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[guidogodoy] Thursday, December 08, 2016 4:40:05 AM
"You wouldn't know what crazy was if Charles Manson was eating Froot Loops on your front porch!"
LOL! Not directed to anyone. Just always liked that line. Suicidal.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, November 06, 2016 7:20:38 PM
@ guido...the rip 'em up tear 'em down type of tunes? What about Locked In?? Lol. I HATE that track and the entire 1986 vibe JP gave us...ha ha..no need to explain....I love the crappy tune "Come And Get It" off the very stale R.I.D. Lp lol. Its all good...
I love Metal Gods... sure Breaking The Law,Living After Midnight I'm tired of hearing but for spme reason I never got sick of Metal Gods... the chains draging sounds at the end... Similar sounds in the middle of March Of The Damned gives me goosebumps its so "Priest".
Angel Of Retribution I rank # 7th best Judas Priest lp with six ahead of it: Sad Wings,British Steel,SFV,ROS,Painkiller and DOTF.
It's even better than HBFL,Stained Class & Sin After Sin which many rank in the top 5 so I too love A.O.R....
I would go as far as saying that because of Judas Priest's top level of popularity alone that,Redeemer Of Souls is "the most underrated heavy metal album of all time". I truly believe this,I've studied hundreads of heavy metal albums as many are aware of and I can safely say with confidence that yes,our Judas Priest's 2014 Lp HAS to be it.
The most "overrated" heavy metal album of all time? In my opinion, based on popularity ... it HAS to be Helloween 1987's lp "Keeper Of The Seven Keys pt.1".... & throw in 1988's "Keeper Of The Seven Keys pt.2". These 2 albums are hailed as ultra MASTERPIECES in the world of heavy metal/power metal. It just baffles my brain.
Edited at: Sunday, November 06, 2016 7:24:47 PM
[guidogodoy] Sunday, November 06, 2016 5:36:28 PM
Heh, remember I don't like March of the Damned either, do ya?! LOL! Good memory. Not a huge fan of Metal Gods either. Nah, I MUCH prefer the "rip 'em up and tear 'em down" sorts of tunes. Doesn't alwasy have to be pure screaming vocals / raging guitars / drums / bass either. "Call for the Priest, I'm dyyyyyyyying........!" HAAA! "Dreamer Deceiver!" Cuts into "Deceiver" doesn't hurt is a masterpiece! Those old bluesy jams are what I would LOVE to hear again. A one-off and some well within Rob's current range. Still, a song like "Ram 'em Down" doesn't hurt either or even an album I have championed in Nostra! Like HB, I don't know why some dissed that album so much. I won't rehash my arguments again but I would put "Persecution" against "Painkiller" any day. Sure, went a bit long but, with Priest, I always want too much than too little.
Production on RoS? Ummmm....anyone hear of an equalizer? Know how to use a computer? Hell, if they can take Jar Jar Binks out of Star Wars, they certainly can adjust the levels according to their liking. Yes, I wish that there was a dedicated pro mixer in on all the Glenn mixed albums but, again, more is better than less. Sure, someone should have told them to cull out some of the Nostra songs but then again? More is better and I can always create my old "mix tape" as all the old folks know we said back in the day. Clean it and remix anyway I want.
AOR? I own TOO much shit to diss that album in the least. I loved it. Sure, like most, not every song (regulars know my favs) but wouldn't trade it for the world. Keep on going, Metal Gods!
ps. we need a "random OPINION thread" as this is all it is....pure opinion. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Sunday, November 06, 2016 2:17:12 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
@guido... I hear ya bro. I rate Redeemer Of Souls #4th best Judas Priest album of all time with Sad Wings,British Steel,SFV ahead of it. I dont know why so many fans dismiss it because of production... to me the production could of been better but its not a bad production,it's more raw than bad. From these last 2 years I've just noticed there are more negative reviews/opinions about the album than there are positive. Just an observation that puzzles me. The negative feedback might as well be saying that the album's quality is equivalent to the Ram It Down album. I think ROS is lightyears better than R.I.D. ?? You see what Im sayin... Idk ... As for Halls Of Valhalla, lol man the fact that you hate this song is SHOCKING to me,it always has been lol. Its all good bro man,but even the massive negative reviews/opinions about the album,those pretty much ALL still liked H.O.V lol! I cant find one other negative opinion about H.O.V. either ... lol but it is what it is... To me Halls Of Valhalla is in the top 10 best JP songs of all time,I just absolutely love this song. March Of The Damned is the other track you hate.... I wouldnt rate it better than Halls Of Valhalla,but I still like this track very much,reminds me of British Steel material like Metal Gods & The Rage... it doesn't sound like Ozzy to me,or remind me of the walking dead...I suppose if it did I wouldn't like it either lol. But if you take away H.O.V & March Of The Damned... 11 tracks left,I dont like Metalizer...at all really,thats the only song I dont like off the album... take away Metalizer... 10 songs left of great Judas Priest material. How can so many metal fans over look this album I'll never know,especially when EVERY metal fan in the world always tunes in with massive anticipation for a new Judas Priest track... It'll be an unsolved mystery. Edited at: Sunday, November 06, 2016 2:29:53 PM
Edited at: Sunday, November 06, 2016 5:41:10 PM
[Head banger] Sunday, November 06, 2016 3:43:01 PM
See, its all subjective. somehow I love AOR, most people put it sort of middle of the road. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Sunday, November 06, 2016 2:17:12 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
@guido... I hear ya bro. I rate Redeemer Of Souls #4th best Judas Priest album of all time with Sad Wings,British Steel,SFV ahead of it. I dont know why so many fans dismiss it because of production... to me the production could of been better but its not a bad production,it's more raw than bad.
From these last 2 years I've just noticed there are more negative reviews/opinions about the album than there are positive. Just an observation that puzzles me. The negative feedback might as well be saying that the album's quality is equivalent to the Ram It Down album. I think ROS is lightyears better than R.I.D. ?? You see what Im sayin... Idk ...
As for Halls Of Valhalla, lol man the fact that you hate this song is SHOCKING to me,it always has been lol. Its all good bro man,but even the massive negative reviews/opinions about the album,those pretty much ALL still liked H.O.V lol! I cant find one other negative opinion about H.O.V. either ... lol but it is what it is... To me Halls Of Valhalla is in the top 10 best JP songs of all time,I just absolutely love this song.
March Of The Damned is the other track you hate.... I wouldnt rate it better than Halls Of Valhalla,but I still like this track very much,reminds me of British Steel material like Metal Gods & The Rage... it doesn't sound like Ozzy to me,or remind me of the walking dead...I suppose if it did I wouldn't like it either lol.
But if you take away H.O.V & March Of The Damned... 11 tracks left,I dont like Metalizer...at all really,thats the only song I dont like off the album... take away Metalizer... 10 songs left of great Judas Priest material.
How can so many metal fans over look this album I'll never know,especially when EVERY metal fan in the world always tunes in with massive anticipation for a new Judas Priest track... It'll be an unsolved mystery. Edited at: Sunday, November 06, 2016 2:29:53 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, November 06, 2016 2:17:12 PM
@guido... I hear ya bro. I rate Redeemer Of Souls #4th best Judas Priest album of all time with Sad Wings,British Steel,SFV ahead of it. I dont know why so many fans dismiss it because of production... to me the production could of been better but its not a bad production,it's more raw than bad.
From these last 2 years I've just noticed there are more negative reviews/opinions about the album than there are positive. Just an observation that puzzles me. The negative feedback might as well be saying that the album's quality is equivalent to the Ram It Down album. I think ROS is lightyears better than R.I.D. ?? You see what Im sayin... Idk ...
As for Halls Of Valhalla, lol man the fact that you hate this song is SHOCKING to me,it always has been lol. Its all good bro man,but even the massive negative reviews/opinions about the album,those pretty much ALL still liked H.O.V lol! I cant find one other negative opinion about H.O.V. either ... lol but it is what it is... To me Halls Of Valhalla is in the top 10 best JP songs of all time,I just absolutely love this song.
March Of The Damned is the other track you hate.... I wouldnt rate it better than Halls Of Valhalla,but I still like this track very much,reminds me of British Steel material like Metal Gods & The Rage... it doesn't sound like Ozzy to me,or remind me of the walking dead...I suppose if it did I wouldn't like it either lol.
But if you take away H.O.V & March Of The Damned... 11 tracks left,I dont like Metalizer...at all really,thats the only song I dont like off the album... take away Metalizer... 10 songs left of great Judas Priest material.
How can so many metal fans over look this album I'll never know,especially when EVERY metal fan in the world always tunes in with massive anticipation for a new Judas Priest track... It'll be an unsolved mystery. Edited at: Sunday, November 06, 2016 2:29:53 PM
[guidogodoy] Saturday, November 05, 2016 9:27:02 PM
First, I must say this is NOT a "random FACT" by any means. It is an opinion. Second? I had it in a browser opened as I only had time to peruse it when it was posted and, sorry to say, I missed the part which disclosed where it said quite clearly "this is not my opinion....something found on the net" (to paraphrase). Thought all that day..hmmmmm....J.D.? Have you gone loco? I thought you rated the album quite highly. Plus, I have never known you to write so much and, to be harshly honest, to not pay so much attn to spelling! LOL! (aside: HATE it when people use "80's" the way the author I cite does...it is NOT a possessive, it is simply plural...what, did the 80s own it?) Still, 80s? Author aged himself (gave away gender easily in the text). NOT a fan of the start of the band since inception. Cannot claim to have been in England in the 70s either but, still, SWoD is still one of MY personal favs of the day. "Halls of Valhalla" one of the best??! Sorry, again, OPINION! Certainly not fact. I even warned my brother that they would play that song as it bored me to no end. All in the eye of the beholder. "Dragonaught?" (as spelled on the LP, CD, DVD and special release I own?); "Down in Flames?" "Metalizer? "Crossfire?' "Battle Cry?" Talk about opinion vs. "Random Fact?" Some of MY favs! Saw that concert a few times and I must say that the Detroit show with HRMG / hubby / my bro in a PACKED venue after Chicago with the Sinful gals, Bev / Ron+ many more from the board in a PACKED hall was just the best! Seriously, in ALL my shows (yeah, I am a lifetime fan just as the author of the message quoted), THAT Detroit show (Chi as close second with Spa) followed by the Louder than Life show where Spa / crew +VAIL showed up (we froze) and many made the trip to Detroit again to a great packed audience at a different venue was another great show with wonderful friends! The FOX Theater, though? That was one that almost brought tears to my eyes. Saw Ozzy there in the early 80s on HIS goodbye tour! Riiight. Not an empty seat in the house and I have the vid from the fourth row to prove it. Posted online, in fact. SICK of people looking for a new Painkiller. Grow up. AoR? Hey. I got a few songs I liked off of it and a tour that was outstanding. Ticket sales did NOT waver a bit at the three venues I saw in ampitheaters I saw them back then on that tour. Smaller places in RoS but still packed with fans and the Priest rocked hard. Hell, I pull no punches. If I thought they sucked? I would say so. They fucking rocked and, again, have the vid to prove it. Any friend can PM me to get the URL.
This is one of 14 poor reviews of the Redeemer Of Souls LP from encyclopedia metallum site,this is not my opinion ...but check it out
The party's simply over. - 45% Pratl1971, September 11th, 2014 Written based on this version: 2014, 2CD, Sony Music (Deluxe edition)Redeemer Of Souls
As with anything, age and the passage of time are often cruel and unforgiving masters to whom we are undeniably submissive. Sure, we can do everything to try and combat the inevitable, but eventually the laws of gravity and life give way and we have limits set for us.
Sometimes we have to have the good sense to know when to hear that last bell and follow its dreaded tolling into that gentle goodnight. After hearing teaser tracks from the latest Judas Priest effort, Redeemer of Souls, I'm caught between a barbed wire fence and nearly 35-years of heavy metal greatness (dismissing the one or two bumps in that long and storied road).
Okay, long and short, this latest Priest record is criminally missing one of its major components in terms of sound, and that is Mister Ken "K.K." Downing. That familiar tonal assault I'm so used to hearing on each Priest record since 1980 is just gone, vanished into the nether of a myriad of conjecture and quick dissociative blurbs.
As to why Downing decided to opt out of one of the greatest metal bands to ever walk the planet, I hear the rumors and see the aforementioned block quotes, but I can only surrender to my own personal feelings of something completely off and just not right. That little OCD moment aside, I sat here and more or less convinced myself that the utter disaster that was Nostradamus couldn't possibly be matched, and thankfully I was right.
This newest record isn't anything close to that double-disc insult, but it also isn't at the level of credibility of Angel of Retribution, harkening the return of Rob Halford to the fold after a lengthy foray into Trent Reznor-esque boredom and an eventual return to the very medium once sarcastically declared "dead."
Musically, Redeemer of Souls is a competent, even good album for your run of the mill NWOBHM band vying for a selected spot in this current resurgence of that primitive, yet fundamentally important sound.
There are standout tracks, such as "Valhalla" that really overpower me and get me feeling good about the Priest again, but I'd be remiss if I didn't say that there is so much studio magic on Halford's voice it should be a Honey Nut Cheerios commercial. The high register days of "The Sentinel" and "Dreamer Deceiver" are long over, I understand that, but the vocal performance here sports a very thin border between rudimentary and a simple going-through-motions.
Is it offensive? No, not by any means, but I will say that the little clean vocal crooning in "Sword of Damocles" is downright painful and should have been cut out completely from an otherwise decent track. These little indiscretions don't pile up too much, but they do tend to throw off the vibe and flow of the album. I suppose after 40-years going, Judas Priest no longer needs to worry about such things.
Sandwiched between spurts of goodness, tracks like "March of the Damned" read more like a mediocre bar band trying to fire up a corner saloon filled with drunken leftovers from the 80's hair metal scene. Vocally, lyrically, even musically it falls well short of being anything close to memorable. The soloing is about as lackluster as it gets, which is depressing considering the magic sweeping from at least one set those fingers for all of these years.
I'm not knocking Richie Faulkner or his ability to play his instrument; truth told, he is a very good guitarist, but if he was supposed to be some sort of cortisone injection into an aging Priest, that shot missed the target muscle. The closest we get to former glory is the opening riff in "Down in Flames," which recalls, quite vividly, "Heading Out to the Highway" with its chunky riff and thumping bass line that made me momentarily smile.
This track is one of the sandwich tracks I mentioned and resonates pretty well as something you might have heard from either Point of Entry or Painkiller. Even the vocals on this track are really as close to "nailing it" as Rob Halford will come, but I am anxious to hear some of the leaked live shows when they start trickling out there to see how this material stands up in the purest form possible.
Again, this album shows us an aged Judas Priest, and that little fact isn't lost on me. However, as a lifelong fan of the band I don't think it's unreasonable to assume (and hope) for a more spirited performance from these guys. When I hear this album all the way through for about the sixth or seventh time now, I am left wanting more. I want Downing and that familiar Tipton/Downing trade off that still makes Dave Murray and Adrian Smith so damn potent in the same age bracket.
I want a fire in the belly; the same fire that kept a dying Ronnie James Dio going strong and powerful for a lot longer than probable as he approached 70. My point is, despite the ever-declining lifespan of us all, there is still something to be said for giving it your all and just going for it with the proverbial metal on the floor and the open wind slapping you into violent submission.
Even the opening notes of "Cold Blooded" seem so lifeless and solicit no real emotional engagement, and that's the saddest part of this record for me (though the solo in this song is the best on the album.) There are definite moments of pinhole-lighted magic disseminated throughout the entire album, but overall Redeemer simply fails to thrill me like it should, but I keep myself satiated by telling myself, "At least it ain't that last pile of crap." We all have our little pick-me-ups.
I love Judas Priest. I love everything about the band: the history, the black leather-studded, whip-carrying, motorcycle-riding, unearthly-screaming Judas Priest that I grew up with all through the 80's into the present day. It pains me to my core to see one of my favorite bands simply lose a fire that has been burning for so long, and please don't sedate yourself with talk of them being older and still being a great band for its age.
Even worse, I've seen it bandied about that they are legends and should "get a pass" for being less than stellar now, and this is where I vehemently disagree.
Picture, if you will, an aging pugilist, whose better days of single-vision are long behind him. He knows nothing else but how to fight, and despite the brain damage and obvious grasping at straws to stay both relevant and competitive, he simply doesn't have the tools to keep up any longer. Yet he stays. He takes beating after beating, swelling and bleeding from every orifice on his head, and he simply won't quit. Why is this man so stubborn? Pride? Conviction? Stupidity? One too many blows to the head? Who can say?
All we see is this shell of former greatness that is well past his prime, and the last visage we'll have of him is a weary and stumbling artifact walking away, not to a Bill Conti composition, but to a quiet, pitying darkness that will slowly envelop him as he shrinks from sight into the rest of his broken existence. The bell has rung, and it's time to let it go gracefully while the last visuals are ones of amazement and triumph. It will not get any better from this point on, and we need to see that and accept it.
Edited at: Friday, November 04, 2016 11:17:46 PM
[Head banger] Saturday, November 05, 2016 8:47:20 AM
I vote for an album and a tour. if I can only have one, then I dunno. I guess a full on tour. KK is gone, not to return, take that out of your equation. I dont know how the last US tour sold, the last set of canadian dates looked like crappy sales.
my dream tour would be to relive my first concert
Testament
Megadeth
Priest
and thats a bill that might sell. they sold ok the tour with BLS, no idea why people like BLS, but it sold tix, and they need something to sell tix
Below is one of many reviews of the Redeemer Of Souls LP.
I'd guess approx. 90% of reviews for the album are very similar to this review below and most fans of the band could easily write this review of the album. A pretty harsh review like most are of the album.
Even though I rate the album #4 best JP record out of 17 albums,I've also been well aware that Im in a 10% group of Judas Priest fans that rate the album this high,as people that arent Priest freaks wouldn't make it through the whole album.
No matter WHAT I may think... The "FACT" is that the quality of Redeemer Of Souls' material along with it's poor production issues created by Glenn Tipton (although I believe the production isnt AS BAD as people are making it out to be) ... Redeemer Of Souls is a "failure".
This being said,I don't think they can top Redeemer Of Souls,if they do it wont be good enough even for the die hards. Should Judas Priest NOT record another record,and just give us another fairwell tour? Perhaps even a show with K.K. ...and then RETIRE from recording & touring? I almost think they SHOULD record the last album and only show us the album cover and song titles and keep it in a vault,just keep it a secret and spare the poor reviews lol.
...guido? spa? Becks? Head Banger? acolyte55?
Edited at: Friday, November 04, 2016 11:34:17 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, November 04, 2016 11:03:33 PM
Below is one of many reviews of the Redeemer Of Souls LP.
I'd guess approx. 90% of reviews for the album are very similar to this review below and most fans of the band could easily write this review of the album. A pretty harsh review like most are of the album.
Even though I rate the album #4 best JP record out of 17 albums,I've also been well aware that Im in a 10% group of Judas Priest fans that rate the album this high,as people that arent Priest freaks wouldn't make it through the whole album.
No matter WHAT I may think... The "FACT" is that the quality of Redeemer Of Souls' material along with it's poor production issues created by Glenn Tipton (although I believe the production isnt AS BAD as people are making it out to be) ... Redeemer Of Souls is a "failure".
This being said,I don't think they can top Redeemer Of Souls,if they do it wont be good enough even for the die hards. Should Judas Priest NOT record another record,and just give us another fairwell tour? Perhaps even a show with K.K. ...and then RETIRE from recording & touring? I almost think they SHOULD record the last album and only show us the album cover and song titles and keep it in a vault,just keep it a secret and spare the poor reviews lol.
...guido? spa? Becks? Head Banger? acolyte55?
Edited at: Friday, November 04, 2016 11:34:17 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, November 04, 2016 10:44:42 PM
This is one of 14 poor reviews of the Redeemer Of Souls LP from encyclopedia metallum site,this is not my opinion ...but check it out
The party's simply over. - 45% Pratl1971, September 11th, 2014 Written based on this version: 2014, 2CD, Sony Music (Deluxe edition)Redeemer Of Souls
As with anything, age and the passage of time are often cruel and unforgiving masters to whom we are undeniably submissive. Sure, we can do everything to try and combat the inevitable, but eventually the laws of gravity and life give way and we have limits set for us.
Sometimes we have to have the good sense to know when to hear that last bell and follow its dreaded tolling into that gentle goodnight. After hearing teaser tracks from the latest Judas Priest effort, Redeemer of Souls, I'm caught between a barbed wire fence and nearly 35-years of heavy metal greatness (dismissing the one or two bumps in that long and storied road).
Okay, long and short, this latest Priest record is criminally missing one of its major components in terms of sound, and that is Mister Ken "K.K." Downing. That familiar tonal assault I'm so used to hearing on each Priest record since 1980 is just gone, vanished into the nether of a myriad of conjecture and quick dissociative blurbs.
As to why Downing decided to opt out of one of the greatest metal bands to ever walk the planet, I hear the rumors and see the aforementioned block quotes, but I can only surrender to my own personal feelings of something completely off and just not right. That little OCD moment aside, I sat here and more or less convinced myself that the utter disaster that was Nostradamus couldn't possibly be matched, and thankfully I was right.
This newest record isn't anything close to that double-disc insult, but it also isn't at the level of credibility of Angel of Retribution, harkening the return of Rob Halford to the fold after a lengthy foray into Trent Reznor-esque boredom and an eventual return to the very medium once sarcastically declared "dead."
Musically, Redeemer of Souls is a competent, even good album for your run of the mill NWOBHM band vying for a selected spot in this current resurgence of that primitive, yet fundamentally important sound.
There are standout tracks, such as "Valhalla" that really overpower me and get me feeling good about the Priest again, but I'd be remiss if I didn't say that there is so much studio magic on Halford's voice it should be a Honey Nut Cheerios commercial. The high register days of "The Sentinel" and "Dreamer Deceiver" are long over, I understand that, but the vocal performance here sports a very thin border between rudimentary and a simple going-through-motions.
Is it offensive? No, not by any means, but I will say that the little clean vocal crooning in "Sword of Damocles" is downright painful and should have been cut out completely from an otherwise decent track. These little indiscretions don't pile up too much, but they do tend to throw off the vibe and flow of the album. I suppose after 40-years going, Judas Priest no longer needs to worry about such things.
Sandwiched between spurts of goodness, tracks like "March of the Damned" read more like a mediocre bar band trying to fire up a corner saloon filled with drunken leftovers from the 80's hair metal scene. Vocally, lyrically, even musically it falls well short of being anything close to memorable. The soloing is about as lackluster as it gets, which is depressing considering the magic sweeping from at least one set those fingers for all of these years.
I'm not knocking Richie Faulkner or his ability to play his instrument; truth told, he is a very good guitarist, but if he was supposed to be some sort of cortisone injection into an aging Priest, that shot missed the target muscle. The closest we get to former glory is the opening riff in "Down in Flames," which recalls, quite vividly, "Heading Out to the Highway" with its chunky riff and thumping bass line that made me momentarily smile.
This track is one of the sandwich tracks I mentioned and resonates pretty well as something you might have heard from either Point of Entry or Painkiller. Even the vocals on this track are really as close to "nailing it" as Rob Halford will come, but I am anxious to hear some of the leaked live shows when they start trickling out there to see how this material stands up in the purest form possible.
Again, this album shows us an aged Judas Priest, and that little fact isn't lost on me. However, as a lifelong fan of the band I don't think it's unreasonable to assume (and hope) for a more spirited performance from these guys. When I hear this album all the way through for about the sixth or seventh time now, I am left wanting more. I want Downing and that familiar Tipton/Downing trade off that still makes Dave Murray and Adrian Smith so damn potent in the same age bracket.
I want a fire in the belly; the same fire that kept a dying Ronnie James Dio going strong and powerful for a lot longer than probable as he approached 70. My point is, despite the ever-declining lifespan of us all, there is still something to be said for giving it your all and just going for it with the proverbial metal on the floor and the open wind slapping you into violent submission.
Even the opening notes of "Cold Blooded" seem so lifeless and solicit no real emotional engagement, and that's the saddest part of this record for me (though the solo in this song is the best on the album.) There are definite moments of pinhole-lighted magic disseminated throughout the entire album, but overall Redeemer simply fails to thrill me like it should, but I keep myself satiated by telling myself, "At least it ain't that last pile of crap." We all have our little pick-me-ups.
I love Judas Priest. I love everything about the band: the history, the black leather-studded, whip-carrying, motorcycle-riding, unearthly-screaming Judas Priest that I grew up with all through the 80's into the present day. It pains me to my core to see one of my favorite bands simply lose a fire that has been burning for so long, and please don't sedate yourself with talk of them being older and still being a great band for its age.
Even worse, I've seen it bandied about that they are legends and should "get a pass" for being less than stellar now, and this is where I vehemently disagree.
Picture, if you will, an aging pugilist, whose better days of single-vision are long behind him. He knows nothing else but how to fight, and despite the brain damage and obvious grasping at straws to stay both relevant and competitive, he simply doesn't have the tools to keep up any longer. Yet he stays. He takes beating after beating, swelling and bleeding from every orifice on his head, and he simply won't quit. Why is this man so stubborn? Pride? Conviction? Stupidity? One too many blows to the head? Who can say?
All we see is this shell of former greatness that is well past his prime, and the last visage we'll have of him is a weary and stumbling artifact walking away, not to a Bill Conti composition, but to a quiet, pitying darkness that will slowly envelop him as he shrinks from sight into the rest of his broken existence. The bell has rung, and it's time to let it go gracefully while the last visuals are ones of amazement and triumph. It will not get any better from this point on, and we need to see that and accept it.
Edited at: Friday, November 04, 2016 11:17:46 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, July 15, 2016 10:31:57 PM
The New England Patriots will win Super Bowl 51. I said it here first..... July 15th,2016
[Head banger] Thursday, June 23, 2016 7:28:18 AM
apparently you can absorb alcohol faster. still a stupid trend, and easy to overdose with.
[Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, June 23, 2016 12:00:20 AM
Now that is one retarded trend (and I don't even drink beer!). You got me beat, J.D.
I once saw a news segment about how some hip and happenin' kids are snorting chocolate powder as an alternative to snorting cocaine.
....so I was talking to a co-worker today and we were laughing at trends currant kids of today take up....and I learned these kids(the dumb ones) are doing something called "butt chugging"?! Lmfao....apparently these idiots are sticking a bottle of booze in their ass and doing a hand stand to drain the alcohol straight in to catch a " buzz " lol.... I fuckin can't believe it..I just can't ha ha....fuckin A I've about heard it all lol
[J.D. DIAMOND] Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:42:00 PM
....so I was talking to a co-worker today and we were laughing at trends currant kids of today take up....and I learned these kids(the dumb ones) are doing something called "butt chugging"?! Lmfao....apparently these idiots are sticking a bottle of booze in their ass and doing a hand stand to drain the alcohol straight in to catch a " buzz " lol.... I fuckin can't believe it..I just can't ha ha....fuckin A I've about heard it all lol
[guidogodoy] Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:07:36 PM
Oh, my darling new friend is angry. I just noticed, since I had to wake up from the boredom coma she put me in.
Not to worry! I'll be your friend anyway.
[666ozzypriest666] Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:12:33 PM
it is my right to stand up and fight for the one
I LOVE! NO ONE WILL DRIVE ME EVER APART OF MY LOVE!
it is my right to defend all of the Priest ~
it's worth fighting for.
[666ozzypriest666] Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:12:30 PM
I am just defending my love.
[666ozzypriest666] Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:45:11 PM
I am not angry.
[spapad] Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:39:50 AM
Oh, my darling new friend is angry. I just noticed, since I had to wake up from the boredom coma she put me in.
Not to worry! I'll be your friend anyway.
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 6:15:17 PM
Thank you for the tip - I prefer to suck on another
part of his body.
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 6:05:42 PM
Ooohh yesss don't ya know? We are pervers!
[spapad] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 6:01:47 PM
There is no doubt their both mucus miners. Probably both can't wait to trade boogers and chew away Such classy types.
[spapad] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 5:58:56 PM
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 1:46:46 PM
Guido is an impotent old Schlappschwanz -
that's why he is never satisfied !!
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 1:43:01 PM
Ooohh isn't that cute .. fartman rescues
Sparda Arsch... suck Guido's dick Sparda Arsch...
maybe he is satisfied after - ooh nooo I have forgotten
you are an impotent old Schlappschwanz !!
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 1:10:49 PM
He would not even waste his shit on you...
I would take all from him - are you jealous?
[guidogodoy] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:57:05 PM
HAAAAAA!!!! Mrs. Snot Gobbler. I bet she wishes she could eat Snots boogers. Prolly ask for seconds as well.
Fantastic!!! So, Mrs. Snot Gobbler it is! Fits you to a tea, you babboon's ass.
Now, I'm gonna really make your day. lol Just you wait and see..................now remember................... you asked for it.
666ozzypriest666 wrote:
Cool - I would like to be married with Boogie and to be Mrs. Snot! I would not invite you sorry...
spapad wrote:
Well J.D. since the happy couple is going to get married and all. LOL I think we should refer to them as Mr. and Mrs. Snot-Gobbler. Has a nice ring to it, don't ya think? lol
[i flick my boogers] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:18:56 PM
Hey Boogie!! Have a look at this video- she looks like
this monster haaa --- her teeth look like them:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hX4e3NJPJn0
- the shark wears teeth and he wears them in his face..
laallaallaaallaaaaa llaaalllaaallaaallaaaa
llaaallaaalaaallaaaa llaallaaallaaaaaaaaa... ha ha!
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:15:23 PM
I am the one with the knife haaa...
Ich habe ein Messer..... ein Messerrrrrr haa haaa
I slash her up... haaa!!
- let me hear your rrrrrrrr ~ it must sound
sweeeeeeeeeet !!! <3
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:05:12 PM
Hey Boogie!! Have a look at this video- she looks like
this monster haaa --- her teeth look like them:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hX4e3NJPJn0
- the shark wears teeth and he wears them in his face..
laallaallaaallaaaaa llaaalllaaallaaallaaaa
llaaallaaalaaallaaaa llaallaaallaaaaaaaaa... ha ha!
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:32:04 AM
- it looks like arabisch... wait there.... TSCHUSCH!
challala challala challala is my answer HAAAAA!!
Schwanzlutscher - means dicksucker haaaaa :-)
[spapad] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:21:21 AM
Soooo glad to be of service my dear sweet bovine friend, γιαμ?το σπ?τι sou, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:16:59 AM
Spada Arsch looks like the Joker - now I know it... my
Bat - Boogie - man will win - cause he is no
loser he is a winner <3<3
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 10:09:50 AM
HAAAAA AGREEEEE!! I am sexy and I know it!!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yXsO8xbroTM
... enjoy this video Sparda Arsch those are the only
few cocks which you are gonna see haaaa!!
[i flick my boogers] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 10:02:35 AM
that picture would scare the poop out of anyone..... [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by 666ozzypriest666 from Tuesday, January 19, 2016 9:44:34 AM)
666ozzypriest666 wrote:
Oohh thank you very much!!! I know I have a sexy ass!!
I will hang your picture in my toilet so I can poop better!
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 9:44:34 AM
Oohh thank you very much!!! I know I have a sexy ass!!
I will hang your picture in my toilet so I can poop better!
[spapad] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7:26:13 AM
While I have no doubt you have an enormous ass, I really don't give a shit. HA! Enjoy MY gift to you. "friend" lol
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 5:52:56 AM
2017 I WILL FLY TO AMERICA -
THEN I WILL KICK YOU IN YOUR DISGUSTING
VAGINA THAT YOU CAN WEAR IT AS
EAR RINGS!! HAAAA!!
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 5:47:34 AM
You are too silly to use a ignore button -
if I use it I see not a fuck of your sick messages...
I have just defended my lovely Boogie boy again
and I have seen Guido's dick head on my friendlist
- only that's why I answered again.
Please Spada Arsch take your ugly disgusting pic away
of my profile - if not I PRINT YOUR PIC ON A PAPER - SHIT IN YOUR
DIRTY MOUTH AND CLEAN MY BIG AAAASS WITH IT!!
[666ozzypriest666] Tuesday, January 19, 2016 5:10:29 AM
I asked you for nothing - when you want to drive
me away of my love it puts me just closer to hm.
I just put you on ignore again then I don't see
your sick messages no more and give your shitty
pic away from my friendlist you look ugly!
[spapad] Monday, January 18, 2016 6:14:19 PM
Fantastic!!! So, Mrs. Snot Gobbler it is! Fits you to a tea, you babboon's ass.
Now, I'm gonna really make your day. lol Just you wait and see..................now remember................... you asked for it.
Cool - I would like to be married with Boogie and to be Mrs. Snot! I would not invite you sorry...
spapad wrote:
Well J.D. since the happy couple is going to get married and all. LOL I think we should refer to them as Mr. and Mrs. Snot-Gobbler. Has a nice ring to it, don't ya think? lol
[666ozzypriest666] Monday, January 18, 2016 7:22:28 AM
Who I want it is explained in this song:
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=LgooMi4NYhY
[666ozzypriest666] Monday, January 18, 2016 2:25:29 AM
Cool - I would like to be married with Boogie and to be Mrs. Snot! I would not invite you sorry...
Well J.D. since the happy couple is going to get married and all. LOL I think we should refer to them as Mr. and Mrs. Snot-Gobbler. Has a nice ring to it, don't ya think? lol
[J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, January 18, 2016 1:10:55 AM
Yeah I do like the ring to it ha!
[spapad] Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:14:23 PM
Well J.D. since the happy couple is going to get married and all. LOL I think we should refer to them as Mr. and Mrs. Snot-Gobbler. Has a nice ring to it, don't ya think? lol
[666ozzypriest666] Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:08:18 AM
Curious... I have posted loads of Priest videos and pics - that was not right - then I have posted another stuff - that was not right either... there are fuckin´ assholes you never can do it right to them...
[666ozzypriest666] Sunday, January 17, 2016 5:56:44 AM
HAAAA!! You are allowed and can like whatever you
want but Judas Priest should be always the number
one for you - I am all of my life an Ozzy fanatic and
never ever could top anyone this Godfather of Hard Rock
the only 2 who are on the same level are Rob Halford
and Alice Cooper - I am talking about no newcomer
can top an old Rockstar - this is my point of view.
...and about Boogie- he can wear whatever he wants
but I am sure if you call him Snot he would not like it.
Please respect it!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, January 17, 2016 12:06:09 AM
@ spa....its not OK for me to call the love of her life snot but its OK to call him booger flicker ha ha....
And she still didn't answer my question when I asked why she can like multiple bands but I can only like JP ,I can't like Ghost and Hammerfall and call them #1 and #2 favorites bands of mine of "ACTIVE" bands out there when the Giant classic traditional heavy metal and rock bands retire from touring and recording albums(Priest,Maiden,Saxon,Motorhead R.I.P.,Sabbath, Ozzy,Dio R.I.P.,Kiss,AC/DC....). ....
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:58:31 PM
Brush your ugly dirty skrewness teeth !!
SPADABARPAPA! It's time to sleep for little kids!
You have a very low IQ - Boogie is very intelligent -
instead of you du lulu!
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:48:28 PM
I seem to be pervers here haaa... even
if Boogie would piss on me - it has not to interest you!
CLEAR? What comes out of him under his belt is better
as what comes out of your ugly mouth!
I have seen his hot look and listened to his sexy voice!!
....it's perfect and wonderful like his unique character and his stunnin' charisma!!
You can only dream about to have a man like him !!
HAAAAAA!! You are just jealous!!
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:35:28 PM
It is nothing wrong with it you can call yourself
like you want to.. !! I think it's your way to make fun.
[spapad] Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:12:32 PM
Hey snot,
There is no secret to my name here. It's the first letter of my first name and the first few letters of my extremely long last name. Now, go off in a corner somewhere and pick your nose just like your name implies. You can flick those boogers at trixi.
[spapad] Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:04:49 PM
@J.D. It sure didn't take long for her to revert back to her/it's native language of profanity did it. LOL
[i flick my boogers] Saturday, January 16, 2016 5:13:16 PM
Do you see anything wrong with my username? What is a "spapad" supposed to be anyway? Maybe that is repulsive to people...blah [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by 666ozzypriest666 from Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:14:28 PM)
666ozzypriest666 wrote:
Boogie boy exists thankfully and he can call himself
like he want to... I am glad to have the greatest JP fan
in this world as friend and I love him very much!
You are just old not satisfied fans and don't accept
other that a real true fan loves everything about the
Metal God - you are the few silliest "fans" I have ever seen
and you are retarded and still in the age of a child of a
KINDERGARTEN!!
[i flick my boogers] Saturday, January 16, 2016 4:49:03 PM
I have to agree with you on that one....ha
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 4:47:36 PM
You are just a fuckin' idiot - idiots never change..
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 4:45:30 PM
You are just a fuckin' idiot - idiots never change..
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, January 16, 2016 4:06:13 PM
@ spa.......boy.........am I a glutton for punishment or what? lol
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 2:12:37 PM
I appreciate Judas Priest very much -
that's why I am NOT making down anything
of the Metal God like the self called "fans"!
- but I don't appreciate those few idiots on this
fanpage which scare every real true Priest fan away
and most of all draw Rob Halford and Glenn ideas in
the dirt and every real fan of the Priest!
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:19:31 PM
YOU ARE ALL JUST JEALOUS THAT WE FEEL SO MUCH
ABOUT THE PRIEST AND TO EACH OTHER!!
TAAARRAAAA!! I HAVE THIS BONUS!! EEEEEETSCH!
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:17:09 PM
Boogie told me my English is ok -
I am sorry to tell ya this SPADA ARSCH!
YOU ARE TOO STUPID TO WRITE IN ENGLISH!
HAAAA!!
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:14:28 PM
Boogie boy exists thankfully and he can call himself
like he want to... I am glad to have the greatest JP fan
in this world as friend and I love him very much!
You are just old not satisfied fans and don't accept
other that a real true fan loves everything about the
Metal God - you are the few silliest "fans" I have ever seen
and you are retarded and still in the age of a child of a
KINDERGARTEN!!
[spapad] Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:40:12 AM
Ya know J.D., here's what says it all regardless of what the troll tried to answer without her usual foul language.
We already know about her, she's on AT LEAST her second account, which says it all really. She's "in love" with another troll account, "I fick my boogers". We all KNOW no respectful fan would come to their favorite band's website and deliberately make their moniker such a thing. " I flick my boogers" is a repulsive name meant to annoy anyone who even sees it.
SURE, true fans. HA!!!
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:17:43 AM
I can like more but I can love only one...!!
Rob Halford and Ozzy Osbourne would forgive me this haaaa!!!
I am sure!
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 5:46:20 AM
friends asked me why I can love somebody
I haven't met or someone who is so far away
and lives on the other side of the world -
I tell you why: real love knows no boundaries
and limits and Boogie is a bigger JP and metal fan
like me - he can feel them like me and follows JP
since from begin on - although he is a long time
fan he still can feel the magic of the Priest and still
loves all about the Priest and everything what they
do - THIS is a real fan enthusiasm he is not going to critisize
everything what they do.
BOOGIE BOY IS THE GREATEST
JUDAS PRIEST FAN OF ALL TIME!
..it is only one exception for me:
when I got my Oli baby- Ozzy wasn't important to me no more
this much - an own baby should always be on the first place.
if I would get a Boogie baby I would still like JP
but my own family is my number ONE!
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 5:27:57 AM
it is no random fact it is the most impotant fact:
to love a band or a partner like he is -
THIS is real and true - all other half things don't count.
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 5:21:28 AM
Once for all time I don't want to repeat myself
all the time:
A real true fan is no one who joins the fanpage
everything what his favorite band does and
it does not matter when you start to be a fan
or how much you have of your idols...
it is important what you feel in your heart
when you watch them... I wish you this feeling
what I assume you have never felt - sadly..
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 5:15:12 AM
Don't hide yourself behind Spa - talk like a man
to me - I can feel your weakness.
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 5:06:49 AM
Please don't call the love of my life - snot.
Thank you for your attention.
[666ozzypriest666] Saturday, January 16, 2016 5:04:55 AM
I like to answer question - here are my answers:
1. 1981 I was only 5/6 years old - I am not so old obviousely like you.
2. 2005 I had no net and I haven't missed the JP
reunions tour - before I was full into Ozzy but
I have always liked the Priest since I have listened
Judas Priest and Heavy Metal for the first time 1989.
Alice Cooper's Trash album brought me to it.
3. I would love if Boogie knocks me up ~
and if I would get a little Boogie baby from him beause
he is my dream man and the best man on this world<3
any other questions?
Anyway since when you are fan or when you find the
love of your life - I am sure about it can be the same intense
and deep like of a long time fan enthusiasm or partnership or more...?
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:56:52 AM
(spa...I too like feeding the trolls every once in a while lol)
Why can't I like Hammerfall and Ghost?
Judas Priest has been my #1 favorite band since 1981. In 1981 you had " NOTHING TO DO WITH JUDAS PRIEST" which equals = not a true Judas Priest "fan". I joined this-the official forum of Judas Priest January 1st,2005. In January 2005 and for the next nearly 10 years YOU were nowhere to be found on this forum. A true Judas Priest "fan" would of joined Judas Priest's official forum years ago....where were you?
So 3 questions for you:
#1. Where were you in 1981 instead of being a true fan of Judas Priest like I was and still am?
#2. Where were you in 2005 instead of being a True Judas Priest fan on the forum like I was,still am?
#3. When is snot going to knock you up so you can give birth to Someone I feel like I should be donating money to the march of dimes?
[666ozzypriest666] Friday, January 15, 2016 8:49:12 PM
I have ment Judas Priest will always be the number one
for me why I cannot like Ozzy and other bands too?
I like other kinds of music too ~ why I cannot like more?
I can love only one but I can like more.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, January 15, 2016 7:30:36 PM
"for a real true priest fan will always exist only Judas Priest whether retired or not".......
This is coming from somebody who uses OZZY in there user name and consistently posts YouTube videos of " OTHER BANDS". Lofl Can somebody say "hypocrite"?
[666ozzypriest666] Thursday, January 14, 2016 8:29:21 AM
OOOOHH MYYY GOODNESS!!
FOR A REAL TRUE PRIEST FAN WILL ALWAYS EXIST
ONLY JUDAS PRIEST - ANYWAY IF THEY RETIRE OR NOT!!!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, January 14, 2016 1:46:46 AM
Soon Judas Priest will retire,Saxon,Iron Maiden(although I'll never hold my breath for a good album),Black Sabbath,Ozzy(same as Iron Maiden)even rock band AC/DC & Kiss both same sanario as Maiden,but still...and any I forgot...when all these GIANTS retire from touring and recording,WHO will be the best ACTIVE bands?
For me without a doubt its HAMMERFALL(been a fan now for 3 years) and GHOST(been a fan since debut lp 2011) . Hammerfall 9 studio LPs only one sucks(Infected 2011) and Ghost with 3 LPs only one sucks (2013's Infesstisumam).
Ghost's new LP the band's 3rd album "MELIORA" (meaning "better") from 2015 is absolutely AWSOME. This album is AS GOOD AS the Sabbath Bloddy Sabbath album and as good as the Don't Break The Oath album,its one of the best albums I've ever heard in my life. Huge statement and rightfully so. 10 songs on Meliora and each is a MASTERPIECE of excellence.
I would put Hammerfall and Ghost up against any bands after the Giants retire.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, April 28, 2015 3:12:05 PM
Its all good Head Banger....we all hear things differently like we all taste things differently.
I can not hear any "HALFORD SOLO" sound in the album....it sounds too old school Priest ...especially the guitar tone..... but Im not on a mission to change peoples minds..... no......
Hellrider never liked the Screaming For Vengeance album....I know a guy who doesnt like Defenders.....I know another who doent like Painkiller and its guitar sound ....some do not like Angel Of Retribution.... This is why I condider myself this lucky to rate Redeemer #4.
I cant put my finger on it, somehow it sounds like it should have been a HALFORD record, rather than JP. something in the Guitar sound and the mix, just doesnt work for me. Fight worked, but HALFORD never did it for me, and this doesnt.
wish I could explain better, or wish I could like it more, but I just cant.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
I think I rate Redeemer Of Souls the highest in all of the forum or any other forum for that matter ha! I have rated it #4th best album of Judas Priest.
Im sure nobody here rates it #4 or higher. So that brings me to belive just how LUCKY I am that it turned out that good. I was one who said it could only be rated #7 or below before I even heard it.
I envey those who rate Nostradamus so high....I wish I liked it as much as those people....totally jealous of them.
And then boom....REDEEMER OF SOULS.....yeah if this album would of been released in 1986 or 1988 this would of been hearlded as an absolute classic.....its just because its 2015 why its not.
Yeah Im one lucky dude to honestly rate this #4.....no matter how hard I try I cant rate it higher or lower....its just #4 any way I look at it. There is NOTHING anyone can do or say that would change my #4 rating of the album.
Caught In The Crossfire.....ya gotta let gooooo!!!!
Cold Blooded.....the creepiest song they have wrote since The Ripper!
[Head banger] Tuesday, April 28, 2015 8:09:12 AM
I cant put my finger on it, somehow it sounds like it should have been a HALFORD record, rather than JP. something in the Guitar sound and the mix, just doesnt work for me. Fight worked, but HALFORD never did it for me, and this doesnt.
wish I could explain better, or wish I could like it more, but I just cant.
I think I rate Redeemer Of Souls the highest in all of the forum or any other forum for that matter ha! I have rated it #4th best album of Judas Priest.
Im sure nobody here rates it #4 or higher. So that brings me to belive just how LUCKY I am that it turned out that good. I was one who said it could only be rated #7 or below before I even heard it.
I envey those who rate Nostradamus so high....I wish I liked it as much as those people....totally jealous of them.
And then boom....REDEEMER OF SOULS.....yeah if this album would of been released in 1986 or 1988 this would of been hearlded as an absolute classic.....its just because its 2015 why its not.
Yeah Im one lucky dude to honestly rate this #4.....no matter how hard I try I cant rate it higher or lower....its just #4 any way I look at it. There is NOTHING anyone can do or say that would change my #4 rating of the album.
Caught In The Crossfire.....ya gotta let gooooo!!!!
Cold Blooded.....the creepiest song they have wrote since The Ripper!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:43:26 AM
I think I rate Redeemer Of Souls the highest in all of the forum or any other forum for that matter ha! I have rated it #4th best album of Judas Priest.
Im sure nobody here rates it #4 or higher. So that brings me to belive just how LUCKY I am that it turned out that good. I was one who said it could only be rated #7 or below before I even heard it.
I envey those who rate Nostradamus so high....I wish I liked it as much as those people....totally jealous of them.
And then boom....REDEEMER OF SOULS.....yeah if this album would of been released in 1986 or 1988 this would of been hearlded as an absolute classic.....its just because its 2015 why its not.
Yeah Im one lucky dude to honestly rate this #4.....no matter how hard I try I cant rate it higher or lower....its just #4 any way I look at it. There is NOTHING anyone can do or say that would change my #4 rating of the album.
Caught In The Crossfire.....ya gotta let gooooo!!!!
Cold Blooded.....the creepiest song they have wrote since The Ripper!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, April 25, 2015 8:49:55 PM
Yeah ...sometimes this is the best Judas Priest song of all time lol Thats why its so hard to rate albums in order sometimes..... Sometimes Painkiller is the best.....sometimes Defenders.....other times Sad Wings .....
Head Banger I was 16 when Parental Guidance came out and you know how much I cried through it lol
[guidogodoy] Friday, April 24, 2015 10:59:27 PM
Demonizahhhh tops all. !!!!!! Lyrics, guitars, voice? No comparison! <===well, except for JP itself.
yeah, AOR is great. even revolution as a single I thought it was weak, but works on the album. Lochness, well that could have been cast off. then it would be perfect.
I like heavy duty and defenders, but they get a bit stale at times. the track RID has more energy, and would sort of brighten that album, its kind of dark sounding. would have to re order the tracks though.
And I always liked parental guidance. of course I was 12 when it came out, so perfect audience.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
I like Heavy Duty and Defenders Of The Faith tracks ....always have..I wouldnt want them replaced ....guido may but I dont think with the Ram It Down track though.... AOR is album #1 for you Head Banger? Very cool. That album gets no recognition whatsoever. Eulegy....shit I mis spelled it lol is outstanding that never gets mentioned either.
[Head banger] Friday, April 24, 2015 8:22:56 AM
yeah, AOR is great. even revolution as a single I thought it was weak, but works on the album. Lochness, well that could have been cast off. then it would be perfect.
I like heavy duty and defenders, but they get a bit stale at times. the track RID has more energy, and would sort of brighten that album, its kind of dark sounding. would have to re order the tracks though.
And I always liked parental guidance. of course I was 12 when it came out, so perfect audience.
I like Heavy Duty and Defenders Of The Faith tracks ....always have..I wouldnt want them replaced ....guido may but I dont think with the Ram It Down track though.... AOR is album #1 for you Head Banger? Very cool. That album gets no recognition whatsoever. Eulegy....shit I mis spelled it lol is outstanding that never gets mentioned either.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, April 24, 2015 12:45:45 AM
I like Heavy Duty and Defenders Of The Faith tracks ....always have..I wouldnt want them replaced ....guido may but I dont think with the Ram It Down track though.... AOR is album #1 for you Head Banger? Very cool. That album gets no recognition whatsoever. Eulegy....shit I mis spelled it lol is outstanding that never gets mentioned either.
[Head banger] Thursday, April 23, 2015 10:12:38 PM
picture defenders, with Heavy duty replaced by the song Ram it down? more speed, some guitar work, etc.
AOR goes first for me.
As for the artwork, Sin after sin wins that hands down. What I really want is a new album collage. I have one up to Demolition (someone posted here long ago) now I want a new one with AOR and Nost albums on it. is my desktop at work.
[guidogodoy] Thursday, April 23, 2015 9:59:22 PM
Haaaaa! Yeah, got THAT one right. At least you didn't compare "You Don't Have to be Old" with "Jonnny B. Goode." <==not exactly a Priest song but HORRIBLE!!
"Sentinel," all the way. However, you know what I think about the lyrics on the Twin Turbos. "1000s of cars and a million guitars?" Bleeah! Still, incredible guitar work. Kinda how I feel about Nostra. When the title track came out I was feeling the same.
"Come and Get it?" Ok, to each his own, LOL!!!! That said, I don't own but liked the little hook in "Johnny" that wasn't in the original or any of the remakes. All nostalgia aside, though.
Yeah, Priest Live almost made me cry when I saw that lame cover. I posted the other day, though that it was one of the best intros of Rob coming from behind the stage. COVER sucked, though, and I think it must have really hurt sales save for the die-hards like us.
Nah, never liked Painkiller art either. Best? You know what I think putting all nostalgia aside. AOR!!!! That was just killer. Four horsemen in Nostra as well was fantastic. Exactly what I had them sign when I went to the meet & greet in TX with Guitardude. Fantastic artwork. Not like the stupid hands of Priest Live. 'Nuff said about that stinker (of a cover, gems of video and song).
ha I knew the Halls over the Sentinel would cripple ya lol Its not like Halls Of Valhalla is a 'Parental Guidance'(the WORST JP song EVER WRITTEN) ha so at least you can see why .....but actually Id push for equal than better than the Sentinel.
The worst LP has to be the Turbo album lol
Ram It Down album wasnt much better....the song Ram It Down ...the guitars are ELITE and perhaps one of the best solos by K.K. and Glen but those lyrics spank of lameness.
Really the entire albums lyrics suck lol I do like Come And Get It oddly enough....its NOT an elite JP song no but I like it...brings back GOOD memories of 1988 time frame for me plus the song itself....probly the best Commercial track by the band that never got noteriety.
Dude....Priest Live was lame lol wasnt it? The recording itself too polished....and the WORST album cover of all time for JP. You didnt like Painkiller's album cover? I dont think its that bad....but could of been better.....Redeemer Of Souls actually in my opinion is thier BEST album cover ever!
AOR doesnt make my top 5 either but ........fuckin A Judas Rising,Demonizer and Hellrider are 3 of Priest's top 20 songs of ALL TIME. Love the album....probly rate it now....#7.......
guidogodoy wrote:
Exactly, compadre. Going back to where I left off last night as to what was my LEAST favorite album? Well, the "Twin Turbos" if we take out the compilations. Still, "Ram it Down?" (single)? Couldn't stand some of the lyrics but the guitar work is killer! "Locked In?" Loved it! Much better than "Turbo Lover" The VIDS, though. Can't really separate them from the songs due to the era. Back when MTV actually played videos. "Painkiller" (album)? I actually got it the DAY before it was released as I had a friend who worked in a record store and got me the recording, two posters and a number of promotional saws. Oddly enough, one of the only things I have never had framed. Just didn't like the artwork. Only thing worse, IMO? "Priest Live." Yes, I bought it and the video but just hated the artwork. Bunch of hands pointing at a (supposed stage). Pfffft! A.O.R., however, KILLER art even if it doesn't make my top five. "Demonizahhhhhh!" LOL! You know I love it!
No sense trying to convince anyone that any fav song is better for this or that ("Halls" over "The Sentinel" though?) LOL! - I think we can agree on "Crossfire!" Killah!!!!
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Well ,ha.... thats whats cool though isnt it? A different favs for every fan as it should be. Halls in my opinion is the best track on R.O.S. lol I would even say its a higher quality than the Sentinel lol
To me its incredible. When I first picked up Painkiller (the day it came out as we all did lol)
I never liked "Hell Patrol" or "One Shot At Glory" (except for the solos) ...so Im kinda biast when it comes to those tracks...
I love "Dragonaut"! March of the Damned vs Metal Gods....Id go with Metal Gods but I like March Of The Damned though very much! I like all 12 tracks I just dont care for Begining Of The End..
Somethin the 80's lps and onwards doesnt have is "Crossfire"! Crap one of Priest's instant classics!
Id put Screaming over Defenders ...I dont like Take These Chains or Fever.....on Defenders I dont like Eat Me Alive or Night Comes Down....dont hate em but never cared for them....
Yeah Sad Wings will somehow always be #1.
guidogodoy wrote:
Hmmmm....here? The matchups are my problem. Of course, everyone has their own opinion but you put some of my favs against some of my least. Let's start with "Halls." Nope. One of my least fav R.O.S. songs. What I have argued that has stood against "Painkiller" (song?) = "Persecution!" One of the true gems off of Nostra. "Redeemer" over "Hell Patrol?" Nope. The build to the best scream of the song, "Hell Patrol" RIPPING OUT HEAAAAARTS!" + guitar work makes it outstanding to me. "Sword" vs. "All Guns?" Well, I might see that one. Questionable. More melodic, to be sure. Better lyrics, to be sure. Yes, I'd prolly lean to "Sword" on that one. "Down in Flames?" against "Leather Rebel?" Hands down. "Down in Flames!!!!" "Secrets of the Dead" vs "Touch of Evil?" Now THAT is close! At first listen, I'd give it to "Touch." Again, the build to the line "You're POSSESSING ME!!" is just a killer. Add that I'd likely put "March of the Dead" against "Metal Gods?" THAT I could see a closer argument. Heard too much of either (of course "Metal Gods" more) but they could toss both from the setlist IMO. "Battle Cry?" damn....love "One Shot" as well but, I'd agree and give it to "Battle Cry." That is just a killer tune. Got "One Shot" playing as I type. TOUGH!
Of course you skipped "Dragonaught" - one of my favs, you realize! LOL!! Obviously, not one of yours. No matter, to each his own (except for Bwian, lol....loved your comment as I could see it coming).
At one point I think you asked if we would put Defenders against Vengeance. SO close in my mind. Throw nostalgia aside and I'd put Defenders in front of Vengeance and even B. Steel. Yeah, songs I love on all but Vengeance had what I would call "thowaway songs" now. Crowd pleasers, nothing more. "Defenders of the Faith" and "Heavy Duty" are the only two I could do without on "Defenders." Kinda like "Beginning of the End" for me on R.O.S.
THAT said, where to put "Sin After Sin"? LOL!!! All said, I still love this damn album as well. Can we settle on Halford's "Live Insurrection?" - Nah, I wouldn't even be happy with that call.
Now not to sound the fanboy like Bwian, Trixi and the lot, I have to think of my LEAST fav album. One of my first was actually the original "Best of..." No "Dreamer Deceiver" going into "Deceiver?" but still, BRILLIANT! "Sad Wings" will prolly always be #1...for today at least.
Edited at: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:05:09 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, April 23, 2015 4:26:56 PM
ha I knew the Halls over the Sentinel would cripple ya lol Its not like Halls Of Valhalla is a 'Parental Guidance'(the WORST JP song EVER WRITTEN) ha so at least you can see why .....but actually Id push for equal than better than the Sentinel.
The worst LP has to be the Turbo album lol
Ram It Down album wasnt much better....the song Ram It Down ...the guitars are ELITE and perhaps one of the best solos by K.K. and Glen but those lyrics spank of lameness.
Really the entire albums lyrics suck lol I do like Come And Get It oddly enough....its NOT an elite JP song no but I like it...brings back GOOD memories of 1988 time frame for me plus the song itself....probly the best Commercial track by the band that never got noteriety.
Dude....Priest Live was lame lol wasnt it? The recording itself too polished....and the WORST album cover of all time for JP. You didnt like Painkiller's album cover? I dont think its that bad....but could of been better.....Redeemer Of Souls actually in my opinion is thier BEST album cover ever!
AOR doesnt make my top 5 either but ........fuckin A Judas Rising,Demonizer and Hellrider are 3 of Priest's top 20 songs of ALL TIME. Love the album....probly rate it now....#7.......
Exactly, compadre. Going back to where I left off last night as to what was my LEAST favorite album? Well, the "Twin Turbos" if we take out the compilations. Still, "Ram it Down?" (single)? Couldn't stand some of the lyrics but the guitar work is killer! "Locked In?" Loved it! Much better than "Turbo Lover" The VIDS, though. Can't really separate them from the songs due to the era. Back when MTV actually played videos. "Painkiller" (album)? I actually got it the DAY before it was released as I had a friend who worked in a record store and got me the recording, two posters and a number of promotional saws. Oddly enough, one of the only things I have never had framed. Just didn't like the artwork. Only thing worse, IMO? "Priest Live." Yes, I bought it and the video but just hated the artwork. Bunch of hands pointing at a (supposed stage). Pfffft! A.O.R., however, KILLER art even if it doesn't make my top five. "Demonizahhhhhh!" LOL! You know I love it!
No sense trying to convince anyone that any fav song is better for this or that ("Halls" over "The Sentinel" though?) LOL! - I think we can agree on "Crossfire!" Killah!!!!
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Well ,ha.... thats whats cool though isnt it? A different favs for every fan as it should be. Halls in my opinion is the best track on R.O.S. lol I would even say its a higher quality than the Sentinel lol
To me its incredible. When I first picked up Painkiller (the day it came out as we all did lol)
I never liked "Hell Patrol" or "One Shot At Glory" (except for the solos) ...so Im kinda biast when it comes to those tracks...
I love "Dragonaut"! March of the Damned vs Metal Gods....Id go with Metal Gods but I like March Of The Damned though very much! I like all 12 tracks I just dont care for Begining Of The End..
Somethin the 80's lps and onwards doesnt have is "Crossfire"! Crap one of Priest's instant classics!
Id put Screaming over Defenders ...I dont like Take These Chains or Fever.....on Defenders I dont like Eat Me Alive or Night Comes Down....dont hate em but never cared for them....
Yeah Sad Wings will somehow always be #1.
guidogodoy wrote:
Hmmmm....here? The matchups are my problem. Of course, everyone has their own opinion but you put some of my favs against some of my least. Let's start with "Halls." Nope. One of my least fav R.O.S. songs. What I have argued that has stood against "Painkiller" (song?) = "Persecution!" One of the true gems off of Nostra. "Redeemer" over "Hell Patrol?" Nope. The build to the best scream of the song, "Hell Patrol" RIPPING OUT HEAAAAARTS!" + guitar work makes it outstanding to me. "Sword" vs. "All Guns?" Well, I might see that one. Questionable. More melodic, to be sure. Better lyrics, to be sure. Yes, I'd prolly lean to "Sword" on that one. "Down in Flames?" against "Leather Rebel?" Hands down. "Down in Flames!!!!" "Secrets of the Dead" vs "Touch of Evil?" Now THAT is close! At first listen, I'd give it to "Touch." Again, the build to the line "You're POSSESSING ME!!" is just a killer. Add that I'd likely put "March of the Dead" against "Metal Gods?" THAT I could see a closer argument. Heard too much of either (of course "Metal Gods" more) but they could toss both from the setlist IMO. "Battle Cry?" damn....love "One Shot" as well but, I'd agree and give it to "Battle Cry." That is just a killer tune. Got "One Shot" playing as I type. TOUGH!
Of course you skipped "Dragonaught" - one of my favs, you realize! LOL!! Obviously, not one of yours. No matter, to each his own (except for Bwian, lol....loved your comment as I could see it coming).
At one point I think you asked if we would put Defenders against Vengeance. SO close in my mind. Throw nostalgia aside and I'd put Defenders in front of Vengeance and even B. Steel. Yeah, songs I love on all but Vengeance had what I would call "thowaway songs" now. Crowd pleasers, nothing more. "Defenders of the Faith" and "Heavy Duty" are the only two I could do without on "Defenders." Kinda like "Beginning of the End" for me on R.O.S.
THAT said, where to put "Sin After Sin"? LOL!!! All said, I still love this damn album as well. Can we settle on Halford's "Live Insurrection?" - Nah, I wouldn't even be happy with that call.
Now not to sound the fanboy like Bwian, Trixi and the lot, I have to think of my LEAST fav album. One of my first was actually the original "Best of..." No "Dreamer Deceiver" going into "Deceiver?" but still, BRILLIANT! "Sad Wings" will prolly always be #1...for today at least.
Edited at: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:05:09 PM
[guidogodoy] Thursday, April 23, 2015 1:35:43 PM
Exactly, compadre. Going back to where I left off last night as to what was my LEAST favorite album? Well, the "Twin Turbos" if we take out the compilations. Still, "Ram it Down?" (single)? Couldn't stand some of the lyrics but the guitar work is killer! "Locked In?" Loved it! Much better than "Turbo Lover" The VIDS, though. Can't really separate them from the songs due to the era. Back when MTV actually played videos. "Painkiller" (album)? I actually got it the DAY before it was released as I had a friend who worked in a record store and got me the recording, two posters and a number of promotional saws. Oddly enough, one of the only things I have never had framed. Just didn't like the artwork. Only thing worse, IMO? "Priest Live." Yes, I bought it and the video but just hated the artwork. Bunch of hands pointing at a (supposed stage). Pfffft! A.O.R., however, KILLER art even if it doesn't make my top five. "Demonizahhhhhh!" LOL! You know I love it!
No sense trying to convince anyone that any fav song is better for this or that ("Halls" over "The Sentinel" though?) LOL! - I think we can agree on "Crossfire!" Killah!!!!
Well ,ha.... thats whats cool though isnt it? A different favs for every fan as it should be. Halls in my opinion is the best track on R.O.S. lol I would even say its a higher quality than the Sentinel lol
To me its incredible. When I first picked up Painkiller (the day it came out as we all did lol)
I never liked "Hell Patrol" or "One Shot At Glory" (except for the solos) ...so Im kinda biast when it comes to those tracks...
I love "Dragonaut"! March of the Damned vs Metal Gods....Id go with Metal Gods but I like March Of The Damned though very much! I like all 12 tracks I just dont care for Begining Of The End..
Somethin the 80's lps and onwards doesnt have is "Crossfire"! Crap one of Priest's instant classics!
Id put Screaming over Defenders ...I dont like Take These Chains or Fever.....on Defenders I dont like Eat Me Alive or Night Comes Down....dont hate em but never cared for them....
Yeah Sad Wings will somehow always be #1.
guidogodoy wrote:
Hmmmm....here? The matchups are my problem. Of course, everyone has their own opinion but you put some of my favs against some of my least. Let's start with "Halls." Nope. One of my least fav R.O.S. songs. What I have argued that has stood against "Painkiller" (song?) = "Persecution!" One of the true gems off of Nostra. "Redeemer" over "Hell Patrol?" Nope. The build to the best scream of the song, "Hell Patrol" RIPPING OUT HEAAAAARTS!" + guitar work makes it outstanding to me. "Sword" vs. "All Guns?" Well, I might see that one. Questionable. More melodic, to be sure. Better lyrics, to be sure. Yes, I'd prolly lean to "Sword" on that one. "Down in Flames?" against "Leather Rebel?" Hands down. "Down in Flames!!!!" "Secrets of the Dead" vs "Touch of Evil?" Now THAT is close! At first listen, I'd give it to "Touch." Again, the build to the line "You're POSSESSING ME!!" is just a killer. Add that I'd likely put "March of the Dead" against "Metal Gods?" THAT I could see a closer argument. Heard too much of either (of course "Metal Gods" more) but they could toss both from the setlist IMO. "Battle Cry?" damn....love "One Shot" as well but, I'd agree and give it to "Battle Cry." That is just a killer tune. Got "One Shot" playing as I type. TOUGH!
Of course you skipped "Dragonaught" - one of my favs, you realize! LOL!! Obviously, not one of yours. No matter, to each his own (except for Bwian, lol....loved your comment as I could see it coming).
At one point I think you asked if we would put Defenders against Vengeance. SO close in my mind. Throw nostalgia aside and I'd put Defenders in front of Vengeance and even B. Steel. Yeah, songs I love on all but Vengeance had what I would call "thowaway songs" now. Crowd pleasers, nothing more. "Defenders of the Faith" and "Heavy Duty" are the only two I could do without on "Defenders." Kinda like "Beginning of the End" for me on R.O.S.
THAT said, where to put "Sin After Sin"? LOL!!! All said, I still love this damn album as well. Can we settle on Halford's "Live Insurrection?" - Nah, I wouldn't even be happy with that call.
Now not to sound the fanboy like Bwian, Trixi and the lot, I have to think of my LEAST fav album. One of my first was actually the original "Best of..." No "Dreamer Deceiver" going into "Deceiver?" but still, BRILLIANT! "Sad Wings" will prolly always be #1...for today at least.
Edited at: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:05:09 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, April 23, 2015 6:59:35 AM
Well ,ha.... thats whats cool though isnt it? A different favs for every fan as it should be. Halls in my opinion is the best track on R.O.S. lol I would even say its a higher quality than the Sentinel lol
To me its incredible. When I first picked up Painkiller (the day it came out as we all did lol)
I never liked "Hell Patrol" or "One Shot At Glory" (except for the solos) ...so Im kinda biast when it comes to those tracks...
I love "Dragonaut"! March of the Damned vs Metal Gods....Id go with Metal Gods but I like March Of The Damned though very much! I like all 12 tracks I just dont care for Begining Of The End..
Somethin the 80's lps and onwards doesnt have is "Crossfire"! Crap one of Priest's instant classics!
Id put Screaming over Defenders ...I dont like Take These Chains or Fever.....on Defenders I dont like Eat Me Alive or Night Comes Down....dont hate em but never cared for them....
Hmmmm....here? The matchups are my problem. Of course, everyone has their own opinion but you put some of my favs against some of my least. Let's start with "Halls." Nope. One of my least fav R.O.S. songs. What I have argued that has stood against "Painkiller" (song?) = "Persecution!" One of the true gems off of Nostra. "Redeemer" over "Hell Patrol?" Nope. The build to the best scream of the song, "Hell Patrol" RIPPING OUT HEAAAAARTS!" + guitar work makes it outstanding to me. "Sword" vs. "All Guns?" Well, I might see that one. Questionable. More melodic, to be sure. Better lyrics, to be sure. Yes, I'd prolly lean to "Sword" on that one. "Down in Flames?" against "Leather Rebel?" Hands down. "Down in Flames!!!!" "Secrets of the Dead" vs "Touch of Evil?" Now THAT is close! At first listen, I'd give it to "Touch." Again, the build to the line "You're POSSESSING ME!!" is just a killer. Add that I'd likely put "March of the Dead" against "Metal Gods?" THAT I could see a closer argument. Heard too much of either (of course "Metal Gods" more) but they could toss both from the setlist IMO. "Battle Cry?" damn....love "One Shot" as well but, I'd agree and give it to "Battle Cry." That is just a killer tune. Got "One Shot" playing as I type. TOUGH!
Of course you skipped "Dragonaught" - one of my favs, you realize! LOL!! Obviously, not one of yours. No matter, to each his own (except for Bwian, lol....loved your comment as I could see it coming).
At one point I think you asked if we would put Defenders against Vengeance. SO close in my mind. Throw nostalgia aside and I'd put Defenders in front of Vengeance and even B. Steel. Yeah, songs I love on all but Vengeance had what I would call "thowaway songs" now. Crowd pleasers, nothing more. "Defenders of the Faith" and "Heavy Duty" are the only two I could do without on "Defenders." Kinda like "Beginning of the End" for me on R.O.S.
THAT said, where to put "Sin After Sin"? LOL!!! All said, I still love this damn album as well. Can we settle on Halford's "Live Insurrection?" - Nah, I wouldn't even be happy with that call.
Now not to sound the fanboy like Bwian, Trixi and the lot, I have to think of my LEAST fav album. One of my first was actually the original "Best of..." No "Dreamer Deceiver" going into "Deceiver?" but still, BRILLIANT! "Sad Wings" will prolly always be #1...for today at least.
Edited at: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:05:09 PM
[guidogodoy] Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:41:27 PM
Hmmmm....here? The matchups are my problem. Of course, everyone has their own opinion but you put some of my favs against some of my least. Let's start with "Halls." Nope. One of my least fav R.O.S. songs. What I have argued that has stood against "Painkiller" (song?) = "Persecution!" One of the true gems off of Nostra. "Redeemer" over "Hell Patrol?" Nope. The build to the best scream of the song, "Hell Patrol" RIPPING OUT HEAAAAARTS!" + guitar work makes it outstanding to me. "Sword" vs. "All Guns?" Well, I might see that one. Questionable. More melodic, to be sure. Better lyrics, to be sure. Yes, I'd prolly lean to "Sword" on that one. "Down in Flames?" against "Leather Rebel?" Hands down. "Down in Flames!!!!" "Secrets of the Dead" vs "Touch of Evil?" Now THAT is close! At first listen, I'd give it to "Touch." Again, the build to the line "You're POSSESSING ME!!" is just a killer. Add that I'd likely put "March of the Dead" against "Metal Gods?" THAT I could see a closer argument. Heard too much of either (of course "Metal Gods" more) but they could toss both from the setlist IMO. "Battle Cry?" damn....love "One Shot" as well but, I'd agree and give it to "Battle Cry." That is just a killer tune. Got "One Shot" playing as I type. TOUGH!
Of course you skipped "Dragonaught" - one of my favs, you realize! LOL!! Obviously, not one of yours. No matter, to each his own (except for Bwian, lol....loved your comment as I could see it coming).
At one point I think you asked if we would put Defenders against Vengeance. SO close in my mind. Throw nostalgia aside and I'd put Defenders in front of Vengeance and even B. Steel. Yeah, songs I love on all but Vengeance had what I would call "thowaway songs" now. Crowd pleasers, nothing more. "Defenders of the Faith" and "Heavy Duty" are the only two I could do without on "Defenders." Kinda like "Beginning of the End" for me on R.O.S.
THAT said, where to put "Sin After Sin"? LOL!!! All said, I still love this damn album as well. Can we settle on Halford's "Live Insurrection?" - Nah, I wouldn't even be happy with that call.
Now not to sound the fanboy like Bwian, Trixi and the lot, I have to think of my LEAST fav album. One of my first was actually the original "Best of..." No "Dreamer Deceiver" going into "Deceiver?" but still, BRILLIANT! "Sad Wings" will prolly always be #1...for today at least.
Edited at: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:05:09 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Wednesday, April 22, 2015 7:49:55 PM
well in my world I'd put Defenders #5. But thats just me though....R.O.S. tops it but not by a long shot....pretty close.......but everyones got an outlook on rating albums....except for Brian Evans Maiden fan boy lol
Its not a wonder if some claim Defenders #1 so I can see that too.... The ONLY thing R.O.S. is missing is K.K and his signature sound....but it is so great that it doesnt need it....
[guidogodoy] Wednesday, April 22, 2015 6:30:52 PM
Hey, you know I love R.O.S. as well but would have a REALLY tough time about where to put "Defenders" in that list.
Random fact: Redeemer Of Souls is Judas Priest's 4th best album with Sad Wings Of Destiny,British Steel & Screaming for Vengeance ahead of it.
Lunacy that I take R.O.S. over the Painkiller album? Not so....let me explain: The track "PAINKILLER" may top ALL songs on R.O.S. ( although I believe Halls Of Valhalla is = equal) but album to album......Redeemer is better (In my opinion) The title track over Hell Patrol(any day) Sword Of Damocles over All Guns Blazing ...Down In Flames over Leather Rebel...secrets of the Dead over A Touch Of Evil.....Battle Cry over One Shot At Glory...... .just my opinion but god damn I love this new album!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Wednesday, April 22, 2015 12:46:09 AM
Random fact: Redeemer Of Souls is Judas Priest's 4th best album with Sad Wings Of Destiny,British Steel & Screaming for Vengeance ahead of it.
Lunacy that I take R.O.S. over the Painkiller album? Not so....let me explain: The track "PAINKILLER" may top ALL songs on R.O.S. ( although I believe Halls Of Valhalla is = equal) but album to album......Redeemer is better (In my opinion) The title track over Hell Patrol(any day) Sword Of Damocles over All Guns Blazing ...Down In Flames over Leather Rebel...secrets of the Dead over A Touch Of Evil.....Battle Cry over One Shot At Glory...... .just my opinion but god damn I love this new album!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, September 08, 2014 7:49:46 PM
Vail....yeah makes me wonder lol.
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, September 07, 2014 6:40:59 PM
Welp, there are a couple of theories as to what happened to that guy.
1). He did not get the memo to bookmark this page before it was separated from the main website.
So I'll ask anyways: Anybody got a random fact as to what happened to hellrider 90210 ? Is he dead or just got bored all a sudden with Priest's Painkiller album and is now only into that crappy Artes Negres album? Perhaps because ROS isnt Painkiller mach 2 he switched over to black/death? Got to wonder lol
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, September 07, 2014 5:44:20 PM
So I'll ask anyways: Anybody got a random fact as to what happened to hellrider 90210 ? Is he dead or just got bored all a sudden with Priest's Painkiller album and is now only into that crappy Artes Negres album? Perhaps because ROS isnt Painkiller mach 2 he switched over to black/death? Got to wonder lol
[guidogodoy] Friday, August 15, 2014 8:53:56 PM
A person who works with me had an uncle who was one of the main backup singers for Elvis!
Damn, didn't know until he passed. Never got an autograph. Would have looked cool on the St. Jude Marathon medal.
[Budred] Thursday, April 24, 2014 4:51:11 AM
Noisecreep is running a cd release of the month contest and gives the winner a monthly feature. "Help a brother out". A band I like (insert smily) just happens to be winning and exposure of any kind helps so how about a vote for me.(and MRH). They are winning by a large margin. (...surprising actually).http://noisecreep.com/vote-for-the-most-anticipated-release-of-may-2014/?trackback=fbshare_top
[guidogodoy] Tuesday, January 21, 2014 11:20:45 AM
I would not invite you sorry... 
Eeeeeek !!
