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Def Leppard’s Phil Collen Talks Rock Hall, Vegas Residency And More
By Joe Rock
Def Leppard look like they are going to have a great 2019.
Next month they will be inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame.
Plus they have set up a second Vegas residency.
I had the chance to speak to guitarist Phil Collen about all that and more.
Give a listen to the interview below.
Listen Here
Joe Rock: Last time you did HYSTERIA. Any plans to do something along those lines this time?
Phil: "We were thinking about it, but I think the request was 'we'd love to see Def Leppard doing a greatest hits show'. What we are gonna do, because even if we do that.... you have to play PSSOM, PHOTOGRAPH, HYSTERIA, those songs and stuff, but it'd be nice to have a pool of rarities, b-sides and stuff off the first two albums that we never play. Or deep tracks off of some of the later albums. Just rehearse them and just throw them in. Just change it up, literally, every night so that it's a different show every single night. That would be really cool. We'll probably start taking requests now, 'cause we'd have to rehearse the songs. If someone says, 'why don't you guys do PAPER SUN?' Whatever it is, we have a bit of time so when we actually do start, we can actually dig in there and start playin' 'em backstage and stuff."
Joe Rock puts in his request for LADY STRANGE. Phil says he'll write that down but JR has to tell them what night he'll be in Vegas because they don't want to do it and him not be there.
Joe Rock: I'm talking to Vivian tomorrow. What should I ask him?
Phil: "You should ask him what songs he want to do. We haven't really spoke about this. The band hasn't, you know about what songs, what kind of deep tracks we're gonna do. You've already requested LADY STRANGE. Ask him that, but ask him what he wants to do."
By Joe Rock
Def Leppard look like they are going to have a great 2019.
Next month they will be inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame.
Plus they have set up a second Vegas residency.
I had the chance to speak to guitarist Phil Collen about all that and more.
Give a listen to the interview below.
Listen Here
Joe Rock: Last time you did HYSTERIA. Any plans to do something along those lines this time?
Phil: "We were thinking about it, but I think the request was 'we'd love to see Def Leppard doing a greatest hits show'. What we are gonna do, because even if we do that.... you have to play PSSOM, PHOTOGRAPH, HYSTERIA, those songs and stuff, but it'd be nice to have a pool of rarities, b-sides and stuff off the first two albums that we never play. Or deep tracks off of some of the later albums. Just rehearse them and just throw them in. Just change it up, literally, every night so that it's a different show every single night. That would be really cool. We'll probably start taking requests now, 'cause we'd have to rehearse the songs. If someone says, 'why don't you guys do PAPER SUN?' Whatever it is, we have a bit of time so when we actually do start, we can actually dig in there and start playin' 'em backstage and stuff."
Joe Rock puts in his request for LADY STRANGE. Phil says he'll write that down but JR has to tell them what night he'll be in Vegas because they don't want to do it and him not be there.
Joe Rock: I'm talking to Vivian tomorrow. What should I ask him?
Phil: "You should ask him what songs he want to do. We haven't really spoke about this. The band hasn't, you know about what songs, what kind of deep tracks we're gonna do. You've already requested LADY STRANGE. Ask him that, but ask him what he wants to do."
