Viva! Hysteria

Viva! Hysteria
Live album by Def Leppard
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
Def Leppard chronology

Mirror Ball – Live & More
(2011)		 Viva! Hysteria
(2013)		 TBA
(2015)
Singles from Viva! Hysteria
  1. "Love and Affection"
    Released: October 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
MetalTraveller [1]
Jukebox:Metal [2]

Viva! Hysteria is a double live album by British 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 title at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas).

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 name "Ded Flatbird" as an opening to the show, before playing Hysteria. Tracks 1-8 are the opening set from 29 March (However excluding the 5th 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 1 of the band's 1981 album High 'n' Dry.

Track listing

CD Disc one

No. TitleWriter(s)Origin Length
1. "Women"  Steve Clark, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Rick SavageHysteria, 1987 6:11
2. "Rocket"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 6:09
3. "Animal"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 4:07
4. "Love Bites"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 6:08
5. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 4:32
6. "Armageddon It"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 5:26
7. "Gods Of War"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 7:14
8. "Don't Shoot Shotgun"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 4:33
9. "Run Riot"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 4:49
10. "Hysteria"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 5:59
11. "Excitable"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 4:37
12. "Love and Affection"  Clark, Collen, Elliott, Lange, SavageHysteria, 1987 6:17
13. "Rock of Ages"  Clark, Elliott, LangePyromania, 1983 4:15
14. "Photograph"  Clark, Elliott, Lange, Savage, CollenPyromania, 1983 6:13

CD Disc two

No. TitleOrigin Length
1. "Good Morning Freedom"  "Hello America" B-side, 1980 3:36
2. "Wasted"  On Through The Night, 1980 3:44
3. "Stagefright"  Pyromania, 1983 3:41
4. "Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)"  High 'n' Dry, 1981 4:56
5. "Action"  Retro Active, 1993 4:13
6. "Rock Brigade"  On Through The Night, 1980 3:41
7. "Undefeated"  Mirror Ball – Live & More, 2011 5:25
8. "Promises"  Euphoria, 1999 4:11
9. "On Through The Night"  High 'n' Dry, 1981 5:11
10. "Slang"  Slang, 1996 2:37
11. "Let It Go"  High 'n' Dry, 1981 6:08
12. "Another Hit And Run"  High 'n' Dry, 1981 5:14
13. "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"  High 'n' Dry, 1981 3:44
14. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"  High 'n' Dry, 1981 4:43
15. "Switch 625"  High 'n' Dry, 1981 5:08
Japanese bonus track
No. TitleOrigin Length
16. "Acoustic Medley"  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

  1. ↑ MetalTraveller. "Def Leppard - Viva! Hysteria". Metaltraveller.com.
  2. ↑ Andy Lye. "Jukebox:Metal review".
  3. ↑ "VIVA! Hysteria CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Out NOW! | Def Leppard | Def Leppard". defleppard.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Def Leppard Tour History - VIVA Hysteria! Las Vegas NV 2013 Show #4". deflepparduk.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  5. ↑ "Def Leppard | Viva Hysteria". vivahysteria.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.