Charles J. White Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 A really good interview by Tavis Smiley on PBS. They don't do this kind of thing often. It's really nice to see Joe Elliott healthy looking again. Interesting when they discuss Whitney Houston and George Michael: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365287669/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 This is such a powerful, angry, nasty, and dirty song, I love how it just moves along slowly, it's one of those mind fuck songs like Kashmir: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QchaCkf3Q4Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 always enjoyed the Lepps..Slang is up their with their best but least commecial forgetting the early days. Such a tragic though succesful career theyve had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 This is Def Leppard at the age of high school maybe 16 fucking around with different sounds. I'm going to guess it was a Joe Elliott Steve Clark song. I still think the song should have been a proper studio treatment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98s64HU5YDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) This one is very cool. the lyric is fucking awsome and the bass line is so evil sounding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZVBMWSdWWM Edited September 16, 2014 by Charles J. White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipslikecherries Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 This one is very cool. the lyric is fucking awsome and the bass line is so evil sounding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZVBMWSdWWM I've never heard that one before, thank you for posting it Charles J. White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Vivian Campbell could really use the postive thoughts right now, he is getting more cancer treatments: http://loudwire.com/def-leppard-dio-guitarist-vivian-campbell-out-of-action-until-christmas/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagefan55 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I saw Def Leppard a few years ago in Texas and I enjoyed the show. I like a lot of their earlier songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 This is another one of those songs when people hear it; they are sort of surprised that it's them. There is something about the drumming bit in the first 2 minutes that I can't wrap my brain around; almost like there are multiple drummers, but they don't sound like drummers, it almost reminds me of the sound in John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance that sounds like drumming but isn't, I can't figure out what it is. And there is an E-bow thing going on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUTDyKofPCA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 This reminds me of Zeppelin III, I can't for the life of me figure why Leppard never released it on a proper album back in the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESgK3tvG1_k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stairway is NOT stolen Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 This needs an update this thread. I've been getting into Def Leppard like crazy lately. Bought Pyromania and Hysteria within the space of a week. Listened to 'On through the night' and 'high n dry' today at college. Here's on awesome performance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 This is Elliott's best lyric he has written thus far in my humble opinion, but what the fuck do I know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVMqcTntkHQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 I'm eating lunch right now, was on a 2 hour conference call and it was mind numbing, as the call dragged on this song for whatever appeared in my head and it's another one of those songs that I think Phil Collen and Joe Elliott did a great job on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4fbUGBaTcs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Holy shit, Def Leppard just announced a pretty big tour for the summer, but the big news is that they seem to be getting ready to release a new album which I'm shocked, because Halley's Comet has not come around yet, I have been hearing comments and rumours for 8 years now that they were going to record a new album. Now they are saying late 2015 which really means early 2016 so we wait a while a longer I guess: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6465923/def-leppard-summer-2015-tour-announcement-styx-tesla When I was a kid, I actually followed them around on part of a tour once with an older family member of mine. My dad wasn't impressed at all, but my mom signed off on it. Here are 3 songs I always liked a lot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGgHKpTWk08 The slide guitar intro on this with the lyric worked so well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMfxVzfKkhc And this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIloPZKY5fM Edited February 12, 2015 by Charles J. White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 This is suck a great video to go with a forgotten B-Side classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPzlcUMBXM0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Joe gave a great interview and he talked about something he did for the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame years ago and they still ignore him., What a bunch of dicks, he really does strike me as one of us, a genuine music guy: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/18/def-leppards-joe-elliott_n_6709196.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) I love him to bits but sometimes he drives me fucking batty with his view on vinyl. The reason I think a lot of people love vinyl is because of the album cover art and the liner notes, it's something that you can actually hold and just sort of stare at it when alone and the music is playing. I get his point about the ipod and I own an ipod and love it as well. But there is something very unique about the album cover art and liner notes whenever someone has a few minutes late at night to listen to music of whatever album by whatever artist. - which in my humble opinion adds to the experience of listening to music. http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2015/06/joe-elliott-the-tvd-interview/ Edited June 24, 2015 by Charles J. White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) Love the lyric in this one, it's a really give the middle finger type of thing for the blue collar working class trying to get ahead in life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32yZPs5kWjQ Edited August 9, 2015 by Charles J. White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Well, it's been almost a decade, glad to hear they are back. Looking forward to hearing the full album with headphones onhttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/def-leppards-joe-elliott-on-taylor-swift-donald-trump-and-eighties-pride-20150915 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stairway is NOT stolen Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Great early classic from 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover 75 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I saw them back about a few years ago, & they really sounded good, they really surprised me, sure many of their songs are way overplayed, but they still deliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) By the time you arrive at the 3rd song from the new Def Leppard album is called “Man Enough” I discovered a new Def Leppard, a modern sounding Def Leppard that reaches back to some of the best elements of Queen or Michael Jackson with a driving bass line and combines it all with a groovy R&B sound with lots of tasteful guitar bits and a very swagger like blue collar vocal from Elliott. For anyone who loves Led Zeppelin and The Tea Party the song “Battle of My Own” is what you have been waiting for. The lyric is so amazing, Elliott knows how to tell a story- I’m not saying this is what the song is about , but anyone who has lost someone to suicide and the anger and frustration that comes with it will find comfort in this song. It has a Sloan/Queen style backing vocal. Last Dance is the perfect mix Oasis meats the Beatles (You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away). The guitar riffing and solo later in the song would make Noel Gallagher blush – the quintessential British guitar solo. Takes you back to being a kid. The perfect campfire song or early Sunday morning acoustic guitar strumming kind of tune - a real warm vocal on it! “We Belong” is a song of genuine hope and a song where all 5 individual members of the band showcase their own individual tremendous vocal abilities and once again it is littered with tasteful and fitting guitar bits showcasing why Def Leppard was always a step up from most of the 1980’s and early 1990’s rock music scene. “Invisible” is without a doubt the most modern sounding Def Leppard song and one which I’m 100% certain will age very well in decades to come. And once again Def Leppard pushes itself lyrically leaving behind past times and becoming more mature in the process; probably the most surprising song on the album that brings a smile to your face. “Sea of Love” has this almost country sounding opening which I’m certain I have heard from somewhere, and the vocal harmony in the chorus is equal to anything which Queen had done but it combines with a grungy sort of chugging guitar vibe right out of Seattle. Throughout the song is a cool almost gospel like howling in the background. “All Time High” is a song that really drives the message home with a positive outlook you can win at whatever it is you do for a living. The guitar fest later in the song is pure madness! Broke n Brokenhearted is a really angry rocker that kind of speaks to me for some reason, the lyric is fantastic. Another great song is “Forever Young” has a pleasant David Bowie surprise for anyone else who might be a music junkie. The guitar riff is raw and fantastic. "Wings of Angel" and "Blind Faith" are 2 of the best songs I have heard in the last 20 years. I actually think it is the best Def Leppard album I have heard. Edited November 6, 2015 by Charles J. White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ledded1 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Saw them on Sunday in Nottingham UK supported by Whitesnake and Black Star Riders. Here are some of my photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azapro911 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Terrific band, comfortably the best of the '80s glam metal genre. Love the stories of their contemporaries spending three years trying to catch up with what was done on Pyromania...then just as they were about getting there, Hysteria was unleashed! The drummer is an absolute miracle. And it's not hard to see where the inspiration for a name like Def Leppard comes from... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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