"An undertone of disappointment!"
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With the rain that soaked the area all week gone by Friday night, 10,500 people came to rock out at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, with generations of fans gathering to enjoy the classic rock sounds of Journey and Def Leppard.
Journey kicked off the night with a high-energy tune including the typical Journey elements of electrifying guitar solos and pounding drum beats.
As the night wore on, Journey mixed old favorites like “Be Good to Yourself” and “Wheel in the Sky” with more unfamiliar recent songs.
Although a few diehard fans scattered throughout sang and danced with lead singer Steve Augeri, an undertone of disappointment spread through the Pavilion. Unfortunately, although their names sound similar, there was no mistaking Mr. Augeri for rock legend and former front man Steve Perry.
It took one of the band’s more mellow hits, “Faithfully,” to get the crowd on its feet an hour into the show. Fans were finally able experience the emotion of a true rock concert for the last three songs in the set, when they drowned out Mr. Augeri’s vocals with their own vocals on “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Separate Ways” and “Any Way You Want It.”
The performance ended on a good note, with the band bowing together at center stage and drummer Dean Castronovo throwing his drumsticks to a few lucky fans. If only they could’ve started as well as they finished.
Taking the stage around 9:45 p.m., Def Leppard significantly livened up the proceedings with an intricate, revved up performance that mixed classics like “Foolin’,” ”Hysteria” and “Photograph,” with well-known cover songs from its latest album, “Yeah!”
