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Judas Priest – 1980.07.05 – Calderone Hall, NY [SBD]

Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band and was formed in 1969 in Birmingham.  In 2006, MTV rated them as the second Greatest Metal Band of all time.  They were best known for their twin lead guitars and their vocalist’s operatic style.  The band’s largest success was during the years 1979-1989 with the lineup Rob Halford (vocals), K.K. Downing (guitar), Glenn Tipton (guitar, keyboards), Ian Hill (bass), and Dave Holland (drums).  It was during this period in 1980 that the album British Steel helped them to soar in the charts.  It was at the end of this period in 1989 when they were named as defendants in an unsuccessful lawsuit that alleged that subliminal messages on their albums caused two young men to commit suicide via shotgun after a night of drinking, smoking pot, and listening to Priest.  This concert was the British Steel tour, NY, 05 Jul 1980.  This concert catches the band at their heyday as their success was peaking.  (Their best selling album was the 1982 Screaming for Vengeance.)

Kiss – 2000-06-27 – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ [SBD]

Kiss  is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley. Well known for its members’ face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid-to-late 1970s with their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood-spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits, and pyrotechnics. The band has gone through several lineup changes, with Stanley and Simmons the only remaining original members. The original and best-known lineup consisted of Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Frehley (lead guitar and vocals) and Criss (drums and vocals).  With their make-up and costumes, they took on the personae of comic book-style characters: The Starchild (Stanley), The Demon (Simmons), The Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley) and The Catman (Criss). Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley had departed the group by 1982, but by this concert had all reunited.  This excellent soundboard bootleg finds Kiss at the Continental Airlines Arena in 2000.  This broadcast aired on Westwood One Absolutely Live In Concert, and was broadcast during the weekend of April 28/29, 2007.

The Who – 1973-12-04 – The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA [SBD]

The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide and holding a reputation for their live shows and studio work. The Who developed from an earlier group, The Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. Their first single as the Who, “I Can’t Explain“, reached the UK top ten, followed by a string of singles including “My Generation“, “Substitute” and “Happy Jack“. In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released the US top ten single “I Can See for Miles“, while touring extensively. The group’s fourth album, 1969’s rock opera Tommy, included the single “Pinball Wizard” and was a critical and commercial success. Live appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival, along with the live album Live at Leeds, cemented their reputation as a respected rock act. With their success came increased pressure on lead songwriter and visionary Townshend, and the follow-up to Tommy, Lifehouse, was abandoned. Songs from the project made up 1971’s Who’s Next, which included the hit “Won’t Get Fooled Again“. The group released the album Quadrophenia in 1973 as a celebration of their mod roots.  This is where we catch The Who, at The Spectrum, in Philadelphia, in a great soundboard bootleg.