Def Leppard- Hysteria Era Documentary
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KingsGene
God of Thunder
+1. Their impact on the commercial hard rock bands of that time period cannot be denied. While I would rather listen to the earlier stuff, these records were huge, and with good reason as the quality of the recordings was top notch. Thanks to the Q for highlighting the documentary, however as with most melodic rock bands, there isn't much love for them in this forum.
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
I see a huge difference in DL's first 2 releases and AC/DC. DL was one of the NWOBHM bands, who's first release came out in 1980. I find their sound, even back then, to be a lot different from AC/DC......They definitely had something going, and by album #3, they wrecked it.....:zombie:
labrekk
Member
The wreck actually happened at album #4...
About the AC/DC influence, I definitely hear it on the 1st 2 discs, but Def Lep had a more "metallic" sound and more "metallic" riffs than AC/DC IMO.
LunaTEKKE
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Hysteria was where the band started to lose me musically (they got a little too pop for my liking), but ah, the tour! Rick Allens comeback and the show in the round.
I remember they did "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" and stopped playing to let the audience sing the chorus. Half the crowd was singing their hearts out. The other half was looking around like, WTF? Is this a new song or something?
I remember they did "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" and stopped playing to let the audience sing the chorus. Half the crowd was singing their hearts out. The other half was looking around like, WTF? Is this a new song or something?
I remember they did "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" and stopped playing to let the audience sing the chorus. Half the crowd was singing their hearts out. The other half was looking around like, WTF? Is this a new song or something?
When I saw them way back on the Adrenalize tour the crowd started to leave when they went on their encore break, but I told the girl standing next to me that they weren't done yet because there was no way they were leaving without playing Photograph. She said "Huh, never heard of that song." The moment stuck with me...
mel_progson
Member
Man, I didn't know it was so cool to hate on late 80's Lep. Hysteria is the perfect rock album in my opinion. Could listen to it once a day and never tire of it.
KingsGene
God of Thunder
From http://www.bravewords.com/news/193568 :
According to USA Today, DEF LEPPARD will play its multiplatinum 1987 album Hysteria in its entirety for Viva Hysteria!, which will begin March 22 at The Joint at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The band's stay follows Hard Rock residencies from MÖTLEY CRÜE and GUNS N' ROSES.
"We're very happy to be part of what I call the first wave of rockers to take Vegas back from the lounge singers - WAYNE NEWTON and his type," says Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott.
The nine-show residency will also feature encores highlighting other material from the group's 35-year career.
Hysteria, which includes hits 'Pour Some Sugar on Me', 'Animal' and 'Love Bites', has sold more than 12 million copies in the USA and more than 20 million worldwide. The shows will mark the first time the band has played one of its albums live from start to finish.
"Things like 'Run Riot', 'Don't Shoot Shotgun' and 'Love And Affection' got left by the wayside because of the popularity of other songs that, to be frank, if you don't play them live, you don't get out of the building alive," Elliott says.
Tickets go on sale Friday and start at $49.50, with floor seats going for $125. The Joint seats 2,950. "It's small, it's intimate, but it's not tiny like CBGB's, so we can still put on a good show," Elliott says. "The furthest seat from us is 155 feet."
Elliott says the band plans to use its days off between shows to write material for its next album.
"The downtime will not go to waste," he says. "Two of the guys in the band live in Dublin and the other three live in California. This is a great opportunity for a band that has decided to live all over the world to be in one room at one time, to look each other in the eyes and to come up with ideas."
According to USA Today, DEF LEPPARD will play its multiplatinum 1987 album Hysteria in its entirety for Viva Hysteria!, which will begin March 22 at The Joint at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The band's stay follows Hard Rock residencies from MÖTLEY CRÜE and GUNS N' ROSES.
"We're very happy to be part of what I call the first wave of rockers to take Vegas back from the lounge singers - WAYNE NEWTON and his type," says Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott.
The nine-show residency will also feature encores highlighting other material from the group's 35-year career.
Hysteria, which includes hits 'Pour Some Sugar on Me', 'Animal' and 'Love Bites', has sold more than 12 million copies in the USA and more than 20 million worldwide. The shows will mark the first time the band has played one of its albums live from start to finish.
"Things like 'Run Riot', 'Don't Shoot Shotgun' and 'Love And Affection' got left by the wayside because of the popularity of other songs that, to be frank, if you don't play them live, you don't get out of the building alive," Elliott says.
Tickets go on sale Friday and start at $49.50, with floor seats going for $125. The Joint seats 2,950. "It's small, it's intimate, but it's not tiny like CBGB's, so we can still put on a good show," Elliott says. "The furthest seat from us is 155 feet."
Elliott says the band plans to use its days off between shows to write material for its next album.
"The downtime will not go to waste," he says. "Two of the guys in the band live in Dublin and the other three live in California. This is a great opportunity for a band that has decided to live all over the world to be in one room at one time, to look each other in the eyes and to come up with ideas."
General Zod
Ruler of Australia
Although Hysteria was an excellent disc, it was definitely not on par with Pyromania. To be fair, there have been very few discs in music history on par with Pyromania. The fact that MTV and FM radio played Hysteria incessantly, does not help its standing, as I think most folks grew a bit sick of it.
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
Just people voicing their opinions, doesn't have anything to do whether it's cool or not. I have respect for their longevity and success, but by the third album, they weren't the same NWOBHM band they started out as, and I began to tune them out, even bought the third & 4th releases.
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