DEF LEPPARD - Step Inside: Hysteria At 35 

I am 50. I was a teenager through the 80's. I would not change that for anything. DEF LEPPARD was one of many bands that made that time of my life eternally magical. Through all eternity I will cherish those memories and feelings.

Rick Allen and the HYSTERIA album SAVED ME!!! I myself being a drummer since a young child, lost my left arm from a motorcycle accident in September of 1987. When I heard and saw what the "THUNDER GOD" Rick Allen was doing, my mind was blown. It gave me hope, courage, and the will to fight and carry on. I was only 21 at the time. Happy to say, I STILL play drums to this day. Only I use an entire acoustic drum kit. No triggers or electronic pads. Thanks to SIDEKICK DRUMS, and Jim Darnell, for his invention of the SIDEKICK DRUMS vertical snare drum mount. Allowing me to play an acoustic snare drum with my right foot, compensating for the loss of my left arm. GOD BLESS YOU RICK ALLEN!!! YOUR drive helped me travel forward. 🤘🏼🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁❤

One of the things that I loved about Def Leppard, besides their music of course, was their loyalty to each other.

The Hysteria album is an artistic Masterpiece of rock-n-roll.

Def Leppard = Standing the Test of Tragedy and Time. Over 30 years later; Still Standing.

One of the best albums ever made.

Such a timeless album and Rick Allen is such an inspiration.

I'm a black guy and Def Leopard is my favorite band. They have been ever since, I first heard, PHOTOGRAPH!! Love these guys! A really great band! Rock on guys, and I will too! Definitely!

Hysteria was a masterpiece back in 1987, and it still is to this day here in 2020!! Will always love that album. :)

The most enlightening thing said in this documentary, and there were a lot: “nobody ever gave us anyithing, it was just loaned to us. We had to sell 100,000 records to clear the debt”. This is how the music buisness works. A lot of artists forget this and this is a reason why a lot of one hit wonders constantly tour crappy venues or work regular jobs.

One of the greatest albums to ever be released and one of the greatest bands in history!

Like Pyromania,every song on Hysteria is great,no filler songs,gotta be 1 of the best groups ever!

To this day Hysteria remains as my favorite Def Leppard album.

Hysteria was such a huge part of my childhood

Rick Allen has inspired me to be more determined to keep praying drums with adjustments after 2 strokes.

Will always be my favorite album. Hooked on Def Leppard since I was 12. Hysteria is an album you can listen to over and over again. and never get tired of it.

Love this album & these guys still kick ass 30 yrs. later......R.I.P Steve Clark 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Loved hearing Rick say how proud he is of it. They should be! It still holds up incredibly and will last forever.

I'm 62 I was fresh out of highschool when Def Leppard came to America and I was like the singer😍 and I was hooked and still listening! Miss Steve though 😢😢 Thank you Guys you are still awesome❤

i was at donington 1986...will never forget the ovation rick got

2 years ago I was in the hospital fighting for my life from a staph infection, I don't remember much of it but I do remember waking up to my son playing Def Leppard. My all time favorite band! Thank you guys always part of my life!!

57 years old and I still rock Hysteria in the car!

1983, I was 14, from a tiny town. Friend called and said " find a way out, my buddy is here from Cali and has new Def Leppard cassette. Jumped out my 2 story window, hid the car behind 7th day Adventist Church, rocked all night as loud as that cassette player would go. Unforgettable, great time with a great band !

Im 43 years old and grew up with this band in my room. Still listen. My son is 19 in the US Army and jams Def Leppard every morning before training so I think the music will continue to carry over with every generation. Thanks Def Leppard.

I get caught up with all defleppard once a week on RU-vid and I've been reading the comments. It brings tears to my eyes how so many people that love the 80$music especially leppard.instead of making me happy it makes my cry sad tears because I'm alone in the world and just really miss everything .love all of u lep fans and def leppard literally saved my life while I've been suffering homelessness if and on for fifteen years.to quote cher"if I could turn back time I'd find a way.rock of ages!!!

I bought the cassette tape back in 1988. And to this day it's still my favorite def lep album! I have it now downloaded to my phone. It's such a stellar piece of musical history. I'll love it from now on. And my 13 year now loves it. Excellent job guys. 30 years later and it's still so much a part of our history.

Steve Clark was my guitar hero. Sadly missed and very underrated. In my opinion the reason why this album was pure gold ♥️

If you were a teenager in the mid to late 80's ('87 was my sophomore year) this album was a HUGE part of your life. Whether it was cruising Gratiot Ave in Detroit on a Friday night with Pour blasting on the radio or at the lake drinking it up and trying to get into some girls pants with the rest of the album playing. It was there for you. Between this album, Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, and Poison's Open Up and Say Ah those were the 3 albums that defined those years.

The creative genius of the Hysteria album is so electrifying of one's soul. Still my favorite album of all time, best played on a fully decked out sound system in the car or home with the volume cranked. Thank you so much for the incredible feelings!!!

Hysteria changed my life forever ❤ love Def Leppard ❤ most of the world

Hysteria is the only album which I can just play through all the songs without skipping 1 because I love all the songs there.

What a band. People forget how big they where. Love them.

And THIS, is exactly why, Def Leppard is now in the Rock & Roll Hall Of FAME!

"The birthrate spiked when that record came out." Perfect.

My best friend had the cassette in 86 and made me a copy... I think I played it till the tape wore out. We grew up in a tiny country in the northern part of South America. Rock music there was not a part of your musical upbringing. There were 3 of us out of a school of about 400 students that listened to rock music. This album blew us away.. Years later I was in England on holiday...Went into a store and bought the CD. Still play it to this day. Thanks for the music.

It's really difficult to say... But I am glad that my most of time in my life are with Def Leppard. My best time and my bad time...always Def Leppard music with me as well as band 's best and hard time. I'm really proud of being Def Leppard fan for over decades.

One of my favorite albums of all time.

Hysteria is one of my top 10 favourite albums it still sounds as good today as it did when it was first released. The songs are so polished and technically perfect that the sound hasn't aged. Def Leppard achieved what today's bands can only dream of.

This album redefined the meaning of professionalism. This is the better produced album to this day. God Bless Steve !

Hysteria by Def Leppard is HANDS DOWN my favorite Leppard album

Still one of the best live bands . Can’t wait to see them again

One of the best concerts, I've EVER seen! I think we called them back like 6 times! In Calgary!

...as a child in a country lost under the iron curtain , there I was , with my forehead sticked to an old Sony stereo listening to those magic sounds of Hysteria. Today I still feel the same , I still carrying those intense musical feelings. Thank you Def Leppard!

@defleppard, I love the brotherhood you have, and the love love for one another. Can't get any better than that. God bless you all and God bless Rick Allen 🙏🙏🙏

Best band ever. Unique harmonies but still hard rock! And then you have the Thundergod!

The album still sounds fantastic, even after all those years. It's just timeless quality, a true gem.

Still play songs from Hysteria every day. Can’t wait to see them again in November playing the whole album!

I stopped listening to music after the 1960’s..., until I heard these guys... loved this album..!!

I remember 15yrs old, The Elgin Theater in Toronto '84 Pyromania tour my first concert i was in absolute heaven played all the songs i wish they would play today, Too late for love, Mirror Mirror, Billy's got a gun, rock Brigade :(

I was in Jr High when Hysteria came out. They were my first favorite band ever. My first rock album. My mom loved them, my sister loved them! It was a very magical time. I love these guys!

Massive Leppard fan as a teenager. Pyromania was the first cd I ever bought. Apparently, that was 35 years ago :-( Dug them out this last week and put them in the car. My God, Hysteria still sounds as phenomenal now as it did when it was first released. What an amazing, unparalleled album. You guys changed lives and gave more pleasure across the globe than you’ll can understand. RIP Steve.

I bought the cassette tape and album in late 86...played it everyday late 86......Thanks mates for making a stellar album...Rest in Peace Steve Clark....

One of my favorite bands on the planet!!! Ever since I heard ON THROUGH THE NIGHT (THE ALBUM) . I THINK IT WAS 1979 OR 80. THANK YOU JOE, RICK SAVAGE, RICK ALLEN, STEVE, PHIL, Vivian, & Pete Willis. Oh yah,MUTT TO!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻THE WORLD LOVES DEF LEPPARD ❤❤🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I remember buying this when I was 15 years old, and saw the videos on Mtv, and it blew me away. I took my record to school , i was in middle school, and showed it off to my friends, I got in trouble for it and had to stay after school, the second time that happened to me for taking a vinyl to school. The first time?? I was in the 5th grade and took my Pyromania album to school, and I ended up staying after school in a parents conference with my teachers. The teachers said they were concerned for my well being, and thought I was being corrupted. When I got home, my dad said..." Go ahead and listen to your music, music is important, always will be." I ended up being a drummer in the high school jazz and marching band, later I olayed drums and sang in a rock band.

I love how Joe Elliott, even though he's the singer, knows so much about how they tracked guitars and drums. I mean obviously he plays guitar too, but it isn't like he is some diva who only showed up when it was time to record his singing parts. Very cool.

Def Leppard forever. So much love . Rip Steve Clark (the best]

My Favorite Band !! Since 1978 iv Been following them

Bought the the first album on through the night when it first come out! I was in a band and played guitar, and wasted was the first song I learned! This amazing band has gone through so much and still have stood the test of time!!! The sad loss of Steve Clark and Rick Allen accident, still pushed on! Truly amazing!!! They are one of the greatest bands in history !!!!!!!!!!!!

Exquisite guitar and vocal arrangements, songwriting and mixing , a total masterpiece of an album

Favorite band from that time. Love'em still!

One of the most spectacular live shows going today. The musicianship is amazing. The July 1st 2018 show in Atlanta GA did not disappoint.

Greatest album ever as far as im concerned. Every song a potential number 1.

I remember being blown away at the sound of this album upon hearing for the first time. So ahead of it's time. A magical album. I was happy I was a teenager at the time it came into the world.

This album definitely stands up!! It’s in part the voice of a generation. Certainly the sound!! Which many many bands tried to copy and capture in its wake. Any music with that much impact. Will always stand the test of time

Just saw you all in Atlanta Sunday. You all were AMAZING of course!!! My husband and I ran into Rick Allen at baggage claim (obviously he was on our flight from San Fran). I went all fan girl on him lol. I started talking to him and my husband was like "who are you talking to?".. Rick was like, "That's great you guys have fun"... as he hurried away with his driver.

One of the most iconic records that defined my teen years in the 80's. I was blown away when my buddy played "Pour Some Sugar On Me" on the stereo in his Ford Thunderbird. I bought my girlfriend the Hysteria t-shirt at the concert and I'll never forget how great she looked in it. Thank you lads, because your music has been the soundtrack of my life ever since.

Never heard anything like this album before or since. Amazing work of art.

I'd been into leppard since 82/83. And finally got to see them for the first time in 86 at donnington festival.I was a 22 year old lad back then. "Ladies and gentlemen Mr Rick Allen" and the place went mental,i cried because we never thought he'd play again after losing his arm. I still have the original Hysteria Box Set from all those years ago,a coveted item of mine. :) I haven't seen them live since the hysteria tour in 88. (Rest in peace Steve Clark, never forgotten.) I'm off to see them play it in it's entirety again in december this year 2018 at metro radio arena gateshead. This is gonna be epic. It's a unique record NO other band could've made it.

Proud to say I come from the same city as these guys, Sheffield!

Love DEF LEPPARD 😍💙 So many great memories with each song that comes back when you hear their Awesome Music!! Love 😍 Love 💙 Love ❤️🔥🔥🎶🔥🎶🎸🎸DEF LEPPARD!!! 🔥💙🔥💙

I feel so lucky to have witnessed this album come out my last year of high school and watch it slowly explode into a world wide success. Easily one of the top 10 greatest albums of all time. The summer of 88 was filled with the sound of every car radio playing this album. I'd give the last 20 years of my life to live the 80's all over again. We had the best decade of music.

I was born after this album came out, 30 years later I'm still a fan.....DEF LEPPARD LIVES.....

THEY FLAT OUT ROCK,I HEARD them in the eighties,i knew they were headed for the top,the TIP TOP,guitar work is off the chain

Hysteria is the "perfect" rock album... every .... single... song. It's on my list of fav albums that includes The Beatles White Album and Kiss Alive.

The Hysteria Tour was such an emotional experience for both Def Leppard and the fans. To see Rick Allen walk out on stage to that drum kit to the deafening applause and cheers of the audience-Rick paused to take in the love and the support and he was overwhelmed for a moment. There were tears in his eyes and tears in our eyes-the audience. We believed in Rick and Def Leppard that night and forever.

Joe having the context and awareness to reference Gary Numan, Frankie, Human League and Depeche Mode to describe The Sound of Hysteria - while never not being Def Leppard! - is so on the money. Yes, the T Rex and the Queen and the Mott the Hoople spirit are there, but being open to and masterful of what modern sounds were and how they could drive the music so exceptionally…Mutt and Def Lep created a masterpiece, both of its time and onward. These guys were gifted, hard working and had a vision…and Hysteria is a thrilling monument for us to enjoy, forever.

Where has the time gone!!!!!! Love ya's! You guys are one of the best live performers xxxxooo! Guess now next tour...Hysteria30 tour!

I was working a late night shift while living in Phoenix. 98 KUPD played the whole album for their audience around 3 am. I remember thinking, what the hell happened? This does not sound like Def Leppard. It wasn't long before I had the cassette and Hysteria replaced Pyromania as my favorite album from the band. I've seen them twice in concert, the last being 2017, and they still put on the best show.

I am and have been SO in LOVE with this band.....!

The soundtrack to your life is very appropriate !!! Sophomore in high school . Cruising around in my 69 Z-28 camaro . Only concerned with getting girls . I could not turn on the radio without hearing a song from this album . And i loved it that way . Now i still play in a small local band in my home town and we play plenty of Def Leppard tunes . And when we do the crowd always goes nuts ! Thank you guys for being the perfectionists you are in the studio and creating this master piece !

As a fan from High n' Dry, when Pyromania came out, it blew mind, I listened to it over and over and was in complete shock, so glad Hysteria didn't disappoint either, great band!!!

Hysteria was the first CD I ever bought. I played it pretty much 24/7 for weeks. I even put it on "Repeat All" when I slept. I pretty much have every note memorized from start to finished. But it was only a couple years ago when I learned the actual lyrics to Rocket. "Rocket! Yeah! Satellite of Love..." I used to think they were saying, "Said a lie to you..."

One of the best albums of the 80's. I love Def Leppard.

Def Leppard….Y’all deserve all the success in the world. Stay happy n hungry writing Rock n Roll!!

Hysteria was groundbreaking for the band and for the music industry. Nothing sounded like this before. $5m in production costs for one music album is just staggering; that will never happen again. Computer tech has advanced a lot so we can do so much in today's home studios. . .

USA loved Def Leppard first!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Been a rock and pop guitarist most of my life... and Hysteria is still one of my all-time favorite albums. The playing, the vocals, the production, the atmosphere... everything screams rock, and rock second-to-none! You guys were the absolute model for rock music, rock stars, anything and everything rock! Guys... thanks for all of the music (especially Hysteria -- my favorite), thanks for the memories, thanks for the chills, thanks for the thrills... you guys, along with other select special bands WERE THE 80's, and everything musically glorious about that special era. The only thing I regret is it being so great that it may never happen like that again. Hysteria? PERFECT! I still rock driving down the road to it... I still get chills listening to it... I still play the songs, note for note, when practicing my chops, and I still long for those days again because those days were, again, like no other. I feel badly for the 90's folks and the "rock" players since then. No era compares to the best of the 80's... and you, Def Leppard, helped make the best, well, THE BEST! Also a special shout-out to Mutt Lange for the best production of a rock album ever conceived... Mutt IS the production MAN! Wish he would produce some more rock the likes of Hysteria before he decides to ride off into the sunset. Screw all of this other crap he's been doing. Rock will keep you feeling young... even if your body starts trying to tell you otherwise. Age SUCKS... but it happens. But, so does rock and roll. Live young... stay young at heart! Thanks again, and again, and again, guys... my wife and I will always be eternally/musically grateful for your brand of kick @$$ rock and roll that was the very model for what rock music was and should be for all time. And yes, the VERY GRAND Hysteria album... which, still, to this day, takes me right off of this planet for a little while when listening to it. You guys ROCKED, and helped give me the best days of my life! I miss them dearly!!!

Def Leppard were one of my favourite bands in the 80s & to this day. I had High 'n' Dry~ one of my very favourite Def Leppard songs is "Brignin' on the Heartbreak". All I wanted for Christmas '83 (omg, lol, I wasn't even a teen!) was Pyromania (It had sold out *everywhere* for months!) One of my favourite Christmas gifts ever.❤️ Obviously, back then, it wasn't like today. It took awhile for information to get around,. We had: print, radio & TV. Having found out about Rick's arm, I was devastated. Then forever, it seemed, I heard very little about Def Leppard~ was Rick ok?! how were they?! would/did they break up?! what would happen to Rick?! That was the worst one.💔 I bought every hard rock/metal magazine that had any news regarding the band. I tried to catch any news on the radio or our video station, Much Music Canada. One day, I was sitting in our car waiting for my mom, just listening to the radio... A song came on & I immediately knew it was *NEW* Def Leppard. I actually cried. Happy tears. It was "Women" & it was *INCREDIBLE* ❤️ I bought that CD as soon as I could & listened on repeat.❤️🔥 I was obsessed. I remember everything about that day~ the weather, where we were parked and excitedly telling my mom the news when she got back. She knew my love for the band, my crush on Steve 😢💔 & she, herself, really liked Def Leppard. Hysteria is not only one of the greatest albums ever, but given the tragedies surrounding it, the band's dedication to each other & their fans, it also made me even more proud of being a huge Def Leppard fan. *THANK YOU Joe, Steve, Rick, Phil & Rick* ❤️🤘🏻🔥

Def Leppard I really love this band grew up on them since the young 80's like I got into them around 83' and Especially we're a huge Inspiration above Magical rock and to me whenever I seen them on MTV seeing " Pour some sugar on me " video and just the whole album is a Uniquely Beautifully well done Masterpiece Artistic frame of work man , God Bless Steve Clark & It was Rick Allen and the rest of the band's Huge Comeback I just Really Love Hysteria Album Thank You DL You rock forever my friends !!!!

I was never a Def Leppard fan, but even back then before I had trained ear and the audio engineer title, I recognized the unique and excellent sound quality produced on this album. I wish albums could still be made like this, long blank check process. This is partially why music sucks no days. They don't make them like Hysteria anymore!

Absolutely love that sound on that album. I loved how was produced, the rock vocal harmonies, how the amps were turned, everything. I don’t care one bit about orthodox hard rock jackals and what they think, that band never has to prove their credibility.

We lived by them , and so it came to be....long live DEF LEPPARD in Southern California.

Sonically it stands alone in its own world. Its a monument of pop-rock production. The clarity and layering are ridiculous. Its dense, but never feels that way. Its beautifully done.

This is my favorite album of all time and I hope I can catch you on tour in the future in Europe. Thank you for making awesome music for all those years and sticking together as a band.

I love Ricks story! So inspirational on so many levels. Forget the music. That man is incredible.

My band got to open for Leppard during their Irish mini-tour in '86 just before they played in Donington.... a great memory, and a great honor.

Like all of you who have commented already - I just love these guys!! Became a fan after I saw them live in 2016 - yes, 2016! After watching Joe on Rock Icons in 2016 - I thought, what an interesting guy! - couldnt believe what I missed over the last 30 - 40 years. I'm glad I'm all caught up now. Own every album - even Down and Outz and Cybernauts. I'm a fan for life..and I plan on meeting these guys each and every time they get close to Toronto...may even head out to the UK one of these days for a concert.

My fave DL record, by far. Just fantastic music. As a musician, I appreciate it even more after all this time.

I picked up the vinyl in 1989 at the ripe old age of 12, completely turned me on to music, through this album I then discovered Queen, Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Who, Led Zeppelin and Cream etc etc. Thanks guys,changed my musical landscape - for the better.

The band that got me into Real Rock Music - One of the Greatest Hard Rock Bands of All Time DEF LEPPARD FOREVER 🤘🤘