It has been 26 years since...

Kodos · 08-09-2013, 01:34 PM

...Def Leppard's Hysteria was released (August, 1987). I feel a bit old.

Matthean · 08-09-2013, 02:36 PM

They were my favorite band for a long time. One of the girls I liked back then loved them, and she passed away tragically just before turning 16 so there will always be a soft spot for them. I have soured a bit on the band as I got older, but some of their stuff if still fun to listen to and somehow doesn't sound as dated as it should. One thing I like about them the most is they got that music was suppose to be about having fun. "Mutt" really made the band though for better or worse.

Kodos · 08-09-2013, 02:50 PM

Yeah, Mutt was huge for them in the 80s. He was like the 6th member of the group. They've been my favorite band since Pyromania came out. After Pyromania and Hysteria, their albums have been a mixed bag. Some were pretty crappy - Euphoria, for instance. I really enjoyed their most recent album, Songs From the Sparkle Lounge (they call their hangout area before live shows "The Sparkle Lounge"), and I put Slang right up next to Hysteria and Pyromania. It had a very stripped down sound to it, very different from their sound with Mutt. It was their attempt to fit in more in the 90s when grunge was the big thing. It was a commercial flop, but I listen to it more than any of their other albums now.

GrantDawg · 08-09-2013, 03:15 PM

They are one of those bands that I always liked, but would never think of when asked "What are favorite bands?"

Danny · 08-09-2013, 03:20 PM

Hmm, figured you just got lucky after a 26 year drought, but I guess your streak is still going

Kodos · 08-09-2013, 03:22 PM

It's like the Energizer Bunny...

Draft Dodger · 08-09-2013, 03:48 PM

Pyromania and Hysteria get all the love, but High N Dry is a very underrated album

frnk55 · 08-09-2013, 07:02 PM

Oh yes, High N Dry is awesome. Hysteria brings back memories of working in a restaurant in the 80's. Good times being young.

Senator · 08-09-2013, 08:28 PM

Took a girl I was chasing to the Hysteria concert when they came to town. They were doing the concert "in the round" and one member would do a protracted solo and the others would grab girls from the audience, and disappear below stage. We were close to the stage, and the singer kept staring at my date. I kept thinking, "Damn it, he is about to point her out and I will have to witness this horror!" I kept accidentally standing in front of her when I thought he was looking over. Longest concert of my life.

Kodos · 08-09-2013, 08:54 PM

Poor Joe... You cost him a shot at her!

Matthean · 08-09-2013, 09:14 PM

Not in the round, but they did the whole extended drum solo and Joe part where the other members were know for grabbing chicks for quick sexual exploits before they came back on stage.

08-09-2013, 02:36 PM	#2
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	They were my favorite band for a long time. One of the girls I liked back then loved them, and she passed away tragically just before turning 16 so there will always be a soft spot for them. I have soured a bit on the band as I got older, but some of their stuff if still fun to listen to and somehow doesn't sound as dated as it should. One thing I like about them the most is they got that music was suppose to be about having fun. "Mutt" really made the band though for better or worse. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

08-09-2013, 02:50 PM	#3
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Yeah, Mutt was huge for them in the 80s. He was like the 6th member of the group. They've been my favorite band since Pyromania came out. After Pyromania and Hysteria, their albums have been a mixed bag. Some were pretty crappy - Euphoria, for instance. I really enjoyed their most recent album, Songs From the Sparkle Lounge (they call their hangout area before live shows "The Sparkle Lounge"), and I put Slang right up next to Hysteria and Pyromania. It had a very stripped down sound to it, very different from their sound with Mutt. It was their attempt to fit in more in the 90s when grunge was the big thing. It was a commercial flop, but I listen to it more than any of their other albums now. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 08-09-2013 at 03:30 PM.

08-09-2013, 03:22 PM	#6
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	It's like the Energizer Bunny... __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

08-09-2013, 03:48 PM	#7
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	Pyromania and Hysteria get all the love, but High N Dry is a very underrated album __________________ Mile High Hockey

08-09-2013, 08:28 PM	#9
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	Took a girl I was chasing to the Hysteria concert when they came to town. They were doing the concert "in the round" and one member would do a protracted solo and the others would grab girls from the audience, and disappear below stage. We were close to the stage, and the singer kept staring at my date. I kept thinking, "Damn it, he is about to point her out and I will have to witness this horror!" I kept accidentally standing in front of her when I thought he was looking over. Longest concert of my life. __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand

08-09-2013, 03:15 PM	#4
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	They are one of those bands that I always liked, but would never think of when asked "What are favorite bands?"

08-09-2013, 03:20 PM	#5
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Hmm, figured you just got lucky after a 26 year drought, but I guess your streak is still going

08-09-2013, 07:02 PM	#8
frnk55 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2006	Oh yes, High N Dry is awesome. Hysteria brings back memories of working in a restaurant in the 80's. Good times being young.

08-09-2013, 08:54 PM	#10
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Poor Joe... You cost him a shot at her! __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

08-09-2013, 09:14 PM	#11
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Not in the round, but they did the whole extended drum solo and Joe part where the other members were know for grabbing chicks for quick sexual exploits before they came back on stage. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

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