Painkiller was such a big deal when it came out because Priest seemed like remnants from another era to my generation of metalheads. Then suddenly they were entirely relevant to everything that was going on.
@Rock Hard - You honestly like Turbo & Ram It Down better than Painkiller? I think you may have banged your head too hard at some point, but certainly not listening to Turbo.
Sabbath might have done it first, but Priest created that laser guitar sound plus the dual guitar attack and high screams! Sabbath made it Heavy, but Priest made it METAL!
"Exciter" was the first speed metal song. "Rapid Fire" was the first thrash metal song. "British Steel" was the first true heavy metal album. JP were the true pioneers of metal.
Love Stained Class. Arguably one of the first Speed Metal albums, definitely helped set the groundwork for Thrash Metal to arise in the next decade. Still my favorite Priest album.
My number 1 is hell bent for leather, the sad wings, and then stained class. On a scale of 1 to 10, he’ll bent/killing machine is a 10, sad wings 9.5 and stained class is a 9.3.
I wouldn't say it's their "best" album but Sin After Sin is definitely my favorite Priest album. The songs are heavy but it still has a lot of that 70s prog feel. I especially love when the chorus in Dissident Aggresor keeps building up and then melts down into the solo
Imo Jugulator is extremely underrated, it's no Painkiller or Sin after Sin but it has some really interesting approaches in its favour, and Ripper Owens filled Halford's shoes quite well
I agree 100%. It's at least in their top 10 for me. Their heaviest album plus all the songs are well written and catchy as hell. I'm always amazed at all the hate it gets. And the way Priest has snubbed Ripper and his years in the band is really unforgivable.
Also, Adrien Smith and Dave Murray with Iron Maiden and Mathias Jabs and Rudolph Shenker with the scorpions were awesome guitar duos. Also, two of the best ever was short lived but awesome and it was Pete Willis and Steve Clark on the first two commercial Def Leppard albums; when Def Leppard was a bad ass band. Pyromania was good too but after that they changed a lot
@@candlelightmoodromeocasano4550 well said and add uli Roth with schenker aswell. Also from thin Lizzy. Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson. Also Gorham and Gary Moore.
SENT BY GODS: 1. Stained Class: Extraordinary on all fronts: composition, performance, emotional drama... 2. Sad Wings of Destiny: It defines heavy metal as we know it. 3. Sreaming For Vengeance: Complex and yet direct, full of life and power - maybe their peak. 4. British Steel: Like its cover: simple, iconic, the pure essence of classic heavy metal. 5. Killing Machine: Great hooks and more light hearted atmospheres than before. 6. Firepower: Full of catchy melodies and quality songs. TREASURES OF GOLD: 7. Defenders of the Faith: Unprecedented heaviness, many shades, though the mechanic sound spoils it a bit. 8. Painkiller: A masterclass to the younger generations - yet a bit one dimensional. 9. Sin After Sin: Colourful record with complex tunes, ending on a brutal high note - though some parts just seem too long. 10. Redeemer of Souls: Some good, not overcomplicated songs with enough finesse and classic vibes. SILVER LININGS: 11. Point of Entry: Some great anthems - and some fillers, too. 12. Demolition: Many different shades and some excellent stuff, though unnecessarily long and inconsistent. 13. Jugulator: Ripper shines, it’s maybe their heaviest and most one dimensional album. 14. Turbo: Enjoyable glam metal - though too many fillers and cheesy lyrics. IRON A BIT TOO CRUDE: 15. Nostradamus: Ambitious, yet not so memorable and just too much - anyway, they wanted to do it, so why not? 16. Rocka Rolla: The humble beginnings: rather generic hard rock with a few sparks. 17. Angel of Retribution: It's like a collection of unreleased songs from earlier albums. 18. Ram It Down: Artificial sound and lower than average songwriting leaves it in the middle of nowhere.
Excellent rankings. Stained class is something else. It towers above any other metal album for me, I've been listening to it for 40 years and it still sounds incredible on all sorts of levels
Hey Bud! Celtic Frost Mike here, I really dug your rankings. The thing about priest early-on was...each album sounded different. It was interesting growing up with this. Zep did this to an extent. But Priest drove the bus! Talk about not being afraid of anything. Still love Rob and company. Thanks again.
Definitely one of my favourite band! 1. Painkiller 2. Defenders Of The Faith 3. Sad Wings Of Destiny 4. Screaming For Vengeance 5. Stained Class 6. Turbo 7. Killing Machine 8. Firepower 9. British Steel 10. Sin After Sin 11. Jugulator 12. Ram it Down 13. Angel Of Retribution 14. Redeemer Of Souls 15. Point Of Entry 16. Nostradamus 17. Demolition 18. Rocka Rolla
The transition of Priest from their 1st release through SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE is pretty amazing. Not were they the standard for new heavy bands but everybody wore the leather like them.
Defenders Of The Faith is my favourite album. Powerful and inspiring, it creates a sense of freedom. Also, it's good to see that a lot of people start to realise how generic British Steel really is, despite its importance. Interesting video, man, keep the good work. For the next review i suggest the discography of Candlemass.
Great episode, I know live albums don't qualify to be ranked but *Unleashed in the East* was my gateway to metal -- so will always have love forJudas Priest
Thanks for posting this ranking! Priest was the band that fully converted me over to metal back in the early 1980's. I was riding with a buddy of mine and he played "Grinder" off of British Steel, and I was blown away. Here we are 40 years later and I'm still listening to this stuff!
My top 5 🤘💥 #1: Defenders of the Faith #2: Sad Wings of Destiny #3: Painkiller #4: Screaming for Vengeance #5: Redeemer of Souls (kinda underrated imo)
Judas Priest is my favorite classic heavy metal band since high school years. They gave me such a great memories back then and to be honest I'm emotionally connected with this band. Here's my list from my top 10 personal favorite Judas Priest albums : 01) Screaming For Vengeance 02) British Steel 03) Defenders Of The Faith 04) Sad Wings Of Destiny 05) Stained Class 06) Painkiller 07) Firepower 08) Sin After Sin 09) Killing Machine 10) The Twin Turbos ( Turbo & Ram It Down)
I couldn't be more happy to see my favourite Priest album on #1 of your list. My more "80'S Priest" oriented friends couldn't believe me as I kept saying that over the years, they thought of it as more of a rock album, and it's true that the guitars sound and overall production is very 70's, but man, to put out something like THIS in 1978? I mean, Dissident Aggressor on Sin After Sin was a heavy metal doors open all by itself, but those bangers on Stained Class? They really did Ram it down wide open, for all NWOBHM scene, right there. I can't point out my favourite song on the album, they're just all so good. And not to mention a dope-ass artwork. It really brought a smile to my face to see it on #1! Thanks for this list man, superb work as always!
yeah, there are many 70's Priest fans who agree. I actually prefer the early 80's stuff myself. I don't know anyone who would rank British Steel as #8??? Also, Defenders and Screaming For vengeance should be higher too. I do like Sad Wings and Stained Class, and Hell Bent For leather though. For me, its Defenders of The Faith and British Steel. After that, we can discuss the 70's vs 80's.
Great video, currently my top 10 is: 1. Painkiller 2. Stained Class 3. Defenders of the Faith 4. Screaming For Vengeance 5. Firepower 6. Killing Machine 7. Jugulator 8. Sin After Sin 9. Ram It Down 10. British Steel You've given me some inspiration to revisit a few albums though
1984: Defenders of the Faith 1982: Screaming for Vengeance 1980: British Steel 1976: Sad Wings of Destiny 1990: Painkiller 1978: Stained Class 1988: Ram It Down 1977: Sin After Sin 1978: Killing Machine 1981: Point of Entry 1986: Turbo 1974: Rocka Rolla 2018: Firepower 1997: Jugulator 2005: Angel of Retribution 2008: Nostradamus 2014: Redeemer of Souls 2001: Demolition
Great Hell Bent for Leather reference in the intro. 1. Painkiller 2. Stained Class 3. Defenders of The Faith 4. Sad Wings of Destiny 5. Firepower 6. Screaming for Vengeance 7. Hell Bent for Leather 8. Sin After Sin 9. British Steel 10. Angel of Retribution 11. Redeemer of Souls 12. Rocka Rolla 13. Point of Entry 14. Nostradamus 15. Ram It Down 16. Jugulator 17. Turbo 18. Demolition
I agree 100% with your top 2. Most people put Screaming for Vengeance as #1, but I'm with you that Stained Class is their best album. SFV is definitely awesome though.
1) Stained Class 2) Defenders Of The Faith 3) Painkiller 4) Screaming 5) Sad Wings 6) Point Of Entry 7) Angel Of Retribution 8) Hell Bent 9) Sin After Sin 10) Redeemer Of Souls 11) British Steel 12) Ram It Down 13) Turbo 14) Firepower 15) Rocka Rolla 16) Jugulator 17) Demolition 18) Nostradumus Yes, I'm controversial in my ranking, but fight me
Priest's discog is why they're my #1 All-Time band. PERIOD. Sure, there were some off target and some a bit too commercial for me, but overall what a contribution to music of any kind. Love all the '70's except Rocka Rolla(15th or so). PAINKILLER #1, it checks every box on the METAL MUTANTS judges card. I was in junior high and heard 'Unleashed' and been a Headbanger ever since. British Steel and Point of Entry higher for me, came out my first 2 years of High school.
Top 3; 3- Sin After Sin 2- Sad Wings of Destiny - Its funny how nobody talks about Alan Moore drumming on this record, for me its kinda like a 80s Heavy Metal drummer playing a 70s album. 1- Jugulator - For me kicks ass, heavy, raw, fast. The title track its insane.
You know which channel I think is super underrated? Metal Piano Music. The guy spends weeks composing classic metal songs into classical/relaxing piano pieces and he hardly gets any views. I love his arrangement of The Sentinel by Judas Priest. That guy really deserves millions of followers
Wiki says he left because he felt he wasn’t appreciated enough by the band and management. Who knows what really took place with his departure, he’s definitely my favorite drummer the band had. He had great feel.
Great ranking. I really can't argue much here, I'm only leaving a comment, for the algorithm. But that said, Accept was my favourite band, before I discovered thrash and more extreme music, so I would like to see your ranking of their albums. Ok, fortsatt god jul & skål!
1. Screaming for Vengeance 2. Defenders of the Faith 3. Painkiller 4. Stained Class 5. Hell Bent for Leather 6. Sad Wings of Destiny 7. British Steel 8. Nostradamus 9. Angel of Retribution 10. Sin after Sin 11. Redeemer of Souls 12. Fire Power 13. Invincible Shield 14. Ram it Down 15. Point of Entry 16. Turbo 17. Rocka-Rolla 18. Jugulator 19. Demolition
My list: 1. Painkiller 2. Firepower 3. Angel of Retribution 4. Redeemer of Souls 5. Defenders of The Faith 6. Ram It Down 7. Screaming for Vengeance 8. Stained Class 9. Turbo 10. Sad Wings of Destiny 11. Hell Bent for Leather 12. British Steel 13. Sin After Sin 14. Jugulator 15. Demolition 16. Point of Entry 17. Nostradamus 18. Rocka Rolla
defenders of the faith is my favorite priest album as it was the first priest album i bought when i was a teen.a lot of memories listening to that album
Yes! I totally agree with this list. As much as I enjoy their later stuff to some degree (re: Painkiller, Angel of Retribution, Firepower, etc), Priest's '70s work will forever remain their best output for me. It's just too creative and influential to ignore!
My list is with 3 & 4 at the top. These are my best Priest albums. I own all their discography until 1994 and I listened it to often. The 70s albums were experimental and this the reason that I put them after the Painkiller , Defenders of the Faith and Screaming for Vengeance. They don't have a stable sound in production and Priest try to mimic other groups like Queen as you mention in your video. A grate work from you this list. Have a nice 2022!
Nice ranking. I definitely agree with the bottom two or three. Screaming For Vengeance would easily be my favorite with Staind Class being a close second.
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1. Sad Wings of Destiny 2. Painkiller 3. Stained Class (remember that "Better By You" is also a cover song) 4. Sin After Sin 5. Firepower 6. Hell Bent for Leather (with the "Green Manilishi") 7. Screaming for Vengeance 8. Rocka Rolla 9. Defenders of the Faith 10. Angel of Retribution 11. Redeemer of Souls 12. Ram it Down 13. Turbo 14. British Steel 15. Point of Entry 16. Nostradamus 17. Jugulator 18. Demolition One of the two best bands ever. The other being Danzig as an artist from the Misfits through his eponymous solo project.
Masterpieces : Painkiller - Defenders of the Faith - Stained Class All time classics : Sin After Sin - Screaming for Vengeance - British Steel Great albums : Killing Machine - Sad Wings of Destiny - Firepower Good albums : Ram It Down - Angel of Retribution - Jugulator Experimentations : Turbo - Rocka Rolla - Nostradamus Low-end : Point of Entry - Demolition - Redeemer of Souls
Good ranking! Mine would be something like this: 18. Demolition 17. Rocka Rolla 16. Ram It Down 15. Nostradamus 14. Turbo 13. Point of Entry 12. Jugulator 11. Angel of Retribution 10. Redeemer of Souls 9. British Steel 8. Sin After Sin 7. Killing Machine 6. Sad Wings of Destiny 5. Stained Class 4. Firepower 3. Defenders of the Faith 2. Screaming for Vengeance 1. Painkiller
To put Stained Class in first place was unexpected, great pick! Eventough I disagree with some of the places XD Never understood why people dislike Turbo that much...
@@marioalvz3824 sin duda no es de sus mejores discos y una lista siempre está influida por el gusto personal pero la opinión sobre éste disco me parece que está siempre tergiversada por razones ajenas al mismo album, que sí se vendieron o que sí pusieron elementos pop y cosas así...
HI~, i choose 70's album: sad wing of destiny, 80's album : defenders of the faith , 90's : painkiller. and i recomend the song Lochness of angel of retribution album. it's a really good song, but album is not famous , a lot of people don't know this song.
Funny because Ruthless mentions that track and calls it a sad excuse for a long track. I’ll have to give it a listen and see for myself as I haven’t heard it
1. Jugulator 2. Firepower 3. Painkiller 4. Sad Wings Of Destiny 5. Demolition 6. Angel Of Retribution 7. Killing Machine 8. Nostradamus 9. Screaming For Vengeance 10. Stained Class 11. Sin After Sin 12. Rocka Rolla 13. Defenders Of The Faith 14. Redeemer Of Souls 15. Point Of Entry 16. Ram It Down 17. Turbo 18. British Steel
1 Defender Of The Faith 2 Screaming For Vengeance 3 Stained Class 4 British Steel 5 Sin After Sin 6 Sad Wings Of Destiny 7 Killing Machine 8 Point Of Entry 9 Painkiller 10 Firepower 11 Turbo 12 Never Mind
Great ranking and analysis as always. This time around our lists differ quite a bit though, although we're more or less in agreement which albums are at the top and which are at the bottom.I love how high ypu place Sin after Sin, in my experience a brilliant album that often gets kind of forgotten about. I'd place Nostradamus below Jugulator. And just likenyou said, Ripper is the least of his albums' problems. Ram it Down follows there after, despite having Blood Red Skies which is one of my favorite Priest tracks. Firepower is mucj higher on my list, a definite top 10 album for me. It might be sacrilegious of me, but I even rank it above British Steel (which is an album I never 'got' even though I do love a couple of songs) and Killing Machine (Evening Star and Take on the World are among my least favorite Priest songs but the rest is good). My favorite albums would be Defenders of the Faith(1), Screaming for Vengeance (2) and Stained Class (3), followed by Painkiller and Sad Wings. of Destiny. But like you said, the top 7 are more or less perfect in their own way. Sometimes I'm in more od a 70s Priest mood, and sometimes I just want the 80s. Keep up the good work my man!
For me it's ALWAYS been about Defenders of the Faith. I do realize nostalgia plays a huge part in this, since it was one of the earliest metal albums I got hold of as a wee lad, but none of Priest's other albums - as great as they are - come even close to Defenders in my book. I even love "Night Comes Down" just as much as the other songs. It's a vital part of a damn near perfect album. I rank Defenders as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time. But, hey, that's just me. 🙂
Yeah, I could praise it for hours! So emotional, so much adrenaline, and half of the songs from this album are the songs I consider the best songs in their career. For me it's THE perfect album, but maybe that's because Jawbreaker and Night Comes Down are among the first songs I heard from them.
My Top 5 Judas Priest albums, if I remember correctly, are... - 1. Screaming For Vengeance 2. Defenders Of The Faith 3. Stained Class 4. Firepower 5. Jugulator + 6. British Steel
Great ranking! Happy to see the 70s albums ranking high on your list, I was expecting "Painkiller" to be your number 1 but you picked my favorite "Stained Class"...like you said, the top 7-10 albums are all fantastic.
My top Priest albums: 1-Screaming For Vengeance 2-Defenders of the Faith 3-Killing Machine/HBFL 4-Sad Wings of Destiny 5-Stained Class 6-British Steel 7-Point of Entry 8-Painkiller 9-Sin After Sin 10-Turbo 11-Firepower 12-Rocka Rolla 13-Angel of Retribution 14-The Redeemer of Souls
Great list of a great great band. I was 14 years old when DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH was released, Smack-daddy right down the middle of the glory metal years at its height. Not realizing it at the time,but it never got this good again. I was too young to remember 70's-Priest,but was there throughout their 80's outputs and tours, and in my opinion, DEFENDERS was the peak of the bunch coming out amongst a slew of favorites such as Bark At The Moon, Balls To The Wall, PowerSlave and Ride The Lightning ,to name a few. Just as I think KILLING MACHINE was a slight improvement over sister-record STAINED CLASS (I loved TAKE ON THE WORLD when I was a kid...-now, not so much..) I think DEFENDERS were an improvement over sister-record SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE. Although both in the top of my list, I have to go for DEFENDERS simply by going track-by-track. IT never got this good again. Not even the mighty PAINKILLER could move these 2 80's JUGGERNAUTS. In retrospect, DEFENDERS has only gone from strenght to strenght with me, now residing proudly in my ALL-TIME FAVORITE METAL-ALBUMS TOP-5 LIST, and it will never be removed. This is METAL-Perfection from production over performance to cover and tour. It's Legacy has been acknowledged by the band as well, because we still get to sing a long to these wonderful compositions at the shows. Just think back to the last Tour where the LEAST appealing song of the album 'NIGHT COMES DOWN' was given an airing. HAIL! HAIL! GODS OF METAL and them twin-Guitar-leads, that never sounded better than on this Fantastic METAL MILESTONE! 1. DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH 2. SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE 3. PAINKILLER 4. KILLING MACHINE 5. STAINED CLASS 6. BRITISH STEEL 7. SIN AFTER SIN 8. SAD WINGS OF DESTINY 9. TURBO 10. RAMIT DOWN.
I agree that Defenders is the best! I personally like British Steel and Point of Entry more than you do though. Turbo was weaker, but still better than people will admit. Ram It Down was a step down, but Painkiller was great.
Stain Class is #1 Masterpiece, Defenders another Masterpiece the guitar work on Defenders is outstanding, SadWings, Screaming, Painkiller. Cant miss on none of them.🤘🤘🤘
Enjoyed listening to your opinion. Here's mine 1. Sin After Sin 2. Stained Class 3. Sad Wings of Destiny 4. Rocka Rolla 5. Hell Bent for Leather 6. Screaming for Vengeance 7. Defenders of The Faith 8. British Steel 9. Point of Entry Lost interest after Turbo... though I've heard some good tracks from later albums.
I have all albums but 4, so; 1)Demolition 2)Points Of Entry 3))Painkiller 4)Screaming For Vengane 5)Hell Bent For Leather 6)Turbo 7)Defenders Of The Faith 8)Rocka Rolla 9)Jugulator 10)Sad Wings Of Destiny 11)Ram It Down 12)Sin After Sin 13)British Steel 14)Stained Class
Hell Yes, is this your Christmas present to us? I’ll accept! Thanks Jim! Here is my ranking: 1. Sin After Sin 2. Stained Class 3. Sad Wings of Destiny 4. Painkiller 5. Defenders of the Faith 6. British Steel 7. Firepower 8. Hell Bent for Leather 9. Screaming for Vengeance 10. Point of Entry 11. Rocka Rolla 12. Angel of Retribution 13. Redeemer of Souls 14. Jugulator 15. Demolition 16. Ram It Down 17. Nostradamus 18. Turbo Merry Christmas!
Great ranking! Here is mine: 1. Sad Wings Of Destiny 2. Stained Class 3. Sin After Sin 4. Killing Machine 5. Point Of Entry 6. Screaming For Vengeance 7. Painkiller 8. British Steel 9. Defenders Of The Faith 10. Firepower 11. Angel of Retribution 12. Ram It Down 13. Rocka Rolla 14. Redeemer Of Souls 15. Nostradamus 16. Turbo 17. Jugulator 18. Demolition
People say Screaming For Vengeance is very overrated, and honestly I have to agree... and yet at the same time I'd still place it in number 2, right below Stained Class. Great list though!
SFV has too much filler and covers to make it great. Only Electric Eye, Riding on the Wind, SFV, ATC and Fever are killer. The rest is filler. Devils Child is the worst. They had a chance to end on a fast one. Instead we got that dirge of a track.
Thanks for this. Priest are probably my favourite band, it is nice to hear your enthusiasm for them. I agree with Painkiller being a perfect album, especially the guitar sound, the best guitar sound on any Priest record.
My top 10 JP albums: 10. Angel of Retribution 9. British Steel 8.Firepower 7.Point of Entry 6. Defenders of the Faith 5.Sad Wings of Destiny 4.Stained Class 3.Painkiller 2.Sin After Sin 1.Screaming For Vengeance
Ranka Priesta 18 - Nostradomus Favorite: None (This is the only Album I HATE from Priest) 17 - Point of Entry Favorite: Solar Angels 16 - Firepower Favorite: Never the Heroes 15 - Redeemer of Souls Favorite: Dragonaut 14 - Angel of Retribution Favorite: Angel 13 - Demolition Favorite: Machine Man 12 - Jugulator Favorite: Burn in Hell (I just want to say, Tim Owen's is a Great Singer) 11 - Ram it down Favorite: Ram it down 10 - Rocka Rolla Favorite: Run of the Mill 9 - Turbo Favorite: Out in the Cold 8 - Defenders of the Faith Favorite: Some heads are gonna roll 7 - Screaming for Vengeance Favorite: The Hellion/Electric Eye (Can't stand, You've got another thing coming) 6 - Painkiller Favorite: Battle Hymn/One Shot at Glory 5 - British Steel Favorite: Steeler 4 - Sin after Sin Favorite: Here comes the Tears 3 - Sad Wings of Destiny Favorite: Tyrant 2 - Hell Bent for Leather Favorite: Hell Bent for Leather 1 - Stained Class Favorite: Beyond the Realms of Death I love getting Priest for Christmas.
I’ve read many a book about Nostradamus. And DVDs. Movies. Halford brought the mystery and horror of him - alive in lyrics and vocals. Listen to it during a snowstorm. Or a thunderous summer rainstorm.
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Once again I enjoyed another Rank Em All video. I would have liked to see "British Steel" and "Fire Power" higher on the list. Keep up the good work 🤘🤘🤘
And Ian Hill is very underrated too, Maybe he is the member most forgetted but he also has done a great job in the Bass, always that I listen to songs like love bites or sinner I get fascinated
Well I sure agree with your number 1. Stained Class is my 6th favorite metal album of all time and my favorite Priest album. The only thing I would have done differently is rank Redeemer of Souls and Firepower a lot higher particularly Firepower. I love that album. Also I agree with Demolition. That record is horrific. Id rather listen to St Anger yes I wrote that. The album Resurrection which was Halfords band sounded way more like a Priest album than anything with Owens. I enjoyed the ranking and look forward to next time.
Thanks for doing this. I agree with most of your comments. Here is how I rank them: 1. Screaming for Vengeance 2. British Steel 3. Hell Bent for Leather 4. Point of Entry 5. Firepower 6. Painkiller 7. Defenders of The Faith 8. Sad Wings of Destiny 9. Stained Class 10. Sin After Sin 11. Rocka Rolla 12. Redeemer of Souls 13. Angel of Retribution 14. Ram It Down 15. Nostradamus 16. Turbo 17. Jugulator 18. Demolition (might as well be gone lol)
Great list mine would be 1 Stained Class 2 Painkiller 3 Sad Wings Of Destiny 4 Sin After Sin 5 Defenders Of The Faith 6 Screaming For Vengeance 7 British Steel 8 Killing Machine 9 Point Of Entry 10 Firepower 11 Angel Of Retribution 12 Ram It Down 13 Jugulator 14 Rocka Rolla 15 Redeemer Of Souls 16 Nostradamus 17 Demolition 18 Turbo
Called the top 4 because they are my top 4. However I rank the post reunion albums much higher (maybe not Nostradamus) Firepower and Angel of Retribution are both in my top 10 at 7 and 8. Leaving Rocka Rolla and Point of Entry out. Good list, I agree with many of the points. For the most part Priest have had some very good twilight years, which can't be said for all metals legacy acts and they have one more album in them. If it comes close to the quality of Firepower we'll all be very happy.
1- Screaming for Vengeance 2- Defenders of the Faith 3- Painkiller 4- Nostradamus 5- Sad Wings of Destiny 6- Killing Machine 7- Stained Class 8- British Steel 9- Turbo 10- Ram it Down 11- Sin After Sin 12- Firepower 13- Jugulator 14- Angel of Retribution 15- Point of Entry 16- Demolition 17- Rocka Rolla 18- Redeemer of Souls
Think about all of the professional bands that have covered a Priest song. From which album did the majority of those songs originate? That's a testimony as to how good Priest really is. Not-to-mention the guy from American Idol who covered "Living After Midnight."
I am a huge fan of Judas Priest. I love all the albums from first to Painkiller. I also liked Nostradamus, and a few songs from the other albums. There is no doubt that the album that I have listened to the most in my life across all bands is Unleashed in the East. In second I would say Defender of the Faith, and in third Screaming for vengeance. The compositions were amazing and Halford had a masterful voice.
I love UitE as well. Also, and this has surprised me over time, Angel of Retribution has become in my top three JP albums. On first listen I thought ok the guys have just really slowed down and there’s not much wind in their sails. Somewhere around the fifth listen though and I thought, each and every song is loaded with energy, it just has to ooze out instead of explode. I absolutely love that album.
That was a great review, I would largely agree. Though I would of put screaming & Defender's higher personally, but I agree after that. One of the reasons I prefer Judas priest over Iron Maiden is that there discography is varied and they sound very different and suit different moods ever well and I believe this is because while Iron Maiden really lead the charge of New Wave metal in the 1980's, Judas priest lead the charge of Heavy metal in general and they still do in some sections today! I saw them for 2 glorious hours at bloodstock and it had me in me leather jacket, leather studded fists in the air with tears in my eyes. ✊😭
I love early Maiden, but really no contest here, totally agree with you. When Glenn came out for the final 4-5 songs of the last show I went to, my eyes were welling up pretty good.
@@andrettski8686 Yeah I love early Maiden as the more gritty punky, street level sound is what I like in Heavy metal and their more epic/ historical stuff doesn't appeal to me so much.
