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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Island / Mercury
Salesrank: 2038
Released: December 1, 1992 |
| Our Price: $10.45 |
| Used Price: $7.86 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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High 'N' Dry Track Listing:
1. Let It Go
2. Another Hit and Run
3. High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)
4. Bringin' on the Heartbreak
5. Switch 625
6. You Got Me Runnin'
7. Lady Strange
8. On Through the Night
9. Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)
10. No No No
Editorial Review:
Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this classic 1981 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.
Description of High 'N' Dry:
Although it's difficult to remember through the smoke of Pyromania, this 1981 album, the quintet's second, hoisted Def Leppard to the apex of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Building on raw metal anthems, the band adds subtle melodic touches, catchy guitar riffs, and simpler lyrical themes. Producer Mutt Lange, a longtime associate of AC/DC, absorbs these pop-oriented changes without severely blunting the metal edge. While the album foreshadows Leppard's multiplatinum success, it also retains the aggressive power and rough-edged distortion of heavy metal. The power ballad "Bringing on the Heartbreak" ushered in a style that would come to define 1980s metal. Although later albums showcase well-crafted songwriting and glossy production, this one catches Leppard at the peak of their true metal years. --Marc Greilsamer
High 'N' Dry Reviews:
Def Leppard-High "N" Dry 
2009-12-09 - Def Leppard fans: you'll love this freshman entry. It's a must have for
Leppard fans.
Lady Strange
2009-10-10 - I had this on vinyl when I was a kid and recently upgraded to disc for old time sake. I forgot how good this stuff was. Remember the days when a good single could actually have a guitar solo? - You probably don't, but this will bring it all back to you. The deep cuts are just as good as the obvious ones - I particularly dig Lady Strange. Hard rock ear candy.
One of the best ever
2009-07-17 - I was 15 when this album came out, so that tells you how long I have been listening to rock music. Having said that, in my opinion, High N' Dry is one of the best rock albums of all time. That's right ALL TIME. Why, because EVERY single song is a masterpiece of duel axe slinging riffs and grinds with great vocals that make you want to crank it and listen to it again and again. This is raw def leppard at their musically creative best. They were never able to duplicate this level of musicianship again, (although Pyromania remains the most popular Leppard release due to 2-3 songs that were big hits). This is the kind of stuff that came out of the 80's metal explosion and what is sorely lacking in today's rock. Leppard, if your listening, go back to your beginning and rock the world again!
On a side note, compare the guitar work on this album to the stuff you hear today, no comparison, where has all the talent gone? So sad.
Classic 80's 
2009-07-14 - If I had to name only 10 great 80's bands, Def Leppard would be in the top 5. Their second album has some memorable songs. This is a great cd if you like older Def Lep (as I do). Another hard-to-find title.
High N Dry - Best Leppard- Deluxe Edition Release?
2009-07-11 - With The Past Release of Hysteria and now releasing both Adrenalize and Pyromania it is time for the best. I have always thought that High N Dry was the best Def Leppard album. I sadly figure there won't be a Deluxe Edition with incredible remastered sound released. Hopefully I'm wrong.
