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Thomas Dolby, best known for his song “She Blinded Me With Science,” played keyboards on the album. It’s actually just Joe Elliott, Mutt Lange, Phil Collen, Rick Savage and Rocky Newton.ġ0. The Leppardettes are credited for background vocals on the album.

A diamond of the type sold under the brand name Pyromania has been certified by the RIAA. Since its release, over ten million copies of the album have been sold there. If you play the guitar solo in “Rock of Ages” backwards, you can hear the phrases “F**k the Russians” and “Brezhnev’s got herpes.”ĩ. Def Leppard’s Pyromania And Hysteria: Two Of The Best-selling Albums Of All Time The album, Pyromania, has sold approximately 6 million copies in the United States. There’s a Neil Young reference in “Rock of Ages.” When Joe sings, “All right/I ’ve got something to say/ It’s better to burn out/ Than to fade away,” the latter part is from Neil’s song “Hey Hey, My My (Out of the Blue).”Ĩ. Joe saw the words in the book and was inspired to write the song.ħ. Drums, Performer Def Leppard Are Rick Allen (2) Engineer Mike Shipley Engineer Assistant Brian 'Chuck' New, Craig 'Too Loud For Boys' Thomson Guitar Guitar Backing Tracks, Performer Def Leppard Are Pete Willis Guitar, Performer Def Leppard Are Phil Collen, Steve Clark (5) Illustration Front Cover Bernard. It was left there by a member of a children’s choir that used the space before them. The title for “Rock of Ages” came from a hymn book Joe found in the recording studio. The band was so fond of this one that they kept it on the song.Ħ. The “gunter glieben glauten globen” came from producer Mutt Lange growing tired of starting each take with “one, two, three, four” so he said nonsense words instead. They mean nothing but the band jokes that it means “running through the forest silently.”ĥ. The four words that start “Rock of Ages,” “gunter glieben glauten globen,” sound German but are actually just gibberish. Joe Elliott once described “Photograph” as being about “something you can’t ever get your hands on.”Ĥ. “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)” was originally called “Medicine Man” and had different lyrics.ģ. The previous Def Leppard record, High ‘n’ Dry 1981, was recorded with real drums.

Here are some excerpts from the interview: You and Mutt were trying something truly revolutionary, compared to the way rock drums were being recorded at that time. The album was partially recorded with him but he was fired midway through the sessions because of excessive alcohol abuse. Shipley worked with Def Leppard from High n’ Dry to Pyromania to Hysteria to Adrenalize. Former guitarist Pete Willis appears on every track. Meanwhile, here are 10 things you might not know about Pyromania:ġ. It's called Essential Def Leppard and you can listen to it here. To celebrate, iHeartRadio created a playlist of some of the band’s greatest hits. Not only does today mark the anniversary of the iconic record, it's also the day that the band finally decided to put their music on streaming services. On January 20th, 1983, Def Leppard released their epic album Pyromania.