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By Thomas Kinter

The show derailed a bit when new material was offered up, particularly in the case of the techno/dance-sounding detour 'Slang'. Tunes from the most recent album had familiar-sounding appeals, but even Collen's acidic touch on 'Four-Letter Word' didn't distinguish it as any more than a slab of thumping rock.

The show leaned wisely in the direction of past successes, displaying a group that knows where its bread is buttered by pulling five of its final seven songs from 'Hysteria,' including an extended run through the grabby, pulsating 'Rocket.' Also in that stretch were the 1983 nuggets 'Rock of Ages' and 'Photograph,' both easily digestible but still possessed of teeth and more than enough bombast to make their sales. Elliott was often flat in the show's early going, but by the time he hit the home stretch he was a good match for the spirited material he fronted.

The show's three-song encore built to the predictably raucous finale 'Let's Get Rocked,' but took a trip off the beaten path when the band served up an impromptu cover of Thin Lizzy's 'Don't Believe a Word.' Brimming with a pleasant enthusiasm and a touch of unpredictable jamming flair, it was indicative of a band that still has plenty of ability to make top-shelf rock, if only it finds the right songs.

By Hartfiord Courant 2003.

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