I think most people who attend concerts whether it be Priest or Maiden or Metallica or whoever  tend to be casual rather than die hard fans. A lot of them won't have every single release by them and I reckon most of them have never been near the JP forum either. 

I bet  if you did a straw poll many people in a Priest concert wouldn't be able to name all their releases as well. And does it matter? If you put a ban on them because "they are not real fans" Priest would be playing to unfilled veneus.

    

		Head banger wrote:
		I dont know the technical terms either (are most priest fans more musicaly knowledgable than fans of other bands?) I do notice a marked change in style with british steel, and again with painkiller.  then of course rob left....   its actualy not the converting the casual I think that is the problem, its getting the casual fan to begin with.  how many maiden "fans" are there that cant name half the CD's they have put out, and own edward the great and one other.  priest doesnt have those "fans"      Bev wrote:   IDK HB ... though they push the musical boundaries the music can be associated with them (wish I could use the appropriate technical terms), but it is definitely distinguishable; the guitar style, tone, etc is KK & Glenn, vocals definitely Rob / Ripper.  'Has something to do with production but if you know the sound you recognize the band.  Sorry, don't know how better to describe it.  I think it's been up to the diehards to Baptize the casual!  If they don't convert, well that is on us - lol