Pyromania Venezuelan Press 20.050 - Premium Fire Starter for Camping, Hiking & Outdoor Adventures

Of all the Def Leppard Box Sets released in the last few years, this is the most satisfying so far.First off, the book: The essay is very in-depth and enjoyable to read. There are also many many pictures here I haven't seen before, unlike some of the previous sets which reused a lot of the pictures available in The Definitive Visual History book. Having the lyrics printed is also a nice treat.Second, the extra cds. Although the Forum show has now been released three times in its entirety, the Germany show and demos disk more than make up for including repeated content. The demos in particular are very interesting. This is the first time that I'm aware of that DL has released an in-depth listening experience of their working process. Some of the riffs that never went anywhere sound like they could have been developed into amazing songs had the band continued exploring them.Lastly, the Blu-Ray, in my opinion is the real selling point here. We finally have spatial audio of a classic DL studio album, and this is one perfectly suited to this setting. Hearing the amazing layered backing choruses in Atmos, particularly on "Foolin'" and "Rock of Ages" is a real treat! The new stereo mix is also fantastic. I was skeptical that even the great Giles Martin could improve on what was already a meticulously mixed album, but I was more than surprised. Martin brings the same clarity and hi-fi sparkle to this album as he did his Beatles remixes without damaging the integrity of the recording. The instrumental mixes are also spectacular. To be able to hear just how much detail there is in these songs even without the huge vocals on top really shines light on what an amazing producer and arranger "Mutt" Lange was.In conclusion, worth every penny and a must have for true DL fans. Would love to have a blu-ray with remixes of Hysteria for its fortieth if such is possible, even though we already got a decent box set for the thirtieth anniversary. (I've heard it might not be possible to remix Hysteria as performance was added during the final mixing but fingers crossed anyway)