Rick Allen
Also Known As: Def Leppard
Biography: Richard John Cyril "Rick" Allen (born 1 November 1963) is the drummer for the English hard rock band Def Leppard. He is famous for overcoming the complete amputation of his left arm and continuing to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its greatest popular success worldwide. His fans now call him the "Thunder God". Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Allen (drummer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Dronfield ,England
Birthday: November 01, 1963
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Gender: Male
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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Overview: A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard, Elton John, Axl Rose, Extreme, George Michael, and many others. Performers alternate between doing their own hits, covering Queen songs, or jamming with the surviving members of Queen.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-22
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Def Leppard: Live - In The Round, In Your Face
Overview: Live: In The Round, In Your Face is a live film from Def Leppard. The film contains footage from Def Leppard live shows at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado and additional footage from shows at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, shot during the band's 1987/1988 US Hysteria World Tour.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-06
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Def Leppard: Historia
Overview: Historia is a compilation video released by Def Leppard, containing all the band's promotional videos from 1980 to 1988.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-06
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Classic Albums: Def Leppard - Hysteria
Overview: This program takes a track by track look at the making of the album. We speak to Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Phil Collen, and Rick Savage who lead us through the original multitrack tapes. Joe and Phil play acoustic versions of 'Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Hysteria," and Sav and Phil demonstrate riffs and licks from the songs, and explain the genesis of the songwriting. Features songs: Animal, Rocket, Love Bites, Hysteria, Women, Armageddon It, and Pour Some Sugar On Me. In this episode of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series, the surviving members of Def Leppard discuss the making of HYSTERIA as they sort through and explain the original multi-track tapes. In addition, some impromptu acoustic performances and musical demonstrations further dissect this classic album
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-04
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Def Leppard: Rock of Ages
Overview: Tracks: 01 - Pour Some Sugar On Me 02 - Photograph 03 - Love Bites 04 - Let's Get Rocked 05 - Two Step Behind 06 - Animal 07 - Foolin' 08 - Rocket 09 - When Love & Hate Collide 10 - Armageddon It 11 - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad 12 - Rock Of Ages 13 - Hysteria 14 - Bringin' On The Heartbreak 15 - Promises 16 - Women 17 - Slang 18 - Work It Out 19 - Now
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-15
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Def Leppard - Historia, In the Round, In Your Face
Overview: British hard rock band Def Leppard are celebrated in this compilation of 2 of their best-selling video releases. HISTORIA is a collection of all 17 music videos that the band put out from 1977 to 1988, including such hits as "Photograph," "Animal," and both the U.S. and U.K. versions of "Pour Some Sugar On Me." IN THE ROUND IN YOUR FACE is a live concert film which captures Joe Elliott and the boys in raucous performances of hits like "Hysteria" and "Bringin' on the Heartbreak."
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-26
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Def Leppard - In Japan Euphoria Tour
Overview: this concert which was recorded live at Kokusai Forum, Tokyo, Japan in 1999 October
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-02
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Def Leppard: Viva! Hysteria
Overview: A performance captured live over nine nights during the band's spring 2013 residency at The Joint located in the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas in which Def Leppard plays through the entirety of their most successful album, "Hysteria," in its entirety. Plus two additional hits, "Rock of Ages" and "Photograph" as an encore. Finally "Viva! HYSTERIA" showcases for the first time a career-defining album (excluding concept albums) performed live in its entirety - from start to finish - for a commercial audio/video release. "Viva! HYSTERIA"! is unlike any show Def Leppard has ever done or will ever do again.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-02
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Def Leppard: Visualize
Overview: Visualize is a compilation of promo videos, interviews and concert footage released in 1993 on VHS and 2001 on DVD.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-05
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Def Leppard: Video Archive
Overview: Video Archive, released on 5 December 1995, is a compilation video of eight live tracks from a hometown Sheffield, England 1993 concert; five videos from 1993 through 1995 (including the epic eight-minute version of "When Love & Hate Collide"), and six live tracks from a 1995 acoustic performance in Sheffield.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-05
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Unity
Overview: Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one another, the animals, and nature. UNITY is a film about why we can't seem to get along, even after thousands and thousands of years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-12
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CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift & Def Leppard
Overview: CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift & Def Leppard brings Great Britain's premier rock arena band and the best-selling artist of 2008 together for a magical night of hit songs and electrifying performances! Watch as superstar Taylor Swift fulfills her "childhood dream" of performing with rock icons Def Leppard in front of a standing-room only audience in Nashville. Genres collide in this once in a lifetime performance as Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott and Swift swap lyrics on such hit songs as "Photograph," "Hysteria," "Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Picture To Burn" and "Love Story." For the first time ever on DVD, CMT Crossroads showcases Def Leppard and Taylor Swift as they join an elite group of performers who have taped the critically-acclaimed CMT series.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-07
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Def Leppard- Live at The Leadmill
Overview: Def Leppard perform at the Leadmill Club in their hometown of Sheffield, England. Set list: 1. Action 2. Fire It Up 3. Let It Go 4. Too Late for Love 5. Excitable 6. Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) 7. Slang 8. Kick 9. Bringin' On the Heartbreak 10. Switch 625 (With Drum Solo) 11. Hysteria 12. Pour Some Sugar on Me 13. Encore: Wasted
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-19
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Def Leppard: Best of the Videos
Overview: Best Of The Videos' was released in October 2004 to accompany the album 'Best Of Def Leppard' which was released on the same day. The third long form DVD release from the band. It contains 32 videos in all, including the three hidden bonus clips. These are available at the start of videos 8, 22 and 23 if the DVD is played from the start. A Def Leppard pyrite font "D" appears in the top right of the screen as these videos begin. By pressing ENTER you start the bonus version. A mistake meant the bonus for "Slang" plays as track 8, the normal version is the hidden one. The cover was the same as the album artwork. The inner booklet and CD also had a similar design. The sound on the 1984 'BOTH' video is from 1981.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-25
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Def Leppard - Live in Sheffield
Overview: Joe Elliott (vocals) Vivian Campbell (guitar) Rick "Sav" Savage (bass) Rick Allen (drums) Phil Collen (guitar). Let's Get Rocked - Another Hit And Run - Too Late For Love - Hysteria - Make Love Like A Man - Foolin' - Rocket - Two Steps Behind - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad - Armageddon It - Pour Some Sugar On Me - Rock Of Ages - Love Bites - Photograph recorded live at Sheffield Stadium, Sheffield, UK, June 6, 1993 In the early 80s Def Leppard started new standards in British heavy metal. Trendy power chords and 5000 vocal tracks in the chorus involved sopping metal hymns and arenas with topless teens. It is not easy to be a legend. No matter what you do, no matter how much you change and you deliver qualitative work you are always in the eye of the critics and are measured against the famous classics. "Def Leppard" are not an exception. The hard rock institution from Sheffield delivered with "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" two groundbreaking albums in the 80s - million seller.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-23
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Def Leppard at The Whisky a Go Go
Overview: Def Leppard performed an intimate, special invitation-only concert at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles in celebration of the band's forthcoming album Diamond Star Halos.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-26
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Def Leppard: Pyromania - World Tour
Overview: Two concerts from Def Leppard Pyromania World Tour, Fragments of concerts in Lyon, France and Dortmund, Germany.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-12
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Bank of Dave
Overview: The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-10
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Long Way to the Top
Overview: Long Way to the Top is a story about the trials and tribulations of working musicians and life on the road. From unexpected tour line-ups to the undying love of their fans. Featuring interviews with Grizfolk, Weezer, Def Leppard and more.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-09
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Songs From the Sparkle Lounge - Behind the Curtain
Overview: Making of Songs From the Sparkle Lounge
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-25
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Songs From the Sparkle Lounge - Commentary
Overview: Songs From the Sparkle Lounge DVD content
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-25
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Def Leppard: And There Will Be a Next Time - Live from Detroit
Overview: Def Leppard rock Detroit! In the summer of 2016, Def Leppard's World Tour rolled into the DTE Energy Music Theatre on the outskirts of Detroit. As the sun began to set over a packed crowd the huge video wall behind the stage came to life with the exploding image of the band's latest album cover and Def Leppard began to power their way through a stunning setlist of classic hits and new tracks. Featuring superb surround sound and amazing visuals this film captures the full-on experience of Def Leppard live in concert like never before. Includes 'Pour Some Sugar On Me', 'Dangerous', 'Hysteria', 'Let's Get Rocked', 'Photograph', 'Love Bites', 'Rocket', 'Let's Go', 'Animal', 'Rock Of Ages' and more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-15
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Def Leppard: Rock In Rio 2017
Overview: Def Leppard at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 21, 2015. Setlist: Let's Go / Animal / Let It Go / Love Bites / Armageddon It / Man Enough / Rocket / Bringin' on the Heartbreak / Switch 625 / Hysteria (followed by "Heroes" snippet by David Bowie) / Let's Get Rocked / Pour Some Sugar on Me / Rock of Ages / Photograph
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-21
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Def Leppard - Live In Dortmund, Germany (Restored)
Overview: From the archives, Def Leppard performing on the German TV show "Rockpop In Concert" broadcast by ZDF network on 4th February, 1984. This restored & remastered performance was originally shot on 18 December 1983 in Dortmund, Germany at the Rock Pop Festival. This unique and rare performance on the cult show "Rockpop In Concert" was one of the last dates of the band's "Pyromania World Tour".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-18
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Def Leppard: Hysteria at The O2
Overview: The legacy of Hysteria is undeniable. A classic album that was four years in the making, it dominated the charts for two years, achieved certified Diamond status and brought worldwide superstardom to Def Leppard back in 1987. Then in December 2018 Sheffield’s finest made their long-awaited debut at London’s O2 Arena and to honour the event, Def Leppard performed the ground-breaking Hysteria album in its entirety. This explosive, chronological set of Hysteria (+ more) features hits Pour Some Sugar On Me, Animal, Women and an encore that includes unforgettable classics, such as When Love And Hate Collide, Let’s Get Rocked and Photograph. This is a celebration of a career defining album from one of the all-time greatest British rock groups.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-29
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Def Leppard: Hits Vegas - Live At Planet Hollywood
Overview: Following their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2019, Def Leppard returned to Las Vegas for their infamous Sin City residency at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood. Stunning video walls, two stages, great musicianship and a frenzied crowd made for an unforgettable concert experience. A set featuring rarities such as Too Late For Love, Billy’s Got A Gun, Slang and Promises, the band also picked up their acoustic guitars for the rarely performed songs Let Me Be The One, We Belong, Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad and Two Steps Behind. Along with their greatest hits, this two-and-a-half-hour concert features 28 mind blowing songs that will change your concept of what a rock concert should be!
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-24
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Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
Overview: Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey is a documentary following rock band Bon Jovi on their successful New Jersey Syndicate Tour between 1988 and 1990. It contains live, backstage, and candid footage of the band, soundtracked with their music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-20
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MirrorMask
Overview: In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-25
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Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Overview: Two years after founding his own bank, local hero Dave Fishwick takes on the predatory payday lenders bringing misery to his small English town.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-10
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