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By Tom Alesia

Singer Joe Elliott, now 43, maintains a frontman's swagger and appropriately screeching vocals. It was hard to not be drawn into the radio-friendly set list, especially "Photograph" and "Love Bites."

In this case, the band promoted its 2002 album "X" -- the sparse stage featured a billboard-sized "X" as its backdrop. The album has already flopped, and it's easy to understand why.

"Now" and "You're So Beautiful," both featured Saturday, highlight the band's long-standing lack of lyrical wit.

By the finale, Def Leppard lined up its biggest hits. The themes? Rock, rock and rock. There was "Let's Get Rocked," "Rocket" and "Rock of Ages." Add to that the sex-driven silliness of "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and lyrically inane "Armageddon It."

By Wisconsin State Journal 2003.

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