tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post5439205711348782581..comments2024-01-20T10:19:12.985-05:00Comments on Martin's View: Judas Priest - Defenders of the FaithMartin Maenzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-26101275796650735152014-01-04T17:51:31.474-05:002014-01-04T17:51:31.474-05:00Best Album of the Year (so far).
Only ever owned ...Best Album of the Year (so far).<br /><br />Only ever owned the vinyl and original CD pressing though. I wonder if I'd notice the swapped channels? (On Spotify, the album is labeled as Copyright 1984, 2001 so its probably the Remastered. Gonna have to A/B it.) Do you think there will be a 30th Anniversary of this album?<br /><br />"Freewheel Burning" was the first song performed at the end of the year Air Guitar show my Senior year (1984). I gave the three guys a perfect 10/10 for their energetic effort while my fellow judges were not as enthusiastic in their scoring.<br /><br />My very first concert was Judas Priest in Feb. 1983, behind <b>Screaming For Vengeance</b> - they called it the World Vengeance Tour. Opened with awesome "The Hellion"/"Electric Eye" (just like the album) and I believe Rob sang the song while reclining on the motorcycle he rode onto the stage.<br /><br />Saw them again in May 1984 (Metal Conqueror Tour - first song was "Love Bites") and in May 1986 (Fuel For Life Tour - opened with "Out In The Cold"). The worst thing I can say about those Judas Priest concerts is that the guy-girl ratio was pathetic, like 50 guys for every girl. Definitely the worst such ratio of any of the hundred plus shows I've attended.<br /><br />Thnaks, Martin, you just my day!HERChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361888365133381438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-30512271025077993452014-01-04T05:47:28.177-05:002014-01-04T05:47:28.177-05:00I am a HUGE Priest fan. I had this album on vinyl,...I am a HUGE Priest fan. I had this album on vinyl, then cassette, then CD, then remastered CD. It should be noted that the 2001 CD remaster (and all subsequent pressings)are, in fact, defective. They switched the left and right channels for reasons unknown. The original LP and CD had Glenn's guitar on the left and K.K.'s on the right, and this is the opposite for the 2001 remaster. Kris Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459412655631882698noreply@blogger.com