Judas Priest

In my view, Point of Entry is much closer in spirit to Turbo than to British Steel. It leans far more toward a commercial direction, or at least a more polished, radio-friendly approach. Not that British Steel wasn’t radio-friendly—but it was radio-friendly in the right way. To me, it never felt like a sellout. Point of Entry, on the other hand, comes across as trying too hard to chase that appeal, imo.
 
dickinson1978 said:
Firepower and ivincible shield i only lsitened once i think. About point of entry and british steel... judas priest? Judas priest sound.
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They have literally said they were trying to make British Steel 2.0, deliberately aiming for the the anthems too, which Azas rightly pointed out as ending up as being too forced.
 
Yax said:
They have literally said they were trying to make British Steel 2.0, deliberately aiming for the the anthems too, which Azas rightly pointed out as ending up as being too forced.
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British steel with the new guitar players? Weird. Edit you are speakinh about point of entrrym
 
Iron Lurker said:
Much like Killers I am very fond of Point of Entry as it was my first Priest album. I think it's very cool they played Solar Angels on the last tour.
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I like “Desert Plains” and “Solar Angels.” If all of Point of Entry had been more in the vein of those two—desert-rock, vision-inducing songs—I would rate the album much higher. As it is, it feels more like a product made to appeal than a statement or a clear creative direction.
 
The only things they were aiming for in 1981 were alcohol and drugs haha. Music was the least interesting subject to Priest back then. The album could have been much better than what we got, but they weren't focusing on songwriting at all. The whole trip to Ibiza turned into a massive party. It's a miracle that despite all the circumstances they managed to record Desert Plains, perhaps my fav Priest tune ever. But it is what it is, a collection of cool tracks and absolutely uninspired songs forgotten by the band and its fans. Rob himself stated that he doesn't like PoE, which is rather rare. He usually feels attached to his albums, but this one is an exception. Can't say I don't understand him tho...
 
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