What an underrated producer.”. Slipknot's Mick Thomson: the albums that changed my life; In an equally eerie scenario, singer Rob Halford actually got the inspiration for the lyrics for Living After Midnight as his bandmates kept him awake by blasting out riffs and drum beats in the studio below. }; All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. “The air guitarists, and everybody piling onto a coach, those were early days of videos,” Glenn says of Priest’s comedic vent. })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hmm...looks to me it's about a strip club. And in the morning you go back to work, school, college or whatever. Like the song says in the Chorus:Living after Midnight, Rocking to the Dawn, Loving till the Morning, Then I'm Gone, I'm Gone. Bath “Although I say so myself, British Steel is a very, very good album,” says guitarist Glenn Tipton. “What came out was a set of very simple yet effective songs that, I’d like to think, helped to shape what else was going on [in heavy rock music] at the time.”. I’m gonna floor you No part of this website may be reprinted without permission. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? I took the city ’bout 1 AM Loaded, loaded I’m all geared up to scare again Loaded, loaded I come alive in a neon light That’s when I make my moves right. “He came downstairs to complain and said, ‘Hey, guys, come on. You got thrash, Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith: “When we hit America things kicked in with booze and drugs, using it as a crutch”, Ex-Children Of Bodom duo form Bodom After Midnight to cover Children Of Bodom. God of the Mind Sickened Mine Parasite Dehumanized 3 Midlife Crisis Living After Midnight. Then he probably wakes up around 3 to 5 in the afternoon, That's if he gets 8 hours of sleep like most average people do. BA1 1UA. “I’ll always recall that 1980 was a great summer, and being in such an inspirational surrounding definitely rubbed off on us,” he continues. (He also recorded the sound of smashed milk bottles and a police siren for Priest’s more commercial-sounding Breaking The Law. ), “We used to make our own samples in those days, and Tom had such great ideas. (Example, Livin' After Midnight, rockin' to the dawn, lovin' till the morning, then I'm gone.) (Metal Hammer) 22 January 2019, How John Lennon accidentally inspired a metal classic that sounded like “Clint Eastwood clutching a condom”. Andy had helped to produce the band’s latest record, Firepower. document.write('');var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; All copyrights to Disturbed lyrics and music belong to Disturbed. “We had gone into Tittenhurst Park, the home of Ringo Starr, who had bought it from John Lennon, after a previous attempt at another studio, and with only half of its songs written. Like the song says in the Chorus:Living after Midnight, Rocking to … First Single from Evolution, New Album EVOLUTION Drops on October 19th. Since then, health allowing, Glenn has continued to make appearances with Priest whenever possible and in the summer of 2018 he helped them wrap their spot at the Bloodstock festival as part of a rousing four-song encore that closed with a triumphant Living After Midnight. Then he probably wakes up around 3 to 5 in the afternoon, That's if he gets 8 hours of sleep like most average people do. “It was absolutely pivotal in breaking the band in many parts of the world,” Rob agrees. If the song’s swaggering, chest-beating, nocturnal-themed lyric – ‘I’m getting hotter by the hour/Loaded, loaded’ – seemed to set up Rob as a bit of an all-conquering, love-’em-and-leave-’em sex machine, then the singer has no complaints. Stays up very late and goes to bed sometime around 7 to 9 in the morning. Both men agree that the vision of producer Tom Allom, who had been retained after the band’s 1979 live album, Unleashed In The East, was fundamental to the project’s success. I sometimes think that even we [the band] overlooked his importance,” Glenn offers. artist: "Judas Priest", Loaded, loaded I took the city ’bout 1 AM Then I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m aiming for you Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn Lovin' 'til the morning, then I'm gone, I'm gone I took the city 'bout one A.M, loaded, loaded I'm all geared up to score again, loaded, loaded I come alive in the neon light That's when I make my moves right Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn Lovin' 'til the morning, then I'm gone, I'm gone I come alive in a neon light THE #1 SOURCE FOR ALL OFFICIAL DISTURBED LYRICS AND SONG MEANINGS, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, ARE YOU READY? Living After Midnight, the first of the album’s three huge hit singles (the others being Breaking The Law and United), was among the songs conceived so spontaneously at Tittenhurst, the Georgian country house near Ascot. © The Lost Children. “It was one of those lucky spontaneous things that sometimes just happens.”. THE #1 SOURCE FOR ALL OFFICIAL DISTURBED LYRICS AND SONG MEANINGS. You will receive a verification email shortly. British Steel, the Birmingham-based group’s sixth studio record, was a masterclass in leather-and-studs bombast. “He is such a diplomatic guy, and great at getting guitar and drum sounds. LOST CHILDREN. “That’s how easy it was to conceive a Priest classic,” laughs the band’s former guitarist KK Downing now. By gone I think he means he got tired and went to bed. Stays up very late and goes to bed sometime around 7 to 9 in the morning. I think The Song is about someone who is a Big Night Owl. EVOLUTION. "Then I'm gone"= a hangover and sleeping the day away. It’s therapeutic – nothing more and nothing less.”. The Lost Children 2. Rockin’ ’till the dawn Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I’m getting harder by the house By Metallica’s Lars Ulrich left “stunned” by Miley Cyrus’ Chris Cornell tribute, Vote for the greatest Pantera song of all time, Ozzy’s bat-biting anniversary celebrated with plush bat toy, Slipknot's Mick Thomson: the albums that changed my life, Stop everything! adunit_id: 100001411, “You could almost visualise the white piano in the corner.”. Copyright © 2020 DISTURBEDpedia. var opts = { Perhaps astonishingly, given the song’s enduring popularity, Judas Priest have on occasion dropped it from their live shows. The joint starts flyin’ when I begin. Directed by Julien Temple and shot at Sheffield City Hall, it boasted Dave Holland playing an invisible drum kit. There was a problem. "Hotter by the hour"= you get so hot that you pass out from the drinking and drug dealing. “Hand on heart, I still love playing it, though,” Glenn insists. “Although corny, I still think they were great. div_id: "cf_async_" + Math.floor((Math.random() * 999999999)) In February 2018, Glenn announced that he had been diagnosed with the long-term degenerative disorder Parkinson’s Disease and stepped back from touring, the band appointing Andy Sneap of Sabbat/Hell fame as a temporary stand-in. Midnight Lyrics: Everybody know I be / Everybody know I be / Yeah, yeah... / Everybody know I be / In the club VIP, psych, not me / Old girl wanna fuck me / Yeah, she fine, I'ma give her that D :/. Please refresh the page and try again. That’s when I make my moves right, Loving after midnight David Hasselhoff is making a metal record, Crobar launches crowdfunder for Crobar mkII, Mr Bungle’s The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo: you want thrash? Maybe that was in the back of our minds.”, “There’s a lot to be said for the very famous phrase that goes: ‘Don’t bore us, get to the chorus,’” says Rob. OTHERS. You know that life isn't set I lead the pack I ain't no pretender You give as good as you get We live and die cause there's no surrender Chasing a dream as I go higher Playing it mean, my heart's on fire Living my life… "Rockin' to the dawn"= partying all night and drinking. In an equally eerie scenario, singer Rob Halford actually got the inspiration for the lyrics for Living After Midnight as his bandmates kept him awake by blasting out riffs and drum beats in the studio below. MENU MENU. What separated Judas Priest from the heavy metal crowd was their ability to marry the primal, industrial pounding that had reverberated around their industrial-heartland birthplace to a bloody good chorus. What’s missing? To me it seems like a strip club in L.A., but blame me if I'm wrong. Receive news and offers from our other brands? Loving after midnight Rockin’ ’till the dawn Lovin’ ’till the mornin’ In his autobiography, Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest, KK called Living After Midnight’s parent album British Steel “a record that had almost no faults”, though surprisingly he also admitted, “If I’m being hyper-critical, as fantastic as it sounds, the album still doesn’t quite capture how fantastic those recording sessions were. “Rob’s comment proved to be a spark for a very important song for us,” agrees Glenn. This motor’s revved up, fit to break, The air’s electric, sparking power “He came downstairs to complain and said, ‘Hey, guys, come on. “But when I said what I did, the guys went, ‘That’s a brilliant title. “It was written for that very reason, and as soon as the drum beat kicks in, everybody leaps up out of their seats. song: "Living After Midnight", Loaded, loaded "Gettin' hotter by the hour, loaded, loaded"= meaning being 'loaded' on drugs (Example, loaded, loaded.) My pulse is racing, I’m hot to take Judas Priest celebrated the 30th anniversary of British Steel by performing the album in its entirety on a North American tour. It’s gone midnight.’ Which shouldn’t really have bothered such a metal icon as Rob,” Glenn says, laughing at the memory. I’m all geared up to scare again /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ Visit our corporate site. Living after midnight Rockin’ to the dawn Lovin’ ’till the morning Then I’m gone, I’m gone. Living after midnight Rockin' to the dawn Lovin' till the morning then I'm gone I'm gone I took the city 'bout 1 A.M Loaded, loaded I'm all geared up to score again Loaded, loaded I come alive in the neon light That's when I make my moves right Living after midnight Rockin' to … “In this instance we took it pretty literally.”. Heavy metal is all about getting together with your mates, donning the gear, drinking a few beers and watching some great music. All rights reserved. In 2011, of course, KK Downing retired from the band, who replaced him with Richie Faulkner. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. “One night while we were there, John Lennon was on the TV playing Imagine, and of course it was very weird to be in the actual room where he’d been filmed,” Tipton remembers. In those pre-sampling days, Tom suggested the band raid the studio’s kitchen to rattle trays of cutlery as an enhancement of the ominous grind of Metal Gods. Write it down.”. My body’s coming all night long, Got gleaming chrome reflectin’ steel I have no idea.” KK also revealed that producer Tom had invited the members of Def Leppard to sit in as Priest blasted out their riffs (“they sat quietly and were friendly and respectful”). Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Loaded, loaded Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, The world’s biggest and best metal magazine. 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