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Def Leppard
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Def Leppard is the perfect outdoor festival band. The British ’80s rockers carry a testerone-driven, guitar-crunching sound merged with a hook-laden sensibility that generated 15 top 40 hits, more than enough to fill a one-hour set. Beer-buzzed, tank-top wearing fans can sing along badly to the simple lyrics and nobody cares.
This is the band’s second trip to Music Midtown in three years, and lead singer Joe Elliott said he had so much fun the first time, they came back. (Promoter Peter Conlon probably gave the band a great financial incentive, too.) And as he sang, “Let’s get rocked,” the crowd obliged with much gusto.
Though Elliott’s voice sometimes got swallowed by the fine guitar work of Phil Collen and Viv Campbell, the big hits still carried a full-bodied heft. And while predictable, the final three songs in succession â€â€? “Photograph,” “Rock of Ages” and “Pour Some Sugar In Me” â€â€? was pop-rock heaven.
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By Praveen
June 13, 2005 1:32 AM | Link to this
Saw the second half of their concert, reluctantly because there was nothing else on. Luckily , I missed all of the ballads and enjoyed the rocking part of the set. They were better than their lousy showing the last time they showed up at Music Midtown. Back then, Joe’s voice was totally shot and you couldn’t really make out the hooks. This time, his voice was better, even if he can’t hit some of the notes anymore.
Anyone notice that lady in the black top who kept flashing everyone in this concert, the Fogerty one and the Joan Jett one? Definitely better looking women at this Def Leppard showing compared to the last one.