Face Of Cheam

So the new wave of British Heavy Metal was about 25 years ago. One of the bands to last are Sheffield's finest, Def Leppard who are back promoting a covers album. The day started with the Australia Brazil World cup game with us watching the second half in a packed O'Neills at Putney Bridge. Full of Aussies there was a fantastic atmosphere especially and Australia pushed forward in the 2nd half. Alas they did not find an equaliser that would have brought the house down. Amazingly depsite jumping up and down an Aussie never spills a drop of beer! Anyway onto the gig, and after a 220 bus ride to Hammersmith we decide to see the support, american band Cheap Trick. Not knowing any songs by them, I still found them entertaining. Actually, although a band that has been around about 30 years I actually thought the songs they introduced as being on their latest album better than some of their other stuff. Their guitarist did use a fantastic three necked guitar in true Spinal Tap fashion towards the end of the set.
Onto the Leps and opening with the Sweet's Hellraiser they rolled back the years playing mainly from their trio of albums Pyromania, Hysteria and Adrenalise. Photograph, Armageddon It and Animal were played in quick sucession after the covers section and a well deserved encore saw When Love and Hate Collide (the only time Joe Elliots voice was a bit iffy) and Pur Some Sugar On Me. Classic Rock at its finest.

Set - Hell Raiser / Rock Rock Til You Drop / Let's Get Rocked / Make Love Like A Man / Promises / Hysteria / Let It Go / 20th Century Boy / Hanging On The Telephone / Rock On / Rocket / Photograph / Armageddon It / Animal / Rock Of Ages //// When Love & Hate Collide / Pour Some Sugar On Me