I just remember blasting this as a kid and my mom thought the lyric was "break the bible break it up" and she thought you guys were satanic and said I couldn't listen anymore. LOL
decent take, but i guarantee if he was unable to play, or his playing wasn’t up to par, he would have been kicked out. respect to him because he still sounds great
Hardly stripped down when the two guitarists are still shredding on electric guitars. Granted no actual drums but yeah. All the trashy pop and RnB artists have stolen the themes from all the hair metal guys of the 80's expect they don't know how to shred and they need Auto tune and 50 writers to come up with a song about getting drunk and shaking your booty. I saw Def Leppard last year and they put on a killer rock show that proves they still have the talent and drive to take on mainstream music.
This is barely stripped down tho the only difference is a shaker instead of drums. Don’t get me wrong it’s great but the poor drummer is probably bored to death.
I was expecting an entirely acoustic version. I'm glad they blended the unplugged acoustic vibe with the electronic guitar and bass. It worked out well.
Bands today hardly ever sound like this even in the studio. Gone are the days of a band recording all together, and playing off each other. Now (more often than not), the drummer puts down his beat, then the bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, and vocals. It gets mixed up sometimes, but that's the general formula, and I think it takes a little away from the recordings. Like there's zero chance of a small mistake that works well,or even a bit of improvisation getting on the final recording.
Backing vocals during the chorus are just music to my ears! I can hear they have been cleaned up and tuned, but the voices are still the same after all the years... amazing : )
These guys still sound amazing... Especially impressed with lead vocals since he's up their in age. When you listen to the old album cuts, keep in mind they never sounded like the album cut exactly live. Every band member still brings their A game and still has thir shit together. Amazing band.
In this world of digital wizardry, it's wonderful to see a real band do their stuff, live, with no trickery, and one only has one arm, in a live studio and still sound like the record!!! Respect!!!
PURE CLASSIC'S HERE !!!!!!!! black crow now def leppard woooow weeee in my mid 40's & hearing & seeing these on here REALLY TAKES ME BACK !!!!!!!!!!! REALLY AMAZING WISHING KIDS in their teen's could experiance this awesmose stuff !!!!!!! SOOOO VERY VERY GLAD I RE-FOUND 'OL HOWARD STERN ............ SO GLAD HE RECORDED ALL THESE & WAY MORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me and my wife saw them guys last year,finally got to see use,wow I was absolutely blown away buy the whole show,great guitarists great drummer and amazing vocals probably one the best live bands ever saw
The very best ROCKERS in the world. If you don't believe it watch THIS! Always the best since the 80s. Seriously one of the best rock bands ever. HALL OF FAME ROCK!
#1 for 87 consecutive days on the MTV top daily 10. We would run from the dinner table to watch it. I remember once MTV had a Def Leppard weekend! I had many, many VHS recordings of that weekend.
I've long appreciated the way that Def Leppard harmonized on the chorus. Pyromania remains a favorite after all these years. One interesting thing I read about Rick is that he considers himself a better drummer now than before the accident that cost him his arm. His kit too is absolutely unique and fascinating to learn about. Great performance!
Hell yeah. They still have it. New bands would kill for a hook like that. See yall in Vegas for shows 64/65 this Labor day weekend!! Congratulations on joining the HOF.
I was there when the original guys put out their first album. The first in my school to own it and turn on others. 55 now and I thought I had outgrown this music. Then I saw Viv, Joe, Phil, Rick and Rick and went upstairs and pulled some cds. Yeah cds! Thank you boys! This rocked! Never better!
@@defleppard Thank you for responding. That was crazy never expected that. I hope you guys will do more dates. I live in Indiana and would love to see you guys again. The last was in '83 MSA. I'm an old guy that is trying hard to hold on to my rock bands from my youth. Have a great one.
Take note kids, this is real music, they still sound good 25 years later, I stayed in line all night from around 7pm till 9am for tickets,I miss those party days in the 80s.
The reason is Rick needs a special drum set to accommodate his missing arm. He discussed that in the interview, it's basically all bolted on a platform when they tour and obviously that behemoth was not making it into the Howard studio
I think it's perfect, actually. Listen to the balance of the instruments, leaving plenty of gaps with the rest being virtually a Capella. More drums would crowd that beautiful space around it all.
Saw these guys FINALLY a few years back and was blown away by the vocals. Here, proof positive those vocals are not enhanced, but totally and absolutely glorious.
Philadelphia Spectrum. Oct. 13th, 1987. Short side of the "In the Round" stage. 3rd row. Tesla opened. Best show I've ever seen, and I've been to more than few.
Thanks for having us 🤘
that was a great interview! I remember wearing the hell out of that union jack concert tee from the 80's!
I just remember blasting this as a kid and my mom thought the lyric was "break the bible break it up" and she thought you guys were satanic and said I couldn't listen anymore. LOL
Tell me something about your guitarsounds on this video ...AWESOME! Amps? Kemper? Helix? Tell my please.
Love you guys! Grew up with your music! Wish you all word tour again!
You guys still sound amazing!
Just the fact that they kept Rick Allen as their drummer after his accident makes them a legend in music and as men of honor.
decent take, but i guarantee if he was unable to play, or his playing wasn’t up to par, he would have been kicked out. respect to him because he still sounds great
Abusive fuk knows how to beat a women with one arm still.
I do not see that as a big deal. In fact it isn't.
That's the true meaning of a band
@@mattshank8155 disagree they were a brotherhood...led zeppelin finished when bonzo died
Whoever does the sound in Howard's studios for the bands deserves a medal!...
Scott Lee Clayton fuck yeah they do!
What a tune
If anyone doubts their live vocals, listen to this. They have always prided themselves on their LIVE vocals and they always deliver.
Even 20-30 years ago people thought Leppard were using triggered samples for live vocals.
Never the case, they just sounded too good to be real.
darklordlc they have slight auto tune/pitch correction on their mics.
Great band!!
Seen them twice in Grand Rapids, MI. Both awesome shows.
darklordlc In 2016 joe had some questionable moments where if he was lip syncing or not
First artists I've seen using the new fender acoustasonic
Yeah... But here it sounds like nothing 🤔😢
That's literally why I clicked on this video lol
Luke Cowley I gotta wonder if it not a paid endorsement.
Yes, for good reason - they're awful lol
Luke Cowley that’s what i was gonna say. probably because it’s an average guitar and stupid experience lol
Damn, i didn’t know the back up vocals were honestly so legit. Always assumed it was studio trickery. I’m a moron.
Dude still has his voice, unlike some other 80s rockers.
Axl, if he’s on...which recently has been like 80% of the time....is still killing it
Love these guys....alot of class
I saw them live with poison and Tesla, joe Elliot is still amazing live. However i personally think Tesla took the cake in terms of vocals.
As the male voicebox gets older it tends to go lower in pitch. Some of those old 80's bands should try growing up and tuning DOWN. :-P
bRUCE DICKENSON PUTS THEM ALL TO SHAME. sorry for the caps. But great job regardless
I don't usually like stripped down versions of songs but this was so good.
Check out Corgan playing 1979 on Stern.
I think the only thing I didn’t care for was the distortion (at least for a more stripped down version of the song.)
Hardly stripped down when the two guitarists are still shredding on electric guitars. Granted no actual drums but yeah. All the trashy pop and RnB artists have stolen the themes from all the hair metal guys of the 80's expect they don't know how to shred and they need Auto tune and 50 writers to come up with a song about getting drunk and shaking your booty. I saw Def Leppard last year and they put on a killer rock show that proves they still have the talent and drive to take on mainstream music.
I was surprised
This is barely stripped down tho the only difference is a shaker instead of drums. Don’t get me wrong it’s great but the poor drummer is probably bored to death.
That was GREAT!
Rick looks bored as hell with that shaker, lol.
He actually looks awesome!! very handsome! :)
They could have done another song. 2 steps behind.
Yet without him the song wouldn’t had been what is.
Arm must get tired
He should get those tambourines and shakers you can strap to your feet
I’m blown away with how good they still are. So good
He cant sing anymore tho
I was expecting an entirely acoustic version. I'm glad they blended the unplugged acoustic vibe with the electronic guitar and bass. It worked out well.
Artstar2 Imagine if it started like this and then after the first chorus it went full rock mode with Rick’s drums. That would be heaven.
There's an entirely acoustic version they preformed for Howard in 1999 that you can also find on the channel
HOLY HELL! They still got it! This is how a band should sound live not like these studio artist today.
Dylan Germino you should see them in concert..awesome
Howard must have a great studio sound for bands like this. It seems anytime I hear a band on his show recently they always sound very good.
Have you heard any modern artist live?
You're listening to the wrong music of today. Tons of great artists out there... open your eyes.
Bands today hardly ever sound like this even in the studio. Gone are the days of a band recording all together, and playing off each other. Now (more often than not), the drummer puts down his beat, then the bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, and vocals. It gets mixed up sometimes, but that's the general formula, and I think it takes a little away from the recordings. Like there's zero chance of a small mistake that works well,or even a bit of improvisation getting on the final recording.
My lord they have no business sounding that good in 2019... amazing performance
I wasn't expecting this, jesus christ they've still got it!
I wasnt expecting howard with jerry curls
blindsidedka just saw them live this past Friday. Unreal how they sound so good!
I think most people overlook just how important the whole band’s vocals are integral to their sound, and they still sound like Def Leppard. Cool.
I've always thought that too.
One of the only bands who can still get up and play today and still sound pretty sharp. Can’t say that for many others
Their vocals are seriously incredible. They emulate the studio background vocals so well without using tapes.
Backing vocals during the chorus are just music to my ears! I can hear they have been cleaned up and tuned, but the voices are still the same after all the years... amazing : )
These guys still sound amazing... Especially impressed with lead vocals since he's up their in age. When you listen to the old album cuts, keep in mind they never sounded like the album cut exactly live. Every band member still brings their A game and still has thir shit together. Amazing band.
In this world of digital wizardry, it's wonderful to see a real band do their stuff, live, with no trickery, and one only has one arm, in a live studio and still sound like the record!!! Respect!!!
I’ve never listened to def leppard before, I just clicked on this because I was surprised to see someone playing an acoustasonic
I love that the bassist is still in the 80's. They still sound great.
PURE CLASSIC'S HERE !!!!!!!! black crow now def leppard woooow weeee in my mid 40's & hearing & seeing these on here REALLY TAKES ME BACK !!!!!!!!!!! REALLY AMAZING WISHING KIDS in their teen's could experiance this awesmose stuff !!!!!!! SOOOO VERY VERY GLAD I RE-FOUND 'OL HOWARD STERN ............ SO GLAD HE RECORDED ALL THESE & WAY MORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still get goosebumps because they’re such a great band.
Me and my wife saw them guys last year,finally got to see use,wow I was absolutely blown away buy the whole show,great guitarists great drummer and amazing vocals probably one the best live bands ever saw
Absolutely amazing. Talent at its finest. Also boggles my mind how down to earth they are.
They sound and look GREAT. Have seen these guys 8 times over the years and they never disappoint.
def leppard were fkn legends, what a band, the music they made is just unbelievable
Round of applause,brilliant flawless rock song ,happy days
Great version of this song! Love the stripped down sound that still has the ripping guitars. This band had the best guitar tone of them all!
The very best ROCKERS in the world. If you don't believe it watch THIS! Always the best since the 80s. Seriously one of the best rock bands ever. HALL OF FAME ROCK!
Man this band is still awesome. Loved them since the 80’s.
You guys keep my youth alive, heart, soul, muscle and bones. Love and respect.
It’s mesmerizing to watch and listen to how Phil and Vivian so perfectly and professionally interweave their guitar playing.
I love def Leppard. These guy's are classy and talented. They don't fight. they don't argue, they get along and they actually love their fans.
God they sound just as good as they did in the 80s, incredible musicians.
That was so awesome I need to watch it again.
That's awesome. Takes me back to when I was a high school kid on the bus listening to Hysteria on cassette tape in the 80's..
One of these most entertaining and down to earth bands around great music
Pour some Acoustasonic on me
for dayyyyyyyzzzzzzzz
Dave Evans That thing is almost as bad as the Gibson robot tuners.🤦♂️
Yep. The only thing that really stinks in this jam
Pour 2000 dollars of useless shit on me
Dave Evans that was the reason i clicked. an unholy creation
Hearing still that energy in the voice, after so many years of this song, that is how to sing rock and roll kids
When this song came out....MTV would play it at least 12 times a day🎸🎶🎤🥁
Strippers would strip to it 100 times a day.
I THINK IT'S 1987
#1 for 87 consecutive days on the MTV top daily 10. We would run from the dinner table to watch it. I remember once MTV had a Def Leppard weekend! I had many, many VHS recordings of that weekend.
Yep I remember that.
BootlegFightVideo they still do
Wow that was bloody brilliant. So glad these guys have still got it. Fantastic performance.
This certainly was a nice morning kick ya in the @$$ with coffee, glad to know these guys still rock! Thanks for the video!
My God. Awesome. DL/Joe Elliot awesome.
I've long appreciated the way that Def Leppard harmonized on the chorus. Pyromania remains a favorite after all these years. One interesting thing I read about Rick is that he considers himself a better drummer now than before the accident that cost him his arm. His kit too is absolutely unique and fascinating to learn about. Great performance!
Haha! At the end when Howard tells them, "You're on to something!" :)
I stopped listening to music after the 1960's..., and then along came Def Leppard... Loved them.
Seen them quite a few times and met them. Really fantastic guys. Lovely lads.
Hell yeah. They still have it. New bands would kill for a hook like that. See yall in Vegas for shows 64/65 this Labor day weekend!! Congratulations on joining the HOF.
I mean hot damn, they sound incredible!!!
Good lord. They are still absolutely KILLING IT. Respect.
wow , can't believe how awesome these guys sound live. Always loved their music.
Awesome story behind the song. Great performance as well. Love these songs from the Howard Stern show being available to the fans.
I was there when the original guys put out their first album. The first in my school to own it and turn on others. 55 now and I thought I had outgrown this music. Then I saw Viv, Joe, Phil, Rick and Rick and went upstairs and pulled some cds. Yeah cds! Thank you boys! This rocked! Never better!
Don't give up on the past, my friend! Def Leppard or anything else.
Thank you for still touring staying together and playing the hits. We don't have many 80's groups left....
4:00 those double swells are pure eargasm!
Lol I love how phil and viv look at each other when they realize they're out of sync... and then phil takes off
This is magical!! Love the sped up tempo of this and the harmonizing and vocals really shine through along with Phil & Viv's guitar playing. Awesome!!
Love that Viv Campbell outro. Tasteful choice of notes. Juicy as hell.
salute and respect from beatiful country TÜRKİYE to DEF LEPPARD and drummer.
What a Great Song and Band! These lads gave us kids a great soundtrack all through the 80's!
Wonderful job guys. This many yrs later and it still sounds fantastic. God Bless
I have to admit it, these guy's still f-ing Rock!🤘🤘 Let's not forget On Through the Night, and High, and Dry!!
LET-IT-GO!!
And this is why I love Def Leopard. 🇬🇧
"Livin' like a lover with a red iPhone"
Lol
i thought they were time travellers before i found out it was "Radar Phone" xD
dansig69 I swear I thought that's what he was saying but that doesn't make sense
😂😂😂😂
That’s what I always hear. It’s funny because I have a red iPhone.👍🏻😂
Holy shit this took me way back
A great band is gonna be a great band no matter how many years pass by. OMG those guitars, those voices. AMAZING!!!
That sounded awesome. Glad the finally made it in. They deserved it more than anyone. Hell I grew up with them.
Cheers
@@defleppard Thank you for responding. That was crazy never expected that. I hope you guys will do more dates. I live in Indiana and would love to see you guys again. The last was in '83 MSA. I'm an old guy that is trying hard to hold on to my rock bands from my youth. Have a great one.
Holy Shit😮😮😮 some bands just don’t age and thank god for it❤❤Beyond Amazing!!!!
This is why legends can never die
HA! Absolutely awesome..!!! Thanks Howard STERN!!!!!
That was out of this world amazing! You guys blow away so many other new bands with this live one song performance alone.
They still sound badass as always.
Damn that was great. They sound absolutely fantastic.
They r amazing sounding better live than 90 percent of recorded stuff today
The power of the brain and suggestion is an amazing thing...
Mutt Lang puts his pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else, but when his pants are on, he makes gold records
Heyemeyohsts and he didn’t even need cowbell!
Rick Allen puts his t-shirts on one arm at a time.
Heyemeyohsts actually they are platinum but I see what you did there and I like it.
Cool to see these old-timers still enthusiastic about even their biggest hits. Howard always brings out that energy, it's great :-)
Still nailing it after all this time! that is a rarity these days. Nice!!
Take note kids, this is real music, they still sound good 25 years later, I stayed in line all night from around 7pm till 9am for tickets,I miss those party days in the 80s.
I feel bad for rick he deserves more than that damn egg
The reason is Rick needs a special drum set to accommodate his missing arm. He discussed that in the interview, it's basically all bolted on a platform when they tour and obviously that behemoth was not making it into the Howard studio
@@pauli6043 Yea of course. Don't think there may be a middle ground between an egg shaker and a full drum kit?
Well he can't have 2 eggs!!
He's Arm's ageddon it...
I think it's perfect, actually. Listen to the balance of the instruments, leaving plenty of gaps with the rest being virtually a Capella. More drums would crowd that beautiful space around it all.
Wow! Hope to see them in concert in 2021!! Guys are legends!
Superb ! Rock of ages live with the medley is one of my favourite performances by def leopard
Thank you. Saw them in the nineties in Houston. Front row. So amazing.
His voice still sounds solid. I’m impressed!
Def Leppard "Life at the Top"!!!!! Thank You for being with us Guys!!!! 😎😄
Still sound great . Thank you for being the soundtrack to my childhood.
Howard always has a good sound in his studio.
Band sounds great
WAY OVER DUE for the HALL OF FAME! They were huge in the British Invasion, great BAND!
Saw these guys FINALLY a few years back and was blown away by the vocals. Here, proof positive those vocals are not enhanced, but totally and absolutely glorious.
my favorite Def Leppard song still. Joe Elliottt can still deliver!
Love these guys pure gold
Listen to Joe Elliott's voice. And now, think about this: He's 59 years old.
It's decent here, but most of their lives stuff is total shit. There are singers much older than him that sound way better.
Eric Kleefeld he’s like a fine wine. He gets better with age
Eric Kleefeld I drooled over this man at Orange County Speedway in Hudson Valley NY in 1987 and Im still drooling over him and his voice in 2019.
Eric Kleefeld he sounds like shit dude ..
59 isn't that old. Your voice is still fairly intact if you took care of it at that age. Now let's check back in 10-15 years and see how it is. Lol
Hysteria is an incredible album and one of my all time favs!! This is great!!
These boys still sound great!!! The backing vocals are amazing!!!
Still got it!!!
My favourite song of all time ❤️🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
They sound so Top level!!
This is easily the very best unplugged version of this song I’ve heard. 👏 Awesome
Great. Awesome to see (and hear) how well that band plays and sounds.
Philadelphia Spectrum. Oct. 13th, 1987. Short side of the "In the Round" stage. 3rd row. Tesla opened. Best show I've ever seen, and I've been to more than few.
I was there, pretty good show but no where near the top 10 I've seen.
DEF LEPPARD YOU ROCK 🎸