"It's better to burn out, than fade away.."

So here's a few more of some of my favorite hairbands from the 80's.

Def Leppard was one of the biggest bands of the decade, they formed in the late 70's in Shefield, England and were originally part of a movement known as the new wave of british heavy metal. Lead Singer Joe Elliot came up with the name, which mimicked the spelling of "Led Zeppelin" (although "Leppard" had one less letter then "Zeppelin"). With their break through album "Pyromania" and their massive follow-up "Hysteria", the english rockers rode their guitar driven melodic rock sound to the top of the charts. Hysteria became one of the biggest albums of the decade and only the third in rock history that had seven singles or more on the US Hot 100.

As most know, the band wasn't always riding high though. On New Year's eve 1984 drummer Rick Allen lost his arm in a car crash - but got back behind the drums with a special electronic kit and continues with the band today. Then on January 8th, 1991 guitarist Steve Clark lost his fight to alcohol addiction and passed away. Guitarist Vivian Campbell joined the band a little over a year later and continues with them today.

Def Leppard continues to tour today and still releases new albums, although most will remember them for their classics like "Rock of Ages", "Photograph", "Bringing on the Heartbreak", "Pour Some Sugar on Me" & "Armageddon It".

I've seen this band a number of times (once with my wife who had a crush on Joe, and swears that he was looking right at her) and they always put on a great rock show. If they come to your town and you like 80's rock - make sure you check them out.