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Def Leppard makes 80s nostalgia fun By Kyle Munson

About 4,000 fans/listeners turned out at Veterans Memorial Auditorium to reel in the years and raise their fists to all possible uses for the word "rock" - 'Rock! Rock! (Til" You Drop),' 'Rock of Ages,' 'Let's Get Rocked,' 'Rocket,' etc.

Obviously, rockin" Leppard has pretty much rocked on with the rockin" formula (and lineup, save the 1991 death of guitarist Steve Clark) of its landmark rock albums "Pyromania" (1983) and "Hysteria" (1987). From the sweet, high harmonies to singer Joe Elliott's mullet and sleeveless T-shirt, here's a band that makes no apologies for how faithfully and completely it re-creates its "80s sound.

Sure, Elliott sounded hoarse by the time 'Photograph' arrived midset, but just prior to that he wailed in vaguely Middle Eastern tones and inserted a verse of the Who's 'My Generation' into an extended version of 'Rocket,' a showcase for guitarist Phil Collen.

Somewhat impressively, Leppard tossed a curveball to begin the concert, playing the entire first side of its "High "n" Dry" LP (1981).

By Des Moines Register 2003.

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