GMD Poll: Judas Priest’s Discography Ranked

[The Ozzman]

If it looks like shit, sounds like shit, smells like shit, it's shit mate.

If it sounds good to you, it's bitchin'. if it sounds bad to you, it's shit.

News flash dude: Opinions are subjective. Stop being wishy washy with this shit.

You really think your standard Judas Priest fan likes Demolition and Jugulator?

Define a 'standard' Judas Priest fan first

Yeah, I think I'm not even going to bother re-listening to Demolition and Jugulator just out of principle because I know they are straight fucking trash and I like seeing Autismoboy get angry.

This is like me saying:

Yeah, I think I'm not even going to bother re-listening to Mystification and The Deluge just out of principle because I know they are straight fucking trash and I like seeing Yoda et al get angry.

One is acceptable, the other isn't...both for really arbitrary reasons

 

[CiG]

The in crowd presence is strong in this thread

I'm starting to think in-crowd = dislikes obviously, blatantly crap music by now.

HA. No, not really. There's a light industrial tinge, but the similarities end there. None of Manson's real trademarks manifest themselves.

Thank Christ for Judas Priest in that case.

If it sounds good to you, it's bitchin'. if it sounds bad to you, it's shit.

News flash dude: Opinions are subjective. Stop being wishy washy with this shit.

How is that a news flash when you say the same tired old shit every five minutes?

Oh really? Musical opinions are subjective? I had no fucking clue. Thanks for the education you fucking idiot.

 

[The Ozzman]

I'm starting to think in-crowd = dislikes obviously, blatantly crap music by now.

If it's obviously crap, then why doesn't everyone dislike it?

Thanks for the education you fucking idiot.

lol someone is cranky today

 

[CiG]

That's just your subjective perception of the situation.

 

[no country for old wainds]

One is acceptable, the other isn't...both for really arbitrary reasons

both are acceptable

 

[HamburgerBoy]

What about Prophecy? That's easily one of the strongest on it in my view.

That's what I meant by "starts with", not just the intro track. Sounds really robotic/metal-uncanny-valley/Damien Storm to me.

You really think your standard Judas Priest fan likes Demolition and Jugulator?

My dad has been into Priest since British Steel and his favorite albums are Painkiller and the Ripper-era ones. I won't pretend he's "standard" though.

 

[no country for old wainds]

my dad's been into them since stained class and painkiller is his fav these days too, he's really moved away from old school stuff though.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Let's face it, old people like heavy chuggy shit with scooped guitar tones and grooves, "I was born in the wrong generation" kids are the only ones that fetishize a given artist's early works.

I mean, John Fucking Arch's favorite newer band is Godsmack or something.

 

[no country for old wainds]

idk, my grandad fetishised little richard, tina turner, gustav mahler and dirty rugby/army songs mostly. and my mum equally loves pre-LOAD metallica, early sabbath, dark tranquillity, the prodigy, whatever the fuck. my dad definitely has a bias against all things he perceives as dated though, i think part of it is he's not a nostalgic person at all and probably didn't enjoy his childhood very much. he's made a clean break from his upbringing in a number of ways.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Listening to Priest's discography chronologically. So much fun... until you get to Turbo. It's been a long time since I actually listened to Turbo and Ram it Down start to finish. Usually I just go to the tracks I know I like. However, there are so many shit tracks. Turbo barely saves itself with three excellent tracks (Turbo Lover, Out in the Cold, and Reckless). Ram it Down's highs aren't quite as high and it's longer making for a rough, rough, listen.

As for Point of Entry, it's just mediocre from start to finish with a few shit tracks sandwiched on Side B (You Say Yes, All the Way). The only Priest album without a single standout track.

On the positive side, British Steel is stronger than I remember. It's not the masterpiece that the mainstream media makes it out to be, but every song is at least solid, there are a number of legit classics, and there's a lot of fresh ideas on it.

At least I get to listen to Painkiller before suffering through two hours of Ripper Owens albums

 

[EspaDa]

I also noticed that Point of Entry has a lot of shitty tracks. Turning Circles, You Say Yes, and All the Way must be like top 5 worst JP tracks ever. Ram it Down remedies itself with the inclusion of Blood Red Skies which is a godly track.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

When I hear Halford sing "Put your hands on your hips!" I want to smash the record in half.

 

[EspaDa]

Haha, yeah, ridiculous. Still, the album has some good tracks like the obvious pick Heading Out to the Highway, Hot Rockin' and my personal fav, Desert Plains. Troubleshooter is also good and many people seem to like Solar Angels but that song doesn't really draw my attention that much.

 

[Baroque]

British steel has like half of my favorite JP songs on one album, tracks 1,2,6,8. The others are all scattered around, Painkiller, Electric Eye, victim of changes, exciter. Outside of their hits the bands never fully grabbed me, they lack the kind of depth I look for. Not super heavy or progressive. Good for a singable radio tune now and then. Defenders of the faith the song is p cool.

 

[Onder]

1) Sad Wings of Destiny
2) Stained Class
3) Sin After Sin
4) Hell Bent for Leather
5) Screaming for Vengeance
6) Point of Entry
7) Defenders of the Faith
8) British Steel
9) Rocka Rolla
10) Turbo
11) Painkiller
12) Ram it Down
13) Redeemer of Souls
14) Nostradamus
15) Angel of Retribution
16) Demolition
17) Jugulator

This is not a finalized list. I will edit this later. I just wanted to type it out to get a record. I'm pretty confident on this list but I definitely need to relisten to the last 7 albums before I make my final list.

The first two are the same in my case. However I won't participate because I haven't heard some of the new albums. I don't think I plan to.

 

[The Ozzman]

On the positive side, British Steel is stronger than I remember. It's not the masterpiece that the mainstream media makes it out to be, but every song is at least solid, there are a number of legit classics, and there's a lot of fresh ideas on it.

100% agree with this. I was surprised how strong it was when I listened to it again. Definitely went up in value for me

 

[EspaDa]

Metal Gods is an utter shit for me. I hate that tune.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Yeah, I recently did the same with British Steel. It's a great record and super fun to put on.

 

[Dak]

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[zabu of nΩd]

1. Sad Wings of Destiny
2. British Steel
3. Stained Class
4. Sin After Sin
5. Screaming for Vengeance
6. Defenders of the Faith
7. Hell Bent for Leather
8. Painkiller
9. Rocka Rolla

No thx to the rest