Mitch Gallagher is joined by Richie Faulkner, guitarist for Judas Priest. He talks about what it's like playing for a band he came up listening to, how he got the gig, and much more.
Totally agree! I found Judas Priest when I bought Screaming for Vengence! I was 13 and they have been my favorite band since. Ritchie is a incredible player. He has a Schenker vibe that I love. Very humble and class act just like the rest of Priest! MetalGods4ever!
he bangs the daughter of steve harris from iron maiden and then becomes a member of judas priest...he'll die a happy man just off of that alone...this guy is the definition of cool
How eloquent and utterly decent this guy is. It's such a refreshing change to hear such a huge talent express himself in such a humble and intelligent manner. Cracking musician too!!!
Honestly hes fast becoming my favourite guitarist, I love how he uses speed...it's not just for the sake of it! I'm kinda sick 'just shred' guitarists , speed just to sound fast and crazy but no 'voice' Richie gets the perfect balance I think, in my opinion! And such a nice guy it seems!
I decided not to go to a Priest show in Bogota in 2013 because I was upset about KK leaving the band at the time. I thought ''no way is Faulkner replacing KK''. I've regret it ever since! This guy is a top class guitarist in his own right.
I love how Hendrix is STILL being revered, and continues to inspire younger guitarists to this day. He was my initial guitar "god" and still is, I'm happy his praises continue to be sung.
Im a 35 year fan of Priest.Welcome to the Priest family Richie! You are an amazing guitar player and performer.They couldnt have found a better new member than you.You have talent -class-determination- loyalty and everything else that is positive for Judas Priest.They struck pure gold finding you.Im a huge KK fan and im sure KK would agree with all ive said.
Never a truer statement. I used to play with Ritchie in an Alice Cooper tribute and I could tell then he would fly high. He just had the lot as a guitarist and a character. Total rocker.
Well..he was born in 1980.. Zakk first album with Ozzy is the No Rest For The Wicked in 1988...and the rest is history...No wonder Zakk Wylde is one of his influence..
Richie's ace...he can really rip but importantly and as he says 'gaps' matter not widdly widdly.... Judas Priest with RF and Sneap Producing/playing are re-energised and renewed to the extent that its a really exciting chapter in their evolution; Sneap has had some undeserved flack - the guy needs to be cut some slack and allowed to make his mark and find his feet as we all would - fuck me, landing that gig then playing live with the greatest metal band on earth - we'd all need time to settle in FFS.....Sneap can riff like a MF plus he's massively important to metal.....I love all the cap-doffing to Schenker made in this great video ....Schenker is my No 1 player.....thanks to Sweetwater for another great interview!
Great Interview. The new Priest record is one of the best metal albums I've heard lately. Saw them on the tour and they where great. Sad to miss Glenn but what are you going to do.
Richie reminds me of Doug Aldrich. Just the way both of them play with feeling and how they flow through fast runs and licks. Both of them are truly amazing
Schenker doesn't use the wah anymore, except on the older songs. He hasn't in at last 10 years but still gets those magical tones with just the guitar and his fingers. Ritchie's great and gave 'Priest an influx of energy. Great showman too, he really works the crowd. Good Interview.
Which one? There are hundreds of them, north America has about 4 accents, the UK has about 4 accents every town. America doesn't have much history before railways, when accents were developed isolated from all other accents, but Europe has thousands of years of it. Hence why Brits all understand each other but Americans only understand Americans, they are used to listening to far more accent variations than we are in America.
Analysing how to make music , speculating about which cord is going with which one, trying to make musik technical with a manual many seam to speculate in...is the biggest mistake of all time...THATS why Riche and guitarist music makers like him are totally right ;) its about making you're own, finding the things technical musicians will never achieve ..... thats a fact ;)
