Pete Willis and Vinnie Vincent

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Anybody ever make the connection between Pete and Vinnie. Both have just fallen off the map after their projects folded. I've always been a giant Def Leppard fan and much like Vinnie I always wonder what Pete is up to. Steve Clark has always been my favorite from the band, but Pete was always great. If You've never heard it, he had a band in 91 called Roadhouse that is actually very impressive. Anyway much like Vinnie there isn't any information on him recently, (beyond 2002). What do you guys think?
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I didn't really know Pete had done anything much post Leppard. Did Roadhouse just break up? Did he get over his drinking? Not that it stopped a lot of other musos....just check out your avatar, lol...
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I didn't follow Pete either after Def Leppard.
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Just from Wiki :
" As of 2003, Willis left the music business. He now runs his own property management company in Sheffield "
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Roadhouse broke up not long after they formed in 1991 but it's really great stuff. I'm not sure about his drinking. Joe Elliott said he had a long conversation with him in 2006 and that it was "unpleasant" and that he couldn't get over being fired. [youtube][/youtube]

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Great stuff, never follow him but this is kind of music I still hear in my car!
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Pete Willis was the guitar sound of Def Leppard that I prefer. NWBHM... Rocking guitars and riffs. They became a different band when he left. Funny thing is, those two Roadhouse videos sound like DL after Willis was fired.

The Willis and Vincent eras of each band are what I dig. Both occurred at pretty much the same time: primarily a few short years in the early 80's.

DL very well might have saved Willis' life by firing him. Willis had revenge ;) on his mind and a fire in his heart to prove them wrong. Similar to someone else ? Steve Clark surely didn't use it as a wakeup call and ended up in the ground.
Vinnie wasn't fired but there are some obvious similarities in their stories.
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Steve Clark was definitely the heart of Def Leppard, Steve and Pete together really were getting on a roll, note the majority of the songs on pyromania Pete has credit on. I wish that when Steve died they would have brought Pete back to play with Phil instead of getting Vivian. Anyway I just thought they were very similar stories with Pete and Vinnie.
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Pete is my favorite member of DL.
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So Pete cops it during the recording of Pyro....which was freegan massive, then Hyteria was even bigger !
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Not bad stuff at all. Nice guitar sound in the second tune.
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But yeah, the style is very slick, like DL after Pete.
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I agree, it could have been something strong. Just like Vinnie I wish Pete would come back and do something. The only difference is I think there is a good chance of seeing Pete when Def Leppard get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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evh5150 wrote:I agree, it could have been something strong. Just like Vinnie I wish Pete would come back and do something. The only difference is I think there is a good chance of seeing Pete when Def Leppard get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
I never thought of that. Oh boy, would that be incredible to see him jam again !!!! :D :D :D :D
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