11/28/2022 0 Comments Comin out hard album cover![]() David Fricke of Rolling Stone praised Leppard for putting "much-needed fire back on the radio", producing sophisticated music "more emotionally charged than most of the synthesized disco that passes for 'modern music'" over the airwaves adding that the band "may not be highly original, but they mean what they play" and "Lange's artfully busy mix" easily covers up any fault. Pyromania has received mostly positive reviews, being commonly considered, along with its follow-up, Hysteria, one of the band's finest efforts to date, and one of "Mutt" Lange's best productions. ![]() Reception and legacy Professional ratings Review scores The album featured heavy metal rockers such as " Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)", "Stagefright" and "Die Hard the Hunter" as well as Top-40 hits " Photograph", " Rock of Ages" and " Foolin'". The album can also be seen as a transitional one between the heavy metal sound of their first two albums and the beginning of the radio-friendly direction of later releases. On the original LP release, Willis is visible in the background of the photograph of lead singer Joe Elliott, while Collen is given his own personal photo as the new full-time member of the group. ![]() Toward the end of the recording sessions, Willis was fired for excessive alcohol abuse, and was replaced by guitarist Phil Collen, who contributed a few guitar solos as well as additional guitar parts that had not yet been recorded by Willis. The album was partially recorded with original guitarist Pete Willis, whose rhythm guitar tracks appear on all songs. ![]()
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