Retro Active Music Cd

Def Leppard - Retro Active

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Retro Active      Artist : Def Leppard      List Price : $13.98 USD        Your Price : $9.97 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1993-10-05      Studio : Island / Mercury      Label : Island / Mercury      Avg. Customer Rating : (44 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Retro Active      Everything I (used to) love about Def Leppard      Rating:      Just when I thought it was safe to ignore anything Def Leppard released post-Hysteria, I ran across Retro-Active, the band's 1993 collection of b-sides, covers, and alternate versions. I was a little wary of this collection at first, since the only tracks that I was familiar with were the ballads, but as soon as I heard the opening Desert Song I was transported back to when Def Leppard was the biggest band in the world. There are some really impressive rockers on this album, including Ride into the Sun and She's Too Tough, which bring you back to the old school Def Leppard sound. The Hysteria b-sides I Wanna Be Your Hero and Ring of Fire are as good as anything you would find on that album, and the spirited cover songs (Sweet's Action and Mick Ronson's Only After Dark) are more interesting than anything on the band's recent covers album). I'm not sure we really needed two separate versions of the ballads Miss You in a Heartbeat and Two Steps behind, but even I have to admit that as ballads go, those are pretty good ones. The quality of Retro-Active doesn't change my opinion of the watered-down albums Def Leppard has released over the past 20 years. In fact, it just makes me depressed that a band that is capable of putting such impressive songs together - as b-sides! - can't figure out how to make a rocking album that honors their past history instead of running as fast as they can in the other direction.     Customer Reviews for Retro Active Cd      Remembering Steve Clark      Rating:      The ONLY downside to this entire CD is that with the exception of Desert Song, Fractured Love, & Two Steps Behind....each of these tunes had original releases as B-sides. For the most part, those songs have been tweaked here and there for reasons only the band can answer. I am a Leppard fan through the Adrenalize album. Aside from the song Promises, Euphoria and each release afterwards has gone farther away from the Leppard I grew to love. When Love & Hate Collide was even a track which had it's start long before it was released and the "demo" version contained the "last" recorded Steve Clark guitar solo from the studio. This release culminaates alot of loose ends for the Lepps when it came to the legacy of Steve "Steamin" Clark. As others above have said, it is MORE than worth the price and is probably the last of the "old" Leppard sound. I love this disc because it pays homage to a guitar-man who had a short time on Earth to share his gift of passion and music. In short, if you LOVE the old Leppard you will MORE than enjoy this everytime you play it. Rock ON!!!! R.I.P. Steve, you ARE missed. :) Shawn Editorial Reviews for Retro Active Audio Cd      Album Description      Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this classic 1993 compilation album from the Rock legends. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Universal. 2008.