Hysteria

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Probably Def Leppard's best album, and certainly their most successful, Hysteria pretty much sums up 80s hard rock: catchy, tuneful, and fun. It's also one of the few albums from the period that doesn't sound dated now, and singles like "Pour Some Sugar On Me", "Armageddon It", and "Rocket" remain staples of rock radio. The rest of the album is equally entertaining; "Animal" and "Hysteria", while mid-tempo, have the same slick intensity, and "Love Bites" is one of the few pop-metal ballads that doesn't sound saccharine over a decade after its release. Def Leppard may be remembered more for their hair than their music these days, but that's more due to changing tastes than anything else. It's still good. --Genevieve Williams

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Hysteria

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Perfect, well...almost
C'mon, get it on!!!
17 Million copies and counting
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
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ASIN: B000001FKY
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Women
Rocket
Animal
Love Bites
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Armegeddon It
Gods Of War
Don't Shoot Shotgun
Run Riot
Hysteria
Excitable
Love And Affection

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Probably Def Leppard's best album, and certainly their most successful, Hysteria pretty much sums up 80s hard rock: catchy, tuneful, and fun. It's also one of the few albums from the period that doesn't sound dated now, and singles like "Pour Some Sugar On Me", "Armageddon It", and "Rocket" remain staples of rock radio. The rest of the album is equally entertaining; "Animal" and "Hysteria", while mid-tempo, have the same slick intensity, and "Love Bites" is one of the few pop-metal ballads that doesn't sound saccharine over a decade after its release. Def Leppard may be remembered more for their hair than their music these days, but that's more due to changing tastes than anything else. It's still good. --Genevieve Williams

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Great Album.......2007-06-21

Songs like Pour some sugar on me and animal and rocket made this album go listento the top. This is one of they're greatest albums so if your into hard rock I highly recommend you to by this. this is a very fun Album to to!

Perfect, well...almost.......2007-06-19

Everything down to the last guitar note on this classic 20 year old release was recorded to perfection. I believe that is what makes this record flawed. As it turns out, over-production may be the only thing that is wrong with Hysteria.
12 tracks and pretty much no filler. Great album rock songs such as Women, Rocket, and Gods of War. Pop hits such as Love Bites and Pour Some Sugar on Me. 7 MTV hits! That was and still is unheard of. I once read that there was also an 8th video that was for the song Love and Affection that was scrapped by the band. Back in the late 80s most bands released the rocker as the first single and most of the time did well with that. The Ballad was second and a lot of the time became an even bigger hit and if you were lucky you'd be able to release another single/video and that was pretty much it and you'd record your next record and start that process again. That formula worked very well for band in the same genre such as Motley Crew, Bon Jovi, Poison, and White Lion.
With Hysteria, Def Leppard totally ruled from about late '87 to about early '90. Almost all of my early teen years are bookended by this record. Looking back now almost 20 years later, the only thing I would change would have been the production, that today sounds dated. Even with that said, this record is a monster and if you were not one of the 20 or so million that bought it, it would not be a bad investment.

C'mon, get it on!!!.......2007-06-05

Def Leppard's 1987 classic Hysteria sounds terrific 20 years after its release. With the help of the album's straight-out 80's rock vibes, sweet lyrics, catchy tunes, harmonious choruses, and solid grade-A rock ballads, Hysteria is commended as one of the greatest albums ever made. The album features Leppard's finest work: the monumentally popular Pour Some Sugar On Me, the hair-raising Rocket, the heartbreaking Love Bites, the spine-tingling Hysteria, the elusive Animal, and the awesome Women.

The album will leave you with the impression that 80's hair bands weren't so dreadful after all, and Def Leppard are to be taken nothing less than seriously!

Recommended

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17 Million copies and counting.......2007-05-23

17 million people can't be wrong presumably. But they can give it a pretty good shake. And that is the real issue here. So because I'm a benevolent soul you guys are gonna get two, yep two reviews.

The first goes a bit like this;

After taking three years to get around to having this ablum done the band were really at risk of losing the momentum garnered through Pyromania. But they were ready and willing to take the risk. And the time spent in the studio can be felt in the arrangments, the choral effects, the technology of this album. Of course now it doesn't sound so amazing, but much of this was done before a lot of the computerised tricks of latter day productions even existed. The work that went into producing this hard rock monolith is pretty extraordinary.
And the huge hits are a testament to the experience of the band. Single after single flew up the charts in various territories and rewarded all those who worked on the project. The lushness of the production means that the chorus' sound huge while the verses, which are often carried by the rhythm section in an almost minimalist way, still sound full bodied.
And the track sequencing is pretty clever too, a judicious blend of rockers with bite, party rockin' tunes and ballads. Love and Affection may not work but other than that pretty much every track has something about it. And this means that this album is dragged upwards to be a classic hard rock album.

But then here is #2;

The descent into utterly technology dependant rubbish is here complete. This band, who started as NWOBHM rockers and who were heavily AC/DC influenced on their second album, have here descended into an impotent mess with all the human feel of a Dalek. The guitars are, well they are largely what Prodigy and NIN would call guitar textures and are barely recognisable as coming from the same band that released some of those earlier records. And nowhere on the album is there anything as psychologically thought out or ambitious as Die Hard the Hunter (nope, Gods of War don't come close). No storytelling, no poignancy and no real reason to exist and like circus balloons the whole thing is full of air - no substance at all, right down to the cover art which looks like the album sounds, technologically dependant. It actually looks like the promo for some dodgy sci-fi movie from around 1985.

So this album is either five stars or none, take your pick!

What's Left To Say?.......2007-05-11

"Hysteria" is, quite frankly, one of the greatest rock albums ever created. It doesn't take much to back up this claim. It produced multiple hits which include "Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Rocket," and "Armageddon It." It put Def Leppard on the map in the United States and it crossed multiple genre boundaries with its songs played on hard rock stations, pop stations, and even AC airwaves. People are still talking about this album today. There are very few people walking around who haven't heard of at least one of the songs on this album. They may not know the band's name or even the name of the album, but they do recognize the songs.

If you've never heard this album before, please listen to it. Def Leppard is one of a limited number of bands to crawl out of the late 80's who had a distinctive and easily recognizable sound. Def Leppard was one of the loudest and heaviest of the hair bands AND they managed to crank out some wonderful ballads that have managed to stand the test of time as well.

This particular album includes the aforementioned tunes as well as the wonderful title track, the anthemic "Women," rockers such as "Animal" and "Gods of War," and slower tracks like "Love and Affection." I guarantee you that there is something on this disc for everyone. From raunch to romance, "Hysteria" has all of the bases covered.

Highly recommended.

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Still good
Awesome!
i like it i love it
Hysteria at it's best!
Hysteria Deluxe

Hysteria
Def Leppard
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ASIN: B000HWZ61Y
Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

Women
Rocket
Animal
Love Bites
Pour Some Sugar on Me
Armageddon It
Gods of War
Don't Shoot Shotgun
Run Riot
Hysteria
Excitable
Love and Affection
Tear It Down
Ride into the Sun
I Wanna Be Your Hero
Ring of Fire

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Elected
Love and Affection
Billy's Got a Gun
Rock of the Ages Medley: Not Fade Away/My Generation/Radar Love/Come To
Women
Animal
Pour Some Sugar on Me [Extended Version]
Armageddon It [The Nuclear Mix]
Excitable [Orgasmic Mix]
Rocket [The Lunar Mix]
Release Me - Stumpus Maximus and the Good Ol Boys

Album Description

Two CD deluxe edition of the UK hard rockers' classic 1987 album in a fold-out digipak housed within a clear slipcase. Disc One features the original album digitally remastered plus four tracks: 'Tear It Down', 'Ride Into The Sun' (1987 Re-recording), 'I Wanna Be Your Hero' and 'Ring Of Fire'. Disc Two is jam-packed with rarities including four tracks recorded Live in Holland, one track recorded Live in Denver, remixes of 'Animal', 'Pour Some Sugar On Me', 'Armageddon It', 'Excitable' and 'Rocket', plus 'Release Me'. Universal. 2006.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Double Disc Edition of the Album that Broke Def Leppard Out of the B-lines and Placed them in the Class of Superstars. The Set features a Host of Extras Including all the "Hysteria" Single B-sides, Live B-sides and Remixes Together for the First Time Along with an Expanded Booklet Insert featuring a Plethora of Extra Photos Selected by the Band and an Essay by Rolling Stone Magazine's Senior Editor David Fricke.

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Still good.......2007-07-09

Was an absolutle blockbuster back when it was released, and interestingly enough, it still holds up pretty well. Of course it is fairly dated 80's rock, but they managed to put together a good enough album to last the test of time. Till now, at least.

Awesome!.......2007-05-26

Great sound quality and I love the B-side songs. If you are a DL fan you cannot go wrong with this CD.

i like it i love it.......2007-05-25

this is a fantastic purchase for the def leppard fan, especially if hysteria is what hooked you in the first place. i have worn out my first two copies, so love this one. it is almost identical to the original but with some great bonus tracks. a must for the true lepp fan.

Hysteria at it's best!.......2007-03-09

This fine recording that was released back in 1987, (and I remember it well!) was a long time coming and it was worth it. This recording comes to life in full form, thanks to the remastering and all of the b-side recordings that was once very hard to find if you could. I was thrilled to have found the "Rock Of Ages Medley" that I heard played on the radio back in 1989. The Who, Golden Earring, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin are paid tribute to in a way that Def Leppard did very well. And the song "Elected" is a song I have heard for the first time and it has a strong 70's feel with that Def Leppard "magic" that should have been released on one of their albums back in the day. Anyway, I strongly recommend this 2CD package to all Def Leppard fans and to anyone who is interested in listening to a "now" classic heavy metal/rock-pop band. Cheers to the boys from Sheffield, England!

Hysteria Deluxe.......2007-02-13

This remastered Hysteria album is great! it includes live versions and extended versions and new mixes of their hit songs such as Animal Armeggedon it Rocket and Elected. It also includes A Rock of Ages Medley and the rare Release Me performed by Stumpus Maximus & The Good Old Boys.
This is a must have for Def Leppard Fans

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Instrumental Paradise!
The right way for a guitarist to do a debut solo album
Don't think Prog, think awesome.....
Al's The Greatest!
Alan's Playing Hysteria!

Four O'Clock and Hysteria
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Album Description

4 O'clock & Hysteria is the first solo album by Alan Morse, well known as lead guitarist extraordinaire of Spock's Beard. With Spock's Beard, Morse has released nine successful studio albums and a pair of live CD / DVDs. He has also played in the past with Spencer Davies, Chad & Jeremy and even Chuck Norris. The instrumental tracks on Four O'clock And Hysteria feature brother Neal (keyboards and acoustic guitars) and all of the Spock's Beard members.

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Instrumental Paradise!.......2007-06-30

I don't have the words to describe how fantastic this record is but i'll give it a try. I have loads of instrumentals in my cd collection, the very best in guitar instrumentals, Vai, Satriani and such. I have many jazz- rock fusion instrumentals, Jeff Beck, Alan Holdsworth and such but this Alan Morse/Four O'clock and Hysteria is the iceing on top of my instrumental cake. This group of musicians have really outdone themselves. I can not pigeon hole this cd into any genre, except to say it is otherworldly. Very uplifting, great to listen to whatever you are doing, sitting in a chair, working out at the gym, driving down the highway,etc. To any music lover, go buy this! It's worth every penny. Yes, Spock's Beard is much better WITHOUT Neal's tunnel vision lyrics. The Beard has it's own identity now.

The right way for a guitarist to do a debut solo album.......2007-06-04

There's no question that all the members of Spock's Beard have displayed mastery of their respective instruments over the years, so it shouldn't be any surprise that guitarist Alan Morse might attempt a solo album, right? But what IS a big surprise (for those of us who know him only from his playing with the Beard) is the kind of music he's chosen to play here. First of all, it's all instrumental - pretty radical when you think of some of the complex vocal tunes (e.g. "Thoughts" and "Gibberish") that SB is known for. And secondly, it's a guitar fusion album - nothing like the symphonic prog-pop of SB1 or the prog-metal of SB2. This is a very enjoyable album with 63 minutes of creative melodies and energy, a little funk thrown in on some tunes, and even some Spanish guitar stylings. Morse wrote all of the compositions, with assistance from his brother Neal in places. (I think I know that guy from somewhere too!) Reminiscent at various times of the rock fusion of guitar virtuosos Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Jeff Beck, this album is a real pleasant surprise for me, and a great showcase for the talents of one Alan Morse. Well done!

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 8.8/10; Performance = 9/10; Production = 9/10; CD length = 10/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 9.0 ("4-1/2 stars")

Don't think Prog, think awesome............2007-05-23

Don't buy this album expecting Spock's Beard prog rock. This album is a mix fantastic melodic Jazz Fusion and cool rock that reminds me of Satriani's slower blues-ier tracks. The playing is top-notch but never decends into showing off, everything is rooted in Alan's beautifully melodic playing.

Al's The Greatest!.......2007-05-22

This is so much better than I had expected - top-notch melodies and playing, excellent arrangements - and even a sort-of the Beards reunion on 'Return To Whatever'. If there's any drawback at all, I'd say that the album would have been even better with less keyboards.

Alan's Playing Hysteria!.......2007-05-01

Wow! I almost could not believe what I was hearing. I didn't know that he had it in him to do a record like this. His playing in Spocks Beard is great, but I had no idea he could play rock-fusion like this! This CD instantly reminded me of a cross between Jeff Beck and Steve Vai! What an interesting piece of work. It was great to also hear Jerry Goodman on violin on the track "Return to Whatever". It is a very Mahavishnu/Return To Forever sounding piece played with real excitement here. The opening track is killer too. Great to also hear Neal Morse rock out once again without getting all preachy and spiritual. This is the best thing he's played on since Transatlantic. Who knew his brother was such an amazing artist in his own right. Very Highly recommended!

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the best from godfather goth
Great CD
A timeless musical jewel
So Many Top Notch Tracks
Majestic

Love Hysteria
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Tracks:

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the best from godfather goth.......2006-11-25

This is my favorite Peter Murphy solo cd. It is not the punk/goth of Bauhaus, but more metaphysical. Vivid and poetic imagery are at at their height in this album, echoed only slightly less so by his following album "Deep". When I first listened to it some sixteen years ago, I wasn't impressed the first time round. Several months later, I popped in the then cassette (now worn out and replaced with the cd)and gave it an honest listen. I was hooked for months thereafter and it has become one of the staples in my music collection, one of the cd's that for me is "home".

Great CD.......2006-07-08

The music is good and Peter's vocal is awesome. One of his best albums.

A timeless musical jewel.......2006-05-13

My introduction to Peter Murphy came with his album "Deep". I didn't learn about "Love Hysteria" until much later. Yet, when I found out about it, it still sounded fresh and as deep as in 1988 when it first came out, and that continues to be the case today.

Songs like the opening classic "All Night Long", the philosophical "Socrates The Python" and the epic ballad "Time Has Got Nothing To Do With It" make me go back to the album and feel uplifted each time I listen to it. The lyrics stand out particularly, framed by Murphy's unique deep voice and a musical signature that runs through the album, making this one of the two best Murphy has recorded (the other being "Deep").

So Many Top Notch Tracks.......2004-08-24

A great CD for chilling. Definitely my favorite Peter Murphy release.

His voice is one that grabs you and doesn't let go. "Socrates the Python" while far from the poppier songs is magnificent. Very brooding.

Of course, the familiar "Indigo Eyes" and "All Night Long" are just absolutely fabulous. It's rare for a CD to have three all out homerun songs.

I really enjoy the gentle "Dragnet Drag". "I've Got a Minature Secret Camera" is another very cool tune.

I still remember when Peter Murphy brought his birthday boy Dad up on stage during the "Love Hysteria" tour. Really a class act, just like this CD.

Majestic.......2004-04-20

OK, so this was the album where I finally connected with Peter. I was introduced to Bauhaus and ToT in junior high and loved them, but just did not connect with his first solo effort. But there was just something about this album when it came out -- so much, in fact, that I have since collected just about every PM record, cd, and artifact I could find. From Indigo eyes to All Night Long to Socrates the Python to Blind Sublime, the album is rich and complex and beautiful, and by far his best work.

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A hidden gem

Mas Hysteria
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A hidden gem.......2005-02-10

I came across this album in the late 80s (thanks, Claudia), and used to play it constantly in my car tape deck. I do have to
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or where she stands in the cultural context of that period. But the recording (a NY radio station sponsored live concert) always strikes me as very powerful. Carolyne Mas is for me one of those very talented female singers of the late seventies , early eighties which are unfortunately largely forgotten (strangely enough, she has still quite a following in Europe)

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Johnnie Ray : Hysteria! the sinlges collection
Forgotten star of the fifties

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Release Date: 2004-03-09

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Whiskey And Gin
Tell The Lady I Said Goodbye
She Didn't Say Nothin At All
Give Me Time
All Of Me
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The Little White Cloud That Cried
Don't Take Your Love From Me
Please Mr Sun
(Here I Am) Broken Hearted
Mountains In Moonlight
Don't Blame Me
Coffee And Cigarettes
Walking My Baby Back Home
A Sinner Am I
Gee But I'm Lonesome
Faith Can Move Mountains
Love Me (Baby Cant You Love Me)
Ma Says Pa Says
A Full Time Job
Glad Rag Doll
Somebody Stole My Gal
Lets Walk That A Way
Candy Lips
Such A Night
Hey There
Hernandos Hideaway
Please Dont Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Why Should I Be Sorry
Papa Loves Mambo
If You Believe
Alexanders Ragtime Band
As Time Goes By
Paths Of Paradise
Flip Dlop And Fly
Song Of The Dreamer
Johnnies Comin Home
Who's Sorry Now
Aint Misbehavin
Goodbye Au Revoir Adios
Just Walkin In The Rain
Because I Love You
You Don't Owe Me A Thing
Look Homeward Angel
Yes Tonight Josephine
No Wedding Today
Build Your Love (On A Strong Foundation)
Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air)
Good Evening Friends
Pink Angel
Xas Tambourne
Aololoquy Of A Fool
Miss Me Just A Little
Plant A Little Seed
Endlessly
Up Until Now
Whens Your Birthday Baby
What More Can I Say
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
I'll Make You Mine

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2004 box-set for the 50s pop vocal sensation features 60 tracks on three CDs including the classics, 'Just Walking In The Rain', 'Cry', & "Whiskey & 'Gin'. Three standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. Majestic Rock.

Customer Reviews:

Johnnie Ray : Hysteria! the sinlges collection.......2007-06-21

For me growing up in South Africa in the early fifties, Johnnie Ray was an icon and a powerful musical influence : firstly his song "Walking in the Rain" on the LM (Lourenço Marques) hit parade, that remained on the air for weeks. Then came others such as "Yes tonight Josephine" and "Build your love" and Johnnie Ray became an established favourite in this part of the world.

The years passed by, and with them other famous singers and groups came and went; Johnnie Ray faded into the background of individual and national memories. But it is not surprising that this great talent from that simpler but vibrant era has survived the test of time, and although Johnnie Ray is no longer with us, his music, recorded in those days of less hi-technology, sounds every bit as marvellous today as it did then.

The above three remain my favourites now as before. The combination of Johnnie Ray's unique voice and style with the slick and groovy vocal and instrumental backing of Ray Conniff's orchestra on songs such as "Yes tonight, Josephine" and "Build your love" is exceptional and a prelude to the rock `n roll era. In the days of wind-up gramophones the needle would have worn almost through to the other side from all the replays! The majority of the tracks - including classics such as "The little white cloud that cried" and "Cry" with their poignant lyrics - are in a slower genre displaying another facet of this very talented singer, and they grow on you.

With a total of 60 songs this collection should satisfy most - whatever their personal preferences. As with almost all CDs, my favourites tend to be in the minority : I will probably copy about 12 tracks to my Apple computer library. But I certainly have no regrets about this purchase, and would gladly have paid the price just to hear again those songs that I love and remember best.

Forgotten star of the fifties.......2004-10-07

Johnnie Ray began his career in the late forties and had a steady run of hits until the end of the fifties, surviving the rock'n'roll revolution. This collection features all Johnnie's British hits and the majority of his American hits including all those that made the top ten. Nothing important is missed out.

In America, Johnnie's most famous song is Cry, with which he topped the American charts in 1949. Lynn Anderson had a major country hit with it in the seventies and Crystal Gayle repeated Lynn's feat in the eighties. Many other country singers have also covered Cry, Willie Nelson among them.

Apart from Cry, Johnnie had several other big hits in America. Little white cloud that could (the flip side of Cry) and Just walking in the rain both reached number two. Johnnie also made the top ten with Please Mr Sun, Here am I broken hearted (the flip side of Please Mr Sun), Somebody stole my gal and You don't owe me a thing. He had many other American hits but his chart history in Britain is more impressive despite there being no charts before November 1952.

Johnnie had three number one hits in the UK, these being Such a night (1954), Just walking in the rain (1956) and Yes tonight Josephine (1957). He had seven other UK top ten hits - Faith can move mountains, Somebody stole my gal, Let's walk that-a-way (with Doris Day), If you believe, Hey there, Song of the dreamer and Look homeward angel. It is reasonable to assume he would have had many more hits if record charts had started earlier. There were sheet music charts but I know nothing about them.

Johnnie recorded duets with others, most notably Doris Day, and you will find several of these duets on this collection. You can hear Doris on Ma says Pa says, A full time job, Let's walk that-a-way and Candy lips.

Johnnie ended his British and American chart careers with I'll never fall in love again. Tom Jones later had a hit with a similarly titled song. Furthermore, it is also the title of a classic Bacharach-David song with which Bobbie Gentry topped the UK charts. All three songs are completely different despite their identical titles.

Johnnie was a huge international star in the fifties, yet is almost totally forgotten now. This triple CD (actually three individual CD's in a cardboard slipcase) is a reminder of his former status.

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Dare II
Classic Album Remastered with Extra Tracks

Hysteria
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Rock Me Again And Again And Again And Again And Again (Six Times)
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Customer Reviews:

Dare II.......2005-11-21

From the look and the sound, this is really Dare II for me. The drum sounds on most of the tracks is typical Human League. I like the songs a lot, just like Dare. What made this album worthwhile to purchase is the complete set of 5 bonustracks that were missing from the initial cd release. I still own the maxi singles (The 3 L's ;-)) from 1984 (The Lebanon, Life On Your Own & Louise) on which the beautiful Thirteen, The World Tonight and The Sign (Extended Version) stood. Louise came with a superb poster of the band. The one thing that wasn't included here was the instrumental version of The Lebanon, but we don't miss that one that much. Because of the remastering it's still 5 stars ;-) Nice to have...

Classic Album Remastered with Extra Tracks.......2005-09-11

The fourth Human League album from 1984 has finally been re-released. This version has been digitally remastered and has 5 bonus tracks that were previously only available on deleted vinyl. Human League fans will love this..

Bonus Tracks:

1. Thirteen
2. The World Tonight
3. The Lebanon (Extended Version)
4. Life On Your Own (Extended Version)
5. The Sign (Extended Version)

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"You can act like a monarch or a pillar of the bourgeoisie"
An Overlooked Gem
HEAR THE SOUND OF DEFEAT!
brave step forward

Hysteria
The Human League
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000070ZE
Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

I'm Coming Back
I Love You Too Much
Rock Me Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again (Six Times)
Lousie
The Lebanon
Betrayed
The Sign
So Hurt
Life On Your Own
Don't You Know I Want You

Album Description

1984 follow-up to the new wave icon's breakthrough 1981 release, 'Dare'. 10 tracks including the politically oriented hit single, 'The Lebanon' and a remake of their earlier hit, 'Don't You Know I Want You'. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

The Second Album from the Million Selling Electro Group that Hit Big with their Debut Album "Dare".

Customer Reviews:

"You can act like a monarch or a pillar of the bourgeoisie".......2004-07-16

Hysteria was the proper album-length follow-up to the Human League's 1981 New Wave classic Dare. It followed the excellent 1983 EP Fascination! which is, at the moment, out-of-print, but I highly recommend seeking it out in your local used record and tape stores. I think that most fans of Dare will enjoy this over-looked gem, as it has a similar sound and some excellent dance tracks.

"I'm Coming Back" is a fun, energetic track to begin the album. It has the characteristic Human League duel vocals between Phil Oakey and the girls plus driving synthesizers. The bridge and verses are better than the chorus. A better version of "I Love You Too Much" is on the Fascination! EP. The version on Hysteria is staler and does not have the driving synthesizers. It is still a very catchy track, though, and has an addictive bass beat. "Rock Me Again...(Six Times)" is a good dance track but nothing special.

"Louise" and "The Lebanon" can both be found on the Greatest Hits collection. "Louise" is a slow, story-telling song and "The Lebanon" rocks! It is the best track on this album and one of the Human League's best songs ever! The ending on Hysteria drags on a bit. I like the Greatest Hits edited version of "The Lebanon" better. A real gem on Hysteria is "Betrayed." It is a powerful track with haunting vocals and a Wall of Voodooish bridge. Actually, the RealAudio clip here on Amazon intrigued me enough to seek out this album. "The Sign" is an upbeat track and "So Hurt" is a slower yet catchy number. "Life on Your Own" is also found on the Greatest Hits package. It is a story-telling track like "Louise" but more upbeat. "Don't You Know I Want You" is another dance track which is better than "Rock Me Again." If Hysteria came out closer to Dare, it probably would have gotten more play. If you are a fan of Dare and missed this release, give it a try. It is a very solid album without the fillers that even Dare had ("Get Carter").

An Overlooked Gem.......2001-04-26

In 1984 The Human League finally came out with new material after a two-year hiatus. "Hysteria" blends the synth-pop style from 1982's "Dare" with guitar and bass. The result stunned many diehard fans, who felt that the band had changed the formula too much. Therefore the first single "The Lebanon" was virtually ignored. Well in the United States anyway. It made the top 10 in the U.K along with it's other two singles "Life On Your Own", and "Louise".

"Hysteria" seemed to be a very natural progression from "Dare" as each album had been from the one before it. Fans however, may not always be willing to grow with a band, which unfortunately forced this album to flop rather dismally. Still it is what it is, a collection of synth-pop songs that are socially relevant, intelligent, sincere, political and catchy at the same time. The best songs, other than the singles, are the reworked "I Love You Too Much" (the original all-synth version appeared only on the 1982 EP "FASCINATION!"), the beautiful "Betrayed" about the survivors of a war, and the lovesick anthem "So Hurt". "Don't You Know I Want You" was also a radio hit but never made the charts either in the U.S. or in the UK. All of these tracks remind us that singer/songwriter Philip Oakey is truly one of the most poetic lyricists of all-time. The only dud song on the album is the League's rather annoying attempt at disco with the cover version of "Rock Me Again, and Again, and Again, and Again, and Again, and Again (Six Times)"...and that's exactly how it appears on the album.

Hysteria was also the second and last album for this particular lineup of The Human League (known to fans as "the "Dare" lineup"). Jo Callis left the group shortly after this album was released, although he did collaborate with the band on their 1995 album "Octopus". "Hysteria" was followed in 1986 with the album "Crash".

HEAR THE SOUND OF DEFEAT!.......2000-05-05

In 1984 I was a freshman in college, and when this album came out and I didn't care that everyone I knew hated it. All I knew was that I loved it and played non-stop for days. Perhaps the reason I liked HYSTERIA so much is because no one else did. Everyone else was busy listening to some run-of-mill mindlessness. I was busy trying to understand what had happened to the Human League I had fallen in love with in late '79. Where were the "pioneers" that gave us "MARIANNE", "TOYOTA CITY", "DANCEVISION", "THE BLACK HIT OF SPACE", "GORDON'S GIN", "LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF BUDDHA"?

I was searching for clues in their newest album: HYSTERIA.

"I Love You Too Much" does things for me I can't explain in words. It's the type of song that is like a window into Philip Oakey's soul. Yes, it is a pop song; and yes, it is a bit silly (all love songs are unless you happen to be in love); and yes, it only has a couple of stanzas... but the few words that Philip sings are so sad and so sweet, my heart breaks even today when I play it.

Then, There's "BETRAYED" and "SO HURT" - both truly capture the agony in Philip's voice, you'll think the man's pain is flowing through your own flesh.

The main complain I hear about the Human League is that they USED to be really good - past tense. Their first two albums REPRODUCTION and TRAVELOGUE were the best things of their careers, and it is a shame they did not sell very well. That's because their target audience was a very specialized "minority". The only people to whom those 2 albums made sense were cerebral and artsy individuals, exotiques and non-mainstream types.

HYSTERIA is the sound of a band in turmoil. It is the sound of a band faced with a world that gorges itself with mediocrity and does not recognize the genius of pioneers.

If you want to hear the sound of agony listen to "BETRAYED" If you want to hear the sound of pain listen to "SO HURT" If you want to hear the sound of despair listen to "LEBANON" If you want to hear the sound of defeat listen to "LIFE ON YOUR OWN"

1984 is the year I lost that "proverbial" innocence... that's why HYSTERIA makes so much sense to me.

brave step forward.......1999-02-20

HYSTERIA was considered a faliure at the time as of course it followed DARE,but listening to it now it remains a strong body of work.It is a far more stripped back affair,which helps it sound fresh today.it contains The lebanon,Louise & life on your own all top 20 hits in the U.K.These tracks were probably not the best choices for singles,as The lebanon frightened a lot of fans away from the album(and it is in no way representative)I'm coming back & So hurt are classic League tracks

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Good Stuff.
Faccia Bella!

The Blue Hysteria

Manufacturer: Cargo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001GSZ28

Customer Reviews:

Good Stuff........2004-10-22

I've got to completely agree with Mr/Mrs Caldwell. This is an incredible album for the greatests Canadian band ever (probably one of the best in the world). While I think Whale Music and Introducing Happiness are better albums, there is nothing at all wrong with Blue Hysteria. The Rheostatics can pack fun, emotion, intelligence and great storytelling, into some of the most catchy and complex musical arrangements in the rock genre. Buy this.

Faccia Bella!.......2004-04-29

If you're going to listen to the Rheostatics, here's the place to start. Every track is a keeper, including the three brief noise/instrumentals ("Something the Committee...", "To Catch a Thief", "The 'You Are Very Star' Journey"). The songs are melodic, densely layered, and performed with a wild joy that gives this album its own quivering energy. Standouts include "Motorino", with its pumping choruses; "Fat", for its hip-hop undertones, childhood nostalgia, and hard-rocking cries of 'Everyone's a robot when you're a zombie...'; "Bad Time to Be Poor", the political grunge-rocker that became an actual hit for the Rheos; "Sweet, Rich, Beautiful, Mine", with its soaring guest vocal from Tamara Williamson and an awe-inspiring guitar and vocal performance from Martin Tielli; the funky, genre-busting "Four Little Songs"; Don Kerr's sweetly luminous "Never Forget"; Tim Vesely's swirling "Connecting Flights"; "Feed Yourself", a snarling rocker of the Canadian crime-story song tradition; and the sweeping, glorious mindscape of "A Midwinter Night's Dream."

So in other words, most of the album is better than anything you'll ever hear. The rest is still better than anything else out there now.

Martin's cover art for this album is also worth describing: a flock of redwings, cardinals, crows, and swallows breaking into flight from a twisted tree to join a flying red canoe piloted by angry monkeys in the midst of one of those still, starry nights on a lake. Just like this album, it is beautiful, mysterious, a little silly, a little frightening.

Love Hysteria
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Love Hysteria
Peter Murphy
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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