Originally posted by The Trooper
More like Korn??? ARE YOU MAD?!?!??!?! I'm talking LIVE here not the material on the new albums!!! Ripper's voice is STRONGER I said, not necessarily better. Halford's has that awesome unique sound to it, but Ripper's is certainly stronger.
Plus, the 2 live albums with Halford were extremely overdubbed. '98 Live Meltdown isn't! And I mean just listen to "Metal Meltdown" on it and you can't say Ripper's voice isn't amazing live!
Hey troops... *read* big guy. I said ripper owned in sydney, he was great and does an amazing take on halford.
I guess this is gonna come down to opinion (like everything else), Stronger... in what way? . My overall comment is that IMHO the direction that priest has taken since ripper joined does not honour their past or what they built. If it isnt obvious, I am a diehard! Tattoo and all.
This new direction may have nothing to do with ripper? it may be all tipton and his ever changing approach to metal.
Love it or hate it. I hate it.
Why - Doesn't ripper sing with priest like he did with wintersbane?
and dude, sorry what 2 Live albums are you referring too? Halford has only released 1 Live cd, Live insurrection - yes, me=dissapointed. recorded at soundchecks.... c'mon.., but like i said the live bootlegs i have are awesome, why he needed to record that way is beyond me.
But at the end of the day, ripper can sing but all have have heard is growling on demolition. There are new metal influences all over the latest disc, and this may be an intended direction for priest
you bought it, fine. I took it back and got a refund.
I'll just go back to listening to the new dio cd....