no, I just paid $83 to see the 5 of them.  tour for $70 instrumental and I am there.  totaly there
hell I would pay the 89.  then again I would have gone to see them with ripper if they ever came near here


you cant convince me this is a dumb argument BTW  today at work we argued over wether an event that hapened 31aug happened in august.  I shit you not

		spapad wrote:
		OK, so you say you would go to an instrumental Judas Priest concert? You know your full of it! You would NOT pay 89.00 to go see Priest with NO lead singer! I had to sign back on before bet just to call you out on that FALSE statement! lol Are you getting delusional in your old age?      Head banger wrote: all true, but rob doesnt sound the same every night.  I dont dispute that rob is a better singer than tim, I would rank rob as the best living singer, but honestly if priest toured without a vocalist, doing a instrumental set I would go.  guess its just me but the singer is just a part of the band.       spapad wrote: In my opinion, guitar is a more fluid art than singinig. KK never played the exact same solos every single night so why can't Richie play his solos from his heart? It does not affect the overall structure of the song. There is something about a frontman's voice that brands a band, especiall when it was such an incredible voice that branded the sound. Have I heard the Ripper era  stuff? Yes! I just was not impressed with the majority of it just like I was not impressed with much of Rob's Fight material, and Two? No! It's the combination of Rob with Priest that makes the genuine sound of Priest. Am I sad that KK has departed? Sure, but considering age, his life as it is today, and his statements on why he left; I hold no animosity toward Richie because he was asked to fill big shoes. KK made his decision and I respect that. Do I think the new album will suffer because KK is not giving creative input? That remains to be seen and perhaps the final cuts will show us just how much KK contributed to the sound quality of Priest. The jury is still out until the new album hits the shelves.  Any accomplished guitarist can play KK's riffs and Richie probably grew up trying to learn all he could from listening to both KK and Glen. But can he add to the sound? We will see. Now, just to round out my argument about why Halford is so key, I offer you this article: www.invisibleoranges.com/2010/07/ask-a-real-musician-5-classic-male-metal-singers/      Budred wrote: I'm not bashing anyone I just want to point something out. Some say they don't like Ripper because he sings differently than Rob and therefore changes the sound of Priest so he is unacceptable yet Richie gets commended for adding his own style and flair and thus changing the Priest sound. Bash one and praise the other.