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Def Leppard performing an acoustic set in Rosemont, 2012. Def Leppard embarked on a two-month US tour in the summer of 2011 with Heart, [81] as well as another seven shows in Australia in October with The Choirboys and Heart, [82] two shows in Japan in November, [83] and six shows in the United Kingdom in December with Steel Panther and Mötley ...
After the band broke up, Collen joined the band Girl before joining the band Def Leppard in 1983. In recent years he has also formed his own band Man Raze with ex-Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and former bandmate from Girl Simon Laffy on bass. Fred Ball went on to perform in a band called XFX and is currently in a band called Slam.
The Def Leppard E.P. (1979) 1 November 1978 – 11 July 1982 (Def Leppard) Joe Elliott – lead vocals; Pete Willis – guitar, backing vocals; Steve Clark – guitar, backing vocals; Rick Savage – bass, backing vocals; Rick Allen – drums, backing vocals; On Through the Night (1980) High 'n' Dry (1981) 11 July 1982 – 8 January 1991 (Def ...
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Steve Huey of AllMusic notes how Def Leppard "continues in the vein of the anthemic, working-class hard rock of their debut. While still opting for a controlled musical attack and melodies as big-sounding and stadium-ready as possible, the band opens up its arrangements a bit more on High 'n' Dry, letting the songs breathe and groove while the rhythm section and guitar riffs play off one another."
An alternate version of the album cover exists, only released for promotional use. The only difference is the Def Leppard logo is represented in the most traditional style seen on Pyromania, Hysteria and Adrenalize. The band felt that, given Retro Active ' s sonically darker tone, that it would be best to shelve the bright colours of the logo.
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited (gives letter ratings from "A", or must own to "F", or puke) gave the album a "B" rating saying "Joe Elliot is a fine front man and he handles the lead vocals capably, while Phil Collen, Rick Savage and Viv Campbell cover the high notes extremely well (with or without any added technology).
The Early Years 79–81 is a five-disc box set by the English rock group Def Leppard, released by UMC on 20 March 2020. The set includes remastered versions of the band's first two studio albums: On Through the Night (originally released in 1980) and High 'n' Dry (originally released in 1981), [1] plus songs from the band's 1979 EP, a complete live concert recording from 1980, and a variety of ...