Time to present album number six out of ten of the assignments we got. "Choosing 10 vinyl albums that greatly influenced my taste". One album per day, 10 consecutive days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Every day I ask someone else to do the same." Throwing the ball on some nice figure at the social media Facebook.
"Pyromania" is the third studio album by English rock band DEF LEPPARD, released on 20 January 1983 through Vertigo Records in UK and Europe and through Mercury Records in the US. The first album to feature guitarist Phil Collen who replaced founding member Pete Willis, "Pyromania" was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album was a shift away from the band's traditional heavy metal roots toward more radio-friendly glam metal and hard rock, finding massive mainstream success.
I believe that I bought "Pyromania" during summer 1983, could have been 1984 as well, not 100% sure, it's such a long time ago. This is an album that I got recommended from one of my best friends during a summer visit at Santasaari when my friend's older cousin was over and he played this and I thought that they rocked well, nice riffs and cool tunes. Besides the marvelous appetizer "Gravad Sik", which you can read about here! Was eaten "Pyromania" got played. The album is pretty worn out, at least the copy from back then, got a few others during the years.
Today's tune "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" is taken from their 1983 album, "Pyromania". An edited version was released as a single in Mexico that same year. The song was originally titled "Medicine Man" and contained different lyrics.
Today it's the Valentines day, so let's play a love tune for all the love ones out there. This one is for my beloved half. So Happy Valentine's day all!
"When Love & Hate Collide" is a power ballad by British rock band DEF LEPPARD from their 1995 greatest hits album Vault, written by Joe Elliott and Rick Savage. It was originally written and demoed for "Adrenalize", but not finalized until 1995 for its inclusion on Vault. The demo version is much more heavily produced in the signature style of "Hysteria" and "Adrenalize", and the final version is more stripped down, supposedly toward the style of the following studio album "Slang". The original demo version contains the final recorded guitar solo by late original guitarist Steve Clark. "When Love & Hate Collide" became one of the most successful singles in their homeland, where it reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Charts, but it failed to make a significant impact in the U.S. charts, reaching #58 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song was re-released as a digital download on February 12th, 2013.
In 2008, the song was re-recorded this time with featured vocals of American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The original version was re-released as a digital download on 12 February 2013. See the Video below.
DEF LEPPARD will hit the road this summer, see all the dates below.
So today's tune is "When Love & Hate Collide", enjoy!
When Love & Hate Collide Live Def Leppard & Taylor Swift
I really hope to be able to catch them at Sweden Rock Festival this year.
Upcoming tour dates:
6th June 2019 Sweden. Solvesborg, Sweden Sweden Rock Festival
9th June 2019 Finland. Hyvinkää/Helsinki, Finland Hyvinkää Airfield / Rockfest
11th June 2019 Denmark. Sonderborg, Denmark * Slagmarken (The Battlefield)
14th June 2019 England. Derby, England Donington Park / Download Festival
17th June 2019 Czech Republic. Prague, Czech Republic O2 Arena
19th June 2019 Italy. Assago/Milan, Italy Mediolanum Forum
20th June 2019 Switzerland. Hinwil, Switzerland Autobahnkreisel Betzholz / Rock The Ring Festival
22nd June 2019 France. Clisson, France Main Stage 1 / Hellfest
23rd June 2019 Belgium. Dessel, Belgium Boeretang Festival Park / Graspop Metal Meeting
27th June 2019 Norway. Trondheim, Norway Dahls Arena / Trondheim Rocks
29th June 2019 Norway. Oslo/Ekeberg, Norway Ekebergsletta / Tons Of Rock
2nd July 2019 Germany. Berlin, Germany Zitadelle Spandau
3rd July 2019 Germany. Dusseldorf, Germany * Merkur Spiel-Arena
5th July 2019 Germany. Munich, Germany * Olympiastadion
7th July 2019 Spain. Barcelona, Spain Parc de Can Zam / Rock Fest Barcelona
Def Leppard Tour 2019. DEF LEPPARD CANADIAN TOUR 2019 - CANADA
Shows Played - 11 (w/ Tesla)
12th July 2019 Canada. Halifax, NS, Canada Scotiabank Centre
13th July 2019 Canada. Moncton, NB, Canada Avenir Centre
15th July 2019 Canada. Quebec City, QC, Canada Centre Videotron
17th July 2019 Canada. Montreal, QC, Canada Bell Centre
19th July 2019 Canada. Ottawa, ON, Canada Canadian Tire Centre
20th July 2019 Canada. Hamilton, ON, Canada FirstOntario Centre
22nd July 2019 Canada. London, ON, Canada Budweiser Gardens
25th July 2019 Canada. Winnipeg, MB, Canada Bell MTS Place
27th July 2019 Canada. Saskatoon, SK, Canada SaskTel Centre
29th July 2019 Canada. Edmonton, AB, Canada Rogers Place
31st July 2019 Canada. Calgary, AB, Canada Scotiabank Saddledome
Def Leppard Tour 2019. DEF LEPPARD THE SIN CITY RESIDENCY 2019 - USA
14th August 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
16th August 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
17th August 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
20th August 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
23rd August 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
24th August 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
29th August 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
31st August 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
1st September 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
4th September 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
6th September 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
7th September 2019 USA. Las Vegas, NV, USA Zappos Theater At Planet Hollywood / Sin City Residency
"Photograph" is a song performed by English hard rock band DEF LEPPARD and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It is the lead single from the band's third studio album, "Pyromania" (1983). Their lead vocalist Joe Elliott has described the song as generally about "something you can't ever get your hands on". In 2006 the song was used in promotional adverts for the DVD release of Blades of Glory. In 2009 it was named the 13th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. It was also listed as the No. 17 greatest song of the past 25 years by VH1.
"Photograph" was a smash hit for the Sheffield, U.K based group in 1983, helping launch the band and their "Pyromania" album into the rock stratosphere, and frontman Joe Elliott didn’t need a thousand words to get his point across.
The lyrics reveal right from the start that the singer is “Outta luck and outta love” and it doesn’t take long to figure out that his photograph collection isn't getting the job done romantically. He longs to touch the real thing, whoever she is. Alas, this mystery girl remains only a fantasy and much to his despair, he can only love her from afar.
DEF LEPPARD knows the formula for creating a good single, and this was just one of many for this talented group. Elliott and guitarist Phil Collen are both humongous fans of rock ‘n’ roll, and with mentors like the Beatles, David Bowie and MOTT THE HOOPLE, this band of believers were destined for their own stardom.
There are two slightly different versions of the music video. The uncensored version shows a knife scene at the beginning, and on the censored version of the video, it is almost the same except the knife scene is replaced with a stationary black cat among other minor bits removed. There are several appearances of a look-alike impersonating Marilyn Monroe in the video, as the song is actually about the star and lead singer Joe Elliott's declaration that he does not just "want her photograph" but that is all he has of her, and he must admire her from afar.
The music video was directed by David Mallet and was shot on 2 December 1982 (bassist Rick Savage's 22nd birthday), in Battersea, London, England. It featured the video debut of their co-lead guitarist Phil Collen. Released on 3 February 1983.
Enjoy today's tune!
Live In McNichols Sports Arena In Denver, Colorado, 1988.
DEF LEPPARD's Frank Gryner-directed video for the song "Man Enough" is the latest tune taken off the band's latest, self-titled studio album.
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen told TeamRock about "Man Enough": "I had this bass riff floating around my head, and I wanted it to have a similar vibe to 'Billy Jean' by Michael Jackson — almost a disco vibe. I didn't know what it was going to be called, then I played it to Joe [Elliott, vocals]; we went to [drummer] Rick Allen's 50th birthday, and he said, 'Shit! I've got a great idea for this song! And it's called 'Are You Man Enough To Be My Girl'. People have said it reminds them of 'Another One Bites The Dust' by QUEEN. It has this dancey appeal. Our song 'All Night' was a bit like that, and 'Excitable' on 'Hysteria'. But I think this is the first time we've really made it work. It just fell into place, and I think that's because we didn’t restrict ourselves. Every song on the album's like that. It was, like, 'Fuck everybody. This album was done for us.' It wasn't a business venture. We really didn't care what anybody thought. We went to town on it; it was a lot of fun."
"Def Leppard" was recorded in early 2015 at Elliott's studio in Dublin, Ireland. The disc marked the group's first new collection of material in seven years and eleventh official studio release.
DEF LEPPARD's highly anticipated U.S. summer tour kicks off in Boston, Massachusetts at the Xfinity Center on June 22 and wraps up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the U.S. Cellular Center on October 10. The Live Nation-promoted outing will storm through cities across all parts of the U.S. and Canada.
U.S. Summer Tourdates
July 1 - Indianapolis, IN (Klipsch Music Center)
July 2 - Chicago, IL (Hollywood Casino)
July 5 - Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
July 6 - Milwaukee, WI (Summerfest)
July 8 - Pittsburgh, PA (First Niagara Pavillion)
July 9 - Grand Rapids, MI (Van Andel Arena)
July 11 - Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach)
July 13 - Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)
July 15 - Detroit, MI (DTE Music Theatre)
July 16 - Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheater)
August 6 - Madison, WI (Alliant Energy Center)
August 8 - Evansille, IN (Ford Center)
August 10 - Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Center)
August 12 - Atlanta, GA (Aaron’s Amphitheater)
August 13 - Raleigh, NC (Walnut Creek Amphitheater)
August 17 - Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain Amphitheater)
August 19 - Austin, TX (Austin 360)
August 22 - Houston, TX (Cynthia Woods Pavilion)
August 24 - Dallas, TX (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
August 26 - Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
August 27 - ST. Louis, MO (Hollywood Casino Amphitheater)
August 29 - Cleveland, OH (Blossom Music Center)
August 31 - Darien Center, NY(Darien Lake PAC)
Sept 14 - Billings, MT (Metra Park)
Sept 16 - Salk Lake City, UT (USANA Amphitheater)
Sept 17 - Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)
Sept 19 - Albuquerque, NM (Isleta Amphitheater)
Sept 20 - Phoenix, AZ (Ak-Chin Pavilion)
Sept 22 - Irvine, CA (Irvine Meadows Amphitheater)
Sept 24 - Sacramento, CA (Toyota Amphitheater)***
Sept 25 - Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheater)
Sept 28 - Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena)
Sept 30 - Eugene, OR (Matthew Knight Arena)
Oct 1 - Tacoma, WA (Tacoma Dome)
Oct 4 - Omaha,NE (CenturyLink Center)
Oct 5 - Minneapolis, MN (Xcel Energy Center)
Oct 7 - La Crosse, WI (La Crosse Center Arena)
Oct 8 - Toledo, OH (Huntington Center)
Oct 10 - Cedar Rapids, IA (U.S. Cellular Center)
***No TESLA
"Devil in Me" is the first taste from LAST IN LINE, a band featuring classic DIO members guitarist Vivian Campbell, drummer Vinny Appice and the bass player Jimmy Bain, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB.
LAST IN LINE will release their debut album "Heavy Crown", on February 19, 2016 via Frontiers Music Srl. The CD was recorded at a Southern California studio with producer Jeff Pilson, a veteran bassist who has played with DIO, FOREIGNER, DOKKEN and T&N, among others.
Earlier press
photo of the band. From left to right - Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian
Campbell, Claude Schnell (no longer in group) and Andrew Freeman.
Today's tune "Devil in Me" is taken from the upcoming album "Heavy Crown" The video is made with director Jamie Brown of Smoking Gun, Inc. and co-producer Thomas McNeely.
The British rock band DEF LEPPARD have just released their eleventh studio album, released on October 30, 2015. It is the bands first studio album since Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career, and their first one to be released on earMUSIC Records. The first single and today's tune "Let's Go" was released 15 September 2015, alongside the artwork and track listing.
According to vocalist Joe Elliott, the sound of the album, he explained "It's just called DEF LEPPARD because that's what it sounds like. It doesn't sound like any one specific era of DEF LEPPARD. It's got everything... Every single aspect of anything we've ever wanted to put out — acoustic, heavy, soft, slow, fast — it's there. That's why we call it DEF LEPPARD because, just like QUEEN were, we're capable of coming up with vastly different kinds of songs."
Guitarist Phil Collen referred to the album as "probably the most diverse thing we've done" as well as "the best thing we've done since Hysteria" as it contains "the loudest rock guitars we've ever had on some tracks." However, he stopped short of calling it an "experimental", album, instead saying that it's "more liberating and expressive".
Today's tune "Let's Go" is taken from the new self titled album "Def Leppard." The tune is classic DEF LEPPARD song. Big chunky guitars and a big chorus.
Monday, time to introduce this weeks "Record Of The Week", today we will jump back to 1983, the year when "Pyromania" got released. It's the third studio album by English rock band DEF LEPPARD, released on 20 January 1983. It is the first album to feature guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The album was a huge success, charting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart and selling over ten million copies in the US, and thus being certified diamond by the RIAA.
I believe that I bought "Pyromania" during summer 1983. Then I was just a stripling, no fuzz on the chin, as I have today. With my own savings I went to the store and got my self a copy (yes I still have it, but it's pretty worn out) anyway, during that summer this record got so many spins on the record player that I know every single lyric, every single riff, I even manage to play a few of them on my acoustic guitar :)
One cool thing about this record is; I remember the time so well like it was yesterday. I got most of my friends to buy a copy and play some air guitar together. During this summer it was also the first time I got the opportunity to taste "Gravad Sik" (Pretty same as Gravlax), is a Nordic dish consisting of raw "Sik" (Coregonus lavaretus is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae), cured in salt, sugar, and dill. "Gravad Sik" is usually served as an appetizer. It's one of the most delicious appetizer of fish species that I ever tasted!
Back to the record "Pyromania", an album that really have the classic sound and feeling. "Pyromania" can also be seen as a transitional one between the heavy metal sound of their first two albums and the beginning of the radio-friendly direction of later releases. The album featured heavy metal rockers such as "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)", "Stagefright" and "Die Hard the Hunter" as well as Top-40 hits "Photograph", "Rock of Ages" and "Foolin'".
The album was partially recorded with original guitarist Pete Willis, whose rhythm guitar tracks appear on all songs. Midway through the recording sessions, Willis was fired for excessive alcohol abuse and replaced by Phil Collen, who contributed guitar solos and other parts that had not yet been recorded by Willis. On the original LP release, Willis is visible in the background of the photograph of singer Joe Elliott, while Collen is given his own personal photo as the new full-time member of the group.
The album caused controversy with its cover artwork, which shows an animated picture of a skyscraper building with a large flame and black smoke coming out from the top floor, and a bullseye pointed at the flame. Many stores were offended by this cover and refused to sell the album.
The record contains in my world, only strong tracks, so it's very difficult to choose a song. So I choose one of the classics "Rock of Ages" to get a good video and a Spotify link, behold, "Pyromania" is not on Spotify so the link will be from the "Viva Hysteria". The tune takes its name from the hymn "Rock of Ages". It begins with a German-like nonsense phrase, "Gunter glieben glauten globen", which was later sampled in "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" by the OFFSPRING as well as "Call Me What You Like (If You Like Rock-N-Roll)" by Puffy AmiYumi. This was also sampled in a parody of the song, "Rape Rock of Ages," by shock rock band the MENTORS. According to the official Def Leppard FAQ,
The music video was directed by David Mallet and shot on 8 December 1982 (Guitarist Phil Collen's 25th birthday), in Battersea, London, England.
Former Def Leppard co-manager Peter Mensch appears in this video as one of the monks.
Rock icons WHITESNAKE realising their 12th studio album "The Purple Album" today May 15th and in North America on Tuesday May 19th via Frontiers Music SRL. "The Purple Album" is a re-imagination of classic songs from David Coverdale’s time as the lead singer for DEEP PURPLEs Mark 3 and Mark 4 studio albums.
WHITESNAKE was formed in England in 1978 by Coverdale. The band has released multi-platinum selling albums throughout the years and have been known for hits such as “Slide It In,” “Here I Go Again,” “Still Of The Night” and “Is This Love.”
WHITESNAKE will hit the road this summer on a headlining world tour, see the dates below!
Todays tune "Soldier of Fortune" is latest single taken from WHITESNAKEs latest album "The Purple Album" The tune is a blues rock ballad written by David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore and originally released on DEEP PURPLEs 1974 album "Stormbringer". As of 30 May 2014, "Soldier of Fortune" is DEEP PURPLEs 7th most "listened" song with over 15,000 hits on Last.fm and has been included in many rock ballad compilation albums. Though DEEP PURPLE has never released the song as a single and it has never placed on the record charts, it has developed a cult following over the years, and cover versions have been released by WHITESNAKE, OPETH, BLACK MAJESTY and the Romanian band IRIS.
The OPETH cover was included as a bonus track in the Special Edition release of Ghost Reveries (2006) and was subsequently released as a single in March 2007, which is available from iTunes. Roadrunner Records lists OPETHs version among their 13 wildest covers, calling it a faithful cover while adding Mikael Åkerfeldt's "unexpectedly soulful vocals."
Upcoming Tourdates:
May 28th Airway Heights, WA Northern Quest Casino
May 29th Tacoma, WA Emerald Queen Casino
May 31st Vancouver, BC Hard Rock Casino
June 2nd Santa Rosa, CA Wells Fargo
June 4th Las Vegas, NV The Joint
June 5th Scottsdale, AZ Talking Stick Pool Amp
June 6th Pala, CA Pala Casino - Starlight Theater
June 9th Beverly Hills, CA Saban Theatre
June 11th San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
June 15th Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak Center
June 17th Shawnee, OK Grand Events Center
June 19th Biloxi, MS Hard Rock
June 20th Houston, TX HOB
June 22nd Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theater
June 23rd San Antonio, TX Majestic Theater
June 25th Socorro, TX Socorro Event Center
June 27th Greeley, CO Greeley Independence Stampede
June 28th Norfolk, NE Divots Music Festival
June 30th Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
July 2nd Rama, ON Casino Rama
July 3rd Sterling Heights, MI Freedom Hill AMP
July 5th Northfield, OH Hard Rock
July 7th Huber Heights, OH Music Center @ The Heights
July 8th Wabash, IN Honeywell Center
July 10th Mahnomen, MN Shoot Star Casino
July 11th St. Paul, MN Myth
July 14th Clear Lake, IA Surf Ballroom
July 16th Oshkosh, WI Rock USA
July 17th Geneva, IL Geneva Music Park
July 18th Merrillville, IN Star Plaza
July 20th Greensburg, PA Palace Theater
July 22nd Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
July 24th Lincoln, RI Twin River Casino
July 25th Atlantic City, NJ Trump Taj Mahal
July 27th Westbury, NY Theater At Westbury
July 28th New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
July 31st Jacksonville, FL Florida Theater
August 1st Melbourne, FL King Center
August 3rd Orlando, FL Hard Rock
August 5th Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Live
August 6th Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
August 8th Markesville, LA Paragon Casino Mari Center
August 9th Austin, TX ACL Live @ The Moody Theater
August 11th Midland, TX Wagner Noel PAC
August 13th Tulsa, OK Hard Rock Casino Tulsa
August 15th Rogers, AR The AR Music Pavillion
August 16th St. Charles, MO Family Arena
**WHITESNAKE will be playing as Special Guest with THE SCORPIONS on November 28th in Zurich.
WHITESNAKE are excited to announce THE DEAD DASIES as special guest on all forthcoming shows (Excluding Zurich) in Europe during November & Early December prior to hitting the UK with DEF LEPPARD.
November 8th Moscow, RU Crocus City Hall
November 9th St Petersburg, RU *BKZ Oktyabrskiy
November 11th Helsinki, FI *Icehall
November 13th Stockholm, SE Hovet
November 14th Helsingor, DK *The Culture Yard
November 16th Berlin, DE *Columbiahalle
November 17th Praque CZ *O2 Arena
November 19th Vienna, AU Gasometer
November 21st Zagreb, HR Cebona Hall
November 22nd Belgrade, RS Hala Pionir
November 24th Sofia, BG Armeec Arena
November 25nd Skopje, MK Boris Trajkovski
November 28th Zurich, CH **Hallenstadion
November 29th Milan, IT Alcatraz
December 1st Brussels, BE Forest National
December 2nd Utrecht, NL Tivilivredenburg
UK & Ireland
UK co-headline Arena tour with DEF LEPPARD in December 2015.
December 6th Dublin, IE 3 Arena
December 7th Belfast, UK Odyssey
December 9th Newcastle, UK Metro Radio Arena
December 10th Glasgow, UK The SSE Hydro
December 12th Birmingham, UK Genting Arena
December 13th Nottingham, UK Capital FM Arena
December 15th Manchester, UK Arena
December 16th Cardiff, UK Motorpoint Arena
December 18th London, UK The SSE Arena Wembley
December 19th Sheffield, UK Motorpoint Arena
This is quite a new band for me, so I thought I will share it with u guys as well.
On the 8th of November they will release a new album called "Rock ans Roll"
They play a kind of straight forward rock´n roll and I think they are originated from Ohio Us. They have some influences like: Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Motley Crue, Metallica, Cheap trick, AC/DC, UFO, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, and many more.
Iconic Tonic, formed in 2010 by long -time friends Dave, Chad, and Tony. After each spent time in other projects that achieved both regional and national recognition, they decided it was time to fuel their creative energy towards an uncompromising and wickedly satisfying rock n’ roll band. Once together, the song ideas began to flow, and they immediately began rehearsing and recording.
The Members are: Members: Chad Eric Snelling - Co-Lead Vocals, Bass, Piano / Dave Spencer Co-Lead Vocals, Guitars / Tony Hawes Backing Vocals, Drums, Percussion
Dan Reed visited Stockholm yesterday, and did a marvelous gig according to my friends Lizette And was the support band, now thats a great industrial rock band, love it!
If you missed who he is, i found this on his homesite
Dan Reed Dan Reed was born in Portland, Oregon, but in early childhood moved to South Dakota after his mother remarried the owner of a cattle ranch. Growing up on 2000 acre's of land as an only child gave Dan plenty of time to daydream and it was here, riding tractor in the summer sun that Dan first fantasized about becoming a musician while listening to the Doobie Brothers, Kiss, Cheap Trick and Van Halen blaring on the tractor cabs' AM radio.
Although there were many incarnations of bands Dan performed with in South Dakota and in Portland it was in December of 1985 where he truly first began his musical journey as the lead singer of a band called “The Dan Reed Network”. Garnering huge local support the band signed to PolyGram Records in the summer of 1987. Home of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and Tears For Fears. The Dan Reed Network released three very successful albums to much critical and commercial success between 1988 and 1992.
The band had the honor of 'seeing the world', opening for such bands as RUN DMC, UB40, David Bowie and Bon Jovi, eventually becoming the supporting act for the Rolling Stones’ 1991 European tour. It was at this time Dan journeyed to India with Bob Guccione Jr. to interview the Dalai Lama for Spin Magazine. It was during this trip that Dan began to hunger for more than the pop/rock music scene had to offer.
This was the catalyst for the long journey that Dan has taken, bringing him back in 2008 where he belongs, writing and performing new music with experiences wth the “rock star image” behind him. In the 1990’s he started an independent record company in his hometown of Portland, Oregon to help promote local Northwest bands, while at the same time studying acting.
His tour gigs :
DATE LOCATION VENUE
JUNE 4 2011Garden Party Munka Ljungby
JUNE 9 2011 Sweden Rock Solvesberg, Sweden
JUNE 11 2011 Download Donington, England
JULY 2 2011 St. Gertrud Malmo, Sweden
JULY 7 2011 Sundsvall Gatufest Sundsvall, Sweden
JULY 8 2011 Millenium Hollviken, Sweden
JULY 9 2011 Bakfickan Malmo, Sweden
JULY 12 2011 Grona Lund Stockholm, Sweden
JULY 16 2011 Kristianstad Festival Kristianstad, Sweden
AUG 2 2011 Liseberg Gothenborg, Sweden
AUG 5 2011 Tall Ships Race Halmstad Harbour, Halmstad, Sweden
AUG 10 2011 Portland Park Summer Concert Series Washington Park,Portland
AUG 12 2011 Lillehammer Olympiapark AS Lillehammer, Norway
OCT 12 2011 Cafe Bartof Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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