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JUDAS PRIEST – Hell Bent for Leather
Judas Priest – Hell Bent for Leather (1979, Columbia Records)
Track Listing:
1. “Delivering the Goods” [4:16]
2. “Rock Forever” [3:19]
3. “Evening Star” [4:04]
4. “Hell Bent for Leather” [2:39]
5. “Take on the World” [3:02]
6. “Burnin’ Up” [4:00]
7. “Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)” [3:21]
8. “Killing Machine” [3:02]
9. “Running Wild” [2:57]
10. “Before the Dawn” [3:22]
11. “Evil Fantasies” [4:13]
Band:
Rob Halford – Vocals
K.K. Downing – Guitars
Glenn Tipton – Guitars
Ian Hill – Bass Guitar
Les Binks – Drums
Known as Killing Machine in the UK, Hell Bent for Leather is a classic Judas Priest album. I generally get into their work from the 80s onward more, but giving this a recent spin, I was reminded of just WHY people say Hell Bent is a classic.
Sure, there’s some cheesiness to it (but you’ll find that with most Priest albums), but there’s so much heavy metal greatness here: “Evil Fantasies”, “Hell Bent for Leather”, “Burnin’ Up”, “Delivering the Goods”… The list goes on. “Green Manalishi” (a Fleetwod Mac cover) and “Before the Dawn” are two of my favorite Priest songs.
Highlights:“Delivering the Goods”, “Hell Bent for Leather”, “Burnin’ Up”, “Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)”, “Killing Machine”, “Before the Dawn”, “Evil Fantasies”
Lowlights: “Rock Forever”, “Evening Star”, “Take on the World”. There’s a fine line between rockin’ out and cheesin’ out when you’re writing metal anthems and Judas Priest usually crosses it.
JUDAS PRIEST – Turbo
Judas Priest – Turbo (1986, Columbia Records)
Track Listing:
1. “Turbo Lover” (5:33)
2. “Locked In” (4:19)
3. “Private Property” (4:29)
4. “Parental Guidance” (3:25)
5. “Rock You All Around the World” (3:37)
6. “Out in the Cold” (6:27)
7. “Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days” (4:39)
8. “Hot for Love” (4:12)
9. “Reckless” (4:17)
Band:
Rob Halford – Vocals
Glenn Tipton – Guitar
K.K. Downing – Guitar
Ian Hill – Bass
Dave Holland – Drums
Producer:
Tom Allom
Ah… One of my favorite bands and they fully embraced pop-metal with this album chocked full o’ synthesizers. See, I don’t mind pop-metal. In fact, I love it. It’s what got me into music in the first place, so despite cries from the metal kingdom that a band such as Judas Priest “sold out” by making an album like this, I quite like it. Granted, it’s not classic Priest, but it’s good enough Priest. Turbo Lover” is one of my favorite Priest songs and “Locked In” also helps the album open with a bang and check out “Out in the Cold” for a pretty cool synth opening.
Highlights: “Turbo Lover”, “Locked In”, “Private Property”, “Parental Guidance”, “Out in the Cold”
Lowlights: “Rock You All Around the World” (a sad attempt at a metal anthem)
