Get Rocked by Def Leppard
5.31.11 | Albee Dalbotten | Entertainment
Lady Gaga recently named Def Leppard as an influence on her new album Born This Way. Unexpected? A little. Then again, the band has sold 65 million albums worldwide and has a legion of dedicated fans, so it isn’t too shocking that the pop superstar says her big choruses contain “Def Leppard-like” melodies.
Def Leppard is on our minds too. Their new live album, Mirror Ball, drops June 7th, the same day their worldwide tour kicks off. Plus, their new book, Def Leppard: The Definitive Visual History is hitting bookstores as I type.
Featuring a foreword by lead singer Joe Elliott, the book follows the band from the new wave of British heavy metal to their massive Pyromania and Hysteria albums, to the sustained power of their records and tours today. Included are more than 450 classic and unseen photographs from legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin, who has been shooting Def Leppard since 1979, along with stories and commentary by the band members and others.
To celebrate the book, we’re giving away Def Leppard: The Definitive Visual History and Mirror Ball on vinyl (available in late June) to one lucky reader. To enter for a chance to win, just share your favorite Def Leppard song in the comments section below by Tuesday, June 7th at midnight (PT). The winner will be selected at random.
Good luck!
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Considering the fact that "Hysteria" was my favorite album in 7th and 8th grades, it's hard to select just one song. That being said, I'm going with "Gods of War." It was never a single, so I never got burned out on it (Sorry, "Pour Some Sugar On Me!"). Listening to it on YouTube in the background now, it still sounds just as fresh as it did back in the late '80's.
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It' s tough to only pick one. I would have to go with "Pour Some Sugar on Me". Def Leppard songs always make me think of high school in the later 80s.
Ok, I don't have a favorite song, but a funny anecdote. I went to Jr. High with a Russian girl who was a head-banger (or "Hesher" as we called them then) and frequently featured a Def Leppard t-shirt, or as she called them "Doff Loppard."
To this day I can't not call them "Doff Lopperd"
Favorite Def Leppard song is definitely Foolin' :)
Pour Some Sugar on Me.
Pour Some Sugar On Me is my fav. song!
This has got me singing old pyromania songs in my head. How fun. I’ve just packed to move or i’d go look up the proper song name, but what i’ve always thought of it as is Picture of you
Def…initly Photograph
Love all the Leps' masterpieces, but Bringin' on the Heartbreak has to be my #1 favourite. Steamin' Steve Clark at his best.
My favourite Def Leppard song is Armageddon it, but there are so many great ones to choose!
Not to show my age, but I've been a Lep fan since I first saw them open for Billy Squire, many years ago. I've seen them live 20+ times and, of course, have all the albums, cd's etc….so, it's hard to pick just one favorite. Live, one of my favorites is Photograph, watching Joe hit that one long note in that just leaves me in total awe everytime. Bringing on The Heartbreak is another one. When they do it acoustically and the crowd starts singing along, it's just amazing. I could go on for ever here, I love this band that much. LOL!
It's a tie between "Have you ever needed someone so bad" and of course "Pour some sugar on me".
Like Oh My Gosh, my fav is "Pour Some Sugar on Me." Totally!
(Ahhhh, the 80's.)
"Pour Some Sugar On Me" is classic, but my favorite is "Photograph."