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@gibgiuseppe

3 ай бұрын

Man, it's so beautiful and refreshing to see someone talk about records and bands with such love, knowledge and respect, instead of doing stupid standings or mindless criticism. Thank you and keep it up!

@Battery748

2 ай бұрын

You Ukranians must have a lot of free time there in the front against Putin.

If Jugulator had been released by any other band, it would have been considered one of the best metal records of all time. The same if it had been recorded with Rob. It's a CRIMINALLY underrated album.

@LeadSurge3000

3 ай бұрын

*I totally agree!* *(And, that's as a Priest fan from way back in the beginning who isn't afraid to say when they've made missteps.) Cheers!* 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

@thehellion7645

3 ай бұрын

Agree. And I used to say many times that probably 80 percent of metal bands in the world would be proud to release album like Turbo.

@user-tt6be2zx3h

2 ай бұрын

💯

@davesiddons8921

2 ай бұрын

Jugulator, remove a lot of the silly intros and change the name, it would be a classic. Great album and easily the better of the 2 ripper albums

Screaming For Vengance is still my number one for Priest

@j_freed

3 ай бұрын

I always thought that defenders of the faith was kind of a dull kind of try hard record. A poor follow up for screaming for vengeance which is obviously a way better album.

@paulwalsh2344

3 ай бұрын

There isn't much daylight between "Screaming For Vengeance" and "Defenders of the Faith" to me, they are both perfect albums, with "Screaming" just edging it out.

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

2 ай бұрын

​@@j_freed I love Vengeance but far from my favourites (because so many are good) but Defenders is among my favourites even though it's one with the most songs I dislike. But The Sentinel... as a guitarist. The sound thise 6 strings make through an overdriven amp is why I play guitar. It feels like being Zeus dropping atom bombs instead of lightening bolts.

Painkiller is the centre of gravity of the entire heavy metal and all its variations an subgenres. Great video !

Defenders of the Faith is my personal fav album and I love it much. Hell of an album and embodiment of the mighty 80's at its best. RIFFS baby!

@paulwalsh2344

3 ай бұрын

"Defenders of the Faith" was my introduction to Judas Priest too and an AWESOME introduction it was ! My first Judas Priest song that I heard and blew me away and made me a fan for life was either "Rock Hard Ride Free" or "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" and I wanna say it was the former. But I bought both "Defenders of the Faith" and "Screaming For Vengeance" at the same time and was hooked by "Screaming" and it's been my favorite album ever since.

@ELEKTROSKANSEN

2 ай бұрын

Of course it is. The Sentinel is there, after all, and that is THE Judas Priest song!

@davesiddons8921

2 ай бұрын

Dotf is the most consistent album if you ask me, painkiller a close second. Priest are my favourite band but I don’t think they’ve ever released a perfect album.

@Acheron.426

2 ай бұрын

Yeah Defenders was my intro to Priest as well as a teenager and will always have a special place in my heart. Pretty sure I saw them live for that tour as well (sucks getting older not remembering all the details of your youth). That would have been one of my first concerts ever.

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

2 ай бұрын

​@@ELEKTROSKANSEN Agree 100% the intro and the solos, the way they trade being lead and rythm (live) culminating in both playing the final harmony in perfect sync at blazing speed. I mean that's what electric guitars are made for and tube amps that make weird noises when cranked. For me it's a Mr. Crowley solo type moment. As a godless guitarist hearing things like that (especially live) is the closest I'll ever come to a religious experience (barring strange fungi).

Rocka Rolla is a very decent album, for an opening effort in a legendary career

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

2 ай бұрын

Just don't look at it as a JP album. It's a standalone thing. What if JP never became a metal band. It's just so different from Wings and the rest that it's jarring to some, especially those who mostly only listen to metal. I like everything, blues, metal, jazz and I enjoy it as music. It's just not really a Judas Priest album. First draft for the band. A prototype. Like the nuclear Ford car.

I strongly agree with you about “Ram it Down”. It’s an underrated classic with some excellent bangers, such as “Hard as Iron” and “Love Zone”. Great perspective on the whole JP catalog!

@paulwalsh2344

3 ай бұрын

"Hard As Iron" an "Blood Red Skies" for me... but the other songs are listenable... just not great... "Ram It Down" is a bit like ""Point of Entry" to me... Some PERFECT songs, some great songs and the rest is filler, but OY VEY some of that filler is cringy... "Troubleshooter" and "You Say Yes"...listenable... but nowhere near Priest calibre...

@80s_kid

3 ай бұрын

I agree. The drum machine is one thing but in terms of songs, it's among the top ~6/7 Judas records for me. (I would like to add that my favorite period of Judas Priest is from the very end of the 70s to the beginning of the 90s + the Firepower.)

@davesiddons8921

2 ай бұрын

First 8 songs are solid as, except love zone. Great record, I’m a rocker has an awesome solo

@paulwalsh2344

2 ай бұрын

@@davesiddons8921 "I'm A Rocker" is excellent too, yes...

@JxT1957

Ай бұрын

ram it down is my favorite album next to painkiller

Freewheel Burning is the song that introduced me to classic metal. One of my favs as well. Out in the cold - very personal to me, especially loved the live version. On albums, I love them all but Redeemer of Souls, its production never sit well with my ears so it's "only" OK. Angel of Retribution - last one with proper twin guitar solos Nostradamus - probably most underrated in the lineup, love to listen back to back and experience the story on headphones

Unleashed in the East crushes all!!! Here it is decades later and it still melts muh face off 🤘🤘

@mrmercedes8528

2 ай бұрын

However it being LIVE I would have it included Even though it is a masterpiece

Judas Priest is my favorite band and it’s difficult to put the passion I feel for their music into words but you did a great job! Thank you! And thank you for giving Jugulator the respect that it deserves 🤘🤘

Run of the mill is brilliant

@libero3493

3 ай бұрын

IMO, the most underrated and overlooked JP song and one of their best

@brucedickinson12

3 ай бұрын

@@libero3493 I love it

@L0vac

3 ай бұрын

I gave up seeing them live this year since it's not the same without KK and Glenn but if they'd play this live, I'd go just for the song. Amazing and overlooked 70s masterpiece.

@simplebutnotsolongname6642

3 ай бұрын

Dying to meet you also.

@markgoldman3334

3 ай бұрын

Masterpiece and deepest of cuts. During their retrospective tour a handful our years back I found Rob’s email and reached out and begged them to do this song. Long shot ….and they pulled out Never Satisfied instead which was cool but……Ian really shines in this track.

1 Screaming for Vengeance. My all time favorite album 2 Defenders of the Faith 3Firepower. I love everything about Firepower Richie really makes his mark on it. 4Hell Bent for Leather 5 Painkiller Priest will always be my fav band. This is my top 5!

3 ай бұрын

Wow Firepower No. 3. Speechless

@doug1929

3 ай бұрын

I Love fire power also!!

@wooperark

2 ай бұрын

Defenders, Painkiller and Firepower would be my top 3. Great list though! I often find Killing Machine/HBFL is underrated a little by some critics.

Excellent way of ranking these albums, definitely do Maiden next!

The Epitaph performance of Never Satisfied goes so hard. I wish they re-recorded Rocka Rolla with that kind of aggression

@davidknichal6629

3 ай бұрын

I guess the re-recording of Rocka Rolla is THAT surprise Judas Priest announced in advance Last year. Its gonna be huge!

@mat.b.

3 ай бұрын

@@davidknichal6629 what surprise? Rocka Rolla will be re-released since Gull sold the rights to another label, I doubt there'd be plans to re-record that old something ever

@davidknichal6629

3 ай бұрын

I really did think it was THAT surprise guys prepared for us. If not then ask Metal Pilgrim he knows more than we all do 😅

This was awesome!! I loved the way you categorized the albums and how you showed love to each and every album with all positivity and zero negativity. I quite enjoyed this video and also the recent interview with Rob. My first album was also Defenders of the Faith and Turbo together actually. My all time favorite is Stained Class. Prayers for peace to you and all of your fellow Ukrainian people. 🇺🇦🇺🇸

Point if Entry is a brilliant album! Shockingly experimental, in my opinion. Arguably my favorite

3 ай бұрын

As Halford stated in his autobiography Point of Entry was heavily influenced by his love to alcohol. They had literally partied on Ibiza all day long and then entered studio and started recording. Its a fun album to me. A very relaxed one. No pressure, just fun. Btw love Solar Angels and Desert Plains with the first mentioned being on my TOP 10 list the latter mentioned being on my TOP 20 Priest songs list

@LarryFleetwood8675

3 ай бұрын

Criminally underrated album, to me it's a lot better than the overrated Defenders and Painkiller two rather mediocre albums.

I'd personally put Sin After Sin and Stained Class in 'Breaking The Law' category and Killing Machine under 'Riding On The Wind'. Nice video!

my top 3 priest albums are PAINKILLER, DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH, and BRITISH STEEL.

@paulwalsh2344

3 ай бұрын

To me I swap "Screaming For Vengeance" in for "Painkiller", but otherwise, that's a solid list !

I watched your review, and i ABSOLUTELY LOVE the way you set it up! I fully agree with every album category, EXCEPT I think Demolition should have gone into the 'breaking the law' category... Because Demolition has a lot of innovative ideas on it, that have never been on any Priest album before, or after it... And though I have seen that many fans can't stand Demolition, I myself LOVE all but 5 songs on it. Metal Messiah, In Between, One On One, in my mind, Devil Digger are totally amazing, and very much push Demolition into the 'breaking the law' section in my mind. Thank you for doing this review! I really loved watching it!

Great video with valid points across the board. Stay safe man 🤘

@MetalPilgrim

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@michaelhawkins7389

Ай бұрын

@@MetalPilgrim Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976) was their best album

My personal fave is Sin After Sin. Great stuff. I remember reading that Joan Baez liked Priest's remake of Diamonds and Rust. It's so very different from her rendition, and still so great. As for the video, I thoroughly enjoyed it and I hope you'll make more, especially one for my favorite band, Motorhead.

Im happy that you said that the Ram It Down album Is underappreciated by the fans and i am with you on that, i love Ram It Down so much that i think that album is so underrated and that Invincible Shield is in the How TF category is pretty awesome like i said before cannot wait

@rodhamm8484

3 ай бұрын

The title track and Love You To Death are some of my favorite JP songs.

Painkiller isn't just a great Judas Priest album, it's an all time great metal album, period. It's a rare 'All Killer, No Filler' record.

@mat.b.

3 ай бұрын

so much killer that even the b-side track was a perfect 10

@phxsunsfaninsd

3 ай бұрын

The thing that I love so much about this album, as blisteringly insane as the title track is, it’s maybe my 5th or 6th favorite track on the album! Hell Patrol took the spot as my all time favorite Priest song when it was released and never surrendered it!

@jake6887

3 ай бұрын

Apart from the title song. I really hate that song

Great video, enjoyed this ranking style. I also love Ram it Down and agree that it is overlooked, would love to hear the title track live. Very excited for the new record and can't wait to see them next month. Really sorry you're unable to see them this time, hoping for the madness to end soon.

Absolutely do a Maiden Ranking in this format. Also begin plans for other bands as well. This is perhaps the best and most creative album ranking this genre of video has ever seen. I thoroughly enjoyed the way each album received the respect it was due and the way some of the maligned albums in their catalog were supported by fan favorites that resided in the same category. You gave these albums perspective without causing dissent among the fans on their ranking. Bravo maestro 👏

Man I love these videos. Thanks for making them. 🤘

Well done sir! A fantastic summary and analysis. I watched the entire thing. Priest rules!

Stained class will always be my favourite. Such a unique sound and the vocals on the title track is insane. Not to mention the albuk artwork is iconic.

Great video. I loved your thoughtful ranking that wasn't just subjective.

amazing video, love your passion for this band!

Amazing job on this. I loved your presentation and ranking system for my all time favorite metal band. Can't wait for Invincible shield! For the record my all time favorite is the one that introduced me to the band... Defenders of the Faith!

Great episode!!. Loved every moment of it! ❤ from Australia ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I watched the entire video and I loved it!! I can't wait to listen to Invincible Shield in its entirety. Btw: My ranking would be something like this: Demolition Nostradamus Rocka Rolla Ram it Down Point of Entry Turbo Jugulator Redeemer of Souls Angel of Retribution Firepower Killing Machine Sin After Sin British Steel Sad Wings of Destiny Defenders of the Faith Stained Class Screaming for Vengeance Painkiller But, to be honest, it could change any day 😅🤘

@rodhamm8484

3 ай бұрын

I agree with the best and the weakest albums on this list and in general, although I would swap Jugulator with Sin After Sin, nice list! 🤘

this was awesome man. Hyped for new album!

Brilliant video (once again) , well done! Defenders of faith my favorite as well

My Ranking 1. Defenders Of The Faith 2. Screaming for Vengance 3. British Steel 4. Painkiller 5. Stained Class 6. Killing Machine 7. Sad Wings of Destiny 8. Firepower 9. Sin after Sin 10. Angel of Retribution 11. Turbo 12. Redeemer of Souls 13. Point of Entry 14. Jugulator 15. Ram it Down 16. Nostradamus 17. Rocka Rolla 18. Demolition

Thanks, that was a very cool way to review a great catalog of albums.

Great video and really like how you have categorised/mapped the albums, you can tell you love the band! I feel the same way. This band has been with me and seen me through life's ups and downs since I was 13, I am now rapidly approaching 60, WTF! There will never be another metal band with such a diverse, far reaching and influential sound. Keep up the good work and rock on!

Thanks for this video, it is always fun to talk about the best metal bands and their albums over their history. Judas Priest has been in my top 3 favorite bands for about 45 years now.

You rock and your content rules!!!! Love all your videos and am thankful for you putting them together and out there!!! Keep the content coming, I eat up every second!!! Again thanks and you kick ass and so does the mighty PRIEST!!!!

Awesome, show! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinions. Much appreciated 😊👍🤘💯

At last a ranking of Judas Priest albums that felt honest and respectful to a mind-blowing volume of high quality metal. Watched every minute - only a true JP fan can make a great video like this! 🤘🏼

Great way to describe a Band with this extensive discography. Screaming For Vengeance is my star record; also because it came during my youth and during a very tough and intense segment of my life. Keep Rocking these videos, you’re super cool, from a fellow fan all the from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. 🤘

That's some very unusual tier listing, great video.

great job sir that was very enjoyable!!!!

Thank you for this review! 6th April going to see Priest in Milan after a 40 year "pause", got a lot of catching up to do! My first lp bought...British Steel, lost touch after Defenders of the Faith. Thanks again!

Absolutely loved the video!! I hope you will do this for the Iron Maiden albums as well!!

Jugulator is super underrated. Lots of bangers on that one.

Now I wait for Invisible Shield in x25 more

Excellent job - you certainly know your stuff! Incidentally, for exactly the same reasons you love Defenders of the Faith, I find myself always drawn back to Sad Wings of Destiny 🤟 And you're absolutely right about Overkill too 👍

Judas Priest has so many great albums and I absolutely LOVE Invincible Shield, but for me I doubt Painkiller will ever be topped. Every single song on that album absolutely shreds and there is nothing I would change about it. Awesome video btw 🤘

Perfect 🤟. Many thanx. Greetings from Poland.

I just want to say that I LOVE this channel so much - I've never "met" anyone before who is as big of a Judas Priest nerd as me 😂 I'm so looking forward to the new album! 😊

Thanks for sharing your insights. Apart from what I've heard on the radio, I've been largely unfamiliar with Judas Priest's back catalogue of music, so I'll certainly keep your recommendations in mind. As for what band's album ranking you tackle next, YES PLEASE for IRON MAIDEN!!! 🤘🤘

This is how you do ranking videos. Perfect format.

Thank you, this was amazing.

Haven't listened to the latest album but very much encouraged and looking forward after you put it in the same category as Painkiller! 😮

Absolutely amazing Judas priest review

Just got to your Channel, loving it. Do the Maiden thing Slava🤘

Thank you for the excellent video. I LUV JP!

It's amazing how fresh and top tier these past 2 Priest albums have been. Great work Richie Faulkner!

So many great albums that ranking would be agonizing. Love the categorization. The British Steel, Screaming, Defenders may be the best run in metal ! There is something about Painkiller though….kills from start to finish and doesn’t have a weak song on it! 🤘

Side 2 of Sin After Sin may be their most intense 4 consecutive songs ever. It's become my go to when I need about 20 minutes of pure Priest glory.

Saw these guys two nights ago and was blown away about how great they were. First saw them in 1977 when they were an opening band for Led Zeppelin in Oakland, CA and it was that show that made me a fan.

That was awesome brother. Thanks. 🤘🇨🇦🤘

This was a great video, positive all the way through it. Something good to say for each record, even if I don’t care for a few of them.

Very well done! Always interesting to hear about my favorite band, this was a new approach-thank you for that! (Please correct Rob´s "Fight" at 22:16, there is "Flight")

@MetalPilgrim

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Oh man, sorry for the mistake, unfortunately can't change it at this point! Will be more attentive next time...

@AceCourageRockManiac

3 ай бұрын

The famous fight or flight mode.

Great video, MP! A unique, insightful and entertaining way to rank this mighty metal discography 🤘 PLEASE follow this up with a ranking video for That Other Band 🥹

@MetalPilgrim

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

Love it. Agree on every album.

Definitely do something similar for Maiden! British Steel was my introduction to Priest (I wish that I still had that vinyl), and then Point of Entry. My 10 year old self had no idea about the older albums…I just thought that is what Priest sounds like, not that they played it safe. A couple years later some guy in art class lent me Unleashed in the East. Mind blown. Thanks for doing these amazing videos

I crank my car radio all the way whenever an Invincible Shield song comes on. Incredibly grateful they're still able to put out music like this so long into their career!

Great ranking of JP's discography! It's a little weird, but I like it, because the same thing happens to me with some albums that just had to happen for the good of the band today and it's a great exercise to prepare for the next album Invincible Shield. Also, it would be great to incorporate solo albums from members like Halford, Fight, and KK Priest.

Great video, and nice idea to sort the Albums into Categories, so you don't have to rank them ;-)) Anyway, I very much enjoyed the Video, and I am very excited and can't wait for Invincible Shield to arrive in a week or so. For me, my favorite remains Painkiller, released when I was 16, and I played it to Death... Stay safe and healthy!

Even if you dont do another ranking, just general reviews of a bands entire discography in a single video would be awsome. Bands like maiden, motorhead, sabbath, accept etc. Ps: love your tier system

As one ages, Run of the Mill hits ya hard. Rob's inflection on the word "gutter" is classic Rob. And those ending high notes, wow!!! Ibdo have to add, The Future of Mankind is an under-rated song in my opinion. It just wraps that complation album to a tee! Thanks for your rating and including the two albums with Ripper. Good way to describe their importance.

I enjoy the band's career, but I don't know every song/album, so it's hard for me to realistically rank them. But I enjoyed your ranking and rationale. It was interesting to hear your opinions. I'm seeing them in Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 next week, really looking forward to the show🤘 Sending you guys lots of love🇺🇦

Best ranking of JP I've seen on yt. And yes, Nostradamus is great!

Your criteria are very good and the categorization is very creative. I arrived at the video irritated because Redeemer Of Souls is a FANTASTIC album and everyone just complains and despises it for having bad production blablabla, but your way of putting things is perfect and I don't disagree with anything on the list. Congratulations. And make the IRON MAIDEN tier list!!!!!!!!!!

I wasn't able to follow anything a girl just broke my heart but your voice talking about JP albums is comforting. I agree with everything I was able to absorb, Sad Wings of Destiny is my favourite source of live songs. Victim of Changes at my first JP concert. A very fond memory. Slava my friend. Be safe. My thoughts are with your people.

I agree with you with the favorites albums, Defender of the Faith and Painkiller, are my favorites too

Cool ranking! I'm a blind guy over here, and I can totally visualize the way the mighty Metal Pilgram layed it all out there. And I love the point about how the debut album was necessary in the way Priest would end up evolving, rather than a nnice polished sound that we'd have to live with.

Well done 💪✌️ totally agree in everything

You nailed it! It's 32 plus minutes but Very good.

Good job 👍 don’t forget the great and versatile Simon Phillips played drums on Sin after Sin too.

I think the problem with Nostradamus is that it's essentially a story and it sounds right only if you listen through the whole record. At least thats how I like it, and I love this album, it's musical, dramatic, complete.

love how you respect the Tim 'Ripper' Owens albums, I love them myself. Love all 70s albums and my personal favourite Screaming for Vengeance. Always thought Turbo was overrated.

Loved the video. Please do an Iron Maiden one like this.

A couple of years ago I spent a week only listening to Nostradamus... I think I kinda love it. Even in Rob's book he mentions that he thinks people will warm to it more over time.

@davidknichal6629

3 ай бұрын

Every reasonable rock and metal fan has to appreciate all the efforts Priest guys put into this album. Its a opus magnum with pros and cons but a huge step forward. AC/DC would have not been able to produce album like that inho

@mat.b.

3 ай бұрын

Funny, I'm doing that this week! In anticipation of the new album and because I noticed I hadn't listened to it in 10 years. It's not as bad as I remember, but I also loved it when it came out but grew to be very disappointed. There's some good stuff on there, but also a lot of filler that isn't really worth going back to on a whim. A trimmed down cut would've sat better with a lot of people.

@catmus1506

3 ай бұрын

Everything is subjective. For me Nostradamus is just brilliant! But I also like a lot of progressive and theme album bands. I absolutely love his clean singing on this album, but the screams he does, especially in the title track are just phenomenal.

I would love for them to play Nostradamus (the song) live. Say what you want about that album but that song is heavy as anything on Painkiller. Panic Attack is amazing. It pumps me up every time i hear it. The rest of the songs I've heard off 'Shield' haven't really done that. I still think Jugulator is under rated. Some HEAVY songs on that one. Bullet Train and Death Row in particular.

I love most of their catalogue, I think I ranked Stained Class as their number one record when I did a rank. It don't get much better than Priest.

Amazing video man! is awsome that you did it i a diferent way, I think the best categories are "Riding on the wind" and "how tf can you do that" I feel something similar with painkiller than you feel with defenders of the faith, and I love jugulator and angel of retribution despite been considered controversial. I am want to get married, hope the maiden come soon!!

Definitely look forward to an Iron Maiden ranking like this. I’d also love to see one on Saxon, another of my favorite bands… Such great insights into Judas Priest, which makes me want to delve into some of the albums I overlooked… British Steel remains a favorite, along with Screaming For Vengeance and Stained Class… will definitely check out the more recent albums…

Awesome thoughts. Thank you! Iron Maiden next??

i just found out that my family got me tickets for priest in poland for my 18th birthday IM HYPED and also im going on bruce dickinsons concert in wolverhampton and i cant wait for both of them

@ShinDSER

2 ай бұрын

See you in Kraków mate!

Maiden next! This was awesome and I thought very accurate.

Very good video. I know we are in the minority but I really like Nostradamus myself :-). Defenders of the Faith is one of my favorites as well. It was my first JP record I listened to in 1984.

Been a Massive Priest fan up until 2011, got to agree with everything you said, D.O.T.F is my favourite album too but my favourite track (never played live) is Reckless. B.T.W the A.O.R album was almost called Judas Rising 🤘

@paulwalsh2344

3 ай бұрын

Cannot agree more that "Turbo" is underrated and "Reckless" is GREAT ! "Private Property" and "Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days" are criminally underrated gems ! "Screaming For Vengeance" does beat out "Defenders of the Faith" to me... but there's barely any daylight between them, I love them both so much. I don't know why they didn't stick with Judas Rising".

Judas Priest is my favourite metal band ever and been so since my last school year 1982. I listened to British Steel and i was sold.

Great layout of Priest history.

Defenders of the Faith is also the first album i bought with my own money, just in cassette, and it's still my favourite album so far