Judas Priest going to a 4 piece was all Rob's bonehead idea

[HueyRamone]

I recently listened to Robs second book, and he said it was all his idea to see if a 1 guitar priest would be "even more powerful".

he said that they mixed some live songs with only Richie's guitars and thought they sounded great. He also thought it would give Ian more focus, and Ian is "very powerful".

Rob called up Sneapy and told him his services were no longer needed, and said he took it pretty well.
Once they released the statement the shit hit the fan with 100% negative reaction, so they had a damage control meeting on what to do, and most everyone was all "its your call, Rob" so they conferenced Sneapy in on the phone call, and his first words were: "So im back in, then?"

Why the fuck would half the guitars on stage make it more powerful? Why would anyone think that for a second.

[LAglamrocker]

Judas Priest should never listen to the fans
I’ve seen JP plenty of times . Those fans are icky
Not sure what Sneapy is but sounds worse than carrot juice(the worst juice ever)

[DangerZone]

Priest would 100% be better with only Faulkner & no sneap on stage.

Bring back Kk or drop it to 1.

[eddie lee roth]

I didn’t even know Rob had a second book out.

[HueyRamone]

I didn’t even know Rob had a second book out.

It was pretty good. Instead of the bog-standard format that all rock autobiographies must follow to the end of time, it is just him riffing on a lot of different subjects. He does go into Ken and Glenn never getting along from the get-go and that's pretty interesting. Says Glenn was from an upper class background and would wind him up intentionally with a smirk on his face, and KK grew up poor as dirt with a bit of a chip on his shoulder and would take the bait every time and flip out.

[El Vampiro Blanco]

All this stuff about how he thought it would be more powerful is BS.
They much more likely thought it would be a great way of cutting costs and clearly had no idea how strongly fans felt about Judas Priest having 2 guitars....

[Anthrax442]

Functionally, I don't think it would make much difference. Richie plays 90% of the leads, and Andy just gets thrown the occasional bone, like the lead on Turbo Lover.

This isn't the old days when it was a true twin guitar attack, and KK and Glenn were trading off.

Personally, I think it works better from a live perspective to have guitarists on both sides of the stage (because Ian hasn't moved since he first got on stage 50 years ago), and I'm sure it probably sounds fuller to have rhythm and lead players, but would it have really changed anything? I dunno.

[FreddyFender]

I wouldn't have minded it. A one-guitar situation can be very cool - sounding less produced and perfect wouldn't be the worst thing in this era of piped in guitars and backing tracks.

I doubt this was a cost saving measure because I doubt they're paying Sneap all that much.

If no KK, I'd have rather seen a one-guitar Priest.

[eddie lee roth]

I didn’t even know Rob had a second book out.

It was pretty good. Instead of the bog-standard format that all rock autobiographies must follow to the end of time, it is just him riffing on a lot of different subjects. He does go into Ken and Glenn never getting along from the get-go and that's pretty interesting. Says Glenn was from an upper class background and would wind him up intentionally with a smirk on his face, and KK grew up poor as dirt with a bit of a chip on his shoulder and would take the bait every time and flip out.

Thanks I’ll get the book now.

[inextrem]

As far as I'm concerned, they can fuck off, all of them.... and I like their albums.

[GreatWhiteSnake]

I recently listened to Robs second book

What cause actually reading this literary masterpiece would be too taxing for your tiny noggin?

[HueyRamone]

I recently listened to Robs second book

What cause actually reading this literary masterpiece would be too taxing for your tiny noggin?

I listen to audiobooks in the car. Or when I work out. Or on a walk. Especially ones where the author narrates. Sorry that's not acceptable.

[LAglamrocker]

If you read book your life sucks- your life city is garbage
Listening to book while working out or long walks on beach is awesome..the hot girls come up telling you “you look awesome what are you listening to.”That’s when you tell them about the time Dangerous Toys opened for Judas Priest

[Ziggy Sawdust]

By cutting out baldy, they probably thought they would also appear less of a cover band.

But imagine what they are probably paying him compared to old Ken, the tightwads. Gotta keep Rob’s Arizona ranch up to spec.

[risingfarce]

All this stuff about how he thought it would be more powerful is BS.
They much more likely thought it would be a great way of cutting costs and clearly had no idea how strongly fans felt about Judas Priest having 2 guitars....

With KK out of the band, there's more money in Rob's and Glenn's pockets.

Going down to only one guitarist meant that there would have been more money in Rob's pockets and it would have been the way to pay Glenn, who was not there 99% of the time.

It had nothing to do with "more power", it meant no salary, per diem, and insurance for a second guitarist.

It showed that Rob is really a greedy asshole, just like Glenn and Jayne.

[kwf]

Functionally, I don't think it would make much difference. Richie plays 90% of the leads, and Andy just gets thrown the occasional bone, like the lead on Turbo Lover.

This isn't the old days when it was a true twin guitar attack, and KK and Glenn were trading off.

Personally, I think it works better from a live perspective to have guitarists on both sides of the stage (because Ian hasn't moved since he first got on stage 50 years ago), and I'm sure it probably sounds fuller to have rhythm and lead players, but would it have really changed anything? I dunno.

What would've changed is that no one would be paying to see them as a 4p

[jens]

Rob had an idea, people hated it, he turned it back and apologised to everyone involved.
Pretty cool, could've easily blamed the manager but obviously he's a good guy.

[CrankerBait]

Rob had an idea, people hated it, he turned it back and apologised to everyone involved.
Pretty cool, could've easily blamed the manager but obviously he's a good guy.

Fair enough, he didn't throw anybody under the bus for his idea. I suspect the reasons behind the 4 piece had everything to do with money, not power, but he owned it as being his bad idea.

[HottKarl777]

The guy is a fucking sodomite. Great decisions are not his forte.