''Viva! Hysteria'' is a double

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by the English rock band

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released on the 22 October 2013. The album was recorded on 29 and 30 March 2013 during the band's residency of the same name at the

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Content

The first disc, taken from the band's 30 March performance, contains all 12 tracks from

's 1987 album ''

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'', followed by an encore of two hits from their 1983 album ''

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'', which were "

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" and "

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." The second disc has a selection of deeper cuts, many of which the band had not played in many years or even decades prior to the residency. The band performed the songs on the second disc under the alias Ded Flatbird as the "opening act" for the show, before playing all the songs on the ''

'' album as Def Leppard later in the night. Tracks 1–8 on the second disc are eight of the nine songs played from the Ded Flatbird opening set on 29 March (excluding the fifth track played that night, "

When Love & Hate Collide "When Love & Hate Collide" is a power ballad by British rock band Def Leppard from their 1995 greatest hits album ''Vault'', written by Joe Elliott and Rick Savage. It was originally written and demoed for ''Adrenalize'', but not finalized unti ...

"). Tracks 9–15 on the second disc are the opening set from the following night, 30 March. This notably ends with the band playing all of side one of the band's 1981 album ''

High 'n' Dry ''High 'n' Dry'' is the second studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released on July 6, 1981. ''High 'n' Dry'' was Pete Willis' last full-time album with Def Leppard. It charted at No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 26 on t ...

''. Both Ded Flatbird sets open with the band playing a short excerpt of

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's "

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Track listing

;Disc one (as Def Leppard) ;Disc two (as Ded Flatbird)

DVD / Blu-ray

The DVD and Blu-ray releases, which also had a short stint in selected theaters around the world, contain the same track listing as the CD version, on one disc. The main difference is that the tracks on CD disc one comprise the main feature, and the songs on CD disc two are bonus features along with the Acoustic Medley.

Personnel

Joe Elliott Joseph Thomas "Joe" Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English–Irish rock singer, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute ba ...

– lead vocals - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Booty Reuben" *

Rick Savage Richard Savage (born 2 December 1960) is an English musician best known for being the bass guitarist and one of the founding members of the English rock band Def Leppard. Savage and lead singer Joe Elliott are the only two remaining original ...

– bass, backing vocals - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Fleetwood Beck" *

Phil Collen Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard, joining the band in 1982 during the recording of the ''Pyromania'' album. Prior to joining Def Leppa ...

– guitar, backing vocals - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Chingy Chapman" *

Vivian Campbell Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio (band), Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). Camp ...

– guitar, backing vocals - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Linkin Twain" * Rick Allen – drums - Also performed as his Ded Flatbird alias "Camp Out"

Charts

References

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