Judas Priest

Really great show last night. Wish the set for Priest was longer than 14 songs, but not complaining when it's relatively Painkiller-heavy. Also, nice to finally hear the band with proper sound considering last year's show at the Rosemont Theater sounded like listening to the band with a bucket on your head.

Tight sets from both acts. Didn't get there in time for Corrosion of Conformity.
 
Flaming Blimp Crash said:
Really great show last night. Wish the set for Priest was longer than 14 songs, but not complaining when it's relatively Painkiller-heavy. Also, nice to finally hear the band with proper sound considering last year's show at the Rosemont Theater sounded like listening to the band with a bucket on your head.

Tight sets from both acts. Didn't get there in time for Corrosion of Conformity.
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For me it was a combination of the fact I saw them last year, the shorter set, and none of my concert buddies were available to attend made the decision to pass easier. Still bummed I missed it cause Priest is my fav band behind Maiden.
 
Flaming Blimp Crash said:
Really great show last night. Wish the set for Priest was longer than 14 songs, but not complaining when it's relatively Painkiller-heavy. Also, nice to finally hear the band with proper sound considering last year's show at the Rosemont Theater sounded like listening to the band with a bucket on your head.

Tight sets from both acts. Didn't get there in time for Corrosion of Conformity.
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Did Priest or Alice close the show?
 
InfiniteDreamer544 said:
Did Priest or Alice close the show?
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Priest, which is what I was hoping for just as I was looking forward more to seeing them. Evidently they're alternating week to week or so? On the drive home I was thinking about who would have been the more effective closer and I couldn't come to a conclusive answer. Yes, Priest has the more powerful/energetic set music-wise, but Alice had the more theatrical show by far. What's better to end on?

Here's a sheet I found on Reddit. Shows in red has Priest closing.

https://imgur.com/zAxAqec
 
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RICHIE FAULKNER On JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller' Album: 'The Guitar Playing On That Record Is Stunning'

In a recent interview with TribLIVE, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the band's ongoing North American tour with Alice Cooper during which the British heavy metal legends are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their classic "Painkiller" album. Asked what it is it about that...
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The guitar playing on Painkiller is truly top Priest and impactful.

Songs Richie wants to play on the next tour: ''Reckless'' (they rehearsed it in 2014), ''Eat Me Alive'', ''Ram It Down''...
still quite a lot of interesting songs to bring back (to debut, there are too). I would really like the first and third. And I like how they think about the next tour and album, if you know what I mean...
 
I'd hope that Andy and Richie played the trade-off solos between them, rather than Richie playing them all. Andy is no slouch but songs like Painkiller and One Shot At Glory have Richie playing both solos and I think they lose something by doing so.
 
Edington said:
I'd hope that Andy and Richie played the trade-off solos between them, rather than Richie playing them all. Andy is no slouch but songs like Painkiller and One Shot At Glory have Richie playing both solos and I think they lose something by doing so.
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^Yes, but at the same time I want hear Richie's takes of these solos.
 
Reckless is an recurring subject. It's been mentioned by the band a few times already, and when one year ago a fan asked Scott about playing Reckless live, Travis said "Not yet". It's one of my fav tunes, I'd love to hear it live, as the upcoming tour could be the best time to do that (since they want to focus on Turbo and SWoD), but... I doubt if Rob can sing it. There are some songs he struggles with, and these songs are more or less similar to Reckless: No Surrender, Gates of Hell...

Eat Me Alive is one of the easiest DotF tracks to perform, tbh I'm surprised they haven't played it already (with Richie - it was played on the Nostradamus tour). Ram it Down isn't an easy one, but they could bring it back. They've already played Screaming for Vengeance and Freewheel Burning, it's not that different from them.

My personal wish for 2026 is Genocide, and it'll probably be played. At least I hope so, but it's a logical choice if they're planning to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sad Wings. It seems that it'll be a weird tour, but if they pick the right songs, it can actually work well.
 
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