Def Leppard High n Dry - A Rare Look At Their Early Days

🎸 Def Leppard Fans! Dive into Their Early Days 🎶

Are you a die-hard Def Leppard fan? 🦁 Whether you're rocking out to "High 'n' Dry" or reminiscing about the band’s rise in the early '80s, this video is for you! Join Robert John Hadfield as he takes you on a nostalgic journey, exploring an original 1981 article about Def Leppard—written just months after High 'n' Dry dropped. From their raw ACDC-esque sound to fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, this deep dive will reignite your love for one of the greatest rock albums ever. 💿🔥

Highlights:

The brilliance of High 'n' Dry 🎶: Why it might just be their best album.
The evolution of their sound: From raw rock to the polished hits of Pyromania and Hysteria.
Rare trivia and insights: Why "On Through the Night" isn’t on the album On Through the Night—and more mysteries!
Concert memories: Relive epic live moments, from opening for Blackfoot to conquering arenas worldwide.
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[jasona]

First 3 albums will always have a special place in my heart

[chrisbrook]

I spent 2 weeks with Steve Clark of Def Leppard at St Mary's rehab in Minnesota in 1989 I was in for alcohol abuse he was in for alcohol and drug abuse Steve Clark was a really nice guy

[lucken]

Graduated High School in 81 and joined the Army for a 20 yr career! Fell in love with Def Leppard then and still in love with their music 43 years

[imakeituptoyou]

Saw them on MTV for this album. Got it for a Christmas gift when it came out out ! 💯👌

[bretthatch]

I wish I would have see Def Leppard in 81. I was 15 when I High and Dry came out...

[bradmoore]

Another great videö.
Thanks.
I saw the Nugent, Scorpions, Leppard show in Milwaukee. June 14, 1980. Exactly theee months after their first album was released (3/14/80). One and only time I have aeen the band.
High and Dry came out thirteen months after the show I was at.

[jornfox]

I think On through the Night first album is just as good. Turned everyone i knew onto that first album when no one seemed to know who they were.

[michellebehal]

Huge Steve Clark fan. His melodic approach to music really captivated and encouraged me to play. This is the best album on the planet in my music world.

[RedDawn]

I saw Def Leppard open for Billy Squier in February, 1983 at The Philadelphia Spectrum. Pyromaniac was just released and they blew Billy Squier off the stage. I saw them again a few months later at City Island, Harrisburg Pennsylvania and they were the headliner. Great times! High n Dry was their best album

[johnfletcher]

High n Dry best album Lep ever made kids!!

[robgasper]

On Through the Night and High n’ Dry are tied in the pole position for me. Almost every track on both feels like an A side. Pyromania is a close second. I agree with your opinion of them live, I saw the Pyromania tour as a kid and along with their slightly clinical stage presence the music didn’t have the same punch, I think it inadvertently revealed how much overdubbing was going on in the studio. I didn’t realize those technicalities then but I knew something felt missing. All that being said, pound for pound their first three are a holy trinity of 80’s Hard Rock and are untouchable once the needle drops.

[greghart]

It is a fine album. Definitely one of the best from the era

[bobhalford]

I get the sense that Pete Willis and Steve Clark were the ones generating the riffs, so after each one dropped out the band changed..

[blnehcn]

Back in the day when they played rock, great album 😊😊

[joegaydosik]

I saw them open for Ozzie the summer of 81 during the Blizzard of Oz tour. They were fantastic!

[rvsteve]

nailed it within the first 1 peak. seen them with ozzy and the rods in utica, ny. my best show. cost 7.50$ for general admission

[CraigSteinmetz]

Willis played more guitar on Pyromania than Collen did. The album was almost finished when Collen was brought in to finish a few solos that Willis was unable to do. I've often wondered why Clark didn't just do those solos. What shape was HE in at the time?

[dmac]

Cool vid. The first 3 records are their best. I got on board with Pyromania in 83 but I’ve probably listened to High n Dry the most over the years. I believe the best guitar combo for songwriting was Pete and Steve (RIP).

[TenMinutesLyne]

Interesting take, especially the comments from Joe in the studio recording High and Dry, from what I can remember Pete seemed quite happy in the studio recording that. Steve I should imagine not so much.
Your comments about them not being so great touring on the Pyromania tour also interest me because I only saw them on the earlier tours, I saw them also when they first started, when Glad I'm Alive was their opening song and Thin Lizzy's Emerald was in the setlist, really early. I wish they had stayed heavier for the exact reason of being a blow your head off type of top tier rock band.
Pete was a rocker, he was a roller too babe 😉

[carlschreffler]

I've never seen them live but High And Dry is their best album, and luv Rick Allen he's a hero I'm a drummer!