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Def Leppard doesn't play it safe review By Brad Patton
Early highlights included knockout versions of "Let's Get Rocked," "Animal" and "Love Bites," followed by a great cover of "Rock On" and a nice, stripped-down version of "Bringin' On The Heartbreak."
The band then hit its early stride with "Two Steps Behind" before settling in for a long night of its hits.
Special guests Heart opened the show with an impressive set of its own, focusing early on its ballads from the '80s and then finishing up with its '70s rockers. The Wilson sisters proved at least two things on Wednesday: one, singer Ann still retains one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in rock; and two, Nancy has some of the coolest rhythm-guitarist moves this side of Keith Richards.
By Times Leader 2011.
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By Patrice Wilding
The synthesizer-rich "Magic Man" and a riveting "Crazy on You" erased any doubt that these women could hold their own on a bill shared with their British male counterparts. And just when the crowd thought it was safe again, the Wilsons whipped them back into a frenzy with the ripping riffs of "Barracuda."
Following a rousing cry for an encore, Heart returned to the stage, and after a round of band introductions, during which Nancy described her sister as her "soulmate, best friend and partner in comedy," the band paid homage to rock legends Led Zeppelin with a cover of "What Is And What Never Should Be."
Deadline prevented a full review of Def Leppard's set, but the crowd could be heard shouting along to hits like "Foolin'" from across the mountain, indicating a night of great music, pleasant weather and satisfied fans.
By The Citizen's Voice 2011.
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By Stephanie DeBalko
Def Leppard finally took the stage — which was overshadowed by a huge disco ball suspended from the ceiling — with “Undefeated,” and while that song seemed to promise only a lukewarm evening, the band quickly got the fire burning with “Let’s Get Rocked,” “Animal” and “Let It Rock,” which ended with phenomenal vocals.
After addressing the audience with his regally British voice, frontman Joe Elliott and his band launched right into “Foolin’” and “Love Bites,” and a bass solo — yes, bass solo — acted as an interlude before a very sexy version of the cover of David Essex’s “Rock On.” The entire band (except for drum impresario Rick Allen) moved to the front of the extended stage to perform acoustic versions of “Two Steps Behind” and “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak,” before which Elliott asked the energetic crowd, “How do you fancy joining the band for about seven or eight minutes?”
Def Leppard rocketed through “Hysteria,” “Photograph,” where Elliott’s vocals were smoother than ever, and the radio anthem “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” before exiting, leaving the crowd begging for more.
And the encore, “Rock Of Ages,” could not have been more appropriate, because after seeing this show, it’s pretty likely that any preconceived notions one might have had about Def Leppard’s strictly-’80s-hair-band status will be thrown out the window. Every single member of the band was at the top of his game the entire night, throwing out lengthy, ridiculously good solos like it was nothing and amping up the crowd through simple, pure rock ’n’ roll.
By Weekender 2011.
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