Hidalgo, TX - Media Review Quotes

By Miriam Ramirez

"Good evening Rio Grande Valley," Elliot told the audience. "Do you wanna get rocked?"

Uh, heck yeah we do.

Appropriately enough, the band dove into "Let's Get Rocked" followed by a new track off of the Songs From the Sparkle Lounge album "C'mon, C'mon". It was touching to see such a cohesive unit on stage but it was even more moving to see the guys hadn't forgotten the late Steve Clark as images of the guitarist in the form of angel flashed on the big screen. With every song, old or new, the crowd maintained the same excitement from start to finish, something that really took Elliot by surprise it seemed.

He would often take a step back and compliment the fans for the support and even questioned why it took 28 years to get here. Aside from the requisite radio hits I'm sure a lot of rock elitist's were happy to hear a couple songs from the High 'N Dry days which some consider the more rockin' (less commercial) era. Whatever Def Leppard era you're into they strolled right through it with finesse. I'm sure some bitter fortysomething's appreciated "Love Bites" while some of us shed a tear for an amazing acoustic rendition of "Two Steps Behind.

Elliot used his time on stage to fuel the ongoing beef between Poison drummer Rikki Rocket and Bret Michaels who were forced to defend their rock credentials after a jab from Elliot. "Just like Rikki Rocket...f-ing idiot. He's just never seen a good band before," Elliot said after some technical difficulties. Classic. (Even though I love Poison too).

By The Monitor 2008.

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