| You could have knocked me over with a feather duster when the band tore into the title track from the old Priest chestnut "Stained Class". I'll bet it's been 20 years plus since that one's been played live but Rob tore into it with no rust whatsoever. We then got a great rendition of "The Hellion/Electric Eye/Riding on the Wind" which blew all away. Halford's piercing shrieks on 'Riding on the Wind" were beyond description. Even with 2 brilliant vocalists like Geoff Tate and Bruce Dickinson also playing tonight, Halford proved his vocal supremacy.
The new solo stuff got a pretty cursory tryout. "Cyberworld" is quite good and in the 'Electric Eye' mode but "Nightfall" is definitely on the average side. Why didn't we hear the awesome title track to "Resurrection"? And wouldn't it have been cool to have Dickinson come out and do the duet with Rob on "The One You Love to Hate' just like on the record?
A viciously short set wrapped up with a crowd-pleasing "Breaking the Law" and another surprise, "Tyrant". I know these guys were the opening band but I sure would have loved to hear "The Ripper", "Rapid Fire/Metal Gods", "Screaming for Vengeance", and many more.
Rob himself was in excellent form. As for his new band, they are young, hungry and into metal but you can't help but wish Glenn and KK were playing the opening licks to "Hellion". Drummer Bobby Jarzombek was great but he's a veteran, having played in Watchtower, Riot and Spastic Ink. I was disappointed by the length of the show and some major omissions but it was killer seeing the Metal God raging on the stage again
Editor's Note: The photos accompanying this review were actually taken in Scranton, PA.
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