Point of Entry fans will get their fix with Live in London because there are compelling versions of Heading out to the Highway and Desert Plains. Also satisfying are classics like Victim of Changes, Green Manalishi (with the two pronged crown), Running Wild, Hell Bent for Leather, Hellion/Electric Eye, You Got Another Thing Comin (of course!), The Sentinel, and the "what's my name?" song: Ripper. in for sur-prise ... you're in for a sho-OCK!

The one thing that Halford is going to have a difficult time bringing back to Priest is Tim Owens obvious deep admiration and passion for the band which can be heard and felt in his amazingly similar vocals. He parted with the band on good terms it seems, so if Halford has another change of heart after their 30 year reunion, we may not have heard the last of Tim Owens.

My only complaint, and it's a big one, is that we've already heard the melancholy Beyond the Realms of Death, the semi-acoustic mellow-to-metal version of Diamonds and Rust and too many other songs sung by Ripper and backed by the band on their previously released live CD '98 Meltdown. In fact, if you compare these two live CDs you'll find that both contain *18* of the same songs. And if you listen to both they are all too similar versions as well. Therefore, if you already own '98 Meltdown, you didn't like Demolition and you aren't sentimental to possessing/collecting possibly Ripper Owens' Priest swan song, then you have very little reason to buy this CD.

In summary, Live in London is as familiar and somewhat predictable as the signature Priest Harley riding in for a whipping encore performance of Hell Bent for Leather. It isn't quite the same caliber as Unleashed in The East or even the later Priest Live, but it shouldn't taint Ripper Owens resume nor leave heavy metal Priest fans screaming for vengeance. Priest, we'll see you on tour in 2004! Grade B-