The Pyromania album shot straight to the top of the charts in the 1980s and with good reason—Def Leppard showed an uncanny knack for blending new wave melodicism with heavy metal dedication. Screaming guitars and power riffs were combined with choruses that just begged to be screamed along to. “
Rock Of Ages” is a classic hard rock anthem, and one of the catchiest songs
Def Leppard has ever made, pop years included. It hints at the next few albums down the road. Other high points include “
Foolin” a gloomy ballad and “Photograph,” one of the tunes that got a great deal of radio play.
