Featuring numerous allusions to carnal pursuits and tossing in a curse word before the album even reaches its first chorus, “Let It Go” sends a clear message that this is a band with teeth and they aren’t here to play games, a message which persists through the album’s ten tracks. Musically, the track is indicative of much of the rest of the album, and features tight, yet unpolished hard rock which incorporates elements of heavy metal and glam rock. Though High ‘n’ Dry was more the band’s pathway to mega-stardom than their gateway to it, the album was responsible for some of their most enduring songs, such as opening number and first single “Let It Go.” The song, which was originally written and performed under the name “When the Rain Falls,” has appeared on numerous compilation albums since its release, and continues to be performed live by the band. Essentially, High ‘n’ Dry is the final instance of Def Leppard recording a studio album on which the songs would be presented to sound the way they might on cramped club stage. Despite the overwhelming popularity the band would attain through later releases, there exists an impassioned minority for whom this album and its predecessor, On Through the Night, are representative of the definitive version of the band. While the pop embellishments which would adorn future releases are present throughout High ‘n’ Dry, the album would be the last to feature a more primitive iteration of Def Leppard which was road-tested, well-rehearsed, and much more direct in their presentation of straight-ahead rock music.
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