GMD Poll: Judas Priest’s Discography Ranked

[zabu of nΩd]

#10 Redeemer of Souls (2014)

Average Points: 6.66/17

Well I feel bad not trying this before voting, listening now and impressed.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I think its exclusion from people's lists actually bumped it up.

 

[PrincessHades]

Of the ones I have listened to:

5. British Steel
4. Defenders of the Faith
3. Jugulator
2. Sad Wings of Destiny
1. Painkiller

Could have also gone in controversial options on metal.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

#5 British Steel (1980)

Average Points: 11.82/17

British Steel is near perfect heavy metal in my opinion.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

#4 Screaming for Vengeance (1982)

Average Points: 11.93/17

Screaming For Vengeance kicks ass, and this is based on careful reevaluation yesterday speeding down the motorway pumping my fist and SCREEEEEEEEEAAAMING! SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE! on my way to school.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

#3 Sin After Sin (1977)

Average Points: 13.02/17

Every song on Sin After Sin is greatness.

Sin After Sin is terrible

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Screaming For Vengeance kicks ass, and this is based on careful reevaluation yesterday speeding down the motorway pumping my fist and SCREEEEEEEEEAAAMING! SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE! on my way to school.

This fucking thread... good find @crimsonfloyd

 

[crimsonfloyd]

#2 Stained Class (1978)

Average Points: 13.3/17

Listening to Stained Class on vinyl=Can't even fucking describe the feeling

Stained Class > most bands discographies, x10

 

[crimsonfloyd]

#1 Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)

Average Points: 16.06/17 (8 out of 12 voters ranked it #1)

I think there is one thing that we all can agree on: Sad Wings of Destiny is a fucking work of art? Disagree? Go fuck yourself, faggot.

 

[CiG]

Fuck yes, the best won.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The more I listen to Sad Wings the more obvious its inferiority relative to the following two albums becomes. Best three made it to the top three and Screaming for Vengeance rightfully put Defenders in its place, so no complaints.

 

[CiG]

Well Sin After Sin is my favourite Judas Priest album actually but I'm satisfied with the turnout.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I voted Sad Wings #1 - I'll grant that there's something more "quintessentially Priest" about albums like Stained Class and British Steel, but the beauty of Sad Wings transcends the stylistic conventions Priest established after it, and shouldn't be judged by those conventions.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

SWoD is clearly the best Priest album and I'd argue the greatest traditional heavy metal album period. Every track is great, without exception.

Painkiller is a worthy second in my eyes, but obviously it's a totally different style and more superficial by nature. Of their older stuff, Sin After Sin would be in the discussion if it weren't for "Last Rose of Summer" but even then, the first two songs on side B are strong but not exceptional.

As for Stained Class, the opening four tracks aee masterful, but after that, there's a drop in quality. Invaders, Savage, and Heroes End are all solid, but are nothing exceptional.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Sad Wings is still a little derivative of its influences and the faster/more immediate "rocker"-type songs aren't energetic enough to surpass the best of said influences, let alone the best of Sin After Sin or Stained Class. They were still working out the glitches at that point.

 

[EspaDa]

Dreamer Deceiver is the best Priest track period.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Out of curiosity, does anyone actually start SWOD with "Victim of Changes" rather than "Prelude"?

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Out of curiosity, does anyone actually start SWOD with "Victim of Changes" rather than "Prelude"?

I start mine with Genocide because I'm too cool for school.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Here's a comp. of our ratings to those by other websites and RYM. In contrast to Black Sabbath, which was ranked relatively consistently, these lists are all over the place. Absolutely no agreement at #1, with each list having a different #1 (I guess that's a credit to Priest). The bottom three seems to be the only constant.

 

[Baroque]

I can get down with Ultimate Classic Rock's list

Not sure how anyone rates Defenders #1