Def Leppard Rumbles Through Hit After Hit
Backed by a punishing thunder of guitars and drums, the arena rock gods of Def Leppard played a hit-filled set for more than 10,000 fans Sunday.
A packed Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln responded with roaring cheers and plenty of love for the British heavy metal band, one of the best selling acts of all time.
With the volume cranked and every bass drum stomp reverberating through your chest, you experienced "Animal" and "Pour Some Sugar On Me" as much as you heard them.
"Good evening, Lincoln, Nebraska," said lead singer Joe Elliott, as he surveyed the crowd. "This is a big… place, this is."
As the band worked through its bevy of hits — "Rocket," "Hysteria," "Love Bites" and Bringin' on the Heartbreak" among them — Elliott was an engaging frontman that led the band through its thundering charge.
Bodybuilder/lead guitarist Phil Collen was fun to watch as he ripped through tons of riffs and runs. One-armed drummer Rick Allen might be better than his fully-limbed peers. And guitarist Vivian Campbell and bassist Rick Savage are the backbone of the band's biggest and most recognizable riffs.
It seems like Def Leppard is responsible for every fifth song on classic rock radio. The 90-minute show was like being pounded in the head with your favorite tunes from the '80s, if you were a metal head, that is.
Speaking of hits, you forget how many hits opening band Foreigner has until they play them all in a row. What we got from the band Sunday was a short set of hit after hit including "Double Vision," "Head Games," "Cold as Ice," "Dirty White Boy," "Feels Like the First Time," "Urgent," "Juke Box Hero," "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "Hot Blooded." We were pummeled by hit after hit after hit for an hour by the arena rockers.
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