Judas Priest

[ThrashMaster27]

Hmmm... it is tough, I admit.

Exciter, Better By You Better Than Me and Stained Class are all iconic JP songs.

However, as an album, Stained Class simply can't rival the non-stop awesomeness of Painkiller.

And besides, my favourite "classic" Priest album is still Sad Wings Of Destiny. ;)

You don't consider Stained Class to be "classic" Priest? I mean it was only a few years after Sad Wings and in the 70's era.

As far as the Painkiller and Stained Class debate goes, it depends on my mood. If I wanna headbang then I'll put Painkiller on. If I want some foot tapping addictive music, then I'll put Stained Class on. If I had to choose I'd say Stained Class. It was the second Priest album I got after British Steel, so I was pleasantly suprised as you can expect.

NP: Mercyful Fate - Doomed By The Living Dead

[Riva]

You don't consider Stained Class to be "classic" Priest? I mean it was only a few years after Sad Wings and in the 70's era.

As far as the Painkiller and Stained Class debate goes, it depends on my mood. If I wanna headbang then I'll put Painkiller on. If I want some foot tapping addictive music, then I'll put Stained Class on. If I had to choose I'd say Stained Class. It was the second Priest album I got after British Steel, so I was pleasantly suprised as you can expect.

NP: Mercyful Fate - Doomed By The Living Dead

I'd highlight where I said "favourite classic Priest album" in my post, thereby saying that although Stained Class is a classic era Priest album, I still prefer Sad Wings Of Destiny to be my favourite, but you can just look at your quote and see that. :)

And yeah, it depends on the mood, too.

Haven't seen you on the forums for a while, actually.

[ThrashMaster27]

I'd highlight where I said "favourite classic Priest album" in my post, thereby saying that although Stained Class is a classic era Priest album, I still prefer Sad Wings Of Destiny to be my favourite, but you can just look at your quote and see that. :)

And yeah, it depends on the mood, too.

Haven't seen you on the forums for a while, actually.

Ahhh, now I see! I was just reading that a bit wrong. Probably cause I can't believe someone would choose Sad Wings over Stained Class :p

But then again, you think Ram It Down is a great album. You're not to be trusted!

Yeah, I don't frequent the forums as much anymore due to work and such. Anyway, the forums have gone downhill... letting Jonny boy win RMOTM? blasphemy I say.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

:'(

you'll pay.

[Rrrrrrr]

Man, I can't believe I never noticed how good Les Binks' drumming on White Heat, Red Hot is. The song's got some nice riffs too.

[Riva]

Priest have had some good drummers in their time.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Double bass on Exciter = Win.

Not to mention Scott Travis.

[ThrashMaster27]

Yeah, Les Bink is probably my fave Priest drummer, even if Scott Travis would run rings around him speed wise.

Shame about Dave Holland. In more ways than one...

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Shame about Dave Holland. In more ways than one...
hahaha indeed.

[Laztec]

can anyone recommend any priest album in the style of "painkiller" ? Thanks

[Deth]

Ram it Dowm is probably the closest, but check out Judas Rising and Hellrider from the new album as well.

[Shout it Out]

can anyone recommend any priest album in the style of "painkiller" ? ThanksRam it Down and Angel of Retribution


damn beat me to it.

[Riva]

Painkiller, so far, has been fairly unique.

[-The Frank]

So, i just bought british steel and to be honest i was a bit dissapointed.

though i havent really given it a proper listen...

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Metal Gods is my favourite off that album.

[ThrashMaster27]

Metal Gods is my favourite off that album.

Pfft, Grinder by far.

British Steel is an average album. It's pushed up quite high on my Priest list cause it was the first album I heard of theirs. Infact, it's in my top 5... or maybe 6.

[-The Frank]

Pfft, Grinder by far.

British Steel is an average album. It's pushed up quite high on my Priest list cause it was the first album I heard of theirs. Infact, it's in my top 5... or maybe 6.

Well since the only other priest album i own is painkiller, i expected alot different.

[Riva]

Well, Breakin' The Law contains one of the most iconic metal riffs of the '80s.

Metal Gods is great, yes, but Grinder is for the win.

And Painkiller is fairly unique for Judas Priest. British Steel is fairly representative of their transition period from hard rock to speed metal.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Get Sad Wings Of Destiny, Stained Class and Screaming For Vengeance, Frank. They are all tops.

[Deth]

^^Troof

I like British Steel. It ain't intellectual, but when I need a quick metal burst it fits perfectly.

Rapid Fire and Metal Gods are the best off the album FYI.

[Rrrrrrr]

can anyone recommend any priest album in the style of "painkiller" ? Thanks
In addition to the ones recommended by the others, check out Screaming For Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith. Not really Painkiller style, but they have their share of speed.

[-The Frank]

Get Sad Wings Of Destiny, Stained Class and Screaming For Vengeance, Frank. They are all tops.

Screaming for vengence and Sad wings of destiny were actually the next two albums i was planning on buying anyway. I might go out in the next week and try pick them up. :thumb:

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Excellent.

I still need to buy Sad Wings :upset:

[-The Frank]

Excellent.

I still need to buy Sad Wings :upset:

I was going for sad wings but british steel was only $15 where as Sad wings was $23.

At that point i really just wanted more priest, so i didnt mind since i wanted to get british steel anwyay

[Riva]

Sad Wings of Destiny is just so gosh darn awesome, though.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

The tracks I've heard (the ones on UITE) are bloody amazing.

[Saxon Priest]

Glenn Tipton plays some of my favourite solos; Electric Eye, Painkiller, Beyond the Realms of Death, Exciter and Demonizer to say a few.

[Deth]

I've always been more of a Downing fan myself. It's weird how we don't know who wrote what riff though.

[Saxon Priest]

I think Glenn has more style and more agility with his fingers, don't get me wrong K.K is decent but I feel Glenn is better.

[Riva]

I like Glenn better, really. Like Saxon said, he's got more flair.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

From watching Rising In The East, I would also say Glenn.

[Deth]

God, I feel like an idiot. Yeah, it's Glen I prefer. I mixed them up for some reason.

[Riva]

The solo on Ram It Down is a monster though.

[Rrrrrrr]

Hot Rockin has such an awesome solo. I can't think of any other instance where pinch harmonics actually sound so damned catchy.

/waits to be ripped up by Riva for speaking well of Point of Entry

[Lunch]

I just bought Screaming for Vengeance yesterday. Awesome album.

[Bub]

What's mx's opinion on the idea for the new album?
Check the official site www.judaspriest.com for information

The concept album idea on the works of Nostradamus.
Not much info is given but we cna speculate what we'll expect it to be like

[Riva]

Hot Rockin has such an awesome solo. I can't think of any other instance where pinch harmonics actually sound so damned catchy.

/waits to be ripped up by Riva for speaking well of Point of Entry

Hehe, Point of Entry has it's good parts. You may speak well of it. Hot Rockin' is a great song.

I just bought Screaming for Vengeance yesterday. Awesome album.

Yes, that was a brilliant blind buy on your part.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I just bought Screaming for Vengeance yesterday. Awesome album.
:cool:

The Hellion/Electric Eye is one of my favourite Priest tracks.

[Deth]

What's mx's opinion on the idea for the new album?
Check the official site www.judaspriest.com for information

The concept album idea on the works of Nostradamus.
Not much info is given but we cna speculate what we'll expect it to be like
I'm skeptical, but I'm sure it will be good. It will either be the best thing they've made or the cheesiest thing ever, which is still fine I suppose.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I agree with what Deth said.

NP: Overkill - Rotten To The Core

[rippa32]

How do you know whos playing what betwen Tipton and Downing?

[Rrrrrrr]

Look it up here (http://members.firstinter.net/markster/MENU.html)

[MetalOz]

Look it up here (http://members.firstinter.net/markster/MENU.html)

Wow, that website is an awesome collection of Priest info...

I just started reading and next thing I know, 2 hours have gone by...

[Neoteric]

So I was playing The Ripper full blast with all the windows open today :cool:

[Deth]

\m/

UITE version or album version? It makes all the difference.

[FatalEnergy]

The Unleashed in the East version shreds. It totally helps out all the old songs.

/Wears Hell Bent For Leather shirt with pride

[Deth]

Yeah, it sounds great. I still love the album versions, despite nonexistant guitar sounds on Stained Class.

[Rrrrrrr]

Wow, that website is an awesome collection of Priest info...

I just started reading and next thing I know, 2 hours have gone by...
I know the feeling :(

So much unfinished homework...

[Riva]

Hehe, I nearly missed my lecture yesterday reading that stuff.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Wow theres loads of info there. It takes so bloody long for my computer to load those pages though.

[666Ozzfan]

Hehe, I nearly missed my lecture yesterday reading that stuff.

I did miss my lecture...:eek:

[Deth]

I love that site, but it's set up terribly. The layout is awful.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Yeah, the layout is shocking.

[Riva]

It's bloody annoying.

[Saxon Priest]

I like Glenn better, really. Like Saxon said, he's got more flair.



A good example of showing Glenn's skill over K.K's would be Defenders of the Faith, listen to the solo on the first track, that's Glenn and then the second track it's K.K after that it's easy to tell who is playing which solo because K.K uses a lot more artificial harmonics and has slightly less speed about him. :thumb:

[Shout it Out]

With most two guitarist bands theres always that dynamic of having a main lead guitarist, even if both are considered leads. Theres almost never going to be two guys that are exactly the same skill-wise, and I'm pretty sure they know that. That's probably why Glenn does most of the solos. But either way, much respect to both of em. Quite possibly the greatest guitar pair in metal.

[Hevy Tred]

Is thier new stuff worth the listen?

[Shout it Out]

Yes. It's probably one of the better comeback albums in metal.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Is thier new stuff worth the listen?
Get the old stuff first, but AOR is ok.

[Riva]

With most two guitarist bands theres always that dynamic of having a main lead guitarist, even if both are considered leads. Theres almost never going to be two guys that are exactly the same skill-wise, and I'm pretty sure they know that. That's probably why Glenn does most of the solos. But either way, much respect to both of em. Quite possibly the greatest guitar pair in metal.

Yeah, when they have dual solos it's great. Ram It Down is brilliant.

[Rrrrrrr]

Ram It Down is great, but I really love it when they solo one after the other so that it sounds like they're duelling (a la The Sentinel and Desert Plains) :D

[Apocalyptic Raids]

KK and Glenn are indeed the best guitar duo on metal. Closey followed by the H-Team :cool:

First person to know who the H-Team are gets a cookie :D

[Deth]

I want to know...

[GenuineImitation]

I have been listening to more Priest than normal. My allergies were pretty bad today so I stayed home. I think I listened to Turbo, Stained Class, British Steel and Hellbent for Leather about twice each. I think I listened to Angel of Retribution and Painkiller about 5 times each. Just felt like sharing this info with you guys.


NP: Priest - Leather Rebel

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Exodus!

Well, they used to be the Exodus duo :(

[Deth]

I need more Exodus.
I have been listening to more Priest than normal. My allergies were pretty bad today so I stayed home. I think I listened to Turbo, Stained Class, British Steel and Hellbent for Leather about twice each. I think I listened to Angel of Retribution and Painkiller about 5 times each. Just felt like sharing this info with you guys.


NP: Priest - Leather Rebel
Yeah, I've been there before.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

You need Bonded By Blood. My equal favourite album ever with Painkiller and Rust In Peace :cool:

[GenuineImitation]

As much as I have always loved Priest, I think my love for them has grown. I almost like them as much as Maiden and Dream Theater now.

[Deth]

My love for Priest has finally surpased my love for Maiden. It took a long time, but its definite now.

[GenuineImitation]

As much as I think Bruce is great, I seem to like Rob's vocals better.

[Deth]

Me too. Bruce is great, but he only really has one singing style. Rob can do Painkiller, go to Diamonds and Rust acoustic and then Metal Gods.

[Riva]

Judas Priest are my third favourite band.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

First is Pink Floyd, second is...?

[GenuineImitation]

Me too. Bruce is great, but he only really has one singing style. Rob can do Painkiller, go to Diamonds and Rust acoustic and then Metal Gods.


Very true. His voice on All Gun Blazing and United are other examples of his excellent vocal range.


NP: Living After Midnight

[-The Frank]

My love for Priest has finally surpased my love for Maiden. It took a long time, but its definite now.


............:eek::eek:.............


Im sorry, but for me maiden>priest always.

[Riva]

First is Pink Floyd, second is...?

Mike Oldfield.

http://www.last.fm/user/HeavyRiva/

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I suspected that.

[Saxon Priest]

Painkiller is my favourite Metal album with Defenders of the Faith being my fourth.

It's a close call between Priest and Maiden but Maiden have far superior basslines and more 5 star albums, and I hate Priest for Turbo and British Steel but having said that Priest have Glenn Tipton, and Ron Halford who I feel is better than Bruce Dickinson.

I'm drooling over The Sentinel right now.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Painkiller is also one of my top metal albums.

[Deth]

Painkiller is in my top 5 albums, but Stained Class could possibly take its place.

[Rrrrrrr]

Priest has always been my favourite band (hell, this is the only R&M thread I post in).

They soooo need to play Heart of a Lion live.

[GenuineImitation]

Angel of Retribution, British Steel or Painkiller are my favorite Priest albums. Im not too crazy about Screaming for Vengence. Its good, but not great in my opinion.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

They soooo need to play Heart of a Lion live.
They need to do Hard As Iron and/or Ram It Down also.

[Riva]

They need to do Hard As Iron and/or Ram It Down also.

Hard As Iron would be so damn awesome live.

[-The Frank]

I would really like to hear 'between the hammer and the anvil'. That would really kick ***

[Deth]

Who knows whats going to happen on the next tour. They'll be playing the entire new album, so the rest of the set I would imagine would be the lesser known tracks.

[Rrrrrrr]

They need to do Hard As Iron and/or Ram It Down also.
Considering Tipton messes up the Painkiller solo now, I don't think they're gonna pull off that dual lead in Ram it Down anytime soon :upset:

And they have no excuse for not playing Hard as Iron live, seeing as they've got the drummer for it now. Dave Holland was too slow for a lot of the stuff on Ram it Down, so they had to use a drum machine.

Do they play Dissident Aggressor or Dreamer Deceiver live?

Who knows whats going to happen on the next tour. They'll be playing the entire new album, so the rest of the set I would imagine would be the lesser known tracks.
Actually I imagine it would be even more of a reason to play old favourites so as to salvage the show in case the audience doesn't like the new album much.

[Riva]

Haha. I wouldn't care, as long as I could say that I saw Priest, live!

[Deth]

Actually I imagine it would be even more of a reason to play old favourites so as to salvage the show in case the audience doesn't like the new album much.
What I mean is, half the show is already going to be catered to more hardcore fans, so why not the whole thing?

Maybe it's just the fanboy speaking.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Dave Holland was too slow for a lot of the stuff on Ram it Down, so they had to use a drum machine
Wow, I didn't know that.

:(

Haha. I wouldn't care, as long as I could say that I saw Priest, live!
Heh, yeah.

[Riva]

More like Hell Yeah. You and I can go together, I'll fly down to Sydney for it.

(If they play Aus, that is).

[Deth]

priest liek to play non-prisons btw lolol

[Apocalyptic Raids]

More like Hell Yeah. You and I can go together, I'll fly down to Sydney for it.

(If they play Aus, that is).
:cool:

priest liek to play none prisons btw lolol
:mad:

<3

[Rrrrrrr]

Wow, I didn't know that.

:(
The things you learn on that Judas Priest Info Pages site...

[Riva]

priest liek to play non-prisons btw lolol

I bet if we called ourselves Folsom then everyone would want to play here.

[GenuineImitation]

Does anyone have Judas Priest's DVD "Rising in the East". Im watching it now on VH1 classics and its really amazing.


NP: Judas is Rising

[Rrrrrrr]

*Judas Rising

Lynch the sacrileger! :angry:

[Riva]

Jono bought it, I'm pretty sure.

*lynches*

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Does anyone have Judas Priest's DVD "Rising in the East". Im watching it now on VH1 classics and its really amazing.
I have it. It's quite good, though the lack of special features is disappointing.

[Deth]

I have it as well. I watched the whole thing last night, and I like it a lot more than I initially did and I liked it a lot to begin with. Sound is perfect, setlist amazing and Rob is almost perfect on everything besides Painkiller. I love it.

[Saxon Priest]

I was considering getting Rising in the East but I think I'll get Electric Eye instead, Rob looks awful now.

[Rrrrrrr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFx_kcypAGU&search=judas%20priest

:eek: at Halford with long hair. I'd love to see them play this live again.

EDIT: this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fL3b_pQppE&search=judas%20priest) too :lol:

[-The Frank]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFx_kcypAGU&search=judas%20priest

at Halford with long hair. I'd love to see them play this live again.

EDIT: this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fL3b_pQppE&search=judas%20priest) too

:amaze:

:eek::eek::eek:

oh my goodness.....

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Halford with long hair wtfwtfwtf.

[-The Frank]

Halford with long hair wtfwtfwtf.

Geddy lee+Robert plant=Halford with long hair

Not cool.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

haha yeah, Robert Plant was the first person I thought of when I saw that :lol:

[Rrrrrrr]

Yeah, my first impression from those videos was that they wanted to be Zeppelin with two guitars back then.

[Riva]

That's scarier than seeing Maynard with hair. He had a great voice back then, didn't he. Rob, I mean, not Maynard.

[victim of changes]

Strange

[Riva]

Pardon?

[Deth]

Great, now I'm all confused.

So, for my birthday I'm going to order Sin after Sin, Defenders and Ram it Down.

[Riva]

You will love the title track and Hard As Iron from Ram It Down!

I thought you were English, by the way.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Those two tracks make Ram It Down worthwhile. For the $11 I paid, anyway.

[Riva]

I only paid $5. :cool:

$5 dollars each for Ram It Down, Screaming For Vengeance and British Steel.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I paid $10 for Screaming For Vengeance, and got British Steel from the library.

[MetalOz]

Is there a way of downloading stuff from youtube? I'd love to keep a copy of that Rocka Rolla video... just for the clothes they're wearing...Yow, especially K.K.'s shirt

[Apocalyptic Raids]

http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/archives/2005/11/greased_google.php

[Deth]

You will love the title track and Hard As Iron from Ram It Down!

I thought you were English, by the way.
I have the title track and it owns.

Yeah, I'm English and living in the US. What brought that up?

[Riva]

You said that you wanted a South Florida date, but your spelling is distinctly Old World. :)

[Deth]

Wow, that's suprising. I don't usually fall back into old habits.

[Neoteric]

So, my band might be covering The Ripper...

[Apocalyptic Raids]

That is awesome. The Ripper is one of, if not my favourite Priest track. Agent Steel do a mighty fine cover too.

[dr._feelgood]

I've started to listen to Priest again for the first time in a long time lately. I always forget how good they are.

[Deth]

So does the rest of the world. They never seem to get the real respect they deserve and are only really remembered for Breaking the Law and Another Thing Comin'.

/end of rant

[Riva]

That is awesome. The Ripper is one of, if not my favourite Priest track. Agent Steel do a mighty fine cover too.

That they do, pig. That they do.

[rip-metal_rules]

Ok, has anyone noticed the similarity between the "Blood Red Skies" intro and "The Hellion?" It's just the same thing, but played in a different key. Did they just like that riff so they used it again, or is there something deeper there? Also, which one came first?

[Riva]

The Hellion came first, and I can see the similarity but I don't think it is the same thing, exactly.

[rip-metal_rules]

No, trust me, I'm a guitarist, and I'm sitting here playing both of them...they're the same thing...same scale, same melody, different positions.

[Loyal Metalhead]

It is definantly very similar. But i dont think its the EXACT same thing.

And the best priest songs are Painkiller, Hot Rock'n, The Sentinel, Turbo Lover, Turn On Your Light, Screaming For Vengence and Hell Bent For Leather. Judas Priest are a very good band and it is great that Halford is back, but Iron Maiden are still my favourite band, but only just, but Judas Priest are sitting right behind em.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Priest > Maiden

You all know I'm right :cool:

[-The Frank]

Priest < Maiden

You all know I'm right :cool:
fix'd :thumb:

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I was wondering who the first Maiden fanboy to see this would be

:p

[Riva]

And the best priest songs are Painkiller, Hot Rock'n, The Sentinel, Turbo Lover, Turn On Your Light, Screaming For Vengence and Hell Bent For Leather. Judas Priest are a very good band and it is great that Halford is back, but Iron Maiden are still my favourite band, but only just, but Judas Priest are sitting right behind em.

Painkiller, Hot Rockin', The Sentinel, Screaming For Vengeance and Hellbent For Leather, definitely. Turn On Your Light and Turbo Lover... not really. Why no love for anything from Ram It Down?

But it's great to have Halford in Priest, yeah. Especially when they are a better band than Maiden. :p

[Deth]

Priest > Maiden

You all know I'm right :cool:
Yup.

Hellbent for Leather is a pretty good album. Doesn't stand up to Stained Class but it's a solid album.

[blue3]

Priest > Maiden

You all know I'm right :cool:you always lie.

[Loyal Metalhead]

Painkiller, Hot Rockin', The Sentinel, Screaming For Vengeance and Hellbent For Leather, definitely. Turn On Your Light and Turbo Lover... not really. Why no love for anything from Ram It Down?

But it's great to have Halford in Priest, yeah. Especially when they are a better band than Maiden. :p

I chose Turn On Your Light because sometimes soft songs are good to listen to, like Angel aswell, and Turbo Lover is very underrated...

And yes Ram It Down is a mad album:thumb:, i like the songs Ram It Down, Halfords singing on Love Zone is good, Come and Get It is a great song, same with Hard As Iron, I love the lyrics to Im A Rocker, and the cover to Johnny B. Goode is great, so yeah, i do like Ram It Down lol. Is that enough love for ya? (listen to Ram It Down(the song) on repeat and at the start/end Halford screams, it seems like he just keeps holding the note then the song starts over again, its heaps cool :thumb:)

And as much as i love Judas Priest, Maiden are better, but only just. ;)

[Apocalyptic Raids]

you always lie.
lies!

[-The Frank]

Painkiller, Hot Rockin', The Sentinel, Screaming For Vengeance and Hellbent For Leather, definitely. Turn On Your Light and Turbo Lover... not really. Why no love for anything from Ram It Down?

But it's great to have Halford in Priest, yeah. Especially when they are a better band than Maiden. :p

Stop it! My eyes cannot read anymore blasphmy!


This thread makes me sad :(

/goes off to maiden thread :cool:

[Deth]

Well, it looks like it's me, Riva and AR holding out against an army of Maiden fanboys.

[MetalOz]

I like Maiden as well as Priest, they're quite different so luckily I don't have to choose one or the other. Believe it or not, in the early 80s, the big 3 bands I was into were Priest, Maiden, and the Scorpions... Unfortunately The Scorpions went in too much of a pop direction for me to follow their newer albums

[Riva]

Well, it looks like it's me, Riva and AR holding out against an army of Maiden fanboys.

Have faith! United we are strong, we are The Sentinels and nothing can stand in our way. All Guns Blazing we will Freewheel Burn over those Maiden fanboys, and Some Heads Are Gonna Roll.

Together we can Take On The World! Rock Hard Ride Free!

I like Maiden as well as Priest, they're quite different so luckily I don't have to choose one or the other. Believe it or not, in the early 80s, the big 3 bands I was into were Priest, Maiden, and the Scorpions... Unfortunately The Scorpions went in too much of a pop direction for me to follow their newer albums

Yeah, I always really enjoyed the Scorpions, but they did have a different mood to their albums later on in their career.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Well, it looks like it's me, Riva and AR holding out against an army of Maiden fanboys.

Have faith! United we are strong, we are The Sentinels and nothing can stand in our way. All Guns Blazing we will Freewheel Burn over those Maiden fanboys, and Some Heads Are Gonna Roll.

Together we can Take On The World! Rock Hard Ride Free!
:cool:

[Deth]

*salutes*

So, Take on the World is a delightfully cheesy song. Even more so than United. And as we all know with Priest more cheese = better.

[GenuineImitation]

Have faith! United we are strong, we are The Sentinels and nothing can stand in our way. All Guns Blazing we will Freewheel Burn over those Maiden fanboys, and Some Heads Are Gonna Roll.

Together we can Take On The World! Rock Hard Ride Free!




I liked that. I thought it was very creative.


NP: J. Priest - United

[Freedumb]

i saw priest in calgary on the retribution 2005 tour, with anthrax supporting. easily on eof the best shows i went to last year.
favorite priest album is ram it down, there new album is great, hellrider is my favorite track of it. my favorite priest songs would have to be diamonds and rust, victim of changes, beyond the realms of death, hellion/electric eye.
judas priest will always kick ***.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I need to see Priest.

[GenuineImitation]

I need to see Priest.



So do I. I actually need to see alot of bands when I think of it.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Yeah, same :(

[A_Guy]

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but I was watching Heavy: The Story of Metal or whatever it's called on VH1 and they a thing about Priest and it showed them in their early days with baggy hippy clothes and long hair (I couldn't even recognize Halford).

[Inpropagation]

*salutes*

So, Take on the World is a delightfully cheesy song. Even more so than United. And as we all know with Priest more cheese = better.

Priest aren't cheesy. THEY'RE ****ING METAL.

[GenuineImitation]

Priest aren't cheesy. THEY'RE ****ING METAL.


He said that song was cheesy, not Priest in general. There are plenty of metal bands that are cheesy. That doesnt mean that they are bad.

[Inpropagation]

He said that song was cheesy, not Priest in general. There are plenty of metal bands that are cheesy. That doesnt mean that they are bad.

JUDAS PRIEST ARENT SOME WIMPY CHEESE METAL BAND. THEY'RE METAL GODS.

[blue3]

i saw priest in calgary on the retribution 2005 tour, with anthrax supporting. easily on eof the best shows i went to last year.
favorite priest album is ram it down, there new album is great, hellrider is my favorite track of it. my favorite priest songs would have to be diamonds and rust, victim of changes, beyond the realms of death, hellion/electric eye.
judas priest will always kick ***.This kid I know went to that concert. She was all 'o0o0o look at my Priest shirt'. Bastard.

[Rrrrrrr]

Well, it looks like it's me, Riva and AR holding out against an army of Maiden fanboys.
Reinforcements!

I love Maiden, but I can never understand why people prefer them to Priest.

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but I was watching Heavy: The Story of Metal or whatever it's called on VH1 and they a thing about Priest and it showed them in their early days with baggy hippy clothes and long hair (I couldn't even recognize Halford).
http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=12365114&postcount=1103

[A_Guy]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=12365114&postcount=1103
Ya, i was just way too lazy to search for it.

[-The Frank]

Just downloaded unleashed(sp?) in the east, thanks to deth.
Havent gotten a chance to listen to it yet, but my expectations are very high for some reason.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Unleashed In The East is godly.

[Rrrrrrr]

Something scary (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=50:2spsa9lgq2ks~T)

[A_Guy]

Something scary (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=50:2spsa9lgq2ks~T)
O god, please make it stop

[Deth]

Priest aren't cheesy. THEY'RE ****ING METAL.
Trust me, I worship Priest more than just about anyone here.

[Rrrrrrr]

Are you sure? :p Priest is the only reason I ever post in R&M.

[4yearpro?]

the other day i bought a nice angel of retribution poster

[Apocalyptic Raids]

cool.

I found Angel of Retribution and British Steel in the library.

:cool:

[Riva]

Hehe, Aussie libraries pwn.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Yeah, they have some nice DVDs too.

[-The Frank]

eye dun go 2 librabries 2 mooch.
My library's music selection sucks.

anwyay, have you guys seen the promotional commercials for Turbo up on youtube? Halford is great in 'em

[Rrrrrrr]

Yeah, I saw those :lol: "Turbo, never leave home without it."

[GenuineImitation]

cool.

I found Angel of Retribution and British Steel in the library.

:cool:


The best album I found in my library was Incubus' "A Crow Left the Murder" : /

I have a crappy library.

On a side note, I think I'll make it a point to post in this thread more often.

[Deth]

Everyone should make a point of that.

[GenuineImitation]

Everyone should make a point of that.


Damn straight.

Whats everyones favorite Priest song right now. Mine is either United or All Guns Blazing.

[Deth]

Right now it's either Beyond the Realms of Death, Victim of Changes or Metal Gods.

[pep]

Ram it Down. The solo is killer. Im also listening to Screaming for Vengeance(the song).

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Whats everyones favorite Priest song right now
The Ripper and Hard As Iron

[A_Guy]

Ram it Down. The solo is killer. Im also listening to Screaming for Vengeance(the song).
Ya, mine too. I love the beginning.

[Rrrrrrr]

The Sentinel for me by far.

On a side note, I think I'll make it a point to post in this thread more often.
YESSSS

TOGETHER WE CAN TAKE ON ALLLLLLLLLL THE WORRRRRLLD

[Deth]

United is basically just Take on the World pt. 2 :-/

I should be picking up Defenders and Ram it Down in the next week. I need them so much.

[Inpropagation]

I OWN EVERY JUDAS PRIEST ALBUM. LOOKS LIKE I GOT YOU BEAT DETH.





















































hahdsfalsdfjsadkfja

[Deth]

*hails before ye*

All of them? I'm impressed.

[Inpropagation]

*hails before ye*

All of them? I'm impressed.

Yes, mainly because my brothers favorite band is PRIEST.

[Rrrrrrr]

Are you talking about all of them on CD? Because a bunch of torrented albums is nothing special.

If they're originals, I'd like to hunt you down with a pickaxe.

[Inpropagation]

Are you talking about all of them on CD? Because a bunch of torrented albums is nothing special.

If they're originals, I'd like to hunt you down with a pickaxe.

Um, yeah on CD.

[Rrrrrrr]

Bastard :upset:

Treat them kindly. And never forget to let them know how much you value them. You might try hissing "my preciousssss" everytime you put one in your stereo.

[Saxon Priest]

Do any of you guys know the amp settings for Judas Priest? I can't seem to fully get the sound spot on.

[Deth]

I have absolutely no idea. What era do you want to sound like?

[Saxon Priest]

Whatever, I'm not fussy.

[Rrrrrrr]

The Judas Priest website has a primitive attempt at a forum does it not? you might try asking there.

[Riva]

Yes, mainly because my brothers favorite band is PRIEST.

Oh, so they're not really yours. ;)

And yeah, United is kind of the same song as Take On The World. Still good.

[-The Frank]

Bought 'live in vengence '82' today and to be honest it was really just meh, exspecially since i bought iron maiden's 'death on the road' today aswell and that pwned

[Apocalyptic Raids]

says the Maiden fanboy! :p

[-The Frank]

i couldnt help it :p . The preist dvd was just so poorly filmed.....

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Yeah, well I bet Maiden in 2006 have a bigger budget than Priest in '81 :p

[-The Frank]

Yeah, well I bet Maiden in 2006 have a bigger budget than Priest in '81 :p
Maybe so, but durring some parts everything just went into slow motion and that bothered me lots.

*puts on maiden live at the rainbow '82 dvd*
:cool:

[BassMasterMike88]

^
Can I borrow that when your done?

and BTW I just picked up Priests "Defenders of the Faith" its been merely okay so far.

[Rrrrrrr]

and BTW I just picked up Priests "Defenders of the Faith" its been merely okay so far.
wtf

'merely okay'

Defenders has Rock Hard Ride Free, The Sentinel, Freewheel Burning, Jawbreaker and Some Heads are Gonna Roll

when was the last time you used a q-tip?

[pep]

when was the last time you used a q-tip?

lol

Anyway, i was at the music store yesterday and wasnt sure between Screaming for Vengeance and Ram it Down. In the end i picked up SFV, and its really cool, but there are some boring songs.

[BassMasterMike88]

wtf

'merely okay'

Defenders has Rock Hard Ride Free, The Sentinel, Freewheel Burning, Jawbreaker and Some Heads are Gonna Roll

when was the last time you used a q-tip?

No offence but when compared to material like Painkiller and British Steel, Defenders is not as good, and the track "Love Bites" dosen't score very high IMO

[Rrrrrrr]

Nothing can compare to Painkiller, but I can't for the life of me think why you would prefer British Steel to Defenders.

[Inpropagation]

Rest of discography > British Steel > Turbo

[Deth]

Yeah, well I bet Maiden in 2006 have a bigger budget than Priest in '81 :p
'82

I bought Defenders and Ram it Down yesterday. Defenders is fantastic and may in time become one of my favorites. Ram it Down has some great songs, but the weak songs are really weak.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Speaking of Ram It Down, I learnt some of Hard As Iron on guitar yesterday :cool:

[Riva]

'82

I bought Defenders and Ram it Down yesterday. Defenders is fantastic and may in time become one of my favorites. Ram it Down has some great songs, but the weak songs are really weak.

But Hard As Iron and Ram It Down make up for it all.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Damn right.

I still need to get Defenders >_>

[Deth]

After giving another listen to Ram it Down, I like it a lot more now than I initially did.

NP: Death - Leprosy

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I'm listening to the title track now :cool:

[FatalEnergy]

Damn right.

I still need to get Defenders >_>


Defenders is a definate must get. "Jawbreaker" and "The Sentinel" are godly

[Riva]

Yes, they really hit their stride for a while in the '80s and early '90s. Most albums from that era are must own.

[Deth]

The only thing that mildly grates at me is how polished the albums from Point of Entry to Ram it Down sound. Tom Allom took away some of the grime that made the early Priest sound better imo.

[FatalEnergy]

Point of Entry in my opinion was Priest's most boring album. That one really did nothing for me.

[lionelhutz88]

its not as bad as turbo

[Riva]

Nothing is as bad as Turbo. I think Point of Entry had some good points.

[ThrashMaster27]

Rocka Rolla woman for a Rocka Rolla man.

Rocka Rolla is great. Especially the title track. Anyway, I gave Defenders a first listen in ages about a week ago. It's a great album, but Love Bites is so Motley Crue.

Oh yeah, that Rocka Rolla reference came out of nowhere didn't it? oh well, not to worry.

NP: Gamma Ray - Victim of Changes

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Well look who it is.

Nothing wrong with a bit of Motley here and there.

[Rrrrrrr]

I like Love Bites :mad:

But then again I like every track on Defenders and Painkiller :D


NP: Dissident Aggressor
STAND! BAWL! PUNCH! CRAWL!
I know what I am, I'm Berlin! :lol:

What's that supposed to mean anyway?

[Saxon Priest]

its not as bad as turbo


Yeah, Turbo makes me cringe. I've always avoided Point of Entry and I hate British Steel with a passion.


Defenders of the Faith, Screaming for Vengeance and Painkiller are what I like to call the big 3 purely because they are 3 of the best Metal albums around. It's times like these I question how good Maiden really are when compared to Priest.

[Deth]

I like British Steel. Metal Gods, Rapid Fire, United, Grinder, Steeler and Breaking the Law are all great. I wouldn't put it in my top 3, but it's a fun listen.

[Saxon Priest]

Meh, I only like Breaking the Law, The Rage and Steeler the rest is really disposable.

[Deth]

:eek:! You think that about Metal Gods?! That's one of my favorite Priest songs.

[Saxon Priest]

I'm sorry but it's a horrible track.

[Deth]

:(

I love that song.

[Rrrrrrr]

Nothing wrong with Metal Gods, but it's not particularly special either.

Defenders of the Faith, Screaming for Vengeance and Painkiller are what I like to call the big 3 purely because they are 3 of the best Metal albums around. It's times like these I question how good Maiden really are when compared to Priest.
I can see why some people would prefer Maiden, seeing as they're more consistent in the quality of their albums. However, when Priest do it right, they blow Maiden out of the water imo : D

[Deth]

Very true. Maiden has released some amazing albums, but only Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is able to touch the best stuff Priest has put out.

My three definitive Priest albums are:
Sad Wings of Destiny
Stained Class
Painkiller

[Saxon Priest]

Nothing wrong with Metal Gods, but it's not particularly special either.


I can see why some people would prefer Maiden, seeing as they're more consistent in the quality of their albums. However, when Priest do it right, they blow Maiden out of the water imo : D



My feelings exactly, it's just whether you'd rather have consistantly brilliant or occasionally magnificent.

[Riva]

Like the shining highlights of Ram It Down.

I'd put Screaming For Vengeance above Painkiller in terms of best speed metal albums.

[Rrrrrrr]

I ... wouldn't :eek:

:p

I don't see why why you would prefer Screaming for Vengeance. It has a lot of great songs, but Take These Chains, Pain and Pleasure, Fever and Devil's Child are pretty average.

Screaming for Vengeance has Electric Eye, Bloodstone, You've Got Another Thing Comin' and the title track, but Painkiller has Leather Rebel and One Shot at Glory and eight other great songs besides.

[Riva]

Yeah, but Painkiller can get really repetitive, I've noticed. Standout tracks like Leather Rebel and One Shot At Glory are great, but sometimes I tend to let the others blur together.

[Deth]

I ... wouldn't :eek:

:p

I don't see why why you would prefer Screaming for Vengeance. It has a lot of great songs, but Take These Chains, Pain and Pleasure, Fever and Devil's Child are pretty average.

That's my problem with the album. I like it, but those songs are really weak compared with the others. Another case of the occasionally brillant, as SaxonPriest said.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Metal Gods is easily the best track off British Steel.

I prefer Painkiller to Screaming For Vengeance. I think Painkiller is more consistent that SFV. I have never thought Pain And Pleasure and the last two tracks were as good as the rest of the album.

[Deth]

I think Defenders is beating out SFV now for me. Much more consistant, even if it does lack Electric Eye.

[Jaffe]

I think Defenders of the Faith is one of their best albums too. Jawbreaker, The Sentinel, Freewheel Burning. Three outstanding tracks. But when I'm in a bad mood, nothing beats listening to Rocka Rolla. It's really some progressive stuff there. I just love Ian's freely bass playing on the whole album. Run of the Mill is definately the best track on it, and it beats all the other slower "ballads" they have ever released later. The nearly three minutes long (!) solo is just outstanding, and sounds like nothing they have ever made later! And when Mr. Halford starts the singing / screaming in the end, I nearly start to cry :p

But other than Run of the Mill, other albums have much better songs, even though many of the songs on Rocka Rolla is very addictive (One for the Road, the title track, Cheater). The second part of Dying to Meet You is great, too.

I recommend this album if you want to hear a completely different and bluesy side of Priest.

(Wow, that nearly became a review :p)

[Riva]

Yeah, I really enjoy Rocka Rolla. So much so that I used to like it more than Sad Wings Of Destiny. :eek:

[Rrrrrrr]

I think Defenders is beating out SFV now for me. Much more consistant, even if it does lack Electric Eye.
But Defenders has The Sentinel, which is my all-time favourite Priest song :D
For pretty much every song on Screaming for Vengeance, I can think of at least one Defenders track that I like better. At least three if you don't count Electric Eye.

I think Defenders of the Faith is one of their best albums too. Jawbreaker, The Sentinel, Freewheel Burning. Three outstanding tracks. But when I'm in a bad mood, nothing beats listening to Rocka Rolla. It's really some progressive stuff there. I just love Ian's freely bass playing on the whole album. Run of the Mill is definately the best track on it, and it beats all the other slower "ballads" they have ever released later. The nearly three minutes long (!) solo is just outstanding, and sounds like nothing they have ever made later! And when Mr. Halford starts the singing / screaming in the end, I nearly start to cry :p

But other than Run of the Mill, other albums have much better songs, even though many of the songs on Rocka Rolla is very addictive (One for the Road, the title track, Cheater). The second part of Dying to Meet You is great, too.

I recommend this album if you want to hear a completely different and bluesy side of Priest.
Priest are actually pretty ashamed of Rocka Rolla. They especially hated the production team. I remember reading that the producer made them cut Caviar and Meths down from a ~7 minute song to a ~2 minute instrumental. I'd have liked to hear the long version, I like the album version a lot already.

It does have some good tracks though. I love Rocka Rolla and Run of the Mill.

[Deth]

I've seen Rocka Rolla in a bookstore for cheap, so I may end up picking it up. I just really need that and Sin after Sin for me to be happy with my Priest collection.

I think I can live without Point of Entry, Turbo and the Ripper albums.

[Jaffe]

But Defenders has The Sentinel, which is my all-time favourite Priest song :D
For pretty much every song on Screaming for Vengeance, I can think of at least one Defenders track that I like better. At least three if you don't count Electric Eye.


Priest are actually pretty ashamed of Rocka Rolla. They especially hated the production team. I remember reading that the producer made them cut Caviar and Meths down from a ~7 minute song to a ~2 minute instrumental. I'd have liked to hear the long version, I like the album version a lot already.

It does have some good tracks though. I love Rocka Rolla and Run of the Mill.

They ain't ashamed of the material, it's just the bad production... And Gull Records (which owns the rights for the first two albums) won't give Priest any credits and keeps selling "Best of Priest" albums with songs from the two first albums...

If you want to hear the full length version of Caviar and Meths, Al Atkins (the former singer in Priest, which wrote it), has released it on one of his albums, along with his original version of Victom of Changes and Never Satisfied. I think the album is named "Victim of Changes".

[Rrrrrrr]

I've seen Rocka Rolla in a bookstore for cheap, so I may end up picking it up. I just really need that and Sin after Sin for me to be happy with my Priest collection.

I think I can live without Point of Entry, Turbo and the Ripper albums.
Turbo, Jugulator and Demolition I can understand, but Point of Entry has Heading out to the Highway, Desert Plains, Turning Circles, All the Way and You Say Yes (:p). The album is worth it just for the first two songs I mentioned.

And if the bastards had released Heart of a Lion on Turbo it would've made that album worth purchasing too :angry:

[MetalOz]

Anyone heard Ripper Owens' new band? Great stuff... If you liked Jugulator, you'll love it

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Welcome Jaffe, nice to see another Priest fan :)

[Riva]

Jugulator wasn't too bad. Nothing compared to the other Priest stuff though.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I have Defenders ordered at the library :cool:

[Jaffe]

Today I sat down and listened to Stained Class again (long time since last time I listened to it). It's really an amazing album! Actually, of all songs on the album, I seem to like Savage best, despite many people calling it a filler or one of the weakest on the album. Rob screams like hell on the intro!

[Saxon Priest]

I'm surprised Stained Class doesn't get the attention of Painkiller etc I really like it. Beyond the Realms of Death has my favourite guitar solo.

[Jaffe]

Yeah, I think Painkiller is a little overrated too. But don't get me wrong, it's a good album, but it get far too much attention over (what I see as) better albums, like for example Stained Class.

[Rrrrrrr]

Painkiller isn't overrated; the older Priest albums are underrated.

[Riva]

Exactly. People need to pay more attention to the late '70s, early '80s.

[Jaffe]

Exactly, Riva. All the albums from Rocka Rolla to Hell bent for Leather hold a very good quality level, and are probably quite overlooked (specially the two or three first). I wont say that British Steel and Point of Entry has the same quality that those albums have. Maybe Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith can be compared...

Anyway, the best thing about Priest, is that it's so varied from album to album. Each album has something special, a new sound, tempo, etc. If you look at other bands like for example Maiden or AC/DC, it's very often the same over and over again from album to album. If you're in a sad mood, Priest has a song for that. If you're happy, a song from Turbo will do (not kidding).

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I agree, although at the same time I like how some bands don't change their style.

It's a double edged sword, really.

[-The Frank]

Exactly, Riva. All the albums from Rocka Rolla to Hell bent for Leather hold a very good quality level, and are probably quite overlooked (specially the two or three first). I wont say that British Steel and Point of Entry has the same quality that those albums have. Maybe Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith can be compared...

Anyway, the best thing about Priest, is that it's so varied from album to album. Each album has something special, a new sound, tempo, etc. If you look at other bands like for example Maiden or AC/DC, it's very often the same over and over again from album to album. If you're in a sad mood, Priest has a song for that. If you're happy, a song from Turbo will do (not kidding).

Hardly, go listen to the album 'killers' then the album 'somewhere in time' :rolleyes:

[Jaffe]

Hardly, go listen to the album 'killers' then the album 'somewhere in time' :rolleyes:

Well, by that I meant songs from Maiden with Bruce, sorry. Their two first albums are quite different. But listen to something from the other albums with Bruce.

Allthough, I kinda expected that answer from you, since you are a fanboy...

[Riva]

If you're happy, a song from Turbo will do (not kidding).

Haha. If I'm happy I don't want to be depressed by Turbo. :p

[-The Frank]

Well, by that I meant songs from Maiden with Bruce, sorry. Their two first albums are quite different. But listen to something from the other albums with Bruce.

Allthough, I kinda expected that answer from you, since you are a fanboy...

I have been trying to stop talking about maiden in a priest thread but seriously you have no idea what your talking about when you're saying maiden havent changes their sound over the years.
Do you really need another example?
Listen to 'Seventh son of a seventh son' then try listening to any song off of 'no prayer for the dying' or 'fear of the dark'.

That being said i'll try to keep my maiden posts in here to a minimum.

[Jaffe]

I have been trying to stop talking about maiden in a priest thread but seriously you have no idea what your talking about when you're saying maiden havent changes their sound over the years.
Do you really need another example?
Listen to 'Seventh son of a seventh son' then try listening to any song off of 'no prayer for the dying' or 'fear of the dark'.

That being said i'll try to keep my maiden posts in here to a minimum.

If you like Maiden that much, post in the Maiden thread! I just used Maiden as a example, because I KNOW that many people agree that they sound very much the same.

By the way: I listened to tracks from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, and from Fear of the Dark. Apart from the synth on Seventh Son, I didn't hear any big difference in the style or sound...