Def Leppard / YMMV

Broken Base: Just about every Leppard fan loves Pyromania, but other than that they're split between people who prefer what came before it and people who like what came after it.
Chorus-Only Song: "Pour Some Sugar on Me".
Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: The band never considered replacing the drummer.
Crowning Moment of Awesome: Rick Allen's comeback concert at Donnington Music Festival.
- Think Rick can't do drum solos anymore thanks to his missing arm? THINK AGAIN.
Fanon Discontinuity: Slang. The band even started phasing out songs during the supporting tour for the album once they realized fans weren't into them.
Harsher in Hindsight: "Wasted" is a bit uncomfortable to listen to in light of both Pete Willis and Steve Clark having issues with alcoholism after its release, with it resulting in the latter's tragic death.
Genius Bonus: One scene of Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story shows Phil and Steve arriving at a video shoot riding a two-seated bicycle. This mirrors an anecdote they tell about renting a two-seater and riding it to a concert sound check.
- The same scene invokes their nickname "The Terror Twins." Oddly, this more well-known bit of trivia is only mentioned the one time.
Germans Love David Hasselhoff: They concentrated their early efforts on breaking into the American market and did well there with Pyromania and "Photograph". They didn't have a proper hit in their home country until "Animal" was released a full decade after they formed and Hysteria became a huge seller. This prompted some less clued in critics to assume they were American "Bon Jovi rip-offs". UK fans were accusing them of selling out as early as the release of "Hello America" from "On Through the Night". "Another Hit and Run" was written as a response to people in the U.K. constantly criticizing them for nonsensical reasons(to the point of even pelting the band with objects during the Reading Festival)
Growing the Beard: Pyromania is regarded as the album where the band's songwriting, sound and style came together completely.
Memetic Mutation: Pour Some Sugar on May ^Explanation
Protection from Editors: They actually became pretty irritated by this trend during Jim Steinman's brief tenure as producer for Hysteria - they were used to Mutt Lange getting them to do endless takes of a song and then tirelessly edit them into a finished product, whereas Steinman was happy to use takes in which the band hadn't even tuned their guitars because it "sounded honest".
- Since then, the band has been happy to mention that Jim Steinman was famous for being a great songwriter, just not a great producer for the sound they were looking for.
Replacement Scrappy: Vivian Campbell, who replaced Steve Clark in 1991, is considered one by some fans, despite the fact that he's now been in the band over twice as long as Clark.
Signature Song: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Rock of Ages".
They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Many fans feel this way towards Vivian Campbell.
- Many fans also felt this way about Slang, as it featured a more alternative rock-influenced sound in contrast to their signature poppy hard rock.
- "X" also got this to a degree as it was the first time the band used outside songwriters (who were best known for writing for pop acts like Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys) and the album had a more pop-rock sound.

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