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By Joe Hughes
The band then took the pace down with an acoustic set including "Two Steps Behind" from the "Last Action Hero" soundtrack, and a semi-acoustic version of "Bringing on the Heartbreak" from the "High and Dry" days. This live version of "Two Steps Behind" may soon be featured as a downloadable file on the official Def Leppard website, www.DefLeppard.com.
The night was a battle of the guitar gods, as Phil Collen offered a set of guitar solos of intense speed and accuracy, while Vivian Campbell delivered bluesy and sustained solos, leaving every guitarist green with envy. A highlight of every Leppard show is Vivian’s ride-out solo on "Love Bites," a number one hit from the "Hysteria" album.
Highlights of the evening included an amazing version of "Excitable" from the "Hysteria" album as well as "Gods of War" which featured a light show that brought the song to life. Other high points of the evening were "Paper Sun" and the hit single "Promises" from the "Euphoria" album.
The entire night was one hit after another as they blasted through fan favorites that ruled the eighties such as "Rocket," "Photograph," "Armageddon It," and, of course, the record-breaking hit "Pour Some Sugar On Me."
The show ended with drummer Rick Allen introducing the fist throwing rock anthem "Rock of Ages" from "Pyromania."
By Rough Edge 2000.
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By Mark Bialczak
The sweat flew because the work of Elliott, guitarist Vivian Campbell, bassist Rick Savage and drummer Rick Allen unleashed a barrage of great songs.
Since the days they hit the charts with "Photograph" in 1983, Def Leppard has been the kind of band that works its crunchy but melodic rock until it captures your brain.
A bunch of happy "prisoners" sang along to most every song - "Hysteria," "Animal," "Foolin' ," "Rocket," "Let's Get Rocked" and "Rock of Ages." And, of course, "Pour Some Sugar on Me," which had fans throwing packets of the granular sweets on stage.
Elliott presided over the whole affair with the panache of a rock front man who knows his band has what it takes. The Brit is pure sassy 'tude, lording over the stage with the presence of a Mick Jagger.
But Elliott made sure his passionate side showed when he spied a medic working over a fallen comrade on the floor part of the grandstand.
"We're not fighting, are we?" Elliott said. "Thank God for that. Just passed out from the excitement. Let's give thanks to the medical staff."
By Syracuse Online 2000.
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