Def Leppard - Retro Active (1993)

Artist...............: Def Leppard
Album................: Retro Active [Japan]
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 1993
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: Flac
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 646 Mb


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Retro Active is a collection of outtakes and leftovers spanning Def Leppard's entire career. Kicking off

the disc, "Desert Song" and "Fractured Love" are two of its most distinctive tracks, harkening back to the

band's early (pre-success) days with their rough power chords. After paying homage to some of their heroes

with a set of covers (Sweet's "Action" and Mick Ronson's "Only After Dark"), the band tackles a couple of

solid, but hardly groundbreaking ballads -- "Two Steps Behind" and "Miss You in a Heartbeat" -- before

stretching out (with mixed results) on the folky "From the Inside." Taken from the Hysteria sessions, the

classy "I Wanna Be Your Hero" is another pleasant surprise, and the band reaches all the way back to the

beginning by re-recording their first demo "Ride into the Sun." Overall, this is an interesting release

which marks the end of a long chapter in the band's history, following the death of guitarist and guiding

force Steve Clark. While casual fans might find it confusing, Leppard fanatics will revel in its diversity

and informative liner notes.



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Tracklist
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01. Desert Song
02. Fractured Love
03. Action
04. Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Version)
05. She's Too Tough
06. Miss You In A Heartbeat
07. Only After Dark
08. Ride Into The Sun
09. From The Inside
10. Ring Of Fire
11. I Wanna Be Your Hero
12. Miss You In A Heartbeat (Electric Version)
13. Two Steps Behind (Electric Version)
14. Miss You In A Heartbeat (Hidden Acoustic Version)