Originally Posted by patteeu:
No matter how much I once liked a band, and at one time Judas Priest was my favorite, I can't get excited about ~70 year old guys playing this kind of music. It's probably unfair of me and their most recent album is pretty darned good IMO, so I hope you have a great time.
You should check out some of their recent concert footage, Halford still has the pipes man
They still have onstage energy thanks to a few new members who are younger guys as well, KK Downing for sure is retired and maybe even Tipton too if memory serves [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
You should check out some of their recent concert footage, Halford still has the pipes man
They still have onstage energy thanks to a few new members who are younger guys as well, KK Downing for sure is retired and maybe even Tipton too if memory serves
KK retired prior to the release of Redeemer of Souls. He was replace by Richie Faulkner, who interestingly enough had been playing guitar for rock singer Lauren Harris, daughter of Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris.
Tipton still appeared on Firepower but there was some dispute about his contributions, since he had publicly come out and said he had Parkinson's. One thing wasn't in doubt though, Faulkner was a major contributor to the songwriting and the album was heavier as a result. [Reply]
Originally Posted by underEJ:
Have you seen the kemper arena super 8 footage from 1978? I didn’t see them until 82, but there is great stuff in here of what was clearly an epic concert. A great bit of it’s late right in the middle.
Originally Posted by patteeu:
No matter how much I once liked a band, and at one time Judas Priest was my favorite, I can't get excited about ~70 year old guys playing this kind of music. It's probably unfair of me and their most recent album is pretty darned good IMO, so I hope you have a great time.
JP isn't like seeing Kiss or Def Leppard. Those guys suck live. Priest is still amazing despite their age. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Yeah, they're terrible now. Haven't aged well at all.
Not only that but I refuse to pay the kind of money some of these dinosaurs are wanting,the last show I paid over $100 for was Roger Waters performing The Wall.
I rarely go to concerts anymore but if I am it's usually a newer band that's reasonably priced like The Record Company in KC in June.Just paid $35 fees and all and the band is a real up n comer IMO. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
JP isn't like seeing Kiss or Def Leppard. Those guys suck live. Priest is still amazing despite their age.
I saw them in the early 80s and enjoyed it as they were the top of the heap for me at the time. I didn’t care about Kiss nearly as much, but I thought they did alright live when I saw them around that time too. [Reply]
Originally Posted by patteeu:
I saw them in the early 80s and enjoyed it as they were the top of the heap for me at the time. I didn’t care about Kiss nearly as much, but I thought they did alright live when I saw them around that time too.
Speaking of the early 80's and KISS,the strangest billing I ever saw for a concert even to this day was Molly Hatchet opening for KISS.To say it was a mixed crowd is beyond an understatement. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Nzoner:
Not only that but I refuse to pay the kind of money some of these dinosaurs are wanting,the last show I paid over $100 for was Roger Waters performing The Wall.
I rarely go to concerts anymore but if I am it's usually a newer band that's reasonably priced like The Record Company in KC in June.Just paid $35 fees and all and the band is a real up n comer IMO.
I’m with you on that. I’m not sure what it would take to get me to pay for a Sprint Center act these days. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Nzoner:
Speaking of the early 80's and KISS,the strangest billing I ever saw for a concert even to this day was Molly Hatchet opening for KISS.To say it was a mixed crowd is beyond an understatement.
I saw Molly Hatchet and Blackfoot back in the day at Memorial Hall. That was a great show. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Nzoner:
Not only that but I refuse to pay the kind of money some of these dinosaurs are wanting,the last show I paid over $100 for was Roger Waters performing The Wall.
I rarely go to concerts anymore but if I am it's usually a newer band that's reasonably priced like The Record Company in KC in June.Just paid $35 fees and all and the band is a real up n comer IMO.
I can see most of my favorite bands for under $20 - that's the benefit of listening to niche music, I guess. [Reply]
Originally Posted by patteeu:
I’m with you on that. I’m not sure what it would take to get me to pay for a Sprint Center act these days.
I went to the Sprint Center last year but that was to take my girls to see 21 Pilots. It was actually a pretty decent show, even if it's not my style of music. [Reply]