I think this would be Steve’s final live performance with Def Leppard. It would be interesting to see what direction Def Leppard would’ve went if Steve were still around
I remember waiting up half the night for this performance . Every commercial break was “ coming up next Def Leppard “ then it would be more awards and other groups .
For the record, this was the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards and was Steve's last appearance with the band before he died. The way they did live performance back then was to play the recorded track with Joe's live voice the only thing "live." This is Def Leppard's first recorded version of Tear It Down, which was featured as a B-side for a Hysteria vinyl single. Both Steve and Phil are playing in the track. The song was re-recorded and re-mixed after Steve's death with all guitar parts done by Phil, and that is the version released on Adrenalize. Joe may sound a little bit off pitch here but if you notice this stage was not equipped with monitors nor did they have the ear monitors you see performers wearing today to stay on pitch.
this is for me SO black and white in the sense of two completely different emotions from watching this. on the one hand we see the great man at his best, full of life owning the stage, Steve was truly one of the rarest of rare a 'rock star', he oozed charisma but baked it up with an amazingly timeless gift for writing songs, and composing riffing/chord/notes, the other feeling I get is what a incalculable loss for music and the world, his family and Phil espec, Lorelei too even if they'd broken up by this stage, and also for me the ability to strut his stuff all the while being a chronically sick man who could only function later in the day after drinking to settle his systemic shakes. but for posterity this was as far as i can glean The Riffmasters final show with L, even if pre recorded.
Wow! Takes me back to 1989. Thanks for posting. I remember recording this on my family's VCR and transferring it to cassette tape immediately! It was the MTV Music Video or Movie awards, I think. That comedian introducing them was ... Richard Lewis? I was a HUGE DL fan and had seen them previously play "live" on some British music awards show. Only that turned out to be them lip-syncing "Sugar." I was so bummed! Then I heard Lewis say "Tear It Down" and freaked! It was a B-side I'd heard about but didn't own the "cassingle" to. But yeah, listening to it now it's pretty obvious that they played a pre-recorded track of guitars and vocals. At least Joe's singing is live.
Didn't see it mentioned here, but the original version of this song (not the Adrenalize version) was finally officially released on the 2-disc expanded edition of Hysteria last year. I'm glad for that as I preferred the original. Heard it on the radio at the time--I think DJs agreed it was too good a song to pass up.
This was in September of 1989, right? Things were really going downhill for Steve by then, unfortunately. A fantastic performer and riff-maker. He's a legend
It makes me realize how far we’ve come to knowing and understanding alcoholism and how to treat it. I feel like Steve could’ve nipped it in the bud with today’s view on alcoholism. Where it’s a legitimate and destructive addiction, rather than something you can easily beat with willpower.
@@andrewhudson7108 Steve's alcoholism had another element to it Steve was self medicating to get over the years of psychological abuse from his Dad. He was always waiting for the other shoe to fall looking for his Dads approval that never seemed to come. By the time his Dad realized and tried to step in it was to late . The man was beyond talented I have a classical guitar back ground like he had but no where near the talent or ear he had.
I think I remember reading that they HAD considered firing Steve, but in the end decided to give him 6 months hiatus to get himself straightened out. I don't remember where I read it, other than it was in a magazine, so likely "Heavy Metal" or something like that. Forgive my faulty memory, it WAS 20 years ago. The thing is, no, they did NOT approach other guitarists until after he had passed. And not even immediately after he died, because at first Phil seriously considered quitting without him.
I always wondered why Joe said, "Keep the faith" at the end and now it makes sense, maybe they knew at the time it could be Steve's last performance with them.
No they just knew it took them a long time inbetween albums such as Pyromania to Hysteria was 4 1/2 years and they had just finished a grueling 2 year world tour with Hysteria and knew they needed a long break and time to record another album which arrived not until April 92 with Adrenalize. This clip is from September 89. So 2 1/2 years before they returned and a total of 4 1/2 years from Hysteria to Adrenalize.
@@Price70 , yes, they suffered tragedies between Pyromania and Hysteria (Rick’s accident), and again between Hysteria and Adrenalize (Steve’s death). Two very legit (and sad) reasons for long waits between these albums.
To me, the best Rockin' song of Def Leppards. I think they should have included this on the "Adrenalize" Cd/Album. The Re-recorded version sounds a bit to polished for me as the original (with S. Clark) is more of a raw sound. My Opinion.. 8-)
this is the first time i have seen a video of def leppard performing this song live i have been looking 4 something like this 4 a long time why didnt they include this song in the hysteria album? but im glad is on the adrenalize album.
WOW, Joe wearing a Misfits Legacy of Brutality T-Shirt. That's really unexpected. I saw this live as a kid but who knew looking back it was Steves last performance and... Well the misfits shirt. Lol.
it is...you wonder with the way Joe is kinda off..you wonder if they might have been having too much fun backstage. Some wine, women, and song. Hell...if I was in their shoes...I'd have done the exact same thing! Great song by a great band
Joe started using a falsetto thing in his throat when singing higher notes around the time of High and Dry. It's hard to control the mid range high notes and project at the same time especially while moving that much. It's easier to hit the very high notes when singing like that but much harder to control the pushing of your diaphragm for the in between notes. Works great in a controlled environment like the studio. Not so much live.
All the bands who performed that night did the same thing, when The Cult went on only Ian's vocals were live and the band played with a backing track. Search for The Cult Fire Woman you'll see it.
exactly! phil's solo sounds live too. in fact, ALL the guitars are live. you can tell right at the beginning, before the drums kick in, the pick slide is different than the original! the background vids seem a little too good though, but the lepps are known for good ones..
@noreplysoccer Steve Clark was already dead when they made Adrenalize. He co-wrote the album, but died before the recording, so Phil Collen played all guitar parts. They added Vivian Campbell when it was time to tour.
So this is the commercially unreleased 1989 demo version of “Tear It Down”; most of what would appear on the Adrenalize version in 1992 (the rhythm section, most of the guitars, the backing vocals) could be heard here; while the 1987 version was just a “live” recording for throwaway B-side material. I don’t think Steve played guitar in the studio for this 1989 demo because he was still going through alcohol problems. I only know he played on the 1988 demo of “Tonight” because it was recorded near the end of the Hysteria tour while he was sober, but until Def Leppard releases a full album of the 1988-1992 Adrenalize sessions, we won’t know if there are any tracks that he had co-written and played on that didn’t make it on the album.
@newc1531 Steve Clark is the guiatarist on most of Adrenalize tracks. Def Leppard did not replace Clark until after the album was close to finished and they needed someone to tour with. Then Vivian Campbell was added, debuting at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert.
No Steve is NOT the guitarist on most of the Adrenalize tracks. Steve helped write the album with Phil and did record some demos with Phil but the band gave Steve a 6 month hiatus during the recording process and Steve passed away during that time and never recorded any of the final versions of the songs. Phil channeled and played and recorded all of Steve’s guitar parts the way he thought Steve would and then recorded his own parts after that. There are a few lingering demos out there of Adrenalize tracks with Steve on them but they are extremely hard to find. Rare gems indeed.
Only twenty years? Rook. I've forgotten more about playing guitar than you will ever learn. You were in "a band". Okay, great. Congratulations! I've been in two. So what?
@DefKennyT This was the first t.v. appearance after they had some time off. I think they had trouble in the studio but don't wuote me. It has been quite a long time. I remember seeing it live on t.v. and was cranking the t.v. It was shortly after this appearance (couple months??)Steve died. Women was a great track. I bought Hysteria after hearing in in 87.
Steve's last ever appearance. Este video muestra la última aparición de Steve, en Mtv Awards en Los Angeles, Septiembre 6 de 1989. Nunca mas aparecieron como banda incluyendo a Clark.
Well it's funny, you got me to listen to it again, and it did not sound like the original, I was wrong about that. The solo is similar but Phil uses more harmonics in the Adrenalize version so I went back and listened to it again. So you were right, it wasn't the original version. But I said Phil CAN shred. He can't control himself is what I'm saying, he could not play this solo so controlled live, that's why you can tell it's a pre-record, he shreds every solo he gets a hold of. cheers!
@newc1531 @newc1531 Steve Clark is the guiatarist on most of Adrenalize tracks. Def Leppard did not replace Clark until after the album was close to finished and they needed someone to tour with. Then Vivian Campbell was added, debuting at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert.
YES THIS WAS AT THE END OF THE HYSTERIA TOUR, ONCE THE TOUR STOPPED Steve Clark started drinking more and more and the pressure of coming up with an album that would sell more or as much as the monster album HYSTERIA that at the time in jan 1991 had sold 13 million albums world wide, would have never happened, Steve should have just went into the studio and not have worried about topping hysteria, but that's not how Steve was, Steve was afraid of failure, and as history would tell us, Def LEPPARD NEVER TOPPED hysteria, ONE thing i bet Steve would have not imagined was that the HYSTERIA album would go on to sell over 20 million albums as of 2013,
+andrew morcus Yeah that was mostly true... BUT he had also moved in with an ex-heroin recovering addict Janie Dean! That's a NO! NO! That didn't go well as you know.2 wrongs definitely don't make a right in this situation.
I think this would be Steve’s final live performance with Def Leppard. It would be interesting to see what direction Def Leppard would’ve went if Steve were still around
I know since Steve was the primary song writer
Steve's last show?
Glad it got recorded.
Sad he's gone but SO glad he was HERE !!!!
Man was a Force of Nature.
Just pure MAGIC !!
🤘
I remember waiting up half the night for this performance . Every commercial break was “ coming up next Def Leppard “ then it would be more awards and other groups .
his voice is shredded by 18 months on tour.
Every day I wish they could still be with that lineup. I’m sorry but they were never the same after Steve died.
For the record, this was the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards and was Steve's last appearance with the band before he died. The way they did live performance back then was to play the recorded track with Joe's live voice the only thing "live." This is Def Leppard's first recorded version of Tear It Down, which was featured as a B-side for a Hysteria vinyl single. Both Steve and Phil are playing in the track. The song was re-recorded and re-mixed after Steve's death with all guitar parts done by Phil, and that is the version released on Adrenalize. Joe may sound a little bit off pitch here but if you notice this stage was not equipped with monitors nor did they have the ear monitors you see performers wearing today to stay on pitch.
Odd choice to play a B-Side on such a show. Can't remember if they'd been playing it live during the tour ?
@@Peakabike they did play it some on the ‘88 tour. It was a b side to the women single, and I used to play it at the local bowling alley.
@@buysjproperties betcha you were asked to play Journey a lot.
@@falconwingsJourney was fantastic! BTW, I love falcons! Hell, I love all birds of prey.
Def Leppard was a great band when they played loud, hard rock. Miss them like this
2024 and I love this song for it tells our entire World to fix things back to normal..........Tear it down and rebuild it better please!! #DefWins!!
Fuckin awesome...Steve's final show...we love you & miss you!!
Def Leppard is the greatest band ever
Steve is the reason I started playing guitar too
There's the secret weapon of Leppard Steve Clark his riffs etc miss u brother!
I LOVE DEF LEPPARD AND EVERYTHING UPBEAT 80's ROCK, OH YEAH I LIKE IT, OH YEAH BABY
I have this taped from TV still
DL back vocals are the best till this day. Out of this world.
this is for me SO black and white in the sense of two completely different emotions from watching this. on the one hand we see the great man at his best, full of life owning the stage, Steve was truly one of the rarest of rare a 'rock star', he oozed charisma but baked it up with an amazingly timeless gift for writing songs, and composing riffing/chord/notes, the other feeling I get is what a incalculable loss for music and the world, his family and Phil espec, Lorelei too even if they'd broken up by this stage, and also for me the ability to strut his stuff all the while being a chronically sick man who could only function later in the day after drinking to settle his systemic shakes. but for posterity this was as far as i can glean The Riffmasters final show with L, even if pre recorded.
Damn,if I was there when Def Leppard was performing Tear it Down.I would go wild by 😱 at Joe and be singing the song at the same 🕙.
DEF LEPPARD IS THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME TOO THIS SONG TEAR IT DOWN ROCKS TOO I WISH THAT THEY WOULD DO THE SONG RADAR LOVE TOO
My ultimate fav RNR band!
Tear It Down could've perfectly being the 8th single of Hysteria.
I would say 9th single because I feel like love and affection could’ve been a single
Love and Affection was almost a single but they decided to back off.
@@gregreece7489 yeah I heard that they didn’t want hysteria to be known as a “ballads” album
I think "Exciteable" and "Rocket" should have been B-sides and replaced with this and "I Wanna Be Your Hero," two vastly better songs.
Def Leppard was good 😌 back in 80s and in 77 90s to
Wow! Takes me back to 1989. Thanks for posting. I remember recording this on my family's VCR and transferring it to cassette tape immediately! It was the MTV Music Video or Movie awards, I think. That comedian introducing them was ... Richard Lewis?
I was a HUGE DL fan and had seen them previously play "live" on some British music awards show. Only that turned out to be them lip-syncing "Sugar." I was so bummed! Then I heard Lewis say "Tear It Down" and freaked! It was a B-side I'd heard about but didn't own the "cassingle" to. But yeah, listening to it now it's pretty obvious that they played a pre-recorded track of guitars and vocals. At least Joe's singing is live.
One of my favorite songs 🎉 🎸🎸🎤 🥁😊
Ahh yes, the MTV Video Music Awards from 1989. I have it on VHS somewhere also. I prefer this version to the one they used on a later studio album.
Didn't see it mentioned here, but the original version of this song (not the Adrenalize version) was finally officially released on the 2-disc expanded edition of Hysteria last year. I'm glad for that as I preferred the original. Heard it on the radio at the time--I think DJs agreed it was too good a song to pass up.
This song is awesome!
One of the Best songs ever. =]
this song is awesome [:
This was in September of 1989, right? Things were really going downhill for Steve by then, unfortunately. A fantastic performer and riff-maker. He's a legend
Yes, Def Leppard has never been the same since Steve's death, never...
i cant stop of watching this.
too much Energy
Gosh.!
takes me back ! love hair metal !
Underbara steve...kommer aldrig någonsin glömma dig du är och förblir en leppard så länge som dom andra finns I livet...hör ni gittar ljudet Supper!
Joe should grow a mullet again, that thing was awesome
it would look very weird on joe now
Yeah
Joe Elliott looked really hot in a mullet back in the 80s.🤩🥺😍🔥
Hell yeah, he is Sexy!!!!
Metallic screech... That's joes voice. My favorite. You have a problem? Don't listen!!!!
White Lion is here again, damn this song is UPBEAT, I LIKE IT, YES I LIKE IT
If someone ever invents time travel, please go back and stop Steve from....well you know!
Boomer I wish we had time police to keep things like that from happening. So much talent has been lost over the years.
It makes me realize how far we’ve come to knowing and understanding alcoholism and how to treat it. I feel like Steve could’ve nipped it in the bud with today’s view on alcoholism. Where it’s a legitimate and destructive addiction, rather than something you can easily beat with willpower.
@@andrewhudson7108 Steve's alcoholism had another element to it Steve was self medicating to get over the years of psychological abuse from his Dad. He was always waiting for the other shoe to fall looking for his Dads approval that never seemed to come. By the time his Dad realized and tried to step in it was to late . The man was beyond talented I have a classical guitar back ground like he had but no where near the talent or ear he had.
this is the best song of def leppard !
I remember watching this live like it was yesterday!
Epic performance
Great live performance! I Lke it! Leppard Bites!
This really was a great performance, despite Joe's voice. But really, he can't help that. His voice was shredded after touring behind Hysteria.
Def Leppard played 227 shows for the Hysteria tour, give them a break lol.
y-e-s...i'm crying!! what a way to go out steve! I LOVE YOU!!!
steve is a legend wish he was still with us
Me to. Glad I got to see him live twice.
I was 11 years old when I saw this shit live from the tv, I was and still flipping
I was 14 ans felt the same as you.
yup understood. all that matters is that Def Leppard has great songs and albums.
This was sent to me a few Minutes ago and I am Impressed!!! Good Jam!!!
I think I remember reading that they HAD considered firing Steve, but in the end decided to give him 6 months hiatus to get himself straightened out. I don't remember where I read it, other than it was in a magazine, so likely "Heavy Metal" or something like that. Forgive my faulty memory, it WAS 20 years ago. The thing is, no, they did NOT approach other guitarists until after he had passed. And not even immediately after he died, because at first Phil seriously considered quitting without him.
Excelente presentación
Def Leppard rocks
I always wondered why Joe said, "Keep the faith" at the end and now it makes sense, maybe they knew at the time it could be Steve's last performance with them.
No they just knew it took them a long time inbetween albums such as Pyromania to Hysteria was 4 1/2 years and they had just finished a grueling 2 year world tour with Hysteria and knew they needed a long break and time to record another album which arrived not until April 92 with Adrenalize. This clip is from September 89. So 2 1/2 years before they returned and a total of 4 1/2 years from Hysteria to Adrenalize.
@@Price70 , yes, they suffered tragedies between Pyromania and Hysteria (Rick’s accident), and again between Hysteria and Adrenalize (Steve’s death). Two very legit (and sad) reasons for long waits between these albums.
To me, the best Rockin' song of Def Leppards. I think they should have included this on the "Adrenalize" Cd/Album. The Re-recorded version sounds a bit to polished for me as the original (with S. Clark) is more of a raw sound. My Opinion.. 8-)
I don’t think there’s enough people in here informing us that this was Steve’s last performance with them and that the music is pre-recorded.
this is the first time i have seen a video of def leppard performing this song live i have been looking 4 something like this 4 a long time why didnt they include this song in the hysteria album? but im glad is on the adrenalize album.
they were not going to Fire Steve, they put him on a 6 month break so he could cure his alcohol addiction. sadly he died during that break.
Phil's guitar solo on this live performance is the first time it was used. Later on the "Adrenalize" version
WOW, Joe wearing a Misfits Legacy of Brutality T-Shirt.
That's really unexpected. I saw this live as a kid but who knew looking back it was Steves last performance and... Well the misfits shirt. Lol.
it is...you wonder with the way Joe is kinda off..you wonder if they might have been having too much fun backstage. Some wine, women, and song. Hell...if I was in their shoes...I'd have done the exact same thing!
Great song by a great band
Love the eighties hair !!
Joe started using a falsetto thing in his throat when singing higher notes around the time of High and Dry. It's hard to control the mid range high notes and project at the same time especially while moving that much. It's easier to hit the very high notes when singing like that but much harder to control the pushing of your diaphragm for the in between notes. Works great in a controlled environment like the studio. Not so much live.
This was Steve Clark's last live performance. =0(
All the bands who performed that night did the same thing, when The Cult went on only Ian's vocals were live and the band played with a backing track. Search for The Cult Fire Woman you'll see it.
Very good live performance by the Leps here
exactly! phil's solo sounds live too. in fact, ALL the guitars are live. you can tell right at the beginning, before the drums kick in, the pick slide is different than the original! the background vids seem a little too good though, but the lepps are known for good ones..
Tear it Down ROCKS!!!!
damn steve was the soul of def leppard. def leppard´s fan miss him
@noreplysoccer Steve Clark was already dead when they made Adrenalize. He co-wrote the album, but died before the recording, so Phil Collen played all guitar parts. They added Vivian Campbell when it was time to tour.
Stated was like playing with a ghost
@@jsmithmultimediatech thank you for stating that! Not many people realize that!
Love Steve
Sucks that the rest of the band is not playing live.
Steve Clarks final performance with the band :(
is this true man? was this really his final performance?
Yes sir, certainly was.
+Steven Stambaugh poor steve one hell of a guitarist
Amen. May he Rest in Peace.
I wonder if DL still has the exact same guitars Steve used when he was alive. Not currently using, but in storage somewhere.
¡LOS MEJORES!
LOVE THIS SONG!!
it sucks that steve is gone
Best song on Adrenalize!
How about White Lightning?
Hugo Beltran 😙😣😢
oh yeah! couldn't agree more!!!
Funny how we got some Adrenalize foreshadowing here...If i am not mistaken Joe wore almost the same outfit in the Make Love Like A Man video....
So this is the commercially unreleased 1989 demo version of “Tear It Down”; most of what would appear on the Adrenalize version in 1992 (the rhythm section, most of the guitars, the backing vocals) could be heard here; while the 1987 version was just a “live” recording for throwaway B-side material. I don’t think Steve played guitar in the studio for this 1989 demo because he was still going through alcohol problems. I only know he played on the 1988 demo of “Tonight” because it was recorded near the end of the Hysteria tour while he was sober, but until Def Leppard releases a full album of the 1988-1992 Adrenalize sessions, we won’t know if there are any tracks that he had co-written and played on that didn’t make it on the album.
i know man me too. i miss him. rip steve.
sounds even better on hysteria deluxe
R.I.P. STEVE CLARK THE BEST ROCK ON
ROCKER compuser
@newc1531
Steve Clark is the guiatarist on most of Adrenalize tracks. Def Leppard did not replace Clark until after the album was close to finished and they needed someone to tour with. Then Vivian Campbell was added, debuting at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert.
No Steve is NOT the guitarist on most of the Adrenalize tracks. Steve helped write the album with Phil and did record some demos with Phil but the band gave Steve a 6 month hiatus during the recording process and Steve passed away during that time and never recorded any of the final versions of the songs. Phil channeled and played and recorded all of Steve’s guitar parts the way he thought Steve would and then recorded his own parts after that. There are a few lingering demos out there of Adrenalize tracks with Steve on them but they are extremely hard to find. Rare gems indeed.
steve My sweet steve i Love you
This performace is fm the 1989 MTV Music Video Awards!
Only twenty years? Rook. I've forgotten more about playing guitar than you will ever learn. You were in "a band". Okay, great. Congratulations! I've been in two. So what?
@DefKennyT
This was the first t.v. appearance after they had some time off. I think they had trouble in the studio but don't wuote me. It has been quite a long time. I remember seeing it live on t.v. and was cranking the t.v. It was shortly after this appearance (couple months??)Steve died.
Women was a great track. I bought Hysteria after hearing in in 87.
I like the hysteria of this song better
RIP Steve Clark!!
❤🐆❤
Steve's last ever appearance. Este video muestra la última aparición de Steve, en Mtv Awards en Los Angeles, Septiembre 6 de 1989. Nunca mas aparecieron como banda incluyendo a Clark.
Well it's funny, you got me to listen to it again, and it did not sound like the original, I was wrong about that. The solo is similar but Phil uses more harmonics in the Adrenalize version so I went back and listened to it again. So you were right, it wasn't the original version. But I said Phil CAN shred. He can't control himself is what I'm saying, he could not play this solo so controlled live, that's why you can tell it's a pre-record, he shreds every solo he gets a hold of. cheers!
@newc1531 @newc1531
Steve Clark is the guiatarist on most of Adrenalize tracks. Def Leppard did not replace Clark until after the album was close to finished and they needed someone to tour with. Then Vivian Campbell was added, debuting at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert.
@TrueSMCfan THEY NEVER TOSSED STEVE !!!!!
Rumor has it Mikhail Gorbachev watched this live and immediately ordered his minister of the interior to take down the Berlin Wall
STEVE 🤟🤟🤟
"Did" things?
Ha they still do it! Just about everything is pre-recorded now.
Trust me, been there, seen it , heard it, saw it.
Rock on, Steve Clark!!
is woo good music def leppard is álbum adrenalize
Sadly the guitars were pre recorded, but Joe was actually singing
❤️
There are some songs on Adrenalize that Steve plays, but not all songs
3:30 Joe and Steve, this was around the time Steve started slipping
YES THIS WAS AT THE END OF THE HYSTERIA TOUR, ONCE THE TOUR STOPPED Steve Clark started drinking more and more and the pressure of coming up with an album that would sell more or as much as the monster album HYSTERIA that at the time in jan 1991 had sold 13 million albums world wide, would have never happened, Steve should have just went into the studio and not have worried about topping hysteria, but that's not how Steve was, Steve was afraid of failure, and as history would tell us, Def LEPPARD NEVER TOPPED hysteria, ONE thing i bet Steve would have not imagined was that the HYSTERIA album would go on to sell over 20 million albums as of 2013,
true
+andrew morcus Yeah that was mostly true... BUT he had also moved in with an ex-heroin recovering addict Janie Dean! That's a NO! NO! That didn't go well as you know.2 wrongs definitely don't make a right in this situation.
what do you mean by slipping?
He means falling off the wagon! Going downhill.... Drink and drugs.