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By Leslie Gray Streeter

After a lengthy intermission, the boys of Def Leppard made their entrance. One of the things I've always loved about them, besides proudly not being able to resist a pun or goofy-fun metaphor ("Armageddon It," "Pour Some Sugar On Me"), is their embrace of a band history that could politely be described as sometimes troubles - among the flashing images behind them was a headline pondering whether they were the "unluckiest band" in the world. There's the accident in which drummer Rick Allen lost his arm, or the alcohol abuse-related death of guitarist Steve Clark. They don't run from it. They've come out the other side older, wiser, and in the case of guitarist Phil Collen, better-looking than ever. Elliott noted that although the eternally shirtless Collen "looks great," he was very ill (he could be seen coughing between licks and then continuing the rocking out.)

Highlights included the sing-along of "Foolin'"or, in its proper pronunciation, "F-f-foolin'!;" the aforementioned acoustic set of "Two Steps Behind" and "Bringin' On The Heartbreak," the glam rock name-checking "Rocket," and the giddily-yelled "Photograph," "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and the encore of "Rock Of Ages." It was just so much fun, with the hits you knew played the way you know them, but with as much enthusiasm as they got when they were written. Nothing to feel guilty about here!

By The Palm Beach Post 2011.

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