THE Judas Priest thread - v. new album and tour in 2024

[KevShmev]

Ram It Down is pretty spotty, but damn it if that title track isn't one helluva bad ass song. That dual guitar solo is madness!    And of course I will always express my undying love for Blood Red Skies.

[pg1067]

Ram It Down is pretty spotty, but damn it if that title track isn't one helluva bad ass song. That dual guitar solo is madness!    And of course I will always express my undying love for Blood Red Skies.

 

I'll put in a plug for "I'm a Rocker" as well.

[KevShmev]

That one is okay.  The only other song I like that from that record is probably Monsters of Cock.

[jjrock88]

I would say that Ram it Down is one of Priest’s most underrated albums.

The title track and Hard as Iron are two scorchers!

Blood Red Skies is one of their best songs in their entire discography. Everything about that song rules.

And I’m a Rocker is one of my personal favorite songs! 

I could probably do without Johnny b Goode, but it’s still a decent tune

[wolfking]

Ram It Down is pretty spotty, but damn it if that title track isn't one helluva bad ass song. That dual guitar solo is madness!    And of course I will always express my undying love for Blood Red Skies.

What Glen is doing in that second half of the solo in RID is unbelievable.

I really like RIT.  I'll back the songs J mentioned but Heavy Metal is fun and cheesy with another one of Tipton's finest moments and even Monsters of Rock is enjoyable.

[wolfking]

That one is okay.  The only other song I like that from that record is probably Monsters of Cock.

Is that Rob's working title for the song?

[TAC]

That one is okay.  The only other song I like that from that record is probably Monsters of Cock.

Is that Rob's working title for the song?

The song has quite a climax.

[Dream Team]

Ram It Down is pretty spotty, but damn it if that title track isn't one helluva bad ass song. That dual guitar solo is madness!    And of course I will always express my undying love for Blood Red Skies.

What Glen is doing in that second half of the solo in RID is unbelievable.

I really like RIT.  I'll back the songs J mentioned but Heavy Metal is fun and cheesy with another one of Tipton's finest moments and even Monsters of Rock is enjoyable.

I’m another RID fan. Side 1 is aces for me. Add to that BRS and the guitar intro to JBG and overall a very fun record. It’s dropped a little in my rankings but still upper mid-tier.

[Mladen]

That album is quite underwhelming as a whole, I even prefer Turbo. The only song I truly adore is the title track, which might be top 5 material for me.

[wolfking]

That album is quite underwhelming as a whole, I even prefer Turbo. The only song I truly adore is the title track, which might be top 5 material for me.

I think what taints RID is the fillers are some of Priest's lowest points so it makes it seem worse than what it actually might be, if that makes sense.

[Stadler]

That one is okay.  The only other song I like that from that record is probably Monsters of Cock.

Is that Rob's working title for the song?

The song has quite a climax.

It's a grower.   

[pg1067]

I would say that Ram it Down is one of Priest’s most underrated albums.

The title track and Hard as Iron are two scorchers!

Blood Red Skies is one of their best songs in their entire discography. Everything about that song rules.

And I’m a Rocker is one of my personal favorite songs! 

I could probably do without Johnny b Goode, but it’s still a decent tune

I forgot "Hard as Iron."  That song is great.  One of Dave Holland's best songs.

I agree that RiD is underrated.  About half of it is great (title track, Iron, Blood, Rocker, Monsters), and the other half is not so much.  Johnny B. Goode is particularly cringeworthy (and unfortunately so since it got a lot of airplay being a cover of a classic rock track).  All in all, a massive improvement over Turbo, which is the only Priest album I had on vinyl and didn't replace on CD when I trashed my vinyl.

[KevShmev]

Turbo is not great, but Out in the Cold is a killer tune, and I like Reckless and Hot for Love both quite a bit as well.  On the flip side, Private Property and Parental Guidance...

[El Barto]

I forgot "Hard as Iron."  That song is great.  One of Dave Holland's best songs.

Are you being cheeky here?

Turbo is not great, but Out in the Cold is a killer tune, and I like Reckless and Hot for Love both quite a bit as well.  On the flip side, Private Property and Parental Guidance...

Out in the Cold was an good song and a killer opener.

[pg1067]

I forgot "Hard as Iron."  That song is great.  One of Dave Holland's best songs.

Are you being cheeky here?

No.  There aren't a lot of songs where Holland's drumming stood out.  HAI is one of the few.

[jammindude]

I would say that Ram it Down is one of Priest’s most underrated albums.

The title track and Hard as Iron are two scorchers!

Blood Red Skies is one of their best songs in their entire discography. Everything about that song rules.

And I’m a Rocker is one of my personal favorite songs! 

I could probably do without Johnny b Goode, but it’s still a decent tune

I forgot "Hard as Iron."  That song is great.  One of Dave Holland's best songs.

I agree that RiD is underrated.  About half of it is great (title track, Iron, Blood, Rocker, Monsters), and the other half is not so much.  Johnny B. Goode is particularly cringeworthy (and unfortunately so since it got a lot of airplay being a cover of a classic rock track).  All in all, a massive improvement over Turbo, which is the only Priest album I had on vinyl and didn't replace on CD when I trashed my vinyl.

I always wondered what the original track listing was supposed to be.   Like if the "Twin Turbos" album would have actually happened, would it have been the same setup with one disc of synth heavy cuts, and another heavier disc like exactly what we got?  Or would have have mixed the tracks to create a more balanced album.

[wolfking]

I forgot "Hard as Iron."  That song is great.  One of Dave Holland's best songs.

Are you being cheeky here?

No.  There aren't a lot of songs where Holland's drumming stood out.  HAI is one of the few.

The drums on RID are a drum machine.  So a drum machine playing better than Holland makes sense then really.

[El Barto]

I forgot "Hard as Iron."  That song is great.  One of Dave Holland's best songs.

Are you being cheeky here?

No.  There aren't a lot of songs where Holland's drumming stood out.  HAI is one of the few.

The drums on RID are a drum machine.  So a drum machine playing better than Holland makes sense then really.

I believe he played on a few songs, but there was no way he was playing HaI. That was way, way outside of his capabilities. Enter Scott Travis.

[Mosh]

Hard As Iron is very obvious drum machine.

[KevShmev]

Firepower is sounding better now than it did at first.  Still not sure I am buying the "return to form" hype, but it's better than I thought at first.  No Priest classics, but a number of good songs.

[pg1067]

Hard As Iron is very obvious drum machine.

And now I've learned something new today!  Not surprising now that I listen to it more carefully.

[TAC]

Firepower is sounding better now than it did at first.  Still not sure I am buying the "return to form" hype, but it's better than I thought at first.  No Priest classics, but a number of good songs.

Traitor's Gate, bro.

[KevShmev]

Traitor's Gate, bro.

That is a solid tune.

[Grappler]

Firepower got random plays from me all summer and I never once got tired of hearing it.  That's the strongest record they've put out in a very long time, maybe since the reunion with Rob, if not going back farther.

[pg1067]

My favorite so far on Firepower is "Rising from Ruin," but it's a consistently good album.

[bl5150]

My favorite so far on Firepower is "Rising from Ruin," but it's a consistently good album.

Ditto

[wolfking]

Traitor's Gate, bro.

That is a solid tune.

At first it was just good when the album come out, but now IMO it's a Priest classic, easily.

[Bentower]

I think Firepower is easily the best Priest album since Painkiller. I didn't think they'd reach such heights this late in the game. Children of the Sun was the highlight on the last spin, but I do like all the songs, well, except for Flamethrower due to its silliness. Priest has always had those embarrassingly silly songs sprinkled here and there. It's endearing.

[jjrock88]

I think Firepower is easily the best Priest album since Painkiller. I didn't think they'd reach such heights this late in the game. Children of the Sun was the highlight on the last spin, but I do like all the songs, well, except for Flamethrower due to its silliness. Priest has always had those embarrassingly silly songs sprinkled here and there. It's endearing.

I agree.  Definitely for me the best Priest album since Painkiller.

[KevShmev]

With all due respect, being the best Priest album since Painkiller is not a very high bar to clear.

[TAC]

Neither is Clockwork Angels being the best album since Moving Pictures.

[KevShmev]

Neither is Clockwork Angels being the best album since Moving Pictures.

[TAC]

 


I loved that show. I had a best friend in the 9th grade and I swear, Red Foreman was based on his father. Looks, tone, sarcasm. Everything.
We used to go in the basement and drink his beers.

[KevShmev]

There is no way I believe you had a best friend in 9th grade...

But yeah, that show was awesome. 

[Stadler]

That show is legend. 

I bought a set of Bun E's Bootlegs (official bootlegs put out by Cheap Trick) and there's a hidden video on one of them that is Cheap Trick playing the theme song in the Foreman's living room.

By the way, Tanya Roberts is (or I guess, was) a hot little number.