{"id":22577,"date":"2011-11-09T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=22577"},"modified":"2023-09-28T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:00:54","slug":"epitaph-not-quite-judas-priest-black-label-society-thin-lizzy-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/09\/epitaph-not-quite-judas-priest-black-label-society-thin-lizzy-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Epitaph? Not Quite:  Judas Priest\/Black Label Society\/Thin Lizzy Concert Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22577\" class=\"elementor elementor-22577\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-958a3a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"958a3a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0a04ce\" data-id=\"b0a04ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b2f53 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d7b2f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Date of Concert:  November 8, 2011<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-music\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Location of Concert:  U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a3bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a3bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was supposed to be Judas Priest&#8217;s farewell tour, hence why it was called Epitaph.<\/p><p>But luckily, it turned out not to be, because as I type this in 2023, they are still around making albums and touring.\u00a0 I&#8217;m glad.<\/p><p>However, last tour or not, this was a great tour and lineup of bands.<\/p><p>A newer incarnation of Thin Lizzy opened.<\/p><p>Classic members Scott Gorham (Guitar), Brian Downey (Drums), and Darrell Wharton (Keyboards) were there, along with new singer Ricky Warwick, who sounds uncannily like Phil Lynott (RIP).\u00a0 The band was rounded out by Bassist Marco Mendoza and Guitarist Richard Fortus, who also plays in Guns N Roses.<\/p><p>They played an awesome set of Thin Lizzy classics.<\/p><p>Sadly, they&#8217;re only known for two songs in America, The Boys Are Back In Town and Jailbreak.\u00a0 Both great songs, but trust me, they have sooooooooo many great songs.\u00a0 Please do yourself a favor and seek out their music.\u00a0 They rock.<\/p><p>Next was Black Label Society, which is Singer\/Guitarist Zakk Wylde&#8217;s band.<\/p><p>They&#8217;re a very good band and Zakk is incredible, but to my ears, as well as my cousin Zachary&#8217;s who was there with me, they sounded terrible that night.\u00a0 SOOOO loud and distorted.\u00a0 The mix was awful.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sorry but it was.\u00a0 Again I love Zakk but the mix was awful.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure most of their shows sound great, but to our ears, they were not great on this night.\u00a0 Maybe it was just where we were because I later heard an audio bootleg and they sounded fine.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know.<\/p><p>Thank goodness that was not the case with Thin Lizzy or the headliner Judas Priest!!<\/p><p>They went on a little after 10 PM and played until after Midnight.<\/p><p>Tons of songs from almost every album they had released up to that point.<\/p><p>Singer Rob Halford forever a commander of the stage and singing\/screaming his head off like no other.<\/p><p>Guitarists Glenn Tipton and newcomer at the time Richie Faulkner (replacing KK Downing, who left the band) playing phenomenally.<\/p><p>Bassist Ian Hill and Drummer Scott Travis solid as a rock, like always.<\/p><p>Priest are one of my favorite bands ever and I try to go see them every chance I get.<\/p><p>They never let me down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0233cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0233cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Judas Priest Set List:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c44b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06c44b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Intro Tape (Battle Hymn)<\/li><li>Rapid Fire<\/li><li>Metal Gods<\/li><li>Heading Out To The Highway<\/li><li>Judas Rising<\/li><li>Starbreaker<\/li><li>Victim Of Changes<\/li><li>Never Satisfies<\/li><li>Diamonds &amp; Rust<\/li><li>Intro Tape (Dawn Of Creation)<\/li><li>Prophecy<\/li><li>Night Crawler<\/li><li>Turbo Lover<\/li><li>Beyond The Realms Of Death<\/li><li>The Sentinel<\/li><li>Blood Red Skies<\/li><li>The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)<\/li><li>Breaking The Law (Rob did not sing this.\u00a0 He let the audience sing it.\u00a0 It was a rush!!)<\/li><li>Painkiller<\/li><li>Encore:\u00a0 The Hellion\/Electric Eye<\/li><li>Hell Bent For Leather<\/li><li>You&#8217;ve Got Another Thing Comin&#8217;<\/li><li>Encore 2:\u00a0 Living After Midnight<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0a4b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b0a4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Black Label Society Set List:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c6969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4c6969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Intro Tape:\u00a0 New Religion<\/li><li>Crazy Horse<\/li><li>Funeral Bell<\/li><li>Bleed For Me<\/li><li>Suicide Messiah<\/li><li>Overlord<\/li><li>Parade Of The Dead<\/li><li>Fire It Up<\/li><li>Guitar Solo<\/li><li>Godspeed Hell Bound<\/li><li>Concrete Jungle<\/li><li>Stillborn<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf5ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cf5ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thin Lizzy Set List:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6eb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d6eb89\" 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be Judas Priest&#8217;s farewell tour, hence why it was called Epitaph. But luckily, it turned out not to be, because as I type this in 2023, they are still around making albums and touring.\u00a0 I&#8217;m glad. However, last tour or not, this was a great tour and lineup of bands. A newer incarnation of Thin Lizzy opened. Classic members Scott Gorham (Guitar), Brian Downey (Drums), and Darrell Wharton (Keyboards) were there, along with new singer Ricky Warwick, who sounds uncannily like Phil Lynott (RIP).\u00a0 The band was rounded out by Bassist Marco Mendoza and Guitarist Richard Fortus, who also plays in Guns N Roses. They played an awesome set of Thin Lizzy classics. Sadly, they&#8217;re only known for two songs in America, The Boys Are Back In Town and Jailbreak.\u00a0 Both great songs, but trust me, they have sooooooooo many great songs.\u00a0 Please do yourself a favor and seek out their music.\u00a0 They rock. Next was Black Label Society, which is Singer\/Guitarist Zakk Wylde&#8217;s band. They&#8217;re a very good band and Zakk is incredible, but to my ears, as well as my cousin Zachary&#8217;s who was there with me, they sounded terrible that night.\u00a0 SOOOO loud and distorted.\u00a0 The mix was awful.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sorry but it was.\u00a0 Again I love Zakk but the mix was awful.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure most of their shows sound great, but to our ears, they were not great on this night.\u00a0 Maybe it was just where we were because I later heard an audio bootleg and they sounded fine.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know. Thank goodness that was not the case with Thin Lizzy or the headliner Judas Priest!! They went on a little after 10 PM and played until after Midnight. Tons of songs from almost every album they had released up to that point. Singer Rob Halford forever a commander of the stage and singing\/screaming his head off like no other. Guitarists Glenn Tipton and newcomer at the time Richie Faulkner (replacing KK Downing, who left the band) playing phenomenally. Bassist Ian Hill and Drummer Scott Travis solid as a rock, like always. Priest are one of my favorite bands ever and I try to go see them every chance I get. They never let me down. Judas Priest Set List: Intro Tape (Battle Hymn) Rapid Fire Metal Gods Heading Out To The Highway Judas Rising Starbreaker Victim Of Changes Never Satisfies Diamonds &amp; Rust Intro Tape (Dawn Of Creation) Prophecy Night Crawler Turbo Lover Beyond The Realms Of Death The Sentinel Blood Red Skies The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) Breaking The Law (Rob did not sing this.\u00a0 He let the audience sing it.\u00a0 It was a rush!!) 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