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Tangento
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posted October 08, 2002 21:25
    
Ok, Rocka Rolla is a bit of a stretch.
It was made before Priest realized just how METAL they really were. It's not bad, but not great either.
The other 3 are all excellent, especially "Sin After Sin", which showed some progressive elements and featured the incredible drumming prowess of Simon Phillips, a veteran of MSG, Jeff Beck and many others.
Also, don't forget:
"Hell Bent For Leather" - ('78)
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"Unleashed in the East" - ('79) ...an album FULL of awesome live energy. Tipton and Downing were an unbeatable pair of soloists. King and Hanneman never even came close.And then, for a bit of a departure,
"Point of Entry" - ('81)
...which showed a more polished sound, but "Solar Angels" and "Heading out to the Highway" are Priest classics. Trust me, I saw this band 6 times in the early 80's and if you are a fan of vintage, groundbreaking metal, a predecessor to future speed metal bands, then start with
"British Steel" - ('80)
A note:
The only problem with any Priest after the live album, (Unleashed) is that Drummer Dave Holland replaced Les Binks.
Binks RIPPED, and Holland was a ham-handed hack. They did not improve on the drummer's position until much later on with "Painkiller's" Scott Travis.
So if you focus on the drumming, keep this in mind. Hope this helps.
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Nuclear Vampire
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posted October 08, 2002 23:13
Oh, a Judas Priest thread! Wicked! I'm gonna have to give my opinion on essential Priest (being the resident expert and all  ), so here we go:The must have albums: Sad Wings Of Destiny - this album probably contains more classic metal than any other album EVER. Tyrant, Genocide, Dreamer Deciever/Deciever, The Ripper are all staples of any metal diet. This is a hard one to find on CD, especially with the tracks in THE CORRECT ORDER. Look for the vinyl if you have a turntable. Screaming For Vengeance - this is the epitome of modern (well '80's anyway) heavy metal. This is how a heavy metal record is supposed to sound. Even the filler track (You Got Another Thing Comin') became their biggest hit ever! Stained Class - after Sad Wings I'd say this is the best metal record of the '70's. Fuck Sabbath, this is how it's done. Painkiller - This is the record they should have released after Defenders Of The Faith. An amazing album, with a great closer (One Shot At Glory) which seems to fortell of Rob's departure in a way. Sin After Sin Holy shit this is a good album. Even the slightly lame Last Rose Of Summer is a good tune. Every metal fan in the world should own this album. I know this is kinda short, but those are what I would call the "must have" Priest albums. Make sure when you get them, you get the Remasters. The bonus tracks are great and the sound is awesome. Here's a great priest link. This site is amazing. This guy knows more about Priest than the band themselves!
http://members.firstinter.net/markster/MAIN.htm And of course the official site is www.judaspriest.com I hope this helps you in your quest! 
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K
VoivodFan
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posted October 09, 2002 08:24
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Originally posted by warcorpse:
I had a bunch of old Priest on cassette and vinyl years ago, but now I just have a greatest hits double CD "Metal Works"(73-93), its a good way to hear a variety of Priest tunes. (Just like WC just said.) If you are like me and don't want to collect all the Priest CDs then just get the "Metal Works" greatest hits CD set.
Mezcalhead...
That is the Double CD i was talking about.
Its the one i was listening to when we were chatting on Yahoo. It provides a good variety of Priest tunes. Rocka Rolla is really my favorite Priest album. Its more Bluesy/Metal than the Power Metal thing they later went for. Sin after Sin has, by far, the BEST drumming. I would still recommend Screaming for Vengence as a starter. Its heavy, and pretty good. I used to wear out my tape players listening to that one. Cheers!
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Emlyn K Helicopter
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posted October 09, 2002 08:26
I got my first Priest album last year (Demolition...hmmm) and now I'm just four records away from the entire Remasters collection. If it were just one, I'd have to say Defenders Of The Faith. It's simply THE perfect classic metal record.Painkiller is obviously a straight '10' too, as is 'Sad Wings..'. Shit, I even love 'Turbo'! One thing you should be aware of - I've never heard a Priest record that I liked first time around, but by the fifth listen its in your blood. Look - I'm 28 now, but I've gotten into Priest like no other band since Voivod, and that was when I was a kid. They're that fucking brilliant! Avoid Ram It Down, mind, unless you like absurd warp-speed double-widdly guitar solos and cheese-beyond-cheese lyrics. Like I do. The only thing wrong with Priest was Dave Hollands shitty ham-fisted lumpen drumming. Why the hell didn't they hire Cozy Powell??
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Slaytanic
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posted October 09, 2002 12:33
What??? A Priest topic? I don't believe it!!!As Black Guard, I'm a huge Priest maniac. From Rocka Rolla to Demolition, anything (and I mean it) is worth buying. Since you don't know much about Priest, I'd rather recommend you, Mezcal, the "Metal Works" greatest hits CD, or the "Metal Meltdown" double live CD, with Ripper on vocals. Also, I gotta agree with EKH on the "perfect classic metal record" subject: Defenders of the Faith smokes!
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Black Guard
VoivodFan
Member # 113
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posted October 10, 2002 11:49
The Sanctuary Group said Monday it has acquired the Trinifold Group, which handles such acts as JUDAS PRIEST, THE WHO, OPERABABES and LED ZEPPELIN alumni Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Sanctuary Group, which earlier this year bought music company Air Edel, has diverse activities including records, music publishing, film and TV production and artist management. The deal involves an upfront payment of £8 million ($12.5 million) with a possible further £13 million ($20.35 million) due dependent upon significant performance levels over the next 10 years. Trinifold is run by Bill Curbishley, long-term manager of THE WHO, and partner Robert Rosenberg, who will both remain with the company.And there's the comment of Jayne Andrews about it: Jayne Andrews Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:28:26 AM Some of you will have read about The Sanctuary Group acquiring Trinifold Management -this is correct but does not make any difference to the day to day running here!! Bill Curbishley/Trinifold Management still manage JUDAS PRIEST (and The Who, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page) - nothing has changed there! The Sanctuary Group are not involved in the day to day management of the artists - that is and always has been dealt with by Bill Curbishley! I work directly for Judas Priest so again nothing has changed. We know there are certain 'people' making comments about big changes, reading between the lines and me being out of a job etc., etc., - this is all rubbish so please don't take any notice of it!
JAYNE ANDREWS
Management Co-ordinator for JUDAS PRIEST
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laugh now!
