Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott told
The Irish News that while he's honored to tour with the likes of Styx and REO Speedwagon, don't expect to see his band on the road with any of the bands who shared chart space with it during the
Hysteria era. "We refused to go out with Poison or Winger or Warrant or any of those shite bands," he said. "It's a real pity that a lot of the newer bands we've dug over the years haven't actually dug us. But that's just music, man." Those "newer" bands include Stereophonics and Manic Street Preachers, just to give you an idea of Elliott's internal timeline and, uh, general assessment of what isn't "shite." Well! Let's see what is and isn't "shite" in your eyes, readers. I picked my favorite songs from each of the artists Old Joe disses—as well as one from his own band, and one from each of his U.S. touring partners this summer. Which do
you prefer?
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"Celebrity Rock Super Group SCRAP METAL announced Kip Winger founder of WINGER ("Seventeen" / "Headed for a Heartbreak"), and former bassist for legendary rock group ALICE COOPER will join them onstage to perform a special acoustic set as their Special Guest Star at the upcoming SCRAP METAL fall rock concert event at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, CT on Saturday, October 4, 2008. SCRAP METAL, the celebrity rock super group whose members have sold over 50 million records worldwide, stars Gunnar Nelson (NELSON /"After the Rain"); Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER / "Up All Night" / "Fly to the Angels"); and Matthew Nelson (NELSON / "Love and Affection"). This 'Rock and Roll Rat Pack' always features the original lead front men from MTV's most popular metal bands of the '80s and '90s. ... Other special guest stars announced for the SCRAP METAL event include Eric Martin former lead singer of MR. BIG ("To Be With You") and Jeff Scott Soto formerly of JOURNEY / STEEL DRAGON (Soundtrack for "Rock Star")." I like how they cited different Nelson songs for Gunnar and Matthew's shoutouts. Also, it will probably surprise exactly none of you that the band is based in Nashville. Hey, maybe Sebastian Bach can join them for a song or two, too! [MySpace]
File under "reasons that you should order pizza only from places you trust": "When I was in college (Illinois State) Winger played our basketball shed - when they were done with the show, Kip made his way to 'sorority row' where he picked one (Tri sigs) and went in with a polaroid - orgy madness ensued with him gettin' hummers and groupsex with the house whilst the young maidens took pix with the instamatic. Those pix made their way around campus for a few weeks - truly disgusting. One girl in the house brought 'em into pizza place where we worked and delivery guys would stuff one pict in with outgoing pies - what a surprise in every box." [
