Saw Judas Prist & Sabaton Last Night (spoilers)

[SteveSly]

Saw Judas Priest & Sabaton last night at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo Michigan.

Sabaton opened with an hour long set of their historical heavy metal. I love this band and find them very entertaining. They always seem like they are having a fun time on stage and they are experts at working the crowd. They played a cool setlist that featured most of their best-known songs. Priest allowed them to have their full stage set including the huge drum kit on a tank riser.

Priest was next. I last saw them about 3 years ago, and I think last night’s show was better. Rob Halford’s voice was in amazing shape. He was hitting high notes that he could not hit the last time I saw them and especially for 72 years old I thought he was incredible. The whole band was on fire with Richie Faulker especially standing out on guitar. Judas Priest’s new album ranks up with the best they have ever done IMO and they performed several tracks from it. The set list mixed up newer material with deep cuts and hits. Priest are still the kings of metal.

This is definitely a tour worth seeing if it comes to your town. Here are the setlists:

SABATON:

GHOST DIVISION
THE LAST STAND
SWEEDISH PAGENS
THE RED BARON
BISMARK
STORM TROOPERS
CAROLUS REX (SUNG IN SWEEDISH)
RESIST AND BITE
ATTACK OF THE DEAD MEN
PRIMO VICTORIA
SOLDIER OF HEAVEN
TO HELL AND BACK

JUDAS PRIEST:

PANIC ATTACK
YOU’VE GOT ANOTEHR THING COMING
THE SERPANT AND THE KING (FIRST TIME EVER PERFORMED LIVE)
BREAKING THE LAW
SWORD OF DAMOCLES
LOVE BITES
DEVIL’S CHILD
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE OLD TO BE WISE
TRIAL BY FIRE
SINNER
TURBO LOVER
INVINCIBLE SHEILD
VICTIM OF CHANGES
ONE FOR THE ROAD
THE GREEN MANALISHI WITH THE TWO-PRONGED CROWN
PAINKILLER

ENCORE:

ELECTRIC EYE
HELL BENT FOR LEATHER
LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT

[progmatist]

^^ Halford's voice has always been unique. Able to sing high without singing falsetto. Not singing falsetto means not straining his voice. Geddy Lee by contrast abused the hell out of his voice in the 70s. And Thijs van Leer can no longer hit the falsetto notes in Hocus Pocus.

[Guitarplyrjvb]

I'm no vocal coach, but I think falsetto saves your voice rather than trying to hit the notes naturally. Just try it yourself! I always admired those that could blend falsetto and natural tones seamlessly. Paul McCartney is one and, IMHO, the best. Todd Rundgren, Daryl Hall and Pete Cetera also bear mentioning.

[SteveSly]

I'm no vocal coach, but I think falsetto saves your voice rather than trying to hit the notes naturally. Just try it yourself! I always admired those that could blend falsetto and natural tones seamlessly. Paul McCartney is one and, IMHO, the best. Todd Rundgren, Daryl Hall and Pete Cetera also bear mentioning.

Some others that use it well: The Bee Gees, Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Matt Bellamy (Muse), Mick Jagger, Rodger Hodgson (Supertramp), Jack White.

[progmatist]

I'm no vocal coach, but I think falsetto saves your voice rather than trying to hit the notes naturally. Just try it yourself! I always admired those that could blend falsetto and natural tones seamlessly. Paul McCartney is one and, IMHO, the best. Todd Rundgren, Daryl Hall and Pete Cetera also bear mentioning.

Halford is unique in that ability. Very few other men can do the same.

[SteveSly]

I have no idea who Silver Stallion Videos are, but apparently they did a 3 camera shoot at the Judas Preist show here in Kalamazoo Saturday night. They released this today:

[GuitarGeek]

Geddy Lee by contrast abused the hell out of his voice in the 70s. .

You remind me that when I saw the Time Machine video on VH-1 Classic (yeah, I didn't get to go to the show, I was unemployed at the time), I remember thinking, "Geddy sounds like he's yawning his way through the songs". I mentioned this on Facebook once, and someone said it's literally the only way he can sing now.

[GuitarGeek]

For those of us who don't understand the difference, can someone explain the difference between "falsetto" and "singing the high notes naturally"?

[ronmac]

I first saw Judas Priest on Halloween night 1978.

[mozo-pg]

Who was in the band at the show Steve? I only know their 3 key albums in the 70s, including Sad Wings (that I think is briliant).

[SteveSly]

Who was in the band at the show Steve? I only know their 3 key albums in the 70s, including Sad Wings (that I think is briliant).

Current lineup is:

Rob Halford – Vocals
Ian Hill – Bass
Scott Travis – Drums
Richie Faulkner – Guitars
Andy Sneap – Guitars

Glenn Tipton is also still an official member of the band and plays and writes on the albums, but he can no longer tour due to Parkinson’s disease.

[MudShark22]

I have no idea who Silver Stallion Videos are, but apparently they did a 3 camera shoot at the Judas Preist show here in Kalamazoo Saturday night. They released this today:

There is some other good sh!t on that channel!

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[SteveSly]

There is some other good sh!t on that channel!

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Yes, I scrolled through some of their other videos. A very cool channel for sure.

[Guitarplyrjvb]

For those of us who don't understand the difference, can someone explain the difference between "falsetto" and "singing the high notes naturally"?

Here's a definition.

https://www.britannica.com/art/falsetto

It's probably best understood by listening to actual examples. When Cetera sings "catching lights under the sky" in 25 or 6 to 4 he switches to falsetto. McCartney switches to falsetto and back in Baby I'm Amazed when he does the woo woo's leading into the verse. There's a lot of falsetto background vocals on the Demons and Wizards album by Uriah Heep. Poet's Justice comes to mind.

There's probably a lot of other examples, but these three popped into my head first.

[zeprogmeister]

I read a recent interview where he said between songs when you see him briefly go offstage he drinks tea and has a humidifier to keep his voice in shape.

[Jerjo]

That corresponds with what we were told in HS choir. To sing properly, in your range, you sing from your chest/diaphragm. Falsetto takes it higher but it's a little thinner. Still sound great, especially in the hands of someone who really knows how to do it: McCartney, Jagger, Prince, etc.

This is an interesting tangent for those thinking about metal voices. It's a classical vocals teacher evaluating five metal singers without knowing who she's listening to. Halford shines the brightest but Dickinson and Dio aren't too shabby.

https://www.claudiafriedlander.com/t...l-singers.html

[SteveSly]

I read a recent interview where he said between songs when you see him briefly go offstage he drinks tea and has a humidifier to keep his voice in shape.

Yes, he has a whole little area set up back stage where he does thins like that. He has talked about it in his books.