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DEF LEPPARD |
Def Leppard was born on 1 January 1977 in England
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Def Leppard are a popular British band from Sheffield, England, that emerged in the late 1970s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis (guitars) and Tony Kenning (drums) formed the band in 1977 in Sheffield (see 1977 in music). Joe Elliott joined as the vocalist, and brought the name of the band with him, originally they were called Atomic Mass. Elliott had thought of the name Deaf Leopard in school and the band changed the name to Def Leppard based on the way Led Zeppelin spelled their name. They began playing locally and soon added Steve Clark, before recording the underground hit "Getcha Rocks Off" for Bludgeon Riffola, their own label. Tony Kenning was replaced by Frank Noon, who was himself replaced by Rick Allen, who has been the band's drummer ever since. They signed to Mercury Records.
Unlike most of the contemporary NWOBHM groups, Def Leppard attempted to combine hard rock with polished melodic backing vocals. This approach is very much evident on their first international single, "Hello America", which featured the backing vocal style of Queen, with the guitar crunch of Thin Lizzy.
Their major label debut was On through the Night (1980 in music). High 'N' Dry (1981 in music) was their first album to be produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. This album was quite derivative of AC/DC. From this album, the "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" video was one of the first "metal" videos played on MTV video. Phil Collen, former guitarist from the band Girl, replaced Pete Willis who was fired on July 11, 1982 due to excessive alcohol consumption. Pete Willis later recorded with the bands Gogmagog and Roadhouse. |
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