News - Classic Songwriter winner

This year British rock legends Def Leppard collect their long overdue Classic Songwriter award. Well done gentlemen. Well done.

2007 Winner: Deftones



Aug 21 at 8:00PM by Daniel Lane

49 Comments

CHAZ - BFMV / A7X / BMTH KID // 21.08.08

I H8 THEM.... AMAZING DRUM SOLOS THOUGH :L

Kelly Vengeance // 21.08.08

WTF?!?!? Def Leppard?!?!?!?!? WHY??????????????????????????

scotty2cky // 21.08.08

o.............k lol

Shannon // 21.08.08

WOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!!!

Well done Def Leppard =D

bananahead // 21.08.08

lol idk them dat much...but gratz neways def leppard!

Dave // 21.08.08

You are kidding!!!
Classic lyrics such as "pour some fucking sugar on me!" Theywere always piss poor and thats why they were big in the states.

dave // 21.08.08

come on these awards r obviously gona be for classic old bands
im nt familiar wiv teir songs tho onli like about 1 song

pour some sugar on me // 21.08.08

FUCK YEAHHHHHH!

THEY PWN MOST OF THE SHITTY WINNERS!

FUCK 30 SECONDS TO MARS & OTHER CRAPPY SCENExCORE BANDS!

Mig // 21.08.08

Get a grip!! These guys totally deserve this award...neg comments are so obviously based on limited knowledge of the 'mainstream chart' songs of theirs, the real deal is the whole back catalogue.
Think on...Kerrang wouldnt give them the award if they didnt they were worthy
Rock On boys!! :D

Nunchucks // 21.08.08

Excuse me
but my two favorite bands are
Def Leppard
and
30 Seconds to Mars

So, stop talking bull$%$ about them

LeeLep // 22.08.08

Well Done Guys!!

baker2d // 22.08.08

Mint... deserved.

Jane // 22.08.08

Stellar job guys!
Def Leppard forever, and now you know why!!!

RONNIE A DEF FAN // 22.08.08

YES ABOUT TIME GOOD FOR THEM. THEY ROCK !
BEEN A A FAN 4 YEARS AND YEARS

DM // 22.08.08

WTF. There shit. And am not saying that because there an old classic band.

JoNnY // 22.08.08

Nice one Leppard
mint result
they show some of these whinge pop/emo bands how it's done

LEPPARDLILLY//22/08/08 // 22.08.08

Well done guys! It is about time. People take the blinkers off credit where credit is due.They are going to be around for a lot more years yet.

Weeeez. // 22.08.08

what the fuck.
def leppard?!
thats quite random tbh..
haha

BlackRose59 // 22.08.08

Well done guys, and it's about time too Kerrang!....

Take note all...... how many of these bands that you all seem to worship now will still be doing the rounds in 30 years time? Not many!

Also do the words "back to back diamond awards" mean anything to you? no? Just as I thought.... Do some research and don't slag off what you know nothing about...

Better still, go listen, you might even appreciate what you hear...

moth // 22.08.08

WHAT.... ARE YOU FUCKIN KIDDING

Marc // 22.08.08

If you listned to sparkle lounge, it makes mince meat out of fruity music like my chem, lost prophets, sure leppard may have pop sensabilities but this albums pretty heavy!!

and thats now thats without all the classic songs they have written in the past which is what this award is for and rightly so! congrats boys!!

oh yeah before you say i listen to fruity music i listen to thrash from megadeth to evile to slayer, iron maiden are gods, preist rule as do saxon and motorhead, queen and rush black sabbath and pantera, but you gotta enjoy the lighter side to life as well as the darker stuff. HA!

moth // 22.08.08

this is the classic song writer cattegory yeah? sorry but def leopard do not spring to mind

moth // 22.08.08

sorry spelt leopard wrong oh shit done it again

moth // 22.08.08

hey ive cloned myself and im at the reading and leeds festival how cool is that yay go me

moth // 22.08.08

marc i really need to drag you round my house and get some fucking floyd into your ears i know its going back some time but if you are talking about older bands at least pick on an awesome one...pink floyd animals is my fav

moth // 23.08.08

serj tankian should have won this or roger waters

katie [me] thinks 30stm a shit // 23.08.08

led zep

k

whatever

Johnny Adkins // 23.08.08

Trust the midas touch!!!

luke // 23.08.08

i word describes def leppard, CHEEEEEEEEEEESE "do u wanna get rocked" wtf? how is that classic songwriting??

Chloe // 23.08.08

yay! I'm so glad Def Leppard get anaward, i thought Kerrang! had totally turned their backs on them :P

It's great that TRUE legends like these are getting acknowledged instead of... well. Y'know

Lucy // 23.08.08

You know what FUCK YOUU stupid cunts saying o...kkk
andd are you joking shut your little useless mouth

because do you know why def leppard have got this award because they write good songs actually saying something not like your crappy bands that only say ohh my gf leftt mee im sad orrr blood gonna cut your head off i mean does that really show anything about the band noo did that really mean something No....

So before you say anything think because these bands like def leppard are the making of rock music not these emo bands
because i swear i feel like punching someones head in
you people disgust meeee!

moth // 23.08.08

lucy why are you filled with so much hate everyone is entitled to their own opinion but you really need to broaden your music. i mean do you like sugar one lump or two thats shit

Beth // 24.08.08

Oh how cool!
Def Leppard have written some classisc! They really deserve this =]
Will people stop bitching about the whole 'OMG my favourite band didn't win' *insert their babyfits here* thing please get over it.
Alot of people probably prefer some of the nominees that didn't win in some catagories, but everyone who's won deserves it, be happy for them instead of slagging them off.
Stop causing shit please =]

victoria // 24.08.08

Come on and calm down now. Def Leppard are a great rock band and have been for years. They rock and they know how to write songs. Yes they have been through some tragedys but have survived.They are the best. I have been a fan for over 25 years and I have been to several concerts. They are great.They deserve this award. Now to get them in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock on....

Geordie // 24.08.08

What took ya so long to give them an award?

About flipping time! Well done guys

luca // 25.08.08

def leppard are fantastic

Cj // 25.08.08

Def Leppard truely deserved this award.

gothess // 26.08.08

shite

Jen-Loves-Ville // 27.08.08

? Def Leppard? im sorry but i have to disagree.
HIM should have got it, def leppard are old and we need new bands to win awards and get reconition

gothess // 30.08.08

but this is classic songwriter cattagory so the winner has to be quite old i spose

lee // 31.08.08

NAH LED ZEPPLIN ALL THE WAY

gothess // 01.09.08

for classic songwriter there are a couple of people who i think should have been nominated for this award they are ratm metallica roger waters for his work with pink floyd and his solo shit and serj tankian sorry thats more then a couple its just some of these songs are very meaningful and deeply moving

Effie // 05.09.08

Def Leopard are proper awesome! Wooh!

arien // 06.09.08

Def Leppard rules! Hysteria album is everlasting! You guys neva listen to From The Inside?

ryoko // 07.09.08

awesome great band they deserved this

Broken Angel // 20.09.08

Im really glad that Def Leppard won this award, they deserve it but what Kerrang! put in the awards issue of the magazine was rude.
And to those slagging off their lyrics, Def Leppard have oftend said that some earlier songs did have meaningless fun lyrics but if you actually took the time to listen to their back catalouge(12 albums worth) you'd hear some beautifully crafted songs.

Fester // 05.10.08

not personally my choice,
but who else has made so many songs that are known so much throuhout the world by everyone
much deserve it

Lep Angle // 20.02.09

To all you Def Leppard bashers who are talking shit about them you all can go fu@K your slefs. Def Leppard desersve's this award and thier not old they can give any of these young bads a run for thier money. Thier a great bad who write great songs and me and they many other fan of thiers Love Them.

AndrewBoldman // 04.06.09

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