🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦♀️ No not really..he's ok. He might only have one arm but when I think of some of the G.O.A.T. like Danny Carey, Neil Peart, Keith Moon and Bonham they could've been phenomenal with 1 arm. Lucky for everyone though they had 2 to show off some serious skills.
The drummer is Rick Allen. He lost his arm in a car accident on New Year’s Eve in 1984. (They tried to reattach it but that failed.) Before he was even out of the hospital though, he had them bringing in his drums so he could start relearning how to play, and of course he’s also created his own specific drum kit to suit him. He was back touring with them and in the studio again by ‘86! He has a charitable foundation and has done a lot of work including regular workshops to help veterans and others in crisis, often through music.
When DL went back on tour, they had Rick and another drummer to back him up. When he heard Rick play the new kit, he said, “You don’t need me” and quit. And so it goes.
@@landshark7730 well, the full story behind that was that, as a warmup, they'd had the 2nd drummer on hand on the chance that Rick would miss a beat during his performance onstage He'd missed the bus to one gig and by the time he had made it to the show, the band was already midway through the concert when he'd, very sheepishly, snuck onto his drum kit and joined in, and none of the other band members realized that he wasn't there After the show, the 2nd drummer had told Rick, "Well, it's been great, but I think you can handle this on your own"
Great band They stood by Rick Allen after his accident and when Steve Clark died in 1991 they have never forgotten him and the huge contribution he was in this band. At every concert I’ve ever been to they play Switch 625 his memory . Steve Clark ♥️♥️♥️ forever Def Leppard, love this band
Yup, they wouldn’t let him quit the band, or rather to quit on himself really. He credits them for helping him get his life back on track when he was about to go on a downward spiral. They’re truly brothers.
Long story: I was 17 when this came out, cruising with my friends on a Saturday night, listening to it repeatedly. The driver (not DUI) lost control on a back country road, and the car flipped multiple times. I was ejected and the car rolled over the top of me. I was flown by helicopter to a university trauma center an hour away where I spent 6 weeks recovering from critical injuries which included numerous broken bones, a severed kidney, and a broken back. I spent many nights in my hospital room alone during that month and a half, and one of the few 24-hour channels back then was MTV. It was also All music videos back then, and this song was at #1 and seemed to be playing all the time. It was very hard to come face-to-face with my own mortality at age 17 - you think you're going to live forever! - and this song helped get me through. This is my anthem of survival and perseverance, my determination to learn to walk again. To this day, when it comes on the radio, I crank it and let it sing to my soul about the need to rise above life's obstacles.
I remember when this song was played like 2 or 3 times an hour on MTV, when the "M" stood for Music, not Media, lol. Those were the days, apart from your accident I mean.
Wow. That's resonant. I have a friend who had that happen, in High School, when this song was _everything_ and everyone wore those pants. I think they told her mother she might not make it to the hospital. Then that she wouldn't walk. But like a boss she made a full recovery (can run) and has been employed as a physical therapist for years now. MTV was how I found out Def Leppard had a one armed drummer so I always loved that band even more. Now the "M" stands for...media? Mindless? Is it even still a channel? Curious, did you post the entire story the first time you posted? Did you add more detail to an initial post? Sorry, I just think I would have remembered it the first time I replied. Could have been really stoned too though, lol.
@@FilthyBitchGunClub IKR? I've always lived out in the sticks where there's no cable. Bitd when MTV played actual music videos all the time, I was floored when I watched it at a friends that had cable. The reality show the real world was the beginning of the end for MTV and tv in general. We can all blame MTV for putting the first nail in the coffin on good television by starting the glut of "reality" shows.
What a beautiful reaction to watch today...Great music; Jamel is SMILING again; he's doing the shoulder movements and it even looked like he was getting a few leg movements in there. AHHHH......Life is getting back to normal. Thanks, Jamel.... sending a hello to Mrs. Jamel.... take care and be well. Peace.
Animal or Rocket by Def Leppard are great rockers!! I agree with the previous commenter about Bringing on the Heartache!! One of my favorites!! Love ya Jamel!!♡ (Bob Dylan's - Tangeled up in Blue.....Please.)
Oh my god, no kidding right? I started seeing these guys in the 80's and I see them every year. This was a line up I really wanted to see. I was so pissed that I couldn't. I really hope to have the chance soon.
@@ajclements4627 it's happening those 3 plus Joan Jett but I don't really care bout her just not a fav of her but it's still on for 2021 now, but who knows what that's gonna be like.🙄
Me and my sister-in-law karaoke to this song A few years ago in Reno at a bar with about 150 people in it. I thought we kicked ass, looking at the video, not so good but the Dance Floor was on fire thanks alcohol 😂💯 good memory
@@AuntK68 I saved my lunch and recess money buy ticket's to go to the concert's .u wanted to go to and sometimes even went out of Alabama to see them..got caught my parents didn't know BUT BOY WAS IT WORTH BEING GROUNDED FOR A MONTH..
My best friend and I made a pact that summer: when we were in the car together and this song came on the radio, no matter where we were, we would pull over and dance to this song on the side of the road. And we did it. Too many times to count... Good times.
I can’t remember how they were released as radio singles, but this was the fourth video. Because of the four year hiatus between albums, I think people had kind of forgotten about them. First video was women. The second video was animal. The third video was the title track. And then, this one. However, I had the tape from the get-go. I remember seeing the world premiere for women on MTV back in the day.
jediprettyboy, In the US, Women was first, Animal second, I’m not sure which was released as the third single, but you’re correct, this song was #4 which propelled the album. Album sold to some success, but not to expectations after Pyromania - but, I agree, I think 4 years between albums hurt somewhat as that wasn’t typical back then.
@@sherrifrazier5722 So did the dude in the dorm next to mine at my first USAF assignment. He went to work about an hour before I did, and he would blast it every morning while he was getting ready (for about 4 months.) No complaints.
At his first concert after he lost his arm they had a backup drummer just in case. After the first song the backup drummer said, you don't need me he's got this. Or something close to that.
Good old 80´s Music. Great Song, What about another "Long Hair" Rock Band like Whitesnake ? "Here i go again" would fit perfect, btw - you do a great job, keep going.
Def Leppard. Are one of those bands. You go see their show, and you feel the whole venue get a simultaneous lift. Within four bars of the first song. Absolutely magic.
I absolutely love the 80’s, and I’m so lucky I grew up with parents with such great taste in music, my parents are for sure 80’s people, dad has the long ass hair still, my mom absolutely loves the 80’s, I wish I could go back in time and visit there. I’m a 90’s kid, but I love the 80’s and the 70’s and so on back then up the to early 2000’s. This is when people didn’t sing with auto tune and they could actually sing and use real instruments. I’ve been to concerts, especially Queensryche I met all of the members at the hotel I was staying at, and hung out in their room with my dad, which I had no idea that they were staying at the same one, the drummer wanted a picture with me, like OH MY GOD, you want a picture with me? I was shy and was scared to take one, he walked up to me and put his arm around me and said it’s okay, I took pictures of the four bus, but I can’t post those. You should react to Queensryche, their manager they had I called him uncle fozzy he got me backstage passes and everything. Is it just me that I cry and get emotional when I sing songs from the 80’s especially from journey? makes me miss my 90’s childhood memories 😞 There’s actually a dude on Tik Tok that I follow who literally dressed and reminds me of an 80’s rock dude, he’s in a band too, like this is what I’m used to and I love it when people keep that feeling around and style. Why can’t guys have hair styles like this still today? Ugh!! My fiancé has long hair which I love. I also love the fact that I know more 80’s song and the lyrics then most of the garbage today, some I like, but not all and I’d take this kind of music over that. I love that you love to listen to other types of music, makes me happy!! I’ve also met steel panther, if you don’t know who they are, you should look them up and react to them, they’re still a rock band, I took a picture with all of them at the concert they had in St. Pete, Lexie is my favorite one, you’ll see if you check them out, they’re funny but the music is actually really good and it’s more just for adults.
Brittany cool parents for sure! Some of the 80s music was good like this song, GNR too, but imho the early '90s had great music too. Much of the '80s music sucked as there were SO many hair metal bands without much talent, trying to ride the coattails of the greats like DL.
it's all so self-serving, depressing, phony, and pretentious today, lacking anything that could be misconstrued as talent or virtuosity. the good times are gone, but we'll always have our memories.
My favorite band! The magic of Def Leppard and producer "Mutt" Lange. The entire "Hysteria" album is a masterpiece. Glad you acknowledged drummer Rick Allen. True friendship, for sure, and major props to him for being able to do something so remarkable.
They were the Led Zeppelin of the 80s, "in popularity" There really was no band bigger than DL in the 80s. Many say Motley Crue, Poison... nope. Leppard. Every song on Hysteria was a top ten hit, and many No#1s.
@warrtiger9780 No, actually only one song was a #1, "Love Bites" and it was only #1 in the USA. Also, not every song was a top ten hit either. There were 12 songs on hysteria, and only 7 were singles, so there were 5 songs that basically are never played on the radio, forget about making charts or the top 10.
You should see Joe Elliot's speech when Def Leppard got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. When Joe mentioned drummer Rick Allen's accident, and the love they all felt for him, the entire audience got to their feet. Rick was in tears at the love he was shown. It was so electric. They are a true class act, and I consider myself priveledged to have grown up in high school listening to their music and making a fool of myself on the high school gym dance floor when the deejay played, "Pour Some Sugar on Me". I'd love to relive just one of those days.
The Beat.... Done by a one armed drummer! The group took off for about a year after the horrific automobile accident in 1984 while they manufactured a special drum set for Rick Allen, while he learned to play with just one arm.
Sheffields finest drummer lost his arm in a car accident, if memory serves me right it was on a road between Sheffield and Manchester called the snake pass a very dangerous road and many have been killed on it
Yeah, the seatbelt sliced it off (or to the point that it had to be amputated). If he didn't have the seatbelt on, he'd have kept his arm. But he'd have died.
I remember. He was depressed about not playing the drums again. He designed a drum set so he could use his feet to compensate. Love this story. The band really stood by him if I recall.
Yeah was the snake pass, local road to me and my sister's a huge fan. Sure there's a video on here somewhere showing how all the footpedals work to activate the different drums he uses, unbelievable stuff!
Girl if you would have said that in the '80s they would have totally kicked you out of civilization lol. Def Leppard was God and the world rocked to them!
I was 13 when this came out, listened to it on repeat for 2 years and many times since then (30 years later) and this line has not clicked for me until now... wtf???
i remember back in the 80's when the news hit that Rick Allen, the drummer got into a car accident and lost his arm. my first thought was, "What are they going to do?" answer: they went on tour with him!
Yeah I also find it hard to believe that he hasn’t heard alot of these songs. I know alot of time has passed since they were released but many are still in regular rotation on the radio today. I’m thinking that he has heard some of them before but never watched the videos.
Hilariously, this song was inspired by someone saying "Pour some sugar on me" when asked did he want "one lump or two". XD Rick Allen had been with the band since he was 15, so they DEFINITELY weren't gonna give up on him. It's beautiful!! It's also why their instruments have so much chemistry with each other. =)
The best concert ever! I was in 8th grade and won tickets off the radio to the concert!! Back in the days when you had to keep calling over & over until you got through hoping you were the right caller. My dad had to take me but he enjoyed it too! One of my best memories!!
Hell is for Children is very heartbreaking. He should be warned. It is a great song that truly shows Pat's talent to the fullest. I don't agree with her entirely. While you are a child and going through the abuse, it is hell. When you grow up you have the choice to fight your way to the light and leave hell behind. Speaking from personal experience it seems like it is always nipping at your heels though.
This is my song, lol. I have told all my friends and family that when I die, they better play this either at the wake or the funeral or I'm haunting them.
I bow down to Rick Allen. No obstacles, no limits; no matter what life throws at you. He is ranked No. 7 on the UK website Gigwise in list Great review!
You’re right, that beat hits SO hard! 🥁 This is my favorite band of all time so I definitely appreciate your positive feedback. They are the epitome of what any band should be. Freaking love these guys!!!!! ❤️
Their friendship is true love, man! I went to their concert on November of 2018, in Australia, and OMG they still rock hard to this day!! Rick Allen is an amaaaazing drummer and also a great artist! Loved watching them live and id go again, without thinking twice!
I guess reacting to songs you have not heard of is over? There is no way that you are not familiar with any of the songs on Def Leppard’s 12x Platinum in the USA Hysteria album released in August 1987.
Love Def Leppard the best song ever. Great band!! Love your reactions they are the best!!! The drummer is amazing learned how to adapt very well. Oh...oh cut that rug Jamal!!🥰
Def Leppard are a super heavy drum band. Usually it's the guitar or vocals that you think of when you say a band, and don't get me wrong, they're ridiculous too. But, as far as this particular band, it's the drums that lead the charge. Can you imagine how proud Rick and the guys must of been after they started practicing and performing again?! And, just to add to what you said about most band members most likely finding another drummer...in 1984, when the accident happened, they were at the top of their game. They weren't just beginning their careers or winding down. Rick began learning to drum one handed in just 3 short months after the accident. 🖤🤘
Just when they thought they overcame adversity with Rick's arm loss.... guitarist Steve Clark died of alcohol poisoning just after the HYSTERIA album went platinum
If you really do like Def Leppard and like to be and what they've done over the years we can see multiple sides of them starting with Rock of Ages then check out the sweet side like Carrie and I've never needed somebody so bad by the way if you look it up Pour Some Sugar On Me was one of the most blank song during that one year I won't say what it was voted as but as you said think about Pour Some Sugar On Me laughing my ass off love your videos
Respect for Def Leppard and Rick Allen. This song really gets me fired up. Not many songs can do that for me. It's specifically designed to do that, run it to the top, and don't stop, ever. This is my absolute favorite, you couldn't change my mind.
You have to do "t Rex" and the song is called "20th century boy" the live version on Music Laden . Make sure it's the live performance. If you want to see a way out rock personality , this is it.
The truly amazing things about the drummer, is I think he became a better drummer. In his quest to be capable of playing the drums with one arm and both feet, he found a way towards perfection he otherwise would not have. While he is no Neil Peart(who is?), he is one of the greatest drummers of all time, in one of the greatest bands of the eighties.
You should check out the Hysteria album that this came from. They basically made a Greatest hits album with that album. Also, check out the "Classic Album" series about the Hysteria album.
I was a teenager when this song came out. A few decades later, my 17 year old son bought tickets for the two of us to see them in concert as a birthday present. I will die happy from that experience.
This is a huge one however there are MANY!! “Hysteria “, “love bites”, “bringing on the heartache” and more than I feel like typing right now-😁😉. ❤️💛💟☮️🤘🏼✌️
I saw them three times on the Pyromania tour, and one song that really stood out every time was Mirror Mirror. For some reason, that song just resonated in a live performance. I think it could have been a hit if it was on a weaker album (Adrenalize), but on High 'n' Dry it was just buried.
Now you should do a "80's hair-band" run... -Cinderella: "Nobody's Fool" / "Shake Me" -Ratt: "Round n Round," / "Way Cool Jr." -Dokken: "Breaking the Chains," / "Alone Again." That should give ya a good set of cheeeesy metal clasics!!!
We're Not Gonna Take It (you can't leave Twisted Sister out of any cheesy 80's hair band list) Metal Health - Quiet Riot (Round & Round was too smooth to be cheesy)
@@gil4321 I almost listed both of those bands but I thought I'd limit my list. Quiet Riot isn't cheesy to me, they were one of my favs until I found Maiden & the big 4. He's reacted to all of them except Anthrax. Add that band to the list too I guess. Lol
Fun fact: Def Leppard's drummer is better than most drummers with 2 arms.
without a doubt
Not really, Rick Allen was average at best with 2 arms.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦♀️
No not really..he's ok. He might only have one arm but when I think of some of the G.O.A.T. like Danny Carey, Neil Peart, Keith Moon and Bonham they could've been phenomenal with 1 arm. Lucky for everyone though they had 2 to show off some serious skills.
@@johnbenard9550 I agree 100%
Absolutely!
Fun fact. I was in the crowd when they filmed parts of this video.
Yep me 2. Big mac in Denver. Haha
Me 3
I see you at 1:52 mark
I was there too...best concert ever!
Omg me too. I sneaked out barefooted my Senior year and I was there during this filming at McNichols 31 years ago. Jesus.
"Bringing on the Heartbreak", "Rock of Ages", "Photograph", and " Foolin'" are just a few of the classic tunes from Def Leppard.
And Die-Hard The Hunter, Rock Rock Til You Drop, Rock Brigade and Let It Go.
Yep. That older stuff I like better.
Dont leave out Armageddon it. 🤟
100 percent yes
Bringing on the heartbreak is probably my fav
The drummer is Rick Allen. He lost his arm in a car accident on New Year’s Eve in 1984. (They tried to reattach it but that failed.) Before he was even out of the hospital though, he had them bringing in his drums so he could start relearning how to play, and of course he’s also created his own specific drum kit to suit him. He was back touring with them and in the studio again by ‘86!
He has a charitable foundation and has done a lot of work including regular workshops to help veterans and others in crisis, often through music.
When DL went back on tour, they had Rick and another drummer to back him up. When he heard Rick play the new kit, he said, “You don’t need me” and quit. And so it goes.
@@landshark7730 well, the full story behind that was that, as a warmup, they'd had the 2nd drummer on hand on the chance that Rick would miss a beat during his performance onstage
He'd missed the bus to one gig and by the time he had made it to the show, the band was already midway through the concert when he'd, very sheepishly, snuck onto his drum kit and joined in, and none of the other band members realized that he wasn't there
After the show, the 2nd drummer had told Rick, "Well, it's been great, but I think you can handle this on your own"
should check out his art
That's the best way to help people us through music, everyone knows it's universal!!
@@brucemcdonald4372 his art is amazing. I have a respect for that craft. Very expressive, as it's meant to be.
Great band They stood by Rick Allen after his accident and when Steve Clark died in 1991 they have never forgotten him and the huge contribution he was in this band. At every concert I’ve ever been to they play Switch 625 his memory . Steve Clark ♥️♥️♥️ forever Def Leppard, love this band
Yup, they wouldn’t let him quit the band, or rather to quit on himself really. He credits them for helping him get his life back on track when he was about to go on a downward spiral. They’re truly brothers.
He became a better drummer after the accident. So he says.
He never had any thought of leaving the band. He was working on drum ideas with Mutt before he even left the hospital.
I Am Perplexed - Not true. Listen to him tell his own story. th-cam.com/video/3bULY24kG5g/w-d-xo.html
@@NativeNYerChicHK that was an awesome interview! Never ever heard the story about his phantom arm!
Gregory Deem Very cool story, right!
Drummer Rick Allen aka Thunder God. Just another reason I love being a teenager of the 80's. Thank you, Jamel.
Respect for the shout out to the drummer. He still kicks ass.
Our one-armed badass drummer!! 💖
Please play some Guns and Roses...Welcome To The Jungle....Sweet Child of Mine
The thunder god!
Long story: I was 17 when this came out, cruising with my friends on a Saturday night, listening to it repeatedly. The driver (not DUI) lost control on a back country road, and the car flipped multiple times. I was ejected and the car rolled over the top of me. I was flown by helicopter to a university trauma center an hour away where I spent 6 weeks recovering from critical injuries which included numerous broken bones, a severed kidney, and a broken back. I spent many nights in my hospital room alone during that month and a half, and one of the few 24-hour channels back then was MTV. It was also All music videos back then, and this song was at #1 and seemed to be playing all the time. It was very hard to come face-to-face with my own mortality at age 17 - you think you're going to live forever! - and this song helped get me through. This is my anthem of survival and perseverance, my determination to learn to walk again. To this day, when it comes on the radio, I crank it and let it sing to my soul about the need to rise above life's obstacles.
I remember when this song was played like 2 or 3 times an hour on MTV, when the "M" stood for Music, not Media, lol. Those were the days, apart from your accident I mean.
Damn that's an incredible story! So glad you lived to tell it 🙌🙌🙌
Wow. That's resonant. I have a friend who had that happen, in High School, when this song was _everything_ and everyone wore those pants. I think they told her mother she might not make it to the hospital. Then that she wouldn't walk. But like a boss she made a full recovery (can run) and has been employed as a physical therapist for years now. MTV was how I found out Def Leppard had a one armed drummer so I always loved that band even more. Now the "M" stands for...media? Mindless? Is it even still a channel?
Curious, did you post the entire story the first time you posted? Did you add more detail to an initial post? Sorry, I just think I would have remembered it the first time I replied. Could have been really stoned too though, lol.
@@FilthyBitchGunClub IKR? I've always lived out in the sticks where there's no cable. Bitd when MTV played actual music videos all the time, I was floored when I watched it at a friends that had cable. The reality show the real world was the beginning of the end for MTV and tv in general. We can all blame MTV for putting the first nail in the coffin on good television by starting the glut of "reality" shows.
It might be one of my favorites now! You are amazing!!
There’s a reason EVERY STRIP CLUB EVER has this in the rotation
Bruh how would u know that
@@caitlincalloway4948 What? Never been to a Titty Bar?
That groove is undeniably sexy.
@@RolandDeschain1 For sure! That intro is especially hot!!! 🔥🔥🔥
that and warrant's cherry pie lol
Armageddon it, That was probably one of Steve Clark’s best guitar solos ever. RIP
I love Armageddon, Steve was epic.
Yes I agree Armageddon It is absolutely amazing !
If you really want the essence of what made Steve great, then Gods Of War is where it's at.
That riff is Steve in sonic form.
What a beautiful reaction to watch today...Great music; Jamel is SMILING again; he's doing the shoulder movements and it even looked like he was getting a few leg movements in there. AHHHH......Life is getting back to normal. Thanks, Jamel.... sending a hello to Mrs. Jamel.... take care and be well. Peace.
Nah man. The next Def Leppard song you gotta hear is a two-parter: BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTBREAK which transitions straight into SWITCH 625. Fantastic.
both have to be played together, state law :D
Animal or Rocket by Def Leppard are great rockers!! I agree with the previous commenter about Bringing on the Heartache!! One of my favorites!! Love ya Jamel!!♡
(Bob Dylan's - Tangeled up in Blue.....Please.)
On through the night ✌️🎶🎶🎶🎸🎙️🥁🎸🎙️🥁🎙️🎸🎶🎶
YESSUH!!!!
My band rerecorded Switch625
New Messiah
This band has everything. Drums, bass, vocals, showmanship, and they're just having fun. This is how a concert should be.
Extremely pissed off that the Def Leppard/Motley Crue/Poison concert got "postponed" this year. I was so looking forward to being there.
Oh my god, no kidding right? I started seeing these guys in the 80's and I see them every year. This was
a line up I really wanted to see. I was so pissed that I couldn't. I really hope to have the chance soon.
Whaaat? All three bands? I did not know that was happening!
@@ajclements4627 it's happening those 3 plus Joan Jett but I don't really care bout her just not a fav of her but it's still on for 2021 now, but who knows what that's gonna be like.🙄
I know I was so sad about that
Damn are the still doing it !??? I was at Verizon amphitheater like 13 years ago at his concert in California , so awesome 😎
Cool that you mentioned We Will Rock You. Queen and Def Leppard members are good friends. Brian May inducted them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Me and my sister-in-law karaoke to this song A few years ago in Reno at a bar with about 150 people in it. I thought we kicked ass, looking at the video, not so good but the Dance Floor was on fire thanks alcohol 😂💯 good memory
I karaoked to this song a while back too!
Somebody is feeling better! Looks like it...that smile is back.
That drummer has one arm getting that beat going !! He’s better than most w two arms !!
30-plus years since this came out, and I still crank the volume as soon as this one starts up! Oh, that was a great summer!!!
Girl you an'nt lieing I THINK EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT SUMMER THAT YEAR.I KNOW I SURE DID GOD.MISS THEM DAYS
@@susansnowthacker7296 Me too!
@@AuntK68 I saved my lunch and recess money buy ticket's to go to the concert's .u wanted to go to and sometimes even went out of Alabama to see them..got caught my parents didn't know BUT BOY WAS IT WORTH BEING GROUNDED FOR A MONTH..
@@susansnowthacker7296 Hahaha, great story! And probably some great memories to go with it!
My best friend and I made a pact that summer: when we were in the car together and this song came on the radio, no matter where we were, we would pull over and dance to this song on the side of the road. And we did it. Too many times to count... Good times.
This album didn't really start selling until this was released as the third single. Then it completely took off. So many hits off the album.
I can’t remember how they were released as radio singles, but this was the fourth video. Because of the four year hiatus between albums, I think people had kind of forgotten about them. First video was women. The second video was animal. The third video was the title track. And then, this one. However, I had the tape from the get-go. I remember seeing the world premiere for women on MTV back in the day.
jediprettyboy, In the US, Women was first, Animal second, I’m not sure which was released as the third single, but you’re correct, this song was #4 which propelled the album. Album sold to some success, but not to expectations after Pyromania - but, I agree, I think 4 years between albums hurt somewhat as that wasn’t typical back then.
Loved it had it wore it out
@@sherrifrazier5722 So did the dude in the dorm next to mine at my first USAF assignment. He went to work about an hour before I did, and he would blast it every morning while he was getting ready (for about 4 months.) No complaints.
I remember Animal coming out, then got the cassette. Great album.
Jamel, it’s exactly what you think it’s about 😂
At his first concert after he lost his arm they had a backup drummer just in case. After the first song the backup drummer said, you don't need me he's got this. Or something close to that.
Driving his Corvette in England he crashed and lost his arm.
The get so many royaltys from strip clubs for this song.
@@rachel-in-the-208 it's just we drive,you just steer😉
Sugah is kinda like a toot-toot. What's a toot-toot? John Fogerty's All-Stars, 1984 or so, with Rockin' Sidney - "My Toot-Toot". 'splains it.
Close. They had a replacement drummer for a few songs, then Rick slipped into the seat Nobody noticed a difference.
The true true meaning of this song IS freaky deaky LOL
React to Bringin on the Heartbreak.
RIP Steve this song has a fantastic solo by him :(
This is my jam 😂 I also love Bringing On The Heartbreak and Hysteria
~I also suggest Whitesnake "Still of the Night" amazing song!
Yesss! I request Whitesnake to channels all the time- “Still of the Night”, “ Is this love”(official videos) and”Slow & Easy.”
I love the cello solo in that song I turn it up to eleven lol
Love Whitesnake
Crying in the Rain
Yes, I already mentioned "Still of the Night" once. Come on, Jamel...that is a bad song
Good old 80´s Music. Great Song, What about another "Long Hair" Rock Band like Whitesnake ? "Here i go again" would fit perfect, btw - you do a great job, keep going.
Yes, they're good!
Wait until he sees Tawmy Kitean on the hood of the car. Lolol
Listen to Hysteria by Def Leppard!!
Good choice
Yes.
Def Leppard. Are one of those bands. You go see their show, and you feel the whole venue get a simultaneous lift. Within four bars of the first song. Absolutely magic.
I absolutely love the 80’s, and I’m so lucky I grew up with parents with such great taste in music, my parents are for sure 80’s people, dad has the long ass hair still, my mom absolutely loves the 80’s, I wish I could go back in time and visit there. I’m a 90’s kid, but I love the 80’s and the 70’s and so on back then up the to early 2000’s.
This is when people didn’t sing with auto tune and they could actually sing and use real instruments. I’ve been to concerts, especially Queensryche I met all of the members at the hotel I was staying at, and hung out in their room with my dad, which I had no idea that they were staying at the same one, the drummer wanted a picture with me, like OH MY GOD, you want a picture with me? I was shy and was scared to take one, he walked up to me and put his arm around me and said it’s okay, I took pictures of the four bus, but I can’t post those. You should react to Queensryche, their manager they had I called him uncle fozzy he got me backstage passes and everything.
Is it just me that I cry and get emotional when I sing songs from the 80’s especially from journey? makes me miss my 90’s childhood memories 😞
There’s actually a dude on Tik Tok that I follow who literally dressed and reminds me of an 80’s rock dude, he’s in a band too, like this is what I’m used to and I love it when people keep that feeling around and style.
Why can’t guys have hair styles like this still today? Ugh!! My fiancé has long hair which I love. I also love the fact that I know more 80’s song and the lyrics then most of the garbage today, some I like, but not all and I’d take this kind of music over that.
I love that you love to listen to other types of music, makes me happy!!
I’ve also met steel panther, if you don’t know who they are, you should look them up and react to them, they’re still a rock band, I took a picture with all of them at the concert they had in St. Pete, Lexie is my favorite one, you’ll see if you check them out, they’re funny but the music is actually really good and it’s more just for adults.
Brittany cool parents for sure! Some of the 80s music was good like this song, GNR too, but imho the early '90s had great music too. Much of the '80s music sucked as there were SO many hair metal bands without much talent, trying to ride the coattails of the greats like DL.
I'm so glad I got to grow up in that time of great music ❤
April Haywood Me, too!
it's all so self-serving, depressing, phony, and pretentious today, lacking anything that could be misconstrued as talent or virtuosity. the good times are gone, but we'll always have our memories.
Me too
My favorite band! The magic of Def Leppard and producer "Mutt" Lange. The entire "Hysteria" album is a masterpiece. Glad you acknowledged drummer Rick Allen. True friendship, for sure, and major props to him for being able to do something so remarkable.
The first album I bought with them. Great album.
Agree with you on the Hysteria album, one LP I have kept just for the memories 👌🏻
They were the Led Zeppelin of the 80s, "in popularity"
There really was no band bigger than DL in the 80s. Many say Motley Crue, Poison... nope. Leppard. Every song on Hysteria was a top ten hit, and many No#1s.
@warrtiger9780 No, actually only one song was a #1, "Love Bites" and it was only #1 in the USA. Also, not every song was a top ten hit either. There were 12 songs on hysteria, and only 7 were singles, so there were 5 songs that basically are never played on the radio, forget about making charts or the top 10.
Bon jovi was very big in the 80's
Only Michael Jackson sold more albums in the 80”s, difficult to compete with the guy who made the thriller album.
@@derekboudreaux3931 Ummm AC/DC also sold more albums.
PREACH!!!
You should see Joe Elliot's speech when Def Leppard got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. When Joe mentioned drummer Rick Allen's accident, and the love they all felt for him, the entire audience got to their feet. Rick was in tears at the love he was shown. It was so electric. They are a true class act, and I consider myself priveledged to have grown up in high school listening to their music and making a fool of myself on the high school gym dance floor when the deejay played, "Pour Some Sugar on Me". I'd love to relive just one of those days.
The Beat.... Done by a one armed drummer! The group took off for about a year after the horrific automobile accident in 1984 while they manufactured a special drum set for Rick Allen, while he learned to play with just one arm.
They have so many awesome songs.....their harmonizing on vocals are incredible
Sheffields finest drummer lost his arm in a car accident, if memory serves me right it was on a road between Sheffield and Manchester called the snake pass a very dangerous road and many have been killed on it
Yeah, the seatbelt sliced it off (or to the point that it had to be amputated). If he didn't have the seatbelt on, he'd have kept his arm. But he'd have died.
I remember. He was depressed about not playing the drums again. He designed a drum set so he could use his feet to compensate. Love this story. The band really stood by him if I recall.
My Revival yup they did! They encouraged him to keep on goin! I’m SO glad they did cuz I couldn’t imagine the group without Rick Allen! 💗
His girlfriend was driving at the time, I think
Yeah was the snake pass, local road to me and my sister's a huge fan. Sure there's a video on here somewhere showing how all the footpedals work to activate the different drums he uses, unbelievable stuff!
the ARCHIES absolutely influenced him with that ending to "Sugar Sugar"
He should react to that song... :)
Jamel should absolutely react to "Sugar, Sugar", it's a great song.
Yep it is a bit freaky deeky....especially when he gets to “you’ve got the peaches, I’ve got the cream.”
"Do you take sugar? One lump or two?"
Oh yeah, it's freaky-deaky.
Girl if you would have said that in the '80s they would have totally kicked you out of civilization lol. Def Leppard was God and the world rocked to them!
I was 13 when this came out, listened to it on repeat for 2 years and many times since then (30 years later) and this line has not clicked for me until now... wtf???
HG 2614 - One of their groupies said it (you can guess what she was talking about) and they wrote this song from that.
LOL
Fyi fact Phil Colleen the guitarist with short hair was almost signed by iron maiden but Adrian Smith got the gig and so he joined Def lepperd instead
Thank goodness for that.
This one was a strip club staple back in the day.
It still is
@@karlsmith2570 haven't been to one in at least 15 years. Figured I should only speak to what I know/knew.
Along with "Cherry Pie"
@@danielah3398 and Rock and Roll Fantasy by Bad Company
@@danielah3398 yup, I actually knew a stripper that would dance to that song
Ironically, her name was Cherry
Lets Get Rocked caused most of my hearing damage in the 90's, Good song, Good Times!
do you wanna get rockeddd!!!!!
the Archies: Sugar Sugar was a MAJOR hit back in the day of its release and, quite honestly, well worth the listen if you're up to it
I lived across the street from Ron Dante in NYC. Sweet guy.
One of my all time favorites ❤
I still love that song.
Cut the 45 off the back of a Sugar Puffs cereal box back in the day! I kid you not!
@@GirlWithAnOpinion I did that too.lol
Rick Allen, the God of Thunder!!!!
i remember back in the 80's when the news hit that Rick Allen, the drummer got into a car accident and lost his arm. my first thought was, "What are they going to do?" answer: they went on tour with him!
Have you done any reactions to Robert Palmer songs? I'd LOVE to see that.
Love this song brings back High School memories. Love your reaction it’s priceless 😂🤣😂🤣 Gosh concerts were great in the 80’s
I guess “Love Bites” was taken down. Was in the middle of it and then... gone
Gotta get the Vimeo app or Vimeo online and check out his "channel" there.
I almost find it hard to believe you haven’t heard this one. Either you’re young or I’m getting old lol😆
Yeah I also find it hard to believe that he hasn’t heard alot of these songs. I know alot of time has passed since they were released but many are still in regular rotation on the radio today. I’m thinking that he has heard some of them before but never watched the videos.
Hilariously, this song was inspired by someone saying "Pour some sugar on me" when asked did he want "one lump or two". XD
Rick Allen had been with the band since he was 15, so they DEFINITELY weren't gonna give up on him. It's beautiful!!
It's also why their instruments have so much chemistry with each other. =)
I had a girlfriend once that, yes, loved me. Did she love Joe Elliot more? Oh yes.
😂🤔😮🙁 dude ...
Yup 😁
Told my husband of "The Def Leppard Clause" before we married.
Back then? Oh Hell yes!!!!!! 😁😍🤘💋💘
We weren't supposed to? LoL Joe Elliott has always been husband goals since I first saw the video for Foolin'. 😊😉
I remember back in the old days when a guy or girl would tell their other, "come here and give me some sugar" which means some love.
K.Scott L lol all i thought bout when u said that was army of darkness when ash says gimme some suger baby lol
AND THEY ARE STILL ROCKING
And filling arenas. And still sound great!
This one Fantastic Band. They Flat Refused To Go On Without Their Drummer. One Arm Or Not. Dedication. That's Key. ❤😊
I was at this concert the whole stage rotated so everyone could enjoy it. Was so cool
The best concert ever! I was in 8th grade and won tickets off the radio to the concert!! Back in the days when you had to keep calling over & over until you got through hoping you were the right caller. My dad had to take me but he enjoyed it too! One of my best memories!!
Concert in the round
Incredible concept
Pat Benatar- Hell is for children
and Love is a battlefield.
Yes, and MORE YES! 🎶♥️
And We Belong, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, All Fired Up..... all of Pat really 😁😁👍🙌🙌
Hell is for Children is very heartbreaking. He should be warned. It is a great song that truly shows Pat's talent to the fullest. I don't agree with her entirely. While you are a child and going through the abuse, it is hell. When you grow up you have the choice to fight your way to the light and leave hell behind. Speaking from personal experience it seems like it is always nipping at your heels though.
should also do suffer the little children. Pat Benatar would do hell is for children and suffer the little children together in concert. It was great.
“Invincible” was a kickass song too
This is my song, lol. I have told all my friends and family that when I die, they better play this either at the wake or the funeral or I'm haunting them.
So happy to see you finally discovering Def Leppard, Brother Jamal! 🤘
"Photograph" and "Pyromania" are the other two Leopard tracks I like best. Hope you get to them someday.
Peace bro.
I bow down to Rick Allen. No obstacles, no limits; no matter what life throws at you.
He is ranked No. 7 on the UK website Gigwise in list
Great review!
Amazing vocals. Whole band can sing so the layering is incredible!
You are spot-on about the drummer Rick Allen, it was awesome that instead of finding another drummer they set him up with a special kit!
Rick came up with the drum kit glad they stayed with Rick
"Women" by Def Leppard is a great song of theirs.
Rick Allen is a living Rock Legend as well as one of the best drummers in the world, a big shout out to the Band that Hails from Shefffield UK
You’re right, that beat hits SO hard! 🥁 This is my favorite band of all time so I definitely appreciate your positive feedback. They are the epitome of what any band should be. Freaking love these guys!!!!! ❤️
I LOVE DEF LEPPARD SO MUCH!! TO THIS VERY DAY!!
How about Rock Candy by Montrose the " sticky sweet" made me think of it.
Their friendship is true love, man! I went to their concert on November of 2018, in Australia, and OMG they still rock hard to this day!! Rick Allen is an amaaaazing drummer and also a great artist! Loved watching them live and id go again, without thinking twice!
Yes DEF LEPPARD is my jam! This is one of their best and has to be my favorite - at least it makes me SMILE AND DANCE!!
I believe this is still the #1 song for strippers to dance to. Seriously.
Listen to “Love Bites” “Armageddon It” and “Gods Of War”
Love bites yes
Please no.. anything before Hysteria though
Gods of War is so good.
Joshua Cohen yessir
Legend has Rick Allen's left arm started it's own band.....
Nick 🤣
"Nick's ARMy"...
@@thop1984 1 Hand Band...
Too soon. 😁
My sunday school teacher when i was like 16 accidentally got me hooked on this song.
That's awkward.
Is there a story behind that comment cos you have attention!?
What else did she teach you? Asking for a friend...
RIP Steve Clark. Fantastic old school guitar slinger. Rock in peace...
I guess reacting to songs you have not heard of is over? There is no way that you are not familiar with any of the songs on Def Leppard’s 12x Platinum in the USA Hysteria album released in August 1987.
Love Def Leppard the best song ever. Great band!! Love your reactions they are the best!!! The drummer is amazing learned how to adapt very well. Oh...oh cut that rug Jamal!!🥰
The song of my youth, idolised Def Leppard in the 80’s
Do the Def Leppard songs "Women" and "Rocket."
Not Phtotograph?
@@chrissyb7916 That's EXACTLY what I was gonna say! Lol...😁🤘
Def Leppard are a super heavy drum band. Usually it's the guitar or vocals that you think of when you say a band, and don't get me wrong, they're ridiculous too. But, as far as this particular band, it's the drums that lead the charge. Can you imagine how proud Rick and the guys must of been after they started practicing and performing again?! And, just to add to what you said about most band members most likely finding another drummer...in 1984, when the accident happened, they were at the top of their game. They weren't just beginning their careers or winding down. Rick began learning to drum one handed in just 3 short months after the accident. 🖤🤘
You cant play drums with one arm
_* HOLD MY BEER...*_
Just when they thought they overcame adversity with Rick's arm loss.... guitarist Steve Clark died of alcohol poisoning just after the HYSTERIA album went platinum
That broke my heart and I had a huge crush on Steve!
Shows the grit of the band, to come back from such adversity and still kick ass.
@@trustyaxe Years go by, I'd say they've kicked some ass.... Oops, wrong band. My bad. LOL!
@@BillGraper Lol! Well, you can say Def Leppard kicked ass as well. :)
@@TJ-id6ee same
Please review the Scorpions: "No One Like You", or one of their other 1980's hits. They're from Germany, and were rockin!!
My favorites by them are: Unholy Alliance, Woman and Rock You Like a Hurricane. They rock hard!!
If I could only bring one band on "cassettes" to an 80's kegger it would be Def Leppard for sure!
If you really do like Def Leppard and like to be and what they've done over the years we can see multiple sides of them starting with Rock of Ages then check out the sweet side like Carrie and I've never needed somebody so bad by the way if you look it up Pour Some Sugar On Me was one of the most blank song during that one year I won't say what it was voted as but as you said think about Pour Some Sugar On Me laughing my ass off love your videos
Respect for Def Leppard and Rick Allen.
This song really gets me fired up. Not many songs can do that for me. It's specifically designed to do that, run it to the top, and don't stop, ever. This is my absolute favorite, you couldn't change my mind.
You have to do "t Rex" and the song is called "20th century boy" the live version on Music Laden . Make sure it's the live performance. If you want to see a way out rock personality , this is it.
Damn, I was in 6th grade when this album came out.
When you get done with Def Leppard , try Guns and Roses, Civil War, Sweet child of mine, November rain, Welcome to the Jungle
Ah, wish someone did Coma , very underrated
This needs to happen!!!
@Captain MufDyven Yesterdays is one of my favorite songs from them.
The truly amazing things about the drummer, is I think he became a better drummer. In his quest to be capable of playing the drums with one arm and both feet, he found a way towards perfection he otherwise would not have.
While he is no Neil Peart(who is?), he is one of the greatest drummers of all time, in one of the greatest bands of the eighties.
You should check out the Hysteria album that this came from. They basically made a Greatest hits album with that album. Also, check out the "Classic Album" series about the Hysteria album.
I think you should watch Bringin’ on the Heartbreak.
I was a teenager when this song came out. A few decades later, my 17 year old son bought tickets for the two of us to see them in concert as a birthday present. I will die happy from that experience.
This is a huge one however there are MANY!! “Hysteria “, “love bites”, “bringing on the heartache” and more than I feel like typing right now-😁😉. ❤️💛💟☮️🤘🏼✌️
You forgot Animal & Rocket. :)
'Photograph', 'Let's Get Rocked', 'Armageddon it', 'Women' Just a few More. lol
"Rock in America"
@@edford1693 Did you mean Hello America? (You Can Still) Rock in America was Night Ranger.
I saw them three times on the Pyromania tour, and one song that really stood out every time was Mirror Mirror. For some reason, that song just resonated in a live performance. I think it could have been a hit if it was on a weaker album (Adrenalize), but on High 'n' Dry it was just buried.
Hey Jamel, how about reacting to Def Leppard's Rock of Ages and Bringin' On the Heartbreak? Live versions are great!!! Jim K.
Best bit is, when they came to shooting videos, they went "How do we shoot Rick" and the band said "Like any other drummer"
Man you have to react to some “Triumph” Magic Power. I do believe you will enjoy this band. My favorite in the 80’s. Sssshhh I’m old.
Now you should do a "80's hair-band" run...
-Cinderella: "Nobody's Fool" / "Shake Me"
-Ratt: "Round n Round," / "Way Cool Jr."
-Dokken: "Breaking the Chains," / "Alone Again."
That should give ya a good set of cheeeesy metal clasics!!!
We're Not Gonna Take It (you can't leave Twisted Sister out of any cheesy 80's hair band list)
Metal Health - Quiet Riot
(Round & Round was too smooth to be cheesy)
@@gil4321 I almost listed both of those bands but I thought I'd limit my list. Quiet Riot isn't cheesy to me, they were one of my favs until I found Maiden & the big 4. He's reacted to all of them except Anthrax. Add that band to the list too I guess. Lol
Ooohhh Dokken, they had pretty cool songs😀
Skid Row, Poison, Tesla, Faster Pussycat...I can do this all day, lol. Sooo many bands, sooooooo many great songs.
This song was so overplayed back in the day. I hated this song back then and still dislike it. Only song from the album that I don't like.
Mmmmkay....
you're right. people liking it is purely nostalgic, the song is very corny and cheesy. cool band though (historically speaking)
My Favorite Rock Song of ALL TIME!!
You should do black Betty by spiderbait it’s a heavier version