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"Rocket" is a song recorded by English rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was released in January 1989 as the seventh and final single from the album and reached the Top 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. [3] It is the band’s final single to be released with guitarist Steve Clark before his death in 1991.
Backwards readings of the Lord's Prayer are allegedly used in certain demonic rites. [22] [23] Deep Purple "Stormbringer" "Cocksucker, motherfucker, stormbringer!" [24] Occurs at the beginning of the song before the first verse. Def Leppard "Rocket" "We are fighting with the gods of war"
Def Leppard: Retro Active: "Miss you in a heartbeat (piano version)" appears 30 seconds after last track's end. High 'N' Dry: the last lyric, 'no', in "No No No" repeats infinitely on the original vinyl album release; Hysteria: A backwards "preview" for the song "Gods of War" appears on the song "Rocket."
Subsequent to the album's release, Def Leppard published a book titled Animal Instinct: The Def Leppard Story, written by Rolling Stone magazine senior editor David Fricke, on the three-year recording process of Hysteria and the difficult times the band endured through the mid-1980s. Lasting 62 minutes and 32 seconds, it is the band's longest ...
In October 2008, Def Leppard played with country star Taylor Swift in a taped show in Nashville, Tennessee, in a show called CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift and Def Leppard. This was released as a DVD on 16 June 2009 exclusively at Wal-Mart. [ 74 ] The release was the best-selling DVD of the week, and the 10th best-selling Wal-Mart music release ...
Def Leppard was formed in 1977 by vocalist Joe Elliott, bass player Rick "Sav" Savage, guitarist Pete Willis, and drummer Tony Kenning. They later released the EP The Def Leppard E.P. in 1979. [2] The band signed with Mercury Records and released their debut full-length album On Through the Night.
Elliott’s longtime Jobriath obsession may seem surprising, but a direct line can be drawn from Jobriath to Def Leppard’s long-haired, men-in-makeup metal peers who dominated the mainstream in ...
After their formation in November 1977, Def Leppard began rehearsing and writing songs together. The band, which consisted of vocalist Joe Elliott, guitarists Steve Clark and Pete Willis, bassist Rick Savage, and drummer Tony Kenning had prepared 3 songs to be recorded on The Def Leppard E.P. in November 1978.