British Steel

[Ted Jackson jr.]

On 23 Mar 00, at 7:33, Darrin McKeehen wrote:

> Greetings Hawkfans,
>
> As a follow-up to some of your Judas Priest comments.
>
> I could be wrong, but it's my understanding that one of the results of
> the case in question was Halford's departure from the band.
>
> Can anyone confirm this?
>
I can't say, but I really doubt it, as Rob left the band several years
after the trial...

> As I say, this might not be true, but if it is, that's a big bummer.
> Especially, after putting out the great "response" album "Painkiller"
> after several weak, boring and lame releases like "Turbo".
>
> I have read several interviews w/ Halford. Some of them in Cleveland's
> own Scene magazine. Halford is TOTALLY anti-priest now and will NEVER
> perform a JP song again.

He'll probably never have a hit record again either!


 He had performed some JP tunes w/ his first
> post JP band Fight. I have heard these versions and they pale in
> comparison to the originals and Halford's voice was not up to
> standard, in any way. Maybe, he was tired, end of the tour etc., but
> these were actually on an official release. One would think that he
> would have kept them from being included........
>
> At any rate. I saw JP about 15 times, starting in 1980 on "Heavy Metal
> Tuesday" in Cleveland at Cleveland Public Hall w/ the then unknown Def
> Leopard, before they sucked, and the Scorpions after just releasing
> 'Animal Magnetism'. Kickass show!
>
> My last JP show was at Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on the Painkiller
> Tour w/ Megadeth and....was it Testament or Overkill?
>
I caught a show on the Painkiller tour too.  An outdoor gig with Alice
Cooper and Motorhead on the bill!  JP headlined...

> That show was kickass too!
>
> I have listened to post-Halford JP releases, both live and studio in
> record stores. It's great that Halford's replacement is from Ohio, but
> he can NOT even begin to compare w/ Halford.
>
Esp. regarding the lyrics.  God, I wince when I read the words to
most of the Jugulator tunes.  When's JP's new record coming out?  I
hear they jumped ship from CMC to Atlantic...

> JP put out some pretty killer albums. Sad Wings of Destiny, Screaming
> for Vengeance and Painkiller come to mind. I actually like Rocka Rolla
> too!
>
They really hit their stride with SfV, then, sadly, the next few seemed
to be trying to duplicate it...

> JP's stage show was one of the best, as well. Right up there w/ Maiden
> in their prime.
>
I've got a concert video that coincided with their Live album, and it is
a great production.  Maybe 7 cameras, and well directed.  Lots of
closeups of the gtr playing etc.  Always thought Glenn was way
undervalued in the gtr community.  Never got the props he deserved,
both as a player and songwriter.  Too bad his lyric writing isn't in the
same league as his playing


> Any word on Halford's post Fight band? Any good?
>
> Guess that might be a VH1 'where are they now question'. (joke)

Never did hear any Fight stuff
theo