Drove over to E Yorks this am, had chance to hammer Priest's Rock Rolla 2024 remaster + time for Sad Wings of Destiny & Sin After Sin. What an ace 1-2-3 punch from a band growing and flexing. Incredible. Still prefer my 80s re-release RR cover though. - ThreadSky

breakfastruins.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Drove over to E Yorks this am, had chance to hammer Priest's Rock Rolla 2024 remaster + time for Sad Wings of Destiny & Sin After Sin. What an ace 1-2-3 punch from a band growing and flexing. Incredible. Still prefer my 80s re-release RR cover though.

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andy-darby-author.bsky.social•4 days ago

I love Sad Wings. Used to go and see Priest at the Railway Tavern in Birmingham just before they really broke big time, and Halford still dressed like Freddie Mercury. The Sad Wings tour when they played Birmingham Town Hall was awesome!

breakfastruins.bsky.social•4 days ago

Someone invent that fucking time machine already

breakfastruins.bsky.social•4 days ago

Just woke up and first thing in my head was "PLAY TYRANT".
And now I can't listen to it without an in-head split-screen image of long hair silk dressing gown Rob harmonising with leather crew cut Rob

andy-darby-author.bsky.social•2 days ago

These, I think, may be from The Railway or maybe The Crown. Although to be fair, they could be from any of the local venues. Check out the platform soles!

andy-darby-author.bsky.social•2 days ago

Did a bit of searching, and this is the look I remember from the Sad Wings tour. Halford had cut his hair...

breakfastruins.bsky.social•2 days ago

MARVELLOUS

jahduran.bsky.social•4 days ago

That’s the birth of modern metal right there between Wings and Sin… all apologies to Scorpions fans reading.

breakfastruins.bsky.social•4 days ago

I love the variety and experimentation. 10cc-esque with Epitaph, and Last Rose of Summer setting the template for all the wanky 80s West Coast band ballads with the b&w sitting on stools in big hats nonsense. They had it all going on & STILL managed to grow again w Stained Class & Killing Machine.

breakfastruins.bsky.social•4 days ago

That Rocka Rolla remaster is great too. Properly transformative. Run of the Mill sounds fantastic.

joebankswriter.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hmm, not sure I've properly listened to the remaster of RR. I actually rather like the dingy, decrepid sound of the original. Was obsessed with those first three albums when I first got seriously into music.

joebankswriter.bsky.social•4 days ago

Run Of The Mill is just incredible, and as someone had to point out to me, Epitaph is essentially a Peter Hammill ballad complete with choral backing (Rob being a bit of a PH fan).

breakfastruins.bsky.social•4 days ago

I've always dug my Rocka Rolla vinyl (with the Melyn cover) but blasting the remaster on my car stereo gave it a lovely new sonic dimensionality. I'll always enjoy both though. 'Orses for courses.

jahduran.bsky.social•4 days ago

I still need to get to grips with Rocka Rolla tbh.

breakfastruins.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's been largely ignored as it doesn't fit the metal template. I only really got prompted to properly check it out when I first saw the footage of them on The Old Grey Whistle Test after it was included on a DVD about 25 yrs ago. All silk and embroidery and flares and big hats. Magnificent.

jahduran.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yeah, it's mad how much they changed in such a short period of time: "Get that fedora in the bin!"

jimmygila.bsky.social•4 days ago

In the words of a mate; ‘leather was the best thing that ever happened to the Priest. Especially Rob, who here looks like Jacqui McShea from Pentangle’

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