REACTION TO Def Leppard - Desert Song | THIS IS SERIOUS!

[@d.rayvenspencer]

I've been a Lep fan for 40 years. Usually these videos prompt a lot of comments about how only certain parts of their catalog are worth loving. I'm just adding my two cents...you can love ALL of it. The poppy stuff, the hard stuff, and every dirty, grungy moment of Slang. Blood Runs Cold!! I've changed in 40 years, I accept and expect nothing less of these guys.🤘🏽 Happy listening!!!

[@sergiodavila5269]

No one gives this song enough credit. The album is very deep & layered too….when I first heard Desert Song, I as like “WOW” 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@xavierdlh]

It's typical of Def Leppard to include one 'epic' song on each album. Some albums have more than one. Other 'epics' include: When the Walls Came Tumbling Down, Overture, On Through the Night, Die Hard the Hunter, Billy's Got a Gun, Gods of War, White Lightning, Pearl of Euphoria, Paper Sun, Kings of Oblivion, Scar, Go, Love, Wings of an Angel, Goodbye for Good This Time, From Here to Eternity.

[@gulfgal98]

And so many of those songs are among my favorites.

[@norme10]

I'm a huge, unabashed Def Leppard fan. This is one of my favorite deep cuts. Check out everything, but a shout out for another deep cut ROCKER.. You Got Me Runnin' from the High n Dry album.

[@Dave-in-TN]

High N Dry is probably my favorite DL album. It’s all good, but my top two recommendations would by Another Hit and Run and Let It Go!

[@damienwarlock]

A lot of what was Retro Active was exactly what the title sounds like. Older tracks that were never used, never released, never fit in with the theme of the current album they were working on at the time, and so you have these tracks. All of them are awesome and this is no exception.

[@tommacari4103]

So awesome to see someone react to a deep cut like this! I love this song, God's of War, and White Lightning

[@canisrufus]

Glad to see you reacting to this song - reminds me of when I first heard it - I was blown away and had to immediately tell my friends to check the song out.

[@BaltimoreColt]

I've been a hard-core Def Leppard fan since '85 (I know, strange year to become a fan of theirs) and Desert Song is my favorite track from them.

[@davidsutton9117]

I distinctly remember driving to the Neshaminy Mall in my Olds Delta 88 and buying this album. Sorry, I don’t remember if it was The Wall or Sam Goody, but I bought this album there, and popped it in my portable Panasonic CD player mounted to the center hump (old people know what I’m talking about) and listened to it the whole way home. I parked in the parking lot that no longer exists due to the movie theater for people familiar with that mall. :)

[@dathorndike4908]

This song segues into "Fractured Love"- another song that rocks hard. You should react to that.

[@mariakooistra4331]

It's definitely a part of their sound. They are able to go dark and heavy and there is at least one song on every album that goes into this territory. This album is viewed by most fans as their farewell to the Steve Clark era (RIP Riff Master). This album is a really great mix up of all types of styles and shows the level of craftsmenship they have that these leftovers and B sides sound this good. You should really listen to the next song on it, Fractured Love. Desert Song bleeds right into it. From the Inside is another dark song on it but it's acoustic.

[@Junior-sk9vu]

Dessert Song is an incredible Def Leppard song, I wish they would play this live.

[@ponraul1221]

You need to hear Fractured Love too.

[@hyakimaru5235]

Retro Active is my favorite def leppard album, i have this album for first time on cassette and later on cd.

[@helenespaulding7562]

That cover art is a reproduction of a well known painting. It is e titled “Vanity” I believe. I remember A copy of it was hanging in the stairwell of my grandparents home…going down to the basement. This was in the 1950’s….and it was old even then. Creepy but cool.

[@claudiotorrecillas1626]

El rif,y el solo son espectaculares ,,,,excelente tema ,y gran reacción

[@kennelson6055]

Sweet. Huge Def Leppard fan. Hadn't heard this one. Thanks. I'll be getting the album

[@Gigi-ns3fh]

👍😎one of my fav bands! So glad to see someone reacting to them

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Never heard this song from them. I LOVE it! Yeah…this sound metal for sure…….

[@paulinahedlund6871]

Great fabulous song!

[@csphoenix9]

It's a killer song, one of their best

[@exb254]

Another great one from this album is Ring Of Fire…the album is basically leftovers songs that were b-side on some albums.

[@alanpita5554]

Bro watching u react to this masterpiece gives fractionally restores my faith in humanity.

[@alanpita5554]

You’re getting a taste of what was originally a true ensemble cast.

[@alanpita5554]

The original lineup from one through the night and Pyromania featured forces that were very diverse.

[@alanpita5554]

As you might’ve figured out, Joe Elliott was always a glam rock douche in the making.

[@alanpita5554]

I think Steve Clark really anchored the darker side of their sound for the first two albums. Of course that darker side also came at a cost of him being pretty much textbook bipolar and a serious addict. So yeah he died.

[@alanpita5554]

After his death everything became really sanguine and sticky sweet. Cotton candy crap.

[@rekabyeroc1]

You have to check out fractured love. Same album. But holy shit! Retro Active is my fave def leppard album.

[@ptxaholic]

I'm low key fangirling that you're doing DL reacts 🤷‍♀️ one of the best rock bands ever imo

[@rmcclain124]

They have several underrated songs that veer from their normal radio/anthem songs. "All Night" from Euphoria album "Slang", "Gift of Flesh" and "Pearl of Euphoria" from Slang album "Cruise Control", "Come Undone" and "Bad Actress" on Songs from the Sparkle Lounge album The cover photo is intentionally creepy. A photo through a keyhole that's spying on someone's dressing room that overall resembles a skull. Yup, that's creepy but uniquely weird.

[@gulfgal98]

This song was written as an homage to Mick Ronson, David Bowie's guitarist, who was dying from cancer at the time.

[@Jim-StourbridgeFC]

This song was written back in the mid 1980's during the Hysteria writing sessions as Steve plays the Solo in the Song.

[@joejawson5264]

I used to listen to this cd over and over. Got stolen with a bunch of other cds from my car one winter night.

[@dwill1970]

best song on Retroactive is this one and Ring of Fire they are outstanding songs song structure vibe every thing👍

[@dedblow]

Please do more from Retro Active

[@teme007]

This is pretty progish song for Def Leppard, reminds bit of Queensryche

[@scotthovland7380]

Should have gotten more airplay but album came out when grunge still ruled. I always had to buy Def Lep 45s or cassette singles to always get the extra bonus b-side. Few bands did that for fans. Ride Into the Sun is one of my all time favorites and was a b--side!

[@tcjammin]

Salvo you need to listen to Red sector 8 by Rush it is incredible do a reaction video as soon as possible to that

[@brianturbide2512]

Squint your eyes.... it is meant to be a hidden skull!!!!!!

[@helenespaulding7562]

Silas, you love that heavy metal sound. You need to do more Metallica…investigate a bit of Iron Maiden, perhaps even Pantera. Let’s see how heavy you want to go. 😁🤘Personally, for me, Pantera is a bridge too far, but you might love them. Let’s see where your taste leads you. I’d like to see you do more Tool…you did several and then just dropped them. I think they would scratch that itch. Listen to their cover of Zeppelins No Quarter. Fantastic

[@ronnierodriguez6247]

Fractured love ring of fire try

[@michaelloud5206]

Ring of Fire is badass

[@mikew5643]

Listen to Def Leppard pyromania album

[@russwr4946]

definitely alice in chains heard this

[@glenhesketh1]

I find it sexy sounding.

[@cabowabodude]

personally, i think Retro-Active buries Adrenalize!!

[@mikew5643]

And then after that listen to high and dry album

[@jbird1777]

I've listened to this song like 5,000 times