Is anyone going to see Judas Priest when they tour Australia next week?
I'm going to the Melbourne show at the Palace on December 3rd, although I haven't got my ticket yet.
Does anyone care to speculate what the set list might look like - will it contain mostly stuff off the two albums with Ripper Owens (Jugulator & Demolition), or will they play mostly the songs from their most successful era (1980's British Steel to 1992's Painkiller)?
Judas Priest have definitely progressed a lot since their early days. The mellow and almost operatic tones of some sections of their first two albums in the mid 70s are no longer evident, which I think is a bit of a shame. While Priest are most well known for their purist's heavy metal (which they do very well), I think their first two albums were actually their best.
I'm presumming some of the bludgeoning riffery from "Sad Wings of Destiny" will get a run, with tracks like The Ripper, Victim of Changes and Tyrant an essential part of any Priest live set.
Although I don't expect it at all, I'd also like to hear Dreamer Deceiver, and Glenn Tipton's solo tracks Paint It Black & BaptiZm of Fire.
Not really a fan of the two albums with Owens up front. Nothing wrong with his vocals, but I think the songwriting is not what it used to be, and the 20+ tracks from those two albums sound pretty same-ish.
I'm going to the Melbourne show at the Palace on December 3rd, although I haven't got my ticket yet.
Does anyone care to speculate what the set list might look like - will it contain mostly stuff off the two albums with Ripper Owens (Jugulator & Demolition), or will they play mostly the songs from their most successful era (1980's British Steel to 1992's Painkiller)?
Judas Priest have definitely progressed a lot since their early days. The mellow and almost operatic tones of some sections of their first two albums in the mid 70s are no longer evident, which I think is a bit of a shame. While Priest are most well known for their purist's heavy metal (which they do very well), I think their first two albums were actually their best.
I'm presumming some of the bludgeoning riffery from "Sad Wings of Destiny" will get a run, with tracks like The Ripper, Victim of Changes and Tyrant an essential part of any Priest live set.
Although I don't expect it at all, I'd also like to hear Dreamer Deceiver, and Glenn Tipton's solo tracks Paint It Black & BaptiZm of Fire.
Not really a fan of the two albums with Owens up front. Nothing wrong with his vocals, but I think the songwriting is not what it used to be, and the 20+ tracks from those two albums sound pretty same-ish.
