Bought High n Dry in '81 when it came out. Already familiar with Def Leppard by then because a friend had All Through The Night and brought it to school one day, towards the end of my senior year. Got rid of all my LP's long ago, so it's great to be able to come here and hear all these songs again. 🤘👍
Hell yea thank you, I got ppl that have their doubts but I will never have a doubt that high n Dry is their most awesome, best rock ever. Reminds me of better times to.🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧partied a lot of times to this.
Man the 80s just fricken rocked. Kids have no clue what a great time we had . As I get older 56. I rock out every day. It gives me an absolute rush. Rock on .!!!!!!!
Agreed! And you can't explain it to them either, you just had to be there. Live music seven nights a week... No smartphone or social media, no staying home to watch other people have a good time on t.v., people lived their own lives. The 80s made the 60s look like the 50s.
Well, don't know if you all will see this; but, I have all of you beat, lol!!! Not your normal 65 year old.....still rockin'!!! Catch up with me if you can, lol!!! Have a great one.....
Yea i totally agree !! The 80s were the best times for music! I seen def leppard in concert in 1983 as a young teen and wow they were a great band then and still are .The 80s were a time where there was no political correctness, sjw 💩,no smart phones,no blm,antifa 💩 and everything wasnt racist. Kids today have no clue what they missed out on
***** Trust me, I gave it a try. I listened to all of Nirvana's albums from start to finish back in 1993 when I was in high school. It sucked balls back then and it still sucks balls now. Def Leppard is still going strong today selling out arenas, but where is 90s grunge today? Dead in an urn and buried in the ground where it belongs. 70s & 80s rock n roll lasted much longer because it had the talent, the skill, the melody, and the charisma, which the 90s all lacked.
Steve Perry Go watch Billboard's video titled "Def Leppard's Joe Elliott slams 90s music". Joe Elliott hits the nail on the head in that video when he talks about 90's bands compared to 70's and 80's bands.
Gottisanidiot... he always was. Fired because he drank too much? Lol, what a load BS. More like he was fired because he didn’t want to sell out like the rest of them did.
@@panzerlieb HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE HE WAS A VERY MEAN drunk. They all Drank A LOT but the difference is they werent wanting to fight everyone. If PETE would've been a cool guy when hammered he'd still be there. Even Pete admits he was mean.
@@80steen44 Everything they did after High N Dry is over produced. They already had those songs ready to go when they fired Tom Allom and brought in Mutt. Luckily, he didn't ruin them like he did everything else.
They had 3 great albums. High n Dry, Pyromania and Hysteria. It's been 35 years and counting since they've approached any of the those 3. Steve Clark (RIP) and Mutt Lange out of the picture would be the reason for the drought. Tool would eat Leppard for lunch. And not have to really kick it into a high gear to do it.
+John Tye I found def lepard during Pyromania frenzy and MTV, then I heard high n dry album which opens with this , I knew it was on! high n dry Saturday night my fav
Eddie The Head It's the truth. It's an overproduced piece of trash with a extremely dated synth drum sound and cheesy overlayered vocals. This band was one foot in the grave when they fired Pete Willis and Rick Allen's accident was the final nail in the coffin. You can't play electric drums with one arm in a rock band. That may be insensitive to say, but it's the truth.
Martijn Stuart then how were they still popular, and STILL perform to this DAY? Answer that. Rick was given a special drum set where his left foot would work like a left arm so when he pushed a pedal with his foot, it would do something the arm would've done
@ftlshome1 THEY WERE A FANTASTIC TEAM AND YOU SHOULD LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARK . NOW THAT CLARK HAS DIED YOU SHOULD KNOW HE CAME FROM A HARD FATHER WHO GAVE HIM THE ELECTRIC GUITAR HE WANTED ON CONDITION THAT HE TOOK LESSONS AND PRACTICED ALL THE TIME. EVEN WORKING WITH DEF LEPPARD HE KEPT HIS PROMISE TO HIS DAD TILL CLARK DIED. HIS GUITAR PLAYING WAS FANTASTIC AND HE IS MISSED BY MANY OF US BUT HE IS IN PAIN NO MORE AND IN HEAVEN MY FRIEND.
@@sharonthompson2637 They were at their best when it was Steve Clark and Pete Willis. And to think they replaced Pete for being drunk all the time, no knock against Steve, I just think they were a better rock band with those 2.
@@EllisRitter-ui6qu ELLIS I AGREE THAT STEVE AND PETE WERE AT THERE BEST. EVEN JOE ELLIOT ADMITTED IT AND SAID PETE DID NOT LIKE STEVE. IT'S TO BAD NOBODY GOT HELP FOR STEVES ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. SO THAT STEVE WENT HOME AND TOOK SOME PILLS AND ALCOHOL RESULTING IN HIS DEATH JUST BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY. STEVE CLARK GLAD YOUR IN HEAVEN AND HAPPY NOW. GOD BLESS YOU STEVE CLARK ALWAYS.
@@f.frederickskitty2910 DEF LEPPARD ALSO DEFINED MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS ALSO 81 TO 84 . NOTHING I LIKED MORE WHEN DOING HOMEWORK AND I EVEN TALKED SOME FRIENDS INTO DOING AIR BAND GIGS IN THE AUDITORIUM. DEF LEPPARD WILL ALWAYS ROCK ON.
Im 56. I used to jam this in my 1982 Corvette that i bought used and this cassette was worn out. I must have bought 3 of them. Glass mirrored T TOPS on my red 1982 Corvette and the.memories i had...thank you leppard for making me remember such great times..LET IT ROCK, LET IT ROLL..LET IT GOOOO!!!
@@mikesalyers4914 Pete Willis was like the Keith Richards of this band. They were simply a hollow shell of what they could have been after they ran him off!! Almost all the best guitar licks on this album (their best by far) and Pyromania were written by him. They would have been NOTHING without the boost he gave them Screw the 'pretty boy' singer. Pete was the heart and soul of this outfit!
I got to mention Danny Wasted because we agreed Def Leppard in their days when young and hungry were as heavy as any one today the future any time in. eternity! Yes indeed I get a super ass whippin' every time I go back and take a listen to what I like best, the High and Dry album. Heavy Duty !!!!
They were just in their teens, they tore up the 80s!!! The vocals are absolutely amazing some of the best in Rock and roll history!! 💯👏👏👏👏🎸🎸🎸♥️ #thewonderyears
God rest your soul Steve🙏💕😥These guys rocked the house, greatest concerts ever!! We were so lucky to be part of this ROCK GENERATION ❤💯😥 #80sgreatness #thewonderyears
@@daniellinder8917 That is an interesting opinion. While earlier leppard had a more metallic edge The melodic structure was always there and a natural evolution. The idea that Leppard would have somehow kept the metal sound Given speculation that Pete had somehow remained is just Wishful thinking and doesn't stand up to scrutiny given the fact that one of the few bands that actually pursued a metal direction at the time Thin Lizzy with "thunder and lightning " are on record as telling Lepparrd that they couldn't compete with Pyromania and Lynott admitted it was a factor in folding the band. A little unfairly I thought as hard drug use was obviously a factor as well but the point remains pertinent.
I totally agree, noticing that his voice changed as he got older. I don’t think he was able to screech as loud either but still sounded good and he’s so cute.
This track introduced me to Leppard! Can’t let it go since
Heard Def Leppard in the 80's this southern rocker is still lessoning to Def Leppard ❤😂🎉😮😮😊❤❤❤❤❤
Me too
Pete Willis killing it
Yes, sir.
Too bad Pete Willis couldn't stay away from the bottle😅
looks like he's 12 LOL
@@mikewills8952 meanwhile Steve Clark is the one that drank himself to death. Moral of the story, we all have issues Brother.
@@hifiandrewHE was 15...😂❤
Saw them in 83 a became a fame. High and dry is classic.
High n Dry is their best album hands down. Pure rock and roll...
Agreed, their best album. :On through the night album: was too raw, but a great album. The rest was "bubble gum" rock , but i did enjoy Pyromania.
Bought High n Dry in '81 when it came out. Already familiar with Def Leppard by then because a friend had All Through The Night and brought it to school one day, towards the end of my senior year.
Got rid of all my LP's long ago, so it's great to be able to come here and hear all these songs again. 🤘👍
Hell yeah!!
Hell yea thank you, I got ppl that have their doubts but I will never have a doubt that high n Dry is their most awesome, best rock ever. Reminds me of better times to.🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧partied a lot of times to this.
Could not agree more. Later they just got to poppy
HELL YEAH, Every morning before I go to work. I'm 61 yrs old. ROCK ON!!!
HELL FUCKN YES!!
61 is gold for this tune.
BEST BAND EVER AND I AM OLDER THAN YOU ❤🎉.
BOY FRIEND IS PART DEAF AND I GAVE HIM THE WORDS TO THE SONG AND HE WAKES ME UP.😂❤
Doing the same.
Pete, that guitar was bigger than you are, but you played it bigger than it was!
This was the Def Leppard I loved.
I hear ya!
you got my vote
And you're the person that can't adapt. You've probably been left behind in several capacities. I feel sorry for you.
best album plus pyromania...newer def lep sucked
jimmy shine that's right
Willis and Clark were an awesome combo.
The best
I miss them both
This is when Def Leopard was playing real rock and roll music.
True, but if you were a real fan, you would know how to spell the band name
@@geraldhartley this whole alblum rocked- then they got candy coated for radio
Looks like an autocorrect, “Leopard” instead of Leppard. I learned recently they spelled it “Leppard” so they wouldn’t sound like a punk band.
Pete Willis totally shreds on this album! The band was never the same after his departure!
Agreed
Saw them with and without Willis,high an dry with Willis!!
We didn't get the chance to his solo's on Pyromania. To think that album would of sounded heavier.
I love steve and Pete era ❤
Not a single bad song on the High n Dry album. The whole entire album rocks.
Absofuckinlutly.
AaTen@@dukecraig2402
It's my favorite album by them
Man the 80s just fricken rocked. Kids have no clue what a great time we had .
As I get older 56. I rock out every day. It gives me an absolute rush.
Rock on .!!!!!!!
Agreed! And you can't explain it to them either, you just had to be there. Live music seven nights a week... No smartphone or social media, no staying home to watch other people have a good time on t.v., people lived their own lives. The 80s made the 60s look like the 50s.
55 here and I 100% agree!!!!!! The 80's were incredible.... I want to go back..
same age and gen - so true
Well, don't know if you all will see this; but, I have all of you beat, lol!!! Not your normal 65 year old.....still rockin'!!! Catch up with me if you can, lol!!! Have a great one.....
Yea i totally agree !! The 80s were the best times for music! I seen def leppard in concert in 1983 as a young teen and wow they were a great band then and still are .The 80s were a time where there was no political correctness, sjw 💩,no smart phones,no blm,antifa 💩 and everything wasnt racist. Kids today have no clue what they missed out on
The 1st two albums are ball busting, head banging, blood pumpin, hard rock and beautiful music. Undeniable!!!
LMAO 😆 Ya couldn't have said it better!
Yeah 👍
Great albums....First one is underrated.....u still gotta love it....
Yip! Lived it. Was 16 whe HND hit the street. Fuk kiss n van halen...
Hell yeah it was- punch you in the face with pure rock n fuckin roll 😎😎
Although they've maintained success over the years, this era was when they were at their best.
@@SWIFTY5150 I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.
Absolutely 🤟
It was all downhill from here. I actually like the debut better, so, to me, the decline started the year before.
Hysteria is a capital album, but it has all been a slide since said album.
EXACTLY
One of the first songs I heard by Def Leppard. Had me hooked at 14. I'm 55 now and I'm still listening!! 🤘
Same remember recording it on cassette lol...1968 Baby...
@@michaellaskowski7933 1969 I'm 53 now
@pinkroses67 - exactly the same story! (born in 1967) This songs still rocks!!!
52 and was hooked when MTV played this and a couple others on regular rotation in 82/83.
Ran right out and brought the cassette✌️😎👉💯
Haha. Same for me. First song from Def Leppard and I'm 55 too.
69 here, Def Leppard, Rolling Stones, The Who, Aerosmith. What a wonderful time to be alive.
Steve Clarke is jamming out on this song, Rest in Peace Steve🎸❤️
Pete opens that song like a BOSS!!!!
Now.....THIS is Def Leppard!
Definitely my Favourite Def Leppard Album!
"On Through the Night" kicks ass too!!!
God I miss real music like this...what happened!? :(
long live Def Leppard!!!!
I completely agree!
alesha S Nirvana happened, that's what happened. The early 90s was the start of the modern rock era and it's been essentially like that ever since.
***** Trust me, I gave it a try. I listened to all of Nirvana's albums from start to finish back in 1993 when I was in high school. It sucked balls back then and it still sucks balls now. Def Leppard is still going strong today selling out arenas, but where is 90s grunge today? Dead in an urn and buried in the ground where it belongs. 70s & 80s rock n roll lasted much longer because it had the talent, the skill, the melody, and the charisma, which the 90s all lacked.
Steve Perry Go watch Billboard's video titled "Def Leppard's Joe Elliott slams 90s music". Joe Elliott hits the nail on the head in that video when he talks about 90's bands compared to 70's and 80's bands.
***** Yeah it does matter, it matters a lot.
*High n' Dry* was the best Def Leppard album - all original members
Tony Kenning was their 1st drum player, then Rick Allen. So your 90% right. Lol
Pete Willis > Phil Collen
Gottisanidiot... he always was. Fired because he drank too much? Lol, what a load BS. More like he was fired because he didn’t want to sell out like the rest of them did.
@@panzerlieb HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE HE WAS A VERY MEAN drunk. They all Drank A LOT but the difference is they werent wanting to fight everyone. If PETE would've been a cool guy when hammered he'd still be there. Even Pete admits he was mean.
@@panzerlieb youre one of them dudes.... lol... calm down guy
This is my favorite Def Leppard song
Agree!! Rock out !!
My favorite also! I’m trying to get the band I’m in to do this song.By far their best song
Me too, Karl
My favorite since I was 15....this album is so raw and gritty.
Also my favorite
If Peter Willis and Steve Clark had been able to stay together in the band , Def Leppard would have been on a completely different level.
got that right Phil killed the rock
Southern rockers are listening we like Def Leppard!❤🎉😅😊❤🎉❤!!!
Hard drinking and hard partying, 🍻😜 and whoring! that's what makes life worth living 💯💝💯💝💯❤😂🎉😮😅😊🎉
@@marcoflores9579 I LIKE DEF LEPPARD THE WAY IT IS AND JOE IS CUTE.
I never get tired of hearing this song 🤘
Best album before they became big, High And Dry all the way.❤
Yeah, they were always really good even when they became big. But, yeah, High and Dry all the way!
Yeah...YOU GET IT ROCKER! AND KEEP IT THAT WAY...🤘🖤🤘
@@paulgehrman O_o:‑X😭🤣😭🤣🤣🤣🦹♂️🤣🤣🥳
@@paulgehrman Nah hysteria sucks, no balls.
Agreed. Still have it on cassette.
Pete Wills and the late Steve Clark.. High n Dry IMO, the best Def Leppard album!
👍🏻 Steve Clark and Pete Willis made an AWESOME team! 👍🏻
Best team was Pete Willis and Steve Clark
@@charleskletter8974 - I couldn’t have agreed with you more!
In your opinion and most everyone's who knew who they were before Pyromania.
I'm such a huge fan.....going to the early 80's, I love Joe with dark hair and i hate what happens next next. Breaks my heart....
What happens next? 😅
@@juleenrustan3804he dyed itb
I’m 54 years young and this song still hits like it did back in the day. 🇬🇧🤘🏼
me too
This and Pyromania are timeless. Everything about these 2 albums are pure gold.
Rick Allen is my inspiration ,simply never gave up.....
He still plays with 1 arm very hard
Good luck keep rocking
This album was raw and real, with no over produced pop songs...slingshot to the top!
Bringin' On The Heartbreak?
@@80steen44 Not all ballads are over produced pop songs.
@@RSLucky204 It's Mutt Lange, It's a power ballad and if they didn't do it in 81 they did it in 84 with the remix but I'm a Leppard fan btw
@@80steen44 Everything they did after High N Dry is over produced. They already had those songs ready to go when they fired Tom Allom and brought in Mutt. Luckily, he didn't ruin them like he did everything else.
@@RSLucky204 Oh yeah, because Pyromania is such trash lol it's one of the best of the decade, you're laughable
Pete Willis made that band rock. Hard.
and Steve Clark!
And he got inducted into the rock and roll Hall of Fame with them
Pete and Steve. Steve and Pete. Fucking magic.
Like a hard rock April Wine - good vocals and great guitars.
Steve Clark was the heart and soul of this band. Great writer and player. Miss that guy.
Agreed. The Adrenalize CD after he died was just too tame and toned down. Took the fun out of it. Retro Active was good, but nothing like this
This miss Mutt as well. 2 main songwriters.
They had 3 great albums. High n Dry, Pyromania and Hysteria. It's been 35 years and counting since they've approached any of the those 3. Steve Clark (RIP) and Mutt Lange out of the picture would be the reason for the drought. Tool would eat Leppard for lunch. And not have to really kick it into a high gear to do it.
Do not discount the contributions of Pete Willis, on guitar and songwriting, either!
RIP he was great 😢
Why they never play this on the radio. This is one of their best songs.
Probably because the entire song is about getting head lol
Allan Nightingale For real? I had no idea. I thought it was about rocking. LOL I need to look up the lyrics.
so?..most rock songs are about sex or getting laid..play the damn song..if i hear photograph one more time I'll puke
agreed..most radio stations suck..play the same 50 songs day after day
I looked up the lyrics. I had no idea. LOL So what? They should play it anyways.
Rock on! Old school. 56 years old.
So many Def Leppard songs from the Pete Willis-era had killer rhythm guitar riffs. After Pyromania, that pretty much ended.
No, after hysteria, if it wasn't for his attitude, pete would've been able to stay
@@Miist3rDuce1 that's too poppy!
@Miist3rDuce1 It was his drinking, do some research.
@@kennethsonia5350 No it was the greed Do your research nimrod.
Hysteria was great but the early albums were no doubt the best!
Willis and Clark, an EXTREMELY under rated guitar duo... they meshed really really well
RIP Steve✝
Giv it hell! Don't let it die!!😂🎉😢❤❤😮😅😊😢🎉😅😢😊
Still rockin hard & giving it hell! Long live southern rock!🎉😮😅😊❤❤❤😂😅!
Not underrated by their fans! 👍✌
Amen - cheers!!!
Rockinest song by Def Leppard. That intro is unsurpassed.
Me And My Wine by Def Leppard is also pretty rockin!!
+John Tye I found def lepard during Pyromania frenzy and MTV, then I heard high n dry album which opens with this , I knew it was on! high n dry Saturday night my fav
“Heading Out To The Highway”
Pete Willis. The most underrated rhythm player. He wrote and recorded most of Pyromania before getting the boot....
Pete was the orchestrator of his own demise from the band...he admitted it himself!
My Gen Z son has a band. They write originals however when they need to add covers, this song is in their set. Best era of Def Leppard 💜
You're a good mother❤❤❤
@@marissaazevedo5008 thank you, And I have a great son, Check out his band Treazon
I'd be so proud and I'm sure that you are.
I don't care what anyone thinks...I'm a Def Leppard fan from the start till they end...still an incredible band IMO.
Chris Osterhouse of course my lord!
Chris Osterhouse been a fan for 30 years still love em 🤘
Eddie The Head It's the truth. It's an overproduced piece of trash with a extremely dated synth drum sound and cheesy overlayered vocals. This band was one foot in the grave when they fired Pete Willis and Rick Allen's accident was the final nail in the coffin. You can't play electric drums with one arm in a rock band. That may be insensitive to say, but it's the truth.
@@martijnstuart95
I agree. And this record, from 1981, sounds way better than the synthetic sound of Hysteria.
Martijn Stuart then how were they still popular, and STILL perform to this DAY? Answer that. Rick was given a special drum set where his left foot would work like a left arm so when he pushed a pedal with his foot, it would do something the arm would've done
Pete and Steve getting along...what a classic! R.I.P
Clark/Willis team were the shit!
@ftlshome1 THEY WERE NOT BUT YOUR ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION AS I AM MINE . NO HARD FEELINGS BETWEEN US. COOL SINCE YOU DON'T KNOW ME MATE.
@ftlshome1 THEY WERE A FANTASTIC TEAM AND YOU SHOULD LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARK . NOW THAT CLARK HAS DIED YOU SHOULD KNOW HE CAME FROM A HARD FATHER WHO GAVE HIM THE ELECTRIC GUITAR HE WANTED ON CONDITION THAT HE TOOK LESSONS AND PRACTICED ALL THE TIME. EVEN WORKING WITH DEF LEPPARD HE KEPT HIS PROMISE TO HIS DAD TILL CLARK DIED. HIS GUITAR PLAYING WAS FANTASTIC AND HE IS MISSED BY MANY OF US BUT HE IS IN PAIN NO MORE AND IN HEAVEN MY FRIEND.
@@sharonthompson2637 They were at their best when it was Steve Clark and Pete Willis. And to think they replaced Pete for being drunk all the time, no knock against Steve, I just think they were a better rock band with those 2.
@@EllisRitter-ui6qu ELLIS I AGREE THAT STEVE AND PETE WERE AT THERE BEST. EVEN JOE ELLIOT ADMITTED IT AND SAID PETE DID NOT LIKE STEVE. IT'S TO BAD NOBODY GOT HELP FOR STEVES ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. SO THAT STEVE WENT HOME AND TOOK SOME PILLS AND ALCOHOL RESULTING IN HIS DEATH JUST BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY. STEVE CLARK GLAD YOUR IN HEAVEN AND HAPPY NOW. GOD BLESS YOU STEVE CLARK ALWAYS.
ELLIS I AGREE WITH YOU IN SOME WAYS. Y
THIS SONG IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE AND MY FAVORITE SONG. 1 OF MANY THOUGH.
The biggest problem I have with this song.......
You just can’t turn it up loud enough.
🎼Slow down hold on !
Fellow !!!
Truest fucking statement I’ve heard in a long time. Song kicks you right in the ASS!!
Get a Mark Levinson power amp...loud and good...LOL
amen to that lol
@Hanthrax Agreed...
Miss you Steve Clark legend!
Def Leppard defined my high school years: 81-85. Rock on dudes ... And be excellent to each other.
@@f.frederickskitty2910 DEF LEPPARD ALSO DEFINED MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS ALSO 81 TO 84 . NOTHING I LIKED MORE WHEN DOING HOMEWORK AND I EVEN TALKED SOME FRIENDS INTO DOING AIR BAND GIGS IN THE AUDITORIUM. DEF LEPPARD WILL ALWAYS ROCK ON.
@@f.frederickskitty2910 '79 - '83 in my case, but yeah
When Dek Leppard was the shit ✌️🥳💞💯😎😘
Disney’s Frozen’s version of
“Let It Go” will never be even One Millionth as Great as this Masterpiece!!!🤣🤣🤣
This song and hit and run two of def leppards best
Hell Yeah!
RIP Steve Clark a true legend. He wrote a lot of their songs.
No matter what happened with the lineup etc, later, this, right here, is one of the very best outfits in history, ever. I get chills, every time.
AMEN 👍🤘
@@The_Curmudgeonist My understanding he had short man syndrome when he drank sad to go out like that as he rocked.......
Every.damn.time!!!
This used to be the real Def Leppard . Pure hard rock !
werd
I first heard ya all about 40 years ago. There was no better time than the 80s. Keep on rockin.
Im 56. I used to jam this in my 1982 Corvette that i bought used and this cassette was worn out. I must have bought 3 of them. Glass mirrored T TOPS on my red 1982 Corvette and the.memories i had...thank you leppard for making me remember such great times..LET IT ROCK, LET IT ROLL..LET IT GOOOO!!!
SHOULD OF KEEP UR VET
I did the same in my Trans Am
It sounded pretty damn good in my '78 Chevy Camaro Rally Sport, Alpine stereo with Magnadyne EQ, and Pioneer speakers.
All sweet cars....53y/o here and I feel you big time man....😢
Word. I used to tear up and down I-73 in my '83 Corvette blasting it too.
*hahahahha
The greatest album ever!!
One of my all time favorite songs. You'll never see music like this again.... Unless you're at a Def Leppard concert.
Even then, the bite was gone. No Clark or Willis
Back when Def Leppard didn’t “SUCK”!!
@@mikesalyers4914 Pete Willis was like the Keith Richards of this band. They were simply a hollow shell of what they could have been after they ran him off!! Almost all the best guitar licks on this album (their best by far) and Pyromania were written by him. They would have been NOTHING without the boost he gave them Screw the 'pretty boy' singer. Pete was the heart and soul of this outfit!
You never will
This is what a rock band sounds like, and a lead singer who can belt that sh*t out with the best of em. I'm a millennial & love Def Leppard 😎
High N Dry best DL album.
The greatest of all Def Leppard songs by miles.
Yeah, it's Def Leppard's masterpiece.
Facts
Riffs...riffs everywhere. :)
yeah...the good old times
I got to mention Danny Wasted because we agreed Def Leppard in their days when young and hungry were as heavy as any one today the future any time in. eternity! Yes indeed I get a super ass whippin' every time I go back and take a listen to what I like best, the High and Dry album. Heavy Duty !!!!
They were just in their teens, they tore up the 80s!!! The vocals are absolutely amazing some of the best in Rock and roll history!! 💯👏👏👏👏🎸🎸🎸♥️ #thewonderyears
One of the greatest, most underrated rock albums of all time 🤟🏻
RIGHT!!
Their best album. Best line up.
True. That's why Willis has credit on Pyromania. The boys are real. Mutt helped sure.
I wondered... If Rick still had both his arms, Steve was still here and Pete was still in the band, how would Leppard be today?
The best Def Lepard !
Who's still listening to this gimme a hell yeah
Hell Yeah!!!❤
Hell yeah
"Who's listening to this now!" The most played out, overused phrase to generate likes. Lame af, clown 🫵🤡🤣
Hell Yeah
Hell ya brother
Gen X, never gets old. Still watch and listen every chance I get.
God rest your soul Steve🙏💕😥These guys rocked the house, greatest concerts ever!! We were so lucky to be part of this ROCK GENERATION ❤💯😥 #80sgreatness #thewonderyears
The best hard rock album in history...
Man, Steve sure could make that guitar sing. And Joe's raspy voice is just everything to me!
Man.
Steve was so amazing, I really miss him.😩😢🎸😭
They rocked! Until someone poured sugar on them 😂
Nice!
Seriously once the production whores get In they turn real rock bands into flamboyant hos
😎👍🤘🏻🖖🏻
Best comment ever 😂
The Pete Willis years are my favorite. On Through the Night is killer also.
This song still rocks as hard as it ever has!!!
I am 52. My dad introduced me to these guys. Loved this early stuff.
Some of the very best Hard Rock of all! Willis riffs, great vocals, UFO vibes, …
I will love this music forever!
Willis was in my opinion the better guitarist wish that would have carried on.
This is the way rock is supposed to sound.
LIKE-F**KIN'-WISE!
When Pete Willis was gone they lost that hard rock edge ,then steve Clark died and they turned into a pop band😠😠😠😠😠😠
@@daniellinder8917 Agree
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That is an interesting opinion.
While earlier leppard had a more metallic edge The melodic structure was always there and a natural evolution. The idea that Leppard would have somehow kept the metal sound Given speculation that Pete had somehow remained is just Wishful thinking and doesn't stand up to scrutiny given the fact that one of the few bands that actually pursued a metal direction at the time
Thin Lizzy with "thunder and lightning " are on record as telling Lepparrd that they couldn't compete with Pyromania and Lynott admitted it was a factor in folding the band.
A little unfairly I thought as hard drug use was obviously a factor as well but the point remains pertinent.
@@daniellinder8917 I love that real drum sound on their 1st 2 records.
I love Joe's vocals when he was young. The grit, the unique tone
Back up vocals, were just as strong. 👍💯💯💯💯Such a great sound!
Agreed, he was in a class by himself.
I totally agree, noticing that his voice changed as he got older. I don’t think he was able to screech as loud either but still sounded good and he’s so cute.
Def Leppard is in my top 5 bands that I still crank up today.
High and Dry is one of their best.
This is the most complete rock song ever!!!!!!!!
Steve Clark, just amazing
The Best!! Back When the music was the goal before GREED took Over!!!
Favorite DEF LEPPARD song.
High and Dry my favorite
Let it Go, Def Leppard is one of my favorites 🎸🎸🎸🥁🎤🤘🤘
Def Leppard, Scorpions, AC DC and Van Halen all you needed during the 80s
You nailed it...Here is my order VH, AC/DC,Scorpions, Def Leppard. ...
Also 5. A lil bit of nose candy
Gotta have dokken and night ranger too.
I’m good with that except in the 80’s I also needed Iron Maiden and Motley Crue.
Well yes, but i needed too Metallica, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Wasp, Accept, Loudness, Ratt, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden, and many others.
Happy Rocktober 15, 2024. This Song Rocks Still!!!
still their best album
Yes . best album. hands down
It's such high rock energy from song one to the end. It's really an awesome rock album.
100 percent
@Eddie The Head But it's the only opinion that matters
On a high end car stereo cassette deck like a kenwood or nakamichi with a carver or any decent amp from that era. You can always find them on ebay.
Def Leppard was the AC/DC from England back in the 1980s
More like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest
my fav!!
I love the duo that was Clark And Collen! But jesus Pete Willis was an amazing player!
Awesome
You gotta -Let it Rock! Let it Roll! Let it Go! They were only kids when this came out. Always a cranking go to song in the rock arsenal of Def!!
I'm 64 and this era of DL still kicks some serious ass!!!!
Teenagers who hit the rock scene and took it by storm. AWESOM band that I followed and admire highly. The 80's were the best of times.
And then they fired Willis...