The UK Connection-Judas Priest: Favorite & Least Favorite Albums
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 11. 09. 2024
- Join Pete Pardo, Simon Bray, and Steven Reid for a discussion of their favorite & least favorite albums by the legendary Judas Priest. #judaspriest
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Sad wings of destiny and sin after sin, are masterpiece of rock.
My two favorites.
Steven Reid is an absolute legend. Even more so with that fantastic Europe - War of Kings shirt. đ€đ»đž
I simply had to wear my Europe shirt CamRock! đ
War of Kings is an album worth checking out!
@@TranquilityFireReid I think I need one now! Iâve actually been listening to that album on repeat this past week, so the timing couldnât be better good sir ! I Always love you commentary đđ»
@@camrock3534 Thanks again!
Europe are a brilliant band,getting better with age.
I am up for more shows in this format. Don't care which bands are discussed as Simon and Steven are always make me laugh.
Thanks Jason, that's good to hear! đ
Priest have 5 platinum albums in America
Unleashed in the East
British Steel
Screaming For Vengeance 2x
Defenders of the Faith
Turbo
They have 7 gold albums
Sin After Sin
Stained Class
Hell Bent For Leather
Point of Entry
PriestâŠLive
Ram It Down
Painkiller
sales of 12,000,000 units.
Surprising statistic: Theyâve outsold Iron Maiden in the states. Shocking but true.
Point of Entry would be my wildcard. It's another strange transitional album that had them trying different styles going forward. I have affection for it because it's the first cassette I ever bought.
It was my first LP I bought by the band in 1981đđ€
@@zachary1966 Same here what a year, good times.
The first album I thought of when âWildcardâ was mentioned. Iâve always loved that album.
I actually love Nostradamus. Rob sounds great on it but I agree that it can be trimmed down to 1 cd. Persecution, Pestilence and Plague, Revelation, Alone, Nostradamus are all great! Give them another chance.
My introduction to Judas Priest was British Steel, when I heard Living After Midnight I bought the album, I wasn't familiar with their earlier work, and when Point of Entry came out I was not disappointed, I loved it, I thought it went well with British Steel. I know the diehard fans have a problem with that album, but that was during a great period in my life, partying to Heading Out to the Highway, Solar Angels, Hot Rockin, yeah I'll always think fondly of that album...
Agreed, too many classic gems on PoE to dislike that album. The heavy songs on BS may in nature have been heavier than anything present on PoE, but BS also had its fair share of softer melodic tracks (chiefly its three singles).
Solar Angels is a very important thing....it definitely sowed the seed for Cowboys from Hell
My top two: Stained Class (1978) and Painkiller (1990)
My bottom two: Demolition (2001) and Turbo (1986)
Wild card: Point of Entry (1981)
Really like this format, what a great group! Definitely do more of these. I wish Steven Reid had his own channel, that guy is just legendary!
Now, I'm going to get my own t-shirt printed with that on the front!
Another fantastic show everyone.
Favorites: Sin After Sin, Painkiller
Close: Stained Class, Defenders of the Faith, Screaming for Vengeance
Least: Nostradamus, Ram it Down
Close: Demolition, Point of Entry, Turbo
Iâm in PETE. This format. Definitely. Iâll like to see Iron MAIDEN etc. đâïžđŻ. Great show. And great chat with all
Thanks Gary!
Fantastic episode! I was on a business trip to British Columbia when watching this - and I was enjoying a great Hazy IPA from Stanley Park Brewing out of Vancouver, BC. Their "The Captain Hazy IPA" was a fantastic brew that went well with this discussion.
âOut In The Cold,â from Turbo, is a stellar song and one of my absolute favorite JP tracks. Yes, please continue this series with the UK cats. Besides Maiden, how about Thin Lizzy, BĂC, Heart, Styx, Zep, etc.
đ”âWhere are you now? / The fears are coming back once again / Oh, l wish you were here / Taking good care of me / I want you / l feel as though Iâm out in the cold⊠âđ”
Favorites: 1) Point of Entry 2) Defenders of the Faith
Least favorites: Jugulator & Demolition
Wild card: Firepower
Favourite: Painkiller, Jugulator
Least Favourite: Rocka Rolla, Angel of Retribution
Wildcard: Ram it Down
A return to form for these gents with this show, it was very much their Painkiller. When there are only three parties, there is no hiding place and everyone brought their A game with a vengeance. I didn't want the show to end. Bravo Simon! Bravo Steven! Bravo Pete!
Favorite: Turbo, Sin After Sin, Ram It Down, Point Of Entry, Screaming For Vengeance
Least Favorite: Rocka Rolla, British Steel, Jugulator, Demolition
The Best Priest Album: Stained Class
Runner Up: Hell Bent for Leather
The WORST Album: Nostradomus (The only one)
The Underrated Album(s):
Rocka Rolla
Jugulator
Demolition
You know when I look at my Priest collection, my first thoughts when I see Nostradumbass is not how bad it is but how much enjoyment Pete and Chris riffin on it has given me! ;)
This ended up being a great look throughout Judas Priest's discography without relying on the obvious 'classic' album choices. I have to say, as cliche (and obvious) as it could be, this format would be amazing for Deep Purple's output. I've been listening to a lot of the Morse era lately, which I mostly quite love, and I certainly think we'd all be entertained by this trio's discussion of the band in general.
I like that idea! Thanks for watching.
I think we could Purp it up.
Really looking forward to the discussions today. My favourite Judas Priest album(s) is a virtual tie - hard to pick which one is best between Painkiller and Defenders of the Faith - both have such strong tracks all through. Least favourite is Jugulator. ADDED AFTER THE SHOW........Great episode today. Really liked the format of 2 Favs, 2 Least Favs, and especially the idea of a wild card pick.
Thanks Gary! So many great albums in this catalogue - and a few that are not quite so great!
Guys, I'd love for you to do this exact show but about Iron Maiden! (this post proudly brought to you by the Steven Reed bot-generator). :D
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My top 10 studio albums:
1. British Steel
2. Sad wings of destiny
3. Killing Machine
4. Sin after sin
5. Defenders of the faith
6. Stained Class
7. Angel of retribution
8. Painkiller
9.Rocka Rolla
10.Firepower
Least favorite: Ram it down
Well my intro to the mighty Judas priest was defenders of the faith that I got on cassette for my 14th birthday and turbo that same year it took me to mid 20s to discover the really awesome 70s and early 80s albums been a fan ever since
Favorites - Rocka Rolla, Point of Entry, and Sin After Sin.
Least - Nostradamus, Jugulator and Demolition. As much as I never cared for Owens' voice that much even before he joined Priest in '96 I'd still take those two albums over Nostradamus any day.
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Yes, please continue doing two favorites, two least favorites, and a wildcard with other bands. I am looking forward to the Iron Maiden one.
Thanks John!
Excellent show, you guys donât disappoint đ
Some band ideas:
Iron Maiden sounds cool
Saxon
Accept
Helloween
Deep Purple
Whitesnake
and possibly Uriah Heep
Thanks Guys, this was fun. I'd give you mine, but you've inspired me to move forward with my full ranking the albums of Judas Priest. Hopefully soon, thanks again. Going to have to try that Ommegang beer Pete, if my local distributor has it.
Sad Wings of Destiny, Stained Class, Screaming for Vengeance definitely 3 of my top 5.
Another great video gents. This was hard!!!
Favourite two:
Killing Machine, first Priest album I bought, an absolute classic.
Painkiller, absolutely blew my mind, just an total banger!!
Least Favourite two:
Demolition, just crap, really boring!
Nostradamus, absolutely shocking! Love prog hate this!!
Wildcard:
Turbo, really like this album vastly underrated!
Definitely do more videos like this, one on Queen would be good!!
Favourites: Stained Class and Painkiller
Least favourites: Nostradamus and Turbo
Wild card: Point of Entry
Another great video guys! `Painkiller` all the way for me! I really love in particular the intro to `Between The Hammer and the Anvil`, when Rob comes in with that scream! Wow! `Sad Wings of Destiny` as second favourite perhaps? I don`t mind `Nostradamus`, it has it`s moments.
Always a fun show, have to admit I lost interest in Priest after "Screaming for Vengeance", my tastes were changing and I stopped following them after that album. But, it is always interesting to hear a true fans perspective on iconic bands.
Thanks Eric!
Favourites:
1. Stained Class (easily their best album in my books)
2. Painkiller
3. Screaming for Vengeance
Least Favourite:
1. Nostradamus (by a loooong shot this is my least favourite)
2. Demolition
3. Rocka Rolla
Side note: I like Jugulator and think it's an underrated gem in the band's catalogue. The lyrics are horrific though...
Yeah, Jugulator ranks so low in my estimations because the lyrics are beyond pathetic. It is a MUCH better album than Demolition though.
Yes! Iron Maiden episode would be good!
Turbo was the first Judas Priest album I heard. So for me it has a special place, even though I understand the hate from older fans. Or younger that started with Screaming for vengeance and Painkiller
Would love to see you do one for Iron Maiden, one for AC/DC and one for Slayer. I think there would be a lot of different albums put different places. Thanks for the show. Have really begun to look forward to seeing the three of you weekly
Thanks for the suggestions Russell!
Defenders of the Faith was always my favorite. Sin after Sin probably comes in second. Honestly, it wouldn't be fair for me to pick a least fav, because I haven't followed much of the band's material past the early '90s; I'll rectify that one of these days.
Great episode, guys - the only thing missing was Chris Alo, especially for the 'least favorite' pick. đ
Defenders of the Faith is an excellent album, start to finish. Not a weak track in the lot. It was less commercial than Screaming, and a whole lot more cohesive. The Sentinel is a highlight.
To be totally honest and fair, I find DotF overall a lot more commercial than SfV, which was already quite commercial in itself. Compared to say Stained Class, their '80s output was all extremely commercial. We tend to gloss over sometimes, that metal can be that but Priest by this point had long been a commercial sounding metal band, way more than say Maiden or Motorhead (who wasn't even a metal band to begin with). "The Sentinel" along with "Freewheel Burning" are (like "Screaming for Vengeance") all top notch classic metal songs, most everything else though (along with a rather dire production) really is bordering on 'poppy' in actuality. I think they're basically (dare I say) melodic pop songs given a heavied up sound, i.e. they were definitely trying to get on the radio and MTV still with this album. There's nothing wrong with that of course it's how the times were, only stating a few musical structural statistics.
@@TheTVisions There's a lot of truth in what you've said TTV. And that's probably one of the reasons why I like them so much.
Thanks for the support Knight Vision!
Great shirt Steven! I agree!
Thanks Dante!
Hi Guys. Great show. Here are my picks on your topic. I am not including Unleashed in the East. That would be in my top 2.
Best. 1. Painkiller
2.Defenders of the Faith
Least 1. Rocka Rolla - Bought this album in a bargain bin. Does nothing for me. Run of the Mill is a pretty good song though.
2. Nostradamus - I like it more than Pete and Simon, but not enough to not make it one of my least favorite albums.
Wildcard - Sin After Sin - Good album that grows on you. Great mix of metal with Priest's Ballads and Halfords Voice/Screams which I like.
This is so difficult.
Would go Stained Class and wooh tight Painkiller and or Sad Wings of Destiny could flip anytime đ.
Such a great legacy band đ, I think Priest are one of those bands who know what they are doing.
Looking forward to the Iron Maiden one in a few weeks chaps
Point of entry has 4 songs I really loved. Desert plains, turning circles, heading out to the highway and solar angels. I listened to that album when I was 14-15 years old which is why it is so nostalgic for me
The four horsemen tracks of that album, yes.
One of my favorite shows on SOT. All of you guys are great. Really like me some Priest, but I don't have all the albums. Great show. Thanks guys.
Thanks Jeffrey!
Thank you Simon, and it's been a week, or two, but I'm still digging Massive Wagons. Thanks again.
I did enjoy a Guiness Extra Stout with 2 shots of Jameson while you fellows had your libations. I do like this format. Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Kiss to name a few you could try.
Great show boys! My two favorite would probably be, Stained Class & Sad Wings of Destiny for sure, my two least favorite would probably be Nostrodamus and Demolition, as far as a wildcard goes, I'd probably pull a Pardo and pick two. lol Screaming For Vengeance & British Steel are both good albums, I know British Steel has some songs that have been played to death but I love some of those songs, Grinder is a favorite also. Looking forward to the Iron Maiden show! Cheers guys!
I don't know if all three are fans of Marillion, although that is an entertainingly divisive discography. Terrific show!
I really like this format so I really like to see more. However you guys can do no wrong in my opinion. Great show as always!
That was a great show thank you, really entertaining.
Ram it Down my wildcard - it was the first CD I ever bought along with my first CD player so it was quite an event! 1989 it would've been. Heavy Metal was the song that kicked me in the head I can still remember hearing that intro on my first listen. To this day Blood Red Skies and Hard as Iron still up there đ€
Top 2 today different answer tomorrow would be Sin After Sin and Painkiller
Bottom 2 Defenders (yes I know) and Nostradamus.
Cheers from NZ đ
Great show! Loved the discussions, Steven Reid is always having so much fun and enthusiasm. Definitely do a Maiden show as well! Would love to hear that! I am not too keen on "Turbo" though. But I like "Nostradamus" and my cousin even loves it. It is one of his favourites by them. :D So "Nostradamus" would have been my pick for "in the middle/underrated", "Redeemer" and "Turbo" at the bottom and for best ones "Sad Wings" and "Stained Class" like Pete. :)
17:20 Simon's "These people are 300 years old..." put me in a choking fit. A timely reminder to not watch these while eating lunch. Great stuff, gents. And yes, a vote for a similar episode on Maiden.. I'm keen to see where Senjutsu sits...
Great episode!. I love listening to you threeđ»
I love both Ram It Down and Nostradamus. So, take that, Simon.
JP is one of those bands (like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin) where my favorite album and their "best" album (IMO) are different.
My favorite Priest album in "Screaming for Vengeance". Right album at the right time for me (just outta high school) and it's the album that finally pushed me firmly into the JP camp. However, I think their "best" album....intangibles aside.....is "Stained Class". Simply a sonic metal masterpiece.
There isn't really a JP album that I dislike. Maybe "Nostradamus" doesn't really light me up, but other than that I have no complaints (I'm not counting the 2 Ripper albums in this exercise).
BTW, I love "Turbo".
Hi Pete, Simon and Steven fun as always with all of you , I never heard anything from them but I know of them so will check them out for my homework
Really enjoyed this discussion about Judas Priest on Paddy's Weekend!
Keep up the good work lads!
Great show yes Iron madien show please.đ€ stained class and sad wings are my favorites debut, and ram it down are lest favorites. Wild card is firepowerđ€
So great topic.
I just love Turbo. I didnt when it was released but today it is one of the most played Priest albums in my Home.
And Priest Live⊠the opening and Halfords entrance on Out In The Cold is one of the coolest ever.
Iron Maiden sounds really great! I'm all for it!đ€đđ·
I had a good time watching this. Would love to see another one!
Brilliant shows as always guys thank you đ.
Thanks Jonathan!
Still haven't got enough Priest albums. But up the irons! for next time.
Yes on Maiden for this format. Definitely!
I'm the same age as Steven but my first entry was Priest....live. And It's not that bad of an album. Gave me a good introduction to the band at least.
Very nice video with a nice concept. I want more!
Thanks BjĂžrnar!
My Favorites:
1. British Steel
2. Sad Wings of Destiny
3. Defenders of the Faith
4. Screaming For Vengeance
5. Stained Class
6. Hell Bent for Leather (or The Killing Machine in other countries)
7. Sin After Sin
8. Painkiller
9. Rocka Rolla
10. Point of Entry
Great opening guys! đđđ
Love your show. Pete you have turned me on too so many great bands I have never heard of until your show
Pete you are spot on with your top rwo! Right on again!!
Great show Guys and by the way Steve I have that beer glass too
We are people of good taste! đ
Happy new haircut Pete ! Couldnât do the live show, too much booze; Stella (wife beater) and Six Nations rugby. But what a superb way to start a Sunday. Thanks fellas đđ»đđ»
A really cool format. Love it! It was a lot of fun listen to you guys! I'm not a Priest fan, but this show made me wanna re-listen to some of their albums. Looking forward for more shows like this!
I love this show, Simon and Steven a delightful! Absolutely do Iron Maiden!
Glad Sad Wings of Destiny made the top cut, always been my favorite!
Hey great show guys, always ready for some Judas Priest discussion. I like the two favs/non-favs aspect as well as the wildcard. Mine would be Stained Class and Hell Bent for the favorites; Demolition and Nostradamus for the dislikes. The wildcard is tough, but Defenders or Redeemer would fit this spot well. I think an Iron Maiden show would be great and I hope we get other bands like this too. Cheers!
Thanks Joseph. Great to see such a variety of Priest albums getting some love. We really enjoyed this format too so hopefully much more to come like this.
Right off the bat: Ram It Down has âBlood Red Skies!!!â One of Robs best screams!! Sorry guys ⊠canât agree! Now, Peteâs two top picks, same as mine. Love Sad Wings and Stained!!! The band at their best!!! And Rob is âTHE METAL GOD!â
Here's the Priest TV appearance that Simon was talking about: czcams.com/video/vx5rJvRpAfE/video.html
Love this format yes Iron Maiden would be great and very interesting đđŸ.
More please. Brilliant idea.
Thanks Michael!
Favs; Sad Wings of Destiny/Point of Entry. Least; Painkiller/Ram it Down. Wildcard; Rocka Rolla.
This format is great, absolutely do Iron Maiden!
Thanks Chris!
another great show i always look forward to this show. i loved simons little jordan pickford mention ( tyrannosaurus rex arms )
Simon is the master of the understated one liner! Loved that one!
Favourites: 1. 'Defenders Of The Faith' (1984); 2. 'Screaming For Vengeance' (1982); and 3. 'Turbo' (1986)
Least favourites: 1. 'Demolition' (2001); and 2. 'Jugulator' (1997).
Wild card: 'Ram In Down' (1988).
Iron Maiden is always appreciated! Can't wait for that one. The upcoming Rant is absolutely necessary. I've had to turn down invitations to around a dozen or so concerts recently over issues with the venues.
I'll be intrigued to read what they are đ
Favourites: Painkiller (top 5 album of all time, absolutely perfect start to finish) & Firepower (amazing album late in the game, looking forward to the next one).
Least favourites: Rocka Rolla & Nostradamus (not terrible, just don't revisit them very often).
Wild card: Demolition - this is a peaks and valleys album for me, there are moments I really like and parts that are not very good. I agree with you Pete that the slow moody tracks aren't great (Close to You, In Between and Cyberface are all filler tracks), but I love Machine Man, One on One, Bloodsuckers, Feed on Me and Metal Messiah.
Please do the Iron Maiden show in a couple of weeks, that would be a two thumbs up from me đđ.
Yes, Maiden albums will likely be an even easier pick also.
Late to the party again! Listened at work last night so my tipple had to be black coffee from a thermos! Another great show gents, roll on Maiden and more! My top 2 would be Stained Class and Painkiller, with Demolition and Ram It Down as my least favourites, and then Sin After Sin as my underrated wild card...
The 1st Priest album I owned was Point of Entry, but weirdly my earliest memory of the band was actually from a school English exam, either my official O Grade or Higher, can't remember which, where a comprehension passage was actually the text of an advert for I think, Bose in-car speakers, where the writer gets buried in a snowdrift in his cat and attracts the rescue services by playing Priest at full volume. I can even now, nearly 40 years on, remember the line that says 'I marvelled at the pitch of the lead singer's howl'... I got an A, by the way: inspired by Rob!!!
Now that is a GREAT memory Iain!
@@TranquilityFireReid It's good to know my memory still works - occasionally!!!
I've never understood the hate that Turbo got!! How was it any lighter, than anything else Priest had done? As a 12 year old in 86, Turbo Lover and tracks from Maiden's Somewhere In Time, had this futuristic sound to them, that was really neat!!
I'm with you 100% Chad!
Turbo is a misunderstood album. I love many of those songs.
Completely agree Luis!
Me and Luis very much on the same page as ever!
Itâs a fun album. Itâs not trying to be serious and I think serious fans struggle with that. I love it for much the same reason I love the band Dream Evil - great, catchy songs that always put me in a good mood.
Great show! (and yes bring on the Maiden!) I pretty much like all their albums even Nostradamus with Demolition being last and Stained Glass being first.
Favs: Sad Wings, Point of Entry, Sin after Sin Least favs: not a big fan of anything beyond Turbo (although I do appreciate the later albums but I find them very generic). Wildcard: Rocka Rolla. Cheers.
Iron Maiden would be cool! Thanks for a fun show!
Best and worst of Maiden would be a great show, look forward to it.Please don't do a best/worst of Rush as it breaks my heart to see everyone always crapping on Hold Your Fire,I love that albumđđ
You know I wouldn't be crapping on Hold Your Fire - I'm a big fan of that one too Stephen.
I would ABSOLUTELY want to see you guys tackle Iron Maiden with this format!
Cheers to great Music
Screaming for Vengeance is my favorite
Drink đž for the evening Dornfelder red wine from Germany đ©đȘ.
Agree Point of Entry would be my wild card.
Was at the Apollo too for the Angel of Retribution tour and the Scorpions were terrific as were the Priest but oh hell was that really 17 years ago , that's really upset me đŻ
Great concept and show more of these would be excellent. And I always appreciate a good rant.
Thank you Pete! I was disappointed Steven put it so low behind a few in my humble opinion albums much lower. I really enjoyed this topic great show guys.
I knew it would be an unpopular choice with some David. As I mentioned, I don't hate Rocka Rolla, I just don't connect with it. I do understand why others do though.
@@TranquilityFireReid Thank you Steven I commented because I respect your opinion and love what you guys do.
@@davideckert2889 Thanks David. Very much appreciated! I think that one of my favourite things about this episode is not just how varied the selections were between the three of us, but also in the comments. Reading everyone's thoughts has been great fun! It really goes to show how strong Judas Priest have been throughout their career.
Another great show. 1st got into Priest with Killing Machine & British Steel & they remain my favourite albums. Others I love are Point of Entry, Screaming for Vengeance, Painkiller & Firepower. Least favourite are the 2 Ripper Owen albums. Iâm really confused by Turbo. I donât dislike it but I struggle with it as I donât think the songs (which I donât mind) suit Halfordâs voice and it sounds to me like heâs struggling.