Judas Priest appreciation thread.

[espquade]

 

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[DanTravis62]

 

[espquade]

Screaming for Vengeance
Defenders of the Faith
PainKiller

3 of my favorite albums by them , but such a big fan that most of their albums are really good and their latest Firepower as well!

 

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[napalmdeath]

British Steel, Screaming For Vengeance and Hell Bent For Leather for me. Unleashed In The East is way up there for me too.

My favorite band of all time, no question. King Diamond is probably #2.

This is Priest to me.

 

[4406cuda]

Love Unleashed In The East!!!

 

[thegame]

Name a more versatile metal band. You CAN'T!!! There's not many metal sub-genres they've NOT touched upon, either by inventing it themselves or years later being influenced by it. There's other non-metal influences in the music as well throughout their career.

18 studio albums of which only 6 are not very good (Rocka Rolla, Turbo, Ram it Down, Demolition, Nostradamus, Redeemer of Souls).
So what other classic metal band has such a high batting average of 0.666 ?

 

[napalmdeath]

Name a more versatile metal band. You CAN'T!!! There's not many metal sub-genres they've NOT touched upon, either by inventing it themselves or years later being influenced by it. There's other non-metal influences in the music as well throughout their career.

18 studio albums of which only 6 are not very good (Rocka Rolla, Turbo, Ram it Down, Demolition, Nostradamus, Redeemer of Souls).
So what other classic metal band has such a high batting average of 0.666 ?

Rocka Rolla is a Classic. They were still finding an identity, so I wouldn't count it as not very good, by any means. It was their beginning.

 

[napalmdeath]

Love Unleashed In The East!!!

It's actually the first Priest I owned! Cassette!

 

[thegame]

Rocka Rolla is a Classic. They were still finding an identity, so I wouldn't count it as not very good, by any means. It was their beginning.

Even by the late 70's, no songs from Rocka Rolla survived staying in their setlist. I'd say that's a good indicator it's not a classic.

 

[PBGas]

Always a fan of the Priest!

 

[espquade]

It's actually the first Priest I owned! Cassette!

Yeah, Unleashed in the East is a classic. I remember buying the cassette and riding my bike around my neighborhood with my boombox blasting it so all my neighbor's could enjoy it as well...

 

[MadAsAHatter]

I love this one

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

Always loved this song, of course there are so many Priest classics and obvious ones but this one sometimes comes under the radar…

 

[espquade]

Always loved this song, of course there are so many Priest classics and obvious ones but this one sometimes comes under the radar…

Always a badass song !

 

[espquade]

Even by the late 70's, no songs from Rocka Rolla survived staying in their setlist. I'd say that's a good indicator it's not a classic.

I'd venture to say that the definition of a classic is in the ears of the beholder. Maybe not a classic to some but to others yes and that's the beauty of music in general in how it affects you and makes you feel and I think that is something that we all can agree on.

 

[4406cuda]

I have fond memories of listening to Rocka Rolla when I was a young teenager with my buddies on a summer day in New York City.

Damn, that feels like a life time ago.

 

[rallye440]

Judas Priest has always been the most important band for me since early eighties. They are the true pioneers of heavy metal.

 

[4406cuda]