This timeless gem by Def Leppard is the typical 'unrequited love' song, put to an outstanding 80's sound. Even when it was in the top 100, it was amazing 'cause nothing sounded like it - before or since. The simple bridge in the lyrics "I wanna know tonight - if you're alone ton...
” Let Collen guide you through Def Leppard’s swaggering peak, track by track. “Women” “This was the first single in America. Our former manager Cliff Burnstein was like, ‘We really want to connect from a rock point of view. We don’t want to just be this pop band. We’ve ...
The road to Hysteria was marked by tragedy and triumph at once. The song "Pour Some Sugar On Me!" was a hit video on MTV. I must have seen it a hundred times or more. In the 1980s, musicians and bands like Def Leppard created lyrics with music. Today, all there is vulgarity, ...
Hysteriais a bop LP. It bops along better than anything this side of Van Halen’s “Jump.” Check out “Don’t Shoot Shotgun”: if I allowed dancing, this would be the one my people would be forced at gunpoint to dance to. AndHysteria-era Def Leppard still had a little hard rock ...
Def Leppard played some warm-up club dates in Europe to prepare for a major festival appearance. Fearing a breakdown of Allen’s electronic drum kit during the shows, the band hired an extra drummer--Jeff Rich of Status Quo--and did a few shows with them both on stage. By the fourth ...
The heaviest tune backed the softest. “Ride Into the Sun” was the B-side to “Hysteria”, and what a smoker it is. A re-recording of a song from theDef LeppardEP, it is also re-arranged with new lyrics and new chorus. It’s far superior and kicks every ass in the room. The...
One of Def Leppard's most recognized songs, this track is driven by open-string riffs and syncopated rhythms. The solo features pinched harmonics that give it a sharp, biting tone. Guitar Lesson 6: "Armageddon It" Here, Collen's use of two-handed tapping adds a unique flair to the track...