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“What happened’ was largely on display Wednesday night with melodic run-throughs of “Animal,” “Armageddon It” and “Love Bites,” all featuring Def Leppard’s signature sweet harmonies.
Drummer Rick Allen, snug behind his specialty drum kit in an outfit that meshed the American and British flags, pumped a steady beat on “Rocket” and helped lead the crowd through the expected roar-a-thon known as “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” Meanwhile, guitarist Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell laid their twin axe attack on “Let it Go” and “Foolin’,” which Elliott introduced by referencing 1983’s breakthrough “Pyromania” album – the mere mention of the classic disc was enough to rouse the crowd.
Elliott’s voice contains a bit more grit, but his swag is what matters, and anyone who has rolled down the windows to sing along with “Let’s Get Rocked” knows that it’s all in the attitude.
By ALC Music Scene 2017.
Read the full review/2 photos at - ajc.com
After a short set change, they brought on the night’s closer, Def Leppard. First of all, the band look and sound amazing. The show is visually fantastic and the band sounds great. I saw them last year on this same tour and was hoping for a bit different setlist, but was not lucky enough to get that. Hey, guys! Same place less than a year later, would it kill ya to switch out 2 or 3 tunes?
I can really appreciate that the band play and sing completely live without the aid of backing tracks. Many bands today rely on using backing tracks to help enhance their live sound, which is completely respectable given the technology available nowadays, but Def Leppard will have none of that. The band opens with a new track off the latest album called “Let’s Go” which to me is something that would have fit fine on the Hysteria album.
They then launch into “Animal,” before getting to my favorite of the night which is that deep album cut I talked about earlier “Let It Go” from the High and Dry record. This is from an earlier period of the band’s career when they were more of a straight ahead hard rock band before becoming the polished pop-rock band we know today.
By Decibel Geek 2017.
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