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By Tiffany Bentley

Lead singer Joe Elliott exclaimed, "New music keeps us fresh." This particular show was the last of the American leg of the tour promoting their new album, "Songs From the Sparkle Lounge," but was by no means a send off. "We may be back," Elliott said.

The band's resistance to changing music trends could be heard in their power ballads of hair-metal fame. The screeching guitar sound and raspy voices that have signified the Def Leppard sound were just as strong as they were on many of the cassette tapes that audience members listened to and may still have around.

Resiliency in the industry and the band's commitment to rocking could be heard most in the one-armed drum playing of Rick Allen. Without the flashes of Allen on projection screens, you'd almost forget that he was using one less tool than musicians in the industry offering lesser drum rolls.

By The Post-Standard 2008.

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