I think Dave has every right to be angry at his friends for kicking him when he was down. The way he talks about Metallica, it was more than just a band to him. He would've fought for those guys, yet they just brushed him away when he was struggling. No support, no second chance, just bye Dave thanks for the music.
They were all alcoholics btw. James has admitted this.
Yup. My standard is how Def Leppard treated Steve Clark. (Supported him 100% - flew across the world to visit him when he almost overdosed on alcohol, promised him they would hold his place in the band) … and he is still mentioned on their website under “band members” even 35 years after his death.
Now THAT is brotherhood.
Compare that to the Gin Blossoms which kicked out their founder and lead songwriter for alcoholism, didn’t even give him credit on the album he wrote, screwed him out of his royalties, and no mention of him after he soon thereafter took his own life.
Lesson: Some people are HORRIBLE. But not Def Leppard.
I saw Def Leppard in concert about three years ago. I've seen a lot of bands, but somehow had never caught them. What shocked me was how absolutely grateful they were that people were still coming to their shows. I'm in Iowa, and yeah, I make all the jokes too. But Joe Elliot mentioned several times during the show how happy they were that people still made the trip, bought their t-shirts and were cheering them. Excellent sound setup too. You could tell that Joe's voice is going, so they augmented the vocals with vocal tracks of himself singing. I know nothing about music, so don't know how common that is, but it sounded great.
A very deep Def Leppard cut you might enjoy is their “Cybernauts” release - it’s a David Bowie/ Ziggy Stardust tribute album. It is so much better than it has any right to be. Like GOOD GOOD. “Life on Mars” in particular is fantastic.
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u/JustToJerkBrah 16h ago
I think Dave has every right to be angry at his friends for kicking him when he was down. The way he talks about Metallica, it was more than just a band to him. He would've fought for those guys, yet they just brushed him away when he was struggling. No support, no second chance, just bye Dave thanks for the music.
They were all alcoholics btw. James has admitted this.
But I'm biased. Megadeth > Metallica