Rock Brigade Early Def Leppard

I directed this in London in 1979

[@matthewvanselow1979]

One of Def Leppard’s best 😎🎸🎸

[@MrWilly2204]

Those first two albums rocked so hard. I’ll take the Clark/Willis duo over any other in DL.

[@jim2791]

100% agree.

[@anthonypalermo8816]

I like the first 3 albums.

[@94pruiz]

I like the first four albums but the first two were the best.

[@hapamamarocks]

I agree but I gotta ad Pyromania to that so for me the first three are the best of Def Leppard! I much prefer the harder stuff anyway! And also agree the Clark/Willis duo was the best!

[@MrWilly2204]

@Bob Donald PC can't hold a candle to Vivian Campbell. Listen to the first 3 Dio albums for proof. lol

[@rharris420]

"On Through the Night"and "High N' Dry" was the best of the best for this band!!

[@patricehominal6678]

👏👏👏👍🤘

[@jonathanbatturs6359]

No doubt ! The young ones who showed up for Hysteria in 87' will never know !

[@mikesalyers4914]

@@jonathanbatturs6359 those were pop fans. Rock fans had already ditched them

[@jonathanbatturs6359]

@@mikesalyers4914 Yep 👈

[@pleasuretokill]

​@@jonathanbatturs6359well I found about them and Slayer about the same time and Hell Awaits makes everything DL sound like garbo.....except Wasted. Wasted is a good song. Give me thrash tho over this shit.

[@tonym3281]

Rick Allen is a mere 16 years old here and playing those drums superbly.

[@Sajnaj1]

I totally afere with you...vir I think he was only 15 😜

[@2ndcutbunkers372]

15

[@chadrobertson6752]

Yes 15,i was the same age in early 1980 when my friend found On Through The Night in the import section of our record store...great fuckin times man.

[@johnpauljp857]

Look at rick 1.50 getting busy.

[@juliereminiec4937]

He had to have been 15 years old at this time

[@williampartridge4595]

Joe Elliot, the oldest member of the band (of this lineup) was only 20 years old then. The rest were 19, and Rick Allen, only 16. And what an incredible guitar solo by Pete Willis.

[@mandygraham3027]

Rick Savage so brave with those pants and that shirt ...lol...

[@goodrich06]

😂😂

[@2hi2dye]

There were quite a few brave souls in the 70's. And 80's...

[@AmpAHolic-wn6mr]

My Fav Lep. So young, so classic. Pete Willis. Never got any better than this lineup.

[@Thrashsquatch]

Pete fuggin rules!!

[@OutkastedRadikal]

The Lep's BEST years. Clark & Willis Era. 🎸🎸

[@ivanalvarado591]

The real def Leppard's Heavy metal sound...

[@johnmclain5874]

The era of Clark and Collen is also good

[@phennah9mm461]

You sure got that right, my good man!!!!!!!!

[@johnrodriguez7022]

with out a doubt

[@briantaylor1391]

I get it... Trying to push your agenda... Like the Roth>Hagar thing.... But I'm sure you own both Pyromania and Hysteria in ALBUM, CASSETTE, CD, AND DOWNLOAD FORM... Tell me I'm lying... Pete was great for Def Leppard, but he should have put the bottle down. Also Phil is a great showman on his live shows... He litterally handed me a steel pick over the barrier because I was rocking out to every song during their concert @ the Camden waterfront back in '96 during their shitty X album... That night they played EVERYTHING from High & Dry and I LOST IT... EVEN SWITCH 625... Phil & Vivian did Steve & Pete justice that night... 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@ramm8196]

This music takes me back! Absolutely love it!

[@tonyrobertsguitar]

Hell yeah

[@fuelflownormal]

Still remember listening to this record for the first time in 1980. Law of primacy. This is such a standout song. Rick Allen’s long, winding drum fills, catchy chorus, growling rhythm guitars, background vocal assault. Can’t ask for anything better. They really had their own sound and style relative to their 2nd British Invasion counterparts. Younger, brighter, not as heavy as Judas Priest or Maiden. Sounds as fresh today as it did back then.

[@magnusjohansson6272]

So true. Still rocks!

[@arcturianeye]

Only album of theirs i ever bought and cherished. Pete Willis and"It Don't Matter" was when they were raw and hungry. Pete's guitar work was very inspiring.

[@hpman2391]

I was at the first tour Davenport Iowa theses kids were so tight 1981

[@generationomega2633]

Thanks Savage... ... Now we know where Seinfeld got the puffy shirt idea. "I don't want to be a pirate!"

[@candyroper9978]

Love all Def Leppard ❤ Love the 80s songs best! Good today as well as anytime ❤ 5-2-2023

[@LowgaenSchmidt]

I hope Pete comes to play live with them when they get inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

[@PhilHLPESK_M_]

And Steve!

[@kylekenan2321]

@@PhilHLPESK_M_ Steve's already in there.

[@ShadesOClarity]

Willis and Clark - unbeatable. Def Leppard really didn't sound like anyone else except maybe a more melodic AC/DC. They had a really good sound. It proves you don't have to be The Who or Britpop to have Union Jacks all over the place.

[@jamesjohnson1266]

The Rock Brigade is my favorite Def Leppard song very great

[@billtownbiker]

My favorite too

[@sl4983]

FAVORITE AND BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnpauljp857]

Me 3.......I'm so glad I lived in there times.....def leopard rock 1 time.

[@ibleedwhiskeyplanet1544]

Heard it on the radio and it blew me away, I still have the 45 (for those that don't know, that's known as a single with one song on each side, or if the band and/or record company wanted to be cheap and piss you off royally they included the same song that was on side A on side B).

[@Randomfuk]

Lady strange is pretty good yo

[@bryandowney1103]

you can see the 'slade' outfit influence.....I so loved their first 3 albums. High N Dry is in my top 25.

[@marksantucci4230]

I think it's mine too not Hit parader's but ours ?

[@anthonypalermo8816]

It's in my top 5.

[@mlzema]

HUGE thumbs up for the killer backing vocals in the chorus (ROCK BRIGADE!) mz

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

Question: Why does this sound so killer and rocking compared to all the stuff they released after Pyromania? Answer: Pete Willis.

[@maradoona86]

The1WhoKnowsTheTruth So true. Petes the answer

[@commanderwilliamtriker7449]

Definitely agree, Pete Willis was the man!

[@gretchenhagenlocher5254]

People this is how band's start, in basements,garages, rehearsal,jamming studio's,then putting up band flyers,and booking gigs at pubs,clubs, wherever,and if your good enough whatever Genre of music you play,and are lucky enough to get your tape,demo, etc.out there,and have a loyal following of 15 people,and with the help of "Fate and Destiny", your days of playing in a bar in front of your friend's,will turn into becoming "Rock God's" selling out 80,000 seat Arenas, and the rest is History! It's the Generational,Chronological Context of "Three Chord Philosophy"!(Great Band Name,Huh!)

[@daves4645]

Mutt Lang(destroyer of rock bands) had his hand in turning them more pop as well.

[@salt27dogg]

Ignacio Huergo it’s not because of Willis. It’s because of the commercial label they went to . Mutt Lange??? I think.

[@2hi2dye]

Def Leppard, one of the few bands that made it so quickly

[@pegaso3terminator75]

Rick Allen playing traditional grip on drums was my inspiration to play like this back on 92 love this band!!

[@billtownbiker]

Steve's 70s style roller skating blouse is epic.

[@onepartwild]

Steve's outfit looks like Rainbow Brite to me. 😆

[@DanDDirges]

Excellent live performance! The first two albums by Def Leppard were the best in my opinion. High and Dry is one of my all time favorite heavy metal albums

[@rking6247]

Pete Willis!

[@spartanx5806]

they kicked ass back in the day....79-82

[@billdoody2338]

Memories badass memories

[@MrGuitarandvocals]

This song and wasted are my two favs by Def Leppard

[@Fates.]

Pure Gold......

[@godwillguideme.3773]

Clark and Willis made this band so real and great! R I P Song and Emotion 4ever!

[@mv0902]

Love them through all of the years!!!

[@mal777lucky]

That's definitely Hard Rock at it's best. Killer Riffs!

[@joeblow1002]

METAL.

[@johnmclain5874]

@@joeblow1002 Hard Rock

[@johnmclain5874]

@@orlandopockets6372 Then tell us, What is "Hard Rock" for you?

[@marksantucci4230]

@@orlandopockets6372 the first album is heavy metal 2nd album is more hard rock?

[@SepiaChild]

@@marksantucci4230 British 🇬🇧 heavy metal = Hard Rock 🤘🏻

[@SVU1979]

Amazing! I really wish they would play stuff from the first album on their tours now. I love "Rock Brigade".

[@PACbelltech1]

Loved them pre-pyromania.

[@claytoncole8753]

Susan Puglife Their best stuff

[@spartanx5806]

agreed

[@RIPANDTEAR60]

@Bob Donald what do you think of first strike

[@DrDommm]

Anything after high n dry is a different def.leppard . RIP.STEVE CLARKE.

[@RIPANDTEAR60]

Pyromania was good and still had Pete on guitar

[@TheBrumaiden]

High n´ dry and On trough the night, amazing albuns!!! Def leppard come back to 80´s, please!!!

[@hen126]

i love this song. my favorite of their older songs!!!!!

[@lemmyrocks]

I like this version more than the 'On Through The Night ' version. Great NWOBHM sound from 1979 when these guys were still teenagers. This is a great song. One or two of the songs from the first album remind me a little of UFO. To this day I still believe their first album to be their best. Thanks for posting this video.

[@feedbackbro]

Is that Pete Willis playing leads on this? The solo he plays here is different than the album but he really had the Michael Schenker lead licks happening on a few songs on that album!! Love it!!

[@MeDecade]

I know the video for Satellite was also shot during this same session. I wish that and any other videos shot then, if any, would see the light of day.

[@FrevrYng07]

Thanks for sharing!! Great job directing!! Haven't heard this since 80's!!

[@teddylilley]

Awesome!!! So young.

[@jeromejackson2455]

I was 10 years old when I heard these guys good stuff

[@Frank_Cohen]

Love this! Never knew about this footage. To me, this DL at it's best. Melodic, hard rock but rawer than the stuff that would follow Pyromania, which to me ends the DL's best studio period, though I'm glad they got the fame and fortune they deserved.

[@jspdrcrmach5856]

DL at it's worst, sold out and became Mutt Lange's pop bitches.

[@garythomas9841]

saw them support acdc at hammersmith 79.my first proper gig.

[@SNOWYSHAWOFFICIAL]

Love this. Haven't heard since I was a teen in the 80s

[@DavidOrtega-p3d]

I saw them 1st Album with Judas Priest 2nd time with Blackfoot Leppard opened the show 😮and blew Blackfoot off the stage. 3rd time Pyromania they HEADLINE and Krokus opened. WOW 🤯 all 3 times were AMAZING 🤩!!! 4th time Adrenalize wasn’t as good as the first three times. And I just saw them in Dallas and was OUTSTANDING! The boys still have the MAGIC 🤩🇬🇧🤩🇬🇧🤩recipe 🤩🇬🇧🤩🇮🇪😉😉

[@lynnettes513]

I love the raw, punch you in the face, sound! Their first two albums were their best

[@Ariovistus1]

My all Time fave Def Leppard Song! Epic Video! \m/ \m/

[@tstahler5420]

High and Dry, hands down their best album!

[@joelbrown6411]

Yep!

[@bowenarrow79]

this album changed my life. got the tape in 88 after hysteria. first heavy shit i listened to. cant touch the first two albums killer riffs great melodys and arrangements

[@sendtoanthony]

Wow I just love this. I'm so grateful these videos are available to see.

[@breesco]

Gotta say, for its time and the technology available, quite good! Using cuts and zooms to mask that the band basically didn't move and add energy to the final product nicely done!

[@eddiemuniz443]

If you can leave your mark on musical history THAT in and of itself is a riveting accomplishment !!!

[@seandouglas8655]

They must have recorded this live somewhere else but he was really drumming. Rick Allen holds his snare stick the jazz way

[@cheapseats12]

All I gotta say is thank God for the 80's! I mean their outfits are friggin out there! I know they grew up on the outlandish 70's rock and pop like David Bowie and T-Rex, but thankfully they eventually decided to let the music do the talking on stage instead of their outfits!

[@NekedRooster]

One of the coolest vids I've seen on youtube. Thank you for posting!

[@danalane6922]

i think these guys are going to be big one day

[@chipsy1967]

Thanks so much for posting this and what a great document of a brilliant and important NWOBHM band. Saw them live supporting AC/DC at Hammersmith in 1979 and just couldn't believe how young they were - but they absolutely rocked the place and got a brilliant reception. Although I like a lot of their later 'US-rock sound' material I still hanker back to the raw sound of teenage Leppard. Thanks again!

[@Ariovistus1]

My Favorite Def Leppard Song! Just saw them again Sep 4th 2011 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas! They are SO Talented! Def Leppard RockS!!! Much Better than the no talent garbage heard so often on the Radio!

[@PunkinPistolero]

You did a great job of capturing them in the beginning of thier career...

[@wolfunplugged]

hehe...that was fun...and impressive! for me def leppard is a band of the 80's rock....but here they sound like pure 70's!

[@andrewdorau5091]

Saw them on 9/11/81 in sunrise fl opening 4 Ozzy on the blizzard tour. Leppard just released High & Dry Album and I vaguely remember hearing rock brigade on K102 but didn't know who they were. They slayed that night as we sat or stood in row 2. During intermission I bought a High & Dry baseballl style t shirt and told my buddy Ozzy was in trouble tonight with this band opening like that. 1 hour later Randy Rhodes played a 20 min solo and put that theory to bed. To this day it's the best concert I ever saw live. That was a good 9/11 memory 20 years later not so much. To the early posts about this not being hard rock .. Dude this is awesome hard rock and they did sell out and went poppy in my opinion right after this album. Third Album was good but Night and HDry r far more ballzy. Lady Strange and the 1st album still my fav. After pyromania I moved on. Mutt Lange kills another 1

[@monicajean37]

omgosh youre so blessed to have seen RANDY RHOADS!!!! I Missed them when they came to seattle i was 16 , i shouldve gone the grounding would have been worth it!

[@jspdrcrmach5856]

I couldn't agree more, Mutt Lange over produced everything and added too many layers making it sound like pop.

[@kirbyhans5261]

Andrew Dorau my favorite also ,and I saw a LOT of concerts. I still have the ticket! as soon as Clark died so did def leppard

[@freakazoid4691]

High & Dry is my favourite Def Leppard album and yes, they changed their sound after that but you can't deny the quality of Pyromania and Hysteria. As far as 80's pop metal goes they are unbeatable albums. After Hysteria the song writing went downhill and they became a "one or two good songs per album" band.

[@2ndcutbunkers372]

@@kirbyhans5261 I could not agree more Kirby, thank you

[@hardhittndoug]

This is the song that made me a fan of theirs. I was a freshman in high school...lol. they were looking a little on the Slade side with the outfits.

[@liddlesav93]

oh my gosh this is INCREDIBLE! they were all just starting out! wow THANK YOU! def leppard rocks

[@rozozzy]

Wowser LMAO 😂 ❤️ l still love them...the clothes

[@greekshark]

I love this song..my fav one from On Through The Night!!!

[@maceinabox]

The Leppards still hold tight....great old song from a great band...yeaaaah !!!!!!

[@marksolarz3756]

Kick Ass! Great riff! Great drums,n guitar. Don’t forget “Midnight Mover”. Accept. Similar song!

[@christerolausson2702]

Love this song. Soooo good!

[@gunnerseven7724]

I love Phil but Pete was a major contributor the the bands success. "PYROMANIA" was co-written by Pete Willis. Phil played on the album and reaped the harvest of it's subsequent success.

[@mikesalyers4914]

Phil is an egomaniac and average guitar player.

[@marksolarz3756]

Always thought it was Triumph............Killer Riff n Drums!!!!

[@juliereminiec4937]

1980 -1983 the best years of Def Leppard's career

[@michellegonçalves7860]

DAMN, PETE IS AMAZING!!!!!! AND GORGEOUS!!!!! 😘😘😘😘

[@SteveR63]

This takes me back, saw them open for Blackfoot at compton terrace in Phx in '81. Been a long time...

[@ClarkOVision]

My God! I never thought I'd be so lucky enought to see this... Amazing footage... Fantastic... Thank you so much!

[@Singerboy]

Man this is just classic man thanks for the post WE MISS YOU STEVE!!!!

[@metalfan210]

I seen these guys as the opening act on this tour in San Antonio and they tour it up 🤘

[@ronjay6380]

Just listen to that voice of Joe Elliott that guy is nothing short of badass always has been bad ass for 40 years

[@TheFitChemist95]

omg tht was amazing!!! and joe elliott & rick savage looked soooooooooo different. i cant believe tht is them!!!

[@castbuzzer]

Great 70s rock at its best!! I was rocking my balls off to this when I was 6 years old!!!!

[@MichelleB2b]

Def Leppard I never knew ye...THANKS for posting.

[@jimmyestrada3025]

I hear "On Through The Night Tour" coming up! I bet everybody would pay shitloads of money to see that!

[@BillyRice-kg7nk]

Yes..I seen there 1st American tour...on through the night..must have been 78 or 79..🤘✌

[@chrisgardner383]

Saw them supporting ACDC in 1979 at Newcastle Mayfair when I was a youngster.....I am a massive fan of the brilliant guitarist they got rid of....no names need to be mentioned but he was/is brilliant.........

[@noahstephens2477]

haha i think you mean pete muthafuckin willis!!

[@CozySeeker291]

Chris Gardner He had a drinking problem

[@OutkastedRadikal]

Pete Willis is a Bad Ass on and off stage

[@DefLeppard-pk8rt]

Yeah, they are gonig to be inducted into the rock hall of fame with Pete Willis

[@DefLeppard-pk8rt]

Going*

[@whaduzitmatr]

I think this is the only youtube video I have seen with this many likes and 0 dislikes.

[@Firefighter724NC]

Im glad to finally see this on here, been looking for a video to this forever it seems like

[@oceanking18]

John. You hit the nail on the head with that one. I totally agree with what your saying.

[@Kodachrome]

really cool - thanks for sharing what would probably have stayed (stuck on 3/4" PAL tapes) in some basement forever

[@MarkS-f6p]

Blew me away when I first heard them….1980

[@Kostas4e]

Great Performance!!!!!!!!!

[@Stormarizon]

WOOOAAH..Def Leppard is so 70's glam here \m/

[@LepAngel8159]

OMG! You directed this? Please tell me you have more and if so, please post it and share. I would LOVE to see it. This is amazing footage. Thanks a ton for sharing it!

[@pamwelch7228]

Love it!

[@jamesconrad4958]

VERY VERY COOL!!!! LOVE THEM!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤DEF LEPPARD FAN MICHELLE 🙌

[@sbrave]

I sure hope Pete Willis plays with them at the RRHOF

[@ronnieparker4311]

That will be AWESOME!!!!! Ive been waiting for this moment since he was let go!!!!!!!

[@tambor76]

Figures he didnt show. 🙁

[@godfreyulex1203]

Although Phil's a great guitarist I thought it was hypocritical to fire Pete for being a mouthy drunk when they kept Steve who drank himself into a grave

[@MeDecade]

@@godfreyulex1203 Pete was a mouthy drunk, Steve was a quiet drunk. Pete was eventually fired for getting so shit-faced that he couldn't even play his solo in the studio during the making of Pyromania. It was just the straw that broke the camel's back. He did that in front of Mutt. Bad idea.

[@Kylora2112]

@@MeDecade Yeah, Steve could still play. Pete was a liability, even though he was the best songwriter. I mean, Iron Maiden did the same thing when they sacked Paul Di'Anno in 1981 because he was a liability drunk.

[@williamweiss6128]

Had that first lp. Love High And Dry, especially. Weren't they teenagers back then?

[@ravish4real]

wow you can really tell by their look here that they were way into t-rex... I love Def Leppard and this song is one of my favorites..

[@РипсимеПилоян]

Nice memeories of school times :)

[@Kblog777]

Sav looks like a prototype new romantic with that frilly shirt, lol. Joe and pete are certainly wearing bizzare costumes too.