So .. here's something for the eight people are going to read this ..
July 1980. World Series of Rock - Cleveland Municipal Stadium - Cleveland, Ohio
This event meant so much to Def Leppard, with how young they were, that they included a picture of the actual event in Cleveland in the inner sleeve of this album "High n' Dry". It was obviously the biggest crowd they had ever played in front of. Here is my experience:
It was The World Series of Rock, a continual event in Cleveland each summer. This year it was .. Bob Seger on his "Against the Wind" tour as headliner .. J. Geils .. Eddie Money .. and some opening band that came on at 1 o'clock .. some teenagers from England named 'Def Leppard'.
Well, there were those of us that were "playing out" in Cleveland .. meaning we were all guitarists in bands that played live venues in Cleveland at that time. We .. kinda .. all knew each other. We were all trying to get record deals so we were in competition .. hard, mean competition .. with each other. But we knew each other, especially us lead guitar players who would show up at each other's shows and steal their latest tricks and licks from each other. So .. people would have no way of understanding this BUT .. it's true: In the Rock and Roll Capital of the Intergalactic Universe, we were entirely sure Def Leppard was the next Led Zeppelin.
They came out with "On Through the Night" in 1979 and we ... just .. FREAKED.
It's The Beatles crossed with Floyd powered by Led. We were sure of it.
So .. we couldn't give a shit about Bob Friggin' Seger, nor Boston's J. Geils. Eddie Money was pretty cool .. he only had like two albums out, not even that, I think. But, Eddie Money is always cool, I don't care who you are. BUT .. make no mistake .. we were there to see:
.. and we really didn't give a shit about much else. Now, this is six years before they started pourin' sugar on shit so .. adjust the color volume in your mind. Listen to the first album. That's ALL we knew. Def Leppard was the new Led Zeppelin.
.. and we really didn't give a shit about much else. Now, this is six years before they started pourin' sugar on shit so .. adjust the color volume in your mind. Listen to the first album. That's ALL we knew. Def Leppard was the new Led Zeppelin.
So, all us dudes got together that played guitar in bands playing out in Cleveland and we were all gonna go see Def Leppard together .. and then just leave, who gives a shit about the other bands. I'll stick around for a few Eddie Money tunes but .. we were...
So, all us dudes got together that played guitar in bands playing out in Cleveland and we were all gonna go see Def Leppard together .. and then just leave, who gives a shit about the other bands. I'll stick around for a few Eddie Money tunes but .. we were there to see the opening band.
So, consider that before "Photograph" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" .. we were entirely convinced that Def Leppard was completely the shit.
And they just didn't have much to play, man. They only had one album out so .. they played it. And then .. there was more time left. So .. Joe goes, "We're workin' on a new tune for our next album. You guys let us know if you like it or not."
And that's the first time I heard "Lady Strange". Man, we tried to figure that song out afterwards. We watchin; Pete and Steve REAL close .. and we couldn't remember it. And it was a long, long time between "On Through the Night" and "High n' Dry"
So .. here's something for the eight people are going to read this .. July 1980. World Series of Rock - Cleveland Municipal Stadium - Cleveland, Ohio This event meant so much to Def Leppard, with how young they were, that they included a picture of the actual event in Cleveland in the inner sleeve of this album "High n' Dry". It was obviously the biggest crowd they had ever played in front of. Here is my experience:
It was The World Series of Rock, a continual event in Cleveland each summer. This year it was .. Bob Seger on his "Against the Wind" tour as headliner .. J. Geils .. Eddie Money .. and some opening band that came on at 1 o'clock .. some teenagers from England named 'Def Leppard'.
Well, there were those of us that were "playing out" in Cleveland .. meaning we were all guitarists in bands that played live venues in Cleveland at that time. We .. kinda .. all knew each other. We were all trying to get record deals so we were in competition .. hard, mean competition .. with each other. But we knew each other, especially us lead guitar players who would show up at each other's shows and steal their latest tricks and licks from each other. So .. people would have no way of understanding this BUT .. it's true: In the Rock and Roll Capital of the Intergalactic Universe, we were entirely sure Def Leppard was the next Led Zeppelin.
They came out with "On Through the Night" in 1979 and we ... just .. FREAKED. It's The Beatles crossed with Floyd powered by Led. We were sure of it.
So .. we couldn't give a shit about Bob Friggin' Seger, nor Boston's J. Geils. Eddie Money was pretty cool .. he only had like two albums out, not even that, I think. But, Eddie Money is always cool, I don't care who you are. BUT .. make no mistake .. we were there to see:
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.. and we really didn't give a shit about much else. Now, this is six years before they started pourin' sugar on shit so .. adjust the color volume in your mind. Listen to the first album. That's ALL we knew. Def Leppard was the new Led Zeppelin.
.. and we really didn't give a shit about much else. Now, this is six years before they started pourin' sugar on shit so .. adjust the color volume in your mind. Listen to the first album. That's ALL we knew. Def Leppard was the new Led Zeppelin.
So, all us dudes got together that played guitar in bands playing out in Cleveland and we were all gonna go see Def Leppard together .. and then just leave, who gives a shit about the other bands. I'll stick around for a few Eddie Money tunes but .. we were...
So, all us dudes got together that played guitar in bands playing out in Cleveland and we were all gonna go see Def Leppard together .. and then just leave, who gives a shit about the other bands. I'll stick around for a few Eddie Money tunes but .. we were there to see the opening band.
So, consider that before "Photograph" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" .. we were entirely convinced that Def Leppard was completely the shit.
And they just didn't have much to play, man. They only had one album out so .. they played it. And then .. there was more time left. So .. Joe goes, "We're workin' on a new tune for our next album. You guys let us know if you like it or not."
And that's the first time I heard "Lady Strange". Man, we tried to figure that song out afterwards. We watchin; Pete and Steve REAL close .. and we couldn't remember it. And it was a long, long time between "On Through the Night" and "High n' Dry"