loves bites hidden message"jesus of nazereth
Mog
recall correctly it is in fact the mutterings of Mutt Lange, and certainly
without blasphemous intentions.
Mike
snuff maximus wrote in message ...
>During the very last 15 seconds of love bites while its fading the voice
>says something like "Jesus of nazereth go to hell".Has anybody else heard
>this or is he saying somehting else.I was always kinda appalled at that
>statement because to me it gives that song a whole darker meaning.Was this
>just a joke?
>thanks
>Rich
snuff maximus
Kacey
GCARP03 wrote in message <19990214221858...@ng-fq1.aol.com>...
>I've always assumed it meant the group "Nazareth" go to hell, because of
their
>popular song "Love Stinks"!
Wasn't that a J. Geils Band song?
Activity Girl
Activity Girl
:)
Kacey wrote:
>
> Thank You!!!
>
> Activity Girl wrote in message <36C7AB2F...@ou.edu>...
marie a. boyle
snuff maximus wrote in message ...
On the official site Phil Collen says there is no reference to
Jesus Christ in there. Look about halfway down this page:
http://www.mercuryrecords.com/mercury/artists/def_leppard/def_answers.html
and see what you think about his answer.
GCARP03
Kacey
Activity Girl wrote in message <36C7AB2F...@ou.edu>...
>Yes, it was. Nazareth did "Love Hurts".
>
>Kacey wrote:
>>
>> GCARP03 wrote in message
<19990214221858...@ng-fq1.aol.com>...
DefJakkal
>their
>popular song "Love Stinks"!
>
Wasn't it "Love Hurts?"
Jakkal
"A Tout Le Monde
A Tout Les Amis
Je Vous Aime
Je Dois Partir"
Mire i Tome
Mark Senff
wrote:
>During the very last 15 seconds of love bites while its fading the voice
>says something like "Jesus of nazereth go to hell".Has anybody else heard
>this or is he saying somehting else.I was always kinda appalled at that
>statement because to me it gives that song a whole darker meaning.Was this
>just a joke?
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T H E D E F L E P P A R D F A Q
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Version 2.63a -- February 1998
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This is the Def Leppard FAQ, a document that contains frequently asked
questions (and their answers) about the English band Def Leppard. It
is
written for two purposes: to give new fans as much important
information as
possible, and to avoid the fact that people will ask the same question
over
and over again (like questions III.4 and III.5). If you have a
question about
Def Leppard, *any* question, read this document first to see if the
answer is
in it. If it isn't, ask around on the Def Leppard newsgroup or on
mailing
lists (DefNet, LepNet, etc. See section IV.4 for mailing lists), and
there's
a good chance someone will be able to give you the answer.
From now on, this document will be posted to the Def Leppard newsgroup
(alt.music.def-leppard) whenever updates have been made. Also, the
latest
version will always be available on The Ultimate Def Leppard Web Site
at
http://www.senff.demon.nl/leppard.html (in TXT-format only,
currently).
If you don't have WWW-access, you can request the latest version by
sending
an email message to se...@homemail.com.
This FAQ is written by Mark Senff (se...@homemail.com), and any
comments,
corrections, questions, additions, suggestions, etc. etc., regarding
this
document are very welcome at se...@homemail.com (please use "Def
Leppard FAQ"
in the subject-field).
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C O N T E N T S
===============
PART I: THE BAND I.1. Who formed the band and who are/were the
members?
---------------- I.2. Is there some more information about the
(former)
band members?
I.3. In what other bands have they played before?
I.4. In which band(s) has Pete Willis been in since he
left Def Leppard?
I.5. Where can I find Steve Clark's grave?
I.6. Where did they get the name of the band?
I.7. Have band members ever done solo projects?
I.8. What is "Clock"?
PART II: THE ALBUMS II.1. What are the official album releases?
------------------- II.2. Is "First Strike" an official release?
II.3. How many Def Leppard albums have been sold?
II.4. I'm new to Def Leppard. Which album(s) do you
recommend?
II.5. Why are there two sleeves available for "Vault"?
II.6. Are there different versions of the "High 'N' Dry"
album?
II.7. Why wasn't "Slang" a success?
II.8. Why do the Japanese releases of the albums have
extra songs on it and which songs are we talking
about here?
II.9. Which albums are accompanied by an extra CD?
II.10. Why don't they include lyric sheets with most of
their albums?
II.11. Where can I get the rest of the lyrics?
II.12. When will the next album be released?
II.13. Any more information on this new album?
PART III: THE SONGS III.1. What does "Switch 625" mean?
------------------- III.2. What is "Swing 625"?
III.3. What is the relevance of "Release Me" by
Stumpus Maximus And The Good Ol' Boys?
III.4. What does "Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen" (or
whatever) from the intro to "Rock Of Ages" mean?
NEW: III.4b. Did I hear the "Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen"-
part in another song?
III.5. Do I really hear "Jesus of Nazareth, go to hell"
at the end of "Love Bites"?
III.6. What the hell do they say at the beginning of
"Rocket"?
III.7. Is there something recorded backwards during
the bridge in "White Lightning"?
III.8. What is that Spanish stuff in the middle of
"Slang"?
III.9. Did the band release demo recordings or
alternative versions of their songs?
III.10. Which songs appeared on soundtracks?
III.11. Which songs are only available on B-sides of
singles?
III.12. Why was "All I Want Is Everything" the only
single off "Slang" in the US?
III.13. Where can I get a complete discography?
PART IV: OTHER MEDIA IV.1. Are the members online?
-------------------- IV.2. Is there an official WWW-site?
UPDATED: IV.3. Where are the unofficial sites?
IV.4. Is there a mailing list?
IV.5. Is there a newsletter?
IV.6. Where's the usenet newsgroup?
IV.7. What do all these acronyms mean on the
Internet?
IV.8. Where can I get the latest version of the FAQ?
UPDATED: IV.9. What is the "Hysterical"-document and where
can I get the latest version?
IV.10. What is the "Ages Of Rock"-calendar and where
can I get the latest version?
IV.11. What is the "Misheard lyrics"-document and
where can I get the latest version?
IV.12. Is there an IRC-channel for Def Leppard fans?
IV.13. Which books about the band have been released?
IV.14. Which bootlegs are interesting?
IV.15. Is there a Def Leppard CD-ROM?
IV.16. Is there other Def Leppard software available?
IV.17. Is there an official fan club?
IV.18. What about unofficial clubs?
IV.19. Why doesn't Rock Squad / Info Active
send me anything?
IV.20. How can I contact the band?
PART V: OTHER THINGS V.1. Why do some Bryan Adams-albums sound like
Def
-------------------- Leppard?
V.2. Who are Booker T. Boffin, The Leppardettes, The
Bankrupt Brothers and The Sideways Mob?
V.3. Who is this Malvin Mortimer person actually?
V.4. Which videos have the band officially released?
V.5. Where can I find bootlegs or old singles?
UPDATED: V.6. I live in (......). When will they play in my
country / state / city again?
V.7. Did Def Leppard ever do an MTV-Unplugged session?
V.8. Did Joe have a part in the movie 'When Saturday
Comes'?
V.9. Does the band use pre-recorded tapes on stage?
V.10. What does "Bludgeon Riffola" mean?
V.11. Who is the guy covered with shaving foam on the
inner sleeve of the "High 'n' Dry"-LP?
V.12. What's this "If you're gonna be a bear, be a
grizzly"-thing on the "Pyromania"-vinyl?
V.13. I have more questions, but they're not answered
in this document! Now what?
APPENDIX: THE DEF LEPPARD CYBERCENTRE
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P A R T I : T H E B A N D
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I.1. WHO FORMED THE BAND AND WHO ARE/WERE THE MEMBERS?
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In 1977, bass player Rick "Sav" Savage starts "Atomic Mass" with
guitarist
Pete Willis in Sheffield, UK. Pete meets Steve "Steamin'" Clark, who
becomes
the 2nd guitarist, and Joe Elliott, lead vocalist. Tony Kenning,
drummer,
completes the line-up. After renaming the band to Def Leppard, Tony
gets
fired, and for the recordings of the band's first EP ("The Def Leppard
EP" /
"Ride Into The Sun", 1979), Frank Noon from The Next Band is hired on
a
temporary basis. After placing an ad in a music magazine, 15-year old
Rick
Allen becomes the new (permanent) drummer.
In 1980, the first album ("On Through The Night") is released, and in
1981,
album #2 ("High 'N' Dry") sees the light.
During the recordings of "Pyromania" (1983), the band's third official
album,
Pete Willis is fired due to the fact that he can't play his parts, due
to
heavy drinking. He is replaced by Londoner Phil Collen. In 1987, the
long awaited fourth album ("Hysteria") is released and is the band's
most
sold album to date, more than 14 million copies worldwide.
During the recordings of "Adrenalize" (1992), the fifth official
album,
Steve Clark dies from an overdose of alcohol and prescription drugs.
After releasing "Adrenalize", Irishman Vivian Campbell joins the band.
"Retro Active" (1993) is the first Def Leppard album he can be heard
on.
After a 'greatest hits' album ("Vault", 1995), which contains one new
song,
the first album with every song recorded with this line-up ("Slang")
is
released in 1996. At the moment, Def Leppard is working on album
number 9.
More about that in section II.2.
The current line-up is: Joe Elliott - lead vocals / guitar
Rick "Sav" Savage - bass guitar / vocals
Phil Collen - guitars / vocals
Vivian Campbell - guitars / vocals
Rick Allen - drums
I.2. IS THERE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE (FORMER) BAND MEMBERS?
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JOSEPH THOMAS ELLIOTT: Born: August 1, 1959 in Sheffield, UK
Lives in Dublin, Ireland
Divorced from Karla, current girlfriend Bobbie
RICHARD SAVAGE: Born: December 2 in Sheffield, UK
Lives in Dublin, Ireland
Separated/divorced from Dara
PHILIP KENNETH COLLEN: Born: December 8, 1957 in London, UK
Lives in California, USA
Divorced from Jaqueline
Has one son called Rory James
VIVIAN CAMPBELL: Born August 25, 1962 in Belfast, Ireland
Lives in California, USA
Married to Jewels
RICHARD JOHN CYRIL ALLEN: Born: November 1, 1963 in Sheffield, UK
Lives in California, USA
Married to Stacy
Has one daughter called Lauren Shane
STEPHEN MAYNARD CLARK: Born: April 23, 1960 in Sheffield, UK
Died: January 8, 1991 in London, UK
Never married
PETE WILLIS: Born: February 16, 1960 in Sheffield, UK
Other information unknown
I.3. IN WHAT OTHER BANDS HAVE THEY PLAYED BEFORE?
-------------------------------------------------
Before Phil joined Def Leppard, he played in a band from London called
"Girl".
Girl released two albums ("Sheer Greed" and "Wasted Youth") and the
line-up at
the time was Phil Lewis (lead vocals, later in LA Guns), Phil, Simon
Laffy
(bass), Gerry Laffy (guitar) and Brillo (drums)
Before Vivian joined Def Leppard, he played in a number of bands. He
formed
his first own band, "Sweet Savage", with Raymond Hailer (bass,vocals),
David
Bates (drums), and Trevor Fleming (co-lead guitar) and made one
3-track album
with them ("Killing Time").
When he was 18, Vivian joined Dio. Dio's line-up was Ronnie James Dio
(lead
vocals), Vivian, Jimmy Bain (bass), Claude Schnell (keyboards) and
Vinnie
Appice (drums).
Dio albums that Vivian can be heard on are "Holy Diver", "The Last In
Line",
"Intermission" (live) and "Sacred Heart".
Another band Vivian formed was "Trinity", with Pat Waller on drums,
Davy
Watson on bass and Vivian on guitars. They supposedly didn't manage to
get a
record deal, although some sources say they recorded an album in May
1986.
For their "1987"-tour, Vivian joined Whitesnake, next to David
Coverdale
(lead vocals), Adrian Vandenberg (guitars), Rudy Sarzo (bass) and
Tommy
Aldridge (drums). He toured for a short time and left the band before
the
recordings of the next Whitesnake album ("Slip Of The Tongue")
started.
With Rob Lamothe (vocals, guitars, keyboards) and Nick Brophy (bass,
vocals),
Vivian formed "Riverdogs" and made one hell of an album ("Riverdogs")
with
them.
For one self-titled album, Vivian joined "Shadow King" with
Foreigner-singer
Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon (bass) and Kevin Valentine (drums).
I.4. IN WHICH BAND(S) HAS PETE WILLIS BEEN IN SINCE HE LEFT DEF
LEPPARD?
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With Paul Di'Anno (ex-Iron Maiden), Janick Gers (Iron Maiden), Neil
Murray
(ex-Whitesnake, ex-Gary Moore) and Clive Burr (ex-Iron Maiden), Pete
joined
rock opera project called "Gogmagog". A demo called "I Will Be There"
is
made.
In 1987, Pete formed "Roadhouse" together with Trevor Brewis (drums),
Wayne
Grant (bass), Richard Day (guitar) and Paul Jackson (vocals) to make
one
self-titled album with them. It seems Roadhouse doesn't exist anymore.
I.5. WHERE CAN I FIND STEVE'S GRAVE?
------------------------------------
If you want to visit Steve Clark's grave, you have to go to a place
called
Wisewood Cemetery. To get here, start in Hillsborough (UK) and get a
cab
to the cemetary. The grave is situated close to the entrance. As the
road
drops down from the entry gate, keep to the left as it splits into a
"Y".
Follow the edge of the path ank keep looking at the rows on the left.
Steve's
grave is easy to spot, just a couple of plots in from the edge and
only a
few rows down.
The grave stone is a modest piece to grey/black granite with an
engraved
picture of Steve, standing, head slightly bowed, looking straight
ahead,
guitar slung way low -- his typical pose.
I.6. WHERE DID THEY GET THE NAME OF THE BAND?
---------------------------------------------
Being a schoolkid, Joe had a fantasy of having a rock band called
"Deaf
Leopard". He made posters, tickets, all kinds of stuff for this
fictitious
band all day long. When he joined Atomic Mass, he suggested this band
name
to Sav and Pete, who agreed. However, the UK was in its punk days.
Lots of
punk bands had animals in their names at that time, and while Deaf
Leopard
didn't want to attract punk fans (who would visit the band just
because the
word "Leopard" appeared in the name) and disappoint them, they changed
it to
"Def Leppard". The band claims that the resemblance with "Led
Zeppelin" is a
coincidence.
I.7. HAVE BAND MEMBERS EVER DONE SOLO PROJECTS?
-----------------------------------------------
Joe has recorded the title song for the 1996 movie "When Saturday
Comes", as
well as an instrumental song for that movie called "Jimmy's Theme".
Although
the soundtrack says it's a Joe Elliott song, Joe got help from Phil
and Sav.
Also, Joe recorded a song called "Don't Look Down" together with Mick
Ronson,
for his album "Heaven and Hull".
Phil has recorded an instrumental for the Jeff Beck tribute-album
"Jeffology",
titled "Cause We've Ended As Lovers".
Vivian has recorded an instrumental for the same album, called "Led
Boots".
Before he joined Def Leppard, Vivian had plans to do a solo album, but
that's
not going to happen in the near future. At the moment, Vivian has a
side
project called "Clock".
I.8. WHAT IS "CLOCK"?
---------------------
Clock is Vivian's side project, in which he plays when he's not
working with
Def Leppard. It's just a hobby-thing and Vivian has no intentions
whatsoever
to leave Def Leppard. Clock is located in LA, and have the following
members:
Vivian Campbell: guitars and co-lead vocals
P.J. Smith (formerly of No Sweat and Toe): keyboards, guitars, and
co-lead
Mark Schulman: drums vocals
Sasha Krivtsov: bass guitar
Their music can be described as 'heavy-Beatles meets Crowded House
with an
edge'. Clock released an 11-track demo CD, but this one is not
available
anymore. Some of these songs may end up on the next Def Leppard album
For more information about Clock, contact:
c/o BlackStar Entertainment
256 Vernon Avenue, Suite #3
Long Beach, CA 90806
USA
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P A R T I I : T H E A L B U M S
=====================================
II.1. WHAT ARE THE OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASES?
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1979: Ride Into The Sun (The Def Leppard EP) (Not available anymore)
1980: On Through The Night
1981: High 'N' Dry
1983: Pyromania
1987: Hysteria
1992: Adrenalize
1993: Retro Active
1995: Vault - Greatest Hits
1996: Slang
II.2. IS "FIRST STRIKE" AN OFFICIAL RELEASE?
--------------------------------------------
No. This album contains demo recordings of the band, made in 1978 and
1979.
It was released in 1984 by former managers Pete Martin and Frank
Stuart-Brown.
The band wasn't happy with this release and the judge decided that the
album
should be taken off the shelves. Officially, it's illegal to sell this
album
in the shops now, but with a lot of luck, you'll find it on record
fairs or
mail-order companies (on CD or LP). The songs you will find on this
album are
the first demo recordings of "Heat Street" (never released
officially),
"Answer To The Master", "See The Lights" (never released officially),
"When
The Walls Came Tumbling Down", "Wasted", "Sorrow Is A Woman" and "Glad
I'm
Alive" (never released officially).
II.3. HOW MANY DEF LEPPARD ALBUMS HAVE BEEN SOLD?
-------------------------------------------
Worldwide sales:
On Through The Night: 1 million
High 'N' Dry: 1 million
Pyromania: 10 million
Hysteria: 16 million
Adrenalize: 7 million
Retro Active: 1.7 million
Vault - Greatest Hits: 6 million
Slang: 3 million
II.4. I'M NEW TO DEF LEPPARD. WHICH ALBUM(S) DO YOU RECOMMEND?
--------------------------------------------------------------
All of them! <G> Seriously though, it just depends on what you're
looking
for. If you want the so-called 'New Wave Of British Heavy
Metal'-sound, with
killer riffs and pounding rhythms, go for "On Through The Night". If
you
want some kind of AC/DC-based sound, get "High 'N' Dry". For melodic
hard
rock, with excellent vocals, you should get "Pyromania". The perfect
rock
album with the larger-than-life-sound and perfect production, as well
as
unbelievable songwriting, is "Hysteria". The logical follow-up,
although a
little rawer, is "Adrenalize". "Retro Active", without the
'over-production',
contains songs that appeared on B-sides of singles and has a perfect
balance
of hard-edged rock songs and ballads. "Vault", the greatest hits
album, is
a good choice if you want to have a little bit of all the previous
albums
(except "On Through The Night"). Finally, "Slang" is something totally
different, with its combination of industrial, RnB, hard rock and
other
types of songs. So make your choice...
II.5. WHY ARE THERE TWO SLEEVES AVAILABLE FOR "VAULT"?
------------------------------------------------------
In Europe (and some countries outside), a limited edition of "Vault"
was
available, including a 9-track live CD (recorded in Sheffield). The
booklet
of this CD shows a picture which seems to be a combination of an eye
and
a vault. The CD case also has a cardboard sleeve, which has the
original
sleeve, the grey door of a vault.
II.6. ARE THERE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE "HIGH 'N' DRY" ALBUM?
---------------------------------------------------------------
Yes. After the release of "Pyromania", "High 'N' Dry" was re-released
with two extra songs: "Me and My Wine" and a remix of "Bringin' On The
Heartbreak". However, in 1993 both songs were removed again from the
US release. So at the moment, the "High 'N' Dry"-version with the two
extra songs is available everywhere in the world, except in the US.
By the way, the orginal version of "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" was
done with Pete Willis. The remix has Phil Collen playing on it and
was done during the Pyromania recordings (as was "Me And My Wine")
and extra keyboards were added.
II.7. WHY WASN'T "SLANG" A SUCCESS?
-----------------------------------
Probably because the band's record company, PolyGram, didn't promote
it as
much as they could. Only one single was released commercially in the
US.
Some US DJ's didn't even know about the existance of "Slang", while
record
companies normally send out posters, promo CD's and other things like
that
to all the radio stations. Why PolyGram didn't do much about it this
time,
after the big successes of "Pyromania", "Hysteria" and "Adrenalize",
is a
mystery.
It definitely wasn't the case that the album was bad, since lots of
articles
in magazines were positive about it. Most professional reviewers
thought that
"Slang" was a big step forward and that was very positive. Still,
"Slang"
sold three million copies worldwide.
II.8. WHY DO THE JAPANESE RELEASES OF THE ALBUMS HAVE EXTRA SONGS ON
IT
AND WHICH SONGS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Japanese record stores sometimes buy albums from American
distributors. This
is cheaper for them, so they make more money out of it if they sell
the
albums for the regular price. This isn't really helping Japanese
economy.
Therefore, an extra song is added to the Japanese release of certain
albums.
When customers have the choice between a regular (US) release or a
Japanese
release with one song extra (for the same price), the choice is easy.
By
buying this Japanese version, the economy in Japan will improve. It
seems
it's necessary in order to avoid a collapse of the Japanese economy.
The extra song on the Japanese version of "Hysteria" is a live version
of
"Love And Affection". On "Adrenalize", "Miss You In A Heartbeat" and
"She's
Too Tough" are two extra songs. On "Vault", the Japanese are treated
with
"(Can't Keep Away From) The Flame", and on "Slang", the extra song is
"Move
With Me Slowly".
II.9. WHICH ALBUMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXTRA CD?
--------------------------------------------------
Mostly in Asia and Europe, some Def Leppard CD's are released with an
extra
limited edition CD. "Retro Active" had, in some countries, a 4-track
live CD
called "In The Clubs... In Your Face", recorded in Bonn, Germany. The
limited
edition of "Vault" had a 9-track live CD, recorded in Don Valley
Stadium in
Sheffield. And finally, some versions of "Slang" are accompanied by a
6-track
CD with an acoustic performance in Singapore.
II.10. WHY DON'T THEY INCLUDE LYRIC SHEETS WITH MOST OF THEIR ALBUMS?
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Maybe just because the lyrics weren't that serious, and without a real
message (or the message was "get down on the backseat" <G>).
However, the "Pyromania"-CD has the lyrics (although there are lots of
errors in them), and because there's more serious stuff on "Slang",
you
will find all the lyrics in the "Slang"-booklet too.
II.11. WHERE CAN I GET THE REST OF THE LYRICS?
----------------------------------------------
A lot of the websites have all the lyrics. See IV.3 for some URL's.
II.12. WHEN WILL THE NEXT ALBUM BE RELEASED?
-------------------------------------------
At the moment, album number 9 is scheduled for a release in the spring
of
1999. But, of course, you never know with Def Leppard.
II.13. ANY MORE INFORMATION ON THIS NEW ALBUM?
----------------------------------------------
It has been said that the title for the next album will be simply "Def
Leppard". The following song titles have been mentioned:
- Spanish Sky
- Telephone
- No Matter What
- Space
- Kickin' It
- Alive
- Child
- Goodbye
- Only Love
- Guilty
Please note that the album title and songs on the album have not been
confirmed officially!
It *HAS* been confirmed that the album will be produced by Pete
Woodroffe and
the band themselves. Pete is known from his work on "Retro Active" and
"Slang".
About the sound, the band said the following:
"I think we're going to keep it a more straight rock album like
'Hysteria'.
Just tons and tons of rock material".
"We're looking to create something along the lines of 'Pyromania'.
"We're trying to figure out our direction, but assured it will be a
rock
album, a guitar album".
"If there was an album between Pyromania and Hysteria, this would be
it."
"It's been a long time since we made an album like this".
"The new album's gonna be like 'Hysteria'. Nothing like 'Slang'.
'Slang' was
different, and it was cool in a different way."
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P A R T I I I : T H E S O N G S
=====================================
III.1. WHAT DOES "SWITCH 625" MEAN?
-----------------------------------
Although some sources say it refers to the date (June 25th? June 2nd
1975?)
when Steve Clark lost his virginity, it seems it doesn't really mean
anything.
While designing the sleeve for "High 'N' Dry", the songs weren't
finished yet.
So, instead of putting existing song titles on it, fake ones were
written
down, including their time. One of those songs was called "Switch",
lasting
6 minutes and 25 seconds. The band liked the way it looked on the
sleeve:
"Switch (6:25)". Since they didn't have a title for an instrumental
song that
Steve wrote, they used this title for it, including the numbers.
III.2. WHAT IS "SWING 625"?
---------------------------
The band recorded an alternative version of "Switch 625", which was
based on
a totally different rhythm, including other sounds and stuff. It's in
fact
just another way of playing it, and because it 'swings', they renamed
this
version to "Swing 625". The song has never been released.
III.3. WHAT IS THE RELEVANCE OF "RELEASE ME" BY STUMPUS MAXIMUS AND
THE
GOOD OL' BOYS?
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Stumpus Maximus is, in fact, the band's tour manager Malvin Mortimer.
The
Good Ol' Boys are Def Leppard. It's not a regular version of the old
Engelbert Humperdinck song. With every verse, Stumpus is singing
higher,
until the end when he does nothing but screaming. It was meant as a
joke,
and was released as the B-side of the "Rocket"-single and other
singles.
III.4. WHAT DOES "GUNTER GLIEBEN GLAUTEN GLOBEN" (OR WHATEVER) FROM
THE
INTRO TO "ROCK OF AGES" MEAN?
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Nothing! It sounds German or something, but it doesn't mean a thing.
During the recordings of the song, producer Mutt Lange was so tired of
saying the same old "one, two, three, four" over and over again, that
he
just started to say gibberish. The band once jokingly said that it
meant
something like "running through the forest silently", but don't take
that
too seriously.
III.4b. DID I HEAR THE "GUNTER GLIEBEN GLAUTEN GLOBEN"-PART ON THE
RADIO IN ANOTHER SONG?
------------------------------------------------------------------
Possibly! The Offspring used the part as an intro to their hit "Pretty
Fly (For A White Guy)" from their 1998 album "Americana".
III.5. DO I REALLY HEAR "JESUS OF NAZARETH, GO TO HELL" AT THE END OF
"LOVE BITES"?
---------------------------------------------------------------------
NO! You don't. Really. You really really really really don't.
Honestly.
Discussed to death, it just ISN'T what's being said. No, really. The
thing
you hear right after "If you got love in your sights, love bites", is
Mutt Lange saying "Yes it does, it does..... Bloody hell". One more
time:
YOU DO NOT HEAR ANY REFERENCE TO JESUS!
III.6. WHAT THE HELL DO THEY SAY AT THE BEGINNING OF "ROCKET"?
--------------------------------------------------------------
When you would play it backwards, you would hear "We're fighting with
the
gods of war".
III.7. IS THERE SOMETHING RECORDED BACKWARDS DURING THE BRIDGE IN
"WHITE
LIGHTNING"?
------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is indeed. Play it backwards and you will hear "She's got the
rhythm
of love", a line from "Heaven Is".
III.8. WHAT IS THAT SPANISH STUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF "SLANG"?
-----------------------------------------------------------
In the bridge of "Slang" (the song), during the 'It's my intention to
be
your obsession'-part, you will hear a woman saying 'Mi pasion, mi
obsesion,
queria que eastuvieras conmigo', which means 'My passion, my
obsession, how
I wish you were here with me'.
The guy just says 'Uno, dos, tres, cuatro', which of course means
'One, two,
three, four'.
III.9. DID THE BAND RELEASE DEMO RECORDINGS OR ALTERNATIVE VERSIONS OF
THEIR SONGS?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Previously available on B-sides (with a little luck you'll be able to
find
some of those singles), Def Leppard released demo versions of
"Tonight",
"Miss You In A Heartbeat", "She's Too Tough", "Two Steps Behind",
"When
Love & Hate Collide", "Truth?" and "Work It Out". There is no demo
version
of "Tear It Down". There is a version that was released as B-side to
"Animal" (or, in some countries, "Women"), but this is a normal studio
recording. The version on "Adrenalize" is just a remake. The same goes
for
"I Wanna Be Your Hero", "Ring Of Fire" and "Ride Into The Sun"; the
versions
released before "Retro Active" are not demos, but originals. On "Retro
Active", these songs are remixes and have a bit more overdubs and
sound
effects.
Two alternative versions of "Tonight" have been released as B-sides. A
so-called "Version II" (which sounds the same as the demo) and a
"Warts
Acoustic Version".
Then, there are remixes or extended versions of some songs. These are
"Animal (extended version)", "Pour Some Sugar On Me (extended
version)",
"Rocket (the Lunar Mix)" (though there are different versions which
are
all called 'the Lunar Mix'), "Armageddon It (the Nuclear Mix)" and
"Excitable (Orgasmic Mix)".
Finally, lots of live songs have been released as B-sides, see III.11
for
a complete list of all the B-sides.
III.10. WHICH SONGS APPEARED ON MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS?
--------------------------------------------------
Joe recorded two songs, "When Saturday Comes" and "Jimmy's Theme" for
the
movie "When Saturday Comes". Not a Def Leppard song, but still 3/5 of
the
band is on it (Phil and Sav co-wrote and played on it too).
"Two Steps Behind" is on the soundtrack to the Arnold
Schwarzenegger-movie
"Last Action Hero".
Not on the soundtrack album, but "Let's Get Rocked" can be heard in
the
movie "Encino Man" with Pauly Shore.
III.11. WHICH SONGS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ON B-SIDES OF SINGLES?
-------------------------------------------------------------
This is a list of songs that are released as B-sides. Songs that are
also
on normal album releases are not included. It would take up too much
space
to list the A-sides of the singles these songs appear on, since some
songs
are on more than one single, or on maxi-singles. Original versions of
songs
are also included.
- Good Morning Freedom
- Tear It Down (original version)
- I Wanna Be Your Hero (original version)
- Ring Of Fire (original version)
- Ride Into The Sun (1987 remake)
- Love And Affection (live)
- Billy's Got A Gun (live)
- Rock Of Ages (inc. rock and roll medley) (live)
- Release Me (Stumpus Maximus and the Good Ol' Boys)
- Women (live)
- Rocket (the Lunar Mix)
- Animal (extended version)
- Pour Some Sugar On Me (extended version)
- Armageddon It (Nuclear Mix)
- Excitable (Orgasmic Mix)
- Only After Dark (original version)
- Too Late For Love (live)
- Two Steps Behind (original version)
- From The Inside (original version) (The Acoustic Hippies From Hell)
- Little Wing (The Acoustic Hippies From Hell)
- You Can't Always Get What You Want (The Acoustic Hippies From Hell)
- Elected (live)
- Let's Get Rocked (live)
- Tonight (version II)
- Now I'm Here (live)
- Photograph (live)
- Tonight (demo)
- Pour Some Sugar On Me (live)
- Tonight (warts acoustic)
- S.M.C.
- Two Steps Behind (Joe's demo)
- She's Too Tough (Joe's demo)
- Miss You In A Heartbeat (Phil's demo)
- Love Bites (live)
- When Love & Hate Collide (original demo)
- (Can't Keep Away From) The Flame
- Animal (live acoustic)
- Ziggy Stardust (live acoustic)
- Two Steps Behind (live acoustic)
- Pour Some Sugar On Me (live acoustic)
- When Love & Hate Collide (strings & piano only version)
- Work It Out (demo)
- Truth? (original version)
- When Saturday Comes (Joe Elliott)
- Jimmy's Theme (Joe Elliott)
- Move With Me Slowly
- Slang (live)
- Another Hit And Run (live)
- Work It Out (live)
- Deliver Me (live)
- All I Want Is Everything (live)
- Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) (live)
- Led Boots (Vivian Campbell)
- Cause We Ended As Lovers (Phil Collen)
III.12. WHY WAS "ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING" THE ONLY SINGLE OFF "SLANG"
IN
THE US?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Probably because PolyGram wanted to spend their money on something
else.
See also II.7.
III.13. WHERE CAN I GET A COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY?
-----------------------------------------------
Complete lists of official releases are available at various Def
Leppard Web Sites (see section IV.3). Harvey McCarthy also maintains
discography-documents, which are available at his web site at
http://www.auracom.com/~marshman/LEPPAGE.htm
==============================================================================
P A R T I V : I N T E R N E T / F A N C L U B S
=======================================================
IV.1. ARE THE MEMBERS ONLINE?
-----------------------------
No. They don't have email addresses or an Internet-account. However,
they've
tried the Net once or twice. Also, Phil is very interested in it and
maybe
he will be online in the future. The only person online is tour
manager
Malvin Mortimer (see also V.3).
IV.2. IS THERE AN OFFICIAL WWW-SITE?
------------------------------------
Yes, the only website supported by the band and their record company
can be
found at
http://www.MercuryRecords.com/mercury/artists/def_leppard/
at the PolyGram site. The problem with this site is that it isn't
updated
much, not even once a month.
At the moment, 6 more sites are under construction, and at the moment
it's
unknown if these are gonna be official or not:
http://www.defleppard.com
http://www.joeelliott.com
http://www.philcollen.com
http://www.viviancampbell.com
http://www.ricksavage.com
http://www.rickallen.com
IV.3. WHERE ARE THE UNOFFICIAL SITES?
-------------------------------------
At the moment, there are quite a lot of sites on the Web. Here's a
list of
sites that were submitted to the Ultimate Def Leppard Web Site and are
frequently updated:
THE ULTIMATE DEF LEPPARD WEB SITE
http://www.senff.demon.nl/leppard.html
BECKY'S DEF LEPPARD SPOT
http://www.beckyslepspot.com
THE DEF LEPPARD ATOMIC MESS
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nieder/defleppard/def.html
THE DEF LEPPARD SATELLITE OF LOVE
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mreinemann/xlepx.htm
LOBSTER'S DEF LEPPARD WEB SITE
http://www.netbistro.com/~lobster/index.htm
CHANGE YOUR SPOTS
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/3001/deflep.html
DEF LEPPARD AFTER DARK
http://www.visionwebs.com/dl_after_dark/
SIDDHISH'S DEF LEPPARD ACTION WEBSITE
http://www.qlcomm.com/deflep/
ACTION NOT WORDS!
http://members.aol.com/leppet
SHELLY'S DEF LEPPARD PAGE
http://home.fuse.net/satroxel
STAND UP AGAINST INFO ACTIVE
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Boulevard/8122
THE RICK SAVAGE WEB SITE
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/7622/
THE #HYSTERIA PAGE
http://www.a-o.com/j&kreddin/index.htm
LEP MAP - THE DEF LEPPARD FANS INTERNET DIRECTORY
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Breakers/9945
PHIL COLLEN - THE GIRL WHO BECAME A LEPPARD
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Backstage/6106
A JOE ELLIOTT WEB SITE
http://come.to/joeelliott
JOE'S LOO
http://members.aol.com/whamm63/index.htm
THE MUSIC OF DEF LEPPARD RESTYLED
http://members.xoom.com/senff/lepcd.html
LET'S GET ROCKED - THE DEF LEPPARD LINKS PAGE
http://home.earthlink.net/~stones96/def.html
DEF LEPPARD WORLD
http://home.sol.no/~stignor/def.htm
SMC'S HEAVEN
http://members.aol.com/lepplover/index.htm
LUCIFERA'S LEPPARD LIAR
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stage/4290/
JUNTOS X LEPPARD
http://members.tripod.com/~juntosxleppard
GNASCAS RETROMANIA HOME PAGE
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/5434/
STEVE'S DEF LEPPARD PAGE
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Frontrow/9118/
DEBLEPPARD
http://www.jps.net/dublf/debleppard/index.html
DEFLEPPY'S ROCK OF AGES PAGE
http://members.aol.com/DEFLEPPY/lepsite/index.html
LEPPARD UNITED INTERNATIONAL
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/8991/
DEF LEPPARD FROM THE INSIDE
http://www.unc.edu/~jdaughtr/mainpage.html
ICQ DEF LEPPARD INTEREST GROUP
http://groups.icq.com/group.asp?no=433319
THE DEFNET MAILING LIST
http://come.to/defnet
MISSTERY3'S LEPPARD LOGOS
http://www.homestead.com/LepLogos/Index.html
DEF LEPPARD IN 1999
http://members.xoom.com/Leppard1999/
IV.4. IS THERE A MAILING LIST?
------------------------------
Yes, more than one, actually. Two of them have been submitted to me:
The first one goes by the name of DefNet. The DefNet page can be found
at
http://come.to/defnet. To subscribe, please send a blank email message
to
defnet-s...@egroups.com.
To subscribe in digest-format, please read the DefNet FAQ on the
DefNet page.
The difference between DefNet regular and DefNet digest is that you
will
receive individual email messages if you subscribe to regular DefNet
and you
will receive one big email message a day (sometimes more) which
contains links
to all individual messages which can be read on the web.
The second mailing list you can subscribe to is called LepNet,
maintained by
Susan Voss and Becky Gilreath. Please note that this list contains
major
leplusting. The Lepnet home page can be found at
http://come.to/lepnet. To
subscribe, please send a message to list...@efn.org with the message:
subscribe lepnet
To subscribe to the digest-format, you have to subscribe to regular
LepNet
first (see above), then switch over to digest by sending a message to
list...@efn.org with the message:
set lepnet mail digest
The difference between Lepnet regular and Lepnet digest is that you
will
receive individual email messages if you subscribe to regular Lepnet
and you
will receive one big email message a day (sometimes more) which
contains
several messages.
IV.5. IS THERE A NEWSLETTER?
----------------------------
Yes. "Fortune Teller" is a monthly release by The Def Leppard
CyberCentre
and will give you news about Def Leppard and all the activities of The
Def
Leppard CyberCentre (such as updates to The Ultimate Def Leppard Web
Site,
the FAQ and other documents). Subscribe to Fortune Teller by sending
an
email message to se...@homemail.com with subject "Fortune Teller" and
the
message "subscribe your_a...@your.host" (replace
'your_a...@your.host' with your own email address).
IV.6. WHERE'S THE USENET NEWSGROUP?
-----------------------------------
You can find it at alt.music.def-leppard.
IV.7. WHAT DO ALL THESE ACRONYMS MEAN ON THE INTERNET?
------------------------------------------------------
Acronyms are, of course, used to make the text (look) shorter. Here's
a list
of the most used and most common acronyms.
* COMMON INTERNET ACRONYMS:
BTW: By The Way
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FWIW: For What It's Worth
FYI: For Your Information
IYKWIM: If You Know What I Mean
IMO: In My Opinion
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion
LOL: Laugh Out Loud
ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO: Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
* DEF LEPPARD ACRONYMS:
DL: Def Leppard
NWOBHM: New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
OTTN: On Through The Night
HND: High 'N' Dry
PSSOM: Pour Some Sugar On Me
ITRIYF: In The Round In Your Face
HYENSSB: Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
MYIAH: Miss You In A Heartbeat
CKAFTF: Can't Keep Away From The Flame
AIWIE: All I Want Is Everything
BAS: Breathe A Sigh
GOF: Gift Of Flesh
BRC: Blood Runs Cold
WDLGWID: Where Does Love Go When It Dies
POE: Pearl Of Euphoria
IV.8. WHERE CAN I GET THE LATEST VERSION OF THE FAQ?
----------------------------------------------------
The latest version will always be available on The Ultimate Def
Leppard Web
Site at http://www.senff.demon.nl/leppard.html (in both TXT- and
HTML-format).
It will also be posted on the newsgroup whenever a new version is
released.
If no new version appeared, it will be posted in the first week of
every
month. The current version is 2.63.
IV.9. WHAT IS THE "HYSTERICAL"-DOCUMENT AND WHERE CAN I GET THE LATEST
VERSION?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Hysterical" is a document that tells you about the funny side of the
band.
It has quotes made by the band, quotes made by others, silly rumours,
funny
stories, etc. The latest version will always be directly available on
The
Ultimate Def Leppard Web Site at
http://www.senff.demon.nl/hysterical.txt.
It will also be posted on the newsgroup whenever a new version is
released.
The current version is 4.0.
IV.10. WHAT IS THE "AGES OF ROCK"-CALENDAR AND WHERE CAN I GET THE
LATEST
VERSION?
------------------------------------------------------------------------
This program contains all the all the important dates in Def Leppard
history. It has the possibility to let you know when it's exactly X
years
ago when something happened in Lep history, every time you boot up
your
machine. For example, if you start your machine on August 16th, you
will
get a message saying something like "16 August 1987: Def Leppard
releases
the Hysteria album" (ah, this is just an example!). You can upgrade
the
program yourself by editing the text file or using a new one.
Originally
created by AJ Edwards, you can find it at Curt van der Walt's DefSoft
page at http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/2759/defsoft.html .
IV.11. WHAT IS THE "MISHEARD LYRICS"-DOCUMENT AND WHERE CAN I GET THE
LATEST VERSION?
---------------------------------------------------------------------
The "Misheard Lyrics"-document gives examples of how Def Leppard's
lyrics
can be heard wrong. For example, someone heard Joe singing 'I pissed
in
a velvet glove', while he really sang 'Iron fist in a velvet glove'.
Lots
of examples can be read in the document, which is full of humour. You
can
get the latest version directly from The Ultimate Def Leppard Web Site
at
http://www.senff.demon.nl/lepmhl.html . You can also contact the
author of the document by sending an email message to Julie Hodges,
flas...@home.csinet.net .
IV.12. IS THERE AN IRC-CHANNEL FOR DEF LEPPARD FANS?
----------------------------------------------------
Def Leppard fans seem to hang out on two channels on the Undernet. One
is
#DefLeppard, the other one is #Hysteria. If the first one is empty,
try the
other one.
IV.13. WHICH BOOKS ABOUT THE BAND HAVE BEEN RELEASED?
-----------------------------------------------------
Here's a list of all known books about Def Leppard to date:
ANIMAL INSTINCT (David Fricke)
ISBN: 0-94639-155-6
Zomba Books / Bludgeon Riffola, 1987
DEF LEPPARD - AN ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY (Chris Welch)
ISBN: 0-89524-266-4
Cherry Lane Books, 1984
BIOGRAPHIZE (Dave Dickson)
ISBN: 0-283-06222-4
Sidgwick and Jackson, 1995
DEF LEPPARD - NO SAFETY NET (Chris Collingwood)
ISBN: 1-898141-55-X
Castle Communications, 1994
DEF LEPPARD (Jason Rich)
ISBN: 1-85868-051-4
Carlton Music Book Services, 1994
DEF LEPPARD - BACKSTAGE (Abby Sheffield)
ISBN: 1-55698-240-2
Published by: Pioneer Books
DEF LEPPARD (MONSTERS OF METAL) Chris Crocker)
ISBN: 0-345-33236-9
Ballantine Books
DEF LEPPARD (Dave Dickson)
ISBN: 0-86276-264-2
Proteus Pub. Co., 1985
DEF LEPPARD (Willy McGilly)
ISBN: 0-86278-256-1
Proteus Pub. Co., 1985
DEF LEPPARD (Philip Tene)
ISBN: 0-88188-296-8
Pub Group West, 1984
IV.14. WHICH BOOTLEGS ARE INTERESTING?
--------------------------------------
According to a lot of Def Leppard bootleg collectors, the best and
most
interesting Def Lep bootleg around is "Circus Comes To Town", a
recording
of the band's famous Don Valley show in Sheffield (June 1993).
"Circus" is
a double CD and the quality is excellent.
Other interesting boots are "Two Arms To Arms" and "One Step Beyond".
IV.15. IS THERE A DEF LEPPARD CD-ROM?
-------------------------------------
In Japan, the "Slang"-CD single contained computer data. It wasn't
very
spectacular, just a couple of pictures and sound effects, a short
discography and a biography.
IV.16. IS THERE OTHER DEF LEPPARD SOFTWARE AVAILABLE?
-----------------------------------------------------
Nothing official, but fans have made some nice programs. First of all,
there's a complete set of Def Leppard screen savers available at
http://www.senff.demon.nl/leppard_screensaver.html .
This page ten contains screen savers of the band history, album
covers,
individual band members, Hysteria and Adrenalize.
Another Def Leppard screen saver, made by Ray Konopka
(rkon...@raize.com)
can be found at http://www.senff.demon.nl/prg/dllaser.exe .
The Def Leppard lyrics displayer, a program that will show the lyrics
to Def
Leppard songs in real-time (while you're playing the music), and the
Ages of
Rock calendar bootup (for Windows), a program that tell you what
happened on
the current date back in Lep history, both created by Curt van der
Walt, can
all be found at his Defsoft page at:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/2759/defsoft.html .
Finally, there are a couple of Def Leppard Desktop Themes for Windows
95/98
available. Go to http://www.senff.demon.nl/lepsoft.html for one or to
http://snaggletooth.princeton.edu/leppard/files/dltheme.zip .
IV.17. IS THERE AN OFFICIAL FAN CLUB?
-------------------------------------
Depends how you look at it! The band do not have an official "fan
club".
They feel they have outgrown the concept of "fan club" because they're
older now and they think a fan club is a very 70's concept. Def
Leppard
gave only one official and sanctioned organisation and they now call
it an
"information service", ie. it supplies information. It is not just
open
to fans, they have a lot of radio stations and magazines on their
mailing
list. This information service is called INFO ACTIVE. Anyways, to you
and me it's still a fan club -- to the band it's an information
service.
You can try to reach Info Active can be reached at:
Info Active
PO Box 222
West Malling
Kent ME19 6LH
England
Try to get some information by sending a self-addressed, stamped
envelope
if you're in the UK, or two international reply coupons (available at
your
local post office) if you're anywhere else in the world.
Please note that Info Active is something totally different than the
previous fan club "Rock Squad", which has been closed down. For more
info
about this and common problems with Info Active, see section IV.19.
IV.18. WHAT ABOUT UNOFFICIAL CLUBS?
-----------------------------------
One called Leppard United seems to be a good one. You can write them
at:
LEPPARD UNITED
52 Newton Street
Brighton, MA 02135
U.S.A.
Check out their web page at
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/8991/
Note: Lep Den and Stone Def, previous fan clubs, both seem to be
defunct.
IV.19. WHY DOESN'T THE ROCK SQUAD / INFO ACTIVE SEND ME ANYTHING?
-----------------------------------------------------------------
First of all, the Rock Squad doesn't exist anymore. It's history, and
complaining about it doesn't really help. The following is a statement
from Info Active:
"Some fans who wrote to the Rock Squad state that they never even
got an application form from the Squad. This could be correct. When
the band decided to close the Rock Squad, they tried to sent every
person on file free colour mags and another membership pack. Since
it was closing down, sending out application forms was pointless.
This would just have compounded any problems and hindered the closing
of the club. All the letters were saved and Rock Squad were asked to
pass them over to a new organisation, Info Active, when they closed
in July 1996. These fans were then sent Info Active forms."
If you still want to complain, write to Rock Squad, PO Box 1,
Aylesford
Kent, ME20 6XD, England. It may sound harsh, but the Squad is dead,
and
complaining is useless... However, it is a fact that Joe and Sav
admitted
on MTV that they did not give the Rock Squad the backing or help they
asked for -- the main reason why some things went wrong was that the
club
was understaffed. Also, the club tried to send out color pictures, a
poster and a couple of color magazines to everybody who paid, after
they
decided to close down.
Now, Info Active. They claim they're NOT a "sequel" to Rock Squad and
that they're a totally different thing. If you have asked for an Info
Active application form, you should have received it, and from what
I've
heard, most people have. If you didn't, write them and ask it again.
Then, to those who returned this form, and still didn't get anything,
another statement from Info Active (written May 1997):
"At this moment, Info Active is waiting for the new membership packs
(so-called "summer packs") to be finished. If they are, you will
probably receive it. Most important: THE BAND instructed Info Active
not to cash ANY FANS' money until the club has the goods for the
membership pack, so that's the reason for the delay."
In the last version of the FAQ, I supported this statement cause I
was willing to give Info Active another chance to get their things
together. However, right now I feel the urge to say that it's not
wise to try to join Info Active, simply because they do not send out
anything. I *personally* have the feeling that Info Active is simply
not doing what they promise, and I discourage everyone to join them.
They do not give what the fans deserve!
For facts and other information about the inactivity of Info Active,
go to the "STAND UP AGAINST INFO ACTIVE"-page at
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Boulevard/8122/
For other questions, write to Info Active at:
Info Active
PO Box 222
West Malling
Kent ME19 6LH
England
Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you're in the UK, or two
international reply coupons (available at your local post office) if
you're anywhere else in the world. You can always try.
Again, my advice is NOT to join Info Active, but try another fan club
that has proved to be reliable, Leppard United (see IV.18).
IV.20. HOW CAN I CONTACT THE BAND?
----------------------------------
One way is to write them a letter and send it to the Info Active fan
club (see IV.17 for address) or the band's management at:
Q-PRIME INC.
729 7th Ave., 16th floor
New York, NY 10019
U.S.A.
For both addresses, don't expect a reply. The band is getting hundreds
of
letters, so please don't expect a personal reply from them. It is just
logistically impossible, but they do surprise people every now and
then
and suddenly write back.
==============================================================================
P A R T V : O T H E R T H I N G S
========================================
V.1. WHY DO SOME BRYAN ADAMS-ALBUMS SOUND LIKE DEF LEPPARD?
-----------------------------------------------------------
The most likely reason for this is the producer, Robert John 'Mutt'
Lange.
Mutt produced "High 'N' Dry", "Pyromania" and "Hysteria", and was the
executive producer of "Adrenalize". Mutt had a lot of influence on the
sound of these albums. Since Bryan Adams' last two albums ("Waking Up
The
Neighbours" and "18 Till I Die") were both produced by Mutt, it's kind
of
logical that there's some kind of 'Mutt-sound' on those albums.
V.2. WHO ARE BOOKER T. BOFFIN, THE LEPPARDETTES, THE BANKRUPT
BROTHERS,
THE SIDEWAYS MOB AND THE ACOUSTIC HIPPIES FROM HELL?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Booker T. Boffin, credited for keyboards on "Pyromania", is Thomas
Dolby.
The name is an alias since he wasn't allowed to use his own name due
to
contractual obligations and other legal reasons, because Dolby wasn't
signed by Lep's record company, PolyGram.
The Leppardettes, The Bankrupt Brothers and The Sideways Mob are the
names
Def Leppard used to indicate that they've all done the backing vocals
themselves.
The Acoustic Hippies From Hell are Def Leppard together with Irish
band
The Hothouse Flowers. TAHFH recorded three songs for the B-side to
"Have
You Ever Needed Someone So Bad": "From The Inside", "You Can't Always
Get
What You Want" and "Little Wing".
V.3. WHO IS THIS MALVIN MORTIMER PERSON ACTUALLY?
-------------------------------------------------
Incredibly popular among Def Leppard fans, Malvin (also known as
'Stumpus
Maximus') is Def Leppard's tour manager. Taking care of schedules,
food,
logistics, etc. etc., Malvin is very close to the guys.
He started out as Steve Clark's guitar technician and became the
full-time
tour manager in 1992. From that point, his presence turned out to be
very
important to the band and to fans. He often performs as the connection
between the fans and the band, especially on the Internet. As a member
of
AOL, he contributes to the Def Leppard AOL-folder every now and then,
and
he also has his own column on the Ultimate Def Leppard Web Site, which
you
can visit directly at http://www.senff.demon.nl/lepstump.html . The
column
is also part of the Fortune Teller newsletter (see IV.5).
Watch for a short, bald guy with a moustache whenever you're going to
a
Def Leppard gig.
V.4. WHICH VIDEOS HAVE THE BAND OFFICIALLY RELEASED?
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1988: Historia (all promo-videos so far)
1989: Live: In The Round In Your Face (live gigs in the US)
1992: Visualize (promos, interviews, live footage)
1995: Video Archive (promos, interviews, live footage)
V.5. WHERE CAN I FIND BOOTLEGS OR OLD SINGLES?
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You can always try record stores, of course. Maybe you're lucky and
you
will find some boots or singles. Second-hand record stores are
probably
handy too. There, you'll have a good chance to find early singles.
Bootlegs can be found at record fairs most of the time. Watch the
prices
though. A single CD bootleg shouldn't cost more than $25, while a
double
CD costs around $35-40.
Another option is to check out online record stores. For example,
CDNOW
can be found at http://www.cdnow.com and Alta Mira can be found at
http://members.aol.com/amcyber1/Homepage/AM.htm . More cyberstores
should be in Yahoo's database ( http://www.yahoo.com ).
V.6. I LIVE IN (.....). WHEN WILL THEY PLAY IN MY COUNTRY / STATE /
CITY AGAIN?
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At the moment, the only thing that has been officially confirmed is
a gig at the Classic Rock Weekend in Manitoba, Canada on August 1,
1999. For more information, check out the website at
http://www.classicrockweekend.com or call 1-800-647-4409.
It has also been announced (though not officially confirmed) that
the next world tour supporting the new album will start in Europe
in May, and during the summer, the tour will take the band to the US
and Canada.
V.7. DID DEF LEPPARD EVER DO AN MTV-UNPLUGGED SESSION?
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No. They never did a gig which was part of the (official)
MTV-Unplugged
series, like Pearl Jam, KISS, Stone Temple Pilots and Nirvana did.
They
did play unplugged for MTV a couple of times, but this was just a
'regular' promo-gig. Official MTV-Unplugged gigs always have the same
stage setup and showcase. Def Leppard never did such an exact thing,
they
only played during 'regular' MTV-shows on MTV Latino and MTV Europe.
The gigs were played in 1995, during the promotional tour for "Vault".
V.8. DID JOE HAVE A PART IN THE MOVIE 'WHEN SATURDAY COMES'?
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No. The original plan was that Joe would play a small part in it, but
it never happened. He didn't get any part in the movie, not even for a
second. He did make two songs for the soundtrack instead, "When
Saturday
Comes" and "Jimmy's Theme".
V.9. DOES THE BAND USE PRE-RECORDED TAPES ON STAGE?
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No. Well, at least, it has never been confirmed. A lot of people
thought
the band uses pre-recorded vocals during gigs, cause it sounded so
good.
Well, I guess the guys are just good singers. When you listen closely
during
a live gig, you will hear a clear difference between the live-singing
and
the original studio recording. Just take it from me, and all the other
Def
Leppard fans, that the music is 100% live and the vocals are too. No
tapes.
V.10. WHAT DOES BLUDGEON RIFFOLA MEAN?
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First, it's the name of the band's own publishing company. So, where
did
they get that name from?
Literally, 'bludgeon' means something like 'to hit someone about the
head
with a club'. 'Riffola' is another (strange) word for 'riff' (like a
guitar
riff in a song). The term was used first in a review of one of Def
Leppard's
first gigs. The reviewer wrote:
"Def Leppard were heavy metal as heavy metal always was and will
always be.
Crosses, macho poses, bludgeon riffola that even the Sabs (Black
Sabbath)
abandoned years ago, and -ironically, methought- the only band to
screw the
audience for an encore."
The reviewer actually meant that Def Leppard was playing music that
had no
logical meaning, and that the band was playing with a total lack of
musicianship. Among the other bands that played that night, was "The
Human
League", a computer-dance band, so Def Leppard didn't really fit in.
Anyway,
Def Leppard started to use the 'bludgeon riffola' term for their
publishing
company.
V.11. WHO IS THE GUY COVERED WITH SHAVING FOAM ON THE INNER SLEEVE OF
THE "HIGH 'N' DRY"-LP?
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It is said to be Rick Allen.
V.12. WHAT'S THIS "IF YOU'RE GONNA BE A BEAR, BE A GRIZZLY"-THING ON
THE "PYROMANIA"-VINYL?
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On some copies of the "Pyromania"-album, the following sentences are
scratched around the label:
On side A: "If your'e gonna be a bear" (sic)
On side B: "Be a grizzly"
The band had this put on the vinyls as a joke. According to Joe, it's
another way of saying "If you're gonna do something, do it right".
Copies who carry this sentence on the album, are not rare -- most
vinyl copies printed in the US have it.
V.13. I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ANSWERED IN THIS
DOCUMENT!
NOW WHAT?
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Better subscribe to Lepnet (see IV.4) or post your question to the
newsgroup (see IV.6). There's a big chance that someone is able to
answer the question. Good luck!
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APPENDIX: THE DEF LEPPARD CYBERCENTRE
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The Def Leppard CyberCentre offers all sorts of information about our
favorite band, Def Leppard. Currently, the CyberCentre offers the
following options:
* THE ULTIMATE DEF LEPPARD WEB SITE:
A WWW-page dedicated to the band, with lots of interesting
information... and more.
* FAQ:
Fascinating facts, answers to the most commonly asked questions
regarding Def Leppard.
* HYSTERICAL:
The amusing side to life with the Leppards.
* FORTUNE TELLER:
Fortune Teller is the the original online newsletter for the
The Def Leppard CyberCentre. It will give you information about
Def Leppard and Def Leppard CyberCentre activities.
Detailed info about these are all available on The Def Leppard Web
Site
at: http://www.senff.demon.nl/leppard.html
Also available on the Web Site are:
* Def Leppard past, present and future
* Picture Archive
* Links to other sites
* Track listings for all the albums / lyrics
* Stumpus' Column
* And much more....
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DISCLAIMERS
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nonprofit, un-sponsored, fan based operation. The DLCC and Mark Senff
are in no way associated with, or sanctioned by Def Leppard, their
management, or their affiliates.
All media on The Def Leppard Site and the documents made or compiled
by
the DLCC are reproduced for review and information purposes only, and
not
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violates copyright laws, or it is requested that said media no longer
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contained on the site. The DLCC is not responsible for the accuracy or
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CLF702
>>says something like "Jesus of nazereth go to hell".Has anybody else heard
>>this or is he saying somehting else.I was always kinda appalled at that
OMG here we go again... .AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKkkkkkkk
Told you guys I'd scream if someone mentioned that again.....
Cheryl
Christopher Bauer
all your records backwards, too, huh? Just listen to the music for
ENTERTAINMENT, people.
snuff maximus wrote in message ...
>During the very last 15 seconds of love bites while its fading the voice
>says something like "Jesus of nazereth go to hell".Has anybody else heard
>this or is he saying somehting else.I was always kinda appalled at that
>statement because to me it gives that song a whole darker meaning.Was this
>just a joke?
>thanks
>Rich
Ronro123
If you've got love in your sights
Watch out, love bites
Yes it does
It will be hell
Rochelle
BadMoon92
complete statement is, and i quote, "If you've got love in your sights, watch
out. Love bites." That's the easy part, the part you are talking about comes
after that, and what it is really saying is "It sure does...bloody hell"
SmokinSMC
can i say one thing???????????????
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!
No it doesn't.
Beckye