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Sheffield, United Kingdom (1977 – present)
Def Leppard are an English rock band from Sheffield, who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Largely on the strength of their albums Pyromania and Hysteria, Def Leppard became one of the top-selling rock bands throughout the 1980s, selling over 65 million albums worldwide, including over 35 million in the United States alone.
Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis (guitar), and Tony Kenning (drums), all students at Tapton School in Sheffield, formed a band called Atomic Mass in 1977. Following a chance meeting with Willis after missing a bus, 18-year old Joe Elliott tried out for the band as a guitarist. During his audition, however, it was decided that he was better suited to be the lead singer.
Soon afterward they adopted a name proposed by Elliott, “Deaf Leopard”, which was originally a band name he thought up while writing reviews for imaginary rock bands in his English class. At Kenning’s suggestion, the spelling was slightly modified in order to make the name seem less like that of a punk band. In January of 1978, Steve Clark joined the band. According to Joe Elliott, he successfully auditioned for the band by playing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Freebird” in its entirety.
Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis (guitar), and Tony Kenning (drums), all students at Tapton School in Sheffield, formed a band called Atomic Mass in 1977. Following a chance meeting with Willis after missing a bus, 18-year old Joe Elliott tried out for the band as a guitarist. During his audition, however, it was decided that he was better suited to be the lead singer.
Soon afterward they adopted a name proposed by Elliott, “Deaf Leopard”, which was originally a band name he thought up while writing reviews for imaginary rock bands in his English class. At Kenning’s suggestion, the spelling was slightly modified in order to make the name seem less like that of a punk band. In January of 1978, Steve Clark joined the band. According to Joe Elliott, he successfully auditioned for the band by playing Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Freebird” in its entirety.
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Hysteria
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Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
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Pyromania
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hoideindad wrote:
rock of ages!
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Kieran0411 wrote:
these guys are fucking genius.
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ricz_dm wrote:
Amazing band.
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Sportsnut wrote:
They owe us a show in Edmonton they cancelled the last one.
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kalyanoff wrote:
Дискография Def Leppard: On Through The Night (1980) High`n`dry (1981) Pyromania (1983) Hysteria (1987) Adrenalize (1992) Retro Active (1993) Vault (Limited Live CD) (1995) Slang (1996) Slang (Single) (1996) Euphoria (1999) X (2002) Yeah (2006) Songs From The Sparkle Lounge (2008) Формат m4a AAC+ Качество 64-128 кбит/с (разные альбомы по разному) Полностью готов к употреблению на IPOD, IPHONE, NOKIA, SONY ERICSSON лежит тут в архиве (325,7 Мb): http://extabit.com/file/2b433zl83i5xa *** немногие знают что их мобильные телефоны давно понимают формат ААС+. А ведь этот формат выдает намного более качественный звук при меньшем битрейте. Просто все настолько привыкли к МР3 что других форматов не признают :) И зря. звук в ААС+ при битрейте в 1,5-2 раза меньшем чем МР3 не уступает по качеству, а кое где и превосходит. К тому же любой аудиоплеер на компьютере, тот же WinAmp или Foobar также может его воспроизводить без особых сложностей. ***
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denki5150jp wrote:
Run Riot がかっこいいすなあ
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draksis wrote:
Two Steps Behind <3 best ballad.
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doom-kitty wrote:
Animal ... the best song!
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yohana_chan wrote:
Awesome up and coming all girl rocknroll/punk/grunge band Choker - give them a listen here: http://www.last.fm/music/Choker From Sheffield UK, the city that gave you Def Leppard!
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Amelie1st wrote:
I wish I could see Def Leppard live when Steve Clark was still in the band. It's such a shame i wasn't even born when he was alive.
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mmepchick wrote:
literally turns me on this music. :) FUCKING AWESOME and there is only one word to describe them: BEAUTIFUL! insane insane insane!!!!!! my god...
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FuckinRocker wrote:
all that was after "Retro Active" sucks!
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kcs_hockey wrote:
fucking amazing band gets my dick hard
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rockin89 wrote:
OMG. Sometimes I forget just how much this band has of my heart. ♥
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OLdSKuul62 wrote:
Never liked thier later stuff Especially songs like Pour sme Sugar on me. Talk about Comercial Bubble gum ! My Fav LP`s were On through the Night ,and High and Dry . The Latter was my Fav ,with songs like Let It Rock ,awesome !
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SurvivedAfterL2 wrote:
понравились со 2 альбома, 1 слабый
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bugdzzz wrote:
Class
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DeathOrGlory92 wrote:
Best band
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TwinkleJones wrote:
pyromania, best cd no doubt
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