![]() ![]() They alleged the command in the song triggered the suicide attempt. Vance's parents and their legal team, headed by Nevada attorney Ken McKenna, subsequently alleged that a subliminal message of "do it" had been included in the song. Vance followed, but survived the self-inflicted gunshot wound with a severely disfigured face. Belknap placed a 12-gauge shotgun under his own chin and proceeded to fire the weapon, dying instantly. On 23 December 1985, Vance and Belknap became intoxicated before going to a playground at a Lutheran church in Reno. In the middle of 1990, Judas Priest were involved in a civil action that alleged they were responsible for the 1985 suicide attempts of 20-year-old James Vance and 18-year-old Ray Belknap in Reno, Nevada, US. The band was reportedly impressed with the production Guthrie did on "Better by You, Better than Me", as it stood out in comparison to the overly thin, flat sound that had plagued their albums up to this point they would ask him to produce their next album, Killing Machine. It was recorded in a separate session with James Guthrie, as Dennis MacKay had moved on to other projects and was no longer available. The song was a last-minute addition to the album when CBS Records insisted on including another more commercial track to liven up a record with which a majority of the songs have a very dark and sinister undertone. Judas Priest's rendition of "Better by You, Better than Me" is faster than Spooky Tooth's and adds a short vocal bridge. ![]() Judas Priest version "Better by You, Better than Me" The lawsuit alleged that the band's recording contained hidden messages which were responsible for influencing a pair of young men in Sparks, Nevada, to make a suicide pact in 1985. In 1990, a 1978 cover version by heavy metal band Judas Priest was the subject of a much-publicized "subliminal message trial". ![]() The song appeared on the album Spooky Two and was composed by keyboardist Gary Wright. " Better by You, Better than Me" is a 1969 song by the English rock band Spooky Tooth. ![]()
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