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By Steven Goode

The musicians, who formed Def Leppard as teenagers growing up in Sheffield, England, got right down to business with "Rock It," "Animal" and "Foolin'," which showcased the band's legacy of passionate lyrics, scorching guitar work and banging bass and percussion.

With smoke drifting off the stage, they delved further into their early roots of heavy metal, glam-rock with a spirited rendition of "Mirror, Mirror," showcasing the formidable talents of guitarist Phil Collen.

They came into the present, playing one number from their soon-to-be-released new album, before returning to the mega-successful past and delighting the crowd with "Love Bites."

From there they segued into a mini-acoustic set which included a rendition of "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" that started off slow and sweet and finished off fast and nasty, with the added thump of Campbell's talents on instrumental head-banger "Switch 625" at the end.

By Hartford Courant 2008.

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By JP

Def Leppard has such a vast selection of greatest hits that it would be impossible to play them all at one show, but the band did their best to choose some crowd favorites that night.

The evening began with a video montage showing the history of the band. As the montage ended the band appeared to the roar of the crowd and started off the show with their 1989 hit single, "Rocket".

The only new song to appear in the set was "Nine Lives", which is also the first single from their new album. Despite being a brand-new song, the audience had no trouble accepting it along with their other greatest hits.

After going through 30 years of triumph and turmoil, Def Leppard have perfected their live show with top-notch sound and an excellent live performance.

By Myrecordjournal 2008.

Read the full review at - ctinsider.com/recordjournal

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