Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen plays the "Name That Tune"-like game (only with his OWN songs) Rockers' Block exclusively on BlastEcho (www.blastecho.com)
would've loved to year his take on pearl of euphoria off slang. my all time favorite track. sucks I'll never get to hear it live but when I'm on home time and not gone for a month at a time I blast it on my surround sound system and it gives me goosebumps. really wish they'd play it live
I feel like when Blood Runs Cold starts playing, Phil is taken back a bit. It's a serious song and I feel like you can tell just by Phil's reaction and him talking about it. Then again maybe I have no idea what the hell I'm talking about.....
I really like Slang, prob their last really good "album" for me. There have been some really good tracks on more recent stuff, but as whole albums... it's been a while...
He is such a amazing guitar player But without Steve’s clean melodic sound not the same . I saw them in Baltimore in 1987 it was awesome but in the early 1990s in Washington DC they sounded like a Distorted mess with Vivian
Pyromania was simply the best, great riffs,solid, harmonies, as well as earlier stuff pretty good,Hysteria still great but overproduced. Haven't heard much since to be honest..
This guy’s ego. Steve Clark played half of the solos with him. Steve realized it was a two guitar band and he did not feel it was right to play all the solos in the band after Pete Willis was gone. They didn’t need a soloist.
Arguably the 5 nicest down to earth band members ever. God Bless You Def Leppard and Thank You!
I still love to listen to Pyromania almost 40 years later wicked album
Fantastic interview , very mind blowing
Phil is always a really great interview.
One of my top 5 Def Leppard songs is Coming Under Fire. Def Leppard has NEVER played it live. :-(
Phil seems like such a down to earth guy
I still like Pyromania and High n Dry the best, they had a darker edgier sound and Hysteria would be a close third for me
Rex Holes pyromania is my favorite album
Adrenalize and Euphoria are excellent albums too!
High and dry first
Agreed!
High and dry is a great LP
Great idea - good to hear comments on deep cut albums. X never gets enough credit I think for its time it’s great.
I love the X album! High N Dry, Pyromania, Euphoria, X, and Hysteria in that order. Some great songs on X
What an amazing talent and a great person much respect !
This was great... really enjoyed it. :)
Coming under fire
They played it live once i believe. But wasnt recorded 😔
Their best song
I totally agree; amazing rhythm rifts
I met him once in 2003 and he was really fucken cool, man. Such a rad guy.
Phil is such a soft hearted wonderful laid back yet energetic type of guy kinda like me lol
would've loved to year his take on pearl of euphoria off slang. my all time favorite track. sucks I'll never get to hear it live but when I'm on home time and not gone for a month at a time I blast it on my surround sound system and it gives me goosebumps. really wish they'd play it live
It gets better and better as time goes by. When Slang camee out I wasn;t a fan but over time it is a great album.
The 90s were an awful time for most hard rock bands from the 80s, they just didnt know what to do. Thank fuck those days are gone.
Thanks for posting this! I really liked it. Would be interesting to do the remaining members individually as well.
I feel like when Blood Runs Cold starts playing, Phil is taken back a bit. It's a serious song and I feel like you can tell just by Phil's reaction and him talking about it. Then again maybe I have no idea what the hell I'm talking about.....
blood runs cold. is one of my all time fav Lep songs
Lee Baron Yeah
Love that songs too.
SO true • Just listening to Blood Runs Cold • Hits me in the ❤️ •
The vocals in blood runs cold are my favourite part.
Me gusta su gafas. Caliente.
This is really cool.
Cool, man I really love Slang such an underrated album
❤️🙏🇸🇪
love it ❤
Wow that was cool!
Fantastic.
Yes Butch Vig is a genius.
Im amazed Phil doesn’t know the name of the song ”Love Don’t Lie” off of X. It’s a Def Leppard song LOL.
Great Stuff- DL Rocks!
❤️
Release your instrumental with lock code like Richard Marx (Next Door Enemy) along with Steve Vai, & Steve Luka. We'll Buy.
. . . and I'm Song 8. 😸🎶
this is cool
Hahaha
"...it's me doing a black woman."
Get it?
I really like Slang, prob their last really good "album" for me. There have been some really good tracks on more recent stuff, but as whole albums... it's been a while...
I felt Slang was their third best album bcuz it had them playing and writing songs that had some weight to them.
At first I thought he was calling Brittney Spears and The Backstreet Boys garbage.
NotSnarl Rubbish. Artists in their own right and far above wastes of space like Cardi B and that fucking Tekashi 69.
Party with them all the time vip cast and crew bffs with joe and rick Allen they call all the time bffs with all of them drummer and all
Ops! sorry Viv still love you to. Luck 🍀 the Irish
🤣 🤣 "That's me doing a black woman'🤣🤣
I get the feeling he doesn’t care much for “Personal Property.” Let’s be honest: not one of their best.
Dan P But certainly not the worst.
Personal property is a great song.
Off a great album. I don't know where you get the impression Phil doesn't like the song from.
Yeah that's an absolute dog s*** song. About half of adrenalize is pretty weak. The ballads are all pretty good though
What happened to his great shape?? No tone in his arms anymore?
Eric Rodrigue He's relaxed that's what happened
Eric Rodrigue Who the fuck cares he can still play like a guitar god.
daipaulig Amen to that
When he goes on stage he has a pump.
He is such a amazing guitar player But without Steve’s clean melodic sound not the same . I saw them in Baltimore in 1987 it was awesome but in the early 1990s in Washington DC they sounded like a Distorted mess with Vivian
Prolly because Viv was new and he and Phil weren't in gel with each other early on like with Steve. They certainly are now.
It is annoying when an interviewer says "yeah, yeah" every 4 seconds. Just shut up and let the person talk.
Pyromania was simply the best, great riffs,solid, harmonies, as well as earlier stuff pretty good,Hysteria still great but overproduced. Haven't heard much since to be honest..
Of he course wont remember shitty X
Dear Phil, please stick to writing solos and stay away from writing the rest of the song. Thanks.
should have stuck with what you know, sha la la girl-give me a break -crap
This guy’s ego. Steve Clark played half of the solos with him. Steve realized it was a two guitar band and he did not feel it was right to play all the solos in the band after Pete Willis was gone. They didn’t need a soloist.
Chili Peppers is so bad!
Their x album actually sucked