I am learning that the Mighty Priest have walked back their announced intent to tour as a 4 piece to celebrate their 50th anniversary of forging an immediately identifiable and powerful 2-guitar sound we would come to know as metal…
Whew! I mean it’s bad enough getting jerked off by contemporary acts as well as their heavyweight predecessors and their recurring threats of final tours. How many of you out there are suing Mötley Crüe? And what loopholes did they leave themselves with their bullshit declaration on their “last tour”? I was fortunate enough to take the Who’s last “last tour” and it was stellar, so don’t get me wrong here. But now we have bands with two out of five actual band members trying to drag an incomplete lineup out to celebrate a significant anniversary in the group’s existence?? Shit is just ridiculous at this point. I mean Mick Mars should be free to fill in as MC shouldn’t even be ramping up to tour at this point but for LYING to their fans…
Oh… wait. Nevermind. I am pretty sure Mick would struggle with either Glenn or KK’s parts. Forget I said anything. Stupid idea!!
Sure with album sales being more or less a thing of the past, artists are forced to tour more exhaustively than ever before in order to maintain either a living or, if they are lucky… a lifestyle. The digital age had made life more convenient for most, but not for musicians looking to make an honest living at their craft.
Now I am not using digital download hurting their bottom line as a justification for Judas Priest’s initial position on touring as a 4-piece, but a small part of me gets it. Nobody’s getting any younger and they want to be able to enjoy security and comfort in their twilight years… and album royalties just ain’t what they used to be. So while the economy dictates “get out there and sell sell sell!”, this must be tempered with the old adage “**Give the people what they want.”
**Don’t get me started on the Kinks… speaking of… THPHFFFFT!!!!
Well, this metalhead is thrilled to learn of the might Priest coming to their senses and relenting to give the people what they want. I am quite positive at least one fellow by the name of Andy Sneap feels the same way.
