Wednesday 3/1/23 6pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – Slang (1996 / 2014)

Slang is the sixth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on May 14, 1996. The album marked a musical departure from their signature sound; it was produced by the band with Pete Woodroffe and was their first album since 1980 not to be produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. Slang is the first album with new material to feature new guitarist Vivian Campbell (Campbell had previously played on the B-side collection Retro Active in 1993 and on the new song on Vault a year earlier). It charted at #14 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the UK Albums Chart. It is also the only Def Leppard album that does not feature their recognizable font logo on the album cover.

1. “Truth?” 3:00
2. “Turn to Dust” 4:21
3. “Slang” 2:37
4. “All I Want Is Everything” 5:20
5. “Work It Out” 4:49
6. “Breathe a Sigh” 4:06
7. “Deliver Me” 3:04
8. “Gift of Flesh” 3:48
9. “Blood Runs Cold” 4:26
10. “Where Does Love Go When It Dies” 4:04
11. “Pearl of Euphoria” 6:21
12. “Move with Me Slowly” 6:19
13. “Truth?” 5:09
14. “Burn Out” 4:10
15. “Worlds Collide” 3:43
16. “Can’t Keep Away from the Flame” 2:36

DISC 2
1. “Turn to Dust” (Phil verse vocal) 4:03
2. “Raise Your Love” (version of “Slang”) 3:01
3. “All I Want Is Everything” (1st draft) 5:19
4. “Work It Out” (1st draft) 5:19
5. “Breathe a Sigh” (Feb ’96 rough mix) 4:08
6. “Deliver Me” (Feb ’96 rough mix) 3:17
7. “Black Train” (version of “Gift of Flesh”) 4:06
8. “Blood Runs Cold” (Feb ’96 rough mix) 4:12
9. “Where Does Love Go When It Dies” (1st draft) 4:36
10. “Pearl of Euphoria” (Feb ’96 rough mix) 5:49
11. “All on Your Touch” (2012 revisit) 3:58
12. “Anger” (“Deliver Me” 1st draft) 3:15
13. “Move on Up” (Vivian demo) 3:31
14. “Gift of Flesh” (Phil vocal) 4:03

Rick Allen – drums, percussion
Vivian Campbell – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, dulcimer, vocals
Phil Collen – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, mandolin, vocals
Joe Elliott – lead vocals, additional guitar & bass on “Pearl of Euphoria”
Rick Savage – bass guitar, acoustic guitars, synth bass, vocals

Gloria Flores – Spanish voice on “Slang”
Ram Narayan – intro sarangi sample on “Turn to Dust”
Craig Pruess – string and percussion arranging and conducting on “Turn to Dust”
Av Singh – dohl on “Turn to Dust”
Shyam Vatish – outro sarangi sample on “Turn to Dust”
Pete Woodroffe – piano on “Blood Runs Cold”, keyboard strings on “Where Does Love Go When It Dies”
Gavyn Wright – string leader on “Turn to Dust”

Tuesday 1/31/23 11pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – Pyromania (1983) Wednesday 2/1/23 12am ET: Feature Live LP: Def Leppard – Pyromania (2009)

Pyromania is the third studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on January 20, 1983 through Vertigo Records in UK and Europe and through Mercury Records in the US. The first album to feature guitarist Phil Collen who replaced founding member Pete Willis, Pyromania was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. The album was a shift away from the band’s traditional heavy metal roots toward a more radio-friendly sound, finding massive mainstream success. Pyromania charted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 (kept from the top by Michael Jackson’s Thriller), No. 4 on the Canadian RPM Album chart and No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart. Selling over ten million copies in the US, it has been certified diamond by the RIAA.

1. “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)” 3:52
2. “Photograph” 4:12
3. “Stagefright” 3:46
4. “Too Late for Love” 4:30
5. “Die Hard the Hunter” 6:17
6. “Foolin'” 4:32
7. “Rock of Ages” 4:09
8. “Comin’ Under Fire” 4:20
9. “Action! Not Words” 3:49
10. “Billy’s Got a Gun” 5:56

1. “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)” 4:16
2. “Rock Brigade” 3:25
3. “High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)” 3:22
4. “Another Hit and Run” 6:14
5. “Billy’s Got a Gun” 4:43
6. “Mirror Mirror (Look into My Eyes)” 4:24
7. “Foolin'” 4:59
8. “Photograph” 4:03
9. “Rock of Ages” 4:53
10. “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak” 4:06
11. “Switch 625” 3:23
12. “Let It Go” 5:56
13. “Wasted” 5:55
14. “Stagefright” 4:55
15. “Travelin’ Band” (featuring Brian May) 6:09

Joe Elliott – lead vocals
Steve Clark – guitar
Phil Collen – guitar
Rick Savage – bass
Rick Allen – drums
Pete Willis – rhythm guitar (all tracks)
“The Leppardettes” – backing vocals
John Kongos – Fairlight CMI programming
Thomas Dolby – keyboard (credited as Booker T. Boffin)
Tony Kaye – additional keyboards (uncredited)

Friday 12/23/22 10pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – Retro Active (1993)

Retro Active is a compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released October 5, 1993. The album features touched-up versions of B-sides and previously unreleased recordings from the band’s recording sessions from 1984 to 1993. The album charted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.

1. “Desert Song” 5:19
2. “Fractured Love” 5:08
3. “Action” 3:41
4. “Two Steps Behind” (acoustic version) 4:16
5. “She’s Too Tough” 3:41
6. “Miss You in a Heartbeat” 4:04
7. “Only After Dark” 3:52
8. “Ride into the Sun” 3:12
9. “From the Inside” 4:13
10. “Ring of Fire” 4:42
11. “I Wanna Be Your Hero” 4:29
12. “Miss You in a Heartbeat” 4:58
13. “Two Steps Behind” 4:29

Rick Allen – drums
Vivian Campbell – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Steve Clark – electric guitars
Phil Collen – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Joe Elliott – lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, jungle orchestra on “Fractured Love”
Rick Savage – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, rhythm guitar on “Ring of Fire”
Ian Hunter – honky tonk messiah on “Ride into the Sun”
Michael Kamen – string arrangement on “Two Steps Behind” (acoustic version)
Robert John “Mutt” Lange – backing vocals on “Ring of Fire”
Fiachna Ó Braonáin – tin whistle on “From the Inside”
Liam Ó Maonlaí – grand piano on “From the Inside”
Peter O’Toole – mandolin on “From the Inside”
P.J. Smith – backing vocals on “Action”
Pete Woodroffe – piano on “Miss You in a Heartbeat” (acoustic version)

Wednesday 7/13/22 1am ET: Live Track Show

Tonight:

Paul McCartney & Wings, Jethro Tull, Bon Jovi, Al Stewart, John Fogerty, Foreigner, Doobie Brothers, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Neil Young, Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Rolling Stones, Mavis Staples, Journey, Robert Plant, Joe Cocker, Sly & The Family Stone, Nick Lowe, Nils Lofgren, Eagles, Def Leppard

Friday 7/8/22 1am ET: Live Track Show

Tonight: Live music from

Keb’ Mo’, John Denver, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Who, Rolling Stones, Eagles, Supertramp, Firehouse, Peter Frampton, Tom Petty, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Kiss, Billy Joel, Queen Featuring Elton John, Pat Benatar, Eagles, Cheap Trick, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Bee Gees, Barenaked Ladies, Ike & Tina Turner

Wednesday 7/6/22 1am ET: Live Track Show

Tonight:

Cheap Trick, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Everything But The Girl, Specials, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Journey, Neil Young, Heart, Korn, Def Leppard, Metallica, Roy Orbison, Radiohead, Who, Harry Chapin, Carole King, Sara Bareilles, Nils Lofgren, Steve Winwood, Eagles, Rolling Stones with Ike and Tina Turner, Doobie Brothers, Queen

Monday 7/4/22 10pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – On Through The Night (1980)

On Through the Night is the debut studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released on March 14, 1980. The album was produced by Tom Allom. It charted at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 51 on the Billboard 200. The album features re-recorded versions of “Rocks Off” and “Overture”, tracks from the band’s original independently released EP, The Def Leppard E.P.. Other tracks are re-recorded versions of early demos, some of which later appeared on the 2020 box set The Early Years 79–81. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on November 18, 1983 and platinum on May 9, 1989.

“Wasted”, “Hello America” and “Rock Brigade” were released as singles. However, the version of “Wasted” that appears on the single is a different recording from that of the LP, as is its B-side, “Hello America”.

The spoken word intro to “When the Walls Came Tumbling Down” was performed by Dave Cousins of Strawbs. Joe Elliott had done the spoken portion in earlier live performances and demo recordings that showed up on some early bootlegs. In his biography, Cousins claims that he did his best Laurence Olivier impersonation for the song’s intro.

1. “Rock Brigade” 3:09
2. “Hello America” 3:27
3. “Sorrow Is a Woman” 3:54
4. “It Could Be You” 2:33
5. “Satellite” 4:28
6. “When the Walls Came Tumbling Down” 4:44
7. “Wasted” 3:45
8. “Rocks Off” 3:42
9. “It Don’t Matter” 3:21
10. “Answer to the Master” 3:13
11. “Overture” 7:44

Joe Elliott – lead vocals, backing vocals
Steve Clark – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Pete Willis – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Rick Savage – bass guitar, backing vocals
Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
Chris M. Hughes – synthesiser on “Hello America”
Dave Cousins – voice on “When the Walls Came Tumblin’ Down”

Friday 7/1/22 1am ET: Live Track Show

Tonight we feature:

Paul McCartney & Wings, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Mariah Carey, Three Dog Night, Paul Young, Elton John, John Mellencamp, REM, Billy Joel, Doobie Brothers, Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones, Richie Sambora, Joe Cocker, Neil Young, Santana, UFO, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz

Wednesday 6/22/22 1am ET: Live Track Show

Tonight we feature:

Elton John, Roy Orbison, Cheap Trick, Eric Clapton, Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Jimmy Buffett, Paul McCartney & Wings, Ike & Tina Turner, Alanis Morissette, Jason Mraz, Pat Benatar, Bon Jovi, Michael Stanley Band, Supertramp, Who, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Blondie, David Byrne, Phil Collins, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Jimi Hendrix and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Sunday 5/29/22 1pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – Diamond Star Halos (2022)

Diamond Star Halos is the 12th studio album from Def Leppard released May 27, 2022.

1 Take What You Want 4:15
2 Kick 3:42
3 Fire It Up 3:19
4 This Guitar 3:50
5 SOS Emergency 3:25
6 Liquid Dust 4:01
7 U Rok Mi 3:33
8 Goodbye for Good This Time 4:27
9 All We Need 4:46
10 Open Your Eyes 4:19
11 Gimme a Kiss 3:12
12 Angels (Can’t Help You Now) 4:57
13 Lifeless 4:19
14 Unbreakable 3:46
15 From Here to Eternity 5:39

Joe Elliott – lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano (1977–present)
Rick Savage – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1977–present)
Rick Allen – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1978–present)
Phil Collen – guitars, backing vocals (1982–present)
Vivian Campbell – guitars, backing vocals (1992–present)

Sunday 5/1/22 11pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980 – 1995)

Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) is the first greatest hits album and the second compilation album by English hard rock band Def Leppard. The album was originally released in the band’s home country on 23 October 1995 by Mercury Records. It was released in North America a few days later on 31 October by the same label. Vault went on to be certified gold in four countries, platinum in three and multi-platinum in two. In the US, the album is currently certified 5× platinum by the RIAA, and in June 2011 it topped the five million mark in sales there. It won Metal Edge magazine’s 1995 Readers’ Choice Award for “Best Hits or Compilation Album.”

The collection’s track listing varied by region, although none of the releases had any songs from the band’s 1980 debut album, On Through the Night on the track listings.

On October 23, 1995, to promote the release of Vault, the band played acoustic shows on three continents in one day: Tangiers, Morocco in Africa, London, England, UK in Europe, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in North America. The feat also made the Guinness Book of World Records.

1. “Pour Some Sugar on Me 4:52
2. “Photograph” 4:08
3. “Love Bites” 5:47
4. “Let’s Get Rocked” 4:56
5. “Two Steps Behind” (acoustic version) 4:05
6. “Foolin'” 4:34
7. “Rocket” 4:07
8. “When Love & Hate Collide” 4:18
9. “Armageddon It” 5:22
10. “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad” 5:19
11. “Rock of Ages” 4:02
12. “Hysteria” 5:56
13. “Miss You in a Heartbeat” (acoustic version) 4:05
14. “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak” 4:32

Joe Elliott – lead vocals, backing vocals, producer, piano on “Miss You in a Heartbeat”
Steve Clark – guitars, backing vocals
Phil Collen – guitars, backing vocals, producer
Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals, producer
Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals, producer
Robert John “Mutt” Lange – producer, backing vocals
Nigel Green – engineer
Pete Willis – guitars, backing vocals
Mike Shipley – mixing, producer, engineer
Vivian Campbell – guitars, backing vocals, producer
Pete Woodroffe – producer, engineer, piano on “Miss You in a Heartbeat”
Michael Kamen – string arrangements on “Two Steps Behind” and “When Love & Hate Collide”
Stevie Vann – backing vocals on “When Love & Hate Collide”
Randy Kerber – piano on “When Love & Hate Collide”

Sunday 4/10/22 1pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – Adrenalize (1992)

Adrenalize is the fifth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on March 31, 1992 through Mercury Records. The album was the first by the band following the death of guitarist Steve Clark in 1991. Instead of replacing him with a new member, the band recorded the album as a four-piece. “We had recorded demos on multitrack,” recalled fellow guitarist Phil Collen. “I was sitting there with him when he played the original parts. I could relay that. But it was like playing along to a ghost.”

This was also the band’s first album recorded without their longtime producer “Mutt” Lange. Instead, the band took matters in their own hands and produced the album themselves, along with the longtime engineer Mike Shipley; “Mutt” Lange was credited as Executive Producer. The album spawned seven singles, three of which – “Let’s Get Rocked”, “Make Love Like a Man” and “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad” – were major hits. One of the tracks on the album, “White Lightning”, is dedicated to the memory of Steve Clark, who has writing credits on six of the album’s 10 tracks.

1. “Let’s Get Rocked” 4:56
2. “Heaven Is” 3:33
3. “Make Love Like a Man” 4:15
4. “Tonight” 4:03
5. “White Lightning” 7:03
6. “Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)” 4:32
7. “Personal Property” 4:21
8. “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad” 5:24
9. “I Wanna Touch U” 3:37
10. “Tear It Down” 3:38

Joe Elliott – lead vocals, backing vocals
Phil Collen – lead and rhythm guitars (except acoustic guitar on “Tonight”), backing vocals, Cockney rhyming rap on “Make Love Like a Man”
Rick Savage – bass guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on “Tonight”
Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals
The Sideways Mob – backing vocals
Robert John “Mutt” Lange, John Sykes – backing vocals
Phil “Crash” Nicholas – keyboards on “Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)”

Tuesday 3/22/22 9pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – Euphoria (1999)

Euphoria is the seventh studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on June 8, 1999 in the United States and on June 14, 1999 in the United Kingdom by Mercury Records. The album aimed to return to their signature sound made famous by the band in the 1980s. It was produced by the band with Pete Woodroffe. The album charted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart. It includes the song “Promises”, which hit the number one spot on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.

1. “Demolition Man” 3:24
2. “Promises” 4:00
3. “Back in Your Face” 3:20
4. “Goodbye” 3:36
5. “All Night” 3:38
6. “Paper Sun” 5:27
7. “It’s Only Love” 4:06
8. “21st Century Sha La La La Girl” 4:07
9. “To Be Alive” 3:53
10. “Disintegrate” 2:51
11. “Guilty” 3:47
12. “Day After Day” 4:36
13. “Kings of Oblivion” 4:22

Joe Elliott – lead vocals
Phil Collen – guitar, vocals
Vivian Campbell – guitar, vocals
Rick Savage – bass guitar, vocals
Rick Allen – drums
Robert John “Mutt” Lange – additional vocals (on “Promises” and “All Night”), additional guitars (on “All Night”)
Damon “Demon” Hill – end guitar solo (on “Demolition Man”)
Ciaran McGoldrick – hey’s & claps (on “Back in Your Face”)
Gary Sullivan – hey’s & claps (on “Back in Your Face”)
Ricky Warwick – hey’s & claps (on “Back in Your Face”)

Tuesday 12/28/21 8pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: The Music of 1980 A to Z – Part 23

This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1980 A2Z.

We are moving into the final segments of 1980 music. This installment features music from Diana Ross, AC/DC, Pat Benatar, Gatlin Brothers, Blondie, Donna Summer, Def Leppard, Black Sabbath, Squeeze, Cars, Harry Chapin, Donna Fargo, Police and much more.

8pm – 12am ET

Friday 12/10/21 10pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard – Hysteria (1987)

Hysteria is the fourth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on August 3, 1987 through Mercury Records. It is Def Leppard’s best-selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide, including 12 million in the US, and spawning seven hit singles. The album charted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart.

Hysteria was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen, referring to his 1984 car accident, the amputation of his arm, and the ensuing worldwide media coverage surrounding it. It is the last album to feature guitarist Steve Clark before his death, although songs co-written by him would appear on the band’s next album, Adrenalize.

The album is the follow-up to the band’s 1983 breakthrough Pyromania. Hysteria’s creation took over three years and was plagued by delays, including the aftermath of drummer Rick Allen’s accident that cost him his left arm on December 31, 1984. Subsequent to the album’s release, Def Leppard published a book entitled Animal Instinct: The Def Leppard Story, written by Rolling Stone magazine senior editor David Fricke, on the three-year recording process of Hysteria and the tough times the band endured through the mid-1980s.

1. “Women” 5:42
2. “Rocket” 6:35
3. “Animal” 4:04
4. “Love Bites” 5:47
5. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” 4:27
6. “Armageddon It” 5:22
7. “Gods of War” 6:37
8. “Don’t Shoot Shotgun” 4:27
9. “Run Riot” 4:39
10. “Hysteria” 5:55
11. “Excitable” 4:19
12. “Love and Affection” 4:35

Joe Elliott – lead vocals, background vocals
Steve Clark – guitars, background vocals
Phil Collen – guitars, background vocals
Rick Savage – bass, background vocals
Rick Allen – drums, background vocals
The Bankrupt Brothers (Def Leppard, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Rocky Newton) – backing vocals