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By Philadelphia Inquirer

Hysteria, the nation's No. 2 album last week, has brought the band massive crossover success by adding seductive sound effects to their previously proven formula of fluid, high-pitched guitar lines countered by Rick Savage's addictively bouncy bass riffs.

It was the lively rendition of new gimmicks that most enthralled last night's sold-out crowd.

Phil Collen's sitar-like guitar introduction to 'Women' was perfectly matched by singer Joe Elliott's wordless wail.

And 'Hysteria's' three-part falsetto harmonies were crisp, clear and oddly reminiscent of Supertramp.

The recent hit, 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' which owes its rhythmic backbone to Queen's mid-1970s stompers, also garnered hearty applause.

With creative staging providing good sight lines for all concert goers and an extravagant laser-light show that easily outdid George Michael's ballyhooed recent production, Def Leppard's one-ring metal circus offered a well-spent teenage entertainment dollar without offering sentiment any more offensive than 'long live rock and roll'.

By Philadelphia Inquirer 1988.

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