The first album stuff is the best. I saw these guys on their FIRST american tour tour in 1980, opening up for JUDAS PRIEST! However, they came back one month later, by popular demand and opened the show for SCORPIONS and TED NUGENT. This was June and July, 1980 in the old Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio!
@thecharvelshredder They tried stuff off of the 2nd album one tour and they said people just stood around like they didn't know anything until they played Bringin' On The Heartbreak.Sad.I guess Bon Jovi tried to play stuff off of their first album in 2010 and they dropped it asap supposedly because of no interacting from the crowd.Sad.The first 2 Def Leppard albums just kick ass.But in all fairness though when they play outside North America they play these rare songs alot.
@krisaf778 Amen! I have to be honest about something. This version isn't bad but I think Steve Clark's performance is MUCH better. I know it seems unfair to compare every performance to Steve's. It's just hard for Steveaholics like myself to imagine anyone else performing this song.
I think Vivian Campell is a great gutarist he's just not who I grew up with. It doesn't matter who's playing with Def Leppard, they will always be one of the greatest bands from the 80's untill today!
@krisaf778@krisaf778 I downloaded a new album Def Leppard just released. It's called Mirror Ball. It's got most of their newest live performances on it. I think they still sond exellent! In The Round will always be my fovorite live performance but they still sound REALLY good even without Steve.
@krisaf778 I'm addicted to itunes. I never buy cd's anymore. I've noticed that you really can't find to many albums in the stores anymore When you go buy it just download it. Although I'm sure you knew that already.
@dkong1994 yeah. im not an itunes person b/c i dont have my own computer. plus doesnt it cost a certain amount to download each song? or a membership or something? plus i cant play cds anywhere i go. like in the car and such.
@thecharvelshredder It always annoys me when the guys in the band say they don't like that album. I think one of them even said they were embarrassed by it. So I went to check it out, it was so much better than their later stuff. I enjoy Def Leppards popular stuff, but On through the night rawKed.
would love to see them do this on next tour...but realistically Joe would really strain with the vocals I fear...listen to him tryin' on this...and it was 11 yrs ago!
The best part of this show was that they teased this song before they played "Let's Get Rocked." Before this clip, Joe actually says, "Since we played a little bit of it and it got too big of a cheer. We are actually going to play the fucking thing tonight. Here is a song from our very first album." Of course, the crowd goes absolutely fucking bonkers.
pete may have had a drinking prob. but their best stuff was made while he was in the band. i cant even listen to the sugar coated pop music they made after they kicked him out. i wish they would have been there for the guy. tried to get them help. oh yeah. they didnt just kick him out because of booze. they wante to sell out and make pop music and he didnt. he wanted to continue making great hard rock music
@smithdsmit They made great stuff with Pete , no doubt , but listen to stuff from the Euphoria CD , Pyromania was awesome , and Hysteria went even higher . My question is.....why DIDN'T Pete keep on making hard rock music ? His own Band ? Where did he go ? I have always wondered .
@bahashawa1 He formed a new band, actually a couple of other bands after Def Leppard, but none of them took off. He's still around, though. I think he's still in touch with Def Leppard.
Can someone explain to me why this song is not used as the closer for every show on the next tour? What the F&ck is wrong with these wankers to basically ignore this song the way they have?
My favorite Def Leppard song and the first song I learned to play fully. Probably one of the baddest metal songs in existence too, too bad nobody knows about it.
Nice Phil and Vivian solos! It's curious that the guitar distortion is heavy, the song is fast and Def Leppard now makes a more... pop sound. Oh, Phil is really an underrated guitarrist, too!
@MokRodrigues Viv seems to handle the old Steve/Pete lineup songs better than the Steve/Phil lineup. Viv never seems to pick up on Steve's hooks, he plays the notes to straight forward. Phil does a great job, playing any Leppard song and seems to have taken a lot of Steve's old parts to make sure it get's played correctly now.
@gravyguy05 Yeah, I don't like Viv that much too... this time the solo was good, but it lacked Clark's feeling, that immortal spirit that possess the guitar. Phil was always a little "hasty", but it was great, 'cos was opposing to Steve's groovy way. But I think it's still good, y'know...
@MokRodrigues Viv is 10X the guitarist Phil Collen is. Vivian coulda duplicated Steve's solo note for note had he wanted to. It wasnt tough. I did it in a cover band note for note a few years after I started playing guitar. Anyway, Viv put his own feeling in that solo which is why many used to the original dont appreciate it as much, like yourself.
@believer06 Yeah, I started with High 'N' Dry and listened to it A LOT, so I'm really used to his style, which made me feel a little different with Viv... I don't know who is better, but Clark makes me feel better because I'm more used to it. Anyway, I did like Viv's solo, it's just different to me. I really admire Vivian playing Clark's parts with his own expression, 'cos it shows that Lepp is still moving forward, it couldn't stop and make everything the same.
On pyromania, Pete's half assed played guitar parts were re-recorded by Steve Clark, who did the work of 2 guitarrists on the album, due to Pete being too drunk to play. Phil Collen only did the solos. This is fact, not rumors. Read Animal instinct if you want all the facts about Pete Wilis.
@TheYostinator Phil did solos to Rock Rock, Photograph, Stagefright, Foolin and Rock of Ages. He did the second solo in Billys got a gun, Steve did Too Late, Die Hard, Comin Under Fire, Action not words, and the first solo in Billys got a gun
Also not to break anyone's heart but check your pyro cd, every song you like will have a (p. willis) in the block for the writers, it says he's backing but that's bs cause they didn't have time to re-record it. Every time you see Phil in a Pyro song he's pretending to be Pete. It's like that, It's true. Phil had nothing to do with that album. That gets us to Mysteria, and how it all went downhill from there.
@jj4allu i wanna interject that rumors circulate that pete willis's tracks got thrown out and re-recorded by phil also the band gave pete backing vocal credits so he could receive royalties from pyro otherwise pete's playing was virtually not in the final mix. im just saying its a theory of some and not the truth. but it might be. who really knows other then D.L and Mutt?
It's sad that they are so embarrassed by that song that had to play it in Japan just so they could get the WTF reaction! Anywhere else people really wanna hear that song and they won't play it. You don't ever forget your maker and that song is. Sure looked they had fun playing it though. A bunch of 50 year olds trying to be 25 again. The only sad thing about this video is Phil and Viv, they can't even dream of ever being what Steve and Pete were.
I wish he was too, but its cool they still play it and on their video behind them on stage during this last tour it was very nice seeing pictures of Steve up there during Photograph.
to the dude who said he missed the perth show but was then told they only played from hysteria and up so you werent too bothered when you heard, well............they played bringin on the heartbreak, foolin, rock of ages and photograph at that show, it was really worth seeing, best show ive ever seen, they arent the band they were in 79-81 but they are still incredible, people really shouldnt complain, i also know for a fact that they are all great guys apart from joe who is a bit arrogant.
Why in the hell don't they play this shit live anymore? What a shame.... Love the pinch harmonics Viv is laying down, as well as his solo... nice fresh take on the solo....
I can't agree more. I stopped seeing them live because it's the freaking Hysteria show every time you go. I'd die if they'd play Waster or Answer to the Master live....they should do a throwback show for all the "old time" fans!
Hell, I have seen my leps in action many, many times, and this video is the first time I have actually seen Vivian perform so enthusiastically Leppard tunes..... Vivian was a huge old school Leppard fan... and also to anyone who thinks Phil is a better guitar player, think again..... they are both great they just have different tastes as all guitarists do thank god.... and I have noticed that Viv seems a little bored with the same ol greatest hits live show....
On a side note... notice how much fun Sav is having jamming this metal classic.... IMHO Joe runs the show and the band cower to his agenda more than they would ever let on... Don't forget if it wasn't for Joe's parents.. the band would have never recorded the EP that led to a record deal......... think about it.... could someone please stitch Joe's testicles back on..... damn
Why cant people understand that hardcore Leppard-philes like you and me are only a tiny portion of their audience. They would alienate their audience and tickets wouldn't sell if the evening promised "Answer to the Master" and "Rocks Off".
Theyre being smart. Why can't you see that? Besides, Phil and Vivian werent involved in those primitive sounding early albums. What theyre doing makes perfect sense.
But I gotta say, as a hardcore fan ... this video was fantastic.
Dude what about any non mega hit song off of pyro or hysteria,,,,, those records were so huge that even moderate lep fans know them well.... I would take die hard the hunter, comin' under fire, billys got a gun, women, dont shoot shotgun and run riot any day over the usual.... and i guarantee the crowd would go ape shit
I completely understand the "Money" aspect of it all. My suggestion is, do what Maiden did. Perform a "throwback" concert in smaller venues for the traditional fans like a lot of us. There are those of us that think High N Dry and Pyromania are their two best albums and would love to see them break out in some old time classics and b-sides instead of playing 8 songs from Hysteria.
But, I gotta say, Of course its a money thing. They want to earn as much money as they can doing what the love the same way you or I would. If they stuck to the basic Old Def Leppard, theyd make their hardcore fans happy but they wouldnt be one of two surviving legitimate acts of their genre. ( the other being Bon Jovi, who have also grown with the times) They know what they're doing. But Id love to see a throwback concert.
I'll never forget a Def Leppard show back in, eh, maybe between 1998-2000, in Allentown PA, when Elliott stood up on stage and gave some 5 minute arrogant tirade on how they don't play anything pre-Pyromania anymore, because that's not "their sound" anymore (meaning they no longer have nuts). I love Def Leppard, but I gotta question Joe Eliott every chance I get.
Yeah, he said that on TV around 2003-ish. Some chick asked why they don't play debut LP songs, and Joe said, "because nobody except you wants to hear 'em, and because we were a crappy garage band back then" or something to that effect. What a douche. He's only playing it because he's in Japan, and Japan wants to hear it.
yeah, not playing your original songs because the band doesnt like them or because "we were a crappy garage band back then", really makes no sense.
I mean COME ON JOE! Without those first tasty jams like "Wasted" and "Rock Brigade", there would have been no High N' Dry, no Pyromania, no Hysteria!
I could understand if the band jut felt that the songs are just too difficult to sing or play at their age, but to say that they dont like them is childish!
they will never play alot of stuff off the first two albums because the majority of there audience only know from pyromania onward, and most of the fans going to see them want to hear the hits. i would love to hear the old stuff hell i'd love to hear the new album live but thats just me and the hits is what pays there bills. And i also think if steve were alive he'd be in the band and they would be in the same place music wise because if you cant grow then you need to quit
i thought about going to see them on this tour but realized that i might get one different song from what they normally play. I want them to do a tour for hardcore fans where they play stuff like Wasted and Stagefright and stuff from Adrenalized
they still play some high n' dry material like Let it Go and Mirror Mirror (and obviouslly, Bringin on the heartbreak)
The band has been lost since Steve Clark died, they moved more and more to the pop-rock sound instead of where I think most fans would love to see them, which is back to the Pop-metal/Hard rock sound.
I loved Steve as much as any Leppard freak, but the fans need to understand that Clark was , take this bitter pill guys... he was a very limited musician and songwriter and NOT the driving force of the band. His drinking and inability to perform to potential was a terrible drag on the band for many years. Today they have a far more skilled musician in Vivian and they are always evolving as artists instead of cranking out silly metal albums like some of their vanished contemporaries.
dude, with all due respect, most of the great guitar riffs with those catchy six string hooks were all Steve Clark..... are you saying he wasnt a songwriter just because he wasn't involved with the lyrics so much..... rocks off, switch 625, die hard the hunter, gods of war, armageddon it, the list goes on and on... while their music is still great, you cant tell me the guitar riffs are as good as when Steve was there..... IMO great rock songs are written around a catchy guitar hook
Yosi, continuing our Steve Clark debate, I am in full agreement with you. The guitar hooks were cooler during the Clark years. However... This is 2009. Guitar hook driven rock is dead,m unless you want to sell in the bargain bin next to Dokken. Leppard are staying with the times and relevant. Competing with bands like FooFighters, Nickelback and Green Day. I loved Steve. But he did not have the fingers (or singing voice) of Vivian Cambell. And no, I dont think Phil thinks hes the shiz at all.
I respect your input and the fact that you seem to be a dedicated Leppard fan.... BUT, you can't honestly think that Leppard competes with the big bands of today.... Listen to the radio, what's that you say, no modern Leppard tunes??? It's a shame, don't get me wrong.... but that's the music biz.... You can maintain relevance and stick to what made you famous.... They do a good job with that now, just not a great job.
And if the fans appreciate the modern day Leps so much, then why do they play Rock On (not their song) and barely any material off of each of their new albums since Slang???? You call that being relevant? Take OTTN and High n" Dry out of the debate,,,,, EVERY fan who know Leppard in any way shape or form love any song off of PYRO and HYSTERIA. If Steve wasn't the most critical member, then why did they baby his problems to extremes yet be so quick to can Pete Willis..
And thank the good Lord that Steve had his OWN fingers that no one will ever be able to duplicate..... It's not how many notes he played, it's what notes he played and where he put the spaces.... and the way he
AND ONLY HE articulated the way he played the guitar........ having said that..... I love Phil and Viv just as much,,,,,,, and if guitar hooks aren't important.... THEN WHY IN THE HELL ARE BANDS LIKE AVENGED SEVENFOLD AND COHEED AND CAMBRIA SO POPULAR???? And please please please don't forget that old school Leppard is extremely relevant compared to the likes of Ratt, dokken, poison, cinderella.... etc etc etc....... Everyone know that as do the music critics.... It's not only JOE who knows that
euphoria is the closest they will ever come to where they should be.... not counting adrenalize since that's been so long ago now...... and so close to Steve's death.... What's the missing ingredient on Euphoria??? Steve not being there to bitch slap them when they put too many ballads on the record and not making more songs like paper sun and kings of oblivion.............. Again, I like all members of leppard history and all of their songs..... sorry Ive made several posts, but im outspokenLOL
Yosi, were simply different. Euphoria is not one of my favorite albums. I think it's clunky and awkward in places. Thank God Leppard arent Ratt and are making contemporary sounding rock, changing a bit with each record, and developing, as GREAT bands do. ( the Beatles, Zeppelin, Queen, U2, etc) and to answer your question below about Pete... Willis was an asshole. Steve was a sweet person that they loved like a brother. They had achieved FAR more success with Steve as well. Its not comparable.
What are you talking about? A band CAN evolve their sound while sticking to their genre, its not impossible. Metallica, for example, sound different from when they started, but they are still Metal!
BTW, explain to me hoe metal is silly? how is any genre of music silly? Heavy Metal may not be on top of the rebellious totum pole anymore (since Rap and Alt. Rock took the position in the early 90's) but it also isnt dead either!
By Def Lepp trying to sound like every current rock band now, they arent setting themselves apart. being unique got them into the pro music biz in the first place.
I'm not asking for Enter Sandman, just asking for them to expand the concept they have with the song "Go". a modern Metal/pop rock sound for sure.
and the concept of an album anymore is sadly obsolete, they should instead focus on releasing a few good singles every year or so.
DAAAM what a cool song, man this song just wants me go get drunk, and listen to this song all night... what ya think???? can u believe im 40, and still listen to def leppard, hell ya.....
def leppard first 2 albums were the best. everything else were more for chics. love songs and ballads are ok but should not be used on every song of the album. ye s it does sell albums but you lose the hardcores fans who want just to rock out. Scorpions did it right 1 maybe 2 ballads but also had rocked.
rarely do they ever play this song. When they play it live most of the audience has no idea what they are playing. Thats why they stopped playing it, saw that in an interview somewhere
to VRfan73 .... I don't think Collen's fast runs ruin this song at all. Wasted is kinda boring, given the same chords repeated incessantly. Collen jazzes it up nicely. I love both the old version & this one.
Phil Collen overplays on this to much. There is no need for all of his trademark fast runs in this song. His playing is way too predictable. Other than that it rocked. Too bad they don't play anything other than a greattest hits set list these days.
The first album stuff is the best. I saw these guys on their FIRST american tour tour in 1980, opening up for JUDAS PRIEST! However, they came back one month later, by popular demand and opened the show for SCORPIONS and TED NUGENT. This was June and July, 1980 in the old Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio!
bambamsatx 2 weeks ago
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
joanton1972 7 months ago
0:51 Total Cock
tentheagle 7 months ago
sorry mates but i cant see where vivan is really sucking, his solo is fucking amazing.
some nice licks playing with emotions and great sounding guitar.
I know, he wouldn't be so good as Steve, but hes aint bad though
futarydary 7 months ago 3
i like Rick's shirt
krisaf778 8 months ago
Phil's improvising is incrdible, and Rick Allen's speed has improved tremendously! Saw them in '99, Rick is incredible live!
redrockerdude 8 months ago
This performance sounds like it could've been played in 1984 man. This is fuckin sweet
skulduggery1515 8 months ago
great performance!
brigade911 8 months ago
VIVIAN !!!! : )
Calibarefoot 9 months ago
does anyone else feel uncomfortable seeeing viv play this song? this is like steve's song, he wrote it and everything.
im not into this..
rockknroll14 9 months ago
@rockknroll14 do you think they should give up playing this song cause Steve died?
wirikuta14 8 months ago
@PlaTiNuMxFuZioN
aha, ive never seen him with one now that i think ofit :P its just so not a phil thing to do..
rockknroll14 9 months ago
i came here from watch?v=sxWp_DLxoto and honestly, THAT'S the video y'all should be liking.
auralspecks 10 months ago
John Corabi did an amazing cover of this underrated song.
WEINBAUER 10 months ago
Going to see them July 9th and I better hear this...I doubt it but that would be my highlight of the show!
thosewerethedaze 10 months ago
this and Sorrow is a Woman are my two absolute favorite songs from this album
krisaf778 11 months ago 2
Seems like even the cameraman is headbanging at times.
Ch0c0Face 11 months ago
rock on!!!!!
jhavyncho 11 months ago
does phill ever where a shirt
PlaTiNuMxFuZioN 1 year ago
So freaking good....
DefLeppVidz 1 year ago
damn vivian is way better than slash period...
kabasti 1 year ago 6
Exellent playing! Lean and mean! I like this group! Rick Allan is the greatest!))))
Refmaks 1 year ago
who say def leppard can't play heavy metal?
lamprosdl 1 year ago 5
They should play shit off of the 1st album more, that was their best record.
thecharvelshredder 1 year ago 25
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Numba1Gama 1 year ago
@thecharvelshredder They tried stuff off of the 2nd album one tour and they said people just stood around like they didn't know anything until they played Bringin' On The Heartbreak.Sad.I guess Bon Jovi tried to play stuff off of their first album in 2010 and they dropped it asap supposedly because of no interacting from the crowd.Sad.The first 2 Def Leppard albums just kick ass.But in all fairness though when they play outside North America they play these rare songs alot.
WEINBAUER 10 months ago
@thecharvelshredder its not shit. its music. shit is what artists of today sing.
krisaf778 8 months ago
@krisaf778 haha I didn't mean it in a bad way :)
thecharvelshredder 8 months ago
@krisaf778 i know but its used a lot as a bad thing. i never ever hear it used as a good thing.
krisaf778 8 months ago
@krisaf778 Wow you're not smart -_-'
FreeHugs330 8 months ago
@krisaf778 Amen! I have to be honest about something. This version isn't bad but I think Steve Clark's performance is MUCH better. I know it seems unfair to compare every performance to Steve's. It's just hard for Steveaholics like myself to imagine anyone else performing this song.
I think Vivian Campell is a great gutarist he's just not who I grew up with. It doesn't matter who's playing with Def Leppard, they will always be one of the greatest bands from the 80's untill today!
dkong1994 7 months ago
@dkong1994 i agree. viv played with Dio. i like both bands. Steve is my idol. but i like viv too. he plays great.
krisaf778 7 months ago
@krisaf778 @krisaf778 I downloaded a new album Def Leppard just released. It's called Mirror Ball. It's got most of their newest live performances on it. I think they still sond exellent! In The Round will always be my fovorite live performance but they still sound REALLY good even without Steve.
dkong1994 7 months ago
@dkong1994 cool. i know about the album for a while actually. im actually saving up for it.
krisaf778 7 months ago
@krisaf778 I'm addicted to itunes. I never buy cd's anymore. I've noticed that you really can't find to many albums in the stores anymore When you go buy it just download it. Although I'm sure you knew that already.
dkong1994 7 months ago
@dkong1994 yeah. im not an itunes person b/c i dont have my own computer. plus doesnt it cost a certain amount to download each song? or a membership or something? plus i cant play cds anywhere i go. like in the car and such.
krisaf778 7 months ago
@thecharvelshredder It always annoys me when the guys in the band say they don't like that album. I think one of them even said they were embarrassed by it. So I went to check it out, it was so much better than their later stuff. I enjoy Def Leppards popular stuff, but On through the night rawKed.
josiahgust 7 months ago
@josiahgust I agree, I love that album haha
thecharvelshredder 7 months ago
@thecharvelshredder For me their 2nd, their 1st, for me, is High N' Dry, but On Through the Night is amazing too!
MokRodrigues 6 months ago
would love to see them do this on next tour...but realistically Joe would really strain with the vocals I fear...listen to him tryin' on this...and it was 11 yrs ago!
psychlyst 1 year ago
The best part of this show was that they teased this song before they played "Let's Get Rocked." Before this clip, Joe actually says, "Since we played a little bit of it and it got too big of a cheer. We are actually going to play the fucking thing tonight. Here is a song from our very first album." Of course, the crowd goes absolutely fucking bonkers.
batmanjwo 1 year ago
Absolutely love this track and it is great to see them playing it as recently as ...oh, it was 1999!
richjl73 1 year ago
pete may have had a drinking prob. but their best stuff was made while he was in the band. i cant even listen to the sugar coated pop music they made after they kicked him out. i wish they would have been there for the guy. tried to get them help. oh yeah. they didnt just kick him out because of booze. they wante to sell out and make pop music and he didnt. he wanted to continue making great hard rock music
smithdsmit 1 year ago
@smithdsmit They made great stuff with Pete , no doubt , but listen to stuff from the Euphoria CD , Pyromania was awesome , and Hysteria went even higher . My question is.....why DIDN'T Pete keep on making hard rock music ? His own Band ? Where did he go ? I have always wondered .
bahashawa1 1 year ago
@bahashawa1 He is still in Sheffield, he's a businessman, property development!
beano1eye 1 year ago
@bahashawa1 He formed a new band, actually a couple of other bands after Def Leppard, but none of them took off. He's still around, though. I think he's still in touch with Def Leppard.
dgkcthfan8 1 year ago
Can someone explain to me why this song is not used as the closer for every show on the next tour? What the F&ck is wrong with these wankers to basically ignore this song the way they have?
Statismisbad 1 year ago
awesome!!
aneesall 1 year ago
My favorite Def Leppard song and the first song I learned to play fully. Probably one of the baddest metal songs in existence too, too bad nobody knows about it.
NextMessiah 1 year ago
Nice Phil and Vivian solos! It's curious that the guitar distortion is heavy, the song is fast and Def Leppard now makes a more... pop sound. Oh, Phil is really an underrated guitarrist, too!
MokRodrigues 1 year ago
@MokRodrigues Viv seems to handle the old Steve/Pete lineup songs better than the Steve/Phil lineup. Viv never seems to pick up on Steve's hooks, he plays the notes to straight forward. Phil does a great job, playing any Leppard song and seems to have taken a lot of Steve's old parts to make sure it get's played correctly now.
gravyguy05 6 months ago
@gravyguy05 Yeah, I don't like Viv that much too... this time the solo was good, but it lacked Clark's feeling, that immortal spirit that possess the guitar. Phil was always a little "hasty", but it was great, 'cos was opposing to Steve's groovy way. But I think it's still good, y'know...
MokRodrigues 6 months ago
@MokRodrigues Viv is 10X the guitarist Phil Collen is. Vivian coulda duplicated Steve's solo note for note had he wanted to. It wasnt tough. I did it in a cover band note for note a few years after I started playing guitar. Anyway, Viv put his own feeling in that solo which is why many used to the original dont appreciate it as much, like yourself.
believer06 6 months ago
@believer06 Yeah, I started with High 'N' Dry and listened to it A LOT, so I'm really used to his style, which made me feel a little different with Viv... I don't know who is better, but Clark makes me feel better because I'm more used to it. Anyway, I did like Viv's solo, it's just different to me. I really admire Vivian playing Clark's parts with his own expression, 'cos it shows that Lepp is still moving forward, it couldn't stop and make everything the same.
MokRodrigues 6 months ago
On pyromania, Pete's half assed played guitar parts were re-recorded by Steve Clark, who did the work of 2 guitarrists on the album, due to Pete being too drunk to play. Phil Collen only did the solos. This is fact, not rumors. Read Animal instinct if you want all the facts about Pete Wilis.
nicanordestrosilva 1 year ago
@nicanordestrosilva hold on now, phil only played 3 solos on the pyromania record.... photograph, stagefright, and die hard the hunter......
TheYostinator 1 year ago
@TheYostinator Phil did solos to Rock Rock, Photograph, Stagefright, Foolin and Rock of Ages. He did the second solo in Billys got a gun, Steve did Too Late, Die Hard, Comin Under Fire, Action not words, and the first solo in Billys got a gun
nwbritt 1 year ago
@nwbritt Steve also did the outro solo to Photograph too
gmk125 1 year ago
@nwbritt Steve also did the outro solo to Photograph too, Phil took over it after Steve died
gmk125 1 year ago
the intro to this song sounds (first few seconds) sounds familiar to kiss's making love
rockgod2006 1 year ago
Viv is an ok guitarist but I miss Pete and Steve. RIP
TheBadTour 2 years ago
dudes...this is where it's at.
bookgrrrl11 2 years ago 3
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This is really cool :)
SteveClarkRockGod 2 years ago
I got one thing to say.
R.I.P Steven Clark.
ellisakanormannj 2 years ago 21
@ellisakanormannj i highly agree with you on that one
krisaf778 2 years ago
@ellisakanormannj well said . Steve Clark's solo was the best part of this song and vivian is a wannabe compared to clarky . R.I.P Steve
Proedge352 3 months ago
awesome
jhavyncho 2 years ago
vivs solo is different than steves.
krisaf778 2 years ago
one of the tracks that you call it "Metal" and not mere pop...
beyondtheveilofdeath 2 years ago 7
good lord guys...get your shirts back on...
mykylc 2 years ago
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good song from his best album
maidenfer05 2 years ago
Also not to break anyone's heart but check your pyro cd, every song you like will have a (p. willis) in the block for the writers, it says he's backing but that's bs cause they didn't have time to re-record it. Every time you see Phil in a Pyro song he's pretending to be Pete. It's like that, It's true. Phil had nothing to do with that album. That gets us to Mysteria, and how it all went downhill from there.
I'm Not Wrong, Debate all you like
jj4allu 2 years ago
Pete Willis did write alot of the songs for Pyro and even provided backing tracks but he did no solos for the album. Phil and Steve did the solos.
nwbritt 2 years ago 2
You are correct on the solos. Phil also did lead for songs that Willis did not complete before getting fired for being a rowdy little drunk!
kcwlf29 2 years ago 2
You are wrong. Phil provided the leads and solos that pete had not yet completed before getting canned. Thats the facts. Look it up!
kcwlf29 2 years ago
@jj4allu i wanna interject that rumors circulate that pete willis's tracks got thrown out and re-recorded by phil also the band gave pete backing vocal credits so he could receive royalties from pyro otherwise pete's playing was virtually not in the final mix. im just saying its a theory of some and not the truth. but it might be. who really knows other then D.L and Mutt?
mongonumber2 2 years ago 2
It's sad that they are so embarrassed by that song that had to play it in Japan just so they could get the WTF reaction! Anywhere else people really wanna hear that song and they won't play it. You don't ever forget your maker and that song is. Sure looked they had fun playing it though. A bunch of 50 year olds trying to be 25 again. The only sad thing about this video is Phil and Viv, they can't even dream of ever being what Steve and Pete were.
jj4allu 2 years ago
Phil is twice the guitarist Pete ever was! Steve Clark was a legend in his own right. The band has not been the same since he passed, I will agree.
kcwlf29 2 years ago
steve should be playing this song. its his song
krisaf778 2 years ago 4
I wish he was too, but its cool they still play it and on their video behind them on stage during this last tour it was very nice seeing pictures of Steve up there during Photograph.
kcwlf29 2 years ago 2
to the dude who said he missed the perth show but was then told they only played from hysteria and up so you werent too bothered when you heard, well............they played bringin on the heartbreak, foolin, rock of ages and photograph at that show, it was really worth seeing, best show ive ever seen, they arent the band they were in 79-81 but they are still incredible, people really shouldnt complain, i also know for a fact that they are all great guys apart from joe who is a bit arrogant.
casstheaussie 2 years ago
I had a bochy-ball thrown through my bedroom window that night as well!!!!!
TheTodd1977 2 years ago
now this was music. dont get me wrong i LUV leppard. but this reminds why i am a rock fan
animal625 2 years ago 3
If they played more stuff from the first 2 albums it would be awesome..
anyway..
DEF LEPPARD !
milen4etooo 2 years ago 3
i dont know but vivian just seems like a prick to me- steve was way better
jacktheguitarman 2 years ago
I disagree, love them all to death, but I think Viv and Rick Allen are the only ones that dont have an extreme ego
TheYostinator 2 years ago
You think Phil Collen has an extreme ego? He's one of the most non-pretentious rock stars I've ever met.
RestlessRust 2 years ago
I really do... not saying he's not a good person and so on.... just a vibe I pick up from him.... you can't tell me Phil doesn't think hes the shiz
TheYostinator 2 years ago
Just realized why they don't play this stuff anymore..
Rick's doing a brilliant job though the man looks to be in pain playing this quick.
TheTodd1977 2 years ago 2
Probably the best guitar riff ever.
Steve Clark..
Lest we forget
TheTodd1977 2 years ago 4
Why in the hell don't they play this shit live anymore? What a shame.... Love the pinch harmonics Viv is laying down, as well as his solo... nice fresh take on the solo....
TheYostinator 2 years ago
I can't agree more. I stopped seeing them live because it's the freaking Hysteria show every time you go. I'd die if they'd play Waster or Answer to the Master live....they should do a throwback show for all the "old time" fans!
nikko024 2 years ago
Hell, I have seen my leps in action many, many times, and this video is the first time I have actually seen Vivian perform so enthusiastically Leppard tunes..... Vivian was a huge old school Leppard fan... and also to anyone who thinks Phil is a better guitar player, think again..... they are both great they just have different tastes as all guitarists do thank god.... and I have noticed that Viv seems a little bored with the same ol greatest hits live show....
TheYostinator 2 years ago
On a side note... notice how much fun Sav is having jamming this metal classic.... IMHO Joe runs the show and the band cower to his agenda more than they would ever let on... Don't forget if it wasn't for Joe's parents.. the band would have never recorded the EP that led to a record deal......... think about it.... could someone please stitch Joe's testicles back on..... damn
TheYostinator 2 years ago
Why cant people understand that hardcore Leppard-philes like you and me are only a tiny portion of their audience. They would alienate their audience and tickets wouldn't sell if the evening promised "Answer to the Master" and "Rocks Off".
Theyre being smart. Why can't you see that? Besides, Phil and Vivian werent involved in those primitive sounding early albums. What theyre doing makes perfect sense.
But I gotta say, as a hardcore fan ... this video was fantastic.
RestlessRust 2 years ago 2
Dude what about any non mega hit song off of pyro or hysteria,,,,, those records were so huge that even moderate lep fans know them well.... I would take die hard the hunter, comin' under fire, billys got a gun, women, dont shoot shotgun and run riot any day over the usual.... and i guarantee the crowd would go ape shit
TheYostinator 2 years ago
and for the love of all things holy, any track off of adrenalize or retroactive would go over well
TheYostinator 2 years ago
I completely understand the "Money" aspect of it all. My suggestion is, do what Maiden did. Perform a "throwback" concert in smaller venues for the traditional fans like a lot of us. There are those of us that think High N Dry and Pyromania are their two best albums and would love to see them break out in some old time classics and b-sides instead of playing 8 songs from Hysteria.
nikko024 2 years ago
nikko, on this, I agree. That would be fantastic.
But, I gotta say, Of course its a money thing. They want to earn as much money as they can doing what the love the same way you or I would. If they stuck to the basic Old Def Leppard, theyd make their hardcore fans happy but they wouldnt be one of two surviving legitimate acts of their genre. ( the other being Bon Jovi, who have also grown with the times) They know what they're doing. But Id love to see a throwback concert.
RestlessRust 2 years ago
AMEN to that
gusto82nd 2 years ago
I missed their show in Perth last year from not waking from an arvo nap.
Was totally heart-broken for days until I was informed of the song list.
Hysteria and up. Didn't feel so bad then.
TheTodd1977 2 years ago
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casstheaussie 2 years ago
pretty tight after all these years
esotericeric93 2 years ago
amazing
suveer1 2 years ago
I'll never forget a Def Leppard show back in, eh, maybe between 1998-2000, in Allentown PA, when Elliott stood up on stage and gave some 5 minute arrogant tirade on how they don't play anything pre-Pyromania anymore, because that's not "their sound" anymore (meaning they no longer have nuts). I love Def Leppard, but I gotta question Joe Eliott every chance I get.
kstruman 2 years ago
Yeah, he said that on TV around 2003-ish. Some chick asked why they don't play debut LP songs, and Joe said, "because nobody except you wants to hear 'em, and because we were a crappy garage band back then" or something to that effect. What a douche. He's only playing it because he's in Japan, and Japan wants to hear it.
UrukTheRed 2 years ago
yeah, not playing your original songs because the band doesnt like them or because "we were a crappy garage band back then", really makes no sense.
I mean COME ON JOE! Without those first tasty jams like "Wasted" and "Rock Brigade", there would have been no High N' Dry, no Pyromania, no Hysteria!
I could understand if the band jut felt that the songs are just too difficult to sing or play at their age, but to say that they dont like them is childish!
PadawanOsswe 2 years ago 2
I was around the time Joe anounced he was gay that they cut-back on the old-school tracks....
How ironic.
TheTodd1977 2 years ago
funny...although for those that dont know, Joe isnt actually gay, just not getting his own music it seems.
PadawanOsswe 2 years ago
Didn't he marry another man in the early 90's?
TheTodd1977 2 years ago
they will never play alot of stuff off the first two albums because the majority of there audience only know from pyromania onward, and most of the fans going to see them want to hear the hits. i would love to hear the old stuff hell i'd love to hear the new album live but thats just me and the hits is what pays there bills. And i also think if steve were alive he'd be in the band and they would be in the same place music wise because if you cant grow then you need to quit
armand867 2 years ago
i thought about going to see them on this tour but realized that i might get one different song from what they normally play. I want them to do a tour for hardcore fans where they play stuff like Wasted and Stagefright and stuff from Adrenalized
threelionsfan 2 years ago
they still play some high n' dry material like Let it Go and Mirror Mirror (and obviouslly, Bringin on the heartbreak)
The band has been lost since Steve Clark died, they moved more and more to the pop-rock sound instead of where I think most fans would love to see them, which is back to the Pop-metal/Hard rock sound.
PadawanOsswe 2 years ago 2
I loved Steve as much as any Leppard freak, but the fans need to understand that Clark was , take this bitter pill guys... he was a very limited musician and songwriter and NOT the driving force of the band. His drinking and inability to perform to potential was a terrible drag on the band for many years. Today they have a far more skilled musician in Vivian and they are always evolving as artists instead of cranking out silly metal albums like some of their vanished contemporaries.
RestlessRust 2 years ago
dude, with all due respect, most of the great guitar riffs with those catchy six string hooks were all Steve Clark..... are you saying he wasnt a songwriter just because he wasn't involved with the lyrics so much..... rocks off, switch 625, die hard the hunter, gods of war, armageddon it, the list goes on and on... while their music is still great, you cant tell me the guitar riffs are as good as when Steve was there..... IMO great rock songs are written around a catchy guitar hook
TheYostinator 2 years ago
Yosi, continuing our Steve Clark debate, I am in full agreement with you. The guitar hooks were cooler during the Clark years. However... This is 2009. Guitar hook driven rock is dead,m unless you want to sell in the bargain bin next to Dokken. Leppard are staying with the times and relevant. Competing with bands like FooFighters, Nickelback and Green Day. I loved Steve. But he did not have the fingers (or singing voice) of Vivian Cambell. And no, I dont think Phil thinks hes the shiz at all.
RestlessRust 2 years ago
I respect your input and the fact that you seem to be a dedicated Leppard fan.... BUT, you can't honestly think that Leppard competes with the big bands of today.... Listen to the radio, what's that you say, no modern Leppard tunes??? It's a shame, don't get me wrong.... but that's the music biz.... You can maintain relevance and stick to what made you famous.... They do a good job with that now, just not a great job.
TheYostinator 2 years ago
And if the fans appreciate the modern day Leps so much, then why do they play Rock On (not their song) and barely any material off of each of their new albums since Slang???? You call that being relevant? Take OTTN and High n" Dry out of the debate,,,,, EVERY fan who know Leppard in any way shape or form love any song off of PYRO and HYSTERIA. If Steve wasn't the most critical member, then why did they baby his problems to extremes yet be so quick to can Pete Willis..
TheYostinator 2 years ago
@TheYostinator a big hell yea to you you are so right
wickedlester610 1 year ago
And thank the good Lord that Steve had his OWN fingers that no one will ever be able to duplicate..... It's not how many notes he played, it's what notes he played and where he put the spaces.... and the way he
TheYostinator 2 years ago
AND ONLY HE articulated the way he played the guitar........ having said that..... I love Phil and Viv just as much,,,,,,, and if guitar hooks aren't important.... THEN WHY IN THE HELL ARE BANDS LIKE AVENGED SEVENFOLD AND COHEED AND CAMBRIA SO POPULAR???? And please please please don't forget that old school Leppard is extremely relevant compared to the likes of Ratt, dokken, poison, cinderella.... etc etc etc....... Everyone know that as do the music critics.... It's not only JOE who knows that
TheYostinator 2 years ago
euphoria is the closest they will ever come to where they should be.... not counting adrenalize since that's been so long ago now...... and so close to Steve's death.... What's the missing ingredient on Euphoria??? Steve not being there to bitch slap them when they put too many ballads on the record and not making more songs like paper sun and kings of oblivion.............. Again, I like all members of leppard history and all of their songs..... sorry Ive made several posts, but im outspokenLOL
TheYostinator 2 years ago
Yosi, were simply different. Euphoria is not one of my favorite albums. I think it's clunky and awkward in places. Thank God Leppard arent Ratt and are making contemporary sounding rock, changing a bit with each record, and developing, as GREAT bands do. ( the Beatles, Zeppelin, Queen, U2, etc) and to answer your question below about Pete... Willis was an asshole. Steve was a sweet person that they loved like a brother. They had achieved FAR more success with Steve as well. Its not comparable.
RestlessRust 2 years ago
What are you talking about? A band CAN evolve their sound while sticking to their genre, its not impossible. Metallica, for example, sound different from when they started, but they are still Metal!
BTW, explain to me hoe metal is silly? how is any genre of music silly? Heavy Metal may not be on top of the rebellious totum pole anymore (since Rap and Alt. Rock took the position in the early 90's) but it also isnt dead either!
PadawanOsswe 2 years ago
By Def Lepp trying to sound like every current rock band now, they arent setting themselves apart. being unique got them into the pro music biz in the first place.
I'm not asking for Enter Sandman, just asking for them to expand the concept they have with the song "Go". a modern Metal/pop rock sound for sure.
and the concept of an album anymore is sadly obsolete, they should instead focus on releasing a few good singles every year or so.
PadawanOsswe 2 years ago
DAAAM what a cool song, man this song just wants me go get drunk, and listen to this song all night... what ya think???? can u believe im 40, and still listen to def leppard, hell ya.....
mr2fast100 2 years ago
Check out my Def Leppard music video for the song WASTED!
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Havocsaddler 2 years ago
def leppard first 2 albums were the best. everything else were more for chics. love songs and ballads are ok but should not be used on every song of the album. ye s it does sell albums but you lose the hardcores fans who want just to rock out. Scorpions did it right 1 maybe 2 ballads but also had rocked.
aldamahope 2 years ago
2:44 is insane
thatsnotreal94 2 years ago
best Def Leppard song from their best album!!!
Thrasher502 2 years ago
true that
Seph6000 2 years ago
im impressed rick can still play this with one arm
halofable574 2 years ago
boy this sure pales in comparison to the other vid of them playing this song back in '83. great to see them playing it though!
tafkam1 2 years ago
it makes me feel so sad seeing bands how they used to be and how they are nowadays... long live the prime days!!
MorbidAngel1992 2 years ago
I have never seen them play this live cool. Some day they will play it. Long live Steve Clark.
stephanienevada 2 years ago 2
rarely do they ever play this song. When they play it live most of the audience has no idea what they are playing. Thats why they stopped playing it, saw that in an interview somewhere
defleppking 2 years ago 3
This has been flagged as spam show
too bad really, it's the best one they've ever made.
Pakan101 2 years ago
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Pakan101 2 years ago
Rick Allen did an EXCELLENT job playing this song!!!!!
gpchilds 2 years ago 2
LOL at one armed drummer :D
did he lost it when he was already a drummer or what?
Guyverhoeven 2 years ago
He was def leppard's drummer since 1978 and he had both arms until 1984 when he lost it in a car accident.
armand867 2 years ago
It ain't the same...the heart of this song and pretty much any off the first two albums is Steve Clark...
Phil and Vivian are great guitarists...but Steve's solos were like...it's not the same, is all I can say.
TwilightZoneBand 2 years ago
true, it is still a good song, but it just doesn't sound the same without pete and steve playing, even steve and phil
halofable574 2 years ago
This sounds great! Especially for being live! Awesome
1980RockGirl 2 years ago
LADY I'm with ya and HE -Joe - Feels the need to do a jumping split!!LMFAO!! I LOVE this band. Crank it !!
nuclearskull 2 years ago
Amazing! I really enjoyed this- THank YOU!
I never thought they did this one anymore live
It is definitley one of my favs and they did a great job all these years later!
I'm stunned.
Even w/out Pete and Steve they did the song very well!
I'd love to see them pull ANY old song out live now OTHER THAN BOTHB!!
leplovrpetefan 2 years ago
São brutais!!!
istinir 2 years ago
cool as hell.....
xanadu77 2 years ago
i mean joe
duders14email 2 years ago
hoe can sing any song great
duders14email 2 years ago
HAHAHAH hoe lmfao :P
aloiman69 2 years ago
0:18 HOLY SHIT!
aloiman69 2 years ago
Phil Collen overplays and totally ruins this version. His fast runs are getting way old.
VRfan73 3 years ago
Well technically, none of the guitarists that wrote this song are still in the band.
Steve and Pete wrote the guitar parts and Phil and Vivian are just doing their own thing.
I like Steve and Pete's Better.
LegoBen 3 years ago
what ever dude.....They didnt write it...so this is just his spin of it.
cheeseball247 3 years ago
I think they did a GREAT job and after 30 years do you really expect 'em to play it the same way they did in '77?
imbondable247 3 years ago
your right..very good, very nice,,and i love the way they play it
brandybemyname 3 years ago
Nope, I like this version too. I just like the original better.
LegoBen 3 years ago
Lets kick his ass!!LOL!
nuclearskull 2 years ago
to VRfan73 .... I don't think Collen's fast runs ruin this song at all. Wasted is kinda boring, given the same chords repeated incessantly. Collen jazzes it up nicely. I love both the old version & this one.
gargrantuan 2 years ago
I actually must agree with you on this one.
Being not a fan at all of Phil's
he really actually ADDED to this song without going overboard as he can sometimes do.
I am very impressed
leplovrpetefan 2 years ago
I suppose you're a BETTER guitar player?
imbondable247 2 years ago
Joe looked very Simon Lebon here.. LoL
LordGandor3 3 years ago
Both Viv' and phil are great players in their own way and class. But steve need to be here!
rkseecharan 3 years ago
Gosh if steve was still alive they might of still be playing this song this day. Damn...:(
rkseecharan 3 years ago
original riff by Steve Clark, awesome song!!!
oscarivan1021 3 years ago 3
I agree.
gagebrwn 3 years ago 2
I can't believe they sang this song. I think if they stilled did this, the crowd would love it. Show they still have some metal/hard rock in them.
gagebrwn 3 years ago 2
Never heard this song live before. Its brill. Def Leppard Rock!!
MizzRach94 3 years ago
i love this song super awesome Joe still rocks!!
JoeElliot1994 3 years ago
compare this to the live 83 video and vivian is a muppet compared to steve but i forgive him!
Bigschwang 3 years ago 4
listen to joe at 2:05 lol, anyway amazing song!!!!! my favorite out of def leppard great performance
thatsnotreal94 3 years ago
lol its funny how phil acts like hes the hotshot guitar player of the band when Vivian could wipe the floor with him.
i love phil though dont get me wrong.
nathantim 3 years ago
Vivian couldnt wipe his own floor. Vivian has nothing special going for him in DL. This song has lost it's touch without Steve Clark sadly.
BanzaiBigJ 3 years ago
yeah i love it.... it rockssssss
poisonivyyyy 3 years ago
They closed a show out with Wasted back in late 2002!!!
blamecanada123456789 3 years ago
Phil Collen overplays on this to much. There is no need for all of his trademark fast runs in this song. His playing is way too predictable. Other than that it rocked. Too bad they don't play anything other than a greattest hits set list these days.
VRfan73 3 years ago