Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Date:         Thu, 5 Nov 1992 10:19:00 EST
From:         gmgettie@THAMA1.APGEA.ARMY.MIL
Subject:      Perot / Priest / Triumph / Mistakes

From: SPGDAM%UCCVMA.BITNET@pucc.princeton.edu at INTERNET 11/4/92 7:48AM (1
Subject: Re: Silence

>David "Don't blame me- I voted for Ross Perot"

Hey, me too. Glad Bush is out though.

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From: RTURNBUL@torovm1.vnet.ibm.com at INTERNET 11/4/92 2:29PM (1324 bytes:
Subject: Judas Priest

>Gary says:

>Always liked _British Steel_ and _Point of Entry_ best. They had a live album
>recorded in Japan (I think) that seems to be a decent roundup of some of their
>early songs. It came out sometime in the mid-late seventies...

_Unleashed In The East_. I think I have it on cassette, which of course means
I haven't listened to it for years.

>So what's Mr. Halford up to nowadays?

He is lead singer for some other band. I can't remember the name of the band
(it's something with one word, with one syllable, I think)

I have heard no details as to why he left Judas Priest. In fact, I would like
to know why he did.

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From: RTURNBUL@torovm1.vnet.ibm.com at INTERNET 11/4/92 1:08PM (1733 bytes:
Subject: Triumph

>Yeah, I always kinda liked the earlier Triumph stuff like "Lay It On The Line",
>"Hold On" and "Fight The Good Fight"...Had their off moments (like the extended
>guitar solo in "Rock and Roll Machine"), but they had a bunch of good straight
>ahead rockers ("I Live For The Weekend", etc.). What did you guys think of
>their later stuff ala "Spellbound" (pretty much anything after _Never
>Surrender_)? Can't say I liked it much...It started to get a little tired and
>boring. Seemed like they were going for a more commercial slant...

>I was wondering if maybe this was Rik Emmet's influence? From what I've heard
>off both his solo albums, he seems to be going for extreme radio-friendly feel.
>Pretty bland...

Ah, man, you should've heard that extended guitar solo "live", you might
change your opinion.

Well, "Spellbound" is probably my least favorite on _Thunder Seven_. "Killing
Time" may be my favorite Triumph song, good lyrics and I love the duel vocals
by Rik and Gil. _Sport Of Kings_ did seem to lean a little towards the
commercial side of things. Several songs did get old real fast.
Do you have _Surveillance_?

I do wonder about Rik's influence. I was not at all impressed with his solo
album as a whole. How is the second one? How did you get a copy? I had to send
$25 to the record company, and am still waiting for it.

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From: IDPM%SNYCENVM.BITNET@pucc.princeton.edu at INTERNET 11/4/92 12:59PM (
Subject: Thanks!

>I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that called me childish, and stupid,
>and an all-a-round asshole!  You just incouraged me to speak my mind freely
>(oops I forgot, I can't on this list unless I agree with all of you).

>By the way, while I was flipping through all your B.S. I came across someone
>giving the Judas Priest fan a hassle.  Boy, that seems like the same thing I
>did and got all this shit for.  But I'm sure you all will flame him the same
>way!  NOT!

I guess you are referring to me, and I guess in your mind 'jumping to wrong
conclusions' and 'childish name calling' == 'facts' and 'opinions', but that's
your problem.

Admit your mistake, accept it, and move on.

Seeya,
Gary
"I bought some batteries, but they weren't included. So I had to buy them
 again. What do batteries run on?"
- Steven Wright
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