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Post by CindyJ on Dec 7, 2019 10:48:45 GMT -8
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Post by churchy on Dec 7, 2019 16:36:52 GMT -8
Today, at the Planet Rock Stock festival in Trecco Bay, Porthcawl, Wales (UK) Vivian gave a live interview to Wyatt Wendals (pictured with Viv). The interview was for Planet Rock radio. It was a fantastic experience and interview. It was held in a sports bar. It lasted for an hour. Viv was given the welcome of a hero! The interview itself was excellent and peppered with many amusing anecdotes! Viv chose the songs played and stated why. A quick summary: Viv took us through his entire career with Sweet Savage opening up for Motorhead, how he was a boy in awe of Dio and then years later he is in LA with them rehearsing to join the band. His split from Dio, to joining Whitesnake in the MTV era (who in his mind didn't collectively gel as a band). Singing in the showers with David Coverdale. His Def Leppard introduction to the world at the Freddie Mercury show. How he knew with Leppard that he would be in the band long term. How Def Leppard survived grunge. In 1999 at a festival in Wisconsin, the bass player from Hole was wearing a Leppard shirt so Def Leppard were cool again. He mentioned how the X album was too influenced by the trends at the time (Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys). How the Sparkle Lounge success was a mystery, through to his current thoughts on the Motley Crue co-headlining tour. He mentioned that the UK tour in 2011 with Motley was great and that it was the first time he saw Steel Panther who are awesome musicians! Viv posed for photos and autographs with everyone. He was a true gentleman as always! I walked out of the main entrance of the sports bar with him and a roadie. It was hilarious, as we walked mere feet away from hundreds of fans inline to get into the concert venue right next door to see Last In Line. Many bewildered faces and fingers were directed at us! lol But no one approached Viv! Opportunities missed! Viv signed a few more items for me. I didn't have a ticket to the show so I said my farewell a couple of minutes later at the stage door behind the venue! I have some news also - THE LONDON O2 SHOW IS COMING SOON!!!!! AND there will be MULTIPLE releases from Leppard over the next TWELVE months!!!!      |
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Post by churchy on Dec 8, 2019 10:33:43 GMT -8
Vivians interview that he undertook at Trecco Bay, Wales yesterday will air in 27 minutes on Planet Rock radio UK!
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Post by notastrangelady73 on Dec 9, 2019 12:13:36 GMT -8
Awesome recap and I'm sure this was a tremendous interview as Viv is so good at these one on one chats. And he's sneaky funny with a cutting, dry wit. Such a charming man...hope to hear this one.
Speaking of which, I attempted to listen via the Planet Rock site, but I didn't see it there yet. I saw the one for Joe's weekly show, but that link wouldn't even work for me when I tried to play it.
Any chance the full Viv interview will be posted here? :-)
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Post by Greta on Dec 9, 2019 12:15:14 GMT -8
Awesome recap and I'm sure this was a tremendous interview as Viv is so good at these one on one chats. And he's sneaky funny with a cutting, dry wit. Such a charming man...hope to hear this one. Speaking of which, I attempted to listen via the Planet Rock site, but I didn't see it there yet. I saw the one for Joe's weekly show, but that link wouldn't even work for me when I tried to play it. Any chance the full Viv interview will be posted here? :-) If you can find me a link that actually works for Viv's interview, notastrangelady73, I will absolutely post it!  I just haven't been able to track one down as of yet. |
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Post by notastrangelady73 on Dec 9, 2019 12:16:25 GMT -8
Okay, so it's not just me!! haha I'll go back and check to see if it's archived, but I would think it would perhaps run "live" again at some point?
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Post by andylgr on Dec 10, 2019 5:04:58 GMT -8
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Post by andylgr on Dec 10, 2019 5:33:41 GMT -8
Intro
Discusses his dad supporting him and buying his ticket to get to the Dio audition
Talks about Rory Gallagher and his love for him as an artist and a person
Rory Gallagher - Do you Read Me
Talks about the Dio years and the first 2 Dio albums
Felt intimidated by the LA scene of guitarists when he went there
Discusses why Dio picked him and talks about his audtions
Discusses the split with Dio
Thin Lizzy - Don't believe a Word
Discusses joining Whitesnake
Talks about first listening to the 1987 album and then being offered the role to tour the album
Talks about meeting the band for the first time and their dynamic as a band playing together
Talks about singing with Coverdale
AC/DC - Girls got Rythym
Talks about his first appearance with Leps at the Freddie tribute
Ironically talks about the disconnect between a band and playing to a stadium audience
Talks about the the bands nerves in playing with him and not Steve at that first show
Talks about the impact of grunge on bands like Leps in the 90's
Says the Leps were a band searching for an identity at the end of the Adrenalize tour
Talks about the Slang tour and how it opened up other markets for them
Talks about the bands resilience and how they weathered the storm of the 90s
Talks about X and it was influenced too much by the trends of the time
Talks about the levels of quality that Leps adhere to in the studio and live
Deep Purple - Love Child
Discusses Last in Line and how they came together
Talks about Last in Lines third album
Rainbow - Man on a Silver Mountain
Talks briefly about the tour with Motley Crue and how they were offered it a few months ago
Introduces Wasted and how he loves playing that one live
Def Leppard - Wasted
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Post by eurochick on Dec 11, 2019 6:14:43 GMT -8
Hopefully it shows up somewhere on YouTube some day. It sounds like something I definitely want to listen to.
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Post by CindyJ on Dec 12, 2019 6:54:30 GMT -8
Audio of Vivian's recent Planet Rock interview.
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Post by eurochick on Dec 12, 2019 8:13:21 GMT -8
Awesome! I love all of his interviews. nearly as much as Joe’s! Thanks so much.
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Post by savanna jayne on Jan 5, 2020 3:15:43 GMT -8
I was there, it was huge fun. I can see my friends on one of the photos, I'm hidden by a guys walking past at the time. The interview was huge fun and so interesting. Viv is a seasoned interviewee, didn't mess up, stumble over his words or need any retakes, flawless!
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I just haven't been able to track one down as of yet.
