Bon jovi , or Def Leppard...which is more painful ?

[Hot Tub]

I quite like Def Leppard, but find Bon Jovi annoying. I mean, really, seriously, annoying. Mrs HT is a fan of both bands. I often wear ear plugs.

[Steve G]

I like both, to a point.

Bon Jovi only so far as New Jersey, not a fan of the newer stuff. Wife likes them so all the albums are in the house but I don't like the newer stuff. Saw them in the mid 90's at wembley, supported by Van Halen. T'was a good gig imo. '99 in the shade' is a great track.

Def Leppard, again up to a point, Hysteria and before really. Hysteria must be one of the must have in your collection albums though. I always wanted hair like Joe Elliot, now I just want hair.

[JellyKnees]

God no, neither thanks very much. Bad 80s hair metal, both bloody awful. Like choosing between cancer and AIDS.

[paul_5]

I reckon Bon Jovi just about come out in front because they're really American. Def Leppard are from Sheffield but pretend they're American.
Also, at least the Bon Jovis can spell properly.

[Paul S]

I think both have made good and bad records. As mentioned, I think 'Love Bites' is a very good track. Bon Jovi have made some nice pop records. There is good and bad in amongst it all. Much the same as most bands, really - that is my exact feelings about, say, Led Zep or U2, too. But then music is so subjective.

I don't get the snobbery thing - they do what they do quite well - there are a lot of worse bands out there as far as I can see.

[thunderbird13]

Death to False Metal !!!!!!!!!!!!

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1361272069' post='1983569']I reckon Bon Jovi just about come out in front because they're really American. Def Leppard are from Sheffield but pretend they're American.
Also, at least the Bon Jovis can spell properly.[/quote]

Not so! The man's name is John Bongiovi. True fact.

[Mrs Tinman]

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1361225276' post='1983236']
Well I have to say I saw BJ @ MK Bowl with (I think Little Angels, Billy Idol & ?) and it was a bloody good gig
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Me too! I was there both nights and had seen them in Koblenz a couple of weeks prior, t'was The Manic Street Preachers that opened the gig.

Have probably seen them around 12-15 times

[fumps]

****Thinks about both bands****
Skin tight jeans
Poodle perms
Snake skin cowboy boots worn in places like sheffield
white biker jacket's

***Shudders***

***Shakes head***

Sorry..................... cant comment, I just cant find the words

[MacDaddy]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1361222604' post='1983168']
Sorry , but on the radio this evening , I heard 'Animal' , then 'Bad Medicine' . Aaargh,my ears!!
Both cheesy, Coca Cola , safe music.
Apologies to fans of both bands mentioned. I know that the musicianship,is fantastic and Leppard have fantastic (possibly over produced) harmonies.
But, surely others here feel my pain?
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Great songs, great bands.

Offhand can't really think of any band who write and play as well in their 50's as they did in their 20's?

[redroque]

Both great bands in their time and liked by people at the time. As you are obviously all (most) under 25 and were not born when On Through the Night and New Jersey came out, you are clearly well qualified to throw ridicule at music your Dads listened to.
In 15 yrs time, remember your attitude when your children laugh at the old man tripe you are currently listening to


And ducks


Too close to 50 to call and toured in the 80's with as much hair as I could muster.
Thank goodness these days I can save a fortune in gel and spray

[WalMan]

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' timestamp='1361276610' post='1983677']
Me too! I was there both nights and had seen them in Koblenz a couple of weeks prior, t'was The Manic Street Preachers that opened the gig.

Have probably seen them around 12-15 times
[/quote]D'you know I thought it was the Manics but could not remember. It's all a bit of a blur. Went up with my drummer & a couple of other mates & we shared a room in a hotel near by. I do remember getting there checking in & being asked by another guest at the hotel as we were heading off to the gig if we were roadies

[bertbass]

I remember seeing the Def Leotards play one of their first gigs on the now rapidly disappearing Hastings Pier. They seemed very small people, perhaps that's why they made the stage half the size it normally is by pulling the PA stacks in from the sides of the stage.

Both bands are mega big so they must be doing something right.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' timestamp='1361276610' post='1983677']


Me too! I was there both nights and had seen them in Koblenz a couple of weeks prior, t'was The Manic Street Preachers that opened the gig.

Have probably seen them around 12-15 times
[/quote]

Now Mrs T , you've opened a can of worms .
I detest the manics and understand why a band member went missing .Even I prefer the 2 bands in question to them ,)

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='redroque' timestamp='1361277856' post='1983705']
Both great bands in their time and liked by people at the time. As you are obviously all (most) under 25 and were not born when On Through the Night and New Jersey came out, you are clearly well qualified to throw ridicule at music your Dads listened to.
In 15 yrs time, remember your attitude when your children laugh at the old man tripe you are currently listening to[/quote]

I'm 38 and remember when New Jersey and Slippery When Wet came out. There are records from that time that I still listen but they aren't radio rock with cheesy lyrics about cowboys.

[Bilbo]

I have the Def's first single, Wasted. Must be worth £5 at least....

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Yeah, I too have that . I also have the 3 track ep which is on the yellow label.(shame it's not the red one )

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1361279629' post='1983757']
I detest the manics and understand why a band member went missing .Even I prefer the 2 bands in question to them ,)
[/quote]
Me too!!!

[fumps]

No hang on I just had a memory of Def Leopard kicking Glen Danzig's ass (Literally foot to ar*e) because he was being rude to someone's wife.

So in my book they are cooler that Bon Jovi

[discreet]

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THE classic newspaper headline, imho.

[Elvis Valentine]

Both appalling bands imho.
I would say Bon Jovi are better purely on the strength of the fact that they did the soundtrack to Young Guns 2 .

[BetaFunk]

I've just remembered the debt i owe to Def Leppard. Some years ago i saw something in a paper about them and looked them up on the internet. While i was looking at various music sites about them i came across a group called Bollweevil and the name rang a bell. I'd seen a 45 by them in the bargain bin of my local secondhand record emporium. A couple of weeks later i bought the 45 for 10 pence.
A couple of years later i put it on ebay and was astonished when i got over £160 for it. So thank you Def Leppard!!!

[RandomBass]

We do songs from both bands, and they are easy crowd pleasers. I particularly like the bass riff in You Give Love A Bad Name. I saw both bands live back in the day. Not really top of my list now to be honest, it does sound all rather too processed and engineered.

[MacDaddy]

[quote name='redroque' timestamp='1361277856' post='1983705']
Both great bands in their time and liked by people at the time. As you are obviously all (most) under 25 and were not born when On Through the Night and New Jersey came out, you are clearly well qualified to throw ridicule at music your Dads listened to.
In 15 yrs time, remember your attitude when your children laugh at the old man tripe you are currently listening to


And ducks


Too close to 50 to call and toured in the 80's with as much hair as I could muster.
Thank goodness these days I can save a fortune in gel and spray
[/quote]

this.

without the ducking

[deanovw]

I play in a pub/rock/covers band and recently we had a request for a Def Leppard number by an enthusiast punter (as you do). We now have 'animal' in the set. Its not particularly challenging but it does go down well with drunkens