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Zare said:
I can't say I disbelieve the official version. But how does it reconcile with the fact that Halford was out of Priest for a long time, afterwards?
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Well, the bridge was burned and had to be rebuilt. Resurrection was an actual, conscious step along that path (plus the fact that Rob had come to the realization that 2wo was ridiculous). He was sort of, partially, sending Priest a message.
 
Jer said:
No room for improvement at all in “Metal Meltdown”? Really?
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Maybe only the chorus. Nothing more in the whole album!
Saapanael said:
I gave Painkiller a spin and here's my conclusion, in order of appearance.

Top-tier Priest songs: Painkiller, Hell Patrol, Night Crawler, Between the Hammer, A Touch of Evil, One Shot at Glory
Good songs: All Guns Blazing, Leather Rebel, Metal Meltdown
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I would add ''All Guns Blazing'' to the first category too.
 
Yax said:
He was sort of, partially, sending Priest a message.
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Disclaimer: I haven't read any info at all about Judas Priest or Rob Halford.

However, I do remember that Rod Smallwood was Halfords manager at the time, and he was actively pushing for a Priest reunion, off the back of the success of Bruce's return to Maiden, and Halford fired him over it, so I'm not so sure there was any such message in Resurrection.
 
srfc said:
Disclaimer: I haven't read any info at all about Judas Priest or Rob Halford.

However, I do remember that Rod Smallwood was Halfords manager at the time, and he was actively pushing for a Priest reunion, off the back of the success of Bruce's return to Maiden, and Halford fired him over it, so I'm not so sure there was any such message in Resurrection.
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This is quoted from Rob's statement on the very thing you're mentioning:

“What I’m sure all of you will be pleased to know is; I have been periodically working on my relationships with Ken, Glenn & Ian since 1999, but we are certainly not at the stage where we see ourselves working together any time soon. The 1992 break-up took a lot out of us, and we are taking our time in mending our personal friendships."

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=4850

Again, the bridge was burnt and it needed to be rebuilt, and subtlety sure has a place there. If Rob claims he was partially sending them a message I'd believe that, especially considering how Halford describes himself and the relationship with the band in the book (running away from conflicts etc). If he was to push for a reunion in the way Rod wanted then the band would likely push back and Halford made it clear in the book that at that point in his career, he wasn't going to get pushed around.
 
Judas Priest is victorious in both pairings, ending Dream Theater's run and reducing Metallica to two.

Round of 16 Matchup Set:
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance vs. Judas Priest - Painkiller
 
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)

How it got here
List entries: Rolling Stone 1, Loudwire 1, Metal Rules 24, Metalstorm 2, DigitalDreamDoor 1, Metal Kingdom 13
Maidenfans Nominators: @Cornfed Hick, @Dr Eddie’s Wingman, @matic22, @Midnight, @Yax
Previous Rounds:
League 1: Defeated Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. II: Scenes From a Memory 23-17.
Round of 32 - Match 13vs.
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Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding (1998)

How it got here
List entries: Metalstorm 54
Maidenfans Nominators: @Ariana, @Collin, @Diesel 11, @Dr Eddie’s Wingman, @FTB, @Jer, @Kalata, @karljant, @LooseCannon, @Mosh, @MrKnickerbocker, @Poto, @The Flash, @Yax
League 3: Defeated Gamma Ray - Land of the Free 28-7.
League 2: Defeated Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 24-9.
League 1: Defeated King Diamond - Chemical Wedding 34-6.
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Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (1980)

How it got here
List entries: Rolling Stone 37, Loudwire 23, Metal Rules 43, Metalstorm 11, DigitalDreamDoor 58, Metal Kingdom 24
Maidenfans Nominators: @Cornfed Hick, @Dr Eddie’s Wingman, @FTB, @LooseCannon, @matic22, @mckindog, @Mosh, @MrKnickerbocker, @Poto, @The Dissident, @Yax
Previous Rounds:
League 1: Defeated Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 27-13.
Round of 32 - Match 14vs.
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Iron Maiden - Brave New World (2000)

How it got here
List entries: Metalstorm 60
Maidenfans Nominators: @Collin, @Cornfed Hick, @Diesel 11, @FTB, @Kalata, @KidInTheDark666, @LooseCannon, @matic22, @Midnight, @MrKnickerbocker, @phantomoftheicarus, @srfc, @Yax
Previous Rounds:
League 3: Defeated Symphony X - V: New Mythology Suite 26-9.
League 2: Defeated Sepultura - Beneath the Remains 28-5.
League 1: Defeated Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast 23-17.
 
Voting Bruce in the first match and Sabbath in the second. But I really don't feel good about that second match lol. And I'm really nervous about the first. God this round is terrible.
 
Don't know how I'm gonna go on this.

I have a stronger attachment to Chemical Wedding, but honestly Paranoid might be better (and more influential).

I have a much stronger attachment to Brave New World, but Heaven and Hell is better.

:S
 
MrKnickerbocker said:
honestly Paranoid might be better (and more influential).
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Honestly New York City might be bigger (and more cosmopolitan) than Topeka. I mean....duh.

And yes, the analogy is apt. Chemical Wedding is an enjoyable, mostly unknown album that Bruce made while slumming between stints with a real band. Paranoid is the most important metal album of all time. Plus, it’s awesome and incredibly creative. War Pigs + Paranoid + Iron Man + Hand of Doom + Fairies Wear Boots >>>>>> everything Bruce has ever done as a solo artist.
 
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I am personally leaning towards Sabbath for both. Although Sabbath for the first one might mean a harder decision next time.
 
Sabbath probably has the better albums in both cases. I went with the opponents, more for personal connections and to rail against play classics.
 
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