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By Timothy Finn
Big, indestructible songs carry veteran rockers.
On this tour, Journey is the co-headliner with Def Leppard, a combination that doesn’t wash with some listeners. That explains why a heavy smattering of people trickled out the gates between sets. Their loss.
Def Leppard is way more than the product of Mutt Lange’s manic/hermetic muse. They, too, have big, sweet and indestructible songs that sound good more than 20 years after they first became famous.
Those years have been kind to lead singer Joe Elliott, 47, who can still muster the muscle it takes to sing beefy pop-metal anthems for 100 minutes or so.
The set list comprised 15 songs, including two from the recent “Yeah!” collection of ’60s and ’70s covers: T. Rex’s “20th Century Boy” and David Essex’s “Rock On.”
The songs that prompted the loudest responses, however, were their own blockbuster hits, which sounded pretty much the way they did when they poured out of FM radio in the early to mid-1980s: “Bringin’ on the Heartbreak,” “Foolin’,” “Rocket” and “Photograph.”
They saved the best for the two-song encore, “Love Bites,” then “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” which was like handing candy to a child. Even some of the ushers and local cops sang along to that one. As Pete Townshend once wrote, “Long Live Rock.”
By Kansas City Star 2006.
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By Mindy G
After over an hour of continuous play, it was time for Def Leppard to take the stage. With a new album coming out, it was the perfect opportunity to play some new songs from their album. They still know how to rock and roll. Joe Elliot, lead singer, was as good as ever. Moving from one side of the stage to the other, he put on a great show. Then, just watching Rick Allen is amazing. The way he can play those drums with one arm is incredible.
This is one show that will not be forgotten. These two groups came out and performed to a packed crowd. There was not an open space anywhere to be had. For those of us growing up in the 70's and 80's, it was a great time had by all!
By Associated Content 2006.
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