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By Michael Eck

Def Leppard was positively lethargic by contrast. Yes, they played expected hits like "Bringin on the Heartbreak," "Foolin" (evidently, final g's were against the rules in the '80s) and "Photograph," but even those had little spark -- and none were helped by a bass-heavy sound mix that lacked the clarity and punch of Journey's set.

Singer Joe Elliott and the crew did find a little more energy when they tackled covers from the band's new album, "Yeah."

But then, Def Leppard's versions of T. Rex's "20th Century Boy" and David Essex's "Rock On" don't improve in the originals (even if the former's Marc Bolan was Lep guitarist Vivian Campbell's prime influence).

If Saturday actually had been a prom or a battle of the bands, Journey would have won hands down.

Cain's pal Stoll Vaughan opened the evening with a brief set best described as Dylanesque, in a damning-with-faint-praise kind of way.

By Times Union 2006.

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By Deanna Amore

And that came when Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott asked the crowd, Do you wanna get rocked? Again on their feet, the fans clapped and sang along as Def Leppard jammed through such hits as "Let's Get Rocked," "Let it Go," "Women," "Bringin' on the Heartbreak," "Foolin'," and "Hysteria."

Elliott then took a moment to talk about the band's latest CD, "Yeah," which features remakes of their influences from the 1960s and '70s. Saturday, they performed T-Rex's "20th Century Boy" and David Essex's "Rock On." Even though they weren't Def Leppard songs, so to speak, the crowd loved it.

From there, it was back to the classic hits as the band rocked through the rest of their 90-minute set with "Rocket," "Photograph," "Armageddon It," "Animal" and "Rock of Ages" before wrapping up with an encore of "Love Bites" and the wildly popular "Pour Some Sugar on Me."

By The Saratogian 2006.

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