High 'n' Dry

High 'n' Dry is the second album on which DEF LEPPARD, while keeping the roughness derived from the NWOBHM, moved toward more organized riffs, layered choruses and strong melody. The guitar is hard, the rhythm tight, and a big hook is placed in each song. Welcoming the great producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, the band’s sound became dramatically refined. The drive of “Let It Go” and the melancholy of “Bringin' On the Heartbreak” show that the band was cultivating aggression and melodic sense at once. Songs like “Switch 625,” “High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)” and “Lady Strange” breathe the band’s full playing too. The blueprint leading to the huge sound of the 1980s is already clearly visible. In particular, the ballad “Bringin' On the Heartbreak” became an important part of the band’s repertoire, later re-recorded many times.