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Saw them last night in ATL. One of the best live shows i've seen in every aspect. Definitely the loudest. From the "Classic Bands" they were by far the most energetic and sounded the best. Def Leppard is another AMAZING live band.
Just seen them in Milan with Glenn for a couple of songs. They were awesome and the crowd was mental. Nothing to do with those zombies in Prague and that can make a HUGE difference. By the way, Saxon were great too.
I appreciate the honest review. Having seen Priest about 12 times, the last show in April was really exceptional. The entire band seems to be really loose and just having fun. I wish they had played Riding On The Wind at our show in New Jersey. As always, Halford is off the charts for anyone, especially anyone his age.
Yes considering his age he for sure does well, I am thinking about seeing them again in two weeks, will be interesting to compare now that they have been on the road this long as the show i saw was early on. Thanks for watching
Alot of Rock / Metal singers of Rob's age and younger have burnt out there voices but he still sounds fantastic for 72... The guitar pairings another story though, having mainly one lead player.
Lol, "sounds fantastic". It's all vocal tracks and those with a "backstage experience" are even given a chance to play with it; the engineer tells them he doesn't have to sing one note live. It's mostly lipsyncing.
@softseagreens If it was tracks I'm sure they'd make it sound a whole lot better... ( Some tracks he struggles with) I said he sounds Fantastic for 72, which he certainly does.
He'd have to put the mistakes in the right place tho..😂 Why bother with a track then you've already got two other guys playing rhythm. I don't personally think he did much apart from writing on the new album tho.
Greetings from Ireland. Was at the Dublin show & can confirm it was very good. Historically robs audience interaction has never been that great (& I've seen them a few times) as they generally leave the music do the talking. Re sound, it was very good quality in 3 areana Dublin & from experience that is not always guaranteed. Saxons sound was also very good quality & Loud as f**k even to my now decades long concert damaged ears & they were brilliant also. I have not experienced concert crowds in your country but the Irish audience was very Lively & really got into the spirit of concert. Good to hear you had a good night though. Metal shows especially with Legendary acts rarely disappoint even when everything not always perfect.
Yes I think to be honest that Saxon was probably too loud, or their mix settings couldnt handle the loudness somehow. On Rob I think since he was going to work the crowd anyway then if he read the room he could have brought that in earlier. We have really really really dull crowds here often, specially for the older bands, it is much better when I go to the smaller venues and newer bands somehow. I think I might go and see JP again in July, its a wee 4 hour drive but this is just a band that warrants that! Thanks for watching.
@@metalandrockzone I would also go see Priest again & Saxon on thier own tour. Unfortunately I missed them in Dublin last year in a smaller venue and heard it was really good. And finally Happy Easter
Great review from you. I saw the package a few days earlier in Munich at the Olympiahalle and felt most of the same. Uriah Heep were great, they chose their few songs very well so that they presented both their history and new material. They had a top sound and came across excellently. I also liked Saxon, but they had the worst sound of the three, which was a bit to shrill. For my taste they played too many new songs and then couldn't play all of their classics later. Judas Priest was outstanding. Rob Halford is truly a vocal miracle, although I often find his high notes to be too compressed and mixed with too much reverb. Still a great setlist with lots of old and new songs. As I've seen, they also vary from gig to gig, which I find remarkable for such a large production. What I noticed positively about all three bands. Not only do they rely on their great old hits but they also present new material that shows that all three of them are active bands that still have something to offer.
Yes Uriah Heep are one of those bands that have surprised me a lot in recent years after I started my channel and got more into them. Saw them 2022 and it was amazing. I like the new Saxon album but I think for this gig to work the crowd they would have done better by pulling it back a bit on the new stuff. And after seeing JP here I am thinking they got a few more years in them because Rob was so much better than I had dared to expect. Thanks for watching
I've seen the European/American arenas where they're playing this tour and I have the feeling they are bigger venues than the ones they booked for the last few tours.
Yes I think you are right, I saw them 2015 and on that tour they were not as "big" as a band, I think this album has really generated a lot of interest
I've seen them in Toronto, Hamilton twice, Oshawa, Casino Rama and Niagara Falls. None of the shows were close to sold out except the casino shows. Even the Oshawa show was the small arena where the Generals play and there were tons of empty seats. Yet I've seen Maiden 4 times and every show was sold out. I've never really understood the difference.
I saw Priest in the 80s, 00's and 20's and they always put on a great show. Clearly They're not what they were in the 80s but yeah, for a 72 year old guy Halford knocks it out of the park. I don't think there's another singer his age that could come close and honestly he's still better than most singers a third his age.
Hey man! Im glad you had a nice time last night! I also enjoyed it. I was in the standing area in front of the stage 2nd row. I liked Uriah Heep i just wished they could play a few more songs. I also liked Saxon! At least in the front the sound of Saxon was good enough. They could also play a few more songs. Finally huge respect to Rob Halford to keep performing like this at 72 years old. I also felt kind of bored during those 3 songs. Btw I was so unlucky I lost 3 guitar picks. The 1st fell on my chest and on the ground the guy behind me took it. The 2nd fell in my legs the guy in front of me took it, and the 3rd flew next to me and the guy on my right grabbed it! 😂 What to do? Next time! Also I don't know whats wrong with the Czech people, they stand still, don't move and if they touch you accidentally they keep apologizing non-stop. Come on people we are in a freaking awesome metal show!!! Lets get crazy for once!!!🤘😁🤘
Yes it was a very dull crowd there. I think he should have done something about it earlier but it is easy to judge this for me, maybe they felt different. I am pretty sure if you would have gotten the chance on the 4th pick you would have it now :) Thanks for watching
Just saw them in Newark, New Jersey USA, they were great, Rob Halford( The Metal God) was phenomenal as usual, sounds exactly the same if not better than when he was in his 20’s !!! This is why he is the Metal God !!!!
Dude,,, the man (Halford) is in his freaking seventies, I don’t know what you were expecting however I personally think that he’s killing it for a man of his age! 🤪
Greetings from the UK-England...I was lucky enough to get to three shows on the UK leg of the tour,for me Saxon were the best band each night.While Priest swapped some songs around-i`m really glad i didn`t have to listen to "You Don`t Have To Be Old To Be Wise"-a song i`ve never liked from day one,whenever i play British Steel i skip it everytime.We got "Crown of Horns" on two nights which really pleased me....All in all a great new Priest album,an even better new Saxon album and three really great nights....At 63 years of age,my love for Heavy Metal only gets stronger with each passing year.
Yes that song is no fun at all, totally agree. But Crown of Horns was great, that is for me a top 10 song of their career. I am a bit jealous that you managed three gigs with this lineup! Thanks for watching
I saw them in their hometown of Birmingham in March. The show was awesome. I also felt that the energy droped a little in the middle part of the show but I attributed this to an audience which was easily 50% people who were 50+ and that Saxon were so on form that they exhausted the audience before the main act started. Rob did quite a bit of audience interaction throughout but to me it seemed that many people in the audience were reluctant to take part. Glen Tipton came out to play Hell Bent for Leather, Metal Gods, and Living After Midnight which was brilliant. The show ended on high energy and with everyone onboard. A good night. I just wish KK Downing would rejoin as I think KK and Richie Faulkner would make an amazing duo.
I liked your balanced assessment of your experience at this gig. I saw them on the first night in Glasgow and enjoyed the night immensely. I thought all 3 bands played great sets, and they exceeded my expectations on how good bands of their vintage could sound and perform. My personal criticisms are that our show was all-seated and quite pricey. I really didn't understand the point with the all-seated as most chose to stand anyway, but due to the rows of seats, there was never going to be any mosh or circle pits, which gave the crowd a more placid appearance than usual. Although there was certainly plenty of singing and throwing the horns up, it just wasn't what you'd normally expect at a Glasgow metal gig. Also, I feel the price probably restricted some fans from attending, particularly younger ones and they are usually the most energetic. In regards to the sound issues you had, it doesn't seem to have been an isolated issue. I also saw a number of complaints from people that attended Glasgow with similar problems, that had commented on my videos I posted on YT from the gig. Although, apart from a few moments when Brian Tatler's and Andy Sneap's lead playing was a little quiet, I didn't personally notice many sound issues from where I was standing with my ear protectors in 🤘
I have seen some of your videos actually and subbed your channel, some pretty good stuff. Weird that they have an all seater in Glasgow! I would expect that in Frankfurt or Oslo or some equally dull place but not Glasgow! My theory on the sound/mix as I said in the video is that these songs are from such different times in their career that maybe they struggle with the setup but that would be weird though. Someone said that since Andy is taking a bit more of a back role that then that affects it as they used to have two lead on guitar with KK and Glen. I am really considering seeing them again this summer at a festival as I think they will just get better as the tour progresses. Thanks for watching.
Hey Man... I agree with 90% you've said. I disagree on the guitars, I felt that the new guitarists (Last time I saw Judas Priest was still with Tipton and KK - 2008), didn't nail the solos (Especially the Painkiller one was a huge disappointment). And Saxon actually from my spot (In the end we were sitting on top on the side of the stage) had a very nice sound. Besides these things, you spoke my words
Totally agree on the setlist thing, the energy just dropped when they ran those slower songs in a row, otherwise everything was crazy good! Rob does sound amazing, but on the very high notes in painkiller, you can tell he is getting old, not bad, but it’s kinda more of a shriek somehow. I don’t agree at all regarding Saxon :) not sure where you sat, but I was on the floor and the sound was top notch , truly enjoyed Saxon. The crowd was pretty shit…. Sometimes I wonder why people even go…. They looked bored, I just don’t get it. Thanks for sharing 🤘🏻
Yes that Saxon thing was probably me because I sat opposite the stage kind of low but what I have heard now from 5 people is that on the floor and closer to the stage it was good. Where i was it just all melted into some mess. Maybe I was in some bermuda triangle. And yes that crowd, amazingly dull, i just dont get it
Wow just saw Saxon in Wichita Ks last month and Saxon were phenomenal sound and all. It was a small venue though. Maybe it suited them better then the large arena. Heep was great too🤘👍.
Yes I saw Saxon at a smaller outdoor venue the year before and they were cool and Heep as well actually in a smaller indoor and that was also better. I think it might be that the larger places dont give the opening acts justice on the sound,
Just saw them tonight and it’s funny because I felt when they did love bites, devils child, and saints in hell the energy died. But turbo lover, invincible shield, victim of changes bumped up the energy!
I saw this tour at Wembley and all bands were great , Wembley Arena can be a bit of shed and sound was great, JP did mix up the set list which was good, we didn’t have the same, probably the last time I will see them but what a way to go out
Went to see them in Dublin. The band played really well and the sound was amazing but as usual the audience dropped off in the middle. I suppose when you know that most of the audience are also middle aged it’s to be expected. Crown of horns was the highlight.
I don't know, we middle aged still know how to have fun and this band just has such an amazing catalogue that one would think you could come up with a mix of songs that would make us all need wheelchairs the day after. Thanks for watching
I can understand that you were expecting to like it a bit more than finally happened.. Maybe the crowd was more cool bloody than it should.. At least from what I see. Did you dance at all? You are so right about The Sentinel! The song that an alien should listen to if we’d try to explain to him what the Heavy Metal is! Finally: I count down till July 21, I haven’t seen them since 2011, and I can’t wait to meet my teens once again. There’s gonna be hell here in Athens.. For sure 😂
Yes maybe by then they will have added The Sentinel! If they do I will go and see them again, they have a show here a week earlier at a festival so I might go to that even it it's 4 hours drive! I did not dance, I was sitting as I wanted a distant view on the whole thing. And I am old
@@metalandrockzone Oldies Goldies !!! Come on! Next time , please, stand up from your seat at least for 10’. And then , the time after, for 20’. And go with friends they want to dance! Or at least to do a headbanging😊 Seriously now I enjoyed the videos you posted from this night. Thank you, Thanks Priest.
Ya. It's really counterproductive to say "the crowd and band didnt keep the energy up", when you are part of the crowd and refusing to stand. Haha you can't expect others to put in more energy than you. As Paul Stanley used to say, "If you believe in Rock & Roll, stand up for what you believe in!"
saw them in Kraków on 30.03, the only issue was sound mixing. you couldnt hear bass on the first three songs and the vocals sounded weird probably on like seven songs. although i dont regret seeing them live, that gig was a solid 7/10. by the way saxon sounded just amazing and i was told that so did uriah heep, i personally didnt get to see them cause spent more than an hour to enter the arena. keep rockin🤘
That Tauron Arena has great sound, better than we have here in O2, interesting that you say this with the mix on Judas Priest, maybe they struggle with having a good mix for the diversity of the songs on the program. Thanks for watching
@metalandrockzone donington.....monsters of rock 80.... back when Rob Halford had hair.... I can remember.....the ripper....sinner..... victim of changes....(I had unleashed) and a newer song....grinder.... and they were BETTER than Rainbow....
I wouldn't give up hope, I think they will tour this into next year for sure. All statements indicate that these guys are not about to stop for at least 2-3 years more. Thanks for watching.
@@metalandrockzoneGoing to Sessanta at Red Rocks to see Puscifer, Primus and A Perfect Circle. it's going to be absolutely epic. First vacation in like 8 years, and it should be a hell of a show.
I watch all three bands doing their shows in the internet... Ehhh where do I start? 1. Uriah Heep is only given half an hour (Maybe is because of Mick's age). 2. Second Saxon doesn't play their hit number one Crusader, 3. and finally (and sadly) Rob lost his voice many years ago, he's just singing the second song "You've Got Another Thing Comin' " and his voice is unrecognizable (They were better with the Tim The Ripper), and by the way who are those guitar players? No, I don't think I will attend when they come to my town; it's sad, for I loved all those bands.
Thanks for watching. UH got 45 minutes here, i think on the first gig they had some tech problem and just did 5 songs. Saxon played Crusader here. Rob sounded good to me but of course he is 72 now so I maybe had lower expectations.
They're still really good live and are absolutely worth checking out, but they aren't quite as good as they were. The Epitaph tour legitimately changed my life. Flames, lasers, chains, bikes, smoke, everything. and it was SO loud. The shows now are still good but seem more conservative/safe and aren't anywhere near as loud or heavy
Saw them fall of ‘22. Only complaint I had was the sound quality and it might have just been where we were. Row 4 right in front of the speakers. When Rob hit the high notes it was painful to hear, very shrill. Would just like to say my apologies to Mr. Faulkner. At one point in the show I was yawning and Richie saw that and gave me a WTF look, awesome show , just had been a really long day for me.
I’ve always considered them to be an S-tier metal band, maybe the GOAT! But…saw them a few years ago in a small town in South Carolina in an amphitheater with Steel Panther opening for them. It was…meh. Glad I got to see Glenn Tipton though. Really would have loved to see KK. I still listen to them all the time in various ways, mostly streaming but I still spin an album here and there. I might go see them again if they came close but, like I said, I was kind of underwhelmed…
Saxon are usually amazing but here in Prague, at least where I was, it was off somehow and JP got a better sound. Hope Saxon goes out on a tour of their own and come around here with that. Thanks for watching
Rob voice is still amazing, i enjoy this show so much and agree the crowd in this arena are really lame same as it was on both Iron maiden concerts last summer.
Yes this feels like some church meeting sometimes, only gigs that have been amazing there have been Slipknot and Pantera. The rest of the time I often think if it is just too big and they are selling tickets to people who are just along for the ride and not die hard fans. But on this gig though looking around it was people that have probably loved this band for 40+ years. Weird. Thanks for watching.
I think actually that from a genre point of view it made sense to have Saxon there in between as they are closer to JP in style but UH would probably fill a larger venue here then Saxon on their own
I used to really love Priest but after Angel of retribution they lost me Fire power and the new album just dont for me, and after seeing live footage on youtube i just could not be bothered to go and see them live, i just remember them as they where last time i saw them.
I liked Firepower, took a while to get me though. The live videos are not showing how it is live I feel. I made another video where I touch on that ruclips.net/video/TyACFnAxqsA/видео.html
Saw them at Wembley Arena in March 24 and came away rather underwhelmed. Uriah Heep were good, Saxon & Judas Priest were at best average. The sound / vocals from Priest & Saxon were poor, the visuals were average and how a venue puts rammed together seating on the floor area rather than have standing is beyond me (especially as everyone stood up all the time anyway!). Not impressed but I forgave my old heroes and blamed the venue. Roll forward 11 weeks and I'm back at Wembley Arena for The Scorpions. The sound was great, the vocals were great, the visuals were great and I forgot about the cramped seating as we stood & sang & cheered. I then realised that it wasn't the venue to blame for Priest & Saxon ...............
Yes saw Scorpions 2022 in the same venue as Priest on this gig and Scorpions were amazing. I think I might go see Priest again in July at a festival and will be interesting to see them outdoors and further into the tour
Victim of change just didnt work there somehow, the song is fine but in the series of these 3 songs that I mention it was not fun. The Sentinel is one of my all time heavy metal songs so yes I would have swapped that in for any song on the setlist. Thanks for watching.
Singing isn't competion, but some people are REALLY critical towards Halford. I sometimes think, well who other of these older singers could do Priest's set better? Who could even do it the same Halford does? I don't want to be rude but c'mon I've seen comments well Bill Byford still doing great. Not taking anything away from him, he doesn't sing like Halford. Also I'm tired reading Dickinson does this and that. Well he doesn't do so extreme vocals that Halford. And again not taking anything away from Dickinson. Just saying that there are different levels.
He is definitely holding out better than I would have expected to be honest, was positively surprised by that. I find Bruce to be really good and he has adapted well, then Bill is good also but totally different vocal range. Actually Bernie Shaw in Uriah Heep was amazing that night. Will be interesting to see how Brian in ACDC is doing when I see them this summer. Thanks for watching.
@@metalandrockzone By the way it's funny that sometimes I think Bernie Shaw is that "new guy" and some say it also. But he has been there quite long 😄 It's just that he was a new guy at one point. Time flies.
Seen them in Glasgow on the first night of the tour and to be really honest I wasn’t that impressed , I love priest my fave metal band listen to them all the time in the gym in the car etc so I had to see them live , And from listen to them on stereo systems that’s what I’m used to and to hearing them live it was totally different the sound was thin and didn’t travel well also was some sound issues with tuning , Also some songs for example you got another thing coming the tempo was so slow it really didn’t do the song any justice , Your review is exactly what my experience was like
After watching numerous videos from the last tour Rob was all over the place vocally. Some sounded really good others terrible. A few he started great then half way through he'd fall apart or vice/versa. His screaming sounds like an ally cat balling most of the time. I think thats his biggest mistake is trying do at 70+ what he could do in his 30s. I would go see them IF they pull their heads out of their ass and bring KK back!
ΚΚ left the band , went to US , made a golf business and when his business broke out , sold all his songs authorities to the first one he was passing by… In the meantime he was speaking with the worst words about Tipton and Rob… Now wants to return to the band. You think this is possible?
Well I can't say I disagree that sometimes the screams go off somewhat. On the whole KK thing I am pretty indifferent personally as long as I get to enjoy the music. Thanks for watching
@@Mina-M-M I agree he created his situation by airing the dirty laundry in his book. However it would be the best thing they could do at this point in their career. The place went nuts when KK and Richie played together at the RnR hall of shame performance. Thats where they could have patched thing up
There were 2 moments that I noticed he had a hard time keeping up with the pace of the songs but I didn't in particular feel they had slowed down to be honest. Thanks for watching
no disrespect,no KK Downing, or Glenn Tiptonit's just not priest to me.Rob Halford can still sing yes he can man, but no victim of changes,no green manalishi 1no Metal Gods!
It's Judas Priest. They have a lot of great songs so I don't know what your setlist criticism is about. Besides they're doing Green Manalishi and Victim Of Changes on the US leg and they did Metal Gods on the European leg.
I am pretty demanding yes but on the other hand also these are the bands that made this genres big, the pioneers that set the standard so I think it is fair to expect a lot from them. Thanks for watching
I watched them live in Idaho falls 2 weeks ago and they were terrible. They went on after Sabaton and Sabaton outplayed was far better as an opener. Judas Priest is just too old to be playing i'm sorry to say. The lyrics were gibberish and the guitar was mostly improvised. Not good.
It's not the same without the KK and Tipton. I don't care what anyone says. It is not Judas Priest, it Halford playing Priest songs. It just isn't. And the new record is just Andy Sneap produced no dynamics. Sure the playing is great, and Halford rules, but I'm sorry, It's not Priest. It's like watching AC/DC with Axl Rose and no Malcolm. That's not AC/DC
Well in some ways these bands are not just bands, they are also businesses/brands and in that world people come and go but the business lives. I know that is not a very romantic way of looking at it but I think there are many reasons that have to do with the business side of things that keep these bands on the road.
Ted Nugent on his last farewell tour blows Priest out of the water. Halfold and the musicianship is great, but it the songs just seem so generic and stock.
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Saw them on the first night in Glasgow and thought Rob sounded great.Was a joy to see him prowling around the stage.
Thanks for watching! Just glad they are out there on the road, hope they will keep touring a few more years
Saw them last night in ATL. One of the best live shows i've seen in every aspect. Definitely the loudest. From the "Classic Bands" they were by far the most energetic and sounded the best. Def Leppard is another AMAZING live band.
Yes Def L are amazing live. Thanks for watching
Def Leppard hasn't made a good album in 35 freaking years. Stop it.
Just seen them in Milan with Glenn for a couple of songs. They were awesome and the crowd was mental. Nothing to do with those zombies in Prague and that can make a HUGE difference. By the way, Saxon were great too.
Yes we need to import fans here for these gigs! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the review. It looked like a great gig. I am looking forward to seeing all of these bands in 2024 🇦🇺🤘
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Well KK's Priest in Destin Florida was f**king AWESOME ! Heavy-Tight & KK was shredding !
Yes hope to see them in the summer
I saw them on RUclips, would love to see them live. Wish I could’ve seen KK and Glen together. Maybe he will rejoin and do another tour one day…
I appreciate the honest review. Having seen Priest about 12 times, the last show in April was really exceptional. The entire band seems to be really loose and just having fun. I wish they had played Riding On The Wind at our show in New Jersey. As always, Halford is off the charts for anyone, especially anyone his age.
Yes considering his age he for sure does well, I am thinking about seeing them again in two weeks, will be interesting to compare now that they have been on the road this long as the show i saw was early on. Thanks for watching
Alot of Rock / Metal singers of Rob's age and younger have burnt out there voices but he still sounds fantastic for 72... The guitar pairings another story though, having mainly one lead player.
Yes I was so happy when he finally played with the crowd late in the set to see how amazingly rich his voice is. This guy has plenty left.
Lol, "sounds fantastic". It's all vocal tracks and those with a "backstage experience" are even given a chance to play with it; the engineer tells them he doesn't have to sing one note live. It's mostly lipsyncing.
@softseagreens
If it was tracks I'm sure they'd make it sound a whole lot better...
( Some tracks he struggles with)
I said he sounds Fantastic for 72, which he certainly does.
@@DeanSmith3935 With Tipton they used tracks purposely designed to sound as if he's playing, already afflicted. They ain't that stupid.
He'd have to put the mistakes in the right place tho..😂
Why bother with a track then you've already got two other guys playing rhythm.
I don't personally think he did much apart from writing on the new album tho.
Greetings from Ireland. Was at the Dublin show & can confirm it was very good. Historically robs audience interaction has never been that great (& I've seen them a few times) as they generally leave the music do the talking. Re sound, it was very good quality in 3 areana Dublin & from experience that is not always guaranteed. Saxons sound was also very good quality & Loud as f**k even to my now decades long concert damaged ears & they were brilliant also. I have not experienced concert crowds in your country but the Irish audience was very Lively & really got into the spirit of concert. Good to hear you had a good night though. Metal shows especially with Legendary acts rarely disappoint even when everything not always perfect.
Yes I think to be honest that Saxon was probably too loud, or their mix settings couldnt handle the loudness somehow. On Rob I think since he was going to work the crowd anyway then if he read the room he could have brought that in earlier. We have really really really dull crowds here often, specially for the older bands, it is much better when I go to the smaller venues and newer bands somehow. I think I might go and see JP again in July, its a wee 4 hour drive but this is just a band that warrants that! Thanks for watching.
@@metalandrockzone I would also go see Priest again & Saxon on thier own tour. Unfortunately I missed them in Dublin last year in a smaller venue and heard it was really good. And finally Happy Easter
Great review from you. I saw the package a few days earlier in Munich at the Olympiahalle and felt most of the same. Uriah Heep were great, they chose their few songs very well so that they presented both their history and new material. They had a top sound and came across excellently. I also liked Saxon, but they had the worst sound of the three, which was a bit to shrill. For my taste they played too many new songs and then couldn't play all of their classics later. Judas Priest was outstanding. Rob Halford is truly a vocal miracle, although I often find his high notes to be too compressed and mixed with too much reverb. Still a great setlist with lots of old and new songs. As I've seen, they also vary from gig to gig, which I find remarkable for such a large production. What I noticed positively about all three bands. Not only do they rely on their great old hits but they also present new material that shows that all three of them are active bands that still have something to offer.
Yes Uriah Heep are one of those bands that have surprised me a lot in recent years after I started my channel and got more into them. Saw them 2022 and it was amazing. I like the new Saxon album but I think for this gig to work the crowd they would have done better by pulling it back a bit on the new stuff. And after seeing JP here I am thinking they got a few more years in them because Rob was so much better than I had dared to expect. Thanks for watching
Wow 15000 crowd. They struggle to get 4000 here in Canada the last few tours which used to be a Priest stronghold. Bring back KK!!!
Yes these bands sell out here easily and often have to add a second date. Huge appetite for metal. Thanks for watching
I've seen the European/American arenas where they're playing this tour and I have the feeling they are bigger venues than the ones they booked for the last few tours.
Yes I think you are right, I saw them 2015 and on that tour they were not as "big" as a band, I think this album has really generated a lot of interest
I've seen them in Toronto, Hamilton twice, Oshawa, Casino Rama and Niagara Falls. None of the shows were close to sold out except the casino shows. Even the Oshawa show was the small arena where the Generals play and there were tons of empty seats. Yet I've seen Maiden 4 times and every show was sold out. I've never really understood the difference.
I saw Priest in the 80s, 00's and 20's and they always put on a great show. Clearly They're not what they were in the 80s but yeah, for a 72 year old guy Halford knocks it out of the park. I don't think there's another singer his age that could come close and honestly he's still better than most singers a third his age.
Yes they are very good considering age etc. Saw them again in July and made this video here ruclips.net/video/j7ebVakELBM/видео.html
Hey man! Im glad you had a nice time last night! I also enjoyed it. I was in the standing area in front of the stage 2nd row. I liked Uriah Heep i just wished they could play a few more songs. I also liked Saxon! At least in the front the sound of Saxon was good enough. They could also play a few more songs. Finally huge respect to Rob Halford to keep performing like this at 72 years old. I also felt kind of bored during those 3 songs. Btw I was so unlucky I lost 3 guitar picks. The 1st fell on my chest and on the ground the guy behind me took it. The 2nd fell in my legs the guy in front of me took it, and the 3rd flew next to me and the guy on my right grabbed it! 😂 What to do? Next time!
Also I don't know whats wrong with the Czech people, they stand still, don't move and if they touch you accidentally they keep apologizing non-stop. Come on people we are in a freaking awesome metal show!!! Lets get crazy for once!!!🤘😁🤘
Yes it was a very dull crowd there. I think he should have done something about it earlier but it is easy to judge this for me, maybe they felt different. I am pretty sure if you would have gotten the chance on the 4th pick you would have it now :) Thanks for watching
Just saw them in Newark, New Jersey USA, they were great, Rob Halford( The Metal God) was phenomenal as usual, sounds exactly the same if not better than when he was in his 20’s !!! This is why he is the Metal God !!!!
Thanks for watching
Dude,,, the man (Halford) is in his freaking seventies, I don’t know what you were expecting however I personally think that he’s killing it for a man of his age! 🤪
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Who isn't pumped to hear Victim of changes?
I was, but it was not good there in this trio of songs somehow. Thanks for watching.
Greetings from the UK-England...I was lucky enough to get to three shows on the UK leg of the tour,for me Saxon were the best band each night.While Priest swapped some songs around-i`m really glad i didn`t have to listen to "You Don`t Have To Be Old To Be Wise"-a song i`ve never liked from day one,whenever i play British Steel i skip it everytime.We got "Crown of Horns" on two nights which really pleased me....All in all a great new Priest album,an even better new Saxon album and three really great nights....At 63 years of age,my love for Heavy Metal only gets stronger with each passing year.
Yes that song is no fun at all, totally agree. But Crown of Horns was great, that is for me a top 10 song of their career. I am a bit jealous that you managed three gigs with this lineup! Thanks for watching
I hate that song too! He's right. They should do Sentenel instead, and anything off Defenders ! (:
Just left the show with Sabayon in Bangor Maine USA and both bands were incredible.
Thanks for watching, who were opening?
I’ll be going on the 19th can’t wait🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Enjoy 🤘
Saw them last night in Huntsville Alabama and they were absolutely great.
Great to hear, was it Sabaton opening?
@@metalandrockzone It was and they were phenomenal.
I saw them in their hometown of Birmingham in March. The show was awesome. I also felt that the energy droped a little in the middle part of the show but I attributed this to an audience which was easily 50% people who were 50+ and that Saxon were so on form that they exhausted the audience before the main act started. Rob did quite a bit of audience interaction throughout but to me it seemed that many people in the audience were reluctant to take part. Glen Tipton came out to play Hell Bent for Leather, Metal Gods, and Living After Midnight which was brilliant. The show ended on high energy and with everyone onboard. A good night.
I just wish KK Downing would rejoin as I think KK and Richie Faulkner would make an amazing duo.
Sounds like a good night! And yes if KK came back in it would be awesome for sure!
I saw them live in Youngstown, Ohio, and the show was amazing
Great, with Sabaton as opening?
I went to Judist Priest in Rapid City, South Dakota a few months ago. Badass concert. Enjoyed it immensely
Was that on the 50 years of Heavy Metal Tour?
JUDAS! not JUDIST LMAO
I liked your balanced assessment of your experience at this gig. I saw them on the first night in Glasgow and enjoyed the night immensely. I thought all 3 bands played great sets, and they exceeded my expectations on how good bands of their vintage could sound and perform. My personal criticisms are that our show was all-seated and quite pricey. I really didn't understand the point with the all-seated as most chose to stand anyway, but due to the rows of seats, there was never going to be any mosh or circle pits, which gave the crowd a more placid appearance than usual. Although there was certainly plenty of singing and throwing the horns up, it just wasn't what you'd normally expect at a Glasgow metal gig. Also, I feel the price probably restricted some fans from attending, particularly younger ones and they are usually the most energetic. In regards to the sound issues you had, it doesn't seem to have been an isolated issue. I also saw a number of complaints from people that attended Glasgow with similar problems, that had commented on my videos I posted on YT from the gig. Although, apart from a few moments when Brian Tatler's and Andy Sneap's lead playing was a little quiet, I didn't personally notice many sound issues from where I was standing with my ear protectors in 🤘
I have seen some of your videos actually and subbed your channel, some pretty good stuff. Weird that they have an all seater in Glasgow! I would expect that in Frankfurt or Oslo or some equally dull place but not Glasgow! My theory on the sound/mix as I said in the video is that these songs are from such different times in their career that maybe they struggle with the setup but that would be weird though. Someone said that since Andy is taking a bit more of a back role that then that affects it as they used to have two lead on guitar with KK and Glen. I am really considering seeing them again this summer at a festival as I think they will just get better as the tour progresses. Thanks for watching.
Hey Man... I agree with 90% you've said. I disagree on the guitars, I felt that the new guitarists (Last time I saw Judas Priest was still with Tipton and KK - 2008), didn't nail the solos (Especially the Painkiller one was a huge disappointment). And Saxon actually from my spot (In the end we were sitting on top on the side of the stage) had a very nice sound. Besides these things, you spoke my words
Thanks for watching, I didn't notice this on the Painkiller solo to be honest but I am also aware that you know that solo 100times better than me :)
Totally agree on the setlist thing, the energy just dropped when they ran those slower songs in a row, otherwise everything was crazy good! Rob does sound amazing, but on the very high notes in painkiller, you can tell he is getting old, not bad, but it’s kinda more of a shriek somehow.
I don’t agree at all regarding Saxon :) not sure where you sat, but I was on the floor and the sound was top notch , truly enjoyed Saxon.
The crowd was pretty shit…. Sometimes I wonder why people even go…. They looked bored, I just don’t get it.
Thanks for sharing 🤘🏻
Yes that Saxon thing was probably me because I sat opposite the stage kind of low but what I have heard now from 5 people is that on the floor and closer to the stage it was good. Where i was it just all melted into some mess. Maybe I was in some bermuda triangle. And yes that crowd, amazingly dull, i just dont get it
Wow just saw Saxon in Wichita Ks last month and Saxon were phenomenal sound and all. It was a small venue though. Maybe it suited them better then the large arena. Heep was great too🤘👍.
Yes I saw Saxon at a smaller outdoor venue the year before and they were cool and Heep as well actually in a smaller indoor and that was also better. I think it might be that the larger places dont give the opening acts justice on the sound,
Going to see them in Denmark, lets see if they add anything more from Invincible shield. or do other changes to the set.
When are they there? On Copenhell?
@@metalandrockzoneNot Copenhell they are in Copenhagen. 26 Jun 2024, 20.00, Royal Arena in København
Just saw them tonight and it’s funny because I felt when they did love bites, devils child, and saints in hell the energy died. But turbo lover, invincible shield, victim of changes bumped up the energy!
Interesting, again 3 song but different ones. thanks for watching
I saw this tour at Wembley and all bands were great , Wembley Arena can be a bit of shed and sound was great, JP did mix up the set list which was good, we didn’t have the same, probably the last time I will see them but what a way to go out
Yes I think I will for sure try and see them again, at least one more time! Thanks for watching
Went to see them in Dublin. The band played really well and the sound was amazing but as usual the audience dropped off in the middle. I suppose when you know that most of the audience are also middle aged it’s to be expected. Crown of horns was the highlight.
I don't know, we middle aged still know how to have fun and this band just has such an amazing catalogue that one would think you could come up with a mix of songs that would make us all need wheelchairs the day after. Thanks for watching
@@metalandrockzone oh yes. We still know how to have fun but need a wee grandpa doze in the middle to recharge in time for Painkiller.
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I can understand that you were expecting to like it a bit more than finally happened..
Maybe the crowd was more cool bloody than it should..
At least from what I see.
Did you dance at all?
You are so right about The Sentinel! The song that an alien should listen to if we’d try to explain to him what the Heavy Metal is!
Finally: I count down till July 21, I haven’t seen them since 2011, and I can’t wait to meet my teens once again.
There’s gonna be hell here in Athens.. For sure 😂
Yes maybe by then they will have added The Sentinel! If they do I will go and see them again, they have a show here a week earlier at a festival so I might go to that even it it's 4 hours drive!
I did not dance, I was sitting as I wanted a distant view on the whole thing. And I am old
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Oldies Goldies !!! Come on! Next time , please, stand up from your seat at least for 10’. And then , the time after, for 20’. And go with friends they want to dance! Or at least to do a headbanging😊
Seriously now I enjoyed the videos you posted from this night. Thank you, Thanks Priest.
Ya. It's really counterproductive to say "the crowd and band didnt keep the energy up", when you are part of the crowd and refusing to stand. Haha you can't expect others to put in more energy than you. As Paul Stanley used to say, "If you believe in Rock & Roll, stand up for what you believe in!"
ABSOLUTELY!
I’ll go with Stanley too !
Rock’n Roll all night and party everyday
saw them in Kraków on 30.03, the only issue was sound mixing. you couldnt hear bass on the first three songs and the vocals sounded weird probably on like seven songs. although i dont regret seeing them live, that gig was a solid 7/10. by the way saxon sounded just amazing and i was told that so did uriah heep, i personally didnt get to see them cause spent more than an hour to enter the arena. keep rockin🤘
That Tauron Arena has great sound, better than we have here in O2, interesting that you say this with the mix on Judas Priest, maybe they struggle with having a good mix for the diversity of the songs on the program. Thanks for watching
saw PRIEST in 1980.... super good....
Wow that must have been amazing, where was that? Remember any songs or anything particular from there?
@metalandrockzone
donington.....monsters of rock 80....
back when Rob Halford had hair....
I can remember.....the ripper....sinner.....
victim of changes....(I had unleashed) and
a newer song....grinder....
and they were BETTER than Rainbow....
oh man I am jealous, I was just 7 back then but still I would have loved to see that
I really hope they extend this tour to Australia, but historically, they don't come here very often, so i'm not holding my breath :(
I wouldn't give up hope, I think they will tour this into next year for sure. All statements indicate that these guys are not about to stop for at least 2-3 years more. Thanks for watching.
@@metalandrockzoneWell fingers crossed! i'll be there if they come. I'm flying to the US for one show in a few weeks, i can't keep doing that lol
What are you going to see in the US? @@TroublesomeOwl
@@metalandrockzoneGoing to Sessanta at Red Rocks to see Puscifer, Primus and A Perfect Circle. it's going to be absolutely epic. First vacation in like 8 years, and it should be a hell of a show.
wow sounds great, enjoy the vacation
I watch all three bands doing their shows in the internet...
Ehhh where do I start?
1. Uriah Heep is only given half an hour (Maybe is because of Mick's age).
2. Second Saxon doesn't play their hit number one Crusader,
3. and finally (and sadly) Rob lost his voice many years ago, he's just singing the second song "You've Got Another Thing Comin' " and his voice is unrecognizable (They were better with the Tim The Ripper), and by the way who are those guitar players?
No, I don't think I will attend when they come to my town; it's sad, for I loved all those bands.
Thanks for watching. UH got 45 minutes here, i think on the first gig they had some tech problem and just did 5 songs. Saxon played Crusader here. Rob sounded good to me but of course he is 72 now so I maybe had lower expectations.
They're still really good live and are absolutely worth checking out, but they aren't quite as good as they were. The Epitaph tour legitimately changed my life. Flames, lasers, chains, bikes, smoke, everything. and it was SO loud. The shows now are still good but seem more conservative/safe and aren't anywhere near as loud or heavy
Yes saw them again in summer, they were amazing, in a crazy thunderstorm! You can see my video here ruclips.net/video/j7ebVakELBM/видео.html
Saw them fall of ‘22. Only complaint I had was the sound quality and it might have just been where we were. Row 4 right in front of the speakers. When Rob hit the high notes it was painful to hear, very shrill. Would just like to say my apologies to Mr. Faulkner. At one point in the show I was yawning and Richie saw that and gave me a WTF look, awesome show , just had been a really long day for me.
Hahahaha that yawning guy was me last night during Victim of Changes but Richie didn't see me though
How can anyone yawn for VoC, I teared up..... \m/
I’ve always considered them to be an S-tier metal band, maybe the GOAT! But…saw them a few years ago in a small town in South Carolina in an amphitheater with Steel Panther opening for them. It was…meh. Glad I got to see Glenn Tipton though. Really would have loved to see KK. I still listen to them all the time in various ways, mostly streaming but I still spin an album here and there. I might go see them again if they came close but, like I said, I was kind of underwhelmed…
Great band with some amazing albums for sure, age will catch up with them eventually but I will try see them as many times as possible until then!
Saw them in Dublin and they were great but......thought Saxon were better
Saxon are usually amazing but here in Prague, at least where I was, it was off somehow and JP got a better sound. Hope Saxon goes out on a tour of their own and come around here with that. Thanks for watching
Rob voice is still amazing, i enjoy this show so much and agree the crowd in this arena are really lame same as it was on both Iron maiden concerts last summer.
Yes this feels like some church meeting sometimes, only gigs that have been amazing there have been Slipknot and Pantera. The rest of the time I often think if it is just too big and they are selling tickets to people who are just along for the ride and not die hard fans. But on this gig though looking around it was people that have probably loved this band for 40+ years. Weird. Thanks for watching.
Well done Uriah Heep can remember them playing basically a village hall a few years back.
that sounds like quite a few years back :) Thanks for watching
A bit insulting to have masters like Heep playing before Saxon, should be the other way around...
I think actually that from a genre point of view it made sense to have Saxon there in between as they are closer to JP in style but UH would probably fill a larger venue here then Saxon on their own
@AceCourageRockManiac No, new Heep is up there with these bands too.
maybe overall yes but the last Heep album was pretty good in my opinion@AceCourageRockManiac
I used to really love Priest but after Angel of retribution they lost me Fire power and the new album just dont for me, and after seeing live footage on youtube i just could not be bothered to go and see them live, i just remember them as they where last time i saw them.
I liked Firepower, took a while to get me though. The live videos are not showing how it is live I feel. I made another video where I touch on that ruclips.net/video/TyACFnAxqsA/видео.html
I saw Priest in 1979 in chicago. I was 13.
Wow that must have been amazing, recall any songs or any moments from there? Who were they touring with?
@@metalandrockzone They opened for KISS. And they rocked
@@Taffer9876 Damn, if I had a timemachine I would go back to that!
@@metalandrockzone KISS and Judas for 10 bucks lol
@@Taffer9876 😆
Saw them at Wembley Arena in March 24 and came away rather underwhelmed. Uriah Heep were good, Saxon & Judas Priest were at best average. The sound / vocals from Priest & Saxon were poor, the visuals were average and how a venue puts rammed together seating on the floor area rather than have standing is beyond me (especially as everyone stood up all the time anyway!). Not impressed but I forgave my old heroes and blamed the venue.
Roll forward 11 weeks and I'm back at Wembley Arena for The Scorpions. The sound was great, the vocals were great, the visuals were great and I forgot about the cramped seating as we stood & sang & cheered.
I then realised that it wasn't the venue to blame for Priest & Saxon ...............
Yes saw Scorpions 2022 in the same venue as Priest on this gig and Scorpions were amazing. I think I might go see Priest again in July at a festival and will be interesting to see them outdoors and further into the tour
You didn't want to hear Victim Of Changes? You'd rather hear The Sentinel? Wow
Victim of change just didnt work there somehow, the song is fine but in the series of these 3 songs that I mention it was not fun. The Sentinel is one of my all time heavy metal songs so yes I would have swapped that in for any song on the setlist. Thanks for watching.
Singing isn't competion, but some people are REALLY critical towards Halford. I sometimes think, well who other of these older singers could do Priest's set better? Who could even do it the same Halford does? I don't want to be rude but c'mon I've seen comments well Bill Byford still doing great. Not taking anything away from him, he doesn't sing like Halford. Also I'm tired reading Dickinson does this and that. Well he doesn't do so extreme vocals that Halford. And again not taking anything away from Dickinson. Just saying that there are different levels.
He is definitely holding out better than I would have expected to be honest, was positively surprised by that. I find Bruce to be really good and he has adapted well, then Bill is good also but totally different vocal range. Actually Bernie Shaw in Uriah Heep was amazing that night. Will be interesting to see how Brian in ACDC is doing when I see them this summer. Thanks for watching.
@@metalandrockzone By the way it's funny that sometimes I think Bernie Shaw is that "new guy" and some say it also. But he has been there quite long 😄 It's just that he was a new guy at one point. Time flies.
Very true, new guy since 1983 or something 🤣
Seen them in Glasgow on the first night of the tour and to be really honest I wasn’t that impressed , I love priest my fave metal band listen to them all the time in the gym in the car etc so I had to see them live , And from listen to them on stereo systems that’s what I’m used to and to hearing them live it was totally different the sound was thin and didn’t travel well also was some sound issues with tuning , Also some songs for example you got another thing coming the tempo was so slow it really didn’t do the song any justice , Your review is exactly what my experience was like
Interesting the sound was a bit on and off here, maybe they have some issues. I didn't feel the tempo to be off though
Dont Go to this concert,no victim of changes,no Diamonds of Rust, no Angel,no of death
🤘 thanks for watching
After watching numerous videos from the last tour Rob was all over the place vocally. Some sounded really good others terrible. A few he started great then half way through he'd fall apart or vice/versa.
His screaming sounds like an ally cat balling most of the time. I think thats his biggest mistake is trying do at 70+ what he could do in his 30s.
I would go see them IF they pull their heads out of their ass and bring KK back!
ΚΚ left the band , went to US , made a golf business and when his business broke out , sold all his songs authorities to the first one he was passing by… In the meantime he was speaking with the worst words about Tipton and Rob… Now wants to return to the band. You think this is possible?
Well I can't say I disagree that sometimes the screams go off somewhat. On the whole KK thing I am pretty indifferent personally as long as I get to enjoy the music. Thanks for watching
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I agree he created his situation by airing the dirty laundry in his book. However it would be the best thing they could do at this point in their career. The place went nuts when KK and Richie played together at the RnR hall of shame performance. Thats where they could have patched thing up
Looks like Papa Smurf
Me or Rob? I always took myself more as Gargamel! Thanks for watching
Rob's lookin a bit tired now, some of the songs they are being played too slow.
There were 2 moments that I noticed he had a hard time keeping up with the pace of the songs but I didn't in particular feel they had slowed down to be honest. Thanks for watching
A fine nostalgic karaoke show.
nostalgic yes, karaoke no :) thanks for watching
OK I'll say it. Is it really Judas Preist anymore.
No. No KK no Glen not Priest.@@AreJayCee
Oh look your taylor swift tickets have arrived.
That would be more like Mötley C
no disrespect,no KK Downing, or Glenn Tiptonit's just not priest to me.Rob Halford can still sing yes he can man, but no victim of changes,no green manalishi 1no Metal Gods!
they played 2 ofthese songs here though. Thanks for watching.
It's Judas Priest. They have a lot of great songs so I don't know what your setlist criticism is about. Besides they're doing Green Manalishi and Victim Of Changes on the US leg and they did Metal Gods on the European leg.
I think you're too demanding.
I am pretty demanding yes but on the other hand also these are the bands that made this genres big, the pioneers that set the standard so I think it is fair to expect a lot from them. Thanks for watching
I watched them live in Idaho falls 2 weeks ago and they were terrible. They went on after Sabaton and Sabaton outplayed was far better as an opener. Judas Priest is just too old to be playing i'm sorry to say. The lyrics were gibberish and the guitar was mostly improvised. Not good.
Thats a surprise to be honest, maybe this tour is wearing on them as its been quite long. Most of the feedback I have seen has been positive.
Crap crowd though
Yes unfortunately it can be dull here on those bigger gigs.
It's not the same without the KK and Tipton. I don't care what anyone says. It is not Judas Priest, it Halford playing Priest songs. It just isn't. And the new record is just Andy Sneap produced no dynamics. Sure the playing is great, and Halford rules, but I'm sorry, It's not Priest. It's like watching AC/DC with Axl Rose and no Malcolm. That's not AC/DC
Well in some ways these bands are not just bands, they are also businesses/brands and in that world people come and go but the business lives. I know that is not a very romantic way of looking at it but I think there are many reasons that have to do with the business side of things that keep these bands on the road.
Ted Nugent on his last farewell tour blows Priest out of the water. Halfold and the musicianship is great, but it the songs just seem so generic and stock.
Unfortunately I never saw Nugent live, would have been great