South Yarmouth, MA - Media Review Quotes

By Boston Globe

Except for 18-year old drummer Rick Allen, who held the bruising guitar attack together like crazy glue.

Elliott's cohorts also exemplified the whirling dervish school of rock performance.

Guitarists Steve Clark and Phil Collen bounced around like figures in a video game, nearly outmaneuvering their individual spotlights.

Bassist Rick Savage usually stayed close to the drum throne, feeding off Allen's incessant bass drum pulsations and electronically treated snare cracks, but did make frequent dashes to the stage front mic stand just in time to add harmony to the rich, four-part choruses.

Def Leppard's performance was executed with seemingly unfeigned enthusiasm and bravado.

By Boston Globe 1983.

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