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@derekwarren6171

4 ай бұрын

Great album.

@paulwills1459

4 ай бұрын

I would think devil in disguise 👿 is about trump. . like parts of panic attack are about him and the insurrection. I think fight of your life is about Glenn's battle. Obviously escape from reality is a nod to Sabbath who even had the album master of reality. And robs imitating Ozzy for sure 😁. Vicious circle I'm not sure about . ❓

Invincible Shield is great beginning to end, Judas Priest wrote the soundtrack to my life.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Hey there, glad you love it too! 😊👊🤘

Why not just add the 3 bonus tracks to the album instead of replacing another song . Giants in the sky is a perfect ending . Vicious circle would be good after gates of hell

I’m suprised at the overall quality of your commentary. I found myself pausing and going back and forth between your video, and the specific parts of the songs/album as you mentioned them. Even with Heads Are Gonna Roll…your snippet about how the same guy wrote The Lodger sparked my curiosity! Would you ever incorporate very brief cutaways to those actual song parts, in future commentary like this?

Escape from reality is in my top 4 songs off the album. The chorus is so intense (and he sounds like Axl from the Appetite days; in fact the chorus could easily have appeared in an Appetite song)

All three songs are amazing! All three songs would be among my favorite songs on other Priest Albums too... Btw. Escape from reality is so far maybe among my three top songs of the Album...- Concerning KK in lyrics... maybe it is just in your mind ,,, Rob always is able to write lyrics wich give you the possibility to see them in your own light and interpretation... He actually didn't mention KK when he spoke about the lyrics..- and I really believe they are obviously happy to do their own thing without KK and without always reacting to KK's attacks

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Hey there, glad you love the songs! I would note that Rob would hardly come out and say the song's about KK. 😊 But you may well be right! 😊👊

Great video. Just subbed.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Hey there - thanks so much! Hope you enjoy the other videos I've put together over the last 3 years. 😊👊🤘

The Lodger was written about the movie of the same name.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Haha, really? I had no idea. Never even heard of the movie. Well, now I feel FOOLISH. 😄👊

@CBolt17

4 ай бұрын

@PossessedByMetal666 am Alfred Hitchcock movie. I watched the 1944 version, after the album came out lol

@CBolt17

4 ай бұрын

@@PossessedByMetal666 I do believe they mentioned in an interview

@kylereece1979

4 ай бұрын

Absolute Agree with Fight of your Life! The opening riff and verse is very reminiscent of the same bluesy pub rawk that they and many other bands like them could write with their hands tied 'hind their back, whilst asleep. But! Suddenly the chorus punches its way into your soul and its like a whole other track has happened. Its victorious chorus sounds like the end credits from an '80s Jean Claude Van Damme movie, or something from a training scene in a martial arts movie. Makes me want to go to the Gym! The Lodger, Ive commented to ya before here that, I think has the same Gothic Melodic Playful menace and malice of Alice Cooper, King Diamond and Ghost. Its theatrical, its atmospheric and has haunting hooks that to me, would have nominated it a spot on the proper album. I like "Trial By Fire", but Id lodge The Lodger in its place. Its eerieness sounds cool as a followup to "Escape from Reality".

@treeduck3705

4 ай бұрын

It's fitting because as it's about Jack the Ripper it brings us full circle to Priest's original The Ripper! A Vicious full circle maybe!

Escape from reality is one of the beston the album.....and the entire album is 10/10. Its simply from beginning to end, perfect. It has knocked painkiller off the top spot for me

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

I can totally understand that! I prefer it to Painkiller too. How cool, right? 😊👊🤘

@estelombo

4 ай бұрын

@PossessedByMetal666 it's funny, I heard the album first on Spotify, and that was the full 14 songs, and I swear, every one of them immediately seemed to fit together for me. I thought the lodger was an awesome way to end the album too, it was just so different and catchy, that chorus is an earworm for sure. It's the first album I have listed to straight through twice in a row the first time I listened....and it's been played at least once a day ever since its release. Just seen em play a few weeks ago and it was just unbelievable.

The Lodger is from Sir Alfred Hitchcock silent movie "the Lodger" from 1927. I have to watch the whole movie. There is a point that thet the lodger had to explain that the woman in the photograph was his sister, a beautiful debutante murdered by the Avenger at a dance, and that he had vowed to his dying mother that he would bring the killer to justice. That is so close to the lyrics : Cause that dead girl was his sister and I'll bring my brand of justice.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Aha, thank you! So my Death Wish theory is now dead in the water. 😆😊👊🤘

@Mindcagemusic

3 ай бұрын

Oh, thats interesting because the Sister didn’t fit in my theory, which is that they had a new song about Jack the Ripper because there is a vintage horror flick called The Lodger which is about the Ripper

I'm definitely cooler than the average Metal fan. Loved that. Brilliant review.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Hehe, thanks so much Paul. 😊👊🤘

I would have actually replaced all three of the final tracks with all three bonus tracks TBH. I think Escape from Reality is fine I guess, makes sense on the album, but I would have replaced Sons of Thunder SOT is okay on it's own, but when listening back to back with EFR, it starts in the same key with a similar mid tempo riff.. Almost feels like the same song repeated. ** That being said, the first eight tracks are all REALLY good, and that's a pretty damn good conversion rate!

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

I certainly wouldn't have minded Escape and Giants being swapped out, but I would never trade Sons Of Thunder! The biggest grower on the album, I'm saying. 😊👊 But yes, that first chunk of the album is super consistent!

Thanks for a good review of the bonus tracks for the deluxe cd version ( which I also own). I agree with you on The Fight of your life - the opening riff is really bad, and so are the verses. But the chorus is absolutely amazing!

@PossessedByMetal666

3 ай бұрын

Yeah! The chorus just raises the whole song up to the sky. 😊👊🤘

I love Vicious Circle but the problem with it is it sounds too much like Sons of Thunder, so they really had to pick one or the other. Thunder sounds more Priest (and Vicious more like Fight or Halford) so I guess that was the deciding factor. I also think Lodger is better than Giants in the Sky, its an excellent closing track.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Good thoughts, thanks Mat! Must admit, the Thunder/Vicious comparison hadn't occurred to me. 🤔😊 Although it's funny that Fight even had a song called Vicious! :)

The Lodger is about Jack the Ripper, so the next singer to replace Rob will be called The Lodger. 😂 - no, but I’m serious. There was a horror movie called The Lodger about Jack the Ripper. LOOK IT UP 😂🤘😎🤘

@PossessedByMetal666

3 ай бұрын

😆🤘

Last year I saw KK's Priest live and they were great, and this year I saw Judas Priest and they were great! And Glen even showed up at the end. I honestly don’t care what happened between KK and the rest of the band as it has zero impact on my life. BUT... If you’re interested Rob, Scot and Richie went to see KK before they played together at the Hall of Fame celebration so make of that what yo will.

Bob Halligan Jr

@PossessedByMetal666

Ай бұрын

Thanks Christopher! :)

100%!!!

The bonus tracks are awesome. Just as great as the rest of the album. Drop the crack pipe.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

I literally said they're all great, Jerry. Still, nice to hear from ya. 😄👊

Fight of Your Life sounds reminiscent of something off Killing Machine to me, perhaps the title track. Let's all remember that Rob is 72 and Richie Faulkner, although a phenomenal player, is not Glenn Tipton, and of course there is no KK. All things considered I believe it is an impressive record.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Hey there Joe! That's true, the Killing Machine comparison! Glenn has written songs for this album, though. Sons Of Thunder, for instance. ☺👊🤘

BETTER BY YOU BETTER THAN ME.....................GRRRR. Escape from Reality I hate, the lyrics are clearly about drug use. The rest of the album is spectacular, went way beyond my expectations. I fully expected another boring version of Firepower or Redeemer.

@omniken66

4 ай бұрын

There's nothing wrong with any of the albums you mentioned.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Hehe, I did present the correct song title in a caption, Angry Guy! 😆👊 Glad you love (most of) the album, though. 😊🤘

This is nothing, if you want to see hear real drama between bands and ex-members, I'd play Nightwish's Dark Passion Play and Tarja's My Winter Storm (especially the extended edition) back to back! Now there's some drama...!

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Hehe. Oh really? Sounds interesting and yet unfortunate. 😊🤘😆

@jaydemetrick8399

4 ай бұрын

@@PossessedByMetal666 A lot of processing of feelings of hurt and betrayal on both albums. A some phrases in the lyrics can make you wince a bit, from both sides. Makes you want to keep a score on the digs! Great music though and if you didn't know the context or who they were referring to, poetic stuff still!

In my opinion these lyrics would be to hard for situation with K.K. I mean, yes, unfortunately, there are not probably the best relationships now..:-( but still..In his book K.K. did not write anything really bad about the others band members..nor even Rob about K.K. in his book. He even wrote "I love K.K.". So I do not think this is about him..media did everything probably much bigger than actualy was..And it is maybe because of them that there is no reunion..😞

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Ah, interesting, thanks. I really need to read Rob's books! 📚 😊🤘👊

Bob Haligan (sp?) Jr. Vicious Circle will stick in your head. I would swap that out with Devil in Disguise myself (KK/Putin/Trump/Biden) whatever don't love it....Favorite = As God is my Witness. Least Favorite The Lodger. I agree a lot of your analysis. I met KK the other day super nice guy. And there are definitely micro tribes. This guy sitting next to me was all about KK and KK Priest, dissing Judas Priest yet he was singing his ass off as KK's Priest played The Ripper, written exclusively by Glenn Tipton no less. The guy wasn't too bright.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Hehe, thank you for the name! ☺👊🤘 And thank you for sharing your thoughts. I wasn't crazy about DID at first, and it's not strictly my kinda song, but it really grew on me. And yeah, As God Is My Witness - what a stormer!

@DeanSmith3935

4 ай бұрын

I think it's Great having two Priest style bands (more metal) for everyone, take your pick or enjoy them both... the arguing just shows the passion we have for our music unlike other genres...for me, kks band goes back to a more heavier Priest style and twin guitar attack were as GT's Priest seems to be relying mainly on one shredding lead especially live.. But gotta say, Rob still sounds Amazing at 72!

I didn't like 'The Lodger'. Doesn't sound like a Priest song. The other two I would put on the album and replace 'Crown Of Horns' and 'Giants In The Sky'.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

Fair enough! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 😊👊🤘

I made it 15 sec this guy clue less

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

You can't even spell clueless, mate 😆 But thanks for swinging by! 😊👊🤘

Wish that they would come to terms and stop being silly even though that won't happen. Imagine Judas Priest with three guitarists.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

That would indeed be awesome to see! :)

@omniken66

4 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean come to terms? Priest have taken the high road through the entire thing. Unfortunately to this very day KK is still whining about it....13 years later. It's not the same as when Halford left....because he left the band because the label wouldn't allow him to do side projects...he wanted to experiment and do other music unlike Priest and they said no .....so he left the band. He really didn't want to leave but he wanted to create other music. They let Halford back in because at that time Priest was dead in the water....if they didn't at that point the band would've been finished. Lets get real Ripper didn't save them and both of those albums are duds no matter what anyone says. He aired his dirty laundry in his book and also in public. He wanted the band to retire back in 2011 before the epitaph tour he just quit less than a month before they were supposed to kick off a tour...leaving them scrambling to find a guitarist. They weren't ready to retire and he was forcing their hands. They told him you can retire but we're not and so he did....

@andriaokromchedlishvili5497

4 ай бұрын

@@omniken66 I don't think KK aired unnecessary laundry in his book, I think he should have addressed the situation for the fans. Although, I think he wrote everything very biased because he pretty much never admitted his wrongdoings and it gave you the impression that KK was innocent. He never even mentioned when he left the band in 2011 as you said. Although, in halfords book it was mentioned.

I actually think KK's latest opus sounds more like a Priest album than the halford release does

Bob Halligan Jr.

@PossessedByMetal666

4 ай бұрын

😊👊 See? Told you I'd merrily fist-bump you!

'Promo SM' 👉

@PossessedByMetal666

3 ай бұрын

Eh? :)