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By Jack Coraggio

The 90-minute, 16-song set ignited with "Rocket" as its opener, which was immediately followed by "Animal." It was a solid start to a show that had very few breaks.

Musically, the concert barely lost momentum, in spite of the one-and-a-half-song acoustic moment, in which "Two Steps Behind" was followed by "Bringing on the Heartbreak."

Of course, the latter of the two broke into a full on electric explosion after the second verse, and after Elliot let the crowd sing the chorus (see: first sentence).

It was during these songs that the band most effectively used the stage's 10-row platform extension. Elliot and all three guitarists, including Phil Collen and bassist Rick Savage, brought out the hollow axes for a sit-down, spotlight delivery to mark the halfway point.

To keep the ball rolling, Elliot kept banter to a minimum, but the limp rendition of "Hysteria" muddied the moment. Still, "Armageddon It," "Photograph" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me" - with an encore of "Rock of Ages" - brought the show to an explosive conclusion.

By Hartford Courant 2007.

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