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Halford coming out was particularly noteworthy...

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Apr 29 '13, 14:48

given the genre of music and the fact that it was before the recent relatively accepting environment.

I love all the JP Heads going back and re-reading the lyrics while looking at pictures of him in studded leather. That had to eff with some lil homophobe heads big time...

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They also looked back at pics of Queen and "realised" why Freddie Mercury was always dressed differently than the others -- nm - zork Apr 29, 15:03 3
- He was from an era when people didn't care about sexuality as much. Judas Priest was big here in the uptight eighties -- nm - con_carne Apr 29, 15:06 2
  - seriously? - zork Apr 29, 15:11 1
    - except for that last part (which, unfortunately, still lives), this. - b. Apr 29, 15:15
yep. that was big. -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 14:54 4
- he liked to prance around a stage in leather bondage outfits - charlie Apr 29, 14:57 3
  - You know what else is fun? The video for Hot Rockin' -- (link) - con_carne Apr 29, 15:11 [youtube] 1
    - the first :45 of this is hilarious. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 29, 15:22
  - Yeah but in the Bible Belt no one thought anything other than he's a crazy English. -- nm - Remlik Apr 29, 14:59
Yup. It was really surprising to me and opened my eyes a bit more. -- nm - Krusty Apr 29, 14:52

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