HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! Well said, Guid! I mean, I am no great fan of Nostra but it is highly likely that I would have gone to see it anyway. Afterall, it is Priest! As far as "milking" BS, perhaps that is so. As has been mentioned many times, in many forms here on this site, they ARE in it "for the money". Honestly! It is what they do for a living, right?
Maiden and Priest are not the only bands ever to realize that they made a mistake and attempted to correct it by simply falling back on what works. Sound financial move, if you ask me! Priest are smart enough to know that they are not going to make a lot of money with a Nostra tour. If they can yank Stained Class or Sad Wings out of the closet and sell tickets, they will likely do that too! BUSINESS, baby! Thay aint playin fer free!!!! Whether its a band decision or a management decision is really irrelevant.
The whole "30th Anniversary" thing was a marketing bonanza! GREAT idea. Great album. Great show. Now they are selling DVDs and "box sets" and whatnot and making money on THAT, too! Not hard to figure out, is it? I really think they did the right thing, given the choice between that and a Nostra tour. When they start touring and playing for FREE, let me know (That's probably when we will see a huge Nostra tour!). Until then, they are WORKING and they are doing it to pay their bills and fill the bank accounts, not for the "love" of a "masterpiece".
