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[RadicalThrasher]

 

[Burkhard]

 

[zerostatic]

Solid, fun, but maybe not all that memorable thrash metal! The vocals remind me of Kreator.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

 

[EspaDa]

 

[RadicalThrasher]

 

[CiG]

 

[EspaDa]

I will probably never be able to fathom why this album tops some people's JP discography lists. It's definitely good and probably a top 7 album from them, but how could it be the top of the list when you have the likes of Sad Wings of Destiny, Defenders of the Faith, and Painkiller. It's nice and a little bit darker album, but there's a great quality discrepancy between Beyond the Realms of Death and other tracks. Most of these tracks off Stained Class were not played live until recently, which is kind of telling I believe. My view is also that the tracks are not so memorable outside of the mentioned Beyond the Realms of Death, Exciter, and maybe the cover Better by You, Better than Me. I dig the sound, but there's something missing over the length of this LP. It's much better than British Steel, though. I just don't get the people who say this is one of the best heavy metal albums ever to be released - that's not true. That's Sad Wings of Destiny, my men.

 

[CiG]

Stained Class > Defenders of the Faith

 

[RadicalThrasher]

 

[CiG]

 

[Slayed Necros]

 

[EspaDa]

Stained Class > Defenders of the Faith

Haha, absolute bollocks mate. All songs on DotF are better than the ones on Stained Class. The only exception might be said Beyond the Realms of Death. How can you compare for exmaple the second track on Stained Class with anything on DotF... poles apart bro.

 

[CiG]

Haha, absolute bollocks mate. All songs on DotF are better than the ones on Stained Class. The only exception might be said Beyond the Realms of Death.

Side B of Stained Class is one of the greatest sides Judas Priest has ever laid down. Especially the run through "Saints in Hell," "Savage" and "Beyond the Realms of Death" and there's nothing as peak as that shit on Defenders of the Faith.

Spoiler

How can you compare for exmaple the second track on Stained Class with anything on DotF... poles apart bro.

"White Heat, Red Hot" is a fucking killer track.

poles apart bro.

What're the best cuts on Defenders of the Faith to you? My top cut is "The Sentinel" for example.

It's a killer album but I have some small issues like it kinda feels samey to me and the production feels a bit flat. It lacks the dynamics that made 70's Priest sound so rich and ferocious. It also has shit like "Eat Me Alive" that isn't terrible but feels like cheesy filler to me. Just not my kind of thing. In fact side B of Defenders of the Faith is pretty abysmal compared to Stained Class' side B.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

 

[Slayed Necros]

 

[EspaDa]

 

[EspaDa]

Side B of Stained Class is one of the greatest sides Judas Priest has ever laid down. Especially the run through "Saints in Hell," "Savage" and "Beyond the Realms of Death" and there's nothing as peak as that shit on Defenders of the Faith.

Spoiler

"White Heat, Red Hot" is a fucking killer track.



What're the best cuts on Defenders of the Faith to you? My top cut is "The Sentinel" for example.

It's a killer album but I have some small issues like it kinda feels samey to me and the production feels a bit flat. It lacks the dynamics that made 70's Priest sound so rich and ferocious. It also has shit like "Eat Me Alive" that isn't terrible but feels like cheesy filler to me. Just not my kind of thing. In fact side B of Defenders of the Faith is pretty abysmal compared to Stained Class' side B.

Agreed on side B of Stained Class - incredible, maybe with the exception of the last track. Savage is a fucking savage track!

My fav DotF tracks are the mentioned Sentinel, Rock Hard Ride Free (one of the best intro solos I've ever heard) and Jawbreaker. I'm also not huge on Eat Me Alive and Love Bites, these tracks are rather mediocre. I also agree that DotF might be a little samey, but these choruses, man. They are unmistakeable and simply beautiful. Stained Class suffers because Beyond the Realms of Death is such a spectacular track that it overshadows the rest of the album. On DotF we dont have such a problem since there are a couple of tracks which stand tall in line with others, not just one.

 

[CiG]

Stained Class suffers because Beyond the Realms of Death is such a spectacular track that it overshadows the rest of the album.

This is very retarded.

 

[EspaDa]

This is very retarded.

Is it? Elaborate please. Very similar to what happened to the album Turbo, with the exception that the other tracks were simply not so good. Everybody remembers these two albums only because of Beyond and Turbo Lover respectively, isn't it so?