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- Artist: Def Leppard
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- Release Date: May 17, 2005
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
The 2005 double-disc set Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection is the second Def Leppard compilation to be released in the U.S. The first, Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits, appeared ten years earlier, and while the band was active in the decade separating the two albums, charting fairly consistently, it didn't have any major hits during that time, so the chief appeal of Rock of Ages versus Vault is that it covers more ground. Vault had 15 songs. Rock of Ages has 35, including all of the songs on Vault. Actually, the first disc of Rock of Ages functions as an expanded version of that earlier comp, adding two cuts. The second disc skips around their career, wisely concentrating on their early-'80s albums, which were somewhat under-represented on Vault, and adding a new song for good measure (a cover of Badfinger's "No Matter What," which is from their "forthcoming covers album"). While this may be too much Def Leppard for some casual fans -- for those listeners, the 2004 import-only collection Best of Def Leppard is a good choice, since it expands on Vault -- it nevertheless is the best overview of the group's career yet assembled, since it has not only the hits, but the sleek, glammy pop-metal that earned them the reputation as one of the biggest and best bands of the '80s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Pour Some Sugar on Me [Historia Video Edit] | Steve Clark, |
Def Leppard | (4:52) |
| Photograph | Def Leppard | (4:08) | |
| Love Bites | Def Leppard | (5:47) | |
| Let's Get Rocked | Def Leppard | (4:55) | |
| Two Steps Behind [Acoustic Version] | Joe Elliott | Def Leppard | (4:19) |
| Animal | Def Leppard | (4:03) | |
| Heaven Is | Steve Clark, |
Def Leppard | (3:34) |
| Foolin' | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | Def Leppard | (4:33) |
| Rocket [Visualize Video Edit] | Steve Clark, |
Def Leppard | (4:07) |
| When Love & Hate Collide | Joe Elliott, |
Def Leppard | (4:17) |
| Armageddon It | Steve Clark, |
Def Leppard | (5:22) |
| Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad | Def Leppard | (5:19) | |
| Rock of Ages | Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, |
Def Leppard | (4:08) |
| Hysteria | Def Leppard | (5:56) | |
| Miss You in a Heartbeat | Def Leppard | (4:04) | |
| Bringin' on the Heartbreak | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, |
Def Leppard | (4:33) |
| Switch 625 | Steve Clark | Def Leppard | (3:04) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Rock Rock (Till You Drop) | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, |
Def Leppard | (3:55) |
| Let It Go | Joe Elliott, |
Def Leppard | (4:44) |
| High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night) | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, |
Def Leppard | (3:28) |
| Too Late for Love | Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, |
Def Leppard | (4:29) |
| No Matter What | Pete Ham | Def Leppard | (2:53) |
| Promises | Def Leppard | (3:59) | |
| Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott | Def Leppard | (4:07) |
| Women | Steve Clark, |
Def Leppard | (5:42) |
| Another Hit and Run | Joe Elliott, |
Def Leppard | (4:59) |
| Slang | Def Leppard | (2:38) | |
| Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion) | Steve Clark, |
Def Leppard | (4:33) |
| Rock Brigade | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, |
Def Leppard | (3:08) |
| Now | Vivian Campbell, |
Def Leppard | (3:58) |
| Paper Sun | Vivian Campbell, |
Def Leppard | (5:27) |
| Work It Out | Def Leppard | (4:49) | |
| Die Hard the Hunter | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, |
Def Leppard | (6:17) |
| Wasted | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott | Def Leppard | (3:44) |
| Billy's Got a Gun | Steve Clark, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, |
Def Leppard | (5:00) |
