Def Leppard - Hysteria

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Biography

In many ways, Def Leppard were the definitive hard rock band of the '80s. There were many bands that rocked harder (and were more dangerous) than the Sheffield-based quintet, but few others captured the spirit of the times quite as well. Emerging in the late '70s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Def Leppard actually owed more to the glam rock and metal of the early '70s, as their sound was equal parts T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. By toning down their heavy riffs and emphasizing melody, Def Leppard were poised for crossover success by the time of 1983's Pyromania, and skillfully used the fledgling MTV network to their advantage. The musicians were already blessed with photogenic good looks, but they also crafted a series of innovative, exciting videos that made them into stars. They intended a quick follow-up to Pyromania, but were derailed when their drummer lost an arm in a car accident, the first of many problems that plagued the group's career. They managed to pull through such tragedies, and even expanded their large audience with 1987's blockbuster Hysteria. As the '90s began, mainstream hard rock shifted away from their signature pop-metal and toward edgier, louder bands, yet they maintained a sizable audience into the late '90s and were one of only a handful of '80s metal groups to survive the decade more or less intact. Def Leppard had their origins in a Sheffield-based group that teenagers Rick Savage (bass) and Pete Willis (guitar) formed in 1977. Vocalist Joe Elliott, a fanatical follower of Mott the Hoople and T. Rex, joined the band several months later, bringing the name Deaf Leopard with him. After a spelling change, the trio, augmented by a now-forgotten drummer, began playing local Sheffield pubs, and within a year the band had added guitarist Steve Clark to the lineup, as well as a new drummer. Later in 1978, they recorded their debut EP, Getcha Rocks Off, and released it on their own label, Bludgeon Riffola. The EP became a word-of-mouth success, earning airplay on the BBC. The group members were still in their teens. Following the release of Getcha Rocks Off, Rick Allen was added as the band's permanent drummer, and Def Leppard quickly became the subject of the British music weeklies. They soon signed with AC/DC's manager Peter Mensch, who helped them secure a contract with Mercury Records

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Def Leppard - When Love and Hate Collide
Def Leppard - Love Bites
Def Leppard - Photograph
Def Leppard - Animal
Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages
Def Leppard - Two Steps Behind
Def Leppard - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
Def Leppard - Too Late For Love
Def Leppard - Rocket
Def Leppard - Armageddon It
Def Leppard - Foolin'
Def Leppard - Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Def Leppard - Women
Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked
Def Leppard - Miss You In A Heartbeat
Def Leppard - Comin' Under Fire
Def Leppard - Long, Long Way to Go
Def Leppard - Tonight
Def Leppard - We Belong
Def Leppard - I Wanna Touch You
Def Leppard - Stand Up
Def Leppard - Heaven Is
Def Leppard - Rock On
Def Leppard - Billy's Got A Gun
Def Leppard - I Wanna Be Your Hero
Def Leppard - Ring Of Fire
Def Leppard - Lady Strange
Def Leppard - Make Love Like A Man
Def Leppard - Love
Def Leppard - Die Hard The Hunter
Def Leppard - Action
Def Leppard - Stand Up (kick Love Into Motion)
Def Leppard - Slang
Def Leppard - Love And Affection
Def Leppard - Action! Not Words
Def Leppard - Let It Go
Def Leppard - Gods Of War
Def Leppard - All I Want Is Everything
Def Leppard - You're So Beautiful
Def Leppard - Paper Sun
Def Leppard - Where Does Love Go When It Dies
Def Leppard - Rock Rock (till You Drop)
Def Leppard - Blood Runs Cold
Def Leppard - 21st Century Sha La La La Girl
Def Leppard - When The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Def Leppard - Another Hit And Run
Def Leppard - Man Enough