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By Thor Christensen

The group sported the same five guys it's had for 20 years: Elliott, strutting low-key at center stage; Rick Allen, the world's most famous one-armed drummer; poodle-haired Rick Savage on bass; and co-lead guitarists Vivian Campbell and perpetually shirtless Phil Collen, he of the sculpted pecs and flawless tan.

Campbell's simple bluesy solos usually hit the mark, especially in "Bringin' on the Heartbreak." By comparison, Collen's faster-than-thou solos felt moldy at times. Yet there was nothing remotely dated about the songs themselves. If you weren't singing or at least humming along to "Pour Some Sugar on Me," you might want to visit your nearest audiologist.

Opening act Poison was a perfect fit, since it also came to fame in the late '80s by merging pop, metal and sensitive ballads, namely "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." That song was Poison's only No. 1 single, but the one that grabbed you by the throat Monday was "Talk Dirty to Me," which may be the best song the New York Dolls never wrote.

By The Dallas Morning News 2012.

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