JUDAS
PRIEST
–
Live
Vengeance
‘82
I
remember
seeing
this
show
on
video
somewhere
in
the
mid
‘80s
together
with
Venom’s
Seven
Dates
Of
Hell.
They
were
two
very
different
beasts
and
we
loved
both
shows.
While
Venom’s
“evil”
but
highly
entertaining
pre-Black-
&
Death
Metal
shenanigans
could
easily
become
a
pantomime,
Judas
Priest
maintained
a
bit
more
classic
class.
The
original
leather
&
studs
group
penned
some
damn
cool
Metal
classics
and
Rob
Halford’s
voice
is
still
one
of
the
untouchable
few
up
there
in
the
Metal
echelons.
They
pelt
out
some
unforgettable
songs
at
the
Mid
South
Coliseum
in
Memphis
Tennessee
–
a
long
way
from
the
UK,
but
with
fans
in
their
hordes
out
to
honour
their
gods.
The
production
of
the
show
seems
dated
by
today’s
standards
(hey
they’ve
got
lasers!),
but
does
nothing
to
diminish
the
impact
of
the
songs,
like
The
Hellion
/
Electric
Eye,
Heading
Out
To
The
Highway,
Breaking
The
Law,
Sinner,
Diamonds
And
Rust,
Screaming
For
Vengeance,
Victim
Of
Changes,
Living
After
Midnight,
and
Hell
Bent
For
Leather.
At
the
time
not
many
knew
of
Halford’s
sexual
persuasion
(a
lot
making
sense
in
hindsight),
but
it
doesn’t
changes
the
huge
contribution
they
made
to
an
often
scorned,
but
never
beaten
musical
genre.
And
with
Rob
returning
for
their
latest
release
Angel
Of
Retribution,
they
still
kick
most
of
the
young
upstarts’
asses.
Unfortunately
there
are
no
extras.
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