Viva! Hysteria

Viva! Hysteria
Live album by
Def Leppard
Released22 October 2013
Recorded29–30 March 2013
VenueThe Joint, Las Vegas
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock, glam metal
Length142:42
LabelBludgeon Riffola/Frontiers
ProducerRonan McHugh
Def Leppard chronology
Mirror Ball – Live & More
(2011) 		Viva! Hysteria
(2013) 		Def Leppard
(2015)
Singles from Viva! Hysteria
  1. "Love and Affection"
    Released: October 2013
Viva! Hysteria
Video by
Def Leppard
Released22 October 2013
Recorded29–30 March 2013
VenueThe Joint, Las Vegas
LabelBludgeon Riffola/Frontiers
DirectorChristian Lamb
ProducerDomenic J. Cotter, John Rubey
Def Leppard video chronology
Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection
(2005) 		Viva! Hysteria
(2013) 		And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MetalTraveller[1]
JukeboxMetal[2]

Viva! Hysteria is a double live album by the English rock band Def Leppard released on the 22 October 2013.[3] The album was recorded on 29 and 30 March 2013 during the band's residency of the same name at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas).

Content

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The first disc, taken from the band's 30 March performance, contains all 12 tracks from Def Leppard's 1987 album Hysteria, followed by an encore of two hits from their 1983 album Pyromania, which were "Rock of Ages" and "Photograph." The second disc has a selection of deeper cuts, many of which the band had not played in many years or even decades prior to the residency. The band performed the songs on the second disc under the alias Ded Flatbird as the "opening act" for the show, before playing all the songs on the Hysteria album as Def Leppard later in the night.

Tracks 1–8 on the second disc are eight of the nine songs played from the Ded Flatbird opening set on 29 March (excluding the fifth track played that night, "When Love & Hate Collide").[4] Tracks 9–15 on the second disc are the opening set from the following night, 30 March. This notably ends with the band playing all of side one of the band's 1981 album High 'n' Dry. Both Ded Flatbird sets open with the band playing a short excerpt of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again".

Track listing

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Disc one (as Def Leppard)

All tracks are written by Steve Clark, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Mutt Lange, and Rick Savage except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Women" Hysteria, 19876:11
2."Rocket" Hysteria6:09
3."Animal" Hysteria4:07
4."Love Bites" Hysteria6:08
5."Pour Some Sugar on Me" Hysteria4:32
6."Armageddon It" Hysteria5:26
7."Gods of War" Hysteria7:14
8."Don't Shoot Shotgun" Hysteria4:33
9."Run Riot" Hysteria4:49
10."Hysteria" Hysteria5:59
11."Excitable" Hysteria4:37
12."Love and Affection" Hysteria6:17
13."Rock of Ages"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Lange
Pyromania, 19834:15
14."Photograph"
Pyromania6:13
Disc two (as Ded Flatbird)
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Good Morning Freedom"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Savage
  • Willis
"Hello America" B-side, 19803:36
2."Wasted"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
On Through the Night, 19803:44
3."Stagefright"
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Pyromania3:41
4."Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
High 'n' Dry, 19814:56
5."Action"
Retro Active, 19934:13
6."Rock Brigade"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Savage
On Through the Night3:41
7."Undefeated"ElliottMirror Ball – Live & More, 20115:25
8."Promises"
  • Collen
  • Lange
Euphoria, 19994:11
9."On Through the Night"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Savage
High 'n' Dry5:11
10."Slang"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
Slang, 19962:37
11."Let It Go"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Willis
High 'n' Dry6:08
12."Another Hit and Run"
  • Elliott
  • Savage
High 'n' Dry5:14
13."High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Savage
High 'n' Dry3:44
14."Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Willis
High 'n' Dry4:43
15."Switch 625"ClarkHigh 'n' Dry5:08
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Acoustic Medley" ("Where Does Love Go When It Dies" / "Now" / "When Love & Hate Collide" / "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" / "Two Steps Behind")
Non-album single, 20127:41

DVD / Blu-ray

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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.

Personnel

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  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Booty Reuben"
  • Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Fleetwood Beck"
  • Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Chingy Chapman"
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar, backing vocals - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Linkin Twain"
  • Rick Allen – drums - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Camp Out"

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 83
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 73
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] 6
US Billboard 200[10] 24

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Def Leppard Tour History - VIVA Hysteria! Las Vegas NV 2013 Show #4". deflepparduk.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Def Leppard | Viva Hysteria". vivahysteria.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Def Leppard – Viva! Hysteria" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Def Leppard – Viva! Hysteria - Live At The Joint, Las Vegas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Def Leppard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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