Coolest thing about the "in the round" stage was that it actually rotated so everyone was able, at some point in the show, to have a full frontal view of the whole band! 🤘🏼🇬🇧🤘🏼
Def Leppard was my favourite Heavy Rock band when I was a teenager during the mid- late eighties. I still have one of their concerts on VHS called In The Round In Your Face. I guess it was named after the name given to a concert with the stage in the middle of an arena as described in the video. Steve Clark wrote and played my all time heavy rock instrumental tune, Switch 625. I was so much into Def Leppard, Poison, KISS that I never didn't know about Journey or even that there was a Rock genre called AOR at the same time although I had heard of Survivor courtesy of the song "Eye Of The Tiger". Nowadays I listen mostly to AOR especially the band Pride Of Lions founded by Jim Peterik one of the founding members of Survivor. It's wonderful how Rock music has changed and almost recycled from the eighties untill now. I actually saw Journey support Def Leppard in Dublin, Eire. I live in Northern Ireland.
Saw them warm up Ozzy in 81 for his Blizzard tour. We were 16 yrs old. They had just put out High n Dry. They were still kids too. I went to see them , then proceeded to be blown away by a then unknown Randy Rhoads.
Same here.Rick Allen was 16 when I saw them.Joe had literally just days before turned 21. But RANDY? OMFG! I just remember seeing him shredding on that Les Paul and those custom Jacksons he played! 🤘
I’ve been a huge fan too for 34 years! My fave band. 💯🙌💞Saw them in Detroit, MI in 1996 for the SLANG TOUR and I hadn’t even planned on going but we were given tickets last minute so we said sure! I Finished working a midnight shift then I drove 5 hours to see them! (Came from Canada). Last minute decision but THE. BEST. ONE. EVER!!! We actually ended up moving up to vip area. LOL. I can’t remember exactly how but … 🤭😏😂 Best seats!!! Sadly they were here in Canada on Aug 8/22 but I was studying for an important exam so I couldn’t take time off to go! Disappointed to say the least!!! 😢😔🥺😭 I enjoyed watching this! Thanks buddy. ☺️💕
Think about it, if it wasn’t for Pete Willis, joe Elliot and Steve Clark wouldn’t of been in the band and it would turned very differently. Pete Willis deserves more credit for finding them two. RIP Steve Clark
Ok... the Who wore union Jack... blazers or coats or whatever...way before either of the people they mentioned.... like mid sixties... I think it was a guy named Pete!!!...
Grande Def Leppard, una muy buena banda que ha sabido evolucionar y prevalecer en el tiempo con éxito, sacan discos y que aún giran, y dan buenos espectáculos.
Not surprised they got the druming.line up wrong. Yes tony kenning was obviously the first but Rick is actually the third. The second drummer was a guy named frank noon who actually plays the drums on the def Leppard EP . He was asked to be. Full member but declined. That's when they put the ad out Leppard losses skins and ricks mother made the call for him
Joe didn't want a "pop-metal" sound, STEVE introduced it with the songs he wrote. It became D.L.'s unique sound, which their manager stated "It was Steve's writing style which catapulted D.L. to stardom.
Forming as teenagers…then…in a short time as a band about 1-2 years as teenagers signed to a major record deal……..what other band did that during the late 70s and during the 80s??? At this time still together…compared…to other bands that disbanded or fired band members due to politics within the band.
Luckily for Joe, his voice was better than his guitar skills =D. Phil & Steve eventually let Joe play a small rhythm section during the hysteria tour "live" and as soon as the song was over they took it away lol. However, Joe came up with the guitar hook for sugar which is one of their biggest all-time hits - even though he's not as skilled as Phil =)
I didn't know that! I wondered where the Jack came from! And Def made it so popular they started having their band name on the shirts for DL merchandise and the band wore them a lot!
Peter Townsend of the Who was the 1st to sport the Union Flag. Also Pete Willis plays rhythm guitar on their 3rd album, Pyromania. Phil Colens just plays lead guitar on 4 tracks and does background vocals on Pyromania. Jesus, you guys suck at trivia.
Am I the only one who remembers the whole story of Rick Allen? The same Rick Allen who smacked around his girlfriend prior to his car crash? Oh, and his "misjudgement"? Was it due to being under the influence of alcohol also? pft!
@@Shellgrit Oh, no need to apologize. I wasn't there and neither were you... I get it. I remember it clear as day on NBC news and other networks. The police giving the statement that Allen was clearly intoxicated and his girlfriend at the time confirmed it. Heck, even MTV and VH1 did several stories on it. Allen also had a history of beating his girlfriends while intoxicated during the 90s. Not one band member disputed any of it. So, yeah. Rick Allen lost his arm from jackassory on his part. Give him a good ol hand.
Funny that I've been a fan since the beginning and I've never heard that anywhere. I'd love to see an interview where that came from as you're the first person I've ever heard to say this. And to say the band members don't dispute this? Must've missed the memo on this one 🤪
@@Shellgrit you've been a fan since the beginning, I've been a fan since the beginning, we've all been a fan since the beginning...who cares. All I know is Rick Allen is a drunken woman beater who lost his arm while drunk driving.
Holy crap, Def Leppard CANNOT take ANY credit for the popularity of power ballads. The band members hadn't even hit puberty when power ballads became a staple on radio.
What is your favorite album by Def Leppard?
'Hysteria' followed by 'Adrenalize' would be my favourite 2 albums
High and dry and pyromania
High and Dry
Hysteria and Pyromania
Pyromania 💕🎸🎼✌️😎
Just saw them live in Vegas last month. To me, they still sound better than ever.
Coolest thing about the "in the round" stage was that it actually rotated so everyone was able, at some point in the show, to have a full frontal view of the whole band!
🤘🏼🇬🇧🤘🏼
1988, in the round, Philadelphia Spectrum, my favorite concert of all time!!
The drum riser rotated, not the stage.
I saw them in the round and the stage didn’t rotate. We were on the sixth row and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Huge Def fan.
Yeah it didnt rotate jus the drum riser did! but they were able to move all around it!
Still love their music even in my late 50s now have my grandkids listening along with me
Def Leppard was my favourite Heavy Rock band when I was a teenager during the mid- late eighties. I still have one of their concerts on VHS called In The Round In Your Face. I guess it was named after the name given to a concert with the stage in the middle of an arena as described in the video. Steve Clark wrote and played my all time heavy rock instrumental tune, Switch 625. I was so much into Def Leppard, Poison, KISS that I never didn't know about Journey or even that there was a Rock genre called AOR at the same time although I had heard of Survivor courtesy of the song "Eye Of The Tiger". Nowadays I listen mostly to AOR especially the band Pride Of Lions founded by Jim Peterik one of the founding members of Survivor. It's wonderful how Rock music has changed and almost recycled from the eighties untill now. I actually saw Journey support Def Leppard in Dublin, Eire. I live in Northern Ireland.
Saw them warm up Ozzy in 81 for his Blizzard tour. We were 16 yrs old. They had just put out High n Dry. They were still kids too. I went to see them , then proceeded to be blown away by a then unknown Randy Rhoads.
Same here.Rick Allen was 16 when I saw them.Joe had literally just days before turned 21.
But RANDY? OMFG!
I just remember seeing him shredding on that Les Paul and those custom Jacksons he played! 🤘
Great band grew up listening to them and still do
I LOVE DEF LEPPARD TOO AND DEF LEPPARD ROCKS TOO MY FRIEND
I just saw them in concert with Motley Crue🤘🏻 we had so much fun!
as a die hard lep fan and true fans would know these things
All of this is why Def Leppard will always be the greatest. Been a fan for over 30 years now, and always will be
I’ve been a huge fan too for 34 years! My fave band. 💯🙌💞Saw them in Detroit, MI in 1996 for the SLANG TOUR and I hadn’t even planned on going but we were given tickets last minute so we said sure! I Finished working a midnight shift then I drove 5 hours to see them! (Came from Canada). Last minute decision but THE. BEST. ONE. EVER!!! We actually ended up moving up to vip area. LOL. I can’t remember exactly how but … 🤭😏😂 Best seats!!!
Sadly they were here in Canada on Aug 8/22 but I was studying for an important exam so I couldn’t take time off to go! Disappointed to say the least!!! 😢😔🥺😭
I enjoyed watching this! Thanks buddy. ☺️💕
Another fun fact.
Phil Collen auditioned for Iron Maiden, but Adrian Smith got the position instead.
He (Adrian) also auditioned for Def Leppard after Steve died...
I have heard a lot of the topics covered here, but still enjoyable to look back at different aspects of my favorite bands’ history! Rock on!!
The 80's had alot of awesome bands.
Def Leppard is still my very favorite band ever. 💞
Just saw them in concert last month-they still sound good!
Def my FAVE TOO!!! ❤
Amazing band , had the pleasure to see them live in Las Vegas 2019 !!!
Think about it, if it wasn’t for Pete Willis, joe Elliot and Steve Clark wouldn’t of been in the band and it would turned very differently. Pete Willis deserves more credit for finding them two. RIP Steve Clark
Still my favorite band
Ok... the Who wore union Jack... blazers or coats or whatever...way before either of the people they mentioned.... like mid sixties... I think it was a guy named Pete!!!...
Bringing on the heartbreak broke the band in the U.S - Photograph made them iconic.
Grande Def Leppard, una muy buena banda que ha sabido evolucionar y prevalecer en el tiempo con éxito, sacan discos y que aún giran, y dan buenos espectáculos.
Not surprised they got the druming.line up wrong. Yes tony kenning was obviously the first but Rick is actually the third. The second drummer was a guy named frank noon who actually plays the drums on the def Leppard EP . He was asked to be. Full member but declined. That's when they put the ad out Leppard losses skins and ricks mother made the call for him
One of my absolute favorite bands everrr! I love all yall! ♥️
Tipper Gore... What a fricking joke....
She pulled out of the PMRC, to save her ex-husband's career!!
Not a fan really but still say High 'n Dry album was their best album
I,like millions of others had parachute pants,Union Jack and bandanas.Had to have it.🤭
Joe didn't want a "pop-metal" sound, STEVE introduced it with the songs he wrote. It became D.L.'s unique sound, which their manager stated "It was Steve's writing style which catapulted D.L. to stardom.
I'm trying to find the pop in wasted and Gods of War...
pete played on the first 3 albums not just the first two like you stated read the credits on pyromania
He wrote stuff on pyromania but Phil played it
@@meadapug2339 phil just did the lead guitar pete played the rhythm with steve
My favourite Def leppard album is hysteria as it my favourite Def leppard song
Wow. That got deep
Outstanding
Forming as teenagers…then…in a short time as a band about 1-2 years as teenagers signed to a major record deal……..what other band did that during the late 70s and during the 80s??? At this time still together…compared…to other bands that disbanded or fired band members due to politics within the band.
Wasp and def Leppard all time fav
America made you popular,we do love are rock music.they said your well come for coming over here,entertaining us.
Def Leppard was not "innovative" in using "in the round" as a concert format. Yes had done this years earlier for their 78/79 tour.
Luckily for Joe, his voice was better than his guitar skills =D. Phil & Steve eventually let Joe play a small rhythm section during the hysteria tour "live" and as soon as the song was over they took it away lol. However, Joe came up with the guitar hook for sugar which is one of their biggest all-time hits - even though he's not as skilled as Phil =)
It’s called the Union flag, it’s only called the Union Jack when on a ship
I didn't know that! I wondered where the Jack came from! And Def made it so popular they started having their band name on the shirts for DL merchandise and the band wore them a lot!
It is true..ask anyone from the Royal Navy
@@harrisoncastle09 I can’t take your reply seriously, please edit it then I might be able to.
Yeah ppl r stupid 🤣
Man, Krokus would have been bigger but they were their own worst enemies. They kept getting themselves kicked off other tours.
What about love and hate calide
It wasn’t codeine…it was…MORPHINE
I think Phil knows what it was.
On Rock of Ages, Joe says “fuck the Russians” and “Brezhnev’s got herpes” in reverse during the guitar solo.
Who is this on 3:49?
The thunder god lost nothing! God bless him!
The Who used the Union Flag in 1964/65
Peter Townsend of the Who was the 1st to sport the Union Flag. Also Pete Willis plays rhythm guitar on their 3rd album, Pyromania. Phil Colens just plays lead guitar on 4 tracks and does background vocals on Pyromania. Jesus, you guys suck at trivia.
Waaaay too many ads 😢
Fan since 1981: NOTHING NEW IN THIS VIDEO!!!
Am I the only one who remembers the whole story of Rick Allen? The same Rick Allen who smacked around his girlfriend prior to his car crash? Oh, and his "misjudgement"? Was it due to being under the influence of alcohol also? pft!
So you saw him knock his girlfriend around did you? Sorry, didn't realise you were there
@@Shellgrit Oh, no need to apologize. I wasn't there and neither were you... I get it. I remember it clear as day on NBC news and other networks. The police giving the statement that Allen was clearly intoxicated and his girlfriend at the time confirmed it. Heck, even MTV and VH1 did several stories on it. Allen also had a history of beating his girlfriends while intoxicated during the 90s. Not one band member disputed any of it. So, yeah. Rick Allen lost his arm from jackassory on his part. Give him a good ol hand.
Funny that I've been a fan since the beginning and I've never heard that anywhere. I'd love to see an interview where that came from as you're the first person I've ever heard to say this. And to say the band members don't dispute this? Must've missed the memo on this one 🤪
@@Shellgrit you've been a fan since the beginning, I've been a fan since the beginning, we've all been a fan since the beginning...who cares. All I know is Rick Allen is a drunken woman beater who lost his arm while drunk driving.
@@brianculham1180 OK. Your opinion. The drinking I heard about but the bashing? Nope. We'll agree to disagree
Haha… 12:30 🤣
It's Glens Falls, N.Y. NOT Glen Falls.
Holy crap, Def Leppard CANNOT take ANY credit for the popularity of power ballads. The band members hadn't even hit puberty when power ballads became a staple on radio.
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❤ I bet all those people Gore etc wish alcohol was all we had to worry about now a days a whole dif generation now uh
Yall notice all these covers r 1 Is of the towers, 1 is a triangle cmon folks and DEF knows it too
Union FLAG!! It's only called the Union Jack when flown at sea.
Def Leppard are NOT metal how many more times even the band say they are NOT metal be it "hair metal" or "new wave of British heavy metal"
I ONLY like the first 2 albums...their Heavy....the rest of their stuff is for chicks...AND...THEY SHOULDA put the Jesus Christ back mask in
I predict some cringe woke content
Joe's voice has been shot for years
seeing how i think def leppard is one of the worst bands ever created, yeah i never knew any of this stuff.
Heresy!! :)
then What the fuk are you even watching this for? Commenting on how much you don't like something makes you look worse than the content
@@jenniferwilcox9759 more like stupidity and too much free time
Vivian Campbell was also in NWOBHM band Sweet Savage
Then why watch? 😑