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By Gary Budzak

Elliott, along with guitarists Phil Collen (shirtless) and Vivian Campbell (fully-clothed) and bassist Rick Savage took turns going up and down the stairs to Allen's centrally-located drum kit. The group's movements and a constant video barrage kept things watchable, their music made it worth hearing.

So why do people still turn out for Def Leppard? My theory is because they "rock" so much in their song titles and lyrics. On Sunday, the British quintet played Let's Get Rocked, Rocket, Rock of Ages, Rock On and Let it Go (with the lyric "Let it rock / Let it roll.") Plus, melodic rockers such as Hysteria, Promises and Pour Some Sugar on Me are irresistible.

Finally, the group is smart enough to turn to their glam-rock influences for the interesting all-covers album Yeah! One of the concert highlights was 20th Century Boy, a hand-clap driven T. Rex song that sounds just fine in the 21st Century, boys and girls.

By The Columbus Dispatch 2006.

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