Tim "Ripper" Owens - Official Forum

MetalGod1069 · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: Stage Show 2011

I hope Priest does an awesome stage show since it is their last tour one like this one.... like how it was for 1986!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQm0HREkJKA&feature=related
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Bulletproof · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:57 am Post subject:

That was definitely the peak of the band and a great performance.
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MetalGod1069 · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:09 pm Post subject:

Even though it was in support of arguably their worst album, the stage show and performance kicked ass!
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Bulletproof · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:49 pm Post subject:

MetalGod1069 · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:04 pm Post subject:

IcedPriestOfFear · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:04 pm Post subject:

and the flood gates have been opened Razz

...but i think their stage show will be huge!
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Bulletproof · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:24 pm Post subject:

IcedPriestOfFear · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:40 pm Post subject:

nckissfan · Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:10 am Post subject:

I was able to catch that Turbo tour live. It was very cool in person, that is for sure.
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MetalGod1069 · Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:30 am Post subject:

Bulletproof · Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:00 pm Post subject:

That was the peak of the band's success, when they were selling the most records and drawing the biggest crowds to their shows. After that, things went downhill.

It was after that tour, I think, that Rob had his meltdown and ended up in the hospital. Much of the wind was taken out of the band's sails then. They didn't really do anything for a long time after that. They put out the Priest... Live record, then Ram It Down, which was just a bunch of leftover tracks from Turbo.

They got their shit together long enough to put out Painkiller, which was a great success, but the band fell apart immediately after.

Everything since that Fuel for Life tour has been very cautious. No more pyro, no more huge stages, no more spontaneous songwriting. There were years between records. Everything has been very carefully planned and calculated to be safe. The band's management keeps a very, very tight leash.
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Charger · Sentinel Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 2330 Location: Finland

It seems that those big stage shows were very 80's thing...none of the big bands do them anymore....Maiden in some degree, but even they have tuned it down quite a bit.

But then again I for one don't give a shit about the stage set as long as the music kicks ass....

I believe that the reason for the tuned down stage sets is the increased need for security on venues...especially here in the EU...everything needs to be so so so safe.
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metalus · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:02 am Post subject:

just a thought Laughing

you never know on the final tours shows, a huge pyro might go off and ripper might come flying out the stage and be shooted up into the air screaming his head off...not rally...but would be good Cool

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MetalGod1069 · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:13 pm Post subject:

Well we all know KISS puts on a hell of a show... i've seen them twice the past 2 years and they kicked ass with all the pyro and their stage show... so it is possible... but I think it's KISS' way of making up for their slacking musical talent... I just don't think any other bands want to put in that much effort!
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