Tag Archives: Def Leppard
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REVIEW: Journey, Def Leppard and Steve Miller rock Oracle Park
Journey performs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Aug. 28, 2024. Aaron Lee/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area rockers Journey brought their summer stadium tour, with co-headlining buddies Def Leppard and fellow locals Steve Miller Band to Oracle Park on Wednesday, even as long-time members Neal Schon and…
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REVIEW: Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett regale the past at Oracle Park
Def Leppard performs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sept. 7, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Wednesday night’s classic rock spectacle at Oracle Park recalled a Day On the Green at the Oakland Coliseum in 1984. The Stadium Tour brought together a co-headlining bill of Def Leppard…
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REVIEW: Does ‘Diamond Star Halos’ hint at a new direction for Def Leppard?
Def Leppard, “Diamond Star Halos.” When Def Leppard got progressively softer and more radio-friendly after their first two records, there was a definite tradeoff that kept the scales balanced for another decade or so. Diamond Star Halos Def Leppard Universal, May 27 5/10 It didn’t thrill the metalheads, but…
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Album Review: Can The Struts’ ‘Strange Days’ establish new ground for the band?
The Struts have finished their third LP, Strange Days. They’re established and not going away. So, the way I see it, rock fans have a decision to make. Strange Days The Struts Interscope, Oct. 16 6/10 The choices seem to be: 1) Embrace them. Freddie Mercury died nearly 30…
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RIFF Rewind 1987: Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard and Michael Jackson
Courtesy: U2, Anton Corbijn The year 1987 is another banner year! It marks the release of one of the most-viewed songs on YouTube: Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Turns out that was actually a song before it was a joke. It also marks the release of a…
