Judas Priest - Live In London
This release contains some of the greatest Metal classics of all time, performed very well, but I must say that I have mixed feelings about this live album. As a huge Priest fan I love all their albums, and I was a bit surprised when I read that they where going to release a new double live cd, when they just after the Jugulator tour put the genius 98' Meltdown together.

The guys still play with high professionalism and the tracks are very well performed. But I miss the intense feel that 98' Meltdown had. Together with the sound quality and power of the band that live album has grown to one of my all time favourites.

Live In London offers 25 songs, and there are plenty of classics. Heading Out To The Highway comes out in a positive way, Desert Plaines sets a great mood, Running Wild contains a lot of strength and the Hell Bent For Leather version is packed with energy. There are two cover songs in the set where I rather would have heard some of their own stuff.

A critique is that only one song has never been featured on a Priest live album, United, which is one of the best in the set, very tight and powerful.

The stage show reminds me too much on 98' Meltdown, and with their huge back catalogue they could have played more surprising songs. There are three songs from their latest release Demolition, and the best song in my opinion form that album Hell Is Home is played with great power and detail.

On to the sound which is very clear, but could have had more depth. The crowd are totally in on it, and the atmosphere is good. The drums are very well played but could have been turned up a bit. The bass on the other hand is more in front and the grooving touch fits perfect. The twin guitars are working "as always" in a great harmony, very well balanced. Owens sings on a very high level, and matches the old songs perfect.

All in all a pretty good live record, it could have been more exciting if they had played other songs and made more of the stage show, but all these great classics performed with love and accuracy makes me come into a good mood.

Written by Tommy
Monday, January 13, 2003
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Comment by Harry (Anonymous) - Thursday, September 18, 2003
Did not like the album I'm not a Ripper fan, he sounds too much like Rob. Should have just called Rob back to the line-up.
Halford Rules
Raring:3


Comment by i.Ron S. (Anonymous) - Sunday, November 9, 2003
Good live album but the recordings are not so good as on Priest..Live and Unleashed.
Ripper is a good singer but he is American and the songs are more made for an Englishman like Halford... But he's back now...
On the album I like CD2 much more than CD1. Don't know why...


Comment by Tony (Anonymous) - Thursday, December 4, 2003
this album sucks, bring back Halford!!!!!


Comment by Tony (Anonymous) - Thursday, December 4, 2003
this album sucks, bring back Halford!!!!!


Comment by Herbert the Conquoror (Anonymous) - Sunday, July 18, 2004
Great Live Album!!! This was my introduction to Judas Priest and I thought it was great. Ripper is a great singer, but he reminds me too much of Blaze Bayley, formerly of Iron Maiden. It's almost like Ripper tried to turn JP into a goth band like the incredibly shitty Slipknot. I like Ripper even more now that he's gone and the original Metal God, Rob Halford is back with one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. I think that it's awesome these great metal bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest can come back with a vengeance after being in a rut like when that pissant Blaze Bayley tried to ruin the great Iron Maiden. If only in 1993 after Dickinson left, they could've replaced him with the great Paul Di'Anno (whom I think is the better singer) Thank God that our friend Eddie booted out Blaze after Maiden's worst album Virtual XI. Anyway, pick this one up to get a lesson in true HEAVY METAL!!


Comment by m.o. (Anonymous) - Saturday, March 12, 2005
ripper compared to halford there
is no comparison,halford is back
in his rightful place. but you
got to give to tim owens,he lived
dream most of us would kill for,
to front one of the greatest metal bands of all time.tim got up on that stage knowing full well he walked in halford's shadow and his time would be short lived.and with that he has
my respect,take a bow tim you deserve it.


Comment by Cid (Anonymous) - Friday, April 6, 2007
Some years ago I love this album, but today... I can´t feel the energy of this songs... only have a couple of cool live versions...

Hail manowar¡¡¡ Hail Judas Priest¡¡¡ Hail a los heavys españoles (y sudamericanos)¡¡¡¡











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Tracklisting
CD 1:
1. Metal Gods
2. Heading Out To The Highway
3. Grinder
4. Touch Of Evil
5. Blood Stained
6. Victim Of Changes
7. The Sentinel
8. One On One
9. Running Wild
10. Ripper
11. Diamonds & Rust
12. Feed On Me
13 Green Manalishi

CD 2:
1. Beyond The Realms Of Death
2. Burn In Hell
3. Hell Is Home
4, Breaking The Law
5. Desert Plains
6. You've Got Another Thing Coming
7. Turbo Lover
8. Painkiller
9. Hellion/Electric Eye
10. United
11. Living After Midnight
12. Hell Bent For Leather


Style
Heavy Metal

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Demolition - (Tommy)

Jugulator - (Tommy)

Painkiller - (Steen)

Electric Eye - (Hashman)

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Angel of Retribution - (Hashman)

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