Phil Collen

professorben

https://m.soundcloud.com/guitar-player-magazine/episode-56-phil-collen

Just listened to this, fascinating insight into the Def/Mutt recording process and behind the scenes stuff, I like DL, classic British rock, and he's a hell of a player, nailing guitar, vocals night after night. 

Modulus_Amps

I have been a fan since seeing them live on the slang tour.... think he has given up the drink and gone onto the juice by the looks of his physique though

jeztone2

He's good, but they've under utilised Campbell & given the quality of the new Riverdogs album, that's a mistake. 

professorben

Modulus_Amps said:

I have been a fan since seeing them live on the slang tour.... think he has given up the drink and gone onto the juice by the looks of his physique though

Seems he quit drinking during the Hysteria recording. That's 30 years. 

Modulus_Amps

@jeztone2 said:

He's good, but they've under utilised Campbell & given the quality of the new Riverdogs album, that's a mistake. 

I thought the same thing when I saw a live show on youtube recently, but actually I think he is underpinning allot of what is going on and Phil is doing the flash, which he is better at doing anyway

SimpleSimon

Have you seen the vids when Joe couldnt sing and the pair of them (Phil and Viv) took it in turns to sing his bits whilst holding down the guitars as normal. Very talented and under rated these days....

professorben

Interestingly he's using the venerable JMP-1 Preamp and a Randall SS power amp live. 
With 2 AxeFx for effects. 

Modulus_Amps

professorben said:

Interestingly he's using the venerable JMP-1 Preamp and a Randall SS power amp live. 
With 2 AxeFx for effects. 

stick with what works...

EricTheWeary

Teetotal vegan for a long time IIRC. In theory I saw him in Girl but that was a seriously long time ago and I saw Leopard pre Phil so I've seen the component parts. The Leppard classic album episode does a lot about their song writing and recording processes. Not my kind of sound at all but interesting stuff. 

ennspek

Love me some Leppard! Underrated band, great live.

professorben

ennspek said:

Love me some Leppard! Underrated band, great live.

100 million plus album sales, two diamond albums.

this is a new definition of underrated I'd previously been unaware of. 

Fortheloveofguitar

He's a bad choice for the latest G3 tour though 

IvisonGuitars

For a moment, I thought this was going to be an RIP thread...which would have been a shock as I've just sang BV's with him on an album!

Schnozz

As a kid I listened to:

Def Leppard's Hysteria
WASP's Crimson Idol
Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind
&
Thin Lizzy's Black Rose

I also listened to Fine Young Cannibal's and Big Country...But it was the Def Leppard Cassette Tape that I wore out first.

Vivian Campbell is an absolute Monster Guitarist, so it is a real shame that we didn't hear more from him.

I met Steve Clark's Niece in a Nightclub once (when Leathered) and said how much I missed those Riffs of his  - He really was an important Ingredient in that Winning Formula IMO.

When I saw them Live it was like listening to a CD, but I couldn't work out what this was about...

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2012/05/DefLeppard.jpg

Danny1969

I saw the Hysteria tour twice, once before the album went big and then later when they went huge ... It was a great show, Steve Clark used a do some simple buy really effective bits in his solo spot. Lightshow was awesome as were the vocals

Robert Mutt Lange was the most important ingredient in the studio back then. The parts were so well arranged by him in additional to him helping write the songs, singing backing vocals etc. 

guitargeek62

miserneil said:

...which would have been a shock as I've just sang BV's with him on an album!

#HumbleBrag

Basher

miserneil said:

For a moment, I thought this was going to be an RIP thread...which would have been a shock as I've just sang BV's with him on an album!

It looks like a RIPPED thread to me.

Seriously though, he's in very good shape and all that but maybe a shirt wouldn't go amiss once in a while? I can only assume the poor fellow is a bit skint.
I'd suggest a nice pilot style shirt in easy-care, non-iron polyester. They look very smart with a pair of tan slacks and can hand washed and dried overnight on a hotel room radiator. I'd suggest this would be an ideal investment for hectic touring without breaking the bank.

Vaiai

I really enjoyed that podcast too - I love No Guitar is Safe anyway but glad I didn't skip this one as he seems a cool guy and happy in life - really interesting hearing the recording stories too

professorben

miserneil said:

For a moment, I thought this was going to be an RIP thread...which would have been a shock as I've just sang BV's with him on an album!

Tell tell. 

SNAKEBITE

Being teetotal has done him a real favour.

He's lost that bald twat look he was rocking whilst in Genesis.

victorludorum

That topless photo is just grim.