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Back On Track With Def Leppard BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO DGILDERUBIO@ANTONMEDIAGROUP.COM
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board,” he recalled. “I sang ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ and ‘Hysteria.’ Vivian [Campbell] did a verse on ‘Hysteria’ as well. And we got [Last in Line vocalist] Andrew Freeman to come up and sing ‘Bringin’ On the Heartbreak’ and ‘Let It Go.’ Kip Winger and Eric Martin came up and sang ‘Rock of Ages.’ We thought there were all these fans here and we had to do something. Joe was able to sing for them before his voice disappeared completely and we did what we could do. I think we pulled it together as a band but it was really sad to lose Jimmy. He’d had some health problems and I think it was pneumonia, so that was terrible.” With the band having three months of downtime, Collen hit the road with his R&B rock group Delta Deep, who he’s set to release a live album with and also found himself producing the forthcoming album for old friends Tesla, who are the opening act on the current tour. That said, the London native is revved up over the end result of the Def Leppard album and the energy
the band is showing onstage. And given the wealth of trademark Def Leppard nuances on these songs— the memorable hooks, layered harmonies and melodic guitar playing—it’s no wonder why he’s so jazzed about it. “We originally went in to record a single, because we felt that we needed to do something since we hadn’t put any new material out for years. And it turned into 12 songs. It was flowing and I think the reason why is that it was the first pure album where we’d done it for absolutely artistic reasons,” he explained. “I think this is the best thing we’ve done since Hysteria and it was a joy actually.” Def Leppard will be appearing with REO Speedwagon and Tesla on July 11 at Nikon @ Jones Beach, 1000 Ocean Pkwy.in Wantagh. For more information, visit www. jonesbeach.com or call 800-7453000. Go to page 8A to read about Phil Collen’s favorite David Bowie songs.
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dversity is a concept Def Leppard has had to grapple with throughout a career that dates back to 1977. While the good times came via global multi-platinum success in the 1980s and 1990s, the band has dealt with scenarios ranging from founding members dying from substance
abuse (Steve Clark in 1991) to having drummer Rick Allen lose an arm in a horrific 1984 car accident. And while last year’s self-titled outing was a welcome return after a seven-year absence from the recording studio, the subsequent tour had its share of mishaps. The band’s Hysteria on the High Seas rock cruise not only found frontman Joe Elliott completely losing his voice for the first time in three decades of singing, but bassist Jimmy Bain of opening act Last In Line died in his cabin from lung cancer on Jan. 23 of this year. Def Leppard finished the remainder of the cruise and wound up rescheduling dates after they docked. For Leps guitarist Phil Collen, it was a particularly rocky time his band managed to get through for the sake of all the cruise-goers. “Joe completely lost his voice, for the first time in 30 years. We moved the show and offered people tickets to come see us on location. We got a couple of guest singers on
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BOOK REVIEW
ot many do it better than Stephen to suicide more than five years after King, master of scare for decades, the initial massacre masterminding. most notably since some of his very Doctors assure that Hartsfield will first books, Carrie (1974), Salem’s never recover, but behind the drool Lot (1975) and The Shining and unresponsive stare, his deadly (1977). new power continues to grow, leaving Less than a month ago, King a trail of victims without ever leaving released his newest his hospital bed. book, End of Watch, When the retired police the finale in the Bill detective Bill Hodges and his Hodges Trilogy, sidekick Holly Gibney are which began with Mr. called to the scene of what Mercedes (winner of seems a murder-suicide, the Edgar Award) the duo is dragged into their and continued with most dangerous case, one CHRISTY HINKO Finders Keepers. that may risk the lives of In End of Watch, many others in the process. King brings the terror he It’s Hartsfield, and he’s taking the is best-known for, superentire city this time. natural suspense, combined Hodges and Gibney must race with incredible detective fiction. against time to uncover the truth and Despite being in a vegetative find a way to stop Hartsfield before state in a brain injury clinic, they also succumb to his evil, superBrady Hartsfield, the “Mercedes natural torture. Killer,” continues to drive his Suspenseful and unnerving, King enemies and surviving victims fans will immediately find End of
Watch and the entire trilogy storyline like an old friend: kind of familiar, yet refreshingly new. Visit www.stephenking.com for more about the author, future works and merchandise. End of Watch, released on June 7, is available in hardcover, paperback, audio and e-book everywhere books are sold, $30 retail.
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chool of Rock—The Musical lit up the Winter Garden Theatre on Dec. 6, 2015 and a mere six months later, has already received four Tony Award nominations including Best Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Alex Brightman as Dewey Finn). With it came a talented cast of young starlets, including Brandon Niederauer, who plays Zack, one of several musically talented fifth-graders who form a band with wannabe rockstar Dewey, who poses as their new substitute teacher. The Long Islander shares his passion for music, what it’s like to be on Broadway and what he sees in his future.
had some amazing mentors including Andrew Lloyd Weber, director Lawrence Conner and Alan Greene, the actor who plays my father, that helped me understand the art of acting. Observing all of the professional actors in the show also helped, and Alex Brightman...it is an inspiration seeing him give it his all every night. LIW: You are quite the guitar prodigy. How long have you played? Niederauer: I started playing guitar at seven but I quit because I did not like the way I was being taught. When I was 8 ½, I saw the movie School of Rock and started playing on my own, learning songs from YouTube. Then my dad found me a teacher who taught me what I wanted to play and I’ve been playing a little over four years now.
LIW: What has it been like to debut on Broadway? Niederauer: It has been an unbelievable experience for me. Being in a Broadway musical, and an Andrew Lloyd Weber production no less, was not something that I ever thought was possible. I am very grateful to be part of this amazing show and to perform for a live audience of 1,500 people every night. LIW: Why did you want to be a musician? Niederauer: My father has been playing me music since I was born and I would always watch the guitar players in the bands. My dad bought me a guitar when I was seven, but I didn’t take it seriously. When I was eight, I started to work hard and it was a natural fit. When I took the stage for my first performance, I was hooked. LIW: Did acting come naturally to you? Niederauer: All I wanted to do was play music, so acting was not natural for me from the start. It took me some time in rehearsals to really get comfortable, but I
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nearly jumped out of the taxi. Three auditions later, I got the part. LIW: What is the most fun part about playing Zack? Niederauer: Bringing the story to life every night is amazing. The acting part is new for me, but I am confident and I love it, and I learn something every night. Most fun is the singing and playing the music live and bringing my character to life. I also play with amazing musicians who are my age. LIW: Why should someone come see School of Rock—The Musical? Niederauer: First, it’s a great story and a great show. It has something in it for everyone and it’s both a theater and concert experience. I hope if kids see us performing live that they will be motivated to play an instrument or learn how to sing. Music has made my life better and I hope it can do the same for others. For more on Brandon Niederauer, visit www.brandonniederauer.com. For a full review on School of Rock—The Musical, see page 11A
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THE SPORTS DESK
All-Stars from both leagues line up at the 2009 game. In an era of free agency, differences between the two leagues have long been diluted, but the game remains great fun.
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Hall of Famers at the 1937 game. From left: Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg. thriller on a home run by Stan Musial. Before the at-bat, Yogi Berra, the Yankee catcher, told Musial that he was tired of squatting up and down for a mere exhibition game. Musial obliged Yogi with the homer. At the 1962 game at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park, the wind was so strong that it knocked pitcher Stu Miller, right off of the mound.
In 1964, the New York Mets opened their spanking new ballpark, Shea Stadium, where the All-Star game was played that year. It, too, was won by the National League on a ninth-inning home run by Johnny Callison off Boston Red Sox reliever, Dick Radatz. One of the great All-Star games was in 1971, back at Tiger Stadium. The talent on that field was legendary:
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he All-Star game, played every July to commemorate the halfway point of the major league season, was the brainstorm of Arch Ward, a Chicago sportswriter, as a way to highlight the 1933 World’s Fair held in the Windy City. It turned out to be a terrific idea. The first game was at Comiskey Park and the thrills have never stopped coming. The hero of that first game was— who else?—Babe Ruth, who in the twilight years of his career, banged out a three-run home run to win the game. And the drama was just beginning. Perhaps the most storied game was in 1941, when Ted Williams, on his way to a .400 season, won the game for the American League with a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Williams called that home run the biggest moment of his Hall of Fame career. Another memorable All-Star game took place in 1955, where the National League won the 12-inning
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