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  1. www.musicradar.com › news › guitarsDef Leppard's Phil Collen: the 11 records that changed my life

    • Deep Purple - In Rock (1970) “There are so many great records for me. But this one is why I got into guitar playing in the first place. I was always into music, but my cousin took me to see Deep Purple at the Brixton Sundown – called the Academy now – on the Machine Head tour for my first gig.
    • Prince - Purple Rain (1984) “Purple Rain has to be in this list; I just think it was just so against the grain. He didn't follow any rules on this one, and yet it was the most commercial album he had.
    • The Police - Ghost In The Machine (1981) “My favourite Police album is Ghost In The Machine because it's a bit quirky, a bit weird and a bit reggae. It was a perfect moment in time.
    • David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (1972) “I think I might prefer Aladdin Sane, though this one had more of an impact on me growing up. I was 14 and my cousin had gotten me into Zeppelin, Purple, Hendrix, all of that great stuff.

  2. www.musicradar.com › news › def-leppard-hysteria"It went a bit too poppy, a bit too happy… I used to really ...

    Mar 28, 2024 · Recalling the price tag for recording Def Leppard's 1987 album, Hysteria, guitarist Phil Collen is still amazed. "Four and a half million dollars!" he says, laughing slightly.

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  4. ultimateclassicrock.com › phil-collen-joins-defPhil Collen Looks Back at 40 Years With Def Leppard

    Jun 10, 2022 · Forty years is the ruby anniversary – and Phil Collen is certainly looking at his with Def Leppard through understandably rose-colored glasses.

  5. www.grammy.com › news › phil-collen-def-leppardLiving Legends: Def Leppard's Phil Collen Was The Product Of ...

    May 12, 2023 · Def Leppard is out with a new collaborative album with the Royal Philharmonic, 'Drastic Symphonies'. Guitarist Phil Collen's in a reflective mood about their early days of hysteria — and euphoria — in the studio.

  6. ultimateclassicrock.com › phil-collen-def-leppardDef Leppard Promises ‘Drastically Different’ Show for Summer Tour

    Jul 3, 2024 · Def Leppard will hit the road this week for the start of their Summer Stadium Tour with Journey. They'll come armed with new music in the form of their latest single, " Just Like '73 ." Guitarist ...

  7. au.rollingstone.com › music › music-featuresThe Highs and Lows of Being Def Leppard

    Nov 23, 2023 · Evergreen guitarist Phil Collen discusses the band's history, which is lovingly captured in a new authorised autobiography. By ROD YATES. November 23, 2023. If you were looking for a word to...

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  9. www.ft.com › content › fbf2d158-9da2-4c0a-8463-36269Def Leppard: ‘We stuck it out. And we’re really good at it’

    May 17, 2023 · Thirty-six years on from Hysteria — the global smash-hit album conceived as a hard-rock version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller — Def Leppard are a bigger live draw than they have ever been. How...