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Def Leppard- Yeah! (covers album)- Joe Elliott, Phil Collen

In the case of Def Leppard, now celebrating forty-five years since the Sheffield, England band’s introductory “On Through the Night” was released in March 1980, anyone wishing to understand where they come from musically would do well to listen here to my guests Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott and lead guitarist Phil Collen. The tunestack on “Yeah!” is a virtual look at the playlists of BBC Radio One and Radio Luxembourg circa 1973.

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Def Leppard- Rock On- Abbey Road Studios London 2008

When Pink Floyd were putting the finishing touches on “Dark Side of the Moon” at Abbey Road Studios, a very young and impressionable Joe Elliott and Ric Savage would have been all ears in the northern industrial city of Manchester hearing  the delicious, otherworldly song “Rock On” by David Essex on BBC Radio One. Check out Def Leppard’s impressive 21st century live-in-the-studio version.

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Def Leppard- Story So Far pt2- Joe Elliott, Ric Savage

After World War II the worldwide success of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Cream, and a bit later Led Zeppelin all had a profoundly positive effect on the British self-esteem. All of these predecessors of Def Leppard were almost entirely influenced musically by the blues, rhythm and blues, and soul music of […]

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AC/DC- Back in Black 45th Anniversary- Angus Young, Brian Johnson

Notably, like AC/DC “Back in Black” in Summer 1980, several of the best-selling hard rock albums in history also have been made under the most dire of circumstances amidst tremendous tragedy and loss. Angus Young, Brian Johnson, & the late Malcolm Young are all interviewed here In the Studio.

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John Mellencamp- Big Daddy

John Mellencamp interview “In the Studio” with Redbeard about 1989’s “Big Daddy” to mark the platinum album’s 35th anniversary..