Luckily, the videos capture it really well.Ībout half of this video takes place behind the scenes, with black and white footage of the band arriving and rehearsing.
Sadly, since I was seven or eight years old at this time, the closest I got to this tour was the videos. I thought it was cool as hell at the time, and I still love it now. I love how they took all the squiggles from the album artwork, and sort of blew them up and made them into this like, giant stage covered in neon patterns. At the same time though, I can't get over the coolness of the stage. It kind of just means you're probably only seeing like half the band at any given time - even being in the front row doesn't mean they'll be like, in front of you. I mean yeah, the whole "in the round" thing is cooler in theory than in practice. I've got to say, this looks like it was an amazing arena tour. Nor does it have to do with any type of large-scale, super-destructive battle.Īnyway though, the video for this really gives you a sense of what the Hysteria tour was like, much more so than the more carefully shot "Pour Some Sugar On Me." At the beginning, we get the whole sped-up setting up for the concert montage - it takes place in Denver at the McNichol Sports Arena, so, as we'll see later, kudos to the women of Denver.
Does this have anything to do with a biblical version of the end of the world? Ummm no. I mean most of the lyrics are sort of like, you're a tease, you talk a good game but you won't actually do anything, blablabla. Despite my secret penchant for metal, I wasn't that kind of kid. Except I never would have even thought the f-word, even to myself. Admittedly, I love the pre-chorus in this song (the "give me all of your lovin'" part) - I literally get chills every time I hear it.īut "Armageddon It"? What does that even mean? I think they just liked chanting it, since it sort of sounds like "I'm getting it." I remember circa third grade watching this video and asking my mom what armageddon was, and her explaining the concept to me, and me being like - even as an eight-year-old - WTF does this have to do with this song/video. Rather than abandon them, they've been turned into a bit of a franken-song. You feel like they had maybe three ideas - the verse, the build-up to the chorus, and the chorus - that couldn't quite make it to full-on song status. THE VERDICT My quick mention of Def Leppard's concert video "Live: In the Round, In Your Face" last week gave me a hankering for some Hysteria, so rather than go with the obvious, I've decided to shine a light on "Armageddon It." I always feel like this is one of the more forgotten singles from this album, and thinking about it extra hard this week is making me realize why.įor one, the song is a bit of a mish-mash of ideas. SAMPLE LYRIC "Yeah-ah, but are you gettin' it?! / / Re-eally gettin' ih-it?/ " THE VIDEO Def Leppard, "Armageddon It," Hysteria, 1987, Mercury
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