Yeah with the singers voice gone the whole band is totally different even if the rest of the band is the same. The best part of the band is the texture of his voice imo and he’s totally lost it
This entire album. Not one bad thing about it. Been listening to it since the day it was released. Still the best album they ever did in my opinion. The end got you because on the album the transition to the next song is seamless.
The original 5 is my wheelhouse, Loved little Pete Willis, that sound! They were a straight up guitar rock band out of England, somewhere they started worrying bout chics showing up ( or lack there of) to their shows, i personally stopped listening after High & Dry, no disrespect to Phil Collens, Vivian Campbell, (saw Vivian in his first job anyway. DIO) RIP Steamin Steve Clarke
Lex is like having a time machine. Watching her get into these great old songs for the first time sends me back to my youth, reacting the same way! Love ya, Lex!
Def Leppard has some of the best ballads in the business. "Love Bites", "Two Steps Behind", "Miss you in a heartbeat" and many others. As a band, they perfected the juxtaposition of having hard rocking anthems and beautiful ballads.
I'm pretty sure when Def Leppard started, there was nobody in the band that was older than 16yrs. The early years of Def Leppard are the harder rock version. High and Dry is one of their good ones.
They were 16 when the original band started rehearsing in 1977... tho they played their first gig in 1978. It was Joe Elliott (vocals), Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis & Steve Clark (guitars) & Tony Kenning (drums) ... Kenning quit in '78 before their demo was recorded w/ drummer Frank Noon. Rick Allen (drums) was 15 when he joined in 1979 - his parents had to sign the record contract w/ him cos he was underage...😂
Yeah I got to see them in 1980 when they were just kids i think Joe Elliot was 17 at the time they opened up for AC/DC and the Back in Black tour both groups FANTASTIC!!!! 😁🤟
I grew up with Def Leopard and I've loved them since the beginning. But what really gets my respect is that they kept and worked with their drummer, who was young and dumb at the time and got into an accident and lost one of his arms. How many big time bands have an one armed drummer? Great Respect!!!
On Through the Night (1980) and High and Dry (1981) were primers for what was to come in 1983. This was their first real big hit song. Then came Pyromania in 1983, one of the best hard rock albums of all time.
Finally some Def Leppard I listened to. On through the night etc. loved it but I was more of a Y and T and Sammy Hagar guy Born in in S.F. Local stuff.
I think this is their best song. period. That sound in the ending is the beginning of the next song on the album, it's a full instrumental called switch 625. You should check it out, it's kick ass. Infact the entire the entire album is kick ass. The album is called high n dry
Too bad nobody ever reacts to the next song after this called "Switch 625", which is like a natural instrumental outro to this song. It rocks, and in my opinion, the 2 songs should always be played together.
LEX IS SUCH A HARD ROCKER AT HEART. SHE REALLY GETS INTO THE GOOD STUFF, PROOF IT'S IN HER SOUL. BRAD ON THE OTHER HAND IS THE COOL, CALM AND COLLECTED CONTROL KING. The best reaction duo on the Tubes. The best I tells ya. The Best!
To me, these were Def Leppard's best years. Just raw rock before they became more commercial. Thanks for the reaction. Love to see you guys doing the ballads.
I saw them in concert way back in the day, but also so them a few years ago with my son. The highlight, we looked at each other hand high fived, was when they played this, and went right into "Switch 625". 😎
You guys really ought to check out the whole High"N"Dry Album... Absolutely a Masterpiece!! These guys have been together since they were teenagers, and also,When their Drummer(Rick Allen),had a terrible automobile accident which resulted in the worst possible outcome .. They,as a Brotherhood elected to wait for their Brother to learn how to play Drums again in his own time ... They Still Kick Ass Live,I've seen them a few times and have Never been Disappointed!!
Was a teenager and just suffered my first heartbreak and this song came on the radio, the first Def Leppard song I ever heard and still my favorite from them. This song meant a lot to me.
Oh, I’d love to take Brad and Lex to see Def Leppard live! It’s such an amazing experience to see these guys, now in their late 50’s/early 60’s, still killing on stage to thousands of fans, young and old!
When they recorded the On Through the Night album the drummer was only 15 years old, I still remember high school going to their first concert promoting album on through the night and the big hit was( Rock Brigade) Damn you guys got to do Rock Brigade🙏🙏🙏🙏
I'm going to post this again. In 1980 I went to the Georgia Jam at Road Atlanta. Def Leppard was the opening band and they were all teenagers. Talk about a n awesome group, not long after their first album came out. The other bands that day were Scorpion, Pat Travers Band, Molly Hatchet,Ted Nugent, good thing it was outdoors for they were all loud, very loud, Power Rock man , 😃🥃🤪 🎸📢😵. Rock and Roll I was twenty one then and that's one day I can never forget. It was July fourth and the temperature was 105 degrees very hot 🥵, but never regretted it. The cost was $12.00, that seems like a lot back then , just a drop in a bucket now . Keep on rocking brothers and sisters ✌️ and 🤘 Brother Gary
Just came across your page...and omg I Love it! I love your enthusiasm and the young lady is so cute... Did you know there drummer lost an arm and can still play? Def Leppard is such a great band you should see them in concert.
You guys are so cool. Seeing you react to songs from long ago. As a guitarist it's cool playing songs I listened to. Was in the army in 83 and listened to def Leppard, Dio, ratt, halen, night ranger.
Saw them live the first time they came to US, at an old converted bingo hall in Dallas, can't remember who they opened for, but they were great and young! Saw them 2 more times when they were HUGE and they always put on a show!
Love your channel!!! I like how Lex is feelin the music and Brad seems subdued but is really disecting the lyrics to find the core meanings of songs (both natural producers)!
As a 7th grader in '82 I used to play this song on my cheap boombox and play my guitar (tennis racket) in front of my mom and dads full length mirror. I (along with my def leppard bandmates) was a rock god.
Omigosh, Brad's description of Lexi's complicated music!😆 Sounded like Wayne & Garth with their air guitar! Y'all are awesome; Brad is digging the tunes , & Lex is jamming!
Awesome reaction to a great song RIP!Steve Clark with that solo but dang y'all should have continued the next song which it leads into called switch 325 BAD ASS jam🤟
Saw them for the 1st time in 1981. They opened for Ozzy and the great Randy Rhoads in Tampa. Best concert I've ever been to. Favorite album because it was just raw
Those transitions were pretty standard for an 80's power ballad. That cool bass that was playing at the end was the lead-in to the next song on the album.
This had really innovative leads, chromatically complex, beautiful and haunting. For a hard rock band, they know a lot about music theory in composition. ❤
That ending was actually the beginning of the next song "Switch 625" which is instrumental. When I heard it begin I was hoping they'd let it run through...
That wasn't the ending Lex. That was the beginning of "Switch Six Twenty-five", an instrumental. The two songs were always played in tandem on the radio back in the day.
My favorite Def Leppard tune. First time I seen these guys was in 1987 on their Hysteria Tour (watch video Pour Some Sugar On Me, that concert}. Its when they had drums in center n all 4 sides open, plus it rotated. Tesla was opening band...KILLER MEMORIES
This band was my first favorite band and my first concert when I was about 7. Still love them 22 years later! I still have all but about 3 of their albums in my collection! Love Def Leppard!
Def Leppard in 1981, when they had both original guitarists and the drummer had two arms. On the album this song fades into a killer instrumental track called Switch 625. This album also has one of their most underrated songs, Let It Go.
Loved that you both were feelin' it. Song is so friggin' good. Early Def Leppard sounds nearly as good today as it did 40 years ago. Never gets old.
It's interesting, there were dozens, maybe hundreds of cookie cutter bands at this time. But nobody sounded like Def Lep.
Nearly as good? It's better if anything. Today's stuff is pure crap.
The dynamic of Steve Clark and Pete Willis was awesome.
Yeah with the singers voice gone the whole band is totally different even if the rest of the band is the same. The best part of the band is the texture of his voice imo and he’s totally lost it
I totally agree.
Early Def Leppard is their best stuff!
This entire album. Not one bad thing about it. Been listening to it since the day it was released. Still the best album they ever did in my opinion.
The end got you because on the album the transition to the next song is seamless.
Pyromania was really good too
Wasn't that the transition to the amazing Steve Clark guitar piece?
@@judithrunyon186 Yes. It's "Switch 625".
Their best album by far!
Ditto...all of it.
Yes old Def Leppard you guys definitely need to listen to more of them. They're such an unbelievable band live
The original 5 is my wheelhouse, Loved little Pete Willis, that sound! They were a straight up guitar rock band out of England, somewhere they started worrying bout chics showing up ( or lack there of) to their shows, i personally stopped listening after High & Dry, no disrespect to Phil Collens, Vivian Campbell, (saw Vivian in his first job anyway. DIO) RIP Steamin Steve Clarke
That wasn't the end of the song
They're still touring too... Saw them Abt 3 yrs ago at the O2
Lex is like having a time machine. Watching her get into these great old songs for the first time sends me back to my youth, reacting the same way!
Love ya, Lex!
Yes! I love rediscovering these songs with her. A new set of ears for me.
Not fair Brad gets to keep her. I wish she was my gf in 1995. We'd had so much fun!
@@spackle9999 lol, Lex has a rock'n'roll heart....she appreciates all the good material they cover
Quintessential Def Leppard. Classic, iconic and legendary.
This is my favorite Def Leppard song. The early years are by far the best. Thx for reacting to this song.
Def Leppard has some of the best ballads in the business. "Love Bites", "Two Steps Behind", "Miss you in a heartbeat" and many others.
As a band, they perfected the juxtaposition of having hard rocking anthems and beautiful ballads.
Hysteria
I’m an old school Def Leppard fan but I have to admit that Love Bites is right up with he best of them
Love and affection is one of my favorites
I'm pretty sure when Def Leppard started, there was nobody in the band that was older than 16yrs. The early years of Def Leppard are the harder rock version. High and Dry is one of their good ones.
They were 16 when the original band started rehearsing in 1977... tho they played their first gig in 1978. It was Joe Elliott (vocals), Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis & Steve Clark (guitars) & Tony Kenning (drums) ... Kenning quit in '78 before their demo was recorded w/ drummer Frank Noon. Rick Allen (drums) was 15 when he joined in 1979 - his parents had to sign the record contract w/ him cos he was underage...😂
@@sumonjamal1653 I remember seeing them in Denver in a small venue and Rick's parents were there touring with them.
good knowledge!
Yeah I got to see them in 1980 when they were just kids i think Joe Elliot was 17 at the time they opened up for AC/DC and the Back in Black tour both groups FANTASTIC!!!! 😁🤟
@@jimmyperez3911 Ya i saw the Back in Black tour, I believe it was Leppard , Billy Squire and AC/DC ...Great show
You guys bring back HS and college memories for me every single day. Long live classic rock and hair bands!
Indeed, and the concert tickets were around 17.00. Lol
So true.
@@lda1970 One of the first concerts I ever went to was Stxy in 1977, tickets were $7 for General Admission. Crazy
That ending goes into the next song Switch 625, which is also awesome, as is the whole High 'N' Dry album.
Always highly recommended to listen to both together 🤘
Favorite def leppard song
That ending segways into another great song Switch 625....a nice instrumental
They need to be played together to get the full effect.
One of their best songs, the harmonies the high notes, 🔥 🔥
You just gotta love Lex's "oooh's" they're so spontaneous and full of energy jaja you guys are great, keep it up !
I grew up with Def Leopard and I've loved them since the beginning. But what really gets my respect is that they kept and worked with their drummer, who was young and dumb at the time and got into an accident and lost one of his arms. How many big time bands have an one armed drummer?
Great Respect!!!
I love how Brad is so reserved and methodical in his listening and Lex is going crazy and getting pumped.
Right lmao 🤣
51 years young and still rockin to this song just like Lex...powerful stuff isn't it great job!
On Through the Night (1980) and High and Dry (1981) were primers for what was to come in 1983. This was their first real big hit song. Then came Pyromania in 1983, one of the best hard rock albums of all time.
Couldn't agree more. Those three should be in every rock fan's collection. Pyromania was a masterful album.
All great, although High and Dry was my rocking fave.
Finally some Def Leppard I listened to. On through the night etc. loved it but I was more of a Y and T and Sammy Hagar guy Born in in S.F. Local stuff.
I love this song so freaking much! Def Leppard is my favorite 80’s band. I loved watching this reaction live.
The "interesting ending" was the beginning of 'Switch 625' that immediately follows Heartbreak, which is an excellent instrumental in itself.
They ALMOST found out for themselves.
That’s not the ending, it leads into a kickass instrumental called Switch 625
Hands Down The Very Best Leppard Song-
Not even close!!
Loves me some High and Dry too though
@@humboldtharry1289 yes sir!!
Brad's coming around to the ballads!!!!! Use to listen to this is junior high, LOVE IT!!
The ending of this rolled right into the next song. I think it was called Switch 625, an instrumental.
I think this is their best song. period.
That sound in the ending is the beginning of the next song on the album, it's a full instrumental called switch 625. You should check it out, it's kick ass. Infact the entire the entire album is kick ass.
The album is called high n dry
Too bad nobody ever reacts to the next song after this called "Switch 625", which is like a natural instrumental outro to this song. It rocks, and in my opinion, the 2 songs should always be played together.
Yes definitely my dude.
Totally agree!
Agreed, the first couple of notes played and I was psyched, then it cut off and I was sad
Absolutely need to played together!
Well… that’s what the band thinks. Joe gets a vocal break, so may be the reason, but always played back to back on tour.
This is my favorite Def Leppard song
LEX IS SUCH A HARD ROCKER AT HEART. SHE REALLY GETS INTO THE GOOD STUFF, PROOF IT'S IN HER SOUL.
BRAD ON THE OTHER HAND IS THE COOL, CALM AND COLLECTED CONTROL KING. The best reaction duo on the Tubes. The best I tells ya. The Best!
To me, these were Def Leppard's best years. Just raw rock before they became more commercial. Thanks for the reaction. Love to see you guys doing the ballads.
Old Def Leppard is the best.... "Let it go" and " Mirror Mirror" are great songs.
I saw them in concert way back in the day, but also so them a few years ago with my son. The highlight, we looked at each other hand high fived, was when they played this, and went right into "Switch 625". 😎
You guys really ought to check out the whole High"N"Dry Album... Absolutely a Masterpiece!! These guys have been together since they were teenagers, and also,When their Drummer(Rick Allen),had a terrible automobile accident which resulted in the worst possible outcome .. They,as a Brotherhood elected to wait for their Brother to learn how to play Drums again in his own time ... They Still Kick Ass Live,I've seen them a few times and have Never been Disappointed!!
This introduced me to Def Leppard my freshman year of HS....have loved them ever since!! Thank you for the wonderful memories of my youth!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Def Leppard was a staple back in the 80s. Huge, huge band back in the day. All over radio and MTV. Great band.
Was a teenager and just suffered my first heartbreak and this song came on the radio, the first Def Leppard song I ever heard and still my favorite from them. This song meant a lot to me.
One of the better 80’s bands of the day , more commercial more pop than 70’s rock.. Great job guys 👍🏼
Oh, I’d love to take Brad and Lex to see Def Leppard live! It’s such an amazing experience to see these guys, now in their late 50’s/early 60’s, still killing on stage to thousands of fans, young and old!
I love your reactions! Lex, the way you get lost in the music is so authentic and contagious. It makes me excited to listen to this song again!😊
When they recorded the On Through the Night album the drummer was only 15 years old, I still remember high school going to their first concert promoting album on through the night and the big hit was( Rock Brigade)
Damn you guys got to do Rock Brigade🙏🙏🙏🙏
WASTED
This song is a hard rock masterpiece.
This is the very first song I heard by Def Leppard as a teenager. I fell in love immediately. ❤️
2:30-2:45 is there anything that sounds that beautiful in rock? That was amazing. 💯💯💯. Every nook & cranny of that.
Lex! It's such a pleasure to watch an youngster enjoying this Music ! You are a 70's kid! Love you!
I absolutely LOVE the way Lex gets into the music I grew up with!!
one thing i love about ‘80’s music is the variety of transitions within a song, definitely makes the song entertaining until the end
Their Hysteria tour was my first concert.
Great song! Early Def Leppard..👍🔥🔥🔥
Lex rocked out to this one! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I'm going to post this again. In 1980 I went to the Georgia Jam at Road Atlanta. Def Leppard was the opening band and they were all teenagers. Talk about a n awesome group, not long after their first album came out. The other bands that day were Scorpion, Pat Travers Band, Molly Hatchet,Ted Nugent, good thing it was outdoors for they were all loud, very loud, Power Rock man , 😃🥃🤪
🎸📢😵. Rock and Roll I was twenty one then and that's one day I can never forget. It was July fourth and the temperature was 105 degrees very hot 🥵, but never regretted it. The cost was $12.00, that seems like a lot back then , just a drop in a bucket now .
Keep on rocking brothers and sisters ✌️ and 🤘
Brother Gary
What she feels we all FEEL!!! 1982 . Thank you for shining a light!!! This is a great review 80's rock is X Rock
Def Leppard is such a great band ❤️ music is so heartfelt
Just came across your page...and omg I Love it! I love your enthusiasm and the young lady is so cute... Did you know there drummer lost an arm and can still play? Def Leppard is such a great band you should see them in concert.
MY TWO FAVORITE DEF LEPPARD ALBUMS? ON THROUGH THE NIGHT AND HIGH N' DRY👍BOUGHT BOTH WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT 1980 AND 81✌❤🤘
LADY STRANGE!
You guys are the best with how genuine you are and how you love hard rock and heavy metal.
Then it segues into the blistering instrumental "Switch-625".
~* Aww... u2 sooo cute together.. thx for vid!! Love this song...good concert!*~
You guys are so cool. Seeing you react to songs from long ago. As a guitarist it's cool playing songs I listened to. Was in the army in 83 and listened to def Leppard, Dio, ratt, halen, night ranger.
No one did key changes like Def Leppard! So well written.
They do not have a bad song . One of the best bands ever!!!
Saw them live the first time they came to US, at an old converted bingo hall in Dallas, can't remember who they opened for, but they were great and young! Saw them 2 more times when they were HUGE and they always put on a show!
Love your channel!!!
I like how Lex is feelin the music and Brad seems subdued but is really disecting the lyrics to find the core meanings of songs (both natural producers)!
This along with The Scorpions 'Still Loving You' are my favorite power ballads. Reminds me of high school.
As a 7th grader in '82 I used to play this song on my cheap boombox and play my guitar (tennis racket) in front of my mom and dads full length mirror. I (along with my def leppard bandmates) was a rock god.
I like watching these 2 folks discover what us 50 plus year olds have been listening to our whole lives, 80s rocked
Loved them in concert! Straight 80's! Went to ALOT of concerts! We had a blast!
Wow, I saw your Thanksgiving greeting on my phone and I said I gotta watch me some Brad and Lex and yes!! Classic Lex is what that was! Thanks!!
These guys sounds just as good live .
Great in concert too. Lucky enough to see them in the 80's
The nostalgia hit me hard. Can’t believe I’m this old now. Love this song.
Omigosh, Brad's description of Lexi's complicated music!😆 Sounded like Wayne & Garth with their air guitar! Y'all are awesome; Brad is digging the tunes , & Lex is jamming!
Fuckin love Def Leppard man. If you are not singing into your fist during this song then you are not alive inside.....
Awesome reaction to a great song RIP!Steve Clark with that solo but dang y'all should have continued the next song which it leads into called switch 325 BAD ASS jam🤟
👍👍👍👍👍 I still have a concert t-shirt from a Def Leppard and Billy Squire concert I went to, DECADES ago!
You need to do Lay it on the Line by Triumph next
THIS has always been one of my favorite DL songs !!!! Beautiful ❤️ !!! Awesome reaction, guys ! Thank you 😊.
In 1988 I was fortunate to see them and their opening act was Tesla. Fantabulous!!
Saw them for the 1st time in 1981. They opened for Ozzy and the great Randy Rhoads in Tampa. Best concert I've ever been to.
Favorite album because it was just raw
Those transitions were pretty standard for an 80's power ballad. That cool bass that was playing at the end was the lead-in to the next song on the album.
This had really innovative leads, chromatically complex, beautiful and haunting. For a hard rock band, they know a lot about music theory in composition. ❤
I remember thier first U.S. tour in 1980. They opened up for Black Sabbath. It was such a good for rock.
You guys rock!
That ending was actually the beginning of the next song "Switch 625" which is instrumental. When I heard it begin I was hoping they'd let it run through...
The first 2 albums are the most raw and considered my many as their best work, I own both 😁
All of a sudden I was transported back to 1982 and Fort Campbell Kentucky where I first heard this song when I bought a Def Leppard tape
The end of this song segues perfectly into “Switch 625” a 3 minute instrumental🤘🏼
That wasn't the ending Lex. That was the beginning of "Switch Six Twenty-five", an instrumental. The two songs were always played in tandem on the radio back in the day.
One of the best rock bands ever! Top 10 for sure.
I fell in love with Def Leppard the day I heard this song at age 14 in 1993. Still a favorite.
My favorite Def Leppard tune. First time I seen these guys was in 1987 on their Hysteria Tour (watch video Pour Some Sugar On Me, that concert}. Its when they had drums in center n all 4 sides open, plus it rotated. Tesla was opening band...KILLER MEMORIES
This band was my first favorite band and my first concert when I was about 7. Still love them 22 years later! I still have all but about 3 of their albums in my collection! Love Def Leppard!
Lonnie man
For me, the greatest rock band of all time. I love Def Lep so much and always will.
I just LOVE watching Ya-ll, IT IS AWESOME❤
I read somewhere that they all were around 15 when they recorded this song.The video for it was an early MTV favorite when they showed mostly videos
I saw them on this tour. They opened for Blackfoot. Outstanding concert.
Lex,you are the most animated reactor I have seen. And Brad is more composed. You two complement each other very well. :)
Listen to all this music makes me realize we had good music grown up It's still good today
Def Leppard in 1981, when they had both original guitarists and the drummer had two arms.
On the album this song fades into a killer instrumental track called Switch 625.
This album also has one of their most underrated songs, Let It Go.
Feeling back in high school listening to the cassette it in my vw rabbit
This is one of those albums that's great start to finish.
Definitely one of my favorites from Def Leppard
I love watching Lex rock out, Brad just sits there listening being bumped around 👍