Point Of Entry
Point Of Entry was my..um..point of entry with Judas Priest. I saw the videos on MTV, and looking to branch out into other hard rock bands, I liked the songs they showed..Heading Out To The Highway, Hot Rockin', and Don't Go (which I thought was a really interesting song).
I think the winding down of the metal influence in Point Of Entry is one of the reasons why Screaming For Vengeance is so holy shit amazing. By comparison it jumps out of the speakers.
Anyway, I listened intently to every Point Of Entry track today, some I haven't heard in decades..literally.
Heading Out To The Highway is my favorite Judas Priest song. It's likely the first song I heard from them and it has everything I like. Great opening riff, strong vocals, and a great harmonized guitar solo. It's really a perfect song.
I love this line:
"If you get it wrong, at least you can know
There's miles and miles to put it back together"
It's a great metaphor for making mistakes in your life, and the hope it gives to recover.
I still like Don't Go. It's hard to remove wonderful first impressions from a 13 y/o's music soul. Is it one of their best tunes? No, but it's personal to me and my memories of going to my grandmother's house to watch MTV.
Hot Rockin' is obviously a classic track. It definitely gets the blood flowing. Rob is great in the verse.
Turning Circles is a bit different. It starts out with an early KISS feel. The opening reminds me a little..a little of Love Her All I Can.
The breakdown at 2:00 is outstanding. Some great tasty guitar in this part. Honestly it would've been so much better without the vocals over it. @Kade, who's playing this part?
Desert Plains.. A Top 10 JP track for me. This is one song where I can actually say that Dave Holland is awesome in.
I'm not going to say that Solar Angels sucks. But I'm not going to say it's good either. The solo is real nice on it though. Real nice.
You Say Yes sounds like a Rocka Rolla holdover. The breakdown and guitar underneath is pretty cool, but again, clouded by the vocals on top of it.
The beginning of All The Way reminds me of the beginning of Mr. Speed. Even the "Alright baby, you know how to have a good time" screams Paul Stanley. Total KISS feel on this.
Pretty sure my 4th grade self could play the into to Troubleshooter. WTF were they thinking with this song? This song blows chunks.
On The Run has a total Saxon feel. Sounds like a rehash of the Grinder riff though.
All in all, an absolutely horrid Side 2.