Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau died on June 25, 1997, and is buried in the Cousteau family plot at Saint-André-de-Cubzac Cemetery, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France. The band has stated that they are very satisfied with this album, and that in many ways they wish it had been the follow-up to Hysteria. Now Cousteau's figure is admired, beloved worldwide through the many who love the sea, and is regarded to with a sort of devotion, as symbolic of adventure, nature and exploration. X, Def Leppard's tenth album, was released in 2002. The documentary information found in Cousteau's words a linear scheme to follow. Next came the album Euphoria in 1999. The so-called divulgationisme, a simple comprehensible form of sharing scientific concepts, was soon used for other disciplines too and became one of the most important and appreciated characteristics of modern TV broadcasting. He collaborated in the songwriting for Slang, which was released in 1996.

The works that Cousteau produced also created a new kind of scientific communication that caused some criticism by formal academics. Vivian Campbell had previously been in Sweet Savage, Dio, Whitesnake, Trinity, Riverdogs, and Shadow King. His work allowed people of all continents to visit life under the ocean's surface and explore through television the resources of the "blue continent". In 1992, guitarist Vivian Campbell joined Def Leppard. He was in reality a sophisticated lover of nature, especially that of the sea. Retroactive was followed by the release of Vault 1995, Def Leppard's Greatest Hits, which sold 3.5 million copies. Cousteau liked to call himself an "oceanographic technician". Some of this album's songs were written as B-sides for Hysteria singles.

In 1992 he was invited to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the United Nations' international conference on environment and development, then he became a regular consultant the UN and the World Bank. Retroactive was released in 1993 and is a collection of songs which, although not new, were either rare or never previously released. Cousteau claimed to his death that Bouboushian died fighting the monster, though many have claimed that foul play and jealousy may have been involved. It was also nominated for Best Video of the Year at the 1992 9th MTV Video Music Awards. However, it did not have the longevity of their previous albums, and in retrospect many fans consider it one of their weakest albums. The exact circumstance of his assistant's death remain a matter of controversy. It remained there for five weeks, selling six million copies, and the first single, "Let's Get Rocked," was on MTV's video countdown for a long time. He ended his attempts after Bouboushian's death. The album entered the US charts at number 1.

Together with his young assistant and alleged lover the Armenian émigré Hagop "Jack" Bouboushian, he conducted several dangerous dives, with the intention of photographing the monster. Adrenalize was finally released in 1992, the only album recorded by Leppard as a four-piece (Elliott, Collen, Savage, and Allen). In 1985 Cousteau surprised many with his attempts to find the Loch Ness monster. After Hysteria 's release, internal problems (including the death of guitarist Steve Clark from a drug and alcohol overdose on January 8, 1991) resulted in a long delay before the follow-up. In 1977, together with Peter Scott, he received the UN international environment prize, and a few years later he also received the American Liberty Medal from Jimmy Carter, then president of the United States. Much of Leppard's success in the 1980s is credited to their producer, Robert John 'Mutt' Lange, who was considered by the band to be its sixth member. In 1974 he created the Cousteau Society for the protection of ocean life, which now has more than 300,000 members. The seventh and last single to be released from this album was Rocket in early 1989 (see 1989 in music).

The French ambassador already had suggested that Prince Rainier avoid the subject, but the president (allegedly) asked Cousteau in a friendly manner to be kind toward nuclear researchers, and Cousteau (allegedly) replied: "No sir, it is your researchers that ought to be kind toward us." During this discussion Cousteau found out that the reason for French experiments and research was American refusal to share its atomic secrets with its allies. The album included a total of six Top 20 singles. In Monaco, the following November, an official visit by the French president Charles de Gaulle turned into a debate on the events of October 1960 and on nuclear experiments in general. Album sales were slow until the fourth single, "Pour Some Sugar On Me", became a hit. The train carrying the waste was stopped by women and children sitting on the railway, and was sent back to its origin. The risk was avoided. The first released single, Women, was not very successful. Cousteau organized a publicity campaign which gained wide popular support. Leppard's next album, Hysteria, (yet again produced by Lange), was released in 1987 (see 1987 in music).

In October 1960, a large amount of radioactive waste was going to be discarded in the sea by EURATOM. He then worked with Simmons to design a custom electronic drum kit. Cousteau's popularity was increasing. He practiced drumming with pillows, and realized that he could use his legs to do some of the percussive work previously done with his arms. Cousteau was made director of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, created the Underseas Research Group in Toulon, was the leader of the Conshelf Saturation Dive Program (long-term immersion experiments, the first manned undersea colonies) and was one of the few foreigners that has been admitted to the American Academy of Sciences. While recovering in the hospital from his accident, Rick was committed to continuing his role as Def Leppard's drummer. The successful experiment was soon repeated in 1965 with two submarines that reached 500m. The period after the album's success, however, was difficult: on December 31, 1984, Rick Allen lost his left arm in a car crash in which his Corvette veered off the road into a concrete wall.

Together with Jean Mollard he created the SP-350, an two-man submarine that could reach a depth of 350m below the ocean's surface. Aided by the singles "Photograph", "Rock of Ages", and "Foolin'", Pyromania sold six million copies in 1983 & 84. In 1963 with Jean de Wouters Cousteau developed the an underwater camera named "Calypso-Phot" which was later licensed to Nikon and became the "Calypso-Nikkor" and then the "Nikonos". Lange was again the producer. His work did a great deal to popularize knowledge of underwater biology. This personnel change took place during the recording of their next release, Pyromania (January 20, 1983). Cousteau won three Oscars for The Silent World, The Golden Fish and World Without Sun, as well as many other top awards including the Palme d'Or in 1956 at the Cannes Film Festival. Pete Willis later recorded with the bands Gogmagog and Roadhouse.

During these trips he produced many books and films. Phil Collen, former guitarist from the band Girl, replaced Pete Willis who was fired on July 11, 1982 due to alcoholism. Named the president of the French Oceanographic Campaigns, in 1950 he bought his famous ship Calypso, with which he visited the most interesting waters of the planet, including some rivers. From it, "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"'s video was one of the first "metal" videos played on MTV video. In the post-WWII years, still a naval officer, he developed techniques for the minesweeping of France's harbors and explored shipwrecks. High 'N' Dry (1981 in music) was their first album to be produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Among the things that prompted him to develop efficient air-breathing diving free-swimming diving gear, were two oxygen toxicity accidents that he had earlier with rebreathers. Their major label debut was On through the Night (1980 in music).

Married in 1937 to Simone Melchior, he took part in WWII, and during the conflict he found the time to be co-inventor, with Emile Gagnan, of the first type of SCUBA diving equipment, the Aqua-Lung in 1943. They signed to Mercury Records. In 1936 he tested a model of underwater eyeglasses, perhaps the ancestors of modern masks. Rick Allen was added as the permanent drummer, to replace Kenning. He was training to become a pilot, but a serious car accident ended his aviation career. They began playing locally and soon added Steve Clark before recording the underground hit "Getcha Rocks Off" for Bludgeon Riffola, their own label. In 1930 he was admitted to the École Navale (Naval Academy) in Brest and became a gunnery officer of the French Navy, which gave him the opportunity to make his first underwater experiments. Elliott had thought of the name Deaf Leopard in school and the band changed the name to Def Leppard based on the way Led Zeppelin spelled their name.

Cousteau is generally known in France as le commandant Cousteau (Commander Cousteau). Rick Savage (bass), Pete Willis (guitars) and Tony Kenning (drums) formed the band in 1977 in Sheffield (see 1977 in music). Joe Elliott joined as the vocalist, and brought the name of the band with him, originally they were called Atomic Mass. Cousteau was born in Saint André de Cubzac, France and died in Paris. Def Leppard are a band from Sheffield, England, that emerged in the late 1970s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Jacques-Yves Cousteau (June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. 2003 "Long Long Way to Go" #40 UK. 2002 "Now" #23 UK.

1999 "Promises" #38 US. 1996 "All I Want Is Everything" #38 UK. 1996 "Work It Out" #22 UK. 1996 "Slang" #17 UK.

1995 "When Love and Hate Collide" #2 UK. 1994 "Action" #14 UK. 1993 "Miss You in a Heartbeat" #39 US. 1993 "Two Steps Behind" #32 UK, #12 US.

1993 "Tonight" #34 UK. 1993 "Heaven Is" #13 UK. 1992 "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" #34 US. 1992 "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" #16 UK, #12 US.

1992 "Make Love Like a Man" #12 UK, #36 US. 1992 "Let's Get Rocked" #2 UK, #15 US. 1989 "Rocket" #15 UK, #12 US. 1988 "Love Bites" #11 UK, #1 US.

1988 "Armageddon It" #20 UK, #3 US. 1987 "Hysteria" #26 UK, #10 US. 1987 "Pour Some Sugar on Me" #18 UK, #2 US. 1987 "Animal" #6 UK, #19 US.

1987 "Women" #80 US. 1983 "Rock of Ages" #16 US. 1983 "Photograph" #12 US. 1983 "Foolin'" #28 US.

Rock Of Ages - The Definitive Collection (2005). The Best of Def Leppard (2004). X (2002) #14 UK, #11 US. Euphoria (1999)#11 UK, #11 US.

Slang (1996) #5 UK, #14 US. Vault: Def Leppard's Greatest Hits 1980-1995 (1995) #3 UK, #15 US. Retro Active (1993) #6 UK, #9 US. Adrenalize (1992) #1 UK, #1 US.

Hysteria (1987) #1 UK, #1 US. Pyromania (1983) #18 UK, #2 US. High 'N' Dry (1981) #26 UK, #38 US. On through the Night (1980) #15 UK, #51 US.