Post by Greta on Oct 4, 2019 15:00:32 GMT -8
Each day the station features a different artist during Rocktober. Today it's Def Leppard.
The canon of Def Leppard represents a lot more than just music. How many great moments have been soundtracked by “Photograph?” How many times have you sung along to “Pour Some Sugar On Me” amongst friends? How many memories can be associated with their records?
Def Leppard not only maintain, but also extend one of rock music’s greatest legacies by consistently delivering airtight songcraft and top-flight performances on each subsequent tour, release, and new frontier. That’s why they’ve moved over 100 million records worldwide. It’s why they’re “one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S.” It’s why their admirers span everyone from Metallica to Taylor Swift. It’s why the music endures forty years since their 1977 formation in Sheffield, UK.
In 1980, the platinum On Through The Night introduced Def Leppard on a global scale. Right out of the gate, they set a rigorous standard for touring and even touched down stateside for the first time. 1981’s double-platinum High ‘n’ Dry saw them begin a storied creative partnership with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange powered by signature singles “High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)” and “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak”-eventually covered by none other than Mariah Carey.
Then the boys set everything on fire…
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The canon of Def Leppard represents a lot more than just music. How many great moments have been soundtracked by “Photograph?” How many times have you sung along to “Pour Some Sugar On Me” amongst friends? How many memories can be associated with their records?
Def Leppard not only maintain, but also extend one of rock music’s greatest legacies by consistently delivering airtight songcraft and top-flight performances on each subsequent tour, release, and new frontier. That’s why they’ve moved over 100 million records worldwide. It’s why they’re “one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S.” It’s why their admirers span everyone from Metallica to Taylor Swift. It’s why the music endures forty years since their 1977 formation in Sheffield, UK.
In 1980, the platinum On Through The Night introduced Def Leppard on a global scale. Right out of the gate, they set a rigorous standard for touring and even touched down stateside for the first time. 1981’s double-platinum High ‘n’ Dry saw them begin a storied creative partnership with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange powered by signature singles “High ‘n’ Dry (Saturday Night)” and “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak”-eventually covered by none other than Mariah Carey.
Then the boys set everything on fire…
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