Greece-based Rock Pages has posted the second part of their interview with producer Pete Woodroffe as part of their ongoing tribute on DEF LEPPARD which will feature interviews with various people that helped the band from Sheffield, UK build its career. An excerpt is available below covering the band's Slang, Euphoria, and X albums.

Q: Rockpages.gr: Many Def Leppard fans were surprised to listen to a “different” Def Leppard sound with Slang. Was it something that the band discussed with you in the studio and did they feel strange to be making this risky move?

Pete Woodroffe: "When it came to doing the album that would end up as Slang there was a completely new musical climate out there. Nirvana had changed everything and Def Leppard was listening to a whole new type of music. They wanted to grow as a band and, of course, they were writing the songs without Mutt. The band wanted to experiment and create something completely new. It was strange to be moving away from the usual Def Leppard sound, but at the same time it was really exciting."

Rockpages.gr: Euphoria marked the return to the trademark Def Leppard sound. Was the band more comfortable playing that style of music or was it a similar atmosphere to the Slang recordings?

Pete Woodroffe: "Whereas with the album Slang the tracks were largely put down as a band, when it came to Euphoria it was back to doing things track by track in the studio. I think for the band doing Slang was fun and a chance to experiment, and we all knew that when you set out to do hundreds of tracks of backing vocals and huge guitar arrangements it’ll mean a lot of painstaking work in the studio. Obviously, the band has probably spent more time in the studio than most and so they can work either way. As to what they’re more comfortable with? I think each band member is different. Sav is definitely a studio guy and is able to work in the control room for hours, weeks and months and stay completely focused on arrangements and able to keep an eye on the big picture – which is an amazing help when you’re producing the band. On Euphoria Phil and Viv would be playing guitar for days and days – the work that goes into the arrangements on an album like Euphoria is quite staggering. The backing vocals alone are a labor of love. Phil, Viv and Sav will sing hundreds (really!) of tracks of vocals to get ‘that’ sound. When Bob Ludwig was mastering 'Paper Sun' off Euphoria he turned to me in the first chorus and said 'Now tell me, how DO they get that backing vocal sound?' I remember hearing an interview with Thomas Dolby on the radio years ago where they were discussing whether you get value for money when you buy a CD. He said he thought you got amazing value for money when you buy a Def Leppard album because of the thousands of hours of studio time put into them.

Go to this location for the complete interview.