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The_7th_one
Ancient Mariner
Passport - Infinity Machine (1976)
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GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
One of my favourite Judas Priest albums.
Edit: Rob Halford’s singing masterclass in Dreamer Deceiver is out of this world.
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GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Still my favourite Judas Priest album!
I can vividly remember the amazement I felt back in 1990 after, having found the LP in my dad’s collection, giving it a spin. You drop the needle and the first thing you hear are the guitars at the start of Sinner and then those vocals.
Azas
Sinner
I love the sound of the album.
The punch of the first three tracks is great:
“Sinner,” “Diamonds and Rust,” and “Starbreaker.”
The closer, “Dissident Aggressor,” is also excellent. With all that in mind, I personally rate Stained Class a little higher than Sin After Sin. I can’t even fully explain why. Maybe Sin After Sin has higher peaks, but Stained Class flows much more smoothly throughout the entire album. Also, “Beyond the Realms of Death” is impeccable—it's their “Hallowed Be Thy Name.” I agree with @Yax: it’s one of their very best songs, definitely in my top five.
But I love Sin After Sin as well. I also commend Priest for making cover songs their own, if you know what I mean. They were definitely great at this—“Diamonds and Rust,” “Better By You, Better Than Me,” “The Green Manalishi”… perfect.
I also think Stained Class has more ethereal production than Sin After Sin. I like Sin’s rawness, but Stained Class is so smooth… almost criminal, haha.
All in all, two gems from a long-forgotten past.
The punch of the first three tracks is great:
“Sinner,” “Diamonds and Rust,” and “Starbreaker.”
The closer, “Dissident Aggressor,” is also excellent. With all that in mind, I personally rate Stained Class a little higher than Sin After Sin. I can’t even fully explain why. Maybe Sin After Sin has higher peaks, but Stained Class flows much more smoothly throughout the entire album. Also, “Beyond the Realms of Death” is impeccable—it's their “Hallowed Be Thy Name.” I agree with @Yax: it’s one of their very best songs, definitely in my top five.
But I love Sin After Sin as well. I also commend Priest for making cover songs their own, if you know what I mean. They were definitely great at this—“Diamonds and Rust,” “Better By You, Better Than Me,” “The Green Manalishi”… perfect.
I also think Stained Class has more ethereal production than Sin After Sin. I like Sin’s rawness, but Stained Class is so smooth… almost criminal, haha.
All in all, two gems from a long-forgotten past.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Canarios - Ciclos (1974)
Prog-rock masterpiece adapting Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
If anyone is interested, the album can be listened here: