Nostradamus is far too intelligent of a CD to cloud up with drug/alcohol use while listening to it. 

At least until you've heard it a few times. Not that I'm supporting drug/alcohol use. You wanna do this  to your brain...I'm not one to preach about it. Just get to know the CD/story first. I don't want what happened to Pink Floyd's The Wall to happen to Nostradamus. I don't want to hear about how The Four Horsemen came into my room, and gave me a vision of the Apocolypse, and death will come to us all from genetically enhance watermelons or something.

		Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote:
		LMAO!  Ahhhh...DC my friend, you kill me.  I knew you'd come around soon.  Nostradamus is truly a masterfull piece of songwriting and musicianship!  This isn't just a heavy metal concept album...it is I dare say, something that is all encompassing!!!  For those of you lurking in the shadows of the Cyber World and not feeling the pure greatness of Priest's latest release, it's like the band and everyone else here has said:  keep an open mind, and listen to the damn thing 2 or 3 times before passing judgement on it!!!  There is so much stuff going on in each of the songs, that listening to it via the web won't do it justice, and if you have crappy sound on your computer, you'll be irked too.  I say put it in your best CD player (if it's in your car, then go cruising!), relax in your favorite chair and let the story Priest is conveying with this disc take you on a journey (anyone got some LSD?) through the life of Nostradamus.      DemonCat wrote:   Forgive me Judas Priest for I have sinned!  What a fool I was to judge this by my pc speakers, and through the "leak" on the VH1 website...which does this CD no justice! I opened my mouth too soon, and placed my size 11 foot right into it. I now recant all previous messages that were negative about this CD, and Rob's voice.  I have now heard Nostradamus 3 times back-to-back on my sterio with headphones. I give it a whopping 10 out of 10!!!! It's an absolutely genious total package of everything Judas Priest, and Nostradame was, and will be forever more!!! It's like a fine play telling the life of Nostradamus in a way I've never heard before. The intensity of it all as a whole has overwhelmed me, and the most ingenious part of it, was the build-up in the music from song to song 'til it reached it's climax which is the song Nostradamus which absolutely shreds!!!! Rob's still got his voice as well. I cannot pick a favorite song from this CD, as to me it is one long song, but it obviously grew on me very quickly, and I totally am loving it!!!! I'll rant on more about it on other threads, but it's late, and I am heading to bed with my ears ringing from the day-long musical journey that is Nostradamus. Final note, and perhaps the most beautifully written song I've ever read/heard...Did anyone see Lost Love coming from our beloved Judas Priest? Absolutely astonishing!!!! Goodnight everyone...Metal Love to you all from Jeff!!!!!!    (Quoting Message by DemonCat from Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:50:46 PM)   DemonCat wrote:   This is what I've waited 3 years for?!!! I've tried to listen to the "leak" of Nostradamus twice now. The first time I made it to song #16, and the 2nd time...song #12. I was hoping it would get better the 2nd time, but it didn't. Rob's voice is gone down the tubes. He's singing in a very limited vocal range, and I'm afraid it will only get worse from here. The few times he tries to hit a higher note, his voice strains to reach it, and I can almost hear it crack. I will eventually hear it all, but for now...I'm quite dissapointed that I spent money for the deluxe edition. It doesn't sound like it will be worth $42 I spent. I hope the book, and poster are better than the cd! I am a diehard Priest fan since 1986, and this is not how I wanted Priest to end. I want my hard-assed headbangin' Judas Priest style heavy metal back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll keep my fingures crossed for the next cd. Edited at: Friday, June 20, 2008 1:42:39 AM