Viva! Hysteria
Viva! Hysteria is a double live album by the English rock band Def Leppard released on 22 October 2013.[3] The album was recorded on 29 and 30 March 2013 during the band's residency of the same name at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas).
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| Released | 22 October 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 29–30 March 2013 at The Joint, Las Vegas | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 142:42 | |||
| Label | Bludgeon Riffola/Frontiers Records | |||
| Producer | Ronan McHugh | |||
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| Released | 22 October 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 29–30 March 2013 at The Joint, Las Vegas | |||
| Label | Bludgeon Riffola/Frontiers Records | |||
| Director | Christian Lamb | |||
| Producer | Domenic J. Cotter, John Rubey | |||
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The first disc contains Def Leppard's 1987 album Hysteria, played in its entirety, followed by an encore of two hits from Pyromania, "Rock of Ages" and "Photograph." The second disc has a selection of deeper cuts, many of which the band had not played in several years. The band performed these under the alias Ded Flatbird as the "opening act" for the show, before playing Hysteria. Tracks 1–8 are the opening set from 29 March (however excluding the fifth track played that night, "When Love & Hate Collide").[4] Tracks 9–15 are the opening set from the following night, 30 March. This notably ends with the band playing all of side one of the band's 1981 album High 'n' Dry. Both Ded Flatbird sets open with the band playing a short excerpt of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again".
Track listing
CD disc one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "Women" | Steve Clark, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Rick Savage | Hysteria, 1987 | 6:11 |
| 2. | "Rocket" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Animal" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Love Bites" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 6:08 |
| 5. | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Armageddon It" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Gods of War" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 7:14 |
| 8. | "Don't Shoot Shotgun" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Run Riot" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Hysteria" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 5:59 |
| 11. | "Excitable" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 4:37 |
| 12. | "Love and Affection" | Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, Savage | Hysteria | 6:17 |
| 13. | "Rock of Ages" | Clark, Elliott, Lange | Pyromania, 1983 | 4:15 |
| 14. | "Photograph" | Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage, Pete Willis | Pyromania | 6:13 |
CD disc two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Morning Freedom" | Clark, Elliott, Savage, Willis | "Hello America" B-side, 1980 | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Wasted" | Clark, Elliott | On Through the Night, 1980 | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Stagefright" | Elliott, Lange, Savage | Pyromania | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)" | Clark, Elliott | High 'n' Dry, 1981 | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Action" | Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker | Retro Active, 1993 | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Rock Brigade" | Clark, Elliott, Savage | On Through the Night | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Undefeated" | Elliott | Mirror Ball – Live & More, 2011 | 5:25 |
| 8. | "Promises" | Collen, Lange | Euphoria, 1999 | 4:11 |
| 9. | "On Through the Night" | Clark, Elliott, Savage | High 'n' Dry | 5:11 |
| 10. | "Slang" | Collen, Elliott | Slang, 1996 | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Let It Go" | Clark, Elliott, Willis | High 'n' Dry | 6:08 |
| 12. | "Another Hit and Run" | Elliott, Savage, | High 'n' Dry | 5:14 |
| 13. | "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" | Clark, Elliott, Savage | High 'n' Dry | 3:44 |
| 14. | "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" | Clark, Elliott, Willis | High 'n' Dry | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Switch 625" | Clark | High 'n' Dry | 5:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 16. | "Acoustic Medley" ("Where Does Love Go When It Dies"/"Now"/"When Love & Hate Collide"/"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"/"Two Steps Behind") | Rick Allen, Vivian Campbell, Collen, Elliott, Marti Frederiksen, Lange, Savage | Non-album single, 2012 | 7:41 |
DVD / Blu-ray
The DVD and Blu-ray releases, which also had a short stint in selected theaters around the world,[5] contain the same track listing as the CD version, on one disc. The main difference is that the tracks on CD disc one comprise the main feature, and the songs on CD disc two are bonus features along with the Acoustic Medley.
References
- MetalTraveller. "Def Leppard - Viva! Hysteria". Metaltraveller.com.
- Andy Lye. "Jukebox:Metal review".
- "VIVA! Hysteria CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Out NOW! | Def Leppard | Def Leppard". defleppard.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "Def Leppard Tour History - VIVA Hysteria! Las Vegas NV 2013 Show #4". deflepparduk.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "Def Leppard | Viva Hysteria". vivahysteria.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.