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The Analog Cub
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Don't talk shit about da Lep, bro. They rock.   At least High N' Dry and Pyromania rock.

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Mithrandir
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Their debut is fantastic. Give it a spin.

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With, and for "Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - the Stadium Tour", I would list the upcoming tour dates, and at them, the co-headliner, and closer.  They are:

 

Thurs. June 16  Def Leppard

Atlanta, GA.

 

Sat. June 18  Motley Crue

Miami, FL.

 

Sun. June 19  Def Leppard

Orlando, FL.

 

Wed. June 22  Motley Crue

Washington, DC.

 

Fri. June 24  Def Leppard

Flushing, NY.

 

Sat. June 25  Motley Crue

Philadelphia, PA.

 

Tues. June 28  Def Leppard

Charlotte, NC.

 

Thurs. June 30  Motley Crue

Nashville, TN.

 

Sat. July 2  Def Leppard

Jacksonville, FL.

 

Tues. July 5  Motley Crue

St. Louis, MO.

 

Fri. July 8  Def Leppard

Chicago, IL.

 

Sun. July 10  Motley Crue

Detroit, MI.

 

Tues. July 12  Def Leppard

Hershey, PA.

 

Thurs. July 14  Motley Crue

Cleveland, OH.

 

Fri. July 15  Def Leppard

Cincinnati, OH.

 

Sun. July 17  Motley Crue

Milwaukee, WI.

 

Tues. July 19  Def Leppard

Kansas City, MO.

 

Thurs. July 21  Motley Crue

Denver, CO.

 

Fri. Aug. 5  Motley Crue

Boston, MA.

 

Sat. Aug. 6  Def Leppard

Boston, MA.

 

Mon. Aug. 8  Motley Crue

Toronto, ON.

 

Wed. Aug. 10  Def Leppard

Buffalo, NY.

 

Fri. Aug. 12  Motley Crue

Pittsburgh, PA.

 

Sun. Aug. 14  Def Leppard

Minneapolis, MN.

 

Tues. Aug. 16  Motley Crue

Indianapolis, IN.

 

Fri. Aug. 19  Def Leppard

Houston, TX.

 

Sun. Aug. 21  Motley Crue

San Antonio, TX.

 

Mon. Aug. 22  Def Leppard

Arlington, TX.

 

Thurs. Aug. 25  Def Leppard

Phoenix, AZ.

 

Sat. Aug. 27  Motley Crue

Inglewood, CA.

 

Sun. Aug. 28  Def Leppard

San Diego, CA.

 

Wed. Aug. 31  Def Leppard

Seattle, WA.

 

Fri. Sept. 2  Motley Crue

Vancouver, BC.

 

Sun. Sept. 4  Motley Crue

Edmonton, AB.

 

Wed. Sept. 7  Def Leppard

San Francisco, CA.

 

Fri. Sept. 9  Motley Crue

Las Vegas, NV.

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On 5/29/2022 at 7:23 AM, J2112YYZ said:

 

I don't think it sounds anywhere close to Pyromania. Maybe I need some new headphones 😆



I hear that the record overall has elements from every stage of their career. Mixed with pop rock, and some modern themes.

Kind of like it actually.  Its not a classic by any means, but at the same time the record does not suck.  Not to my ears anyway.  There's repeat plays there, at least through the summer.

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On 6/16/2022 at 5:36 PM, Rick N. Backer said:

I have to say, I think this album is an excellent late career effort.

 

They started the tour last night and have four new songs in the set. I don't remember the last time they played that many new songs right away. They sound great as always from the clips I've seen.

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2 hours ago, J2112YYZ said:

 

They started the tour last night and have four new songs in the set. I don't remember the last time they played that many new songs right away. They sound great as always from the clips I've seen.

They fared better than Motley Crue! I think the 2 bands are alternating headlining the shows. Tommy Lee broke 4 ribs 2 weeks ago. He wanted to try drumming but only made it through 5 songs, he had to leave the stage and was replaced by Tommy Clufetos, who has worked with Black Sabbath.  Both drummers sounded good, as did Nikki Sixx on bass, but Vince Neil sounded challenged in the videos I saw. I was surprised at the lack of production/lighting for Crue after seeing Rush shows. Just didn't seem like much in what people posted. Maybe they are still working it out.

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4 minutes ago, blueschica said:

They fared better than Motley Crue! I think the 2 bands are alternating headlining the shows. Tommy Lee broke 4 ribs 2 weeks ago. He wanted to try drumming but only made it through 5 songs, he had to leave the stage and was replaced by Tommy Clufetos, who has worked with Black Sabbath.  Both drummers sounded good, as did Nikki Sixx on bass, but Vince Neil sounded challenged in the videos I saw. I was surprised at the lack of production/lighting for Crue after seeing Rush shows. Just didn't seem like much in what people posted. Maybe they are still working it out.

 

The videos I saw for Crue, it looked like it was still light outside. That would definitely affect any light show they may have. Vince sounded at times like he had just breathed in helium. He sounded better than their last tour but he still didn't sound that good. It seems like he was actually pronouncing the words to the songs right this time. I would be surprised if he makes it through the tour. At least Def Leppard is there to save the day when that happens. It's sad that they're rotating the headlining spot because Vince is such a question mark. Now, Tommy is injured and Mick has had back problems for years. Def Leppard on the other hand, nobody has to worry about if they going to show up and sound great because they always do. Also, they're the bigger band. They should close every night. I know Crue is very popular but they are not quite at the same level as Def Leppard. They don't have two albums that have sold over 10 million copies each like Lep has with Pyromania and Hysteria.

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They started the tour last night and have four new songs in the set. I don't remember the last time they played that many new songs right away. They sound great as always from the clips I've seen.

The last, and previous time Def Leppard performed four songs from their latest, studio release on its promoting tour was "X".  It was in 2002/2003.  Other, than their Diamond Star Halos/the Stadium Tour dates, I didn't, and wasn't going to say anything else about it because there might, and could be other people, who are, and were planning to see it.  I knew the number of latest, current, and new songs they are going to perform were between two to four, too. 

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The last, and previous time Def Leppard performed four songs from their latest, studio release on its promoting tour was "X".  It was in 2002/2003.  Other, than their Diamond Star Halos/the Stadium Tour dates, I didn't, and wasn't going to say anything else about it because there might, and could be other people, who are, and were planning to see it.  I knew the number of latest, current, and new songs they are going to perform were between two to four, too. 

 

I didn't say what songs they're playing just how many they're doing. If that's spoiling the show in some way then those fans need to lighten up on the whole no spoiler thing.

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On 6/17/2022 at 8:48 PM, J2112YYZ said:

 

They started the tour last night and have four new songs in the set. I don't remember the last time they played that many new songs right away. They sound great as always from the clips I've seen.

The friend with whom I'm seeing this show in August and I went out for lunch last week, and we were talking about the show.  We saw them with Journey a couple of years ago.  We agreed that they wiped the floor with Journey and are likely to do the same to the Crue.  For the Crue's sake, I hope they play before Def Leppard.

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59 minutes ago, Rick N. Backer said:

The friend with whom I'm seeing this show in August and I went out for lunch last week, and we were talking about the show.  We saw them with Journey a couple of years ago.  We agreed that they wiped the floor with Journey and are likely to do the same to the Crue.  For the Crue's sake, I hope they play before Def Leppard.

 

Def Leppard is one of the most consistently good and dependable live bands of all time. Unless they're opening for a bigger band like the Rolling Stones, nobody should come on after them.

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9 hours ago, Rick N. Backer said:

The friend with whom I'm seeing this show in August and I went out for lunch last week, and we were talking about the show.  We saw them with Journey a couple of years ago.  We agreed that they wiped the floor with Journey and are likely to do the same to the Crue.  For the Crue's sake, I hope they play before Def Leppard.

Crue and Def Leppard are alternating being the closing band.

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For Fri. Sept. 2 in Vancouver, I bought a ticket to see Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and Classless Act.  It will be mostly to see Def Leppard, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts perform.

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On 7/11/2022 at 5:40 PM, Derek19 said:

For Fri. Sept. 2 in Vancouver, I bought a ticket to see Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.  It will be mostly to see Def Leppard, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts perform.

That tour just played near us the other night and got great reviews! Should be a fun night for you.

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Last Fri. Sept. 2 in Vancouver, at B.C. Place, I did see "the Stadium Tour".  There wasn't any rain as it was sunny, and the retractable roof was open.  In B.C. Place, it was hot, and even summer like weather, too.  I was there to see the opening band, and group "Classless Act", and I thought they were good.  With them, I haven't been familiar including their music.  They started their five song performance with a song from their debut "Welcome to the Show" called "This Is For You".  They performed for twenty-twenty-five mins.  After a fifteen-twenty min. intermission, "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts" walked on stage to perform their full, twelve song set, and I thought they were great.  They started their twelve song performance with a song from their "I Love Rock 'N Roll" called "Victim of Circumstance".  They performed "I Hate Myself For Loving You", too.  Before they replaced a song in their set, which was third called "Light of Day" a cover song from "Bruce Springsteen" for "Oh, Woe Is Me" from "I Love Rock 'N Roll".  Their performance was for forty-five mins.-one hour.  After a half hour intermission, "Poison" walked on stage to perform their full, eight song set, and for trying to get the audience, and crowd to get into it more, they were good.  They started their eight song performance with a song from their "Look At What the Cat Dragged In" called "Look At What the Cat Dragged In".  From earlier in the tour, they included one of their other songs back in the set called "Unskinny Bop", and the guitarist "C.C. DeVille", performed a guitar solo.  "C.C." paid tribute to "Edward Van Halen" by including a little bit of "Eruption" in it, too.  Their performance was for one hour.  After a half hour intermission, Def Leppard walked on stage to perform, and started their seventeen song set with a song from their new "Diamond Star Halos" called "Take What You Want".  I thought they were awesome, and amazing.  Before they replaced two songs in their set, which was the second, and eighth called "Fire It Up" from "Diamond Star Halos" for "Let It Go" from "High 'N' Dry", and "Excitable" from "Hysteria" for "Promises" from "Euphoria".  During their set, there were a lot of lasers, especially the song "Rocket".  From their last few tours, but not including their setlists at the Joint O2 Arena, London, and Zappos Theater at, and in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, I think it was the best because of not being the same.  If I would consider them as a nostalgia act, I don't know about going that far, but they have been worth seeing performing in concert.  Their performance was for one hour, and a half.  After a half hour intermission, Motley Crue walked on stage using smoke to perform, and started their fifteen song set with a song from their "Girls, Girls, Girls" called "Wild Side".  I thought they were not bad.  They may've sounded better, than on their "Final Tour" from 2014-2015.  I recognized, and knew "Saints of Los Angeles", and "the Dirt (Est. 1981)".  There wasn't a Tommy Lee drum solo, and Mick Mars guitar solo.  About that, I won't say anything else.  Motley Crue's performance was for one hour, and a half.  Even though Motley Crue was a closer, on this tour, them, and Def Leppard have been co-headlining, and taking turns by switching, and alternating at closing.  Overall, for me, I think "the Stadium Tour" concert was pretty good.             

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Def Leppard, announced that on May 19th, they'll be releasing another new c.d., and album called "Drastic Symphonies".  It is a deconstruction, re-imagined, and rebuilt of some of their well-known songs, and hidden gems, which they did with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  Here is the song listing of it.  In other Def Leppard news, Rick Allen, was assaulted outside of the Four Seasons in Fort Lauderdale on March 13, a day after the band, and group performed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, when he stepped outside to have a cigarette.  He provided a sworn statement to police indicating that he intends to prosecute.  As of now, I would think he has been at home, in a safe place, where he is living, recovering, relaxing, and taking it easy.

 

Turn to Dust

Paper Sun

Animal

Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Version)

Hysteria

Love Bites

Goodbye For Good This Time

Love

Gods of War

Angels (Can't Help You, Now)

Bringin' On the Heartbreak

Switch 625

too Late For Love

When Love & Hate Collide

Kings of the World

Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? (Not on all versions)

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On 3/18/2023 at 1:22 AM, Derek19 said:

Def Leppard, has announced that on May 19th, they'll be releasing another new c.d., and album called "Drastic Symphonies".  It is a deconstruction, re-imagined, and rebuilt of some of their well-known songs, and hidden gems, which they did with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  The song listing of it is.

 

Turn to Dust

Paper Sun

Animal

Pour Some Sugar On Me (Stripped Version)

Hysteria

Love Bites

Goodbye For Good This Time

Love

Gods of War

Angels (Can't Help You, Now)

Bringin' On the Heartbreak

Switch 625

too Late For Love

When Love & Hate Collide

Kings of the World

Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? (Not on all versions)

 

 

I heard Animal on Planet Rock at work this week & it's an exercise in futility tbh.

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I love Def Leppard and was excited with the surprise news of "Drastic Symphonies".

 

My fingers raced to Amazon to place my preorder.

 

My enthusiasm was cooled by hearing the release of the "Animal" video tease.

 

My only hope is that the rest of the album has some teeth to it.

 

My mind immediately went to something along the lines of Metallica's "S&M".

 

Nice, loud and dramatic...sadly, not the case here.

 

Being such a fanboy and a Def Leppard completist, I'll leave my preorder in place and hope the rest of the album is better.

 

Give it a listen and you be the judge...

 

 

 

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