70's Judas Priest

[Higher Game]

I know most metalheads are fans of Painkiller, Defenders of the Faith, Screaming for Vengeance, and so on, but for me, the best music Judas Priest ever did was from 1976-1978. The albums Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin After Sin, and Stained Class are some of the greatest metal of the 70's, rivaled only by Black Sabbath. It's amazing that a band that has been around almost 40 years has just 3 truly golden ones. It's also amazing that they changed their great sound and image to a radio-friendly arena-rock appearance in a matter of months. :(

I still like the pop albums, but over time, as I've listened to more music, I've come to appreciate the older ones even more, even though they've always been my favorites.

[Nessus]

I have an older best of album, I dont know what year it is but it has songs like Diamonds and Rust on it and Jack the Knife, Good stuff.

[Joe Siegler]

You want to impress me, say you like 60's Judas Priest. :)

[jimbob]

i like british steel a lot personally :)

[Higher Game]

60's Priest with Al Atkins? ;) Actually, he was vocalist for 6 years, from 67-73, so he was no minor player in the band. Unfortunately, they never made an album with him. I've thought of checking out some of his solo stuff, but never got around to it.

British Steel sucks. It's a dumbed down version of Killing Machine, which itself is a dumbed down album whose only great tracks already appear on Unleashed In The East (greatest live album ever), making it rather pointless. Unbelievably, Judas Priest dumbed down British Steel even more to create Point of Entry, probably the most bland metal album ever. This is likely why Screaming For Vengeance was so popular; it wasn't a great album, merely decent, but it was the first Judas Priest album in years that wasn't a blander version of the earlier album.