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Simon Phillips v. Nate Bradley
Friday, August 8: Judas Priest, "Starbreaker"
Simon Phillips was brought in at the last minute to play on Sin After Sin as a session drummer, but he did as much to shape Judas Priest’s core ‘70s sound as Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing. After all, it was he who kicked off “Starbreaker” with a purposeful shuffle that perfectly gave way to fully locked-in Tipton/Downing awesomeness, and his flourishes throughout the song not only set it apart from the bluesier and jammier vibe of most ‘70s metal but helped create a blueprint for a new approach to heavy metal as a whole. Rob “Robert” Halford wasn’t in wailing mode, but his midrange had grit, swagger and power in equal measure and his conviction was absolute. This was a version and a vision of Priest that brought a new level of power and intensity to the still-emerging genre, and even if they hadn’t completely locked it all down yet, “Starbreaker” found them well on their way.
Sin After Sin by Judas Priest is Gay!
requested by @crimson--freak
I stumbled on to this, after a series of video skips, searching for Jazz Fusion albums.
Once the video started, I thought 'Oh, it's that extra smile pianist'.
After a few seconds, "Wait! Is that Anthony Jackson on bass? Oh man!"
After a few more seconds "Oh man! Is that Simon Philips on drums? Goodness!"
(Slow churning in my head) "What is this going to be like? Is there some big shot keyboardist too?" (I forgot Hiromi was already on piano.)
Still trying to grasp the music, thinking "Nice. This seems similar to some Michel Pettruciani type of music, which I tried to follow years back - and couldn't..."
It' s been worth expanding my understanding listening to these greats doing what they (can) do (and maybe most followers of their music understand - I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. And that's still OK). Respect to the fans too!
By the way, that location in Japan (hills and all) - beautiful. Reminds me of some parts of Seattle.
Whitesnake (David Coverdale’s Whitesnake)
2024 limited edition translucent tan
Judas Priest: Metal Works '73-'93 (1993)
Columbia Records
Hiromi Uehara (one of the goddesses of my Olympus)
“Now Or Never” - Live Session
Hiromi: Piano/Keyboards
Simon Phillips: Drums
Anthony Jackson: Bass
