Hey there J.D., been awhile since we chatted, eh?? I'm not sure if you don't like Nos because you don't like the music or because some ppl like it, but I know you get more upset the more you talk bout it...lol
It's cool to not like it, I don't care for Turbo myself, though there's a couple songs on it that are alright...
I like Nos, but I like it for what it is and it's definately not typical Priest, but in this case I don't think it's a bad thing...the band did tell us it was gonna be different from anything else...I do find it hard to believe that you don't like any of it as there are moments through out it that are heavily influenced by the 70's sound and the classic style...but hey, we all have our own tastes...I don't think it was a step backwards as much as a lateral move into a different style...I must admit that the more I listened to it the better it got...I can't remember the song (maybe the title track??) that the riff sounds like the riff on Nailed To The Gun, off the first Fight release...I think if you look hard enough, there's a little gem in there for everyone...just my opinion...take it easy man!!! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, May 22, 2009 4:17:37 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
One thing I can't understand is that many of you are saying in one way or another.."Priest shouldn't keep to the same formula".....
Why the %&*# not? Everybody jumps for JOY when we talk about "PAINKILLER"..."SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE"......."BRITISH STEEL"....
But when it comes to a new album.....you all want "something off the wall different"....??? WTF? LOL!
Maybe some of you don't really like those classic albums as much as you say you do.
To me,Nostradamus is "TERRIBLE" and "BORING". It stinks of boring song writting and to me reflects nothing to the 70's style Priest at all....maybe a small riff here or there but never in the vien of 70's Priest.
The use of these keyboards is nothing new.....the song structures in tracks like "Awakening/Revelations" sounds like German progressive power metal band "Blind Guardian" whom I do not like....
.....but its Blind Guardian's style at least.
To me,Judas Priest took a "step backwards" with Nostradamus...its already been done with other bands,they did not come up with this sound on thier own...they sound like they copied it from progressive bands such as Blind Guardian.
I'm not trying to change anybody's mind here,.....if some like Nostradamus so be it,I never will and I've listened to it about 20 times all the way through just to make sure I've heard all aspects of the album,and each time I've listened to it,it gets worse. After about 19 or 20 times throughout a spand of a year...I'm done with it,and probably will never listen to it again.
I am not a "fan boy" and will not accept an under-par album from JP.
They are to old to be trying new tricks for fans of other styles of music. To me,they should be writting HEAVY METAL instead of progressive opera and bullshit like Nostradamus.
They have never stayed "true" to thier loyal fans,this is one thing that I do not like about Judas Priest.
