Time for my personal favorite Judas Priest album, similar to some other bands in my collection I didn't start at the beginning, in this case "Hell Bent For Leather" was my entry to Priest. I bought the vinyl album when it came out in 1979, and I had never heard anything quite like it. Unlike Stained Glass, Priest was a little mellower on this one, still some gut wrenching metal of course but showed the softer side as well, just listen to Before the Dawn if you don't believe me.
This record is in my top 50 all time pantheon of music, I still love it as much now as the day I bought it. Some of you bought the same album but it was called "The Killing Machine" in North America, I have no idea why mine was different, the track list was identical.
Hell Bent For Leather was the first Judas Priest album I bought too and it's still one of my faves. I recall buying it on cassette tape at a Sears near Detroit around 1983 for only about $5. It was called Hell Bent For Leather too.
Absolutley love "Before the Dawn" LG.. JP is so excellent and those types of Ballads. They have it down and in concert.. Holy Crap!! When they did "Beyond The Realms of Death" A huge lighted star slowly came down over the stage.. It was like a moment in time I will never forget..
At the time we were aloud to camp out outside the arena where the concert was going to be in order to buy tickets.. Imagine that.. Judas Priest fans all together all night long.. No cops called.. Nobody got out of control.. It was just awesome.. Every once in awhile you would hear some dude yell out WE ARE GOING TO SEE.... JUDAS PRIEST!! YA BABY!! and everybody would laugh and clap.. Good times man..
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Okay after my personal favorite Priest studio album came "British Steel" in 1980. This album catapulted JP to the big leagues as well as being a Monster as far as influencing the entire NWOBHM movement. A little more accessible than their previous albums this one gave them two hit songs, and they began headlining their own tours. Plenty has been written about this record and it's historical impact, but I just think it Kicks Ass!...
Metal Gods. (Some fans speculate that this song was written with the intention of providing the band with a nickname.)
Last edited by Lord Grendel; 01-08-2010 at 10:23 AM.
Question for you LG without me looking it up but did British Steel come out BEFORE "Hell Bent For Leather"??? I just remember I wasn't impressed a whole lot with Hell Bent over British Steel..
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It's simple to be wise.. Just Walk To The Edge Of Your World.. And I'll Meet You There..
British Steel (The album that gave them a larger audience.)
Well there you go.. I don't have "Unleashed " and MP got onto me about that.. But it proves why I didn't really like Hell Bent all that much.
I felt that JP was kinda changing..
Their earlier stuff was just so Raw..
And finally when British Steel came out.. I was all happy to hear Metal Gods, Living After Midnight, Grinder, Breaking the Law.. And the great tune.. You don't have to be old to be wise..
Excellent LP..
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It's simple to be wise.. Just Walk To The Edge Of Your World.. And I'll Meet You There..
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That's cotton candy music there Brother.. You must be getting old..
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