Live in London [Live]

Judas Priest | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Steamhammer Us
• ASIN: B00007GQHW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,700 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Metal Gods are back, January 26, 2003

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Nicole Emery "purpletemple" (Brussels Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live in London (Audio CD)

It has been a while since a bought a Priest album, in fact the last one I got was the JUGULATOR and I was quite dissapointed.
In need of some classic metal I bought this LIVE IN LONDON and what a plaisant surprise!
A collection of Priest's classics from Victims of Changes, breaking the law, United, a semi-acoustic version of Diamonds and Rust, Painkiller, etc and some newer stuffs from the last album Demolition.
What is his name?Oh yeah...THE RIPPER!Well, a very good surprise too, it seems like the Priest chose the good replacement for HALFORD, same type of voice, same energy although sometimes a little less high-pitched which is not unplaisant...
Of course this CD doesn't compete with the great Unleashed in the east, but equals Halford's Live Ressurection and is certainly above PRIEST LIVE.
Apparently the track-listing is very close from the previous live MELTDOWN but I can't compare the two for I have never heard the previous one.All I can say is that the sound of LIVE IN LONDON is great, the track listing excellent and the band in a very good shape-even if sometimes drummer Scott TRAVIS seems to have a plane to catch right after the show and speeds up the tracks...
The lowest point would be TURBO LOVER-not a very good number to begin with-and the highests points would be the tunes from Point Of Entry(Heading on the highway, Desert Plains)and some very good songs from Demolition.This review refers to the european version featuring 25 tracks on a double cd, I'm not sure about the "+7".Good purchase anyway.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars priest 2.0, September 13, 2009

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MRT "MRT" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Live in London (Audio CD)

this is a great live show that no priest fan should be without. very good show with ripper owens on vocals.ripper was not halford,but he was one great substitute.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Priest Still Has IT!, October 23, 2003

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JP Kho (Philippines) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in London (Audio CD)

Definitely you'd be torn choosing which live album to get- 98 Live Meltdown or Live In London. I'll tell you the difference, and you be the judge. First and foremost, 98 Live has better track ordering. Second, it also has a more exiciting feel as a live album, since it is the return of the band from a 4-5 year drought, and you can sense it in the way Ripper presents the songs-complete with stage antics. However, there are just some tracks, that for me, could have been replaced by better ones- Blood Stained, Abductors, Metal Meltdown, Painkiller.. etc. Hey, I mean, these songs are great, but some Priest classics just do not match Ripper's style, most especially Painkiller. He seems a bit forced there.

For Live In London, the aura is that Ripper is comfortable with he audience. What differs from the songs here is that the tracks contain more exciting and better renditions of the classics. Check out Heading out to the Highway and Desert PLAINS (this is my FAVOURITE TRACK), also Turbo Lover. Now how'd you like to hear Turbo lover in all it's metal glory? Also, the basic fact that there are MORE tracks here makes this album somewhat match the 'necessity' of 98 Live. As for the sound, not much has changed, except that the guitar work on this one is more defined than 98. Check out Beyond the Realms for this one. Overall, I gave it a five stars because.. well, this albums simply METALS!

P.S. By the way, you could use the CD's on your PC and you'll find out that there are extra videos from the Live In London DVD. Now how's that for a bargain!