DEF LEPPARD成立于1977年的冬天，是一支典型的流行重金属乐队，流畅的旋律和优美的和声是乐队的特征之一。1978年DEF LEPPARD在自己创建的公司推出首张同名专辑《DEF LEPPARD》，由于资金原因，这张EP唱片只制作了1000份拷贝，时至今日，这张唱片已成为摇滚迷们渴望已久的藏品。随后DEF LEPPARD开始走向成功，并成功杀入美国，成为当时唯一能与迈克尔．杰克逊争雄的乐队。
然而一系列的灾难降临到乐队身上，吉他手酒精中毒病故，鼓手酗酒被开除，鼓手里克．艾伦发生交通事故，左臂被齐肩切断，但艾伦以惊人的毅力和顽强的意志重返乐队，利用脚和手的合拍性苦练特地为他定做的电子鼓，并成了乐队的灵魂人物，艾伦用这种超强毅力和音乐执著大手笔的书写了真正的摇滚精神。
Def Leppard - Long Long Way To Go
You held my hand and then you slipped away
And I may never see your face again
So tell me how do to fill the emptiness inside
Without love, what is life?
And anyone who knew us both can see
We always were the better part of me
I never wanted to be this free
All this pain, does it go away?
Then every time I turn around
And you're nowhere to be found
I know I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew
To you, to you
From memory, there is no hiding place
Turn on the TV and I see you there
In every crowd there's always someone with your face
Everywhere, trying not to care
Then every time I turn around
And you're nowhere to be found
I know I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew
To you, I wish you everythin'
And all the best that life can bring
I only hope you think of me sometimes, oh
And even though I feel the pain
I know that I will love again
The time will come, oh, and I'll move on
I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way to go, got a long way to go
Before I can say goodbye, before I say goodbye
To all I ever knew, to all I ever knew
I got a long, I got a long, long way to go, long way to go
Before I can say, before I say, goodbye to you
Say goodbye, say goodbye
Oh, I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew
