Judas Priest (Official Thread)

[Big Ears]

I thought Rob Halford's Fight and Glenn Tipton's solo albums were pretty good. On the other hand, I did not care much for Halford's work with Roy Z, although I might feel different if I heard it now. I haven't heard Tim Owens' albums with Judus Priest.

 

[Sweaty]

I remember Fight being very popular and I still have their first album on vinyl but haven't played their stuff for years, may try and pick a CD or two up

 

[Matt]

Haven't been on here in a loooooooooong time, here are a few general Priest opinions I have on my mind (they still remain my fave metal band):

- Sad Wings of Destiny is far and away the best album Priest ever made (it's one of my favourite albums ever, even). Victim of Changes is incredible; Dreamer Deceiver-Deceiver is an absolute gem (if they played that live ever on a modern tour I think I'd spontaneously combust with happiness); there's a beautiful, haunting loneliness to Epitaph; The Ripper is one of the best short songs Priest ever did (and also earned Tim Owens his nickname); and Tyrant contains a killer duel guitar solo and some of my favourite Priest lyrics ever (Rob and Glenn's harmony on the pre-verse).

- Les Binks is the best drummer Priest ever had. He did drums on Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather (AKA Killing Machine) and Unleashed in the Studio; but some of his techniques were out of this world, for example Exciter:
Judas Priest - Exciter - YouTube
Shame he never fitted the mold they sought for the 1980s (too complex; hence Mr Holland arrived), I genuinely believed he could have gone down as one of the best metal drummers of all time. Travis is very good, but I don't really like the way he overcomplicates the beats to a lot of their 80s hits (AKA the Holland era). Binks also came up with the guitar rhythm for Beyond the Realms of Death

- Ian Hill doesn't get half the credit he deserves. He's now the only constant there has ever been in Priest and has changed his playing so many times to fit in with the various different drummers and styles they've employed over the years. It's a bit sad I suppose how guitar-orientated Priest became, because it led to him becoming a very unnoticeable bassist IMO, look back to 70s Priest and he had some absolutely brilliant bass lines.

- Richie Faulkner is one of the best 'young' guitar players I've ever seen in my life. He was an absolute tank during the Epitaph concert and I can't wait to see what impact he's had on Priest's new album (should be out around summer I believe). He gets a bit too preoccupied with the crowd at times, but Christ can he play guitar.

 

[Rocking Jodi]

I listened to Judas Priest in high school all the time. I used to blare them out of my 69 Cougar XR7. Oh those were the days...My favorite songs are Living After Midnight, Green Manalishi and Heading Out To The Highway.

 

[Malikarcanum]

Good post, but one thing in particular sticks out to me:

69 Cougar XR7.

 

[Rocking Jodi]

Good post, but one thing in particular sticks out to me:

That was my first car. I sure miss it.

 

[Pappy]

I listened to Judas Priest in high school all the time. I used to blare them out of my 69 Cougar XR7. Oh those were the days...My favorite songs are Living After Midnight, Green Manalishi and Heading Out To The Highway.

For some odd reason that reminded me of a Priest story. I had worked an early shift on a Sunday morning. i was headed home as everyone else was going to church. So there I was driving with the windows down and Painkiller comes on. As everyone knows the song doesn't work if the volume is down. You have to crank it way the hell up. So I did. I'm totally rocking out...also required. I hit a stop light and then look over and see a car full of old ladies in their Sunday best heading for church staring at me. THEY WERE HORRIFIED.

 

[KingM]

Haven't been on here in a loooooooooong time, here are a few general Priest opinions I have on my mind (they still remain my fave metal band):

- Sad Wings of Destiny is far and away the best album Priest ever made (it's one of my favourite albums ever, even). Victim of Changes is incredible; Dreamer Deceiver-Deceiver is an absolute gem (if they played that live ever on a modern tour I think I'd spontaneously combust with happiness); there's a beautiful, haunting loneliness to Epitaph; The Ripper is one of the best short songs Priest ever did (and also earned Tim Owens his nickname); and Tyrant contains a killer duel guitar solo and some of my favourite Priest lyrics ever (Rob and Glenn's harmony on the pre-verse).

I absolutely love this album, although I don't know. Stained Class is right up there.

You've seen the Dreamer Deceiver live version video, right? That's kick-ass awesome. Also, Genocide is one of the weaker songs on this album, IMO, although still pretty good, but the live version on Unleashed from the East really dials this song up to 11.

 

[Pappy]

I absolutely love this album, although I don't know. Stained Class is right up there.

You've seen the Dreamer Deceiver live version video, right? That's kick-ass awesome. Also, Genocide is one of the weaker songs on this album, IMO, although still pretty good, but the live version on Unleashed from the East really dials this song up to 11.

Now this is THE version of Genocide

 

[KingM]

Now this is THE version of Genocide

Crap, I already dialed the amp up to 11. Where do I go from here???