Pyromania (Deluxe Edition)

ロック史上、最も高く評価されているアルバムの一つである『Pyromania』に驚きの高品質リマスターを施した新装版が登場!

Pyromaniaの代表作である『Pyromania』の発売40周年を記念した、2CDのデラックス・エディション。
今回のデラックス・エディションはリード・シンガーのジョー・エリオットとローナン・マクヒューがエグゼクティヴ・プロデューサーを務め、マスタリングはアンディ・ピアースが手がけた。
2CDは、CD1にオリジナルのアルバム本編、CD2には未発表デモ音源と、LAフォーラムのライヴ音源からチョイスされた内容を収録。

While Def Leppard had obviously wanted to write big-sounding anthems on their previous records, Pyromania was where the bands vision coalesced and gelled into something more. More than ever before, the bands songs on Pyromania are driven by catchy, shiny melodic hooks instead of heavy guitar riffs, although the latter do pop up once in a while. But it wasnt just this newly intensified focus on melody and consistent songwriting (and heavy MTV exposure) that made Pyromania a massive success -- and the catalyst for the 80s pop-metal movement. Robert John "Mutt" Langes buffed-to-a-sheen production -- polished drum and guitar sounds, multi-tracked layers of vocal harmonies, a general sanding of any and all musical rough edges, and a perfectionistic attention to detail -- set the style for much of the melodic hard rock that followed. It wasnt a raw or spontaneous sound, but the performances were still energetic and committed. Leppards quest for huge, transcendent hard rock perfection on Pyromania was surprisingly successful; their reach never exceeded their grasp, which makes the album an enduring (and massively influential) classic. ~ Steve Huey