Judas Priest?

dabhoys · 12-09-2004 7:22pm #1

Judas priest, Love them or hate them?

Man these guys ****ing rule.

I'm on my own on this one or is there anyone else out there who agrees with me?

Karl Hungus · 12-09-2004 7:36pm

They're definetly a great band, probably wouldn't be my favorite of all time, but they're definetly great. Just can't beat it when you stick on Painkiller though, can you?

huge · 12-09-2004 9:31pm

i like judas priest-breaking the law

John · 12-09-2004 9:57pm

British Steel is a class album

Mr. CooL ICE · 13-09-2004 8:05am

British Steel is a good album, but United pisses me off. But Painkiller simply rules

Ive only been listening to them about 3 weeks and i cant get enough of them.

dabhoys · 13-09-2004 12:46pm

Painkiller is defo a great album!!!

Blisterman · 13-09-2004 1:17pm

Too bad they're ot playing here this year.

dabhoys · 13-09-2004 1:20pm

I'd love to see them. I was reading reviews from there Ozzfest dates. There tearing **** up according to that!!

Shred · 13-09-2004 1:35pm

Priest are a really really great band. Stained Classs, Sin After Sin & Killing Machine (in that order) being their best albums - truly classic metal. After the NWOBHM they had some brilliant albums - the aforementioned British Steel, Screaming For Vengeance & Defenders Of The Faith being the standouts - with the possible exception of the fairly experimental 'Turbo Lover' although there are some good tunes on that too. Painkiller would be their best album since Killing Machine but the last two albums were absolute pure unadulterated sh*t :mad: They really missed Halford's writing talents and now that he's back the new album should be kick ass (all you have to do is listen to his last solo album 'Crucible' - it's the damn business)! Saw them on March 31st '91 in the SFX (supported by Annihilator), 'twas a great gig and I'm looking forward to seeing them back again (provided they play of course :rolleyes: ).

Doctor J · 13-09-2004 2:17pm

I think you're being too harsh on the Ripper era. Granted, they're not classics but Jugulator has it's moments. The 98 Meltdown live album is excellent. I've a lot of time for Tim Owens. They shouldn't have let Glenn Tipton produce those albums, just way to much chaff (ie painfully long noise intros to every song).

For me, Hell Bent For Leather and Painkiller are the ones that get me every time

Shred · 13-09-2004 2:38pm

I thought Ripper was a quality vocalist and I don't hold him responsible for the tunes - it was Tipton and Downing that continued the writing but without Halford it just didn't work. As cliched as Priest have always been the two albums with Ripper were +10 for musical and particularly lyrical cliches (really awful lyrics

). The two albums had their moments I s'pose, but they were very very few and far between and granted the live album was pretty good.

Oh and Killing Machine & Hell Bent For Leather are basically the same album, it was just titled differently for the American market (and had the extra cover track of 'The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)').

Tommy Vercetti · 13-09-2004 2:40pm

I love Priest too, but I saw them at Graspop this year and they were crap.

Doctor J · 13-09-2004 2:51pm

What I would dearly have loved to see is when Halford stood in for Ozzy for a couple of Black Sabbath sets on the Ozzfest tour this year. He did it back in 92(?) aswell. Imagine him singing N.I.B. or Iron Man with Geezer, Tony and Bill backing him up

Mr. CooL ICE · 13-09-2004 3:46pm

With Sabbath? *droool*

Is it ok to drool at that prospect or does it make me sound gay?

dabhoys · 13-09-2004 3:49pm

Its ok to drool man...

Doctor J · 13-09-2004 3:49pm

It's ok

I was yay close to wetting meself... again

Sarky · 15-09-2004 2:12pm

Judas Priest are almost as good as sex. The riffs, the solos, the screaming, it's just good old f*ck-off metal. Yum.

Incidentally, I came across a Rob Halford album the other day. Anyone know if his solo stuff is worth buying?

Doctor J · 15-09-2004 2:15pm

Sarky wrote:

Incidentally, I came across a Rob Halford album the other day. Anyone know if his solo stuff is worth buying?

Ressurection = Yes
Live Insurrection = Yes
Crucible = Yes

... that's a yes then

And pick up the two Fight albums if you haven't already got them

John · 15-09-2004 2:31pm

didn't Rob Halford do some sort of project with Trent Reznor?

Doctor J · 15-09-2004 2:34pm

Indeed he did. The band was called Two, the album called "Voyeurs"

haven't heard it, haven't much desire to tbh

John · 15-09-2004 2:59pm

from what I recall anyone who heard it regretted it

Shred · 16-09-2004 7:00am

Sarky wrote:

Judas Priest are almost as good as sex. The riffs, the solos, the screaming, it's just good old f*ck-off metal. Yum.

Incidentally, I came across a Rob Halford album the other day. Anyone know if his solo stuff is worth buying?

The solo stuff is really worth buying, especially if you like good old f*ck-off metal

Had a lend of that Two album for about a month and never listened to it, Trent Reznor in any shape or form just doesn't excite me :rolleyes:

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