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By Tim Seward

Def Leppard didn't disappoint on any level, from the moment it took the stage until the encore.

The highlight of the evening was "Rocket." Not only does the song allow for fancy guitar riffs, it also lets the band display its trademark harmony.

The guys also took the opportunity to showcase their solid guitarists, Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen, with mini-solos. Both played roughly one minute each, but their solos flowed together and each ended on a note that was featured in "Rocket." Mr. Elliott even had a solo of sorts, working in a verse from the Who's "My Generation." The whole package worked well.

Nearly as good was a song played earlier in the set. The band picked a solid opener in "Let It Go," but it wasn't until the fourth song, "Bringing on the Heartbreak," that the concert reached a high peak. "Heartbreak" is a classic hard-rock song in that it starts slow and keeps building until ... boom ... the chorus. Elliott and company really delivered on that song. "Foolin'," two songs later, was a lot of fun. The band played through the song without any extended solos, and that resonated well with the crowd.

By Moline Dispatch 2003.

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