Ottawa, ON - Media Review Quotes
By Jon Willing
A shirtless and cut Phil Collen — the He-Man of guitarists — was already dripping sweat when the curtain dropped on Rock! Rock! to open the show in the sweltering amphitheatre setup. He traded ear-splitting licks with Vivian Campbell, whose sparkled, cherry red Gibson popped from his black threads.
It wasn’t until Rick Savage’s head-bobbing bass solo in the middle of the set, leading into to a terrific cover of David Essex’s Rock On, that the front rows rose from their keisters.
Lead singer Joe Elliott hauled an acoustic guitar to the mini catwalk for a solo Two Steps Behind, dedicating the ballad to ailing Canadian songstress Joni Mitchell.
By Ottawa Sun 2015.
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