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Def Leppard – "The Tragedies Bought Us Closer”

Def Leppard – "The Tragedies Bought Us Closer”

Behind The Hits
Sea. 4 Ep. 1233 min
21 Sep 23
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About the episode

Def Leppard on the incredible highs & unimaginable lows of being rock’n’roll’s greatest survivors. Their huge harmonies and epic production changed mainstream hard rock in the 80s and spawned dozens of imitators – but the story of Def Leppard is one of SURVIVAL.They’ve outlasted not just musical trends, but catastrophic situations that would have seen lesser bands call it quits.In this episode of Behind The Hits, Dave Gleeson uses archival audio and fresh chats with Joe Elliott and Phil Collen to tell the real Def Leppard story – including tales of their rock and roll debauchery as they headed to Australia for their co-headline stadium tour with Motley Crue, Joe and Phil share insights with rock royalty.For tour information see livenation.com.au.Please note this podcast contains discussion about addiction.If you enjoyed this, have a listen to other Behind the Hits titles including Motley Crue, Queen, Paul McCartney and Linkin Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.