Manchester, NH - Media Review Quotes

By Gina Carbon

Lead singer Elliott wore a black cut-off shirt with a white hand on the front- not exactly the Union Jack, though he did mention it had been 23 years since the band came to the United States and dedicated a new song from "X" called "Long Long Way To Go" to the American and British troops fighting together. For whatever reason the Manchester crowd booed when Elliott mentioned Canada and even more when he said they screamed louder than us in Toronto.

From where we were - far, far back in the floor section - the 40-something guys still looked great. Guitarist Phil Collen looked exactly the same since he was the one who never had long hair anyway. Elliott introduced him at 140 lbs. and he looks it. He and guitarist Vivian Campbell (who joined the group when Steve Clark died) took their shirts off so we could all see how well they were holding up. Rick Savage wore a sequined top that looked like Frodo’s mithril vest in "The Lord of the Rings." One-armed wonder Rick Allen hid behind his drum set, but he got the biggest cheers anyway.

By the end of the encore, the crowd was screamed out and "Let’s Get Rocked" was fighting with "Armageddon It" for permanent placement in my ringing scull. Still, my friends sniffed that it was nothing compared to the Poison concert last month at Great Woods where they were deaf for a week.

Read the full review at - seacoastonline.com

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