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By Matt Weitz

Whether it was 1983's "Foolin'" - destined to become one of pop rock's great stutter songs - or new tunes like "Paper Sun," from last year's Euphoria, the group looked and sounded good enough to pull off the old roles without disgrace and meet expectations.

Lead vocalist Joe Elliot got a check-plus for wearing a heavy-looking knee-length, tiger-print jacket for much of the show's beginning. As he reflected both on "Women" and how they compelled you to "Make Love Like a Man," a wall of scarlet-cased Marshall amps roared out with the distorted abandon of mid-'80s rock.

In the audience, there was much air guitar. Lyrics were treated to both the silent mouthing and unfettered sing-along treatments. The stage's background was an impressionistic, journey-to-the-center-of-your-mind-style study in light and dark contrast that reflected well the washes of color sent down from the lights in the rigging above.

"Promises" and "Two Steps Behind" got a sit-down acoustic treatment, followed by favorite crunchers such as "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" and the mammoth hit "Photograph," both of which harkened back to a day when MTV actually played the music videos that helped make the band a superstar.

By Dallas Morning News 2000.

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