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Def Leppard, Poison, Cheap Trick rock the night away in Irvine By Ben Wener

Def Leppard cranked up the energy from the start, opening with "Rock! Rock! Till You Drop" then going right into "Rocket" and "Animal," the latter two just as they are on the mega-selling Hysteria album of 1987 (22 years ago - already?!?).

The famed duel-guitar attack of Viv Campbell and Orange County resident Phil Collen (seen back-to-back with Elliott at the top of the post) has never sounded better. Elliott sounded great at some points, a bit ragged on a couple of others. But that's good rock 'n' roll, folks.

And drummer Rick Allen continues to amaze. We don't need to use the "one-armed" modifier any more; he's just really good, period. From merely keeping the beat moving when he first came back, post-accident in '87, to the graceful fills he mixes in today, Allen's progression has been something to see.

Def Leppard has played at Verizon perhaps as much or more than any other band, and this performance, delivered with a lot of commitment and energy, was its best - even without that small sound-mix adjustment that would have added some polish.

By Orange County Register 2009.

Read the full review at - ocregister.com

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