This guy Mike Stagno rates every shit Maiden has done in the last years with 4 or
5...Obviously he has an issue with the Priest as most Maidenheads do, because they just can't
accept this:
"There are certain bands doing things that are very innovative and fresh, and
then there are others who - dare I say it - are doing a little more than ripping us off. They
say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but sometimes it goes too far. There
are a lot of bands out there who've taken the leather look a bit too close for comfort. I'm
not just talking about small-time bands either. You'd think a band like Iron Maiden, for
example, would try to be a little more original in their approach. I have nothing against
them personally, but sometimes I feel a little uncomfortable about their image." r- K.K.
Downing, 1984
If you talk to people that like Maiden more than Priest they'll tell you the
only Priest albums that are great are Painkiller, Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of
the Faith. Most probably they will also tell you that Priest have poor lyrics. They just
don't get into the scope, the range, the feeling of Judas Priest. Let
them listen to Maiden rerecording the same song 1000 times over in every album since 1988, I
say....
Nostradamus has some cheese issues but other than that it's a solid new step for Judas
Priest, given that Priest never make the same kind of album for a second time. |
