Todd Michael Hall - 'Desert Plains' (Judas Priest live vocal cover)

Full moon is rising
The sky is black
I need your call I'm coming back
The road is straight cast
Wind's in my eyes
The engine roars between my thighs

From desert plains I bring you love
From desert plains I bring you love

Wild mountain thunder
Echoes my quest
My body aches but I'll not rest
Quartz light to guide me
Till sunrise leads
My passion screams, my heart it bleeds

From desert plains I bring you love
From desert plains I bring you love

Then in the distance
I see you stand
On the horizon you raise your hand
In burning rubber
I end my quest
You fall into my arms at last

From desert plains I bring you love
From desert plains I bring you love

Ο Todd Michael Hall έγινε γνωστός στο "μεταλλικό" κοινό λόγω της παρουσίας του στους Riot V (τα τελευταία δώδεκα έτη). Παράλληλα έχουμε ακούσει την φωνή του σε δίσκους των Jack Starr's Burning Starr, Timo Tolkki's Avalon, Reverence κλπ.

Παράλληλα "τρέχει" και την προσωπική του καριέρα, στην οποία προστέθηκε ένας ακόμη δίσκος. "Off the Rails" ο τίτλος και "βγήκε" στην "καρδιά" του περασμένου φθινοπώρου. Στο πλευρό του Todd ο κιθαρίστας (των Metal Church, Presto Ballet κλπ) Kurdt Vanderhoof.

Σήμερα θα τον παρακολουθήσουμε, σε βίντεο, να αποδίδει (φωνητικά) το τραγούδι των Judas Priest "Desert Plains" (από τον δίσκο των Priest "Point of Entry" που κυκλοφόρησε τον Φεβρουάριο του 1981) και να μας λέει σχετικά:

«My brother Jon loved the British Steel and Point Of Entry albums from Judas Priest. We used to cover songs from them and one of my favorites was "Desert Plains", which still elicits great memories for me. Rob Halford is a legend. What more can I say? Special thanks to Rob and the guys from Judas Priest for the incredible music that inspires us to this day.

On the technical side:

I am calling this a live vocal cover, because I sang the song from beginning to end in one take without any vocal dubs or edits. This song fits my voice well. I sang a little too loud on my first take, which lead to vocal fatigue at the end, so I dialed it back a little for the second take. This was my second full attempt of the song.

The music came from Moises (with just the lead vocal deleted). I sent my vocal track and the music track to my friend Kurdt Vanderhoof who added some effects to the vocals and blended them in with the music. Special thanks to Kurdt for his assistance.»