Spent most of my life knowing nothing but pop music, rap, and pop country due to my circumstances. Felt robbed when I discovered this type of metal in my 20's.
Same here although my friends helped out with that back when I was about 16. My father loved Beach Boys too much and there was a lot in common with them and the boy bands of the early 00's, although I have to give him credit for introducing me to Black Sabbath.
One of my first Metal Albums, and here I am, 48 years old, and still rocking hard and riding free. Immortal song, how could you even think to dislike it?
I TURNED 50 YEARS OLD, MY SECOND JUDAS ALBUM( my first was screaming for vengeance). BUT Defenders of the Faith is MY FAVOURITE JUDAS LP. My favourite Judas Priest albums: 1. Defenders of the Faith 2. Stained Class 3. Sad Wings of Destiny 4.Screaming for Vengeance 🤘💎🤘 Fábio Olmos from Brazil.
This album is one of my favorites of Judas Priest, and not only because it was their first album that I heard back when I started listening to Metal in 85! So many good songs in it! I like the production as well. Not so much the drums. Just imagine if Scott Travis played on it... Holland made a good work, but Travis is on another level! Greetings from Italy!
same for me, the prelude is like the low point of your life, depressing. Throughout the song you can feel the ups and downs via the guitar solos which is amazing, and it just cheers you up to rock hard and do what you want, be a free soul!
Lyrics: Get a grip on the action Movin' heaven and earth You gotta get a reaction Push for all that you're worth No denying, we're going against the grain So defiant, but they'll never put us down Rock hard, ride free All day, all night Rock hard, ride free All your life Tough as steel, stop at nothing Look at fate in the face Don't take no for an answer, yeah Grab the lead in the race No denying, we're going against the grain So defiant, but they'll never put us down Spit it out Rock hard, ride free All day, all night Rock hard, ride free All your life Rock hard with a purpose Got a mind that won't bend Die hard resolution That is true to the end No denying, we're going against the grain Because it's so defiant Everybody scream it again Rock hard, ride free All day, all night Rock hard, ride free All your life Rock hard, ride free All day, all night Rock hard, ride free All your life Rock hard, ride free All day, all night Rock hard, ride free All your life
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It's good to realized I was not alone and actually I'm not alone by liking this song . Es bueno saber que no estaba solo y actualmente no estoy solo por gustarme esta canción . Judas Priest forever .
Escucho esto 10 veces por día. los solos y partes de guitarras son de los mejores de la historia del metal/rock .ya no se existe música así . Es poco conocida y poco valorada , debería tener al menos 100 millones de vistas .
Was in high school when this album came out, living outside Toronto which was a metal haven at the time. Friends and I would play this album constantly. Still love going back to it.
Saw this tour at Madison Square Garden. 4th of July weekend. Words can't explain the mayhem. Best concert I've ever seen yet. It was completely insane. 200k in damages. Great times.
I've been listening to this one for around 18 years now, and it amazes me how underrated it is. This should be one of the top hits of Judas Priest, alongside Ram It Down and Breaking The Law.
@@s1nnocense Yes, but every song on earth is called "underrated" by somebody on RU-vid if it's been ten minutes or more since they heard someone mention it.
@@mitch5699 Judas Priest outlasted Grunge by a long way. Yeah Nevermind was excellent, but Priest never went away. Grunge tried to kill Metal. And failed miserably.
@@lonestar6709 oh yeah , what I meant is, when "Nevermind " hit the scene major rock acts like "Motley Crue " for example felt the impact of grunge 'ticket sales' in the US anyway, one day playing 20,000 seat arena , the next playin in a bar , if you weren't Iron Maiden , Judas Priest , or the Scorpions for example, it was back to the bar , I saw it happen, was part of it ...
@Armando Olvera that sucking yer talkin about , thats yer knowledge of how and where metal was first created and who it was first created by , sucks ! ..that'd be you bud...now go on , there's plenty of content on yt more yer speed ....boy George has a channel
La mejor banda de metal del mundo!!! Este es un discazo!!! Un tema mejor que el otro!!!!Majestuosas las violas y los agudos de Halford de otro planeta!!!!
Con 6 añitos ya escuchaba yo el the defender para mí el mejor lp de judas, todavía se me ponen los pelos de punta escuchandolo, es una obra maestra este disco, heavy metal en su puro estado. Para mi el mejor grupo y disco de heavy metal de la historia
Grande!!!Judas Priest!!!El primer álbum que escuché y me cautivó!!!Mi inicio con la banda!!Desde entonces fiel seguidor, de una de las bandas que en mí opinión marcó una época,siguen en su línea a pesar de los cambios musicales actuales!!!😊
This, to me, is Judas Priest in essence. Everything great about them on show in one track. All my life... And I have been a fan since 1975. Rock hard, ride free - all my life.
Best song on the album. It was always perplexing to me as to why they didn't market this song more. Get it on radio. All I heard on the radio back then was Some Heads & Freewheel
I am on a Judas Priest kick revisiting all of my old favorite Priest songs. I've come to the conclusion that this is my favorite song out of all of them. It's so symmetrical with the versus, bridge, and chorus it's #1.
Wiecie co, aż boję się opisać. To mój album nr#1 metal wszechczasów. Mnie kojarzy nie z zimą. Pamiętam, to było chyba w 1985, stojąc z kaseciakiem na maleńkim oczku wodnym, zamarzniętym, zaczęło pękać i wpadłem po kolana do wody . Był mróz, ale muza grała, bo magnetofon był w górze. Piękne czasy, wtedy każda płyta miała klimat, smak, barwę. Kocham Judasa, a tą płytę kocham najbardziej. No, jeszcze Unleashed....echh, czasy piękne. Dzisiaj mam 53 lata, i właśnie leci Defenders .... . Mam takiego znajomego na giełdzie, sprzedaję cd. Powiedział mi, wiesz wielu kolesi przestało przychodzić, muza już ich nie obchodzi, a ty przychodzisz, jako jeden a niewielu. Dlaczego? Bo kocham muzykę, a metal to moja kochanka.
Dude, this album has one of the most epic intros of Priest, Love You Priest for upload this, Keep on Rocking!!!, PD: The day you will put Run of the Mill official Audio here I'll jump of happiness like I never did!!
Cara, esse disco embalou minha adolescência no finalzinho dos anos 80 início anos 90 e foi a porta de abertura pra eu buscar mais desta incrível banda, naquela época não tinhamos a facilidade da internet como hoje, tinhamos que ir em galerias de Rock, ou conseguir emprestado com amigo!
Я никогда не слушал ни рок, ни металл, но однажды услышал эту тему в машине у напарника по работе ,металлиста, я сразу обратил внимание на только эту тему, и снова скачал спустя 2 года, надоедает одна песня быстро, в сборник добавлю снова) шедевр
The sparkomatic speaker commercial had them in it doing this song too! I remember when that showed up on tv and flipping out like no way!! Then trying to catch it when it came on again to tape it on VHS so I could have a copy of it when I was 14/15. Great album and solid track!
Robs voice was other wordly on this tour.... never forget his live vocal performance. this album was killer but vengeance still a little better ... but this tour ,great white opened and they were good 2 ,but priest was absolutely at their finest on this tour . never forget Robs voice on this tour in 1984
No one touched Priest in the early 80s! Except maybe Iron Maiden. Those two bands took over the world during that time. Glorious Time to be a Head Banger! \m/
I went in 84' for this tour & Halford was at his best. JP today should be called '"Halford & Friends" I'm following KK with his band. I love KK & HAVE since 83"
@@ilhamakbar5482 Songs: Prowler, Phantom of the Opera, The Number of the Beast, Where Eagles Dare, Aces High, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Powerslave, Alexander the Great, Infinite Dreams... there are too many good ones to choose. If I had to pick just one, Aces High. Albums: Powerslave, Number of the Beast and Somewhere in Time
Está música simboliza a luta pela vida do homem livre, com a confiança de fazer o que deseja e não deseja, e do amor genuíno que rompe os grilhões de homem incapacitado de lutar pelos seus sonhos. Homem livre ..
I saw this tour in July at the Cow Palace(Daly City), 1984 was an awesome year!!!! Also saw Rush, Grace under Pressure Tour, in May. Also at theCow Palace. Also in May of 1984 was Scorpions Love at First Sting, at the Cow Palace.Then there was Iron Maiden, for the Power Slave Tour(World Slavery Tour )in March of '85. Also, at the Cow Palace. Those were the greatest days of my youth!!!! I yearn to go back in time and see these GIFTED MUSICIANS again. Who wants to go with me?