Judas Priest

Night Prowler said:
Ugh.

Last album had one of the worst guitar sounds ever (for a successful band).
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I loved it. Sounded just like Judas Priest to me.

I would love if the next album is in the style is songs like Walls of Valhalla and Sword of Domocleus. they were my favorite, and actually kind of Maiden-ish. Amazing guitar harmonies.
 
This, all members of Judas Priest Interview with some classic Priest songs, was from the UK's BBC radio 1 Friday Rock Show with DJ Tommy Vance. I recorded this from the radio sometime in 1990 as the Painkiller album came out. This is recorded on good old Tape, so there is a little hissing from the Tape, but i've tryed to reduce the hissing as much as i can. Enjoy this forgotten Priest Gem.
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I want them to do what Maiden did, and allow themselves to be more 'prog', in other words worry less about song structures and lengths. Like Maiden, Priest don't need to worry about the fanbase because it's massive enough and we'll all buy whatever they put out. I'm talking more songs in the direction of Walls of Valhalla and A Sword of Domocles. And maybe I've said this already, but those two songs actually remind me of Maiden.
 
NotePad said:
I want them to do what Maiden did, and allow themselves to be more 'prog', in other words worry less about song structures and lengths. Like Maiden, Priest don't need to worry about the fanbase because it's massive enough and we'll all buy whatever they put out.
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They actually did that, with Nostradamus, and the reaction of fanbase and pretty much anyone was lukewarm at best.
 
I agree that Nostradamus is good. However, I can see what the fanbase might be griping about: it's not an easy digest. I think most of the songs on there work better when listened to as a whole album but god it's pretty long and there's risk of boring stretches. I really enjoyed it when it came out and I've revisited it recently and it definitely holds up. I still think, however, that Angel of Retribution is a more solid Priest album. Maybe the problem with Nostradamus was that it felt like Priest were trying a bit too hard to be something they're not really?

Redeemer of Souls isn't that interesting, it's fairly generic. I enjoyed Halls of Valhalla, Sword of Damocles, Down in Flames....but as mentioned elsewhere it doesn't feel particularly inspired or original or anything. It's a bit soulless.
 
Caughtsomewhereintime73 said:
But wasn't it total and intense euphoria at getting the line up back together that made 'Angel' such a classic?
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You probably have a point. I still think Angel is strong and as far as 'classic' Priest goes, it's one of the best (imo). Nostradamus isn't your typical Priest, but it's also very good.
 
Could never get into it, although it has some great tracks. Very much a transitional album though. It doesn't have the grit of Killing Machine, but it also lacks the skilled songwriting of British Steel.
 
This is somewhat interesting, to be released next month:
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Albums-Collection-Rob-Halford/dp/B01N7BYIWT
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Into the Pit - Fight
2. Nailed to the Gun - Fight
3. Now You Die - Fight
4. Life in Black - Fight
5. Kill It - Fight
6. Contortion - Fight
7. Forbidden - Fight
8. War of Words - Fight
9. Psycho Suicide - Fight
10. Down - Fight
11. Vicious - Fight
12. Beast Denies - Fight
13. Laid to Rest - Fight
14. Jesus Saves - Fight
15. Dead Men Talk - Fight
16. For All Eternity - Fight

Disc: 2
1. Into the Pit - Fight
2. Nailed to the Gun - Fight
3. Life In Black - Fight
4. Immortal Sin - Fight
5. War of Words - Fight
6. Laid to Rest - Fight
7. For All Eternity - Fight
8. Little Crazy - Fight
9. Contortion - Fight
10. Kill It - Fight
11. Vicious - Fight
12. Reality, a New Beginning - Fight

Disc: 3
1. Into the Pit - Fight
2. Nailed to the Gun - Fight
3. Freewheel Burning - Fight
4. Little Crazy - Fight
5. War of Words - Fight
6. Kill It - Fight
7. Vicious - Fight
8. Immortal Sin - Fight
9. Little Crazy - Fight

Disc: 4
1. I Am Alive - Fight
2. Mouthpiece - Fight
3. Legacy of Hate - Fight
4. Blowout In the Radio Room - Fight
5. Never Again - Fight
6. Small Deadly Space - Fight
7. Gretna Greene - Fight
8. Beneath the Violence - Fight
9. Human Crate - Fight
10. In a World of My Own Making - Fight

Disc: 5
1. I Am a Pig - Two
2. Stutter Kiss - Two
3. Water's Leaking - Two
4. My Ceiling's Low - Two
5. Leave Me Alone - Two
6. If - Two
7. Deep in the Ground - Two
8. Hey, Sha La La - Two
9. Wake Up - Two
10. Gimp - Two
11. Bed of Rust - Two

Disc: 6
1. Resurrection - Rob Halford
2. Made In Hell - Rob Halford
3. Locked and Loaded - Rob Halford
4. Night Fall - Rob Halford
5. Silent Screams - Rob Halford
6. The One You Love to Hate - Rob Halford
7. Cyber World - Rob Halford
8. Slow Down - Rob Halford
9. Twist - Rob Halford
10. Temptation - Rob Halford
11. Drive - Rob Halford
12. Savior - Rob Halford

Disc: 7
1. Resurrection
2. Made in Hell
3. Into the Pit
4. Nailed to the Gun
5. Light Comes Out of Black
6. Stained Class
7. Jawbreaker
8. Running Wild
9. Slow Down
10. The One You Love to Hate - Halford feat. Bruce Dickinson
11. Life in Black
12. Hell's Last Survivor
13. Sad Wings
14. Saviour
15. Silent Screams

Disc: 8
1. Cyberworld
2. The Hellion
3. Electric Eye
4. Riding on the Wind
5. Genocide (1st Encore)
6. Beyond the Realms of Death
7. Metal Gods (2nd Encore)
8. Breaking the Law
9. Blackout
10. Tyrant - Halford feat. Rudolf Schenker
11. Screaming in the Dark
12. Heart of a Lion
13. Prisoner of Your Eyes

Disc: 9
1. Betrayal
2. One Will
3. Hearts of Darkness
4. Golgotha
5. Handing Out Bullets
6. Crystal
7. Fugitive
8. Wrath of God
9. In the Morning
10. Rock the World Forever
11. Crucible
12. Heretic
13. She
14. Weaving Sorrow
15. Sun
16. Trail of Tears

Disc: 10
1. Painkiller
2. Rapid Fire
3. Heretic
4. Resurrection
5. Made in Hell
6. Golgotha
7. Into the Pit
8. Light Comes Out of Black
9. White Heat Red Hot
10. Never Satisfied
11. Breaking the Law
12. Hearts of Darkness
13. Handing Out Bullets

Disc: 11
1. Diamonds and Rust
2. Hellion
3. Electric Eye
4. Riding On the Wind
5. Victim of Changes
6. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
7. Heretic
8. Sun
9. Golgotha
10. One Will

Disc: 12
1. Get Into the Spirit
2. We Three Kings
3. Oh Come, O Come, Emanuel
4. Winter Song
5. What Child Is This?
6. Christmas for Everyone
7. I Don't Care
8. Light of the World
9. Oh Holy Night
10. Come All Ye Faithful

Disc: 13
1. Undisputed
2. Fire and Ice
3. Made of Metal
4. Speed of Sound
5. Like There's No Tomorrow
6. Till the Day I Die
7. We Own the Night
8. Heartless
9. Hell Razor
10. Thunder and Lightning
11. Twenty-Five Years
12. Matador
13. I Know We Stand a Chance
14. The Mower

Disc: 14
1. Resurrection
2. Made in Hell
3. Locked and Loaded
4. Drop Out
5. Made of Metal
6. Undisputed
7. Nailed to the Gun
8. Golgotha
9. Fire and Ice
10. Green Manalishi with the Two-Pronged Crown
11. Diamonds and Rust
12. Jawbreaker
13. Cyberworld
14. Like There's No Tomorrow
15. Thunder and Lightning
 
Lots of repetition of songs. In essence, (IMO) he made two worthwhile Halford studio albums, one worthwhile live double album (also Halford) and two worthwhile Fight albums. That's about six discs. I'd like to own all extra's I've never heard of, but without buying the rest again.

That first disc looks very interesting. Never heard of some of these songs.
 
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