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Def Leppard - Historia / In the Round, In Your Face

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What a treat to discover that Def Leppard was releasing some of their best VHS tapes onto DVD. Although Def Leppard may have been slagged unfairly as a "hair band", they truely had some of the most ear candy songs with a healthy sprinkling of melodic guitar solos from the eighties. I was lucky enough to see a couple of their live shows back then, and if you are a fan of over the top metal concert spectaculars, as there were back then, you will like the DVD (especially if you like lasers). As a fan of DVDs, I particularly enjoy the concert DVDs because of the fact you can virtually turn a room into a concert hall-DVD's are that good. My personal favorite, although all the tunes are great would be "Bringing On The Heartbreak" with the acoustic intro. As a last note, this performance includes the late,great Steve Clark, who along with Phil Collen created that wonderful twin "wall of sound" melodic guitar attack for the Leps. Steve, you are still greatly missed. Lep fans, I hope you enjoy this treat as much as I do whom miss great shows and music from alot of the crap that is out today..........

Def Leppard is my favorite band of all time and always will be!!! I have both Historia and In The Round In Your Face on VHS and when it came to a DVD collection, I bought it right away! Historia is the best music video collection I have ever seen or owned. It has all the videos from the 80's except Rocket but that's on my other DVD Visualize/Video Archive so it's not a big deal. The music videos are Hello America (their very first video), Let It Go, High 'N' Dry, Bringin' On The Heartbreak with Pete Willis, Photograph, Rock Of Ages (one of my favorite videos because it reminds me of a movie, it's just really cool to watch), Foolin', Too Late For Love, Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop), Bringin' On The Heartbreak with Phil Collen (another cool video and Bringin' On The Heartbreak happens to be my 3rd fav rock ballad of all time!!), Me And My Wine (a really funny and cool video and it was taped in a house and I have a feeling it's in England and it's really cool, the song isn't available on any U.S. CD's so I had to order an import CD but the song is awesome!), Women (I'll tell you, this video is one of my all time favorite videos because of the way Joe Elliott sings and moves and looks and it's cool seeing this boy with this comic book in it that is telling a story about what the song is about, it's just a really cool video and it's one of my fav's!!), Animal (another favorite video where they're at the circus!!), Pour Some Sugar On Me (the U.K. video that I don't think was ever shown even in England but I could be wrong and I totally love this video because it's very humorous with the guys playing the music, Joe singing in this house and this woman who I guess is a neighbor is trying to just destroy this house where the Leps are performing and it's very funny at the very end. I think MTV should have played this video because in some ways, it's better than the other one and this video was also for the album version of the song), Hysteria (another favorite, it's cool to see Joe wearing a suit), Armageddon It (the Live video that was shown on MTV and again, one of my fav's), Pour Some Sugar On Me (the U.S. version, MTV video and the song happens to be my favorite song of all time from Def Leppard and I love both versions of the song, the video version and album version), and Love Bites (this song is my favorite rock ballad of all time and I love the video, it plays after the end credits and it's cool to see the words "If You've Got Love In Your Sights, Watch Out, Love Bites" on the screen right before the song comes on).

I love how they made the Historia where they have this old-style music playing in between almost every music video and they have this information on the screen and it's made to look like it's the 20's or 30's or something and it's very artistic, I love it!!
I love all the music videos from Historia and wish they would do more videos like it today!!! These videos are so much better than anything that has been out in over a decade!!!

The live performances from In The Round In Your Face are awesome and there is a very funny part where Joe talks after one of the solos and it's how he says it that makes it so funny. All the songs live are Stagefright (the perfect show opener because in the lyrics it says "Welcome To My Show", awesome!!), Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop), Women, To Late For Love, Hysteria, Gods Of War, Die Hard The Hunter, Bringin' On The Heartbreak, Foolin', Armageddon It, Animal, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Rock Of Ages, and Photograph. There are also a few solos throughout the concert and it's really cool.

There are some bonus videos for Slang, Work It Out, All I Want Is Everything, Goodbye, Promises and an interview and discography.

This DVD collection is a must buy for any Def Leppard fan in addition the DVD of Visualize/Video Archive and I also have the Classic Albums Hysteria DVD that has the making of the album. These 3 DVDs are must buy's for any Def Leppard fan!! But my favorite is Historia/In The Round In Your Face because my favorite songs and videos are on it and Joe Elliott looks really good on it!!!

If you're a Def Leppard fan I still recommend this DVD. If for no other reason than it being so much easier, on DVD rather than VHS, to skip around both recordings to play your favorite tracks.

Unfortunately though, there's little extra. They did include a few videos from Slang, which is nice because, like most fans, I never saw these on MTV. There's also a ten minute or so interview with the band, but its reveals absolutely nothing new. AND the interview takes place in the corner of some office with a shakey camera and almost unbearably bad, echoey, open-mike audio!

Also the DVD transfer is mediocre at best. It doesn't look like they bothered striking a fresh print from the film negatives for this DVD release. Its not much better than if you captured & burned your own DVD from your VHS copies!

But, as I said, if you're fan its still worth buying now, because I doubt any improved, 'Special Edition' versions will ever come out after these.

First of all, I am a huge Def Leppard fan so automatically I am going to love this DVD, but even if you have never heard of the band, this DVD is still for you.
Def Leppard, one of the biggest rock bands in the 1980s, shows exactly why they were so famous in this incredible DVD. The DVD has two main parts to it- the music videos and the live performances. The live performances come from their "In the Round, In Your Face" tour. The live performance part of the DVD is my personal favorite as it spotlights the talents of all the band members. The concert is incredible and the people working the camera do a great job in making the viewer feel like they are sitting front row and center.
Once you are tired of the live performance (like that would ever happen), Def Leppard has provided their actual music videos that were played on TV. Both the sound and visual quality are incredible. The videos are a lot of fun to watch.
So basically, if you are a Def Leppard fan, or even just a casual rock fan in general, give this DVD a try. The classic Def Leppard hits like "Photograph," "Pour Some Sugar on Me," "Rock of Ages," among many others, will keep you pumped for hours.

I recently purchased this dvd and I was not disappointed. I have greatly missed seeing these videos for years. You can view videos from from "On through the night", "High and dry", "Pyromania", "Hysteria", "Slang", "Adrenalize" all on this one dvd! I thought that made it an excellent value. The concert footage on "In the round ,in your face" was absolutely awesome. I felt like I was there watching them in person while I was watching. It was a rush! Any Def Leppard fan would not be disappointed with this one. It is a must have!!

You won't be disappointed with this one. From start to finish the band is on fire. The sound is superb and the video editing is superb.

If you think hair bands were all hype, just watch these guys do it live. Def Leppard has always been known for its overly produced sound. Hearing it raw and powerful on this disc shows you they were not adding much in the studio. They sound the same live, which is incredible considering how produced their albums sounded.

I was tremendously impressed with how Elliot's vocals hold out through the entire show. I really wondered if he could do it live, and he does.

The entire performance just drips Leppard. I think the sound mix is great as well.

First of all, this DVD is split into two halves--one has a collection of DL's videos and the second half is a 1988 live show from Denver, CO. For those people that are pushing the big 3-0 and were growing up when DL was big, this first half of the DVD will bring back some MTV memories for sure. It's fun to watch the videos one more time, but they seem a bit so "glam" and 80's cheesy. I remember them being very cool when I was in high school, but they seem awfully lo budget now.
BUT, the concert is where this DVD starts picking up! I never thought that DL got the respect it deserved and this DVD backs up my opinion. They really are a good rock and roll band in its PRIME in the late 80's. The DVD is worth having just for that fact alone. Also, they really start to cook in the 2nd half of the concert. Very underrated band that definitely give an excellent high-energy performance in the live show.
Oh, also the video is good and the sound is surprisingly strong for a late 80's video. Great bass for those with subs.

Def Leppard have been around since before MTV and were really the pioneers of metal video. When MTV first aired the Lepps and Iron Maiden were really the only metal videos that were played. This DVD is the best hard rock eye candy any Def Leppard fan can own. They could have easily sold Historia and In The Round In Your Face seperatly, but chose to give their fans the most for their money. Both features are great and can be watched over and over and not get old. I watched Hystoria first and saw videos I hadn't seen in years. The live performance on In The Round from the Hysteria tour are second to none. If you are a Def Leppard fan, or long to see some cool videos from MTV's golden years, this is a must have.

The band has released ALL their music (promotional) videos, from 1980 to 1988, on this one sided disc! The band has, also, released their "In The Round" concert video, from the 1987-1988 Hysteria tour, on this same one sided disc! How did they manage to pack all of that into one side of a single DVD disc???? Amazing!!!! This awesome DVD has 3 hours of lethal DEF LEPPARD stuff! If you're a die-hard fan of the band, like I am, you'll purchase this, like, IMMEDIATELY!!!! I've seen it and am raving about it!!!! I have Hysteria, evidently! Get your's TODAY!!!!

OK, there are so many great features about these DVDs but I will try to shorten this since there is a limit. For one thing, a full collection of ALL Def Leppard promo videos, along with a ton of additional features adding up to almost 8 hours of Def Lep entertainment for [some money] is an absolute steal!!! Another special feature is that you can watch (over and over) videos that we've been waiting up to 6 years to see...Slang, Work It Out and Promises among others!! This can be watched on a DVD player or on the computer while writing a review on Amazon (Goodbye just finished)!! Since MTV (And VH1 hopefully only until the X album is released) never show DL, this is the perfect chance to get our fix!! As an owner of all 4 videos, I no longer worry about wearing out my tapes since I have them on the almost impossible to ruin DVD format. Almost all fans will recognize the songs on Historia - In The Round DVD combo, but don't overlook the material on the Visualize - Video Archive DVD, especially the accoustic show at the end!! The deal of the year for Music DVD, and hopefully a springboard to big things for Def Leppard in 2002 and beyond!!!!