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“When we saw the bill afterward, that’s why we’re in this room now”: Joe Elliot offers a tour of the home studio he built to save Def Leppard money after the cost of making Hysteria via MusicRadar “Here we are 35 years later and we’re still using it” – Joe Elliot is a smart guy, and he also seems humble for a man whose band has ...
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, it has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitar, backing vocals).
- 1976–present
- Sheffield, England
Def Leppard’s influential career includes numerous hit singles and ground-breaking multi-platinum albums—including two of the best-selling albums of all time, Pyromania and Hysteria,...
- Def Leppard – “Rock of Ages” Pyromania’s No. 16 hit remains Def Leppard’s clarion call to “Rise up/Gather ’round/Rock this place to the ground.” Despite containing few guitars in the beat-heavy verses (a composition similar to “Pour Some Sugar on Me”), it nonetheless does just that, reserving the real juice for when Collen takes the limelight with a blistering solo.
- Def Leppard – “Photograph” The classic first chords of the No. 12-peaking “Photograph” are the equivalent of revving an engine before a drag race. Between Elliott’s mile-high cries and Collen utterly owning the solo on the Pyromania track, it’s one of the quintet’s most passionate and best-performed songs.
- Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar on Me” The big, loud, entendre-saturated arena stomper (the good-time lyrics are fairly ridiculous) is the best-selling Def Leppard song, per Nielsen Music.
- Def Leppard – “Desert Song” This Def Leppard song off Retro Active is an exotic-flavored sonic wallop that meanders for over five minutes. Its throbbing rhythms encapsulate the glory derived from a band falling into perfect performance sync.
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Mar 6, 2024 · Jeff Wallenfeldt. Def Leppard, British rock band that was one of the prime movers of the new wave of British heavy metal in the 1980s and remained popular in concert into the 21st century. Their hit songs included ‘Photograph,’ ‘Rock of Ages,’ and ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me.’ Learn more about Def Leppard’s members and music.
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