It’s said that only about six people went to it. Their first concert was in 1978 in a high school gymnasium in their home town of Sheffield, England. Today, he is known as the “thunder God”.ĥ. On his fifteenth birthday – November 1 st, 1978, Rick Allen joined the band and eventually dropped out of school. The mother of Rick Allen, who was 14 back then was the one to actually respond to the ad placed by the band, looking for a new drummer ( “Leppard loses skins” was the ad’s headline). Tony Kenning – their original drummer unexpectedly left the band in the beginning of 1978. Later on, Steve Clark would be know as the “riff master” for his ability to come up with tons of catchy tunes for the band.Ĥ. According to Joe Elliot, Steve Clark did a phenomenal job playing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” in its entirety, without accompaniment. In January, 1978, guitarist Steve Clark successfully auditioned and eventually was accepted into the band. The name was also a reference to the band Led Zeppelin.)ģ.
Kenning, however, suggested that they should alter the spelling of the name to “Def Leppard” in order to seem less punk rock. He was creating song lists, band logos and band names while his classmates were studying.
Elliot was always dreaming about forming a band in school. He suggested they call themselves “Deaf Leopard” – a name he came up with while writing reviews for imaginary rock bands in his English class. Joe Elliot proposed the band adopt a new name. He was hired immediately as a lead-vocalist.Ģ. However, during the try out it was decided that Joe is a better singer than a guitarist. He auditioned for the band as a guitarist. At that time, Joe Elliot was only 18 years old. Originally, Willis was on guitar, Savage on the bass and Kenning on the drums. In 1977, Rick Savage, Tony Kenning and Pete Willis were already the members a rock band, called Atomic Mass. Def Leppard is an ENGLISH band from the steel-producing town of Sheffield. And what a success story that was…and still is…ġ. Catchy, radio-friendly and energetic songs, combined with a mixture of shiny new pop hooks and classic hard rock was their recipe for success. “Pyromania” (1983) and “Hysteria” (1987) are the albums that basically ruled the 80s and turned Def Leppard into absolute rock Gods. Of course, we should mention the help of top producer Mutt Lange who was by their side. As years, projects and numerous hardships went by, the band members, as well as their sound significantly grew and evolved and as a result, they created some of the most well-written and highly-processed album of the era. With a bit of uncertainty and yet unrefined and not very well-polished sound, Def Leppard jumped on the rock music scene of the 80s with hopes and dreams of becoming the next “Led Zeppelin”.
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That album launched the professional career of one of the most appreciated and respected rock bands in the world. Def Leppard debuted in 1980 with their excellent album “On through the Night”. I do hope you enjoy it!īefore I continue, I would like to say a few words about the band and their legacy. This publication is for everyone who wants to know more or re-fresh their fan memory. However, there are people who might also not be so familiar with the band. I know that there are many Def Leppard fans like me out there, so for some of you these stories and facts might be well-known. Then, I thought that it’s been a while since I last wrote something about my most favourite classic rock band – Def Leppard, so here we are… The following publication will present some interesting facts and details about the band, accompanied by some of their most famous and loved songs. Def Leppard – Photosession for their 2002 album “X”Īfter the nice feedback and overall audience response for the previous informative publication I made about Bon Jovi – “ 10 Facts You Probably (don’t) Know about Bon Jovi ”, I decided that I should make similar posts about other classic rock bands as well.