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I am a bit annoyed about this. I'm going to see them next month and not seeing Glenn may have impacted me buying tickets. Andy Sneap is great, but without Glenn and KK it's REALLY pushing the bounds of being able to still call the band Judas Priest.Quote
Dan
Not the first time the band pulled this hustle, wait until tour tickets are sold to announce a founding guitarist won't be involved.
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keefriff99I am a bit annoyed about this. I'm going to see them next month and not seeing Glenn may have impacted me buying tickets. Andy Sneap is great, but without Glenn and KK it's REALLY pushing the bounds of being able to still call the band Judas Priest.Quote
Dan
Not the first time the band pulled this hustle, wait until tour tickets are sold to announce a founding guitarist won't be involved.
Rob, Ian Hill and Scott Travis are all awesome, and they're all original (or long-serving in Travis' case) members, but Glenn and KK's twin guitar assault was the KEY to Priest along with Rob's voice.Quote
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keefriff99I am a bit annoyed about this. I'm going to see them next month and not seeing Glenn may have impacted me buying tickets. Andy Sneap is great, but without Glenn and KK it's REALLY pushing the bounds of being able to still call the band Judas Priest.Quote
Dan
Not the first time the band pulled this hustle, wait until tour tickets are sold to announce a founding guitarist won't be involved.
Yeah, come on Judas, don't take the Eagles, AC/DC, many other bands route these days of really pushing it. I like them a lot, but as with many bands part of their continued appeal was a full classic lineup. Rob Halford does not a Judas Priest make, important as he is as history shows. But thats pretty annoying, mainly because they have done this before.
Sad for Glenn though. Thats terrible and I wish him the best. Pat Torpey too was a sad loss the other day. Losing heroes, its not fun. But everyone's human, and thankfully most of these guys have been doing this way longer than anyone would have expected. Still sad.
I think Sneap played lead in Sabbat. He goes way back to the '80s.Quote
TKinOH
Question for any fans familiar with Andy Sneap's work as a guitarist...
Is he a rhythm player mostly? Only just checked out a couple HELL and Sabbat cuts on YT this morning after reading the news about Glenn Tipton.
Love his work producing the last few discs from Accept, been a massive fan of theirs for decades, too, but I haven't listened to Sneap as a guitarist at all, really...
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Iggyrichards
Man just need to put on the British Steel and Painkiller albums and remember the greatness that was the two guitar attack of Glenn Tipton and KK Downing.
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Iggyrichards
Man just need to put on the British Steel and Painkiller albums and remember the greatness that was the two guitar attack of Glenn Tipton and KK Downing.
Those two guys are on the wall in my basement...
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Kurt
Those two guys are on the wall in my basement...
Hands off!Quote
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Kurt
Those two guys are on the wall in my basement...
I'm guessing the pic is private property!
It's not corny at all. If you're a die-hard metal fan, the guitar tandem of Glenn and KK is as iconic and important within the metal community as any tandem in the rock'n'roll world.Quote
SomeGuy
Glenn is the guy that made me pick up the guitar. I think I've seen Priest 14 times, at least once on every tour since 1980. This August would make it no 15.
Apparently he was diagnosed 10 years ago, at 60. So this is not an old age issue, which makes it extra bummer.
The comparison is a bit corny, but, with KK already gone a couple of years ago, this is, as it were, like the Stones announcing that, after Mick Taylors's departure, Keith no longer was playing with the band either (Brian Jones' departure notwithstanding of course).
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keefriff99It's not corny at all. If you're a die-hard metal fan, the guitar tandem of Glenn and KK is as iconic and important within the metal community as any tandem in the rock'n'roll world.Quote
SomeGuy
Glenn is the guy that made me pick up the guitar. I think I've seen Priest 14 times, at least once on every tour since 1980. This August would make it no 15.
Apparently he was diagnosed 10 years ago, at 60. So this is not an old age issue, which makes it extra bummer.
The comparison is a bit corny, but, with KK already gone a couple of years ago, this is, as it were, like the Stones announcing that, after Mick Taylors's departure, Keith no longer was playing with the band either (Brian Jones' departure notwithstanding of course).
Exactly. It's not only the how they sounded together, but how they moved onstage. The synchronized headbanging and guitar movements were a brilliant bit of stagecraft.Quote
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keefriff99It's not corny at all. If you're a die-hard metal fan, the guitar tandem of Glenn and KK is as iconic and important within the metal community as any tandem in the rock'n'roll world.Quote
SomeGuy
Glenn is the guy that made me pick up the guitar. I think I've seen Priest 14 times, at least once on every tour since 1980. This August would make it no 15.
Apparently he was diagnosed 10 years ago, at 60. So this is not an old age issue, which makes it extra bummer.
The comparison is a bit corny, but, with KK already gone a couple of years ago, this is, as it were, like the Stones announcing that, after Mick Taylors's departure, Keith no longer was playing with the band either (Brian Jones' departure notwithstanding of course).
Glenn and KK... the names are supposed to be revered in unison! Like Mick and Keith!
Their work together is there for all to see and hear, Metal followed their path without a doubt.
Richie Faulkner has been a great addition to the band, and I'm sure Andy Sneap will hold it down, too, but Glenn and KK on stage together were iconic.
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keefriff99Exactly. It's not only the how they sounded together, but how they moved onstage. The synchronized headbanging and guitar movements were a brilliant bit of stagecraft.Quote
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keefriff99It's not corny at all. If you're a die-hard metal fan, the guitar tandem of Glenn and KK is as iconic and important within the metal community as any tandem in the rock'n'roll world.Quote
SomeGuy
Glenn is the guy that made me pick up the guitar. I think I've seen Priest 14 times, at least once on every tour since 1980. This August would make it no 15.
Apparently he was diagnosed 10 years ago, at 60. So this is not an old age issue, which makes it extra bummer.
The comparison is a bit corny, but, with KK already gone a couple of years ago, this is, as it were, like the Stones announcing that, after Mick Taylors's departure, Keith no longer was playing with the band either (Brian Jones' departure notwithstanding of course).
Glenn and KK... the names are supposed to be revered in unison! Like Mick and Keith!
Their work together is there for all to see and hear, Metal followed their path without a doubt.
Richie Faulkner has been a great addition to the band, and I'm sure Andy Sneap will hold it down, too, but Glenn and KK on stage together were iconic.
Richie is fantastic. He definitely won me over.
Was listening to that today...Exciter, White Heat Red Hot, Better By You, Better Than Me, Saints in Hell...amazing!Quote
SomeGuy
Playing Stained Class now, what an amazing record!
News still sinking in.
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keefriff99Was listening to that today...Exciter, White Heat Red Hot, Better By You, Better Than Me, Saints in Hell...amazing!Quote
SomeGuy
Playing Stained Class now, what an amazing record!
News still sinking in.