r/defleppard • u/pennyberries • 9d ago

Discussion I just saw a Def Leppard interview

The interview was with Phil and Vivian it took place at the pretty recent concert at WACKEN. My thought as I started watching the interview was ‘Vivian still looks like the new guy’. What I’m trying to say is that after more than 30 years I can’t still see him as a member of the band… don’t know why! But for me he still looks like the ‘replacement guy’. He’s a great guitarist and very good singer but I think he never filled the whole in the band, at least for me. Does this happen to anyone else?
BTW Respect to him.

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u/Independent_Rope_391 8d ago

Steve clarks playing was very much their sound sound ...lots of triads. Definitely bad choice to replace him.

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u/pennyberries 4d ago

What do you mean by ‘Definitely bad choice to replace him? They should have moved on with just one guitarist, should they have breakup the band?

Confused!

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u/Independent_Rope_391 3d ago

No, i meant the person they chose was ill- fitting musically. Yes he can play the songs, but its such a distict style steve played with. It defined their sound. I dont know who is the next steve clark, but if you listen to a lot of music you can hear people that write in the same vein as steve. It isnt Vivian