Judas Priest

[The_7th_one]

TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On His Time With JUDAS PRIEST: 'It's Shocking That My Era Has Just Been Swept Under The Rug'

In a new interview with the "White Line Fever" podcast, ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens addressed his recent headline-grabbing comment that he never got a call from his former bandmates about them finally getting inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Asked if he ever thinks...

blabbermouth.net

It is what it is...

His era was ripped

 

[MindRuler]

They turned their back on The Ripper...

 

[Edington]

I used to feel sorry for Ripper after Priest buried the albums he was on. But, after listening to Jugulator in full for the first time the other day, I now realise they were doing him a favour.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

I used to feel sorry for Ripper after Priest buried the albums he was on. But, after listening to Jugulator in full for the first time the other day, I now realise they were doing him a favour.

Truly they’re providing a community service.

 

[Iron Lurker]

Both the Ripper and Bayley eras have a lot in common. Tim is a much better singer than Blaze though, IMHO. At least Maiden will still play the good Blaze songs. We will never hear Rob sing a Ripper era song.

 

[Kalata]

Both the Ripper and Bayley eras have a lot in common. Tim is a much better singer than Blaze though, IMHO. At least Maiden will still play the good Blaze songs. We will never hear Rob sing a Ripper era song.

True. But the albums with Blaze are much better than the ones with Ripper (and other Priest albums) imo. I like Blaze more as a singer, he's more distinctive. The 50th Anniversary tour is the perfect time to play a song from the Ripper era. Rob should sing the lost classic ''Cathedral Spires'' (never played live!). He said he would like to do a song from that era live (iirc), but I'm not sure if I believe him.

From Jugulator I like ''Burn In Hell'', ''Bullet Train'' and the aforementioned epic.
From Demolition I like ''Hell Is Home'', ''Close To You'', ''Bloodsuckers'', ''Feed On Me'', ''Lost And Found'' and ''Metal Messiah''.
but both albums are weak, especially compared to the overall Priest material (unlike the Blaze albums).

Blaze albums are much better (alone) than the Ripper albums.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

I rate Ripper very highly as a vocalist. It's just unfortunate that his Priest albums are so weak. I don't really return to anything on Jugulator. Demolition at least has the great Rammstein-esque track Subterfuge.

 

[Black Bart]

TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On His Time With JUDAS PRIEST: 'It's Shocking That My Era Has Just Been Swept Under The Rug'

In a new interview with the "White Line Fever" podcast, ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens addressed his recent headline-grabbing comment that he never got a call from his former bandmates about them finally getting inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Asked if he ever thinks...

blabbermouth.net

It is what it is...

 

[Black Bart]

I rate Ripper very highly as a vocalist. It's just unfortunate that his Priest albums are so weak. I don't really return to anything on Jugulator. Demolition at least has the great Rammstein-esque track Subterfuge.

Give at least another chance to "Bullet Train" and "Cathedral Spires" (possibly "Burn in Hell" too).

 

[TheMercenary]

Both the Ripper and Bayley eras have a lot in common. Tim is a much better singer than Blaze though, IMHO. At least Maiden will still play the good Blaze songs. We will never hear Rob sing a Ripper era song.

That's because Blaze era songs are much better songs than Ripper era in Priest.

 

[Sth2112]

Too bad Rob can’t get off his high horse and give it a go with a track from Jugulator or Demolition. Bruce have been a replacement singer before, so he knows how it feel

 

[Azas]

True. But the albums with Blaze are much better than the ones with Ripper (and other Priest albums) imo. I like Blaze more as a singer, he's more distinctive. The 50th Anniversary tour is the perfect time to play a song from the Ripper era. Rob should sing the lost classic ''Cathedral Spires'' (never played live!).

From Jugulator I like ''Burn In Hell'', ''Bullet Train'' and the aforementioned epic.
From Demolition I like ''Hell Is Home'', ''Close To You'', ''Bloodsuckers'', ''Feed On Me'', ''Lost And Found'' and ''Metal Messiah''.
but both albums are weak, especially compared to the overall Priest material (unlike the Blaze albums).

Virtual XI is pitiful. This album almost tarnished Maiden's legacy. Reunion saved them.

 

[MindRuler]

Too bad Rob can’t get off his high horse and give it a go with a track from Jugulator or Demolition. Bruce have been a replacement singer before, so he knows how it feel

Cathedral Spires would be perfect!

 

[gazda]

Both the Ripper and Bayley eras have a lot in common.

They both looked like baseball fans on stage.

 

[Night Prowler]

Jugulator > TXF > VXI >>>>> Demolition

 

[Iron Lurker]

Cathedral Spires would be perfect!

If they were to do one this would probably be it. Priest has been a bit adventurous with the setlists as of late but I would still bet against it.

 

[Iron Lurker]

Jugulator > TXF > VXI >>>>> Demolition

I will still listen to about half of TXF, 2 songs of VXI and I never listen to the Ripper era albums anymore.

 

[Eddie620]

I will still listen to about half of TXF, 2 songs of VXI and I never listen to the Ripper era albums anymore.

I like the Ripper Priest albums better than the Blaze Maiden albums. I listen to them in the frequency below:

Jugulator: The most. I like the brutal heaviness and the groove. Seems like the next logical place for Priest to have went after Painkiller, being angry at losing Rob, and having a new young gun in Ripper who can do things like growls better than Rob and who was eager to prove he belonged.
Demolition, though there are many good songs, there are a lot of bad ones to skip.
The X-Factor: All songs are good, maybe a little too similar to each other. Its a better, more consistent album than Demolition, but I have to find the right mood to listen. Plus Sign Of The Cross is great live with Bruce, so those versions are my go to for that song.
Virtual XI: I hardly listen to. Never really grabbed me as an album. The Clansman is great though.

 

[srfc]

I've only listened to the ripper albums a couple of times and I usually turn them off after a while. They aren't shit per se, but they don't sound like Judas Priest, the campness is badly missed and it just sounds like brodude music. Blaze era for all it's faults is still recognizably Maiden.

 

[Kalata]

Virtual XI is pitiful. This album almost tarnished Maiden's legacy. Reunion saved them.

I have a different opinion about the album. The failure of the album was really disappointing for Steve, but Reunion with their classic singer will save any band, right. The two Ripper albums were also not commercially successful, and if they had continued with him (especially in the style of those two albums), the failure was imminent.

Jugulator > TXF > VXI >>>>> Demolition

TXF album is in a different league.