Sticking with Priest: "Parental Guidance" but it's gotta be the live version with the explosion before Halford sings: Don't you remember what it's like to LOSE CONTROL? I seriously get choked up, Adam. I'm doing it as I type this!
I worked at a golf and tennis shop in Las Vegas and one night near closing the manager came rushing back saying a bunch of weirdo’s had just come into the shop and she was worried. It was Rob, Glenn and KK coming in to buy a bunch of golf stuff. I got to spend the next 90 minutes with them while they looked at golf clubs on the night before they were playing at the Aladdin Theater during their Screaming for Vengeance tour. They were the coolest dudes and were already my favorite band and already had my tickets for the show the next night.
I totally talked to them about their songs, told them how much I loved British Steel and that I had tickets for the show the next night. After all these years, it’s an experience that I’ll never forget and puts me right back to that day.
British Steel was one the defining albums of my life. I was 13 and remember going to the mall to get it - from there it was Motorhead, Maiden, AC/DC, Legs Diamond, Rainbow....I got to meet Rob in 1998 in Phoenix. Great guy.
Painkiller is thee finest heavy metal album of all time. Perfection in every aspect. "Faster than a bullet!"...still gives chills. Breaking the Law is beyond iconic; what a song!
I met some of the band when they came to Sacramento for a show. They stopped at my Burger King drive thru to get some fries and a shake. I shook Rob’s hand and they were on their way. A very cool moment in my life
Hey Adam. Got nothing of real value to add here...just letting you know I REALLY enjoyed your interview here with Rob. You're always so thoughtful with your interviews, and I feel like his responses reciprocated that. It was akin to one of those awesome late night conversations that you can only have with certain friends...honest, deep, and organic...no bs. Thanks for allowing us to be flies on the wall for this one, brother. 🤘
I'm old I seen this tour in Chicago , You don't have to be old to be wise my favorite . I'm 60 and a drummer for a Judas Priest cover band . GOOD OLD CLASSIC METAL !!!
i feel ya. I am 66 and still into this. Great times in the60s 70 and 80s for music. I am so happy I git to live thru woodstock thru this genre. It will never die
That and Point of Entry were superb. After SFV they got formulaic. The difference between the 3 is obvious and what was their strength. Same long before.
I got signed up to take a AP American History test in 10th grade. The teacher was very insistent that we study, study, study. I.....wasn't into that, even though I loved history. Anyways, the test day arrived. After it was over, the teacher went around the classroom and asked how we prepared for the test. All the good boys and girls told him about their hours of study. He came to me and asked the question, and I answered honestly....."I listened to a solid hour of Judas Priest to clear my head." Teacher was shocked, then dismayed, and probably thought I flunked it. Turns out I was one of the two people to get a 4/5 on the test. Everyone else got 3/5. Teacher kept looking at me funny for the remaining month of school, and even looked suspiciously at my younger brother when it was time for him to take the class. (My brother never forgave me for that....oh well!!) And yes.....I really DID listen to a solid hour of Judas Priest to clear my head. Thanks, Rob, it was exactly what I needed!! Rock on!!
I know! Listening to many types of music, I always wondered what would happen when different artists collaborated. I believed that many musicians listened to each other, so to see it happen finally is awesome. Dolly Parton with Rob Halford and another recent favorite was Elton John and Ozzy Osbourne. Who knew?
Honored I got to stand at the foot of the stage when I saw them on this tour. The Harley rolling out on stage won over the Mid Western crowd! We knew something new had happened in music and we got to see it the way our older siblings had 10 years earlier.
Rob is a chill dude, I used to work with a roommate of.his back in the early 2000 and he eventually came by the Science Center in Balboa Park and autographed my late uncle Bert's album. My uncle was the coolest and loved heavy metal. Thank you Rob my brother still has that record in his collection.🙏❤️
I met Halford in San Diego. Used to see him all the time (usually in sweat pants funny enough). But one day he was at a crosswalk and as my wife (at the time) stepped into traffic, he pulled her back out of danger. She realized who he was and asked for an autograph for a friend of ours who was a Halford fan and singer. He came to her salon the next day with a stack of photos and proceeded to autograph them for us, even personalizing a couple of them. Such a nice guy.
Heard of these guys but never delved. Now I may have to delve. Going to look them up and give them my ears for a bit. Thank you Professor for your instruction and doing what all great teachers do...broadening one's mind.
You should check out some of their other albums too. I would recommend the Sad Wings of Destiny album, with my personal favorite, "Victim of Changes." Make sure your stereo is up as loud as it'll go and prepare to be blown away!
"Sad Wings", "Sin After Sin" and "Stained Class" are all incredible albums but I suggest you start where most of us OG Metalheads did with "Unleashed In The East". What an introduction to the band. It's just epic AF.
My story with Judas Priest is this. So, it was 1988, I was 12 years old. I was watching the movie Johnny be good. At the ending, this song starts playing. Low and behold it was Judas Priest, redoing Chuck Berry's song Johnny be good. I was hooked. I'm happy I got to see Judas Priest live back in 2022 with my oldest son.
@@beenaplumber8379 Some Deep Purple but no Uriah Heep. Admittedly I hadn't heard of them at the time. It was more RJD/Rainbow and Motorhead. I was a fan of Nazareth and Foghat as well...
@@pattonmoore Uriah Heep were like a one-hit wonder in the US with Easy Livin, but my dad had great taste in music, and their first album got a lotta time on the turntable in our house. They got less heavy with time, unlike DP or the others on your list, but they were incredible in their earlier days.
Saw them in the 80’s. So freaking loud! My buddy suffered hearing loss from that show. We were on the floor, 12 rows back almost dead center. We had seen them in a smaller venue called The Rainbow Music Hall about a year and a half prior. You can find that live performance on RUclips. This was pre stadium Priest and they played their asses off no matter the size of the crowd.
The thing I like about Rob is his consistent, level headed, humility. They have some really good, simple but classy hard metal rock songs. They found a formula and they stuck with it- it's made them cornerstones of the 80s rock era!
Halford was one of my influences when I began singing metal at 14 yrs old. When asked about my influences, I always say I have many, but the big 5 are Halford, Dio, Dickinson, Tate, and Coverdale; in no specific order!
I wish I could hear you sing. I imagine a confluence of the almighty five, and I'm dumbstruck! You got anything online? (I might swap Plant or Gillen for Coverdale, but not a wide margin.)
During the pandemic, I was driving a cab. My daughter and I were cruising around listening to the radio. We had just been told no unauthorized vehicles were to be out. My daughter was taking video while Breaking the Law was on the radio.
My favorite song from British Steel is ”Breaking the Law.” As a 19 year-old college freshman in 1989, I was into metal but my knowledge of the genre was pretty superficial. I knew a few Priest songs, and I owned Turbo, but I hadn’t heard any of their older stuff. I became friends with a guy who was a much more serious metal head than I was, and a massive Priest fan. He introduced me to Priests’s older work, and “Breaking the Law” was our first stop. That alone gives it a special place in my heart-aside from the fact that it kicks ass! I can never hear it without thinking of my old buddy. Very sadly, that old buddy died about a week ago, unexpectedly, in his early 50s. He was an outstanding human. For the rest of my life, I will remember him every time I hear this song. RIP, brother.
Two of my brother in-laws played in a group called Buddhist Priest back in the mid 90"s, they would wear Buddhist monk type robes and cover Judas Priest songs. There main band was a cover band called Los Pendejos, they played together for over 25 years. Covid pretty much ended that run.
I don’t usually like metal, but I loved Judas Priest and AC/DC back then because I think they were more relatable musically and lyrically than the glamorous hair bands that sang about girls, girls, bourbon and girls. They had insane energy that warmed my punk heart. Also, much respect to Rob Halford for coming out as gay before many others did AND within the metal scene. That’s British Steel.
Judas Priest!? Thanks for doing this one. Amazing band, they're incredibly influential yet they're still under the radar. Turbo Lover is my favorite song.
First time I heard Priest was listening to the radio show "Metal Shop" thru my headphones when i was thirteen. Metal shop came on at midnite and i'll never forget laying there in the dark and hearing so many classic tunes for the first time.
Grew up with a tight circle of head bangers , "metal brothers". We've buried 2 and have one standing funeral request " PLAY "UNITED" AT MY SERVICE ". Honored 😢
I agree. I heard songs from it all of the time from classmates, but wasn't really a Metal fan yet. MTV changed all of that. I am a saxophonist who could never play guitar, but love the instrument. So, I concluded that I couldn't fully appreciate the guitar and musicians who excelled on it without fully embracing Metal. My closest prior were bands like Night Ranger, Journey, Led Zeppelin, and Hendrix. Even KISS.
@@seanswinton6242 Video killed the radio star. Or propelled superunknowns into prominence or at least mainstream. Never before had style come before substance.
What a great album! I remember getting into a street drag while “Breaking the Law “ was blasting on the car stereo. Truly music to win races by…good times.
I love that song, and a funny thing happened with it. A few months ago I started hearing it on the radio every single day. It was getting kind freaky. 😵💫 It became sort of a running joke with my daughter. The streak stopped as fast as it started, and I've only heard it maybe twice since but it's a fantastic song! 🎤🔥
Killing Machine was originally released (at least in the U.S.) as "Hell Bent for Leather". It was the first JP LP I ever bought (in 1979, and still own).
I met them around '78-'79,in Atlanta, when they were touring with UFO. They'd stopped in a club I worked at, and they all came over to my place, and stayed nearly 3 days. Whenever I met anyone like this, I always ended up talking shop with the managers. I never was a groupy, and was amused by just watching things otherwise. During those days at my place, some of the girls I worked with came by, but it honestly was a chill atmosphere and not a wild party. But I noticed that Rob didn't respond to the girls like the other guys did. Then the night of the show,as I was watching Rob perform in his outfit, I couldn't help thinking about the outfits at the gay club I hung out at, and my gaydar went off. Oh..oh... and then the closest door opened a few years later. Guess who wasn't surprised🤔.😊💜😎👍 The best part was after the show and we went from the Fox Theater across the street to the Agora Ballroom after their show too, and members of all three bands got up and just jammed! And that was the highlight of everything. It was an awesome end.
Recall that in the early/mid 70s Rob often wore long dresses and boots for concerts and some video footage. I never thought much of it since Bowie did as well. When JP all went to leather as you say, it was kinda curious, but certainly not all band members were gay. I mean KISS did it yrs before and they certainly were/are not gay! It was funny how nearly every hair metal band of the 80s went right along with all that leather and chains etc. It was fun!
I was hanging out with a dancer up in Ketchikan, Alaska back in the 80s and she was telling me about her time backstage with the band and that Rob was gay! I remember getting pissed off at her🤷♂️
Great band, seen them live many times. I'm grateful to have personally influenced the band: Many years ago I saw Richie Faulkner playing in a dumpy north London pub in a cover band with an awful singer. I spoke with Richie in a break and I told him he's so talented that he needs to be in a better band. He was hesitant but I insisted that he needed to find a better band. Thus, I was thrilled when he joined Judas Priest. He is superb with them. [At that pub gig I also said the same thing to the excellent bass player - he needed to leave the crappy singer's band and join a better band. The bass player is now in Uriah Heep.] I'm so proud of those boys 🤣🤣
They where my husband was from, and he introduced me to Judas Priest and heavy metal in general. I was a New Wave chick, but I could certainly appreciate some heavier stuff, and came to quickly adore the Scorpions. Found out later that my British aunt was a big Slipknot fan! Music sure brings people together.
@beenaplumber8379 I go with Blue Cheer, but Sabbath probably wins the argument. Here in the U.S, Black Sabbath's first was released the same month as Deep Purple in Rock.
@@stephaniemednansky6032 As an Air Force brat and a traveler of time & space, I've been everywhere, man: San Antonio is easily the Capital of Heavy Metal. The fans here are absolutely rabid. It's a beautiful thing to witness and be a part of which ain't always easy, Texas being...... Texas. Long live Rock and Roll!!!🤘🖖🤟✌️ OZZY even gave us his "seal" of approval!!! It doesn't get any better than that!!
In 1979 I turned 10. My older sister had borrowed an 8-track tape from a friend. That turned out to be the first Metal album I loved, and the first metal album I bought later when I had my first job. That Album was Killing Machine by Judad Priest. I still consider it the best Metal album ever. Better than the more popular later Priest albums. It will always be #1 to me.
I just did an hour on this album for local community radio. It was so fun retelling stories of first hearing British Steel. I literally think that was the first time I personally played air guitar. LOL. 14 yo when it was released. Good times. Great memories of discovering classic metal. Great channel, Adam!
Iron Maiden is my all-time #1 band ... ever. Right there at a close #2 is Judas Priest. Hell yeah! SO loving this video. "Living After Midnight" is a must-have staple for any rocker. Rock on! :)
Rob was very kind about the comment associating heavy metal with new wave. They weren't the two fists. They were one fist vs. conformity with where the industry was headed. He has Gary Numan's The Pleasure Principle behind him, an extraordinary piece of art, but after that new wave was all like Kajagoogoo. It was an awful time in popular music, but an amazing time in rock and metal! \m/
I'm so fortunate to have been in San Antonio in the 70s and 80s. I was able to hear bands like Judas Priest on the radio because of a DJ named Joe Anthony.
Thanks so much for this interview, I've been a Priest fan since I was a kid. I was probably first in line to buy British Steel at Tower Records. Saw the band for this tour at San Diego State Amphitheater, where I had decent seats until Rob said "what's with all these spaces?" and beckoned us all to come closer. Got to watch from just a few feet away. Rapid Fire is hands down my favorite track from the album. The hard driving beat still gives me chills to this day.
No way... now I can tell my son he shares a birthday with Rob Halford! My son was born 8/25/2001. I raised him on 70s and 80s music, since that's my era (born in '72). He will know exactly who he is. He loves Judas Priest as much as I do.
Absolutely love this album! And Steeler is my fave track off of it. I'm glad to have been able to see Priest twice. Not just glad, honored. Thanks Rob! 🤘
IMO, Halford is the GOAT of heavy metal vocalists. Judas Priest are the godfathers of metal. They brought metal to the masses. They heavily influenced the new wave of heavy metal. Bands like Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, and Helloween, just to name a few got a lot of inspiration from Priest. The music will last forever. Great episode, professor.
Great interview! I appreciate the diversity of music your channel represents in the guests, in even simply what shirt you're wearing and what albums are in the background. People tend to see music as types divided into tribes. For us music is one big tribe with a variety of types!
I turned 10 in August of 1980 and used my birthday money to buy this album. Rapid Fire was one of my favorite songs. Rob Halford is still one of my all time favorite singers.
I remember seeing them at the old Salt Palace in Salt Lake City back in the mid 80s. I’ve never seen so much leather in all my life and I live in Texas now.
Judas Priest was my first ever live concert , we had v.i.p. tickets and seats about 15 feet from the stage! My ears rang for almost two days!!! They are now and will always be my go to "Solve Everything" sonic therapy!!!
March 22, 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX- I was a huge Foghat fan and was so excited they were coming to town at Memorial Coliseum. I went with some friends and we settled in- I had no idea who the opening act was, they weren't even printed on the ticket, just a huge FOGHAT. The opening band came out and introduced themselves as Judas Priest- admittedly I'd never heard of them until that point- that changed me forever, as they frankly blew the Boogie Men off the stage (aided by equipment issues). I went out and bought every single Judas Priest album I could get my hands on- Sin After Sin, Sad Wings of Destiny, Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather (as it was sold as in the US vs. Killing Machine)- had to wait a while before I could find a copy of Rocka Rolla. I still have all those albums and most of the rest (I admit to losing interest after Screaming for Vengeance until Rob's return and Angel of Retribution). I am and always will be a fan of the Metal Gods. Great interview, Adam! Oh- my favorite track? Metal Gods. And yes- I still love the Boogie Men.
British Steel was released when I was a senior in high school. Had already been listening to Priest for a few years. I was shocked when a friend that listened to bands like The Bee Gees asked me to play Living After Midnight in the old 8 track!
About to turn 15 when British Steel was released, was already a JP fan, really liked Sad Wings and Stained Class, but the best was yet to come, British Steel and then Screaming for Vengeance. Why is Gen X musically spoiled? Look at what we grew up listening to, the number of legendary bands/artists between 1965 & 1985 and it was all the music of our lives.
An interview with Rob Halford! What a great catch! Talk to the art department about the outer glow added to the "British Steel" album cover because they messed it up. Love to hear about this song. Old favorite.
I remember being a metalhead, a punker and a New Wave fan in the late 70s through the 80s. What was funny was the reputation of headbangers and punkers was that of bigotry toward anything not "manly". Those who hated us tried to rub it in our faces when Rob Halford of Judas Priest came out of the closet as gay. We in the metalhead group just looked at them and said, "So what? He rocks!" and moved on to something else. We literally didn't care, some of us already assumed he was based on certain outfits he wore during the concerts we attended. As far as him being gay? Pfft, so was Freddie Mercury, it LITERALLY made no difference, and that's what made it so funny. Our detractors thought we were closed-minded and mean to different lifestyles. Truth is, if the music made us bang our heads, that was all that mattered.
I'm 53 and it's still like that today. Freddie was the greatest frontman EVER and Rob is a metal god, outside of that who cares. We all know who the close minded and bigots actually are.
I knew a couple of people who changed their opinion on the awesomeness of Priest when Rob came out. I guess it outed their inner homophobia. To me, Rob went from being the greatest voice of heavy metal to being the greatest voice of heavy metal!
Awesome interview! British Steel was on the play list for sure when it came out back then! My friends and I were already into Priest long before That ✌️❤️🤘
thank you so much for an actual interview part this was GOOD! fav priest song its really hard to choose sooo many good songs and so meaningful. He sang about love so often and you can feel the emotions so vividly. i suppose fav album is turbo. its true the producer is like the extra member of the band vital to the bands sound.
Since when is bondage and discipline and leather vests, pants, and jackets "gay" ? So, most Harley riders are gay? And, O, by the way, Rob Halford IS gay. Why is that a problem for you? Maybe you need to be more comfortable with your own sexuality before you comment on others.
Rob Halford has such a wonderful voice. They do several heavy metal ballads that really showcase his range. KK Downing's guitar riffs are forever etched in my brain.
British Steel brought heavy metal roaring back! This album opened the door for many heavier bands because it was selling and playing so much. It was many people 's first taste of heavy music. They are still rocking hard after all these years. Rob started a whole new look for metal too I'll bet the leather companies sold a ton because of him. Great episode professor!
I have heard what RH supposedly did, but there isn't much actual proof. I am not saying he is innocent. If he did do it, he belongs in a womans prison otherwise he might like it. He likes having sex with men.
I will say I wish it would be seriously looked into because it’s sick and it screwed Jani up. Whether it was Rob or someone else it needs to be figured out
@@Jayhawk9 There was never a police report, so the police or law enforcement have no reason or incentive to investigate. Statute of limitations is already over (10 years) for the crime. Public opinion is the only thing that can damage the guilty person, unless someone hires a ***man. I think there is good circumstantial evidence against RH.
In 1983 my first job was delivering pizza. In the auto reverse cassette deck was my copy of British Steel. I can't say I listened to it exclusively...but it was definitely in that deck mostly, often throughout the whole shift. Slap, plumb wore that tape out, still have it, hanging in a great place of honor in my 'media center'. Still listen to the album (digitized vinyl at this point) on a regular basis...one of my all-time favorites. 😎
Poll: What was the first album or record you bought with your own money?
Freebird
Sticking with Priest: "Parental Guidance" but it's gotta be the live version with the explosion before Halford sings: Don't you remember what it's like to LOSE CONTROL?
I seriously get choked up, Adam. I'm doing it as I type this!
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Thunderstruck- AC/DC
Nirvana... there's many
@@superturtle61177 COOL!
@@scottstalcup6980 AWESOME!
I worked at a golf and tennis shop in Las Vegas and one night near closing the manager came rushing back saying a bunch of weirdo’s had just come into the shop and she was worried. It was Rob, Glenn and KK coming in to buy a bunch of golf stuff. I got to spend the next 90 minutes with them while they looked at golf clubs on the night before they were playing at the Aladdin Theater during their Screaming for Vengeance tour. They were the coolest dudes and were already my favorite band and already had my tickets for the show the next night.
Bro, what a surreal moment that must’ve been for you. Did you let on how big a fan you were?
I totally talked to them about their songs, told them how much I loved British Steel and that I had tickets for the show the next night. After all these years, it’s an experience that I’ll never forget and puts me right back to that day.
I have to admit, Halford can still sing after all these years. He's been "screaming for vengeance" for more than 50 years.
So true!
He was classically trained to sing opera.
@@davelindstrom6005 Wrong!!
Naw he sang soo beautifully on the first few albums. No distortion, angel-pure.
Saw them in Indy earlier this summer and he sounded great.
British Steel was one the defining albums of my life. I was 13 and remember going to the mall to get it - from there it was Motorhead, Maiden, AC/DC, Legs Diamond, Rainbow....I got to meet Rob in 1998 in Phoenix. Great guy.
Painkiller is thee finest heavy metal album of all time. Perfection in every aspect. "Faster than a bullet!"...still gives chills.
Breaking the Law is beyond iconic; what a song!
I met some of the band when they came to Sacramento for a show. They stopped at my Burger King drive thru to get some fries and a shake. I shook Rob’s hand and they were on their way. A very cool moment in my life
that must have felt surreal
Awesome!
Green with Envy!
F'n awesome. Never got to meet the band, but saw them three times from the first and second row.
Hey Adam. Got nothing of real value to add here...just letting you know I REALLY enjoyed your interview here with Rob. You're always so thoughtful with your interviews, and I feel like his responses reciprocated that. It was akin to one of those awesome late night conversations that you can only have with certain friends...honest, deep, and organic...no bs. Thanks for allowing us to be flies on the wall for this one, brother. 🤘
Love Rob Halford what an intelligent lucid guy and also a metal legend.
I'm old I seen this tour in Chicago , You don't have to be old to be wise my favorite . I'm 60 and a drummer for a Judas Priest cover band . GOOD OLD CLASSIC METAL !!!
i feel ya. I am 66 and still into this. Great times in the60s 70 and 80s for music. I am so happy I git to live thru woodstock thru this genre. It will never die
When British Steel came out, I was hooked. They were a 100% a full Metal assault.
That and Point of Entry were superb. After SFV they got formulaic. The difference between the 3 is obvious and what was their strength. Same long before.
I got signed up to take a AP American History test in 10th grade. The teacher was very insistent that we study, study, study. I.....wasn't into that, even though I loved history.
Anyways, the test day arrived. After it was over, the teacher went around the classroom and asked how we prepared for the test. All the good boys and girls told him about their hours of study. He came to me and asked the question, and I answered honestly....."I listened to a solid hour of Judas Priest to clear my head."
Teacher was shocked, then dismayed, and probably thought I flunked it. Turns out I was one of the two people to get a 4/5 on the test. Everyone else got 3/5. Teacher kept looking at me funny for the remaining month of school, and even looked suspiciously at my younger brother when it was time for him to take the class. (My brother never forgave me for that....oh well!!)
And yes.....I really DID listen to a solid hour of Judas Priest to clear my head. Thanks, Rob, it was exactly what I needed!! Rock on!!
So cool! 😀
Rob just did a duet with Dolly Parton for her rock album ... Never thought I'd live to see that ....
No kidding!
I know! Listening to many types of music, I always wondered what would happen when different artists collaborated. I believed that many musicians listened to each other, so to see it happen finally is awesome. Dolly Parton with Rob Halford and another recent favorite was Elton John and Ozzy Osbourne. Who knew?
Dolly does a great bluegrass version of Shine Down
@@ProfessorofRock It was amazing dude you should really check it out.
That's cool! Thank you for sharing.
Honored I got to stand at the foot of the stage when I saw them on this tour. The Harley rolling out on stage won over the Mid Western crowd! We knew something new had happened in music and we got to see it the way our older siblings had 10 years earlier.
Rob is a chill dude, I used to work with a roommate of.his back in the early 2000 and he eventually came by the Science Center in Balboa Park and autographed my late uncle Bert's album. My uncle was the coolest and loved heavy metal. Thank you Rob my brother still has that record in his collection.🙏❤️
So cool!
Saw Judas Priest in 2022 at the Vibrant Arena, Moline Illinois. They freakin' rocked. Rob Halford sang his butt off. Long live The Metal!
I met Halford in San Diego. Used to see him all the time (usually in sweat pants funny enough). But one day he was at a crosswalk and as my wife (at the time) stepped into traffic, he pulled her back out of danger. She realized who he was and asked for an autograph for a friend of ours who was a Halford fan and singer. He came to her salon the next day with a stack of photos and proceeded to autograph them for us, even personalizing a couple of them. Such a nice guy.
Damn that is nice! So different from the professional sports crowd who make you pay for their autograph! 🙄
Heard of these guys but never delved. Now I may have to delve. Going to look them up and give them my ears for a bit. Thank you Professor for your instruction and doing what all great teachers do...broadening one's mind.
I only know Breaking the Law & Another Thing Coming, both of which I like. I know what music I'm gonna listen to tomorrow at work now! 😁
Prepare yourself lol. You're in for an amazing metal ride!
You should check out some of their other albums too. I would recommend the Sad Wings of Destiny album, with my personal favorite, "Victim of Changes." Make sure your stereo is up as loud as it'll go and prepare to be blown away!
Oooh. You should also watch the movie " Rock Star" with Jennifer Aniston and Mark Wahlberg. It's sort of a satire of a Judas priest type band.
"Sad Wings", "Sin After Sin" and "Stained Class" are all incredible albums but I suggest you start where most of us OG Metalheads did with "Unleashed In The East". What an introduction to the band. It's just epic AF.
You got Halford? To paraphrase Ronnie Hawkins in the Last Waltz “Big time Adam, Big time!”
Thanks!
My story with Judas Priest is this. So, it was 1988, I was 12 years old. I was watching the movie Johnny be good. At the ending, this song starts playing. Low and behold it was Judas Priest, redoing Chuck Berry's song Johnny be good. I was hooked. I'm happy I got to see Judas Priest live back in 2022 with my oldest son.
Judas Priest, Ozzy&Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, AC⚡DC were my pantheon in 1982...
Uriah Heep and Deep Purple?
@@beenaplumber8379King Crimson ?
@@komitkazi Well they had one song that would fit in with the rest of these, but prog?
@@beenaplumber8379 Some Deep Purple but no Uriah Heep. Admittedly I hadn't heard of them at the time. It was more RJD/Rainbow and Motorhead. I was a fan of Nazareth and Foghat as well...
@@pattonmoore Uriah Heep were like a one-hit wonder in the US with Easy Livin, but my dad had great taste in music, and their first album got a lotta time on the turntable in our house. They got less heavy with time, unlike DP or the others on your list, but they were incredible in their earlier days.
Wow. So many great videos, Adam! I don't know how you do it. Love these one on one interviews. 🤘 You are number 1! Also, Happy Birthday Rob Halford!🤘
Rob Halford is one of the big reasons why I sing the way I do. I'm amazed that he can still hit the highs in his 70's. Amazing!
Saw them in the 80’s. So freaking loud! My buddy suffered hearing loss from that show. We were on the floor, 12 rows back almost dead center. We had seen them in a smaller venue called The Rainbow Music Hall about a year and a half prior. You can find that live performance on RUclips. This was pre stadium Priest and they played their asses off no matter the size of the crowd.
Loved Rainbow Music Hall. You're talking Denver, right? Saw Krokus and UFO there. Standing on our seats, going crazy!
I had Unleashed in the East on 8 track. I would put on my headphones & fall asleep to Green Manilishi or Diamonds and Rust.
Good memories
Same
Defenders of the Faith & Screaming for Vengeance are my favorite albums
Priest!
@@ProfessorofRock Rabbi
The first time I heard Exciter I couldn't get out of my car until it was over, even though I had an appointment.
Awesome! How are ya?
@@ProfessorofRock Doing better after this vid. Rob is an awesome interview, eh?
@@jstnxprsn He's so great!
The thing I like about Rob is his consistent, level headed, humility. They have some really good, simple but classy hard metal rock songs. They found a formula and they stuck with it- it's made them cornerstones of the 80s rock era!
Halford was one of my influences when I began singing metal at 14 yrs old.
When asked about my influences, I always say I have many, but the big 5 are Halford, Dio, Dickinson, Tate, and Coverdale; in no specific order!
Good places to find inspiration!
I wish I could hear you sing. I imagine a confluence of the almighty five, and I'm dumbstruck! You got anything online? (I might swap Plant or Gillen for Coverdale, but not a wide margin.)
My three favorite vocalists are the first three in your list.
During the pandemic, I was driving a cab. My daughter and I were cruising around listening to the radio. We had just been told no unauthorized vehicles were to be out. My daughter was taking video while Breaking the Law was on the radio.
My favorite song from British Steel is ”Breaking the Law.” As a 19 year-old college freshman in 1989, I was into metal but my knowledge of the genre was pretty superficial. I knew a few Priest songs, and I owned Turbo, but I hadn’t heard any of their older stuff. I became friends with a guy who was a much more serious metal head than I was, and a massive Priest fan. He introduced me to Priests’s older work, and “Breaking the Law” was our first stop. That alone gives it a special place in my heart-aside from the fact that it kicks ass! I can never hear it without thinking of my old buddy.
Very sadly, that old buddy died about a week ago, unexpectedly, in his early 50s. He was an outstanding human. For the rest of my life, I will remember him every time I hear this song.
RIP, brother.
so sorry for your loss. it sucks loosing peeps. I am 66 and loosing good friends lately. Too young. hugs
Two of my brother in-laws played in a group called Buddhist Priest back in the mid 90"s, they would wear Buddhist monk type robes and cover Judas Priest songs. There main band was a cover band called Los Pendejos, they played together for over 25 years. Covid pretty much ended that run.
Gah. Covid busted up a lot of great projects 😠
Buddhist Priest - love that! 😂 Oh I would have definitely paid to see that! 👍🏻
I don’t usually like metal, but I loved Judas Priest and AC/DC back then because I think they were more relatable musically and lyrically than the glamorous hair bands that sang about girls, girls, bourbon and girls. They had insane energy that warmed my punk heart. Also, much respect to Rob Halford for coming out as gay before many others did AND within the metal scene. That’s British Steel.
Thanks for watching!
Judas Priest!? Thanks for doing this one. Amazing band, they're incredibly influential yet they're still under the radar. Turbo Lover is my favorite song.
Rob is cool AF! He seems very chill and good with his fans. One of metals best front man! Hands down!
Electric 👁️ , Sreamin' for Vengeance album is Metal 💯
Electric Eye is one of my faves!
This album still rocks hard.
Thanks!
Best Priest of the 80s.
Electric Eye is my fave from Priest. Hard to sit still when I hear that one.
@@STARBREAKER71 100%. although I prefer the raw crunch of 70s Priest. It's like the difference between wax and CD.
First time I heard Priest was listening to the radio show "Metal Shop" thru my headphones when i was thirteen. Metal shop came on at midnite and i'll never forget laying there in the dark and hearing so many classic tunes for the first time.
My introduction to Priest was on Top of The Pops (England) Take on All The World in 77-78?
Grew up with a tight circle of head bangers , "metal brothers". We've buried 2 and have one standing funeral request " PLAY "UNITED" AT MY SERVICE ". Honored 😢
Monsters of Rock tour. Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Dangerous Toys, Metal Church. I will never forget it.
Rock on!
Montreal Forum, summer of 1991, epic 🤘🤘🤘
I saw that tour out in Pittsburgh. Phenomenal show!!!!
Metal Church is a band I would have loved to have seen live!
I liked that song Scared by Dangerous Toys
Such a well spoken guy. He understands the persona he shows on stage and obviously takes care of it. He seems fairly down to earth.
I love British Steel, it was infectious and anthemic...but my two favorite albums from JP: Stained Class and Screaming For Vengeance...
Awesome!
I agree. I heard songs from it all of the time from classmates, but wasn't really a Metal fan yet. MTV changed all of that. I am a saxophonist who could never play guitar, but love the instrument. So, I concluded that I couldn't fully appreciate the guitar and musicians who excelled on it without fully embracing Metal. My closest prior were bands like Night Ranger, Journey, Led Zeppelin, and Hendrix. Even KISS.
@@seanswinton6242 Video killed the radio star. Or propelled superunknowns into prominence or at least mainstream. Never before had style come before substance.
Man... I'm... DUDE!!!! Thank you!!!!
British Steel defined 80's metal sound and looks.
What a great album! I remember getting into a street drag while “Breaking the Law “ was blasting on the car stereo. Truly music to win races by…good times.
As a nightowl, Living After Midnight is an anthem for me. Along with Up All Night by Slaughter and Rock And Roll All Night by Kiss.
You've got another thing coming. Great song
I love that song, and a funny thing happened with it. A few months ago I started hearing it on the radio every single day. It was getting kind freaky. 😵💫 It became sort of a running joke with my daughter. The streak stopped as fast as it started, and I've only heard it maybe twice since but it's a fantastic song! 🎤🔥
Killing Machine was originally released (at least in the U.S.) as "Hell Bent for Leather". It was the first JP LP I ever bought (in 1979, and still own).
"Smell the Glove" will never lose to another album title.
So true!
It could be none more black
@@ericfairchild5431 ?
@@ericfairchild5431 even Metallicturd couldn't duplicate it.
@@ProfessorofRockSpinal Tap reference.
I met them around '78-'79,in Atlanta, when they were touring with UFO. They'd stopped in a club I worked at, and they all came over to my place, and stayed nearly 3 days. Whenever I met anyone like this, I always ended up talking shop with the managers. I never was a groupy, and was amused by just watching things otherwise. During those days at my place, some of the girls I worked with came by, but it honestly was a chill atmosphere and not a wild party. But I noticed that Rob didn't respond to the girls like the other guys did. Then the night of the show,as I was watching Rob perform in his outfit, I couldn't help thinking about the outfits at the gay club I hung out at, and my gaydar went off. Oh..oh... and then the closest door opened a few years later. Guess who wasn't surprised🤔.😊💜😎👍 The best part was after the show and we went from the Fox Theater across the street to the Agora Ballroom after their show too, and members of all three bands got up and just jammed! And that was the highlight of everything. It was an awesome end.
I just hope that the rumors about Halford, and Jani Lane, are not true.
Recall that in the early/mid 70s Rob often wore long dresses and boots for concerts and some video footage. I never thought much of it since Bowie did as well. When JP all went to leather as you say, it was kinda curious, but certainly not all band members were gay. I mean KISS did it yrs before and they certainly were/are not gay! It was funny how nearly every hair metal band of the 80s went right along with all that leather and chains etc. It was fun!
I was hanging out with a dancer up in Ketchikan, Alaska back in the 80s and she was telling me about her time backstage with the band and that Rob was gay! I remember getting pissed off at her🤷♂️
Great band, seen them live many times. I'm grateful to have personally influenced the band: Many years ago I saw Richie Faulkner playing in a dumpy north London pub in a cover band with an awful singer. I spoke with Richie in a break and I told him he's so talented that he needs to be in a better band. He was hesitant but I insisted that he needed to find a better band. Thus, I was thrilled when he joined Judas Priest. He is superb with them. [At that pub gig I also said the same thing to the excellent bass player - he needed to leave the crappy singer's band and join a better band. The bass player is now in Uriah Heep.] I'm so proud of those boys 🤣🤣
Arguably the first metal band. That is metal as it came to be defined.
Where I lived in late 70s Texas, Judas Priest were one of the biggest bands.
So true. I am from San Antonio. Judas Priest and Scorpions ruled.
They where my husband was from, and he introduced me to Judas Priest and heavy metal in general. I was a New Wave chick, but I could certainly appreciate some heavier stuff, and came to quickly adore the Scorpions. Found out later that my British aunt was a big Slipknot fan! Music sure brings people together.
New wave of British metal maybe, probably, but you gotta get past Black Sabbath for the title of 1st metal band.
@beenaplumber8379 I go with Blue Cheer, but Sabbath probably wins the argument.
Here in the U.S, Black Sabbath's first was released the same month as Deep Purple in Rock.
@@stephaniemednansky6032 As an Air Force brat and a traveler of time & space, I've been everywhere, man: San Antonio is easily the Capital of Heavy Metal. The fans here are absolutely rabid. It's a beautiful thing to witness and be a part of which ain't always easy, Texas being...... Texas. Long live Rock and Roll!!!🤘🖖🤟✌️
OZZY even gave us his "seal" of approval!!! It doesn't get any better than that!!
In 1979 I turned 10. My older sister had borrowed an 8-track tape from a friend. That turned out to be the first Metal album I loved, and the first metal album I bought later when I had my first job. That Album was Killing Machine by Judad Priest. I still consider it the best Metal album ever. Better than the more popular later Priest albums. It will always be #1 to me.
Thanks for sharing!
I just did an hour on this album for local community radio. It was so fun retelling stories of first hearing British Steel. I literally think that was the first time I personally played air guitar. LOL. 14 yo when it was released. Good times. Great memories of discovering classic metal. Great channel, Adam!
Iron Maiden is my all-time #1 band ... ever. Right there at a close #2 is Judas Priest. Hell yeah! SO loving this video. "Living After Midnight" is a must-have staple for any rocker. Rock on! :)
Those are my two favorites as well.
Rob was very kind about the comment associating heavy metal with new wave. They weren't the two fists. They were one fist vs. conformity with where the industry was headed. He has Gary Numan's The Pleasure Principle behind him, an extraordinary piece of art, but after that new wave was all like Kajagoogoo. It was an awful time in popular music, but an amazing time in rock and metal! \m/
(sung to the tune of Breaking the Law)
Washing the dog!
Washing the dog!
-Beavis and Butthead at the laundromat.
Ha ha!
Funny, mine was "mowing the lawn, mowing the lawn!"😂😂😂😂
"I Threw up on the dog."
"I threw up on you."
😂
@@seanswinton6242 Ha!
😂😂😂
Thank you for giving the love to Judas Priest. I was fortunate enough to see them live at Veterans Memorial Collesium in Phoenix, twice.
I'm so fortunate to have been in San Antonio in the 70s and 80s. I was able to hear bands like Judas Priest on the radio because of a DJ named Joe Anthony.
Very cool!
And Lou Roney.
The Godfather 🤘
Grew up an hour drive from S.A. and listened to Joe Anthony on 99.5 KISS all the time! Long live The Godfather!!❤❤❤
@@susanmenn5016 kmac kiss 99.5 , grew up in San Marcos also an hour away.
Bonus POR. Thanks Adam!!As always you rock!!!
Thanks so much for this interview, I've been a Priest fan since I was a kid. I was probably first in line to buy British Steel at Tower Records. Saw the band for this tour at San Diego State Amphitheater, where I had decent seats until Rob said "what's with all these spaces?" and beckoned us all to come closer. Got to watch from just a few feet away.
Rapid Fire is hands down my favorite track from the album. The hard driving beat still gives me chills to this day.
Rob Halford is so likeable and down to earth.
Robs birthday is tomorrow. 8/25/1951.
No way... now I can tell my son he shares a birthday with Rob Halford! My son was born 8/25/2001. I raised him on 70s and 80s music, since that's my era (born in '72). He will know exactly who he is. He loves Judas Priest as much as I do.
I've only heard the song Breaking The Law. Now, I want to hear the whole album.
Hopefully you won't be disappointed!!!
Absolutely love this album! And Steeler is my fave track off of it. I'm glad to have been able to see Priest twice. Not just glad, honored. Thanks Rob! 🤘
IMO, Halford is the GOAT of heavy metal vocalists. Judas Priest are the godfathers of metal. They brought metal to the masses. They heavily influenced the new wave of heavy metal. Bands like Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, and Helloween, just to name a few got a lot of inspiration from Priest. The music will last forever. Great episode, professor.
Great interview! I appreciate the diversity of music your channel represents in the guests, in even simply what shirt you're wearing and what albums are in the background. People tend to see music as types divided into tribes. For us music is one big tribe with a variety of types!
Professor of Rock, nice content keep it up dude
I turned 10 in August of 1980 and used my birthday money to buy this album. Rapid Fire was one of my favorite songs. Rob Halford is still one of my all time favorite singers.
I remember seeing them at the old Salt Palace in Salt Lake City back in the mid 80s. I’ve never seen so much leather in all my life and I live in Texas now.
So cool! I saw Poison there!
Judas Priest was my first ever live concert , we had v.i.p. tickets and seats about 15 feet from the stage! My ears rang for almost two days!!! They are now and will always be my go to "Solve Everything" sonic therapy!!!
Killing Machine and Evening star best of the Best Judas Priest .. they are BADASS
March 22, 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX- I was a huge Foghat fan and was so excited they were coming to town at Memorial Coliseum. I went with some friends and we settled in- I had no idea who the opening act was, they weren't even printed on the ticket, just a huge FOGHAT. The opening band came out and introduced themselves as Judas Priest- admittedly I'd never heard of them until that point- that changed me forever, as they frankly blew the Boogie Men off the stage (aided by equipment issues). I went out and bought every single Judas Priest album I could get my hands on- Sin After Sin, Sad Wings of Destiny, Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather (as it was sold as in the US vs. Killing Machine)- had to wait a while before I could find a copy of Rocka Rolla. I still have all those albums and most of the rest (I admit to losing interest after Screaming for Vengeance until Rob's return and Angel of Retribution). I am and always will be a fan of the Metal Gods. Great interview, Adam!
Oh- my favorite track? Metal Gods. And yes- I still love the Boogie Men.
Heavy metal and mullets, it's how we were raised
Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised
Great interview with a legendary metal vocalist; loved it!
Best Judas Priest song? Oh my God... all of them!!
Thanks!
It's like picking your favorite child for me.😂
Electric Eye is my favorite
Painkiller
Victim of Changes
Electric Eye
Metal Gods.
British Steel was released when I was a senior in high school. Had already been listening to Priest for a few years. I was shocked when a friend that listened to bands like The Bee Gees asked me to play Living After Midnight in the old 8 track!
I can kinda relate to that. I like everything from bubblegum to heavy metal.
About to turn 15 when British Steel was released, was already a JP fan, really liked Sad Wings and Stained Class, but the best was yet to come, British Steel and then Screaming for Vengeance. Why is Gen X musically spoiled? Look at what we grew up listening to, the number of legendary bands/artists between 1965 & 1985 and it was all the music of our lives.
So cool!
An interview with Rob Halford! What a great catch!
Talk to the art department about the outer glow added to the "British Steel" album cover because they messed it up.
Love to hear about this song. Old favorite.
I remember being a metalhead, a punker and a New Wave fan in the late 70s through the 80s. What was funny was the reputation of headbangers and punkers was that of bigotry toward anything not "manly".
Those who hated us tried to rub it in our faces when Rob Halford of Judas Priest came out of the closet as gay. We in the metalhead group just looked at them and said, "So what? He rocks!" and moved on to something else. We literally didn't care, some of us already assumed he was based on certain outfits he wore during the concerts we attended. As far as him being gay? Pfft, so was Freddie Mercury, it LITERALLY made no difference, and that's what made it so funny.
Our detractors thought we were closed-minded and mean to different lifestyles. Truth is, if the music made us bang our heads, that was all that mattered.
I'm 53 and it's still like that today. Freddie was the greatest frontman EVER and Rob is a metal god, outside of that who cares. We all know who the close minded and bigots actually are.
I knew a couple of people who changed their opinion on the awesomeness of Priest when Rob came out. I guess it outed their inner homophobia. To me, Rob went from being the greatest voice of heavy metal to being the greatest voice of heavy metal!
Thank you professor for giving us these "true blue" interviews with the artists !
Greetings Profesor Rock 🎸🎵🥁🎼👍😀
Hallo!
@@ProfessorofRock hi profesor 🍀🎵🥁🎼🎸
I love that you interviewed Rob Halford. He is a trailblazer. Judas Priest was one of my favorite bands. My Favorite album is Stained Class
Two vids on the same day? Is this a mistake POR?
Thanks Adam!
Twofer Saturday 👍
No 2fer!
He seems like such a nice, down to earth guy. The coolest voice in metal.
It’s ridiculous how many insanely good male singers were in metal bands.
Mostly British, being hard core Catholic they all grew up singing, and singing the right way, thus the lack of British singers with Vocal Damage.
@@scottsharp3356 Do you mean Anglican?
Awesome interview! British Steel was on the play list for sure when it came out back then! My friends and I were already into Priest long before That ✌️❤️🤘
Who doesn’t want some Judas Priest on a Saturday afternoon?
No kidding!
Me
thank you so much for an actual interview part this was GOOD!
fav priest song its really hard to choose sooo many good songs and so meaningful. He sang about love so often and you can feel the emotions so vividly. i suppose fav album is turbo.
its true the producer is like the extra member of the band vital to the bands sound.
My fav band of all time ! JUDAS PRIEST
Never liked his music… but, I love Rob!!! Great interview Adam!!❤🎉
Thanks for watching!
One of my all time favorite bands! So many great songs, to this very day!
Heavy Metal Gods. They had us running around in gay fetish gear. Huge library of mad heavy metal with Rob's operatic vocals.
Metal!
It's just not "gay fetish." 🤔😉
Rob Halford, ironically, is gay. So, no surprise for his attire.
Since when is bondage and discipline and leather vests, pants, and jackets "gay" ? So, most Harley riders are gay? And, O, by the way, Rob Halford IS gay. Why is that a problem for you? Maybe you need to be more comfortable with your own sexuality before you comment on others.
Wait a second! They did not successfully have all of us running around in g@y fetish gear.
Rob Halford has such a wonderful voice. They do several heavy metal ballads that really showcase his range. KK Downing's guitar riffs are forever etched in my brain.
Great album but I still think Sad Wings of Destiny was their masterpiece.
So good!
Sad Wings, all day, every day.
Agreed!
They were my first concert in high school…
Rob is an amazing singer and they put on a great show!! They still sound as good as they did in the 80s
I remember when Rob came out as gay, no one cared. It's a proof how the fans of Heavy Metal are. Rob and Judas Priest are the gods of Metal music.
Have you never read the lyrics for "Headed out to the Highway" "Turbo Lover' etc.? Why would it matter that he just confirmed what we already knew?
I knew at first sight.
Or a significant number of heavy metal fans are also gay and bisexual
@@kylesuperbaby9616doubt it
It wasn't much of a surprise to anyone, especially regarding Halford
British Steel brought heavy metal roaring back! This album opened the door for many heavier bands because it was selling and playing so much. It was many people 's first taste of heavy music. They are still rocking hard after all these years. Rob started a whole new look for metal too I'll bet the leather companies sold a ton because of him. Great episode professor!
You do know what Rob Halford did to Jani Lane, don't you? Don't give him any recognition, this guy belongs in a prison cell!
Guessing you were traumatized seeing this when it happened?
Otherwise it’s all just conjecture
I have heard what RH supposedly did, but there isn't much actual proof. I am not saying he is innocent. If he did do it, he belongs in a womans prison otherwise he might like it. He likes having sex with men.
What? Grape presumably? I don't know the story.
I will say I wish it would be seriously looked into because it’s sick and it screwed Jani up. Whether it was Rob or someone else it needs to be figured out
@@Jayhawk9 There was never a police report, so the police or law enforcement have no reason or incentive to investigate. Statute of limitations is already over (10 years) for the crime. Public opinion is the only thing that can damage the guilty person, unless someone hires a ***man.
I think there is good circumstantial evidence against RH.
Just in time for Rob Halford's birthday; Happy Birthday and keep on rocking; thanks for so much great music.
In 1983 my first job was delivering pizza. In the auto reverse cassette deck was my copy of British Steel. I can't say I listened to it exclusively...but it was definitely in that deck mostly, often throughout the whole shift. Slap, plumb wore that tape out, still have it, hanging in a great place of honor in my 'media center'. Still listen to the album (digitized vinyl at this point) on a regular basis...one of my all-time favorites. 😎
What a soothing speaking voice. His audiobook is great. It’s on Spotify. Good thing you had that envelope Rob! Never heard the term a Whistler before.
My best New Years memory was a party at a ski resort. The DJ played Living After Midnight at midnight, and the crowd just went crazy. Happy moment.