Demonoid

Only thing that was ok/decent was pyromania

Urban Hat€monger ?

New?

They'd been around for about a decade , had 4 albums out and had already gone multi-platinum around the world.

Lip syncing is a fact of television , always has always will. It has no bearing on the talent of the person doing it.

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MeltingPot

That's still irrelevant if they're breaking new ground (and reaching a wider audience that may actually buy their stuff), which a show like TOTP is to many bands regardless of when it happens in their career. It's an iconic venue/platform that has a big musical fan base so bands that do the show are not against doing something unnatural (lip syncing) I would guess. Still god awful in my opionion, but whatever.

And of course it has no connection to level of talent; Steve Vai or John McLaughlin could "fake" solos on Oprah or Ellen or DWTS or whatever, it doesn't mean they still can't play, however what would be the point? They are not seeking a wider audience for their music at this point. Def Leppard, at this late stage in their career, have nothing to prove and are not hurting for funds that I can imagine so I question why they do it. I understand why TV execs want to it, it's cheaper, easier, cleaner and less likely to cause problems.

boo boo

IMO the only good that ever came out of pop metal is Van Halen (who were awesome, at least pre-Hagar, but at that point they were no longer metal and were basically Foreigner 2.0) and Def Leppard, who were at least decent by the standards of the genre. I mean Pyromania is a good album for parties.

If I ever hear Pour Some Sugar on Me again though, I might hurt somebody.

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boo boo

Yeah, I never understood syncing at concerts, if its someone like Michael Jackson then it makes sense, because he's dancing and stuff.

But when its just a rock band then no, there really is no excuse for it. If you don't have the balls to actually perform then whats the point? People come to see you to watch you play, not mimic the freaking album they already own.

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Disturbed2008

def leppard are class i went watching them at the liverpool echo arena last month and they were amazin, rock on

The Unfan

80s radio rock fluff with a randomly good debut.

jackhammer

I shamefully think that 'Love Bites' is a damn good ballad. I know I know. In the morning I will be weeping into my cornflakes berating my lack of taste.

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Scarlett O'Hara

I find that really cute! I personally still love them. Not as intensely as I did when I was 16, but I think they were brilliant for there time, and still love rocking out to:

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SATCHMO

I Can appreciate some Def leppard occasionally, but then again they were big when the pubes stated fillin' in, so i kinda' have a soft spoy for em'......Oh....did I say soft?