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Breathe A Sigh
"Breathe a Sigh" is a 1996 song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their album ''Slang''. It peaked at #43 on the U.K. Singles Chart. The single was not accompanied with a music video. Background In reference to the song, lead singer Joe Elliott said in the album's commentary that ''Breathe a Sigh'' is "a massive challenge for imto sing" and was "tried a lot of different ways n the studio but none of them ever seemed to do it any justice", so Def Leppard "stripped it right back" The song has not been played live since the Slang World Tour in 1997. Track listing CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCX18( UK) / 578 841-2 # "Breathe a Sigh" # "Another Hit & Run" (live) # " All I Want Is Everything" (live) # " Work It Out" (live) CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCD18 (UK) / 578 839-2 # "Breathe a Sigh" # "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" (live) # "Deliver Me" (Live) # "Slang Slang is vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usages) of an informal register, common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitar, backing vocals). They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement of the early 1980s. The band's greatest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. Their first album, 1980's ''On Through the Night'', reached the Top 15 in the UK but received little notice elsewhere. Their second album, 1981's ''High 'n' Dry'', was produced by Mutt Lange, who helped them begin to define their melodic hard rock style, and the album's most popular track "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982, but the album only reached the Top 30 and 40 in the UK and US. Def Leppard's next studio album, ''Pyromania'', was released in Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slang (album)
''Slang'' is the sixth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 14 May 1996. The album marked a musical departure from their signature sound; it was produced by the band with Pete Woodroffe and was their first album since 1980 without involvement by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. ''Slang'' is the first album with new material to feature new guitarist Vivian Campbell (Campbell had previously played on the B-side collection ''Retro Active'' in 1993 and on the new song on ''Vault'' a year earlier). It charted at #14 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #5 on the UK Albums Chart. It is also the only Def Leppard album that does not feature their recognisable font logo on the album cover, though all its singles still bore the classic logo. Overview Between the releases of ''Retro Active'' and ''Slang'', Def Leppard endured hardships including guitarist Phil Collen's divorce from actress Jacqueline Collen, bassist Rick Savage's battle with Bell's palsy and the death of his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is operated through Republic Records; in the United Kingdom and Japan (as Mercury Tokyo in the latter country), it is distributed by EMI Records. Since the separation of Island Records, Motown, Mercury Records, and Def Jam Recordings combining the Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury Records has been placed under Island Records, although its back catalogue is still owned by the Island Def Jam Music Group (now Island Records). Background Mercury Records was started in Chicago in 1945 and over several decades, saw great success. The success of Mercury has been attributed to the use of alternative marketing techniques to promote records. The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Collen
Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard, joining the band in 1982 during the recording of the ''Pyromania'' album. Prior to joining Def Leppard, Collen had performed with a number of bands in the burgeoning British glam metal scene. Outside of Def Leppard, with which he still records and performs live, he has been involved in a number of side projects most notably the trio Man Raze, with which he is the lead singer and sole guitarist. Early life Collen was born in Hackney, London. He got his first guitar, a red Gibson SG, on his 16th birthday, and taught himself how to play. He played with several bands including Lucy, Tush, and Dumb Blondes. He left school to work as a motorcycle dispatch rider for a type setters until his band Girl got their first record contract. During his tenure with Girl, Collen's career began rising, spurred by the relative success of the albums '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All I Want Is Everything (Def Leppard Song)
"All I Want Is Everything" is a 1996 song by the English hard rock band Def Leppard from their album ''Slang''. The song reached #38 on the U.K. Singles Chart and has not been played live by the band since the Slang World Tour in 1997. Background In reference to the song, lead singer Elliot said in the album's commentary that "All I Want Is Everything" was "demoed as almost a country song, he song He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...went through a lot of changes in the studio." Elliot also says that the song has "almost a U2 feel to it", and the "very solemn" lyrics sum up "a lot of what the band was going through at the time: births, deaths, divorces." Music video The music video was directed by Matt Mahurin and shot at "Studios & Location", USA in August 1996. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promises (Def Leppard Song)
"Promises" is a 1999 song by British rock band Def Leppard from their album ''Euphoria''. It was released as a single later that year and reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart as well as number forty-one on the U.K. Singles Chart. "Promises" is a staple of the band's live performances. Due to its popularity among fans, Def Leppard has performed the song over five hundred times as of December 2022, making it one of the group's top twenty-five most played pieces. Overview The song was also featured on the second discs of their compilations ''Best of Def Leppard'' and '' Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection'', released in 2004 and 2005. A live version is featured on their live album ''Viva! Hysteria'', released in October 2013. In addition to the CD versions of the single a 7" was released for jukeboxes with "Pour Some Sugar on Me" as the B-Side, It would be the final Def Leppard single released on the 7" 45 RPM format until 2018. It is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Elliott
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English–Irish rock singer, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band Down 'n' Outz. He is one of the two original members of Def Leppard still in the band and one of the three to perform on every Def Leppard album. Elliott is known for his distinctive and wide ranging raspy singing voice. Early life and Def Leppard Joseph Thomas Elliott was born in Sheffield to Joseph William Elliott (1930–2011) and Cynthia Gibson. He was educated at King Edward VII School (Sheffield), King Edward VII School. Elliott met Pete Willis (a member of a local band called List of Atomic Mass & Def Leppard members, Atomic Mass) in November 1977 after missing a bus. Upon finding out that they were both musicians, Willis invited Elliott to meet the rest of the Atomic Mass membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slang World Tour
The Slang World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English hard rock band Def Leppard in support of their album ''Slang'', which was released in May 1996. Although ''Slang'' was the first Def Leppard album to feature new material with guitarist Vivian Campbell, this was his second tour with the band. Campbell joined Def Leppard just prior to their Adrenalize World Tour in 1992. Musically, ''Slang'' was considered a radical departure from the band's signature sound of highly polished 1980s hard rock. Introspective songwriting, minimal studio production and Rick Allen's return to acoustic drums resulted in a more raw and organic sound. In a 2016 interview, Vivian Campbell reflected on the influence that 1990s grunge era bands such as Soundgarden had on the band's songwriting. Concert production was also a radical departure from previous tours. The Slang World Tour introduced a completely revamped concert stage design. This was the first Def Leppard tour since the early 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Work It Out (Def Leppard Song)
"Work It Out" is a 1996 song by the English hard rock band Def Leppard from their gold album ''Slang''. It was written entirely by new guitarist Vivian Campbell. It was released as a single later that year, reaching number six on the US Mainstream Rock chart and number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. Background Lead singer Joe Elliot said in the album's commentary that ''Work It Out'' "was Vivian ampbell'sfirst songwriting contribution to the band" and that Elliot "had this opportunity to channel isinner Iggy Pop instead of screeching in this high register like e hadalways done in the past". The music video was directed by Nigel Dick in April 1996 at Occidental Studios in Los Angeles, California. The video was released in May 1996. "Work It Out" has not been played live by the band since the Slang World Tour in 1997. Track listing ;CD Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury/LEPDD16 (UK)/578 271-2 (INT) This single contains collector's postcards of classic Def Leppard album covers. It contains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
"Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" is a track by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their 1983 album, ''Pyromania''. An edited version was released as a single in Mexico that same year. History The history of "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" predates the ''Pyromania'' recording sessions by a few years. Def Leppard first played a song by the title "Medicine Man" on their first UK headlining tour in April 1980. "Medicine Man", which appears in its original form twice as live tracks on the band's 2020 box set ''The Early Years 79–81'', contains the main guitar parts and structure of "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)." The song was rewritten to include new rhythm and lyrics, and a solo by Def Leppard's newest band member Phil Collen, to debut as the opening track on the 1983 multi-platinum ''Pyromania''. Though not released as a single in major markets, the song was released as a single in Mexico, and a music video was released. The song is one of the few non-singles to appear in many live s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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