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...Def Leppard has gone through several recent tragedies. on New Year's Eve 1984, the drummer Rick Allen lost an arm in a car accident, yet three years later Leppard released Hysteria, an album which topped their previous album Pyromania. In January of 1991, Def Leppard lost their lead guitarist, Steve Clark, after a long battle with alcoholism. I didn't expect an album so quickly afterward, and I certainly didn't expect it to be this good...
...Def Leppard's new album, Adrenalize, is a knockout punch in a velvet glove. Combining hard and soft guitar, this album will sway even the most adamant opponent of hard rock...
Many bands fall into the trap of trying to outdo themselves and end up sounding contrived, but not Def Leppard. Adrenalize is a wholly original album that has some of Def Leppard's best trademarks yet is not a direct copy of their previous successes...
...also a thoughtful enterprise that engages the heart and the mind. Although some might miss the powerful two guitar sound of Pyromania and Hysteria, others will find that its softness is not a drawback but a strength. With its lighter guitar, Adrenalize has shown the versatility of Def Leppard...
...Mair/Van de Merwe (W) def. de Lone/Elmuts (H), 7-6, 6-3; 2. Shiftlet/Guenter (W) def. Parker/Passent (H), 6-1, 6-4; 3. Herring/Siegal (W) def. Harris/Pollack...