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Def Leppard Members
Def Leppard performing at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, 2012">Rosemont,_Illinois.html" ;"title="Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois">Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, 2012 Def Leppard are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. The following is a complete list of all official members, session musicians, featured artists, touring musicians, and live guests of Def Leppard's career Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977. The lineup of Elliott, drummer Tony Kenning, bassist Rick Savage, and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978. The band would play their first show on 18 July of the same year before recording their first EP in the fall after the departure of Kenning. The departure of Kenning having left the drummer position open, Rick Allen joined the band in November 1978 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Def Leppard Allstate Arena 7-19-12
Def or DEF may refer to: Music * Def (instrument), a Middle Eastern musical instrument *''DEF II'', a British youth TV programme *Def American, a rock and rap record label *Def Jam Recordings, a rap record label *Def Jux, a rap record label *Def Leppard, a British hard rock band *So So Def Recordings, a rap record label Other uses * def, a keyword in Python * Danish EL-Federation, Danish trade union for electricians * Design Exchange Format, or DEF * , or DEF, Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory in Kraków, Poland * Diesel exhaust fluid, or DEF * Disarmed Enemy Forces, or DEF People with the name *Mos Def, a rap artist *Def Jef Def Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson (born September 27, 1970), an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City. His debut album was 1989's '' Just a Poet wit ..., a rap artist See also * Defcon (other) * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrenalize
''Adrenalize'' is the fifth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 31 March 1992 through Mercury Records. It is the first album by the band recorded without guitarist Steve Clark who died in 1991 and the only one recorded as a four-member band. Spawning seven singles, four of them – " Let's Get Rocked", "Make Love Like a Man", " Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad", and " Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" – were major hits. "White Lightning" is dedicated to the memory of Clark, who has writing credits on six of the album's 10 tracks. Background Def Leppard had faced long delays, and the challenge of drummer Rick Allen losing his arm while making their previous album, Hysteria, and while trying to follow up the success, they also faced the prospect of doing so with a different producer, as Robert John "Mutt" Lange was already working with Bryan Adams. At the same time guitarist Steve Clark had been suffering from alcohol addiction since 1989, spending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hughes (musician)
Christopher Merrick Hughes (born 3 March 1954, London, England), also known as Merrick, is a British music producer, songwriter, and drummer for Adam and the Ants. Best known as producer of Tears for Fears' ''Songs from the Big Chair'', and as the co-writer of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", Hughes has a joint background as a musician, songwriter and producer. His career began with Adam and The Ants as drummer and producer of the "Cartrouble" and "Kings of the Wild Frontier" singles, then the ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' album. Yielding three hit singles, the album earned Hughes ''Music Week''s 'Producer of the Year Award'. Life and career Hughes was educated at Emanuel School in London, and was a member of Adam and the Ants, also producing their albums, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' and ''Prince Charming''. Hughes was awarded ''Music Week''’s "Producer of the Year" award for his work on the album, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier''. He co-wrote Tears for Fears' hit song "E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Star Halos
''Diamond Star Halos'' is the twelfth studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard. It was released on 27 May 2022 through Bludgeon Riffola and Mercury Records, and is the band's first studio album in nearly seven years since 2015's ''Def Leppard''. The album takes its name from the 1971 T. Rex single " Get It On" and includes imagery from Anton Corbijn, Maryam Malakpour, and Oliver and Joshua Munden. Critical reception ''Ultimate Classic Rock''s Michael Gallucci called the album "most obvious callback to glam's glory days as well as their own past triumphs", claiming that the band have learned to not "mess with what works" unlike past projects ''Slang'' and '' X''. Having noted influences of glam rock stars David Bowie, Mott the Hoople and T. Rex, Gallucci also wrote that while, "like most tribute albums, the take-and-give results on ''Diamond Star Halos'' don't always match what was heard the first time around", "the band hasn't sounded this invigorated on record sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeah! (Def Leppard Album)
''Yeah!'' is the ninth studio album by British rock band Def Leppard. It is the first cover album by the band. It was originally to be released on 20 September 2005, but it was announced on 31 March 2006 that the album would be released on 23 May 2006. The album charted at No. 16 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 52 on the UK Albums Chart. Artwork The accompanying booklet contains photographs of the band members recreating classic images from '70s album art. * Rick Savage – Freddie Mercury from the album ''Queen II'' * Vivian Campbell – Marc Bolan from T. Rex's ''Electric Warrior'' * Joe Elliott – David Bowie from the rear cover of ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' * Rick Allen – Lou Reed, ''Transformer'' * Phil Collen – The Stooges, ''Raw Power'' There are also four group photographs in the CD booklet – on the cover, the centre, inside back cover and the back cover. *The inside back cover (back of the CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X (Def Leppard Album)
''X'' (pronounced ''ten'') is the eighth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 30 July 2002 by Island Records in the US and sister label Mercury worldwide. Much like 1996's ''Slang'', it featured another departure from their signature sound by moving into the pop genre. The album charted at No. 11 on The Billboard 200 and No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart. Most of the album was produced by Pete Woodroffe and the band, with remaining tracks produced by either Marti Frederiksen or Per Aldeheim and Andreas Carlsson. Background This is the first Def Leppard album in which drummer Rick Allen actively took part in song-writing. On all of the band's prior albums, he is only credited with helping co-write three tracks. On this album alone, he co-wrote eleven. The album is also the first from the band to include original songs not to be written by any of the members: "Unbelievable" and " Long, Long Way to Go", the latter of which was released as a single. The album feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphoria (Def Leppard Album)
''Euphoria'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 8 June 1999 in the United States and on 14 June 1999 in the United Kingdom by Mercury Records. The album aimed to return to their signature sound made famous by the band in the 1980s. It was produced by the band with Pete Woodroffe. The album charted at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart. It includes the song " Promises", which hit the number one spot on ''Billboards Mainstream Rock chart. Overview Following ''Slang'', the band was initially unsure of which direction to take upon reconvening in April 1998. "We just let ourselves go in any way we wanted," recalled Joe Elliott. With ''Slang'' we did: we said we're not gonna do the typical Def Leppard things. But with ''Euphoria'' we didn't rule them out… because it had been eight icyears since '' Adrenalize''. That's a long time to have abandoned your main style of music. So we embraced it." Former producer R ... [...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] |
Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)
Def or DEF may refer to: Music * Def (instrument), a Middle Eastern musical instrument *''DEF II'', a British youth TV programme *Def American, a rock and rap record label *Def Jam Recordings, a rap record label *Def Jux, a rap record label *Def Leppard, a British hard rock band *So So Def Recordings, a rap record label Other uses * def, a keyword in Python * Danish EL-Federation, Danish trade union for electricians * Design Exchange Format, or DEF * , or DEF, Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory in Kraków, Poland * Diesel exhaust fluid, or DEF * Disarmed Enemy Forces, or DEF People with the name *Mos Def, a rap artist *Def Jef Def Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson (born September 27, 1970), an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City. His debut album was 1989's '' Just a Poet wit ..., a rap artist See also * Defcon (other) * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Noon
Frank Noon (born 25 December 1959 in London) is a British drummer who played with the bands Def Leppard and Roadhouse. Career Frank Noon was a member of the trio The Next Band before, during, and after the time he was in Def Leppard, and played on The Next Band's ''Four by Three E.P.'' Noon played on Def Leppard's '' The Def Leppard E.P.'' in 1979. Noon was never an official member of Def Leppard. Although he was asked to join permanently, he declined the offer to stay with The Next Band. He was preceded in Def Leppard by original drummer Tony Kenning and succeeded by current drummer Rick Allen. About thirteen years later, he played in the band Roadhouse with Pete Willis, who was a member of Def Leppard when Noon performed with them. He played on Roadhouse's demo, but was replaced by drummer Trevor Brewis before the recording of Roadhouse's album. Noon also played drums for various other bands including Lionheart, Wild Fire, Wild Horses (not to be confused with an America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retro Active
''Retro Active'' is a compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released in 1993. The album features touched-up versions of B-sides and previously unreleased recordings from the band's recording sessions from 1984 to 1993. The album charted at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Overview After releasing only five albums over the course of a twelve-year period, Def Leppard used ''Retro Active'' to break that habit, provide a treat for diehard fans, and close the door on the " Steve Clark" era of the band. Many of the tracks had previously been released as single B-sides. According to singer Joe Elliott, the concept behind the album was envisioned after the success of the "Two Steps Behind" single. The song had originally been demoed solely by Elliott as an electric version in 1989, and was subsequently recorded by the band as an acoustic ballad at the suggestion of guitarist Phil Collen. When the producers of the film ''Last Action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
