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Judas Priest: Rocka Rolla (1974)

1979 Vinyl Reissue

Gull Records

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Isotope - Retracing My Steps (Gull)

1974.

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Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny - 1976

Superb early album from Judas Priest, at times sounding like Queen, at times like proto-Doom. Great stuff, and the thing my youth was made of - I had all the Judas Priest albums up and including “Screaming For Vengeance” on cassette for my Walkman.

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Friday, February 22: Judas Priest, “Deceiver”

Virtually all of the acclaim showered on Sad Wings of Destiny has centered around “Victim of Changes” and “The Ripper”, and not unfairly so, since those two tracks not only established Judas Priest as a major creative force, but fundamentally defined the cornerstones of heavy metal for a full 40 years.  But that said, the songs that make up the meat of the album were just as vital in establishing the parameters of what a metal album could and should be.  As such, while something like “Deceiver” wasn’t as heavy or epic, the leanness and precision of its attack was very much part of how Priest elevated the genre beyond the foundation Sabbath laid some 6 years earlier.  Rob “Robert” Halford knew exactly when to glide, growl and wail, showcasing his remarkable singing without showboating, while Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing’s riffing and soloing complemented each other in ways Downing to this day doesn’t quite seem to appreciate.  But despite that, their playing astutely filled the empty spaces and fleshed out “Deceiver” without being claustrophobic.  And as the heavier counterpoint to the preceding “Dreamer Deceiver”, the song (which originally closed Sad Wings on its earliest pressings) had all of the light and shade associated with Led Zeppelin, while also bringing a stark efficiency to the proceedings.  So even if it wasn’t as famous, “Deceiver” was no less vital in reshaping the possibilities for both Priest and metal as a whole.

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Judas Priest- Rocka Rolla (Hard Rock) Released: September 6, 1974 [Gull Records] Producer(s): Rodger Bain

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Ron Walton - Always Be the One (Gull)

1975