Judas Priest was one of those bands that I needed to acquire a taste for. A lot of my metal-head friends were die-hard Priest fanatics, but I was lukewarm towards them for a long time. I didn’t hate them, and I didn’t love them. I’d rock out when they came on the radio, but never bothered to buy any of their records. Anyway, when I saw they were coming to the Hollywood Sportatorium, I figured I might as well go and check them out, because there’s nothing quite like a good thrashing metal show, right?
The concert totally kicked ass. While there were a lot of songs I didn’t know, I knew enough to enjoy it, and the stage show was truly impressive. They were totally high-energy live, which is important. There is nothing worse than going to a concert where the band sounds like they would rather be watching TV in a hotel room. These guys wanted to be on stage, and it showed in ever scream and every shredding guitar solo. I left drenched in sweat after having completely rocked myself out.
Over the years, since this show, I’ve listened to more Judas Priest and definitely gained a deeper appreciation for their talent. I even downloaded some of their stuff on Apple Music. I have some fun memories now of driving with my kids and rocking out to “Breaking the Law.”
Here’s the setlist from the show. Rock on!
Setlist:
- Love Bites
- Jawbreaker
- Grinder
- Metal Gods
- Breaking the Law
- Sinner
- Desert Plains
- Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
- The Sentinel
- Rock Hard, Ride Free
- Night Comes Down
- Electric Eye
- Heavy Duty
- Defenders of the Faith
- Victim of Changes
- Freewheel Burning
- The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
Encore:
- Living After Midnight
- Hell Bent for Leather
Encore 2:
- You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
Check out the Defenders Of The Faith reissue from a few years back. The second and third disc are a full out live Defenders show from Long Beach/1984…
Worth getting!
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Oh cool! I will have to see if they have it on Apple Music to stream. Cheers!
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They should as I purchased it off of iTunes !
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Cool beans!
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Your enthusiasm for any kind of music is impressive. All live music is fun to be a part of, isn’t it?
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It sure is! Going to see Buddy Guy tomorrow night. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on that one soon 😉
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Don’t really know their music off by hand but I remember the name… brings a smile to my face. I’m going thru a major reliving the 70s thing now with Stingray digital. Oh, I just checked Wiki… looks like they peaked in the 80s? Well, they’ve been around. That says it all. 🙂
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They are still around. I see them on the concert circuit websites. Glad you’re reliving the 70’s music. Great music from that era 😀
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Yeah it’s amazing how that music affects me. I was born in 62 so was just coming to musical maturity then… I mean, I could really groove to that music because I liked it… not because my elder brothers and sisters liked it… Same thing with 70s films. It’s a whole world that by and large has disappeared. Big American cars… clunky phones… tapes… movies in movie theatres… TVs with dials… turntables… 🙂
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What!? Turntables have disappeared? 😜 Actually, vinyl is big these days. I still listen to vinyl.
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lol… yeah you’re right. I still have a turntable too. I think at lower volumes it’s often more satisfying. Maybe I’ve already talked about this here… 🙂
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