Fans still turning a Def ear
Please, whatever you do, don't lump Joe Elliott's group with the rest of those 1980s hard-rock/heavy-metal bands clogging up clubs and small theaters around the country with nostalgia tours.
"I would hate to be called a nostalgia act," said Elliott, lead singer for Def Leppard, which visits Xcel Energy Center tonight. The English rockers were one of the most successful hair bands of the late '80s, towering above the scene thanks to 1987's "Hysteria," an album that sold 16 million copies.
But before you assume Def Leppard is another one of those groups that hasn't put out a new album since 1989 and is still touring on the strength of songs that were popular back when mullets and Trans Ams ruled the day, listen to Elliott.