Detroit/Clarkston, MI - Media Reviews

DEF LEPPARD, POISON, CHEAP TRICK - 7/23/09 By Metal Excess

AMAZING show from these guys. Just like Cheap Trick, the sound was very clean and they are both tied for the best live sounds I've heard yet. I loved the stage set up too and the big video screens they had playing throughout the show.

I was really looking forward to watching Vivian and Phil play and they did not disappoint. Def Leppard is a band of professionals and everyone sounded great all night long. I didn't think Joe's voice was that strong anymore in a live setting, but he proved me wrong (only once or twice did I hear his voice strain).

The setlist was great and nearly perfect for a first-timer seeing them live. My only beef is that they skipped over the Euphoria album, which was a surprising success in 1999, so I don't see why they wouldn't want to acknowledge it. "Promises" fits in with their classic material and I wish they would have played it. I also would've love to have heard "Man Love Like A Man" from Adrenalize. "Rock Rock (Till You Drop)" was a great choice to open the show. "Too Late for Love" was another highlight for me.

This whole tour is definitely one worth seeing. The tickets can be a little pricey (definitely more so than last week's Judas Priest/Whitesnake show) but it's money well spent to see these three bands play. All three are great live acts.

By Metal Excess 2009.

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