Def Leppard
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That Was 2022
My year in review
Maude
Leah and I became dog parents early in 2022, adopting a 15-pound, two-year-old Jack Russell / Chihuahua mix. Knowing Roe v. Wade would soon be overturned, we named her Maude, after the Bea Arthur character, who in 1972 was the first sitcom character to have an abortion. Living with Maude has been a big adjustment, but after getting over the initial hump, I’m not sure how we ever lived without her. She loves belly… See more →
Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard
I may be living in a backsliding democracy, but at least I finally got to see the mighty Def Leppard!
Links: January 2018
Hello, dear reader!
January is gone, but its links remain.
In my little corner of the internet, I posted a roundup of my favorite stuff from 2017 (including a look ahead at plans for 2018). As a subscriber, you may be especially interested in the stats I compiled about the 299 links I shared last year.
I released my first open source software project, Column Setter, a Sass tool for building custom responsive grids that… See more →
I know, you were eating lunch earlier or whatever and didn’t see this. Don’t worry; even hours later, it is STILL Def Lep o’clock. twitter.com/robweychert/st…
If you couldn’t tell, I have a particular fondness for High ’n’ Dry. flickr.com/photos/robweyc…
🚨 Today Def Leppard’s full catalog is streaming for the first time! Some of my faves from the first four albums: open.spotify.com/user/121632828…
Viva! Hysteria (Original Soundtrack)
Joe Elliott can’t hit the high notes quite as forcefully as he used to, but otherwise, Def Leppard sounds pretty fantastic here. It’s impressive to hear an album as quintessentially overproduced as Hysteria pulled off live this faithfully, and 25 years later at that. (Of course, the band has had plenty of recent practice aping its younger self by recording verbatim recreations of its classic hits to spite its domineering record label.)
For my money,… See more →
100 Cassettes
So who wants to go with me to see Def Leppard at Jones Beach tomorrow night? (Poison and Lita Ford are also playing, if that helps.)
Fourmat War
Cranking Def Leppard's "Ring of Fire" ("Pour Some Sugar on Me" B-side) for the first time in 20 years. It is fucking awesome.
A Musical Baton
A musical baton has been passed to me by Stan and Ethan. Who am I to refuse them?
Total Volume of Music Files on My Computer
- 74.79 Gb
The Last CD I Bought Was
- Big Bear: Big Bear
Throat-shredding shrieks and mathy metal guitar chugging that somehow owes more to Slint than the Dillinger Escape Plan. Amidst all the starts and stops and time changes, it still manages to swing. Refreshing stuff.
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My Def Leppard Pyromania cassette is about fifteen years old now and barely plays anymore, so I finally replaced it on CD. The CD liner notes actually have the lyrics this time and I was astonished to discover that many of the lyrics I’ve been singing all these years were wrong. For example, right before the first bridge in “Photograph,” I always figured he was saying “Phrenology is a farce to me.” Turns out it’s,… See more →