HALFORD - review added 17th June 2010
Live Album Review: Live In Anaheim (Live) (2010)
For fans of: Heavy Metal... and excellence live
Got to love Rob Halford. Whatever he lends his voice to is generally pretty damn good. Judas Priest are legends with him out front. His solo work under the 'Halford' moniker is awesome. Even his material with the Fight band is a fine listen.
Live In Anaheim sees him, unsurprisingly, playing live in the Californian city of Anaheim. The CD (and the DVD due out this year) were recorded in 2003, not long before Rob reunited with Judas Priest after their Tim 'Ripper' Owens period. The set list is a combination of tracks from his two solo albums, those Fight releases, and a good selection of JP songs.
The result is a seriously impressive live album. Rob Halford is on rude form (apart from the odd one or two tracks where he reins in his enthusiasm). Mike Chlasciak and Roy Z on guitar, Mike Davis on Bass, and Bobby Jarzombek on drums do a superb job backing the big man, best exemplified by opening track 'Painkiller' which absolutely, unequivocally kicks ass.
The only real downsides to this release are the omissions of certain tracks. Everyone has a different perfect set list, and it's unlikely this album will be exactly there for anybody. However, it's a good compromise that covers most of the bases, and as a whole there are enough good moments to keep even the most fickle fan happy.
For me, this is the finest live CD so far this year.
Check out... All of it. LOUD.
Track List:
Disc 1:
01. Painkiller
02. Rapid Fire
03. Heretic
04. Resurrection
05. Made In Hell
06. Golgotha
07. Into The Pit
08. Light Comes Out Of Black
09. White Heat Red Hot
10. Never Satisfied
11. Breaking The Law
12. Hearts Of Darkness
13. Handing Out Bullets
Disc 2:
01. Diamonds And Rust
02. Hellion
03. Electric Eye
04. Riding On The Wind
05. Victim Of Changes
06. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
07. Heretic (Live In Japan)
08. Sun (Live In Japan)
09. Golgotha (Live In Japan)
11. One Will (Live In Japan)
Artist's website(s): Halford | MySpace
