Friday Nite Video (Def Leppard)

Hi all. Tonight we're gonna talk about one of my favorite bands from back in the day, Def Leppard. These British rockers busted out on the scene right around 1981 when they released the album High 'n' Dry. It had a couple good songs on it and they started getting some radio play. They had a edgy sound to them and I thought they were great! Me and my friends listened to them and blared their music from our car stereos but two years later in 83 after they released Pyromania EVERYONE was Def Leppard fans. I remember going to Ryans Gems and Junk on the boardwalk at Rehoboth Beach and getting a sleeveless muscle shirt with a Def Leppard decal ironed on it and thinking I was the man. Not many muscles to show but I was sporting the look anyway haha. They were riding high and then the following year tragedy struck when the drummer Rick Allen wrecked his car and lost his right arm. Everyone pretty much thought that was going to be the end of D.L or at least having Allen as their drummer. But they surprised everyone when they announced they would be keeping Allen and they were going to have a custom drum set built so Allen could play with his feet in addition to his one arm. In 1986, D.L started doing some live shows again. Allen never missed a beat, his drumming was as good as ever. The boy's were back in business. The following year D.L released their most successful album to date, Hysteria. That album was a huge smash and I think every song on that album had a run in the top 100 at some point. D.L sealed their legacy as musicians with that album. Which brings us up to tonight's video. What better song to feature from Def Leppard then the title song from their hit album Hysteria. Sure, it's not got the hard edge that their earlier music had but it's a great song nevertheless. From 1987 its Hysteria from the boys. Enjoy!