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By Gary Graff

But in 2006 both bands stand in defiant opposition to anyone who suspects they've become broken-down dinosaurs. Both quintets were trim and tight, more than capable of delivering their sets with an energy similar to their heydays. There wasn't a song from later than 1992 played during the entire evening, but that clearly didn't matter to the fist-pumping, arm-waving fans who clearly didn't come to see either band re-invent themselves.

Going on after dark, Def Leppard was able to employ a light show to give its performance some added flash, but the British group's melodic, hooky brand of hard rock accomplished that as well. Opening with Sweet's "Hellraiser," one of three songs the group played from its new covers album, "Yeah!," Def Lep chugged through anthems such as "Let's Get Rocked," "Let it Go," and "Foolin'," with only a couple of stumbles - an over-mannered version of David Essex's "Rock On" and an over-extended rendition of its own "Rocket" - to slow the pace.

By The Oakland Press 2006.

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