Def Leppard rides again
Def Leppard survived being lumped in with the hair-metal bands in the '80s. The popularity of grunge didn't stop them. And the rise of hip-hop hasn't kept fans away.
The British band may not sell as many albums as it once did–1983's "Pyromania" and 1987's "Hysteria" both achieved diamond status by selling more than 10,000,000 copies in the U.S., while the group's last studio album, "X," didn't even go gold–but they insist on rocking, and audiences are eating it up.
The band toured last year with Bryan Adams to promote its platinum-selling two-disc "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection." Now Def Leppard is back on the road–this time with Journey–to promote its latest album, "Yeah," a collection of covers of songs the fortysomething band members loved growing up.