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Re: THE Judas Priest thread - new album and tour in 2018!!
« Reply #1015 on: March 16, 2018, 02:40:25 PM »
Went to the record store today and bought the record, I like it a lot. :metal Don't get the overwhelming love for No Surrender yet, but Traitor's Gate is indeed awesome, probably my favourite so far.

I didn't understand the hype on No Surrender on the first couple of listens too, then it clicked.
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« Reply #1016 on: March 16, 2018, 04:23:50 PM »
Traitor's Gate is indeed awesome, probably my favourite so far.

I'm with you Ruslan. Glad someone else has noticed it.
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« Reply #1017 on: March 17, 2018, 04:43:37 AM »
Wait, Flame Thrower one of your favs and Gate not?  Wow!
Yeah. The vocal melodies on the verses in Gate sound pretty generic, not to mention that the chorus isn't too melodically interesting either. It goes on for five and a half minutes, which is too long for ideas that are just okay. Not to mention the solo section isn't one of the better ones on an album that just shines bright with guitar harmonies. Flamethrower, on the other hand, has a great menacing riff and interesting chord progressions throughout the verse, pre-chorus and chorus. Halford also kills it with his high notes.  :metal

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« Reply #1018 on: March 17, 2018, 03:07:44 PM »
I don't have an issue with Flame Thrower. the chorus reminds me of the British Steel Era.

The first song I would cut is Necromancer.
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« Reply #1019 on: March 17, 2018, 03:19:21 PM »
Has JP ever toured Australia?
I don't remember them to have, but I am old and had a gap of 7 years in the UK in the 2000's.

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« Reply #1020 on: March 17, 2018, 04:22:50 PM »
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« Reply #1021 on: March 18, 2018, 04:42:28 AM »
Has JP ever toured Australia?
I don't remember them to have, but I am old and had a gap of 7 years in the UK in the 2000's.

Pretty sure they came here on the Angel of Retribution tour maybe?

I saw them on the Demolition tour, they were amazing.  Not sure about Painkiller and before though.
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« Reply #1023 on: March 21, 2018, 03:55:34 AM »
Apparently Glenn joined them for the encore last night :metal

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« Reply #1024 on: March 21, 2018, 05:28:15 AM »
https://youtu.be/YzfUvlk8_aA

Glenn looks pretty good and sounds like he's playing fine.  Just seems a bit timid and quiet.  It's good to see him out there with the band already.
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« Reply #1025 on: March 21, 2018, 08:50:52 AM »
That's a pretty goddamn good setlist.   If it wasn't for weather I might've snuck down to the casino to see that, but alas I am not.  I think for me, without Glenn or KK, I'm going to pass. 

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« Reply #1026 on: April 05, 2018, 01:18:06 PM »
I've only heard three songs off the album so far and it rocks! The production and sound of the istruments is top notch. Lone Wolfe is an amazing song..
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« Reply #1027 on: April 05, 2018, 01:52:54 PM »
I've only heard three songs off the album so far and it rocks! The production and sound of the istruments is top notch. Lone Wolfe is an amazing song..

If you liked Lone Wolf, your jaw will drop with the rest of the album. It's one of the weakest songs from Firepower.
.and it still rocks!

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« Reply #1028 on: April 05, 2018, 02:19:42 PM »
I've only heard three songs off the album so far and it rocks! The production and sound of the istruments is top notch. Lone Wolfe is an amazing song..

If you liked Lone Wolf, your jaw will drop with the rest of the album. It's one of the weakest songs from Firepower.
.and it still rocks!
Well that's good to know, I guess I need to purchase this album..  :tup :metal
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« Reply #1029 on: April 05, 2018, 02:32:21 PM »
This album is spectacular, don't hesitate to buy it.

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« Reply #1030 on: April 05, 2018, 03:45:27 PM »
I've only heard three songs off the album so far and it rocks! The production and sound of the istruments is top notch. Lone Wolfe is an amazing song..

If you liked Lone Wolf, your jaw will drop with the rest of the album. It's one of the weakest songs from Firepower.
.and it still rocks!
Well that's good to know, I guess I need to purchase this album..  :tup :metal

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« Reply #1031 on: April 05, 2018, 04:09:58 PM »
Thanks you guys! That will be my next purchase..
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« Reply #1033 on: May 17, 2018, 02:48:58 PM »
Well this is a thing that's happening https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rights-to-130-judas-priest-songs-up-for-sale-after-k-k-downings-golf-dream-comes-to-an-end

That's an absolute travesty he is in such a position that he needs to sell off his rights. That's just not right. That is the man's life's work.
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« Reply #1034 on: May 17, 2018, 02:52:49 PM »
Well this is a thing that's happening https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rights-to-130-judas-priest-songs-up-for-sale-after-k-k-downings-golf-dream-comes-to-an-end

That's an absolute travesty he is in such a position that he needs to sell off his rights. That's just not right. That is the man's life's work.

Also glenn, ian and rob's lifes work. I hope the rest of the band was at least notified before this hit the news.
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« Reply #1035 on: May 17, 2018, 03:08:30 PM »
"Breaking the Law" - (Halford / Tipton / Random rich dude who bought it)

Geez. So sad.

(Yeah, I know that songwriting credits don't change, I was just making the point)
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« Reply #1036 on: May 17, 2018, 03:33:26 PM »
Well this is a thing that's happening https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rights-to-130-judas-priest-songs-up-for-sale-after-k-k-downings-golf-dream-comes-to-an-end

That's an absolute travesty he is in such a position that he needs to sell off his rights. That's just not right. That is the man's life's work.

Also glenn, ian and rob's lifes work. I hope the rest of the band was at least notified before this hit the news.

Good point. And given what appears to be bad blood, I am guessing they were not.

But the casual fan won't notice. The songs will always show that they were written by the guys who wrote them. It's just on the backside, that publishing will go to the new buyer of the rights. That buyer's name won't be on the song credits as a writer. This is all about straight cash and ownership, not about what the credits will read. If they package up a greatest hits disc again or something, the new owner of the rights won't have his or her name next to the song. It'll still have Downing.
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« Reply #1037 on: May 17, 2018, 08:14:26 PM »
No wonder he was expecting a call up to tour.  Surprised he didn't get on the phone himself right away after reading this.
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« Reply #1038 on: May 17, 2018, 09:06:04 PM »
He ought to look into that thing that Bowie did, selling "shares" in his publishing, like stock in a company.   The return from 1/3 of Priest's catalogue is not exactly Bowie-level, but it might give him an option that he can buy back at a later date if the shit gets cleaned out of the fan. 

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« Reply #1039 on: May 17, 2018, 10:37:29 PM »
If I'm reading this right, he doesn't have a choice. He is being forced to sell as part of the bankruptcy process.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8456567/kk-downing-judas-priest-royalty-rights-golf-course

The next part of the bankruptcy process involves the sale of Downing's share of the royalty rights to 136 Judas Priest songs, which administrators FRP Advisory LLP say generates between $340,000 and $400,000 per year.

I get from this that he might not have had a choice in the matter.

Either way, it's sad to see.
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« Reply #1040 on: May 18, 2018, 01:07:46 AM »
Yeah, it looks like he had to pay up somehow, and so they went looking into what valuable things he had. Had he owned a fancy house, they would have sold that. He has credits for successful songs, they go after that.
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« Reply #1041 on: May 18, 2018, 06:36:09 AM »
Why was his own balance sheet at risk on this?   NO POLITICS, but people scream at Donald Trump for his "bankruptcy", but it wasn't HIS bankruptcy, it was his COMPANY.   I get it, we hate Trump and fuck him and let him burn, but here, when it's a guy's life's work, I know I wouldn't be too sad if a corporation took the loss, and K.K. got to keep his art.   

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« Reply #1042 on: May 18, 2018, 12:02:37 PM »
Yeah, leaving the band was a bad choice...

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« Reply #1043 on: May 18, 2018, 12:09:45 PM »
Well, here ya go. Looks like he put all his eggs in one basket. I'm guessing that instead of forming different companies to house his separate interests, he rolled everything into one company. Note that the company was originally named Ken Downing Music Ltd. He probably changed the name when he rolled his golf resort into it. Sounds like he got some bad business advice.

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« Reply #1044 on: May 18, 2018, 05:17:54 PM »
If I'm reading this right, he doesn't have a choice. He is being forced to sell as part of the bankruptcy process.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8456567/kk-downing-judas-priest-royalty-rights-golf-course

The next part of the bankruptcy process involves the sale of Downing's share of the royalty rights to 136 Judas Priest songs, which administrators FRP Advisory LLP say generates between $340,000 and $400,000 per year.

I get from this that he might not have had a choice in the matter.

Either way, it's sad to see.

It's baffling to me that he wouldn't have had a separate company for this golf course venture than the company that holds his rights to the songs.  I've worked with the band's lawyers and accountants, and they're better than that.  I wonder if he used someone else after he left the band.

Anyway, if the songs were to be sold off individually, I wonder what it would take to buy 1/3 of the rights to something like "United" or "Hot Rockin'" (it's 1/3 because, as far as I can tell, Ian Hill has writing credits on only two Priest songs).
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« Reply #1045 on: May 18, 2018, 05:23:07 PM »
I used to play "United" in my band. That'd be cool to have 1/3 of a song.   

Ooooh.... Run Of The Mill...   

Having said that, though, I would bet that share that they are sold as an entity, a package; you get all or nothing. 

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« Reply #1046 on: September 27, 2018, 12:48:18 PM »
Anyone seen Priest on the current tour supporting Firepower?  I'm thinking of grabbing a last minute ticket to the show tonight with Deep Purple in Irvine....
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« Reply #1047 on: September 27, 2018, 12:55:30 PM »
Anyone seen Priest on the current tour supporting Firepower?  I'm thinking of grabbing a last minute ticket to the show tonight with Deep Purple in Irvine....
I've heard they're putting on a good show. I passed on it because I thought it would be depressing. My friend who scored a last minute ticket agreed with both of these points. It was a good show, but pretty sad to those who saw them in their prime.
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« Reply #1048 on: September 27, 2018, 12:55:58 PM »
I'll be there this weekend. I'll chime in on Monday.
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« Reply #1049 on: September 27, 2018, 02:28:17 PM »
Anyone seen Priest on the current tour supporting Firepower?  I'm thinking of grabbing a last minute ticket to the show tonight with Deep Purple in Irvine....
I've heard they're putting on a good show. I passed on it because I thought it would be depressing. My friend who scored a last minute ticket agreed with both of these points. It was a good show, but pretty sad to those who saw them in their prime.

This -- along with no Glenn and no KK -- is a pretty big deterrent.  The Defenders tour was my second concert ever when I was 16.  On the other hand, secondary market ticket prices are dropping pretty fast, so maybe....

ALSO...is Purple opening for Priest, or is it the other way around???
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