighter, but they'd also become better songwriters--HIGH 'N' DRY contains several tracks that longtime Leppard fans point to as classics. Another major reason for the group's vast improvement was that renowned producer Mutt Lange was involved in the proceedings.
While the album wasn't a smash hit, it faired extremely well on the U.S. charts, due to touring and a newly born cable network called MTV, which aired Def Leppard's low-budget clips from HIGH 'N' DRY quite often. Highlights included the power ballad "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (which would soon become a concert staple for the band), as well as the album-opening anthem "Let It Go," the instrumental "Switch 625," and the rough and rocking title track. HIGH 'N' DRY was reissued in the mid-'80s with a remix of "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" and a previously unreleased track from the album's recording sessions, "Me and My Wine." The late-'90s version deleted these two extra tracks, however. High 'N' Dry Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews GREAT TO LISTEN TO
THIS CD IS THE AEARLIEST DEF LEPPARD CD TOTALLY RAW AND ROCKING. A GOOD LISTEN FOR ALL TRUE ROCK AND ROLL FANS
Submitted by dalejrsangel11 (MILFORD,DELAWARE U.S.A.) 
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 Back In The Day!!!
What can I say about this album that hasn't already been said. This is Def Leppard enroute to their mighty third album 'Pyromania'. Albums like 'High N Dry' established Def Leppard as a musical force in the 80s, and rightfully so. Def Leppard was a hard rock/heavy metal band that stormed the scene with persistence and conviction, releasing four great albums before their (musical) demise. Now I know Def Leppard are still releasing albums, but don't waste your time. If you are looking to discover this band start from 'On Through The Night' and go from there. So what about 'High N Dry,' well easily put, its GREAT. Though this isn't Def Leppards best album (that title is reserved for Pyromania), it deffinately comes in a close second. Classic after classic make this album a very enjoyable listen, and it reminds you of how rock is supposed to be played. Rock is not about guys in tight t-shirts who wear mascara screaming about how hard life is, its about chicks and booze. If you are reading this and don't own this album, what are you waiting for?
Submitted by chevdaddy1 (Gwinn, MI)
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when def leppard were hungry
this is a perfect album, when def leppard were at their best. all songs are great. lady strange, on through the night, another hit and run,you got me runnin, just classics. i think a lot of this was because of pete willis, his songwriting skills are just a lot better than what the rest of the band are capable of. pyromania had a few good tunes on it, thanks to pete willis, i really didn't like his replacement phil collen, with a name like that you should be in a pop band, which is where def leppard went, they became lame wimpy bubblegum rock, soft rock, they just wrote songs with riffs that are similar to those that pete wrote. this is how they kept going. pour some sugar on me, come on, thats garbage, do you take sugar, one lump or two, makes me laugh, you know that they are just desparate for lyrics when they write this garbage, ha ha. anyway, want to hear good def leppard. get high n dry, and pyromania a few good songs that pete wrote.
Submitted by halenroth84 (thunder bay ontario canada)
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the best release bt df by far, simple as that . a true 80's classic rock.
the first two lps rock hard. later
Submitted by mp (bg,in)
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I remember when if first came out - WOW - I was blown away, and still remember the same feeling when I first heard it... I just heard "Bringing on the Heartache" on an online radio station Tri-Rock Radio, way cool station playing lot of classics like this and new Rock as well. This tune just brings me back to them good old days!!!
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