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By Scott Cronick

Def Leppard's setlist mostly features songs that ruled the charts at one time or another, including "Let's Get Rocked," "Foolin'," "Bringin' On the Heartbreak," "Photograph" and "Hysteria."

But the band did pull out some tunes for diehard fans, including "Mirror Mirror," an acoustic version of "Two Steps Behind" and the instrumental "Switch 625," which showed off the fine abilities of guitarists Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen, who has one of the coolest guitars on the planet, imprinted with Bela Legosi's image.

Def Leppard even played its new single, "Nine Lives," off the band's forthcoming album, "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge." While not an instant classic, it is a solid tune.

Lead singer Joe Elliott remains a great frontman despite the fact that his voice sometimes can't hit the notes it used to.

He really struggled on "Rock of Ages" and "Love Bites." Luckily, the band's abundance of flawless harmonies covered some of the singer's deficiencies.

By Press Of Atlantic City 2008.

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