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Def Leppard By Russell A. Trunk

"Good evening again, Detroit" lead singer Joe Elliott volleys out not ten seconds into having bounced on stage. "Thank you for having us back so soon. It's always great to play here." From the very off, it's obvious that Def Leppard, who are quite possibly the definitive hard rock band of the '80s are here to play their collective hearts and souls out!

Kicking off the proceedings with the opener from High 'N' Dry, 'Let It Go', the Leppards don't mess around musically, each beat and every sung note as powerful as it was way back when. 'Action! Not Words' from Pyromania, 'Make Love Like A Man' (Adrenalize), 'Bringin' on the Heartbreak' and 'Switch 365' from High 'N' Dry'. By now the band is in full swing and clearly enjoying their evenings work which is emphasized by Phil Cohen’s desire to remove his shirt and go topless (as usual) for the rest of the night!

Next up comes 'Foolin' and 'Hysteria both from Hysteria and from their latest album, X, 'Long Way To Go' ("We're now gonna play a song dedicated to the British and American troops fighting the war"). 'Slang,' 'Four Letter Word' ("And here's Phil in the blue corner weighing in at 39"), 'Promises' from Euphoria and the ballad 'Two Steps Behind' ("Sammy Hagar was the first tour we ever did back in September of 1979," Joe admits as he strum some Sammy and Lynryd Skynyrd also. "Anyway, f**k that s**t. Here’s some of our music!") all come down the pipe next.

By Exclusive Magazine 2003.

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