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By Jimmie Tramel

Live versions of the band’s signature songs sound remarkably similar to the recorded versions radio listeners know by heart, a feat made more impressive because Rick Allen continues to play the drums despite losing an arm in a 1984 car accident. He was rewarded with an ovation following a drum solo and responded with a thumbs-up.

Respect frontman Joe Elliott for having a stage presence on his own terms and at his own pace. He doesn’t indulge in stage calisthenics, which works just fine when the music “is” the show. He rocked sleeveless shirts back in the day, but covers up his arms with stylish jackets nowadays. He wore a cowboy hat (it’s Tulsa, you know) late in the set and the band closed with two songs (“Rock of Ages” and “Photograph”) which catapulted them into the mainstream.

Def Leppard doesn’t seem eager to burn out or fade away. A new album is due the day before Halloween and the band opened the BOK Center show with a single (“Let’s Go”) from the album. The song would not have been out of place on an album crafted during the band’s rule-the-airwaves years.

By Tulsa World 2015.

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