JUDAS PRIEST – Japan Tour 1978 (2CD)

Audience 9.0/9.2 – Two very good captures that convey a lot of information, most notably the popularity of the band at such an early stage of their careers, and that the Japanese used
very high quality taping gear and knew instinctively how to stealth record a rock show. This is good for historical purposes in that these recordings always eventually take on much more significance with the passage of time. This is my argument for why artists should relax their stances against “bootlegging” because while your moment may be on the surface a commercial venture, in the long run it is a milestone not just for the artist in their career but in the overall culture and therefore should be, if possible, preserved. End of rant.