Retro Active

This post-*Adrenalize* compilation bookends guitarist Steve Clark’s brilliant tenure with Def Leppard after his tragic death in 1991, and offers a fascinating alternate glimpse of a band at their commercial peak. “Desert Song” and “Fractured Love” are sultry *Hysteria* outtakes. There are foot-stomping covers of The Sweet’s “Action” and Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson’s “Only After Dark.” And there\'s also a soaring *Adrenalize* B-side (“She’s Too Tough”) and a supercharged re-recording of “Ride Into the Sun” from the Lepp’s 1979 debut EP.

kerrang 465 oct 1993 Magazine with 65 Pages from csfh87.

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Retro Active is a collection of outtakes and leftovers spanning Def Leppard's entire career.

Def Leppard - Retro Active review: A pleasant surprise, this collection of B-Sides and tidbits uses relatively organic production and a wise balance of song types to its advantage.