Judas Priest's Defenders of the Faith. Available here on LP and 30th Anniversary Double CD.
Possibly the most underrated record in Priest's catalog. Musically alternating intricate speed rockers with fist-pumping midtempo grooves and balancing moderate musical sophistication with commercial accessibility. It's a craftsmanlike record from a band that had been in the game for a full decade already, but was still vital and exciting, and decidedly not on autopilot. The record opens high-energy with the terrific "Freewheel Burning" and "Jawbreaker" before moving into lost anthem "Rock Hard Ride Free," the more complex "The Sentinel," the cold, oddly mechanized single "Love Bites," and the slightly darker "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll." Coincidentally (both were released the same year).
LP - Standard LP.
CDx3 - 30th Anniversary Edition Triple CD.
Defenders of the Faith
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Defenders of the Faith
$20.99
88985390881
Usually dispatched in 5-10 days
Judas Priest's Defenders of the Faith. Available here on LP and 30th Anniversary Double CD.
Possibly the most underrated record in Priest's catalog. Musically alternating intricate speed rockers with fist-pumping midtempo grooves and balancing moderate musical sophistication with commercial accessibility. It's a craftsmanlike record from a band that had been in the game for a full decade already, but was still vital and exciting, and decidedly not on autopilot. The record opens high-energy with the terrific "Freewheel Burning" and "Jawbreaker" before moving into lost anthem "Rock Hard Ride Free," the more complex "The Sentinel," the cold, oddly mechanized single "Love Bites," and the slightly darker "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll." Coincidentally (both were released the same year).
LP - Standard LP.
CDx3 - 30th Anniversary Edition Triple CD.