[METAL MELTDOWN] Tuesday, December 14, 2010 9:04:57 AM
Forgot about that shit!! I dont study maiden! BUT they did not lighten the load, change the formula, record their "Turbo". Dont get me wrong, I am not ragging Priest. There is great things in everthing they have done even turbo had some moments. It boils down to consistancy. I do wish they would have taken SFV and Defenders and increased the intensity of those till now. Painkiller should have followed Defenders and it should have been gut wrenching metal on each following. It should be Judas Priest and Tipton or Downing on every young aspiring guitar players lips instead of that no talent Kirk Hamett from Metallica who couldnt hold a candle to either.
I think in the mid 80's with the inception of, dare I say, Jayne Andrews is where it all changed. They changed their look with adding big hair and flashier stage wear and they took a mainstream approach to their tunes trying to capitalize on the popularity of the hair bands here in the US instead of staying with the formula. Turbo, even with its moments, would be more believeable as a Ratt album. THey finally figured it out with replacing Holland with Travis and put out what Priest should have been putting out all along but then they shot themselves in the foot with the ripper era albums by making themselves sound every guitar chuggin drop d nu-metal band out there and we all know that Priest is NOT a nu-metal band.......
Priest is my band and I love 'em but I say these things because thats the way I now see it. They could have been the biggest band in the world and were well on track of being just that by taking what Sabbath started and doing it right........ [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Brian_Evans from Monday, December 13, 2010 7:57:31 PM)
Brian_Evans wrote:
Ever heard of Blaze Bayley? He replaced Bruce Dickenson who left Maiden from 1993 to 1999. They recorded 2 cd'c with Baily. They also lost guitarist Adrien Smith at the same time. Drummer Clive Burr left after Number of The Beast. So Maiden have had their setbacks just like Priest but continued to crank out quality metal cd's over the years.
METAL MELTDOWN wrote:
HB....Maiden sells out because Maiden has stuck to the same formula. Maiden drives it home with each recording and thats what the fans expect and want. You see a lot of bands that have stuck to their guns that will still fill up an arena. When Halford left way back when I lost interest. I was totally turned off by the Ripper era and although I regained interest in this band when Halford came back I can see and understand how a lot of people would not or the interest would be lackluster. Maiden never lost Dickenson or anyone else and never went through a dry or slient spell like Priest did. If these things never happened to Priest then Maiden would be opening up for them!!
I like that fact that there is diversity in Priest recordings and its taught me to be diverse in my own music but if they want to sell out shows then they should have been emulated what was done on Painkiller with every recording since. Nost was their, IMO, spinal tap moment and its a shame they cant do one more to top or try to top Painkiller. THey DID approach it with AOR...... (Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, December 11, 2010 2:54:50 PM)
Head banger wrote:
maiden sells out. even in the 80's priest were not in the top ranks like they should have been. that they continue to tour is awesome, but if they did a tour alone they dont sell enough seats to hit the main arenas. I dont get it, but its a fact. crue came close to selling out, gnr (axle version) sold out. priest sells fuck all. why is that?
jimmyjames wrote:
How can you guys say that Priest haven't got the respect they deserve. They are one of the most respected metal bands out there. They haven't made as much money as they could have because they have released experimental albums like POE, Turbo, Demolition and Nostra and alienated sections of their fan base and also because they didn't stick to their guns in the 90s like some of the really big bands did. Seriously would you expect a band that peaked in the mid 80s that hasn't had mainstream success to be selling out arenas more than 25 years later. It's the amount of respect they have alone that's allowing them to continue to tour.
