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By Mike Devlin
Despite the hype, the resurging Def Leppard didn't disappoint.
The group is on a serious roll at the moment, earning five-star raves for its concerts and selling tens of thousands of copies of its latest two-disc hits collection, Rock of Ages. And it proved precisely why Sunday.
Members of the seminal '80s band weren't for the ages, however. They sported everything from leather pants to an all-white outfit that included jeans, a tank-top and a single leather glove, time-capsule fashions befitting a band whose last hit was a decade-and-a-half ago.
That's part of its appeal, of course. Def Leppard seems unwilling to change with the times, particularly on stage, where it relishes questionable moments such as the guitar duel between shirtless axemen Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen and the same-line, different-town proclamations from Elliott, whose so-so voice was troublesome on occasion. Valid concerns? Perhaps not. You'd be hard-pressed to find a fan who wasn't thrilled. And when members of the band met fans outside for an autograph session/impromptu party afterwards, it further cemented Def Leppard's reputation as a fan-friendly rock band.
"Don't forget us and we won't forget you," Elliott said as the band exited the stage for the final time. If Def Leppard returns next summer, as Elliott promised it would, chances are the clocks will be turned back to 1987 willingly.
By Times Colonist 2005.
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