Pyromania was the first album I ever bought for my new tape deck. I wore that sombitch out....literally wore the tape out. And so I bought another copy of Pyromania.
A valid point. However, it's great that the boys have continued to play. I'm sure Steve wouldn't have wanted them to just give up. There aren't too many bands who have stuck together and supported each other for so long as well as Def Leppard.
Def leppard were magical, great teenage memories, fascinating album covers, crazy mullets, staying up to watch Elvira on heavy metal heaven. Loved those days 😌, thank you to all the heavy metal Gods 🥃
I was 17 when this came out. Not one of my favorite albums from the eighties but I've always been fascinated by the guitar sound and arrangement. The guitar solo in Armageddon It, is very cool.
Is it not one of the best albums ever released? I was only 11 when I heared the album in Australia in '88, and is one of the best albums I have ever heared!
That record is a Mutt Lamge masterpiece, tne production is brilliant and this was ear candy to all the kids of summer 1987 .. personally i think High and Dry wzs their best record but this one had that perfecttly sculpted sound the hooks were great tne songs were all super catchy
@@AreJayCee part of this is because Mutt Lange got this sound kinda dialed in, then Def Leppard was done, in come Bryan Adams same template applied, Not Enough by Starship was Mutt Lange and it almost sounds like it could be on the Hysteria album, Other various big tracks or albums from those years got the Mutt Lange sound he had dialed in a the time
@@bryang9290 Was not aware of Its Not Enough... just listened, and you are right. Mutt really stamped everything he was working on at the time similarly. I do think if Leppard did its not enough, it would have been a bigger hit.
Hysteria is one of the very few albums ever made where I really like every song on it. Only two others managed this, Rush with Power Windows and Genesis with Invisible Touch. This really puts them up on a very rare pedestal alongside some of the greatest acts in modern music history.
God I loved and still do dig Def Leppard I growed up listening to this music era I was born in 1979 so the growing up during the 80s and 90s was just a feeling that I can’t explain but just awesome music
It was the 80's and people were experimenting. Not like nowadays. That's why "Hysteria" is such a great album...that one and INXS's "Kick"...no wonder they both sold bucketloads at the time. Two great albums of the decade...
really? my friend had one shortly after and i absolutely adored that little thing,at the time i was only playing for a year but i felt like it made me sound so much better they obviously switched to rockman racks after the studio recording they also used gallien kruger amps on a few tracks “I used a small Gallien-Krueger amp on the demo for Love Bites, which made it on to the record, and also on a bit of Animal - that little feedback thing in the intro is me leaning hard on the Krueger. But otherwise the sound is all Rockman. i could always sense this,the second guitar player in a band i was in had a g-k and the sound was unmistakable somewere in time maiden and def leppard
I’ve always loved this album! This was just a wall of sound with harmonies compounding melodies, with overdubs and background vocals galore. I miss Steve Clark era Leppard, period. It love Phil’s technical prowess and melodic, metronomic style, but Steve brought that ethereal quality that Leppard never regained after his passing. Desert Song has a Steve Clark riff inspired by Zeppelin, and every time I hear it I can’t stop playing it over and over again. RIP Steve. You were a far better guitarist than you ever gave yourself credit for!
Love that album so much Just realized all my fav bands record with ALOT of tracks. Now i kno why I love music so much to have gone to school for it. Especially being a drummer.
That sounds incredible amazing both guitarists playing something different in concert incredible on one song amazing sound just listen very closely to the guitar concentrate really hard you'll be able to hear both guitars playing at the same time but just a little different it's amazing
I grew to really and I mean really appreciate Phil Collen after I learnt he had played both rhythm and lead on Hysteria because sadly Steve was unable to perform due to alcoholism...... and hysteria is one of my most favourite Def Leppard songs.
I'd seen a video somewhere that Mutt Lange actually had the idea for that big chord progression under the "I gotta know tonight" part wasn't recorded as actual guitar chords-- but individual tracks of single notes layered to make the chord-- all to make it sound bigger in the finished product.
I remember when Hysteria came out, it somehow sounded so much better than anything else at the time. Even on the most inferior HiFi possible. It really stood out so much.
Mutt Lange put his all into this album with the band in every aspect. Major guitar tracks. He was a master of Phil and Steve's guitar work as well as voice work from Joe
The best album of all time. I'm biased, because I love this group, but Clark and Collen were so underrated as a team, and Clark doesn't get near the credit he deserves when people talk about the greatest guitarists of all time. He's in the top 10. His death was so frustrating and heart wrenching for Leppard fans :(
Steve Clark was an exceptional guitarist, and it’s heartbreaking that he couldn’t fully see or overcome his struggles to realize just how incredible his talent was. Phil Collen is undoubtedly a great guitarist too, but comparing the two isn’t even close. That’s part of what made Hysteria such an iconic album-it had Clark’s unmistakable touch. Even Adrenalize carried remnants of his genius, with many songs based on Clark’s demos, though they were adapted and blended with Campbell’s style. Despite the effort, you can feel the void left by Clark’s absence; his unique influence was irreplaceable. I often wonder how things might have unfolded if Clark had lived. Would Def Leppard have continued pushing boundaries in the same way, or evolved into something entirely different? Regardless, Hysteria remains one of my all-time favorite albums. Even in a decade filled with overproduced glam rock, it stood out as something truly profound and original. From the massive drum sound to the soaring vocals, every element hit just right. Def Leppard understandably takes pride in Hysteria, but it must also be bittersweet to know they likely peaked with it. Then again, trying to recreate that magic could feel like chasing shadows, risking a rehash that falls flat. Maybe it’s best to let the masterpiece live in the past where it belongs, untouched and untarnished.
I've heard years of their first manager driving them for over a year towards excellent. They band rebelled something fierce! But the taskmasker drove them to success over their sometimes violent objections. Over time, they succumbed and Pyromania was their combined result.
Actually 3. They started working on it in '84 after the break from the Pyromania tour, then it was put on hold because of the drummer losing his arm, so they eventually resumed recording in '86, album released in '87. I remember it all. I was class of '87
Steve may not have been a virtuoso but he was classically trained and understood counterpoint, harmony and chord inversions Add to that his encyclopaedic knowledge of Led Zeppelin’s “guitar army” technique
I just hated hair bands back in the day...But Def Leppaed Just stunned me with this song and Bringing on the hearttache. They felt special and unique spunding to.me as a child. Now I know why..
Good song. Always liked it. That being said, the intro is somewhat "borrowed" Listen to Pink Floyd's Goodbye Blue Sky from The Wall. Just something I noticed from the beginning.
For years I would tell people how crazy good the guitar work on Hysteria is, and they would look at me funny until I played it loud on Klipsch thru my Old Tube Naka michigan amp. Then everyone goes holy Sh**...I count at least 8 different licks
The magic of their guitars was a Rockman X100. Saw them on High N Dry tour with Pete Willis, not Phil Collen. They opened for Ozzy with Randy Rhoads. & i would see Ozzy again at Randy's next to last concert.
About what snare sound you're talking about, spending weeks to get the punchy sound? Mutt Lange (and others involved in the recording process) said in many interviews that the drums for Hysteria were programmed using a Linn Drum machine.
The early guitars were tracked with the linn drum as a simple click track. Later for the final mixing they used fair lights which were samplers so they would have been messing with real snares for the samples.
@@jeffh8803 that's correct. My comment was to clarify the fact that the drums were not played by Rick, like the creator of this video leads people to believe, by showing Rick playing drums exactly when he's talking about choosing the sound for the snare. And, never mentioning the important fact (that most fans don't know) - the drums were programmed.
I remember reading in a guitar magazine 20 years ago about Steve’s death. A friend said one of the things that made him unhappy was that he’s only on one part of one song on Hysteria, and the rest was Phil. It must have been that part on Armageddon It. I understand why they wouldn’t want to badmouth him after he was dead but I always wondered how much truth there was to it.
Wouldn't surprise me if Phil hadn't done much and it was session musicians, Mutt had complete control over that album, he might as well have hired an orchestra. I think Steve was inconsistant in the studio during Hysteria. The only thing Mutt needed the band for was to perform his pop songs which he created.
3 guitars that's how. Saw it live Joe played guitar in it. Over production ruined them , high n dry was their best and they continued to get softer and more produced with each album
@26KE185 Yeah, I would fancy him all the way to the bank. This was and is an incredible career opportunity for him. I couldn't think of a better place he could have landed, to be playing with one of the most popular rock bands ever. Where the hell else could he have gone and been in this kind of situation? Crickets...
Viv seems happy as could be. He gets along great with the guys. They seem to have a ton of fun. He gets to sing which Dio and Whitesnake never let him do. AND he gets paid well. According to interviews I've heard with the guys, they split equally 5 ways. He can have his racecars, and time to play with them. He also has Last in Line so he can still play heavy. Sounds like a dream job to me! Oh and when he has to get his cancer treatments, they schedule around him or give him time off without booting him. What else can you ask for?
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Those isolated guitars at the end sound so good!!
it's everything ✨
So true!
You can find them here on TH-cam for a ton of songs. Listen to Eddie Van Halen play a few of his songs like that.
40 years later, and I'm still a devoted fan. I shall ❤ Def Leppard for life.
Pyromania was the first album I ever bought for my new tape deck. I wore that sombitch out....literally wore the tape out. And so I bought another copy of Pyromania.
❤❤❤❤
1987 was a killer year for rock. Hysteria is phenomenal, i miss those days, life was EXCITING then
I'm a bass player, Hysteria is one of my favorite song I like to play. I'm 50 and was listening Hysteria album when I was 12 years old in the 80's.
Same here, except I'm 41
I can't help but think Steve Clark was the magic of Def Leppard, because after he passed, the band never sounded the same.
A valid point. However, it's great that the boys have continued to play. I'm sure Steve wouldn't have wanted them to just give up. There aren't too many bands who have stuck together and supported each other for so long as well as Def Leppard.
Steve had just enough darkness in his riffs. Oddly enough considering where Vivian comes from, he doesn't bring any darkness.
Because he was his melodic playing with Phil’s technical playing is what made their sound Viv is a great player but not the same style as Steve
Perhaps if he didn't mess up with drugs he could still be alive and continue play guitar
Mutt Lange is 90% of their sound. It was him that made them record that album literally note by note.
Hysteria hits SO HARD to this day!! And I always follow it up with Love and Emotion. Those two songs are a notalgia wrecking ball!
I tend to follow it up with Animal. But that's me. Hysteria is the best song ever by the best band ever. Let's rock on!
Love and affection
Steve Clark...my favorite guitarist..may he rest in peace!
RIP Steamin'
Amen ❤🪶🙏
Mine too! 🤟😆
I miss him so much.
I love every Def Leppard album but Hysteria is a true masterclass of sublime music !
The 80s were the best. How I miss those days...
Yawn.
Def leppard were magical, great teenage memories, fascinating album covers, crazy mullets, staying up to watch Elvira on heavy metal heaven. Loved those days 😌, thank you to all the heavy metal Gods 🥃
Just one of those bands that have a knack for writing great albums. No filler needed when you have hooks for days.
True, they're the only band I know since Queen where everyone can sing and write hits.
Man, I love this video thank you. I was active duty Air Force and bought the Hysteria album when it first came out and saw it live the same year!!
I was 17 when this came out. Not one of my favorite albums from the eighties but I've always been fascinated by the guitar sound and arrangement.
The guitar solo in Armageddon It, is very cool.
Is it not one of the best albums ever released? I was only 11 when I heared the album in Australia in '88, and is one of the best albums I have ever heared!
Hysteria is a perfect, ground breaking, incredibly orchestrated rock album start to finish. A true work of art 🎨🎶🎵
I remember that Histeria was a sound of a future back then.
And after few decades ... still is! :)
That record is a Mutt Lamge masterpiece, tne production is brilliant and this was ear candy to all the kids of summer 1987 .. personally i think High and Dry wzs their best record but this one had that perfecttly sculpted sound the hooks were great tne songs were all super catchy
I personally think it suffers from those horrible 80s production sounds. It sounded dated very quickly.
@@AreJayCee part of this is because Mutt Lange got this sound kinda dialed in, then Def Leppard was done, in come Bryan Adams same template applied, Not Enough by Starship was Mutt Lange and it almost sounds like it could be on the Hysteria album, Other various big tracks or albums from those years got the Mutt Lange sound he had dialed in a the time
It's just like Metallica.
Puppets is their best album.
However, their most popular album is the Black Album.
Which was also recorded like this.
@@bryang9290 Was not aware of Its Not Enough... just listened, and you are right. Mutt really stamped everything he was working on at the time similarly. I do think if Leppard did its not enough, it would have been a bigger hit.
The guitar in that song is just beautiful.
Hysteria is one of the very few albums ever made where I really like every song on it. Only two others managed this, Rush with Power Windows and Genesis with Invisible Touch. This really puts them up on a very rare pedestal alongside some of the greatest acts in modern music history.
God I loved and still do dig Def Leppard I growed up listening to this music era I was born in 1979 so the growing up during the 80s and 90s was just a feeling that I can’t explain but just awesome music
That live “In the round, In your face” version of Hysteria is absolutely amazing. The guitar is just so darn beautiful.
Hysteria the song is one of my guilty pleasures. One of those mid-tempo songs that soothes & lifts at the same time.
It was the 80's and people were experimenting. Not like nowadays. That's why "Hysteria" is such a great album...that one and INXS's "Kick"...no wonder they both sold bucketloads at the time. Two great albums of the decade...
I’m never gonna unhear it!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I saw them in Kelowna British Columbia fantastic show thanks guys. Hopefully you guys got your video that you took with your camcorder back❤😢
I believe Hysteria was recorded using the Tom Scholtz Rockman for the guitar tracks.
You are correct, the Rockman headphone amplifier was used on some of the songs.
It was indeed
@@bryang9290 rockman rack mounts,more like it
@ no it was actually the Rockman headphone amplifier
really? my friend had one shortly after and i absolutely adored that little thing,at the time i was only playing for a year but i felt like it made me sound so much better they obviously switched to rockman racks after the studio recording they also used gallien kruger amps on a few tracks “I used a small Gallien-Krueger amp on the demo for Love Bites, which made it on to the record, and also on a bit of Animal - that little feedback thing in the intro is me leaning hard on the Krueger. But otherwise the sound is all Rockman. i could always sense this,the second guitar player in a band i was in had a g-k and the sound was unmistakable somewere in time maiden and def leppard
Definitely a magical band!
Writing and production were so unique.
All time faves
One of My Favorite Def Leppard Songs!! 👍💯♥️🎸
I aways loved there early work and there simple Rock guitar tone but I love the hyper production and processed sound of Hysteria also. 🎸
This intro is genius. One of my favourites.
I’ve always loved this album! This was just a wall of sound with harmonies compounding melodies, with overdubs and background vocals galore. I miss Steve Clark era Leppard, period. It love Phil’s technical prowess and melodic, metronomic style, but Steve brought that ethereal quality that Leppard never regained after his passing. Desert Song has a Steve Clark riff inspired by Zeppelin, and every time I hear it I can’t stop playing it over and over again. RIP Steve. You were a far better guitarist than you ever gave yourself credit for!
Love that album so much
Just realized all my fav bands record with ALOT of tracks.
Now i kno why I love music so much to have gone to school for it. Especially being a drummer.
I love their sound to this day. If I need a boost, I trun it up!😊
So glad I got to see them on the Hysteria tour.
What a time when music was alive and worth listening to….
Saw them live at Kings Park in Durban South Africa. One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to
It was so good to be a teenager in the 80s! We had great, diverse music!
That sounds incredible amazing both guitarists playing something different in concert incredible on one song amazing sound just listen very closely to the guitar concentrate really hard you'll be able to hear both guitars playing at the same time but just a little different it's amazing
One of the greatest productions on an album ever!
I personally think Phil Collen is an absolute Genius Guitar Master ...
Thank you for YOU, Phil !
That opening riff for gods of war are killer. My absolute favorite.
One of the greatest albums top to bottom ever laid down...every song on the album is fantastic...
Just Wow 😎👏👏 You guys are fantastic. YOU ROCK 🤘🤘🎤🎵🎼🎶🎸🥁😍🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of the first songs I taught myself from a tab book in 1990. Perfect album to me…..
If you just play one part on guitar it doesnt sound right.
One of the greatest rock songs ever. Masterpiece
It's a powerful song. And will outlast this century
On Through The Night is such an underrated album
Love Def Leppard
Hysteria… from the first time I heard that song back in 5th grade I loved it. I get lost in it everytime and still do 35 years later
I grew to really and I mean really appreciate Phil Collen after I learnt he had played both rhythm and lead on Hysteria because sadly Steve was unable to perform due to alcoholism...... and hysteria is one of my most favourite Def Leppard songs.
That was Adrenalize, Steve could still play on the Hysteria album.
@@bryang9290 I stand corrected.
I love Def Leppard!
Def Leppard was a band?🤔 They're still together.
I'd seen a video somewhere that Mutt Lange actually had the idea for that big chord progression under the "I gotta know tonight" part wasn't recorded as actual guitar chords-- but individual tracks of single notes layered to make the chord-- all to make it sound bigger in the finished product.
Fantastic band. Hysteria was phenomenal.
I remember when Hysteria came out, it somehow sounded so much better than anything else at the time. Even on the most inferior HiFi possible. It really stood out so much.
Not “was known”….They ARE known.
This song is perfect.
Best song ever by the best band ever. Def Leppard 4 eva!
Love that song!
Mutt Lange put his all into this album with the band in every aspect. Major guitar tracks. He was a master of Phil and Steve's guitar work as well as voice work from Joe
The best album of all time. I'm biased, because I love this group, but Clark and Collen were so underrated as a team, and Clark doesn't get near the credit he deserves when people talk about the greatest guitarists of all time. He's in the top 10. His death was so frustrating and heart wrenching for Leppard fans :(
For the success of #defleppardbadass long lasting career is their love for the music 🎶🎵 Rock On 🩵
This song was my and my second biggest love of my life. She didnt know it but it was mine for her
Amazing song to hear live. I guess if you have an amazing sound system it would sound great also.
High and dry is a great album to ..grows on ya threw the yrs
Steve Clark was an exceptional guitarist, and it’s heartbreaking that he couldn’t fully see or overcome his struggles to realize just how incredible his talent was.
Phil Collen is undoubtedly a great guitarist too, but comparing the two isn’t even close. That’s part of what made Hysteria such an iconic album-it had Clark’s unmistakable touch. Even Adrenalize carried remnants of his genius, with many songs based on Clark’s demos, though they were adapted and blended with Campbell’s style. Despite the effort, you can feel the void left by Clark’s absence; his unique influence was irreplaceable.
I often wonder how things might have unfolded if Clark had lived. Would Def Leppard have continued pushing boundaries in the same way, or evolved into something entirely different? Regardless, Hysteria remains one of my all-time favorite albums. Even in a decade filled with overproduced glam rock, it stood out as something truly profound and original. From the massive drum sound to the soaring vocals, every element hit just right.
Def Leppard understandably takes pride in Hysteria, but it must also be bittersweet to know they likely peaked with it. Then again, trying to recreate that magic could feel like chasing shadows, risking a rehash that falls flat. Maybe it’s best to let the masterpiece live in the past where it belongs, untouched and untarnished.
Yes Steve was better the ole big head.
Incredible band
I used to think but I’m got caught up in the disaster of his death - they are all amazing I love Adrenalize now more than ever
I've heard years of their first manager driving them for over a year towards excellent. They band rebelled something fierce! But the taskmasker drove them to success over their sometimes violent objections. Over time, they succumbed and Pyromania was their combined result.
It took six years to make that album , that’s how.
Note by bloody note...
Actually 3. They started working on it in '84 after the break from the Pyromania tour, then it was put on hold because of the drummer losing his arm, so they eventually resumed recording in '86, album released in '87. I remember it all. I was class of '87
When you realise the guitar amps were never turned on… thanks Tom Scholz
Nothing beat the guitar work of Willis and Clark on the 1st 2 Albums................... 🎤 DROP !!!!!!!
Except Pyromania & Hysteria absolute masterpieces
@@jamesalcock3060 Willis co wrote and is on the Pyromania album. Phil came in to finish up and lay down solos after they kicked Willis out
@@bryang9290 I’m aware of that. Phil’s solos were absolutely brilliant, he wrote most of the big solos on pyromania
@@jamesalcock3060 agreed
Steve may not have been a virtuoso but he was classically trained and understood counterpoint, harmony and chord inversions
Add to that his encyclopaedic knowledge of Led Zeppelin’s “guitar army” technique
although pyromania is more my thing, hysteria has some very catchy hooks. It is a whole album of very well written songs.
Forgot to mention the tech. Tom Scholz's Rockman X100 + Fairlight CMI
One of the Best Bands Ever .
this happens when band members are musicians and not just headbangers, I think...
I just hated hair bands back in the day...But Def Leppaed Just stunned me with this song and Bringing on the hearttache. They felt special and unique spunding to.me as a child. Now I know why..
Def Leppard sounds just amazing today as 1983 including joe Elliott’s voice
on the album on through the night ? The album before high and dry, Joe is credited as playing the throat
@ lol that’s funny
Mike Slamer, guitar god, wrote, recorded, then taught them how to play the pieces.
Good song. Always liked it.
That being said, the intro is somewhat "borrowed"
Listen to Pink Floyd's Goodbye Blue Sky from The Wall.
Just something I noticed from the beginning.
Hysteria is One of the best rock ballads ever
For years I would tell people how crazy good the guitar work on Hysteria is, and they would look at me funny until I played it loud on Klipsch thru my Old Tube Naka michigan amp. Then everyone goes holy Sh**...I count at least 8 different licks
Great producer
Love hysteria 🤘🤘
The magic of their guitars was a Rockman X100.
Saw them on High N Dry tour with Pete Willis, not Phil Collen.
They opened for Ozzy with Randy Rhoads. & i would see Ozzy again at Randy's next to last concert.
Funny. Hysteria is my favorite song from that album.
About what snare sound you're talking about, spending weeks to get the punchy sound?
Mutt Lange (and others involved in the recording process) said in many interviews that the drums for Hysteria were programmed using a Linn Drum machine.
The early guitars were tracked with the linn drum as a simple click track. Later for the final mixing they used fair lights which were samplers so they would have been messing with real snares for the samples.
@@jeffh8803 that's correct. My comment was to clarify the fact that the drums were not played by Rick, like the creator of this video leads people to believe, by showing Rick playing drums exactly when he's talking about choosing the sound for the snare. And, never mentioning the important fact (that most fans don't know) - the drums were programmed.
@ yeah I take your point. This documentary is the old classic albums from 2003 and stolen by this channel so let’s not be too harsh 😀
I remember reading in a guitar magazine 20 years ago about Steve’s death. A friend said one of the things that made him unhappy was that he’s only on one part of one song on Hysteria, and the rest was Phil. It must have been that part on Armageddon It. I understand why they wouldn’t want to badmouth him after he was dead but I always wondered how much truth there was to it.
Wouldn't surprise me if Phil hadn't done much and it was session musicians, Mutt had complete control over that album, he might as well have hired an orchestra.
I think Steve was inconsistant in the studio during Hysteria.
The only thing Mutt needed the band for was to perform his pop songs which he created.
Not sure what you’re talking about. Steve is heavily featured on Hysteria. He wasn’t on Adrenalize.
@ It's hardly a guitar loaded album.
He was literally drinking himself to death. So sad. Tragic life of a brilliant musician.
strangely there aren't any 'widdly widdly' type guitar solos on hysteria... they're all very slow motion. (and great)
Every note is perfect. You can't "grip it and rip it" when you're recording each note one at a time.
@@williamlangeii4012 Yngwie Malmsteen take note.
Def Leppard weren't afraid to experiment with their style and sound. Dare I say the only current band today that comes close is Shinedown.
Yeah, and Shinedown killed their band with experimental BS
No mention of the Rockman headphone amp? Fail.
Masterpiece
Legendary❤
Come on Steve!
3 guitars that's how. Saw it live Joe played guitar in it. Over production ruined them , high n dry was their best and they continued to get softer and more produced with each album
1:33 Goodbye Blue Sky
Fancy being viv...coming from Dio...to this 🤣🤣🤣
...your point being?
@jackclements2163 bit of a downer old chap I'd say what?
@26KE185 Yeah, I would fancy him all the way to the bank. This was and is an incredible career opportunity for him. I couldn't think of a better place he could have landed, to be playing with one of the most popular rock bands ever. Where the hell else could he have gone and been in this kind of situation? Crickets...
Viv seems happy as could be. He gets along great with the guys. They seem to have a ton of fun. He gets to sing which Dio and Whitesnake never let him do. AND he gets paid well. According to interviews I've heard with the guys, they split equally 5 ways. He can have his racecars, and time to play with them. He also has Last in Line so he can still play heavy. Sounds like a dream job to me! Oh and when he has to get his cancer treatments, they schedule around him or give him time off without booting him. What else can you ask for?
What should he do though? Start a new band of his own? How much is he going to make out of that? Is he going to get to play stadiums around the world?
real magic is the guitars through a rockman x100 headphone amplifier