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By Frank

And then there's the legendary Def Leppard. I am shocked that they are able to still sell out arenas and ampitheatres. This is a good thing. No one does futurist pop metal better than the Leppard. And if you really listen carefully, every song of theirs sounds like the best James Bond theme ever, except on steroids. The Lep opened up with, naturally, "Rock! Rock! Til You Drop", then "Rocket", touched on a recent song from their last album (which coincidentally was the least exciting moment in the show), and proceeded to deliver all the hits, mostly from their twin classics Pyromania and Hysteria. The stage design was incredible too - the band to no surprise did not skimp on state-of-the-art visuals. Disappointments? Sure: no "Too Late For Love", no "Woman", no "Excitable". Best moment: their outrageously powerful upgrade of "Bringing On The Heartbreak", starting acoustically on the first part, slightly agitated on the second part, and by the ending whipped up into a full-blown epic hurricane of a song. Absolutely brilliant. (If the band pulled more tricks up their sleeve like this on record, Def Leppard would still be a lot more relevant. One of these days, Def Leppard might release a brilliant album again, but it will take another "Mutt" Lange or someone else equally or more worthy to produce it.) Would I see them again? Bring it on, though I won't go again unless Brian D. is with me.

By FMusic Nerd Club 2009.

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