Moline, IL - Media Reviews

By Katie Vaughn<

However, it’s surely a testament to the enduring popularity of these bands that for every 40-year-old in the crowd, there seemed to be at least one 20-year old rocking out just as mightily. Sure, who of legal drinking age hasn’t gotten down to “Pour Some Sugar on Me” at one time or another? Still, seeing nearly 5,000 such people running the age gamut was a surprise.

Def Leppard kick-started its moodier 90-minute set with lead singer Joe Elliott posing to an eager crowd the question, “Do you wanna get ro-o-o-cked?” What followed was a harder-rocking fury of flashy lights, shaggy blond hair, black leather and pyrotechnics. Along with Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen, Rick “Sav” Savage and Rick Allen, Elliott took the audience on a tour of its more than two decades of making music, from 1983’s “Foolin’” to 1987’s “Hysteria” to tracks off the group’s new disc “Yeah.”

By QC Times 2006.

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By Sean Leary

The act's evening started with a cheesy, fun video of speakers "going up to 11." A burst of flame erupted from the back of the stage and the group slammed into the heavy voltage "Let's Get Rocked."

A stretch of slower songs was nicely done, but led to a pressure drop for the next 20 or so minutes. Nonetheless, there were some highlights. The ominous, jangling melody of "Foolin'" erupted into a thick forest of sinister guitars and the similarly structured "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" chugged into its chorus on bulging, choppy waves of sound.

Appropriately enough, the set seemed to ignite with the launch of "Rocket." Slashing guitars and strolling rhythm leapt into a chorus that thundered throughout The Mark with the vocal addition of almost 8,000 strong.

By Quad-Cities Online 2006.

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