I was blasting hysteria on a drive through my neighborhood last week, and at a stop light, a guy crossing the street heard the song and did a little break out dance move with some head bangs and air drums. Certain songs just have lasting appeal. So many of Def Leopard’s songs have such great hooks, they are universally appealing, and will always be loved! ❤
I can't listen to any Def Leppard song without a feeling of nostalgia and happiness coming over me. Listened to that music during some of the best years of my life 👨🎤❤️
If you've not listened to def leppard prior to pyromania or hysteria you're missing out. Songs like let it go or high n dry,lady strange,rock brigade, bringing on a heartbreak...rockin 🤘🤘
Saw them open for Blackfoot in Oakland,Ca. 1980. It was in support of their “On Thru the Night” album and their first US My HS friends and I had no interest in Blackfoot, it was Lepp we went for.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 played that album/cassette constantly, so much so had to buy it a 2nd time. After having to re-buy many of my favorite cassettes due to this issue or that I went back to albums only and just taped anything I wanted in my car. What we went thru back in the day to have our tunes 🤪
“Bringing on the Heartbreak” is my favorite Def Leppard song. Unfortunately I was listening to it the morning I found out a classmate in High school had taken his life. Not a close friend but it was my the first time I had experienced the confusion of such a senseless loss. This song took on a different meaning after that day. Still takes me back to those emotions on that day listening to it even today. I think of it every time I hear of someone passing away by their own hands. The lyrics have nothing to do with this subject but the opening melody is emotional.
I was 16 when this album came out. Went to see them in concert with Tesla as their opener. Sugar was at its height when I saw them and when they played that song, the place just blew up! Man never will forget that! You hit the nail on the head by saying it was the gen x st pepper! To this day its it my most favorite album.
One of the great things about your channel is the memories it brings back of my teenage and early adult years. Remember how Def Leppard ruled MTV then, also seeing them in concert on the Hysteria tour, they had the cirular stage in the center of the floor and it was a small arena, no bad seats, it was great!
Wow I hadn't really thought about the fact that Hysteria had 7 big singles on it. That's crazy compared to today's standards. The live Sugar video is one of the 4 or 5 quintessential videos of that era. Absolutely iconic.
Every Def Leppard album was monumental to me, so yes Hysteria was, but so were the others. They still are. There's no other like Def Leppard. Their songs mark very special moments in my life.
I remember my brother getting this album in 1987 and Pour Some Sugar on Me was instantly one of my favorites on the album. My parents found out about my brother buying it and of course went on the "devil worshippers" talk and how it was terrible. I can really only place it in that year because my sister hadn't been born yet (just over a month later she came along) and it was just my brother and I getting that talk at night riding in the car. It's my brother's fault I got into hard rock and heavy metal. :D
Having been hooked by Pyromania in school, picking up Hysteria was a no-brainer. Over 30 years later, Def Leppard is still my favourite band of all time.
Pyromania is one of my top five favorite albums of all time. I was immensely disappointed by Hysteria. They switched from "metal band" to "pop band", and lost everything that I loved about them.
I remember when this song was on the FM radio rotation every day. My dad was driving us miles on the road to my grandparents house and us four kids crammed in the back seat. The 1980's also had big family cars that can fit a family of 6 easily. We were all singing Pour Some Sugar On Me blasted as high as the dial could get. My mom and dad also loved the song. What memories.
There was a lot of intergenerational cultural cross pollination in OUR household, too! We shared musical likes in both directions. We liked some of their music, and they liked some of ours. Gave my mom a Def Leppard cassette for Mother's Day when she was 54, and she played it regularly. She also liked Queen, Styx, Journey, and others, as she shared my love of dense harmonies -- and DAD got ME into Eric Clapton!
Totally the best album, got lucky and saw them on the original Hysteria tour, 40 years later took my wife to see them on the anniversary tour and it was like a Time Machine took me right back to my early 20’s.
If you're into Def Leppard, listen to their debut album, "On Through the Night." It is _wildly_ different from the rest of their music, but it's pretty damn awesome in its own right.
The era when Def Leppard was a heavy metal band. Love that album. The guitar solos they used to do...holy schnikes! "Overture" is such an underrated and overlooked metal classic. Then the era of Def Leppard: the rock band, began with High 'n' Dry.
I have been a fan of Def Leppard since the High and Dry album. I have seen them live multiple times. When they came to town doing live in the round. I was so excited I got tickets to go. Then I found out I was 4 months pregnant. Talk to my doctor about going to the show pregnant. Would it harm the baby. He thought about it. I told him I was going to that show no matter what. I did, and my 30 year old son loves Def Leppard as much as I do.
Def Leppard killed it when this album was released and I remember hearing "Pour Some Sugar on Me" early on one of our local album rock stations. after the DJ played the whole album he then encored "PSSOM" and from then on it was a nightly staple on that station, maybe for the next 10 years. I love the story of how they "built" this song piece by piece into one of the greatest rock anthems in history. Also the story about Rick Allen. His accident and how his bandmates stood by him during his recovery, then his amazing comeback as a one armed drummer is one of the greatest rock and roll stories we have ever heard, because it ended in triumph instead of tragedy!
This was probably my most memorable concert. It was the first time we had seen laser lights like that, or a 360degree stage. It was the greatest thing I had ever seen at 19 years old. And still is to this day.
Love your show!! I am an 80s woman! I graduated in 1984! The 80s were awesome. Pour Some Sugar On Me PHENOMENAL!! I play it when sunbathing and it brings back my youth! Thank you for your shows! ❤❤❤
I discovered Def Leppard listening to Pyromania. After the video for Photograph came out, I was hooked! And I still am! Decades later, they are still my favorite band! I have always loved the loyalty to keep Rick Allen. He had to relearn to play drums and it’s amazing that they stuck by him! True friendship and loyalty! ❤️
This album had me at “Animal” in ‘87 when I first heard it on the radio. Ran right out and got it. Saw the “Hysteria” concert at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall. Spectacular! I feel like this album was to them what “Escape” was to Journey or “Moving Pictures” was to Rush. It brought in millions of new fans and made them legendary. Every song on each of those albums was special. Always interesting to hear the random influences that made these masterpieces. Thank you Professor!
1987,88, and 89 I was living in Waikiki. I was driving a pedicab- a 3 wheeled rickshaw if you will. It had tuck and roll upholstery and a kickass stereo. I was young, muscular and in shape and when this song came on, I would boot it down Kalekawa Avenue, song blaring, even flipping the bike up on two wheels! They changed the girls every two weeks(!) and this song got me laid like no other! Thank you Def Leppard!
I worked for the Lep’s record/distribution company in the 90s. I had the distinct pleasure of being in a Gentlemans club across the river from St. Louis one night with Sav and a Mercury Records promo guy. It was quite an experience to see the recognition of who was there ripple through the crowd. It was all over when Pour Some Sugar was played by the DJ. Can you say…Girls Girls Girls. When I’m asked daddy, what did you do in the war I often leave this story out, but it is extremely memorable ❤️.
This song RULED the summer of 88!! From the first listen when it came out in 87, Pour and Hysteria stood out front and center on one baggin album. Never got tired of it and still love it. Mutt reused those backing vocals in 1991 on Bryan Adams' Waking Up the Neighbors which sold 17 million copies.
I saw Def Leppard in concert a year ago and took my wife who'd not really listened to them before. They rocked and she loved them!! She found her new rock love. We still listen to them regularly since
If Mutt Lange says, you record this song, you record this song. If Mutt Lange says you put it on the album, you put it on the album. His track record of success says whatever he tells you to do you do it.
I must say Gods of War should had also been a number one hit, I mean those beautiful guitars by Phill and Steve, the melody itself, the heavy choruses and effects, just like the equivalent of Pyromania's Billy's Got a Gun, both are a gem!
This song restored my faith in rock and roll. I was an 80s teen and we had the best music. In the late 80s, I was a young adult working hard and music started to change. I was frustrated listening to the radio. And then I heard Pour Some Sugar On Me. Bam! Rock and roll was back. I had liked Def Leppard in high school but now I loved them. Def Leppard and Journey are my two bands. Thank you for the great video.
Def Leppard will always be my favorite British Rick band. "Photograph" my favorite Metal song. Hysteria is one hell of an album. Every single became bigger than its predecessor. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is still played in Strip joints. One of my favorite arena rock songs ever. Straight out Glam Metal Anthem at its finest.
The backstories on huge songs like this are so cool to see. They did play it a lot but I never got sick of it. To this day I have never not listened to it when it came on the radio. ❤
Fascinating backstory Professor! You always provide details that are new to me. It's amazing how this one song was inspired by parts of so many other bands' hits. The Hysteria tour was the first time I saw anyone perform in the ROUND, making every seat in the arena closer to the stage. Pour Some Sugar On Me got everyone fired up and singing along. Great memories!
I have a great memory as well. It involves the arrival of a troubled young man from Seattle in a thrift store sweater who's music signaled the ouster of sugar coated (pun maliciously intended) glam crap from the public zeitgeist and forever more armed and weaponized my taste as objectively superior. Remember when that happened?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 A spectacular display of lame, hollow, cock rock glam fluff for 15 year old girls which serious artists like Kurt Cobain detested and for very good reason. They do love taking your poorly spent 💰
Always loved this song and the Hysteria album ! Songs of my youth,❤ great insights into the song and album. I saw them live 3-4 times back in the day they were so fun live in concert! GREAT work Professor of Rock keep up with the amazing insights into these songs!
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This was absolutely my monumental album when I was 13-14. This became my workout music while training for football. It is still my favorite album. Heck, I even still have the original cassette that I bought.
So my funny story is that I LOVE this song and Def Leppard. Saw then in concert at the Forum in LA. Then, years later when I had my kids, I used to play 80’s music for them whenever we drove in the car. My son, who was about 4 at the time, LOVED the song and used to say “Mom play the BOMB BA BA BOMB SONG AGAIN!” And would sing along to oh. It was so cute he was so young and even though the song has risqué lyrics, kids don’t understand them. When he was MUCH older and he figured it out we both laughed at this memory.
I relive so much of my youth through this music and I appreciate the time and effort you put into making this content. Thank you so much! Wishing you much success!
I used to put this cassette in my Walkman every night. Gods of War was the first song on side B and I'd listen to every song. Thanks for sharing, Adam. Love watching.
I'll always appreciate Hysteria because that tour allowed me to see Queensryche open. At the time very few people even knew who they were, but I was a HUGE fan and Queensryche were touring for Operation Mindcrime. It was incredible. Later Queensryche would blow up and I'd see them again headlining their Empire tour with Suicidal Tendencies opening. A guy by the name of Robert Trujillio on bass at the time. I even casually ran into Rocky George at the side of the stage for that one. Another great gig.
As someone who was in high school in the 80's (C/O '84), your channel just brings me back when you go deep into these songs. Thanks for what you do; it is truly amazing!
Lots of great songs off this album. Rick Allen himself said his favorite song is Hysteria. Sometimes people forget that back in this era, there was an amazing number of artists pumping out hits. It made it that much harder to get a number 1 smash hit with all the competition. "Love Bites" was actually their only number one hit off this album. I still think that "Pour some sugar on me", "Hysteria" and "Armaggedon It" should have been number one's too, great songs for sure. Also, "Gods of War" was never released as a single, but it should have, an awesome song as well.
Great video! Very informative. As a singer in both a Def Leppard tribute band, as well as an 80's Hard Rock tribute who also cover this song, I can honestly say that no matter how many times we play this song, the audience simply goes nuts over it. There's just something about this song that really gets the blood pumping.
One of my favorite bands growing up. Had all their albums on loop- would lay on my bed with eyes closed and visualize me as lead singer... so cool to hear the stories behind the scenes. awesome.
This.whole.album !!! Just 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I saw them 3 times that year in different states. They were/are so tight! & you said it, background vocals are like another instrument!!! Great class today, Prof!
@ProfessorofRock --- thank you so much for making this segment. It brings back so many wonderful memories. This song has a very special place in my childhood. I blasted it everyday and watched MTV religiously everyday to see this video over and over again!
I definitely remember the long wait for the album to come out. I have a hard time choosing between Pyromania and Hysteria as my favorite Def Leppard album. They're so different, but so good. I sure was surprised that Women didn't do better on the charts. I loved that song. Another great episode!
I never cared much for this song but ABSOLUTELY loved this album and Def Leppard is and was everything to me. I saw them live more times than I can count.
I was not a hard rock/metal chick, but I bought a copy of Hysteria, and loved it! Their songs from that album got a lot of play on Much Music here in Canada. And Sugar was one of my favourite tracks.
Thank you for that Adam. I remember that summer as well. Thank you for sharing that tidbit about how that song was the difference maker for the album and their career. Keep sharing stories. I’ll listen.
If you saw all the people dancing and rocking to this song during the concerts of their Hysteria tour, you'd definitely see why PSSOM should've clearly been #1! It was a sight to see... I experienced it at Irvine Meadows in CA... You're absolutely right, Professor...
@@ProfessorofRock Unfortunately, didn't cath them on that tour but did see them on the previous one for Pyromania in '83 I think with Krokus and John Butcher Axis. They performed as their last song in the encore? Travelin' Band by CCR...great show!
Def Leppard's Hysteria album probably holds the dubious distinction of being the only album where among the first five singles released from it, each one attained a higher peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 than its predecessor: #80 - "Women" #19 - "Animal" #10 - "Hysteria" #2 - "Pour Some Sugar on Me" #1 - "Love Bites"
For such a pos charleton recording by a bunch of stout-addled halfwits OD-ing on Friday's fish and chips and Wednesday's bangers and mash, that record was indeed a dubious distinction.
Mutt was a Beast in the studio. A dreaded taskmaster because he takes forever to produce anything I remember reading how Joe Elliott along with the band often spoke about quitting because it was too unbearable. 3yrs to produce this vinyl. Would make anyone feel like that. But! What a great outcome!
I was at McNickoles arena when they were recording that video. I remember they had to play Pour Some Sugar On Me three different times during the show to get the footage they wanted. Every time they played it the crowd was more hyped than the time before! It was recorded over two nights for the home video Live In The Round concert. I never did see myself in the video because I was pretty far back 😂 but I was there and it was awesome!!🤘
To this day, when I find a "kid" that knows drums I love to play him Pour Some Sugar... Animal, or other song from that album, and only after he's amazed at how good the drums are, I show him the video and say "And he did it with only one arm". So far, they all become fans!
@@Angarsk100 It's straight four timing with open high hat and zero double bass pedal action. Literally so simple a guy with only one arm can do it with the aid of live backing tracks. I'm not dissin' his inspiring decision to keep rocking, but let's keep this in realistic perspective. He is physically incapable of playing stuff like Dave Grohl, Dave Lombardo or Stuart Copeland.
@@petegregory517 I acknowledge the technical accomplishment and I am glad he can continue to play and inspire others with special needs. I'm not a monster. I'm just saying that those hurdles were accomplished for the goal of (at the end of the day) continuing to make millions of $ playing fluff glam rock for 15 year old girls. Just saying.
I love Def Leppard. Mad respect for keeping the drummer. Pyromania was gold for me. I was in 10th grade for it. I loved the album. Hysteria was worth it. The whole album was awesome. Armageddon it, Love Bites and Sugar were awesome. Sugar could not wait for the next album. Love is like a bomb. I’m glad Mutt heard it. It never said sex but it definitely was about sex.
I remember when the album came out and Animal caught my attention. I rushed out and bought the album (on cassette tape). When I heard Pour Some Sugar, the album got played non-stop. I know I contributed to 4 of millions of albums sales it made. I burned up the 1st cassette playing it so much. Wound up buying 3 more, 1 for work, 1 for home, and one for in the car going to and from work. I got to see the band play in the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Great times.
Saw them March 30th '93 in St. Louis. 5th row. My ears rang for 3 days. A friend had their first album in '80 when the drummer, Rick Allen, was only 15 years old at the time of the recording.
I had never been a huge fan of hard rock/metal music in the 80's. I was obviously aware of Pyromania in Grade school because most of the kids in my class were into metal. However, all that changed for me especially with this single. After this song was released I went out and immediately bought Hysteria. I actually went back and bought Pyromania as well. It's amazing how one song can change a persons perspective. Faith & Hysteria would be my 2 go to albums for all of 1988. Strangely enough they would finish 1 & 2 respectively as the top albums of '88 according to Billboard. Such great music memories, thanks for bringing them back.
I'm seriously so stoked that I stumbled across this channel out of nowhere the other day, love learning more about all of these old songs that I used to hear when I was a young child growing up in the 80's, lol.
Love from France ! This was pretty much the soundtrack of my visit to the USA, on heavy rotation on MTV that summer (sandwiched between Jane Wiedlin's Rush Hour and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's Parents just don't understand). I'm still keeping the Hysteria tape I bought then as a memento of my trip. What a time to be alive !
I saw the Pointer Sisters at the Rex in 1985, it was an awesome experience, I first saw them at 12 years old fell infatuated for years. I was with 3 other guys working in France and we made the news when they caught us sleeping in hammocks about 20 feet up in the trees in a park. I was young and happily met so many awesome nice people. I did get swore at some but most people where nice.
I wasn't a huge DL fan when I first heard them. Like you I was a late adopter but as the years have passed they have become one of my favorites from my college years. Finally saw them last summer with Poison, Joan Jett, Motley Crue and Classless Act. Def Leppard was on their game and absolutely rocked the house. We were far from the stage but the energy and power were palpable. It was a night I will never forget, I am glad I went. And, of course, they played Sugar!!!
Remember listening to this album on my Walkman, while partying on the Jersey shore summer 88 and then skiing all winter 88/89…so many good memories. I can still tell where each song is, and what side…so good!!
Loved the whole album. Was able to see them in concert on this tour in Billings, MT. Tesla was the opening act, was down on the floor for the show was deaf for three days after that. It was glorious! Coming of age in the era of Hair Metal was a blessing.
The second you said "Step inside" I knew which song you were doing, lol! I love it! In the early 90's, I got to see Heart and Def Leppard at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center in NY). We sat on the lawn and got drunk and had a fantastic time!! One of the best nights ever! Still, to this day, it's one of my favorite albums and one of the few that I like every single track on it. When we learned of the drummers accident, my friends and siblings and I were all heart broken. Even my dad, who was the one who got us into all music, was bummed. Then Hysteria came out and we were like "YES!" It was most triumphant! I wore out several tapes, but not to worry, because dad made sure we had the album, lol! I miss my dad and he'd love the hell out of your channel, just like I do!
It’s impossible to overstate what a hit-making, album-moving machine Def Leppard was in the 80s. If the only albums they ever released were Pyromania and Hysteria, they’d still be legendary.
I remember going out and buying the CD when it came out. I remember liking the album a lot but was sad that it was not a big hit. I think Animal was the first release. It did not do much. I then remember happily the album finally blew up and went as big as Pyromania. They deserved it. They had had a rough couple of years.
I remember buying the CD when it came out. Then I realized that I was in the photo in the liner notes. I went back and bought the LP for the larger photo. Great concert before the incredible album!
The brings back some great memories of the first time I went to Florida before I was married with children in 1988 and met these two roommates that loved this song and loved to party and we had a lot of fun, the good old days!!
In 1988 I think I bought Hysteria at least 5 times. Tapes kept getting stolen or ruined in my player. CDs got scratched. One of the best albums of the 80s for sure.
...ha-HAAA!! ....memmmorieeess..... Me best Bud kept snatchin' me tape SO MUCH, I forbid him to get it again....then, he gave it BACK to me Years later.....after I bought SEVEN COPIES! (1 tape, 2 Vinyl, 4 CD re-issues) ...the BASTID.... ; )
By anyone who wasn't around listening in their generation for sure. My kids think they're "trash". My parents thought they were "no-talent wannabes". Half my friends thought they were posers. The other half loved like I did.
@@andrewstableford9781 Uuuuuuuuum. Go back to your cheetos and video games. This guy obviously did. I do. That's two. And it only takes one to make your statement not only false, but BS. Get a book on logic and see if you can figure out why your comment is hilarious to adults.
Some of my fondest memories in my youth was staying up to watch the Headbanger's Ball on MTV and listening to Pirate Radio and calling in with requests. Ah.....good times!
Def Leppard truly has some amazing history. Truly one of the defining acts when it comes to British rock and metal. I think Hysteria is an already legendary album, but this classic elevated it to a level it would not have otherwise seen.
"...I think Hysteria is an already legendary album..." ....THINK!??? ...It's been re-issued FIVE TIMES! ...ha-HAA!! ...jus'kiddin', you're SPOT ON about it being a CLASSIC....
Discovered the boys at a festival in Australia in 1983 where they had bottles thrown at them. Still love their music to this day. Whenever they come to town I see them
Fun connection between Def Leppard and U2 (re: your shirt): Bono and Adam were hitch-hiking during the Joshua Tree tour, when they got a ride from a guy who was blasting Def Leppard's PSSOM. They loved it. That was the start of a change in sound for U2, which ultimately became Achtung Baby.
I was in the Army in Korea in 1988. The two most popular albums there were Hysteria and Appetite For Destruction. Memorable music for a memorable time.
I was in the Army and stationed in Panama from 1987 -1991 and “Sugar” was in the jukebox at the snack bar on Fort Davis. I played it a lot, but now hearing the story about the song makes it a better memory. I’m a boomer, and have a wide eclectic taste in music, and Def Leppard was a favorite of the 80’s.
That album takes me right back to good times at college. It was a monster hit in the UK that summer of ‘87, and for someone unfamiliar with Def Leppard it was a revelation! Great memories, thanks for taking me back Adam 👍🏻
I remember having, and jamming out to the Hysteria album for almost a year before it became a hit. Def Leppard is my favorite band. Pour Some Sugar On Me is still being played in bars every weekend.
Poll: Straight up... What is your pick for the greatest album of the 80s?
U2 The Joshua Tree
Paul Simon, Graceland
Thriler- Michael Jackson.
runnerups:
The River- Bruce Springsteen; Rush- Moving Pictures;
The Pretenders- The Pretenders.
I actually think Def Leppard's Pyromania was the best album of the 80s.
Poison Open Up and say ahhh
I'll nominate Michael Jackson's Thriller and Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA.
I was blasting hysteria on a drive through my neighborhood last week, and at a stop light, a guy crossing the street heard the song and did a little break out dance move with some head bangs and air drums. Certain songs just have lasting appeal. So many of Def Leopard’s songs have such great hooks, they are universally appealing, and will always be loved! ❤
I can't listen to any Def Leppard song without a feeling of nostalgia and happiness coming over me. Listened to that music during some of the best years of my life 👨🎤❤️
Me too!!
Me three! 😂
You had me in the first eight words.
I saw them open for Blackfoot when I was 15. It was the High N' Dry tour I think.
Agreed. High N Dry, Pyromania and Hysteria were the soundtracks of my youth.
If you've not listened to def leppard prior to pyromania or hysteria you're missing out. Songs like let it go or high n dry,lady strange,rock brigade, bringing on a heartbreak...rockin 🤘🤘
High ‘n Dry was very underrated.
Saw them open for Blackfoot in Oakland,Ca. 1980. It was in support of their “On Thru the Night” album and their first US My HS friends and I had no interest in Blackfoot, it was Lepp we went for.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 played that album/cassette constantly, so much so had to buy it a 2nd time. After having to re-buy many of my favorite cassettes due to this issue or that I went back to albums only and just taped anything I wanted in my car. What we went thru back in the day to have our tunes 🤪
“Bringing on the Heartbreak” is my favorite Def Leppard song. Unfortunately I was listening to it the morning I found out a classmate in High school had taken his life. Not a close friend but it was my the first time I had experienced the confusion of such a senseless loss. This song took on a different meaning after that day. Still takes me back to those emotions on that day listening to it even today. I think of it every time I hear of someone passing away by their own hands. The lyrics have nothing to do with this subject but the opening melody is emotional.
Wasted and No No No 🤟
I was 16 when this album came out. Went to see them in concert with Tesla as their opener. Sugar was at its height when I saw them and when they played that song, the place just blew up! Man never will forget that! You hit the nail on the head by saying it was the gen x st pepper! To this day its it my most favorite album.
One of the great things about your channel is the memories it brings back of my teenage and early adult years. Remember how Def Leppard ruled MTV then, also seeing them in concert on the Hysteria tour, they had the cirular stage in the center of the floor and it was a small arena, no bad seats, it was great!
Wow I hadn't really thought about the fact that Hysteria had 7 big singles on it. That's crazy compared to today's standards. The live Sugar video is one of the 4 or 5 quintessential videos of that era. Absolutely iconic.
For sure. It could've had 8 singles with Love and Affection! Don't you think?
@@ProfessorofRock Hell yes! Love and Affection is my favorite song on that album, and given the others, that's really saying something.
Absolutely! One of my favorite tracks on the album! And, at the time would have been perfect for radio.
@@ProfessorofRockI always thought that poor song was criminally underrated. It just got lost in the shuffle.
@@ProfessorofRock The late great Steve Clark's favorite song on the album. "Don't Shoot Shotgun" also sounds like a single.
Hysteria is a stunning song for the ages. The whole album still sounds terrific today and is a timeless classic.
Agreed - Hysteria is my favorite song of theirs
I agree! Thanks Eighties!
Yes, and love really does bite!
@@BillGraper Indeed!
Stunningly shallow, gay, glam rock crap for females.
Every Def Leppard album was monumental to me, so yes Hysteria was, but so were the others. They still are. There's no other like Def Leppard. Their songs mark very special moments in my life.
I remember my brother getting this album in 1987 and Pour Some Sugar on Me was instantly one of my favorites on the album. My parents found out about my brother buying it and of course went on the "devil worshippers" talk and how it was terrible. I can really only place it in that year because my sister hadn't been born yet (just over a month later she came along) and it was just my brother and I getting that talk at night riding in the car. It's my brother's fault I got into hard rock and heavy metal. :D
Having been hooked by Pyromania in school, picking up Hysteria was a no-brainer. Over 30 years later, Def Leppard is still my favourite band of all time.
Same
Musicians. We are what they eat. A soup with hint of Queen, Beatles, etc. That was the last album I liked from them.
Pyromania is one of my top five favorite albums of all time. I was immensely disappointed by Hysteria. They switched from "metal band" to "pop band", and lost everything that I loved about them.
I remember that I liked Pyromania more than Hysteria back in the day.
It's my favorite band, too. Once I saw the North American "Sugar" video on MTV, I was hooked good.
I remember when this song was on the FM radio rotation every day. My dad was driving us miles on the road to my grandparents house and us four kids crammed in the back seat. The 1980's also had big family cars that can fit a family of 6 easily. We were all singing Pour Some Sugar On Me blasted as high as the dial could get. My mom and dad also loved the song. What memories.
Great memories!
Family fun and road trips!
There was a lot of intergenerational cultural cross pollination in OUR household, too! We shared musical likes in both directions. We liked some of their music, and they liked some of ours. Gave my mom a Def Leppard cassette for Mother's Day when she was 54, and she played it regularly. She also liked Queen, Styx, Journey, and others, as she shared my love of dense harmonies -- and DAD got ME into Eric Clapton!
Totally the best album, got lucky and saw them on the original Hysteria tour, 40 years later took my wife to see them on the anniversary tour and it was like a Time Machine took me right back to my early 20’s.
If you're into Def Leppard, listen to their debut album, "On Through the Night." It is _wildly_ different from the rest of their music, but it's pretty damn awesome in its own right.
I have to agree.
Only one I can listen to!
Oh yes. THE classic.
The era when Def Leppard was a heavy metal band. Love that album. The guitar solos they used to do...holy schnikes! "Overture" is such an underrated and overlooked metal classic. Then the era of Def Leppard: the rock band, began with High 'n' Dry.
@@kaokno742 you mean it began with Hysteria
I have been a fan of Def Leppard since the High and Dry album. I have seen them live multiple times. When they came to town doing live in the round. I was so excited I got tickets to go. Then I found out I was 4 months pregnant. Talk to my doctor about going to the show pregnant. Would it harm the baby. He thought about it. I told him I was going to that show no matter what. I did, and my 30 year old son loves Def Leppard as much as I do.
It just doesn't get much better. 35 years later it is still making me sing along... fortunately in the car where I can't be heard!😉
Def Leppard killed it when this album was released and I remember hearing "Pour Some Sugar on Me" early on one of our local album rock stations. after the DJ played the whole album he then encored "PSSOM" and from then on it was a nightly staple on that station, maybe for the next 10 years.
I love the story of how they "built" this song piece by piece into one of the greatest rock anthems in history.
Also the story about Rick Allen. His accident and how his bandmates stood by him during his recovery, then his amazing comeback as a one armed drummer is one of the greatest rock and roll stories we have ever heard, because it ended in triumph instead of tragedy!
Thanks for watching!
A rock and roll success story indeed.
This was probably my most memorable concert. It was the first time we had seen laser lights like that, or a 360degree stage. It was the greatest thing I had ever seen at 19 years old. And still is to this day.
Love your show!! I am an 80s woman! I graduated in 1984! The 80s were awesome. Pour Some Sugar On Me PHENOMENAL!! I play it when sunbathing and it brings back my youth! Thank you for your shows! ❤❤❤
I discovered Def Leppard listening to Pyromania. After the video for Photograph came out, I was hooked! And I still am! Decades later, they are still my favorite band! I have always loved the loyalty to keep Rick Allen. He had to relearn to play drums and it’s amazing that they stuck by him! True friendship and loyalty! ❤️
This album had me at “Animal” in ‘87 when I first heard it on the radio. Ran right out and got it. Saw the “Hysteria” concert at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall. Spectacular! I feel like this album was to them what “Escape” was to Journey or “Moving Pictures” was to Rush. It brought in millions of new fans and made them legendary. Every song on each of those albums was special. Always interesting to hear the random influences that made these masterpieces. Thank you Professor!
1987,88, and 89 I was living in Waikiki. I was driving a pedicab- a 3 wheeled rickshaw if you will. It had tuck and roll upholstery and a kickass stereo. I was young, muscular and in shape and when this song came on, I would boot it down Kalekawa Avenue, song blaring, even flipping the bike up on two wheels! They changed the girls every two weeks(!) and this song got me laid like no other! Thank you Def Leppard!
Def Lep is the best! Thanks for sharing the behind the scenes making of one of the best songs ever. Professor of Rock, you rock!
I worked for the Lep’s record/distribution company in the 90s. I had the distinct pleasure of being in a Gentlemans club across the river from St. Louis one night with Sav and a Mercury Records promo guy. It was quite an experience to see the recognition of who was there ripple through the crowd. It was all over when Pour Some Sugar was played by the DJ. Can you say…Girls Girls Girls. When I’m asked daddy, what did you do in the war I often leave this story out, but it is extremely memorable ❤️.
This song RULED the summer of 88!! From the first listen when it came out in 87, Pour and Hysteria stood out front and center on one baggin album. Never got tired of it and still love it. Mutt reused those backing vocals in 1991 on Bryan Adams' Waking Up the Neighbors which sold 17 million copies.
You couldn’t go two hours without hearing it on 104.7 WIOT in Toledo
"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" in particular was vintage Mutt.
My favorite group, This album kicked-ass begining to the end. I wore out two cassettes in my car, and played it loud. Loved those days.
Professor of Rock is the MAN.
Great channel, great content.
Thanks for everything you post, absolutely love your work.
You are quickly becoming one of my most listened to RUclips channels. Outstanding work!
Hysteria as a whole is a masterpiece gem. Pop/glam metal perfection, not a single weak track, and a must for the late 80's party.
I saw Def Leppard in concert a year ago and took my wife who'd not really listened to them before. They rocked and she loved them!! She found her new rock love. We still listen to them regularly since
If Mutt Lange says, you record this song, you record this song. If Mutt Lange says you put it on the album, you put it on the album. His track record of success says whatever he tells you to do you do it.
He cheated on Shania Twain with a gargoyle though. I wouldn’t take his advice on women.
@@kingofallwhites LOL you have a point. I have to agree with you, I wouldn't either. Going from tenderloin to shank.
@@kingofallwhites I mean, you can't always be right....
Any man who cheats on his wife can't be much of a man.
Maybe the Lounge Lizard wasn't putting out
I must say Gods of War should had also been a number one hit, I mean those beautiful guitars by Phill and Steve, the melody itself, the heavy choruses and effects, just like the equivalent of Pyromania's Billy's Got a Gun, both are a gem!
It was Sav's bass groove that hit me. This song is what drew me to the bass guitar.
Ronald Reagan's voice still gives me chills. We will not cave in...
Totally awesome song!!!
Yes!!! 1988 will always be my favorite year of my life and Def Leppard’s Hysteria was a big part of that
How come?
This song restored my faith in rock and roll. I was an 80s teen and we had the best music. In the late 80s, I was a young adult working hard and music started to change. I was frustrated listening to the radio. And then I heard Pour Some Sugar On Me. Bam! Rock and roll was back. I had liked Def Leppard in high school but now I loved them. Def Leppard and Journey are my two bands. Thank you for the great video.
Def Leppard will always be my favorite British Rick band. "Photograph" my favorite Metal song. Hysteria is one hell of an album. Every single became bigger than its predecessor. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is still played in Strip joints. One of my favorite arena rock songs ever. Straight out Glam Metal Anthem at its finest.
Photograph is a great song!!!
The backstories on huge songs like this are so cool to see. They did play it a lot but I never got sick of it. To this day I have never not listened to it when it came on the radio. ❤
It feels fresh!
Fascinating backstory Professor! You always provide details that are new to me. It's amazing how this one song was inspired by parts of so many other bands' hits. The Hysteria tour was the first time I saw anyone perform in the ROUND, making every seat in the arena closer to the stage. Pour Some Sugar On Me got everyone fired up and singing along. Great memories!
For sure! Great memories indeed. Thanks for watching!
I have a great memory as well. It involves the arrival of a troubled young man from Seattle in a thrift store sweater who's music signaled the ouster of sugar coated (pun maliciously intended) glam crap from the public zeitgeist and forever more armed and weaponized my taste as objectively superior. Remember when that happened?
@@ProfessorofRock Seriously Prof, too loud! Dial the equalizer down 20%.
They love making their live shows spectacular!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 A spectacular display of lame, hollow, cock rock glam fluff for 15 year old girls which serious artists like Kurt Cobain detested and for very good reason. They do love taking your poorly spent 💰
I loved this song... the very first time I heard it... circa July 1988. ❤
Always loved this song and the Hysteria album ! Songs of my youth,❤ great insights into the song and album. I saw them live 3-4 times back in the day they were so fun live in concert! GREAT work Professor of Rock keep up with the amazing insights into these songs!
I have never been to Karaoke without someone doing "Pour Some Sugar On Me"!
It always fascinates me how some of these hit songs come together! Thanks Professor! Great video!
Poll: What is your pick for the greatest album of hit songs in history? Where every song is GREAT?
You mean a greatest hits album?
I'll nominate Boston's debut album.
Bob Marley - Legend;
Stevie Wonder - Original Musiquarium1,2;
Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits;
Joan Armatrading - A&M Classics Volume 21; Frank Sinatra - The Very Good Years.
Good one! @@freezer8530
For me, it’s a tie between “Hysteria” and Born In The USA”
This was absolutely my monumental album when I was 13-14. This became my workout music while training for football. It is still my favorite album. Heck, I even still have the original cassette that I bought.
So my funny story is that I LOVE this song and Def Leppard. Saw then in concert at the Forum in LA. Then, years later when I had my kids, I used to play 80’s music for them whenever we drove in the car. My son, who was about 4 at the time, LOVED the song and used to say “Mom play the BOMB BA BA BOMB SONG AGAIN!” And would sing along to oh. It was so cute he was so young and even though the song has risqué lyrics, kids don’t understand them. When he was MUCH older and he figured it out we both laughed at this memory.
I relive so much of my youth through this music and I appreciate the time and effort you put into making this content. Thank you so much! Wishing you much success!
I used to put this cassette in my Walkman every night. Gods of War was the first song on side B and I'd listen to every song. Thanks for sharing, Adam. Love watching.
I'll always appreciate Hysteria because that tour allowed me to see Queensryche open. At the time very few people even knew who they were, but I was a HUGE fan and Queensryche were touring for Operation Mindcrime. It was incredible. Later Queensryche would blow up and I'd see them again headlining their Empire tour with Suicidal Tendencies opening. A guy by the name of Robert Trujillio on bass at the time. I even casually ran into Rocky George at the side of the stage for that one. Another great gig.
I saw the Rage for Order tour! Very cool!
As someone who was in high school in the 80's (C/O '84), your channel just brings me back when you go deep into these songs. Thanks for what you do; it is truly amazing!
Lots of great songs off this album. Rick Allen himself said his favorite song is Hysteria. Sometimes people forget that back in this era, there was an amazing number of artists pumping out hits. It made it that much harder to get a number 1 smash hit with all the competition. "Love Bites" was actually their only number one hit off this album. I still think that "Pour some sugar on me", "Hysteria" and "Armaggedon It" should have been number one's too, great songs for sure. Also, "Gods of War" was never released as a single, but it should have, an awesome song as well.
I can recall hearing High & Dry (Saturday Night) and being blown away. From there I was a fan for all of Def Leppard's music.
Such a great record!
I also love the "Retroactive" album. Aside from the ballad singles, that album is pretty rockin!
A great song.
Great video! Very informative. As a singer in both a Def Leppard tribute band, as well as an 80's Hard Rock tribute who also cover this song, I can honestly say that no matter how many times we play this song, the audience simply goes nuts over it. There's just something about this song that really gets the blood pumping.
One of my favorite bands growing up. Had all their albums on loop- would lay on my bed with eyes closed and visualize me as lead singer... so cool to hear the stories behind the scenes. awesome.
This.whole.album !!! Just 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I saw them 3 times that year in different states. They were/are so tight! & you said it, background vocals are like another instrument!!!
Great class today, Prof!
So good! What did they open with?
& to tell the truth, I saw Richard Marx twice that year as well. I loved them both & still do.
What did they play?
@ProfessorofRock --- thank you so much for making this segment. It brings back so many wonderful memories. This song has a very special place in my childhood. I blasted it everyday and watched MTV religiously everyday to see this video over and over again!
I definitely remember the long wait for the album to come out. I have a hard time choosing between Pyromania and Hysteria as my favorite Def Leppard album. They're so different, but so good. I sure was surprised that Women didn't do better on the charts. I loved that song.
Another great episode!
They wanted to retain Rick Allen, and I’m so glad they did.
I never cared much for this song but ABSOLUTELY loved this album and Def Leppard is and was everything to me. I saw them live more times than I can count.
I was not a hard rock/metal chick, but I bought a copy of Hysteria, and loved it! Their songs from that album got a lot of play on Much Music here in Canada. And Sugar was one of my favourite tracks.
Thank you for that Adam. I remember that summer as well. Thank you for sharing that tidbit about how that song was the difference maker for the album and their career. Keep sharing stories. I’ll listen.
If you saw all the people dancing and rocking to this song during the concerts of their Hysteria tour, you'd definitely see why PSSOM should've clearly been #1! It was a sight to see... I experienced it at Irvine Meadows in CA... You're absolutely right, Professor...
....and the 'Leps lost out to RICHARD MARX, no less! ..see me charts.... ; )
Awesome! Wish I could've seen that tour!! ugh.
Freaking RICHARD MARX, of all people. I am still baffled.
I was at that concert to at Irvine Meadows! Awesome time!!
@@ProfessorofRock Unfortunately, didn't cath them on that tour but did see them on the previous one for Pyromania in '83 I think with Krokus and John Butcher Axis. They performed as their last song in the encore? Travelin' Band by CCR...great show!
Def Leppard's Hysteria album probably holds the dubious distinction of being the only album where among the first five singles released from it, each one attained a higher peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 than its predecessor:
#80 - "Women"
#19 - "Animal"
#10 - "Hysteria"
#2 - "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
#1 - "Love Bites"
HUH. Cool on you for pointing that out!!
Didn’t notice that! Thanks.
...PSSSST ...don't forget the others, Man... ; )
#3 - "Arm-A-geddon It"
#12 - "Rocket"
For such a pos charleton recording by a bunch of stout-addled halfwits OD-ing on Friday's fish and chips and Wednesday's bangers and mash, that record was indeed a dubious distinction.
Rocket
Mutt was a Beast in the studio. A dreaded taskmaster because he takes forever to produce anything I remember reading how Joe Elliott along with the band often spoke about quitting because it was too unbearable. 3yrs to produce this vinyl. Would make anyone feel like that. But! What a great outcome!
I was at McNickoles arena when they were recording that video. I remember they had to play Pour Some Sugar On Me three different times during the show to get the footage they wanted. Every time they played it the crowd was more hyped than the time before! It was recorded over two nights for the home video Live In The Round concert. I never did see myself in the video because I was pretty far back 😂 but I was there and it was awesome!!🤘
This was the peak of hair metal. All us kids were amazed when the drummer came out with one arm.
It was LEGENDARY! Thanks Meditech!
To this day, when I find a "kid" that knows drums I love to play him Pour Some Sugar... Animal, or other song from that album, and only after he's amazed at how good the drums are, I show him the video and say "And he did it with only one arm". So far, they all become fans!
@@Angarsk100 It's straight four timing with open high hat and zero double bass pedal action. Literally so simple a guy with only one arm can do it with the aid of live backing tracks. I'm not dissin' his inspiring decision to keep rocking, but let's keep this in realistic perspective. He is physically incapable of playing stuff like Dave Grohl, Dave Lombardo or Stuart Copeland.
Ever seen the video on the engineering feat that had to be pulled off to enable him to play?
Mind blowing in it’s day.
@@petegregory517 I acknowledge the technical accomplishment and I am glad he can continue to play and inspire others with special needs. I'm not a monster. I'm just saying that those hurdles were accomplished for the goal of (at the end of the day) continuing to make millions of $ playing fluff glam rock for 15 year old girls. Just saying.
So glad you did this episode....of of my favorite songs of the 80's.
I love Def Leppard. Mad respect for keeping the drummer. Pyromania was gold for me. I was in 10th grade for it. I loved the album. Hysteria was worth it. The whole album was awesome. Armageddon it, Love Bites and Sugar were awesome. Sugar could not wait for the next album. Love is like a bomb. I’m glad Mutt heard it. It never said sex but it definitely was about sex.
Driving around in my little red sports car in the summer of 1998, jamming this song on the radio, we’re some of the best days of my life!
I remember when the album came out and Animal caught my attention. I rushed out and bought the album (on cassette tape). When I heard Pour Some Sugar, the album got played non-stop. I know I contributed to 4 of millions of albums sales it made. I burned up the 1st cassette playing it so much. Wound up buying 3 more, 1 for work, 1 for home, and one for in the car going to and from work. I got to see the band play in the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Great times.
I love fun songs, you know the ones you can't sing along without putting a smile on your face. This one is at the top of the fun song list.
Def Leppard still put on a great show .seen them in last summer. 2023
Very cool! What did they open with?
Where?
@@ProfessorofRock They opened with Animal believe
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Columbus Ohio in Ohio Stadium on Aug 8 2023 with Motley crue and Alice Cooper.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Columbus Ohio in Ohio Stadium on August 8th with Motley Crue and Alice Cooper
Saw them March 30th '93 in St. Louis. 5th row. My ears rang for 3 days. A friend had their first album in '80 when the drummer, Rick Allen, was only 15 years old at the time of the recording.
I had never been a huge fan of hard rock/metal music in the 80's. I was obviously aware of Pyromania in Grade school because most of the kids in my class were into metal. However, all that changed for me especially with this single. After this song was released I went out and immediately bought Hysteria. I actually went back and bought Pyromania as well. It's amazing how one song can change a persons perspective. Faith & Hysteria would be my 2 go to albums for all of 1988. Strangely enough they would finish 1 & 2 respectively as the top albums of '88 according to Billboard. Such great music memories, thanks for bringing them back.
I'm seriously so stoked that I stumbled across this channel out of nowhere the other day, love learning more about all of these old songs that I used to hear when I was a young child growing up in the 80's, lol.
"Pour Some Sugar On Me" is truly one of Def Leppard's best songs-It may be 35 years old but it still sounds great.
I agree.
Total joy hearing you talk about this epic song, many thanks
Love from France ! This was pretty much the soundtrack of my visit to the USA, on heavy rotation on MTV that summer (sandwiched between Jane Wiedlin's Rush Hour and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's Parents just don't understand). I'm still keeping the Hysteria tape I bought then as a memento of my trip. What a time to be alive !
I saw the Pointer Sisters at the Rex in 1985, it was an awesome experience, I first saw them at 12 years old fell infatuated for years. I was with 3 other guys working in France and we made the news when they caught us sleeping in hammocks about 20 feet up in the trees in a park. I was young and happily met so many awesome nice people. I did get swore at some but most people where nice.
There were different songs for different people!
I wasn't a huge DL fan when I first heard them. Like you I was a late adopter but as the years have passed they have become one of my favorites from my college years. Finally saw them last summer with Poison, Joan Jett, Motley Crue and Classless Act. Def Leppard was on their game and absolutely rocked the house. We were far from the stage but the energy and power were palpable. It was a night I will never forget, I am glad I went. And, of course, they played Sugar!!!
Still love Def Lepperd to this day. They send me back to the awesome days of my youth. Sugar is one of my favorites from them.
No question that this was a landmark album for rock in the 80's, and PSSOM absolutely took over the airwaves that year. Legendary!
Remember listening to this album on my Walkman, while partying on the Jersey shore summer 88 and then skiing all winter 88/89…so many good memories. I can still tell where each song is, and what side…so good!!
Loved the whole album. Was able to see them in concert on this tour in Billings, MT. Tesla was the opening act, was down on the floor for the show was deaf for three days after that. It was glorious!
Coming of age in the era of Hair Metal was a blessing.
So awesome!
I bet you were smack dab in the middle of the audience!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I was all over the place since they played in the round.
All the respect and love, always, to Def Leppard. A rarity in rock/metal bands, in integrity and kindness.
Hysteria is one of the best albums of the 80’s hands down. And the recording is unbelievable.
The second you said "Step inside" I knew which song you were doing, lol! I love it! In the early 90's, I got to see Heart and Def Leppard at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center in NY). We sat on the lawn and got drunk and had a fantastic time!! One of the best nights ever! Still, to this day, it's one of my favorite albums and one of the few that I like every single track on it. When we learned of the drummers accident, my friends and siblings and I were all heart broken. Even my dad, who was the one who got us into all music, was bummed. Then Hysteria came out and we were like "YES!" It was most triumphant! I wore out several tapes, but not to worry, because dad made sure we had the album, lol! I miss my dad and he'd love the hell out of your channel, just like I do!
It’s impossible to overstate what a hit-making, album-moving machine Def Leppard was in the 80s. If the only albums they ever released were Pyromania and Hysteria, they’d still be legendary.
THe Thriller of rock!
I wholeheartedly agree.
So true!!
Seen them last year. They still got it. Well worth the money . Sugar is my favorite but all the songs are great
I remember going out and buying the CD when it came out. I remember liking the album a lot but was sad that it was not a big hit. I think Animal was the first release. It did not do much. I then remember happily the album finally blew up and went as big as Pyromania. They deserved it. They had had a rough couple of years.
I remember buying the CD when it came out. Then I realized that I was in the photo in the liner notes. I went back and bought the LP for the larger photo. Great concert before the incredible album!
The brings back some great memories of the first time I went to Florida before I was married with children in 1988 and met these two roommates that loved this song and loved to party and we had a lot of fun, the good old days!!
In 1988 I think I bought Hysteria at least 5 times. Tapes kept getting stolen or ruined in my player. CDs got scratched. One of the best albums of the 80s for sure.
That's why I always copied it to cassette or CD, this way I wouldnt have to buy it again.
@@robb5921 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠
...ha-HAAA!! ....memmmorieeess..... Me best Bud kept snatchin' me tape SO MUCH, I forbid him to get it again....then, he gave it BACK to me Years later.....after I bought SEVEN COPIES! (1 tape, 2 Vinyl, 4 CD re-issues) ...the BASTID.... ; )
I think we've all become victims of the format changes the recording industry mandated on us. I've bought so many albums more than once.
Ha ha! I know what you mean!
I Seen Def Leppard in St. Louis in 88… such an amazing show!! All of their is music is great
Def Leppard. An incredibly under-rated band in many domains.
Uuuumm. No one thinks they’re underrated.
No they were not.
Couldn't agree more!
By anyone who wasn't around listening in their generation for sure. My kids think they're "trash". My parents thought they were "no-talent wannabes". Half my friends thought they were posers. The other half loved like I did.
@@andrewstableford9781 Uuuuuuuuum. Go back to your cheetos and video games. This guy obviously did. I do. That's two. And it only takes one to make your statement not only false, but BS. Get a book on logic and see if you can figure out why your comment is hilarious to adults.
Some of my fondest memories in my youth was staying up to watch the Headbanger's Ball on MTV and listening to Pirate Radio and calling in with requests. Ah.....good times!
Def Leppard truly has some amazing history. Truly one of the defining acts when it comes to British rock and metal. I think Hysteria is an already legendary album, but this classic elevated it to a level it would not have otherwise seen.
"...I think Hysteria is an already legendary album..." ....THINK!??? ...It's been re-issued FIVE TIMES! ...ha-HAA!! ...jus'kiddin', you're SPOT ON about it being a CLASSIC....
Thanks RC32!
This paired with Pyromania are Def Leppard’s high points.
I too remember that Dial-MTV Summer! I was a total metal head, but had heard this song many too many times and was so over it. 😆
Step inside, are we talking about Def Leppard?
Hey, hey, we are...!
You got i!
Do walk this way.
Discovered the boys at a festival in Australia in 1983 where they had bottles thrown at them. Still love their music to this day. Whenever they come to town I see them
Fun connection between Def Leppard and U2 (re: your shirt): Bono and Adam were hitch-hiking during the Joshua Tree tour, when they got a ride from a guy who was blasting Def Leppard's PSSOM. They loved it. That was the start of a change in sound for U2, which ultimately became Achtung Baby.
I was in the Army in Korea in 1988. The two most popular albums there were Hysteria and Appetite For Destruction. Memorable music for a memorable time.
I was in the Army and stationed in Panama from 1987 -1991 and “Sugar” was in the jukebox at the snack bar on Fort Davis. I played it a lot, but now hearing the story about the song makes it a better memory. I’m a boomer, and have a wide eclectic taste in music, and Def Leppard was a favorite of the 80’s.
That album takes me right back to good times at college.
It was a monster hit in the UK that summer of ‘87, and for someone unfamiliar with Def Leppard it was a revelation!
Great memories, thanks for taking me back Adam 👍🏻
I remember having, and jamming out to the Hysteria album for almost a year before it became a hit. Def Leppard is my favorite band. Pour Some Sugar On Me is still being played in bars every weekend.