Rick Allen's story is not only an inspiration of overcoming the loss of his arm, but also of his band mates. It is a true testament to his band mates that they did not take the easy way out by replacing Rick Allen. It appears that unlike most bands, these guys actually love each other. It would have been so easy for them to insist on changing drummers. That is just one of the reasons I hold this band in such high esteem.

Rick Allen, the drummer, lost his arm when he was 21. He'd been with the band since he was 15. At the height of their success, they waited until he healed and re-taught himself how to play. He has a special kit, in which his left pedal could emulate what his left arm could do. He still suffers PTSD from the accident to this day and sees drumming and painting as therapeutic healing for him.

Yes, I was there on my 25th birthday in 1988... And yep, Rick was down an arm for this album...

You have to give Mad Respect to the members of Def Leppard. When their drummer got in to a car accident and lost his arm they refused to tour, or even cut another record without him. A special drum set was made so he could use his one arm, and his feet to play the drums. He had to learn to play the drums from scratch using only one arm and his feet.

I remember when the drummer lost his arm. He bounced back man. I was never a huge fan of theirs but his resilience impressed me to no end.

Such a great concert, guys. I was at that concert with friends and my two older brothers. February 1988 at McNichols Arena (aka Big Mac) Denver, Colorado. I was 15. The stage slowly spun around so all 22,931 fans, in attendance, could get an equal view. They sounded so much better live than on vinyl. McNichols Arena was demolished in 2000.😞

You mentioned the drummer and his accident. What is remarkable, is his attitude dealing with the adversity. We can all learn a lesson from him. Don't sweat the small stuff. Guys, I really like your videos, keep them going. Nice to see today's youth, appreciative of the 80s Rock. I seriously doubt that generation of rock will be matched. Keep Rocking 🤘🏽🤘🏽

At the time the video was made Def Leopard was the only band that pulled of a concert on the “Round”. That’s where the stage slowly spins around the drummer

I think too we look back and don’t realize how absolutely talented they are bc they are in their 20’s here! They mastered their instruments and their ability to perform it all amazingly! If you really want to understand Rick Allen losing an arm their are interviews w the band and docs it’s definitely worth doing a review on bc SOOOO many things had to come together for him to live and comeback!!!

This album Hysteria came out after Rick Allen lost his arm & out sold the previous two before it. Love them❤

Rick Allen developed a drum kit specifically for use with only one arm and both feet. Ingenious!

Hell yeah Joe has a great voice, he’s vocal range is amazing

I grew up on Def Leppard. This concert was actually recorded on Friday, February 12th, 1988, at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado where the Denver Nuggets played their home games. On the previous night (February 11th), the Los Angeles Lakers went into that building and defeated the Nuggets. That was significant in the fact that it was only the Nuggets' 4th home loss that season. And the Lakers would go on to win their last championship with Magic Johnson. Unfortunately for the Nuggets, to this day they still have never even made it to the NBA Finals; they have made it to the western conference finals four times (1978, 1985, 2009, 2020), but never advanced any further. ... I will be turning fifty later this year (in September), and and we were spoiled with great music back then, and Def Leppard was among the greatest. I was in 8th grade in February 1988 when that concert was recorded, and it would have been a dream to be there. Cheers from northeast Ohio.

Def Leppard had amazing harmony when Steve Clark , the soloist was alive. He hit a lot of high notes in choruses that Joe Elliott gets the credit for. I thought it was Joe too until I watched enough live performances. Steve wrote Heaven Is. It's a fun song and of course has that great Def Leppard sound.

I just saw them back in 2018 with journey!! Both bands still rock!!🤟🏻 and this is coming from a now 18 year old who shouldn’t even know this band exists…if this is what it’s like to be obsolete then I am proud to be obsolete to the death!🤟🏻😆🤟🏻

I met Def leppard in 1992 on their Adrenalize World Tour. They're the friendliest guys and amazing live!

Seen them multiple times. Huge show. Epic to see live.

I’ve seen them in concert four times and this tour in 1989 was one of them. Unbelievable performance

he plays the drums with a special kit. One foot bass, one snare... man.. it works.

Rick Allen almost died, thrown from the sunroof of his car, seatbelt torn arm off, luckily a nurse was driving by and saved him....then they thought they had reattached it successfully, but got infected days later almost causing him to lose the other arm...they were making Hysteria at the time and they waited for him as he assured them he would figure out how to play with his feet...the album's delay was legendary, costing the music label to lose millions while waiting for the band (who never turned their backs on their brother)...needed to sell 3M copies just to break even...Hysteria went on to be a top selling album of the era and the Thunder God was born

I did see this tour in Huntsville, Al. It was a 10k seat arena. The stage was in the middle. Back in those days, they called it. "In the round" so the stage rotated. And was right on the middle. No bad seats. Tesla(another rock group in that era,) opened the show. They were equally talented. Check them out. It's great to see guys your age appreciate this music. I'm 63, the 80's were the best.

I first saw Def Leppard in February 1983 in Belfast on the Pyromania tour. I’ve been lucky enough to see them at least once on every tour they’ve done subsequently. I even saw them at Donington Monsters of Rock in 1986 which was the first big live gig Rick Allen had played since losing his arm. It was amazing. He got a standing ovation that went on for ages!! Very emotional.

I saw them in concert about 10 years ago with Heart. They were amazing! The Hysteria album is awesome.

I wasn’t at this particular concert, but I did see them during this tour…amazing!! A good concert is an experience you never forget!!

I grew up listening to Their music. Although my favorite album is thier Hysteria Album.

My FAVORITE band! Saw them in 1993 for the first time! Still performing today 40 years later! Greatest band comeback story ever too! True loyalty here!🥰🎶

I saw them in Orlando Florida December '87 & they killed it! I gave my 20 yr old daughter my original concert t-shirt from it. She loves it!

around the time that Rick Allen lost his arm in 1984, electric drums was still an emerging technology and not many groups used them, but Rick did! I don't know if he helped refine the tech of electric drums, but I like to think that he did.

1982 the great guitarist Phil Collen joined. He became extremely close with the late brilliant Steve Clark. As co-lead guitarist Steve and Phil bonded, leading to the trademark dual-guitar sound of Def Leppard. Collen and Clark became known The Terror Twins Pyromania (1983) albums 1/2 weren’t that commercially successful in the US , but as soon as pyromania was released the rest is history .. one if the most successful bands out there

Saw them twice in concert, highly recommend seeing them if you ever get the opportunity.

If you notice the solo is both Phil and Steve. They both were lead guitarist not many people realize that.

It is an electric drum kit and he has special pedals that he uses on the left foot. His new rig setup allows him to play the parts he used to play with his left arm using his left foot. He also has a computer that is programmed to change up the drums depending on the song he needs. So if he needs a particular sound out of the drums for a certain song he can alter each drum pad before the song starts and then when he hits that corresponding pedal it plays whatever drum he was supposed to have in real life. There's a really cool KZfaq video It's very brief but it's an interview with one of the guys that's responsible for setting up his drum kit. It is a very specialized drum kit that he worked very hard with some designers to come up with. His resilience in the bands willingness to not give up on him is stuff of legend.

I was at all 3 of these shows, Denver Colorado 1988, I dig Def Leppard, my gf at the time was enamored with them, so we went to all 3 concerts, damn good rock and roll shows, damn good! Crowd was on fire all 3 shows, one of the best band/audience participation concerts I've ever seen, answer/call back anthems were incredible! A band of songwriters and rock musicians at the very top of their game

Rick Allen lost his arm in 1983. The band stopped touring for four years till Rick was ready to comeback. In the round in your face was in Denver Co. In 1987. To answer your question Rick has one arm for this video.

Yes…was at this tour 1988… in the round… front row… best ever!!! Seen them many times since and will see them this Wednesday with Motley Crue and Alice Cooper.

right now they are one of the best live concerts, saw them this past year.. which is shocking for how long theyve been around

I seen them 3 times and this tour was one of the tours I seen. The first time I seen them the drummer still had both his arms. Their concerts were always great. They never disappointed. Always a big party that you would be totally wore out by the end of the show. ♥️♥️♥️

I really just got to see these guys like 2 days ago in Columbus, Ohio at Ohio States stadium 8/8/23. It was so AMAZING, they still sound GREAT & put on an OUTSTANDING SHOW!

Was fortunate enough to see them live several years back, amazing concert and the drummer got a standing ovation justifiably!

This band was fire. This album was so amazing and it was such a great time for this kind of rock music.

Saw them on this particular tour in Murfreesboro TN at the university in the round stage kind of arena rock setting. Drummer made a great comeback despite only one arm.

My first ever hard rock show. I was 12. The band Europe opened.

This song is and will always be an Anthem song. Never gets old!!

It was an amazing testiment to the strength of their friendship that they took time off for Rick to not only recover from the accident but fir him to learn ti drum one handed! The drum kit utilizes foot pedals to replace his left side, it was state of the art back then. They are definitely one of the best groups to come out of the `80s. They are still touring today!

The drums are electronic. They’re called Simmons drums, and were used heavily in the 80’s especially. Because of Rick only having one arm, he needs to use electronic drums. His kit is customized, to allow foot pedals to trigger the drum parts he would otherwise be playing with his left arm.

Huge Def Leppard fan... Have seen them in concerts more times than I can count. Been listening to them since the 1970's and all through the years to include Their latest album Diamond Star Halos just came out last year. Joe is still rocking it and Rick Allen on Drums is an inspiration to many young drummers. He has both, traditional drums mixed in with electric drum kit. What he used to play with his left arm he plays with his feet. He has many different drum pedal kits for his feet depending on what he's wanting the sound to be.

I'm an oldie, I have seen them on all their tours. The sound of my youth.

I broke my foot during the first song, "Stagefright", at the concert in Dallas on the Hysteria tour in1988 and missed the whole rest of the show!! I wanted to stay, but the paramedics weren't having it. I never saw them live after that. But I will be seeing Metallica live for the 11th time at Cowboy's Stadium in August!! 🤘Great reaction.

I've seen them in concert twice in Missouri and three times in Texas, they are more awesome than you can imagine. They don't use any kind of voice enhancing on their albums, no autu-tune, they are just that good. React to their hit Rock of Ages!!!

80's music will always be my favorite!

I saw them in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 25, 1993 it happened to be Vivian Campbell's Birthday I drove to Toronto with my son and two friends we were all blown away. I saw them again in 2007 in my home town Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and well again I was so hyped by them I would like to see them at least one more time

Because of Rick Allen's arm loss, it set the album's production back for years, 4 years to be exact. Just to break even, they would have had to sell 5 millions albums. The album stalled out at 3 million in early 1988, so the studio decided to throw out a video for PSSOM. It was hastily recorded in Colorado, at the Denver concert, and as a result gave the album sales new legs. To date, the album has sold over 25 million copies and Def Leppard are one of only five bands to have two albums reach double diamond.

I’ve seen Def Leppard 8 times. Nice reaction you nailed it

Rick Allen is the drummer. He lost his arm in a car accident on Dec. 31st, 1984. He was determined to play again. The rest of the band waited on him til he was ready to play again. Rick had an engineer that developed a second foot pedal so he could play with his left foot, which he used to play with his left arm.

Love Def Leppard. Such a cool song. Going to see them together with Mötley Crüe in June on their current World Tour 2023 in my country Denmark on Copenhell Festival. Can't wait!!! You can follow the tour on KZfaq.

Excellent song. Brilliant band.

Best one armed drummer I've ever heard!!!

I was there. Denver Colorado. In The Round, stage was in the middle of the building. I had fourth row tickets. Saw them again at Red Rocks the same year. They played Pour Some Sugar On Me twice to make the video. The crowd loved it. One of the best concerts I've ever been to.

I was at this concert it was filmed at McNichols area Denver Colorado. I was 17 .. it was a revolving stage and it was an amazing night!!

I've seen them 3 times.1984, 1988 and last time is 2022 and they are amazing

3 times over the last 5 years. GREAT!!!

Yes, I'm in the PSSOM video. That's me jumping off my chair with a poster in my hand at the 4:58 mark of your video. One of the best nights of my life. They played "Sugar" twice that night to get as much footage as possible for the music video.

Saw them in concert in the 80's on the K-State campus, great concert they gave 💜

I went to see them on this tour saw them 4 times on this tour they are a great live

This was my very first concert back on June 21st 1988 Edmonton 🇨🇦✌🏻..great reaction!

Rick Allen back when this album was made used his left foot on a drum kit he designed so he could continue playing, so his left foot compensated for his left arm, pure genious, and a fantastic album, 1 of my favourite bands saw them loads of times

I have seen them several times in concert. My first one was the tour after this one. They are still touring and I recommend seeing them, they are amazing live! Rick's drum set was customized so that he could do a lot of work with his feet to compensate for the lost arm. If you watch the music video for Let's Get Rocked, you can really see how much he does with the foot pedals!

It is an electric drum kit as he switched drums by playing the snare with his foot and the bass drum with his hand

Saw this band 8 times this was the must see band of the late 80s....they toured America hard and LOUD !

I've seen them several times. Once during this tour, and the lastest being in San Diego last year with Motley Crue. They're unbelievably great.

I saw them at the VERY beginning of this tour. That album has a concert photo in the liner notes looking from the back of the stage, past the band, to the crowd. You can see me in the photo.

I saw them on this tour, as you may see it was "In the round", so they were in the middle of the stadium. The drumkit was in the middle and rotated slowly through the whole concert.

I remember when I was a senior in high school, and was a huge Def Leppard fan, and Steve Clark passed, it was the worst. RIP Steve.

I saw them 5 times over their early career. They played in the round, which really unusual at the time (notice the opening light show setup). We were right there in their face and loved every minute... My favorite vocalist of that era is Klaus Mein from the Scorpions. His vocal range and control is exceptional! Winds of Change is a good place to start ~ it is a song about when the wall came down between east and west Germany. Still Loving You shows off Klaus' vocals. I love music of all genres, though Country is a favorite because of the storylines. I follow writers, not groups. Eric Church, "That's Damn Rock N Roll" highlights his writing ability. He is an intimate instrumentalist as well, big on detail. Stick That In Your Country Song is also noteworthy. Keep up the good vibes 🙂

If you search for Def Leppard In the Round In Your Face you will find a ton of songs from this concert. Definitely recommended. I saw this tour in Detroit (my first rock concert) about nine months before this show was recorded. I definitely recommend Bringing on the Heartbreak for a future reaction.

I've seen them in concert 2 times once back in the day and once more recently, they put on a great show. Go and see them if you ever get the chance.

I grew up listening to this song its one of my favorite from the 80s

Totally 80's vibe...works for me bro! Killin it....yeah 🎶 🎵 🤩

I've seen them in concert at least 4 times. They are awesome. It was set up where he has a left foot pedal that does what his had would do.

I saw them in ct, live 4th row on the floor, 1988 I was a kid and it was an incredible show

Hey Samuel and Lucas, to answer the question you'd posed about Rick Allen's drum kit, it is indeed a custom built electronic drum kit to allow Rick to play the left-handed beats with his left foot

I saw them around this time. High energy. You got your money's worth.

I AM IN THIS VIDEO!!! I still have the ticket stub and the t-shirt I got that night!!!!

I've seen them 10x yeah still as awesome as back in the 80s.

I saw them back in the 80s in Baton Rouge. They were so good, I went to see them again in Biloxi. They played "in the round", which means the audience surrounded the stage, and the stage rotated as they played. Not a bad seat in the house. I wasn't even a Def Leppard fan at the time. The only reason I went to see them is b/c a co-worker of mine told me he'd buy me & my girlfriend a ticket, if I drove him & his girlfriend to and from the concert, b/c he didn't have a car. Best money I never spent.

Love Def!

Hey guys, great reaction...and really good catch, yes those are electric drums. As you guys react to more rock band 80's videos you'll see multiple drummers tried the electric drums. I'm guessing you noticed the holes in jeans is not a new trend..I believe it first began in the early 80's actually. Joe Elliot, yeah great voice..very distinctive. I would say this song is very iconic for the band, yet personally I wouldn't say it's their greatest hit...there's so much incredible Def Leppard music out there for you guys to discover !!

i was at this concert in 1987 in chicago, when i was 16, great show

Rick lost his are in a car accident. The whole band stood by him until he re learned to play on a new drum set up. It was designed just for Rick, to play with both feet and one hand. I have so much respect for them.

I was there! 1988 Portland, Oregon. "In the Round" great show

They killed it! Live is better guys!!!❤😊

My favorite rock band

It will be even better when you each heyour own earbuds/headphones!!! Waaaay better!!🎶🎼🎵🎸🎹🥁🎤🎙🎧🎧🎧🎧 Been to three of their concerts.....absolutely epic concerts!!! True entertainers!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘 Rick Allen (drummer) is a gift from the Music Gods.....spectacular drummer!!!🥁🥁🥁🥁

I seen them this year.Great concert.

I saw them on this tour and they were brilliant!

I've seen them live about 7 times, first time wasn't until 2007, though...not during their prime but they still sounded amazing.

Oh fuck, live on `87, damn, best day of my life

Seen them twice 1st time in 83 with Krokus and John Butcher Axis. 2nd time with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

Seen them live several times. Went to this tour when they played in the round

Yes, he had electric drum pads in the early going, while mastering using his left foot to play his left arm parts (i think it was so he didn't have to hit the drums as hard, using technique rather than power for a few years as he kept improving his one armed style). He mostly uses regular drums, now, i believe...