
It is like a Greatest Hits package all on its own:Ā Def Leppardās July 1987Ā HysteriaĀ Ā album, one of the most popular albums ever at an estimatedĀ twenty-five millionĀ copies, yet asĀ Joe ElliottĀ andĀ Rick SavageĀ remind us, it is a miracle that it ever was finished. You canāt make this stuff up. The epic saga revealed behind āPour Some Sugar on Meā,āLove Bitesā,āAnimalā,āWomenā,āArmageddon Itā,Ā and āHysteriaā on the albumās 30th anniversary. After World War II the worldwide success ofĀ The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Cream, and a bit laterĀ Led ZeppelinĀ all had a profoundly positive effect on the British self-esteem. All of these predecessors ofĀ Def LeppardĀ were almost entirely influenced musically by the blues, rhythm and blues, and soul music of African-Americans, yet it is most telling that when the Sheffield England quintet compiled an all-covers tribute album a few years ago made up of their most-lovedĀ formative impressions, all but one were by white British musicians….
Read the full band interview and listen to Rick Savage & Joe Elliott discuss the album HERE