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Went to see this for the first time on the big screen. It's the 50th anniversary of it's original release so some theaters are showing it, uncensored and uncut and funny as hell.

Mastodon- Crack The Skye Rush- 2112 Two 10/10s

Tennessee was up 30-0 against Kent St.....in the 1st quarter....and they ran an onside kick. DIKK move, Josh Heupel.

Best news I've heard all day!

ROB HALFORD Says It's 'Inevitable' That There Will Be Another JUDAS PRIEST Studio Album September 16, 2024 In a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, who turned 73 last month, was asked if there will eventually be a follow-up to the band's latest album, "Invincible Shield", which arrived in March. He responded: "Well, it's what we do. I think most bands will tell you that their relevance is based on their music and where they are at that particular moment in their in their life as a band and that's always sustained by the new music that you create. So even though we haven't gone into that world yet, into that new world of PRIEST music, I think that it's inevitable there will be something else. When it will happen. I have no idea." Rob continued: "This band thrives on the metal that we make, the time that we spend with each other, 'cause there's a lot of love in this band for each other. We appreciate that we need time downtime to go and be who we are outside of the band, which is important, so you can decompress and take a deep breath and rest and chill and then prepare for the next metal assault. But this is what PRIEST has been doing. Fifty years ago, we started with [PRIEST's debut album] 'Rocka Rolla'. Fifty years later, we have 'Invincible Shield'. So, at some point, there's gonna be another one, obviously."

How time goes by....

Billy Joel Piano Man

Foreigner Double Vision

Within Temptation- The Heart Of Everything After Forever- After Forever Epica- The Divine Conspiracy Listening to After Forever once again reminds me how USELESS Nightwish are in their use of Floor Jansens voice. My GOD. After Forever are one of the best bands ever in the genre and it's about time people remember that. Floor is so bloody talented, Nightwish actually had me second guessing her ability.

The lineup I saw was unreal. Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Gregg Rolie, Greg Bissonette, and Warren Ham also played with him. It was great getting to hear all those classic songs in one show

His wife deserves better. Honestly she deserves freedom. That's all I am saying on this subject. I have no pity for Dave at all in this scenario.

1983 - National Lampoon's Vacation

I went up to see them in Canada the other night and I still can't believe how good Rob sounded still. It's been 6 years since I last saw them and he still knocked it out of the park. Even on harder songs like Saints in Hell

Is the "FS" for "f**k's sake"?

K.K. Downing on How Judas Priest’s Debut Album ‘Rocka Rolla’ Got the 50th Anniversary Remix It Deserves By Bryan Reesman September 13, 2024 6:46 am Although not the most auspicious debut ever, Judas Priest’s Rocka Rolla and its eclectic songs set the stage for the career of one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time. The album was made under stringent circumstances—small budget, no overdubbing, quick mastering. Black Sabbath producer Rodger Bain and engineer Vic Smith were brought on board, and while the mixes sounded good, the mastering process muted the power of the recording. Additionally, guitarist Glenn Tipton had joined a short time before the recording of the album, so their celebrated twin guitar attack and distinct songwriting style would cement itself more on Priest’s sophomore album Sad Wings of Destiny. But Rocka Rolla had some solid tunes, from the rollicking title track to the somber, epic ballad “Run of the Mill” with its uncharacteristically subdued guitar solo. Gull Records held the rights to these first two Priest platters until 2023 when Michael Closter at Reach Music obtained them. Although a publishing company, Reach chose to invest money into remixing and remastering these albums, bringing in Priest’s acclaimed 1980s producer Tom Allom to give these recordings new life. Through modern technology, Allom opened up the mixes more and enhanced the grittiness of the guitars while also revealing some musical elements that had been excised or buried in the mix. Reach is reissuing both albums, starting with Rocka Rolla, under their own Exciter Records label. Priest co-founding member and original guitarist K.K. Downing—who co-wrote every song on Rocka Rolla with either Tipton, singer Rob Halford, bassist Ian Hill, or original vocalist Al Atkins—spoke to American Songwriter about this remixed reissue that comes out today (September 13) on digital, and CD and vinyl on November 22. Downing is headlining a North American tour with his current band K.K.’s Priest. What can you tell us about this 50th anniversary reissue of Rocka Rolla? Fortunately and gratefully after all of these years, the first two records are now in the hands of new owners, which is a very accomplished publishing company called Reach. They found the original recordings, the master reels, and everything. I’ve seen them, I’ve touched them, and they managed to transfer everything successfully into Pro Tools. They got Tom Allom to go in there and remix them. I feel very much a part of it now because, from the publishing side, I’ve signed with Reach. I think it’s very honorable of them because they could have kept everything to themselves, but they essentially are acting like a label in respect of these two albums now. So there’s been a rebirth after all of this time, and I actually feel a part of it again which is fabulous. I’m sure the rest of the guys feel the same. And after all this time, we actually see a little bit of benefit because we never earned anything at all from those records. Priest had to break their deal with Gull to sign with CBS, thus forfeiting future royalties. Why did Gull decide to sell the recordings now? [Gull co-founder] David Howells is probably in his early 80s now, and I think he’s rinsed them enough. He’s done well, and obviously he got an offer that he was not able to refuse. None of the songs fade out anymore. They all end. Tom’s mixes have more space. You can hear a lot more. The drums have a warmer feeling, and you can hear how they resonate. I was invited down to the studio to meet with Tom again and had a play-through. Having the original masters in such good condition, there were a lot of ways to go with those remixes. Tom and Reach and everybody had the consideration that we should keep the original integrity of the recordings, but as you said, just give them more light and more space and basically, [make them] a more pleasurable listen. I think that’s been achieved. Obviously, there will be the same thing happening with Sad Wings which is pretty exciting. I’m glad that they’re in friendly territory now. I’ve met Michael Closter, who owns Reach, a few times. He’s a good guy, and he does the right things. All credit to him. He doesn’t do cost-cutting. He’s very proud to be the owner of these records, and he’s enjoying it. With the instrumental “Deep Freeze,” I actually hear little flittering sounds that weren’t in the original mix. At the beginning of “Cheater,” there’s harmonica where there wasn’t any before. The guitar sounds are not necessarily a lot heavier, but they are grittier. The guys certainly kept it within the realms of what it should be. I think that all makes sense, and I hope the fans can get the value on it with a new listen. It was a bit daunting being in those studios, in Island and Olympic and Trident, where all of these amazing artists—the Stones and Queen and so many bands—had been before us. It was done on a very small budget originally. We just had to play. Nothing was done to click tracks. Everything was just a live performance, so if somebody made a mistake we had to start again, which was fun. [laughs] You can imagine how many bands must have split up after that first studio experience, if somebody kept f–king things up. Were you guys involved at all in the mixing on this album back in the day, or did you just hear it later on? We were very involved with the mixing, but the mastering is where it all went wrong. We finished all of the mixes, and we were very happy with everything, but [for producer] Rodger [Bain] it was a long session. That last session, Rodger fell asleep. It was like seven o’clock in the morning the next day. We had been awake all night, and we said, “Rodger, we’ve done the last mix.” Vic Smith, who was the engineer, was there. Rodger just took the two track masters upstairs into a little cutting room, but he wasn’t a cutting engineer. He cut and basically mastered the record there. We all took an acetate home with us, and it sounded small. All of the energy and the heaviness had gone out of the record. We were just a bit disappointed. It was a cost thing as well because the budget for the record was like 2,000 pounds. But I’m happy to be involved with these records now at long last, and that makes me feel good to be a part of them.

Your going heavy with the salt to my wound.

I love everything I've heard by them. Hope it's a great concert!

Thank mew!

Thank mew!

Thank mew!

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Death Cab For Cutie - Codes And Keys Death Cab For Cutie - The Photo Album going to see them on Saturday!

Alter Bridge-Pawns & Kings. First time i played this since i think release year. I will say it's a good album but i'm not as huge on it as back then. I think the overall sound of this band needs a tiny tweak. cause it's getting old. Mick

Subdivisions

Mississippi Queen Mountain

A Day At The Races Queen

Billy Corgan

Byrds Turn, Turn, Turn

Queen David Bowie Under Pressure

Foos Monkey Wrench

Happy Anniversary!

Anthem

Take A Friend

Happy 14th anniversary to mew, Babycat!

Leave It - YES

1982 - Blade Runner

oh yea i had heard he played with Ringo!!!! that's awesome. Mick

maybe Dave wouldn't get off his lawn.

Hello there!

Well then ... Happy Anniversary BC!

Wow; fourteen years . . . Way to stick to it!

Happy 14th Babycat!!!

It's too bad.

well some could call what he did abuse. i'm Just gonna say we found out shocker dave's a person. with his own mess just like us. Mick

The famous are no better than the rest of us, they just have better paying jobs.

I'm off to the beach!