Def Leppard are an English heavy metal band, best known for the Eighties FM/video staples “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak,” “Photograph,” “Rock of Ages,” and “Love Bites.” Between 1980 and 1992, they released five albums and went multi-Platinum with their 1983 third, Pyromania. Members: Joe Elliott (vocals), Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis (guitar, 1977-82), Tony Kenning […]
Everyone knows the first British Invasion of 1964, spearheaded by The Beatles and codified as a movement by The Dave Clark Five. They opened the US charts to UK acts that ranged from Mersey-lite Northerners (Gerry & The Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Searchers, Freddie & The Dreamers) to rough/edgy Londoners (The Rolling Stones, […]
Pyromania is the third album by English metal band Def Leppard, released in 1983 on Mercury. Tracklist: A1. “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)” (3:53) A2. “Photograph” (4:12) A3. “Stagefright” (3:46) A4. “Too Late for Love” (4:30) A5. “Die Hard the Hunter” (6:17) B1. “Foolin’” (4:32) B2. “Rock of Ages” (4:09) B3. “Comin’ Under Fire” (4:20) […]
High ‘n’ Dry is the second album by Sheffield metal band Def Leppard, released in 1981 on Mercury. Tracklist: A1. “Let It Go” (4:43) A2. “Another Hit and Run” (4:59) A3. “High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)” (3:25) A4. “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak” (4:33) A5. “Switch 625” (3:03) B1. “You Got Me Runnin’” (4:22) B2. “Lady […]
