David Fricke of Rolling Stone praised Leppard for putting "much-needed fire back on the radio", producing sophisticated music "more emotionally charged than most of the synthesized disco that passes for 'modern music'" over the airwaves adding that the band "may not be highly original, but they mean what they play" and "Lange's artfully busy mix" easily covers up any fault. Pyromania has received mostly positive reviews, being commonly considered, along with its follow-up, Hysteria, one of the band's finest efforts to date, and one of "Mutt" Lange's best productions.
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Reception and legacy Professional ratings Review scores It featured rockers such as " Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)", "Stagefright" and "Die Hard the Hunter" as well as the Top 40 hits " Photograph", " Rock of Ages" and " Foolin'". The album can be seen as a transitional one between the heavy metal sound of Leppard's first two albums and the radio-friendly direction of later releases. "Pete and Steve had done these amazing rhythm guitar beds, and it was a joy to whizz around and play solos over the top… Mutt was going, 'Just have fun: be a lead guitarist, go nuts." On the original LP release, Willis is visible in the background of the photograph of singer Joe Elliott, while Collen has his own photo as a new full-time member. "I had all the fun stuff, none of the heavy lifting…" Collen remembered. Toward the end of the recording, Willis was fired for alcohol abuse and replaced by guitarist Phil Collen, who contributed solos and guitar parts not yet recorded by Willis. The album was partially recorded with original guitarist Pete Willis, whose rhythm guitar tracks appear on all songs.
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