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By Clara Garcia

But the no-frills surroundings simply made the band members seem more approachable. Frontman Joe Elliott appeared determined to make eye contact with every single fan at the Journal Pavilion.

You could tell times have changed when Elliott came out wearing an Abercrombie and Finch sleeveless T-shirt. Although a little older and a little slower, Elliott was in fine form. Running back and forth across the stage, Elliott encouraged fans to sing and clap along to the more upbeat numbers.

Def Leppard sounded positively rejuvenated.

The glossy sheen that coated most of the band's '80s hits was scraped away. Songs such as Animal, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Photograph and Let's Get Rocked were rendered lean, mean and delightfully raw. Elliott even wowed the crowd as he belted out Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama.

The band didn't play too many songs from its new album, X, but the few it did, such as Now and Long Long Way to Go, proved that Def Leppard is capable of and willing to make interesting music outside the realm of hard rock. He dedicated the song to British and American troops serving in Iraq.

For all the changes, though, Def Leppard can still put on a feel good, sing along in the aisles, rock 'n' roll show. Qualities like that will never go out of style.

By News-Bulletin 2003.

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