Journey and Def Leppard Reviews

Ray Lewis from Cleveland, Ohio

THE JOURNEY IS OVER...

First of all, Def Leppard were fantastic (4 stars) - great sound and delivery! However, it was a shame about Phil Collen; you go to see a band from your childhood with one member ad-hoc replaced by a stranger. As for Journey (reflected in my 1 start rating), they were awful beyond words in my opinion. Most band members knocking on the door of 70yrs old and trying to relive their youth with dyed hair and ripped jeans just doesn't do them any favors – just be yourselves, guys! The sound was awful and I left half way through their set - yes, I wasn't prepared to put myself through any more uncomfortable torture just to get to listen to "Don't stop believing" (2nd to last song). $180 for a mediocre seat just wasn't worth it – disappointed!

Mike Pryor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

DEF LEPPARD WAS GREAT, JOURNEY NOT SO MUCH/PITTSBURGH, PA

I must say that I was in tears at the end of the Def Leppard portion of the concert. Tears of JOY. Never got to see them in my youth, but they took me back there. Age has not caught up to these gentlemen yet. I will see them again. The Journey portion brought me back to reality. Age has caught up to these gents. Enjoyed Steve's drum solo. It was my highlight for them. Neil, I remember you as one of the greatest shredders of all-time. I will continue remembering. Sound was not good for this portion of the concert. Journey is band that you need to listen to the words of the songs as much as the instruments. That was not what they did.

Lisa from Los Angeles, California

DEF LEPARD WAS AWESOME...JOURNEY WAS MEH

Sadly, I bought tickets for the Saturday night show because Journey was the closing act. Turns out I should've bought tickets for the Sunday night show when Def Lepard was the closing act. Def Lepard rocked the house out and were outstanding in every way. What a disappointment Journey was after Def's opening act. Journey's set consisted of about 1-hour of instrumental solos by each member. Boring after a while. The volume of the music drowned out the vocals of the lead singer. This may have been by design because Pineda came off as a weak Steve Perry wannabe. It's no wonder so many people started leaving during Journey's act. Neal Schon made a big mistake of mentioning that Steve Perry's new album came out that day, because what did I do when I got home? I listened to some of the songs off Steve's new album "Traces" and it is clear that Steve Perry is irreplaceable. His voice is still awesome. Journey, you need to do what you have to do to get Steve back! Seriously!

Garett from Charlotte, North Carolina

CHARLOTTE SPECTRUM CENTER

My guitarist and myself went to see Journey and Def Leppard at the Spectrum Center. Going into the venue we both thought that Def Leppard would have a huge sound and presence when taking the stage. After all, they are a very well recognized live band. We figured Journey would open up for Def Leppard as Journey has a softer sound with more pop driven songs. We also figured Def Leppard would go 100x harder than Journey, but Journey's set list would be better. Boy were we wrong. Journey was a tighter, better sounding band across all fronts with a vastly better set, sound, and presence. I came here to see if other people had shared the same disappointment with Def Leppard as we did. They seemed old, out of touch, and on their last leg. As where Journey almost felt surreal. I saw significantly more Def Leppard shirts than I saw Journey ones, and that may be the tale here. People reviewing these concerts are Def Leppard fans. Take it with a grain of salt. Journey was vastly better.

Steve from Charlotte, North Carolina

DEF LEPPARD AMAZED, JOURNEY WAS MISSING SOMETHING

I'll state up front we went to see the show FOR Journey, who's last tour we missed. As such, we rolled in just after Def Leppard had started. We deeply regret that now. They were AMAZING. Every bit as good as they were in their heyday, and they each truly looked like they were having a ton of fun. I loved the lights and the flashback pictures, and I loved how engaged they were. This show gets 5 stars for what Def Leppard brought. Journey started with a bang but was off for most of the set. There was a lingering feedback issue that they didn't seem to fix for most of the show. There was little highlight of Arnel's voice, or even with a light on him for a lot of the show. Neal Schon had way too many solos and focus, so much that we remarked it was Neal Schon (+ Journey.) Something was off, and I think it was squarely between the band members, not the show itself. The hit list was good, but something was wrong, sadly.

Dawn from Sacramento, California

GOLDEN 1

Def Leopard rocked the house!!! JOURNEY needs new sound people and or equipment.

Jessie from Charlotte north carolina

JOURNEY AND DEF LEOPARD

I agree with most people here saw them sat night in charlotte im a big journey fan but walked ot a new def leopard fan Their sound and show was off the charts. Was perfect Journey it seemed to me like they didnt give a shit Yoy couldnt see the singers face half the night there was no lihht on him think its the end for him The sound was awful something was wring all you heard was bass and druns The only good parts were guitar solos Im suprised that they did not fix the sound and was really disspointed gondef leopard there us a new fan in da hoiuse

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