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  • Artist: Judas Priest
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: April 11, 2006
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Sony's The Essential Judas Priest collection is the perfect middle ground for those who found 2004's four-disc Metalogy box a bit too daunting. Each and every one of the 34 tracks is indispensable, chronicling the group's rise from Queen-worshipping debutantes to revolutionary metal gods. It's often the case that when career retrospectives take a non-linear approach to their sequencing, the resulting play list becomes a mess of clashing recording techniques and jarring style changes, but Priest has always held true to its vision, experimenting early on with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in ways that seamlessly bridged the gap between their Gull and Columbia years. From the opening avatar scream of 2005's comeback single "Judas Rising" to the introductory guitar swells of Screaming for Vengeance's "The Hellion/Electric Eye" -- no live cuts or Tim "Ripper" Owens-era tracks were included -- this is one compilation that's worthy of its moniker. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Judas Rising (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (4:15)
Breaking the Law (Lyrics) K.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton Judas Priest (2:35)
Hell Bent for Leather (Lyrics) Judas Priest (2:43)
Diamonds and Rust Judas Priest (3:26)
Victim of Changes K.K. Downing Judas Priest (7:45)
Love Bites (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (4:48)
Heading Out to the Highway (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (3:47)
Ram It Down (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (4:51)
Beyond the Realms of Death (Lyrics) Judas Priest (6:52)
You've Got Another Thing Comin' (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (5:10)
Jawbreaker (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (3:27)
A Touch of Evil (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (5:45)
Delivering the Goods (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (4:16)
United (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (3:36)
Turbo Lover (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (5:33)
Painkiller (Lyrics) Judas Priest (6:05)
Metal Gods (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (4:00)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
The Hellion Judas Priest (0:42)
Electric Eye (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (3:39)
Living After Midnight (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (3:32)
Freewheel Burning (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (4:25)
Exciter (Lyrics) Judas Priest (5:33)
Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) Peter Green Judas Priest (3:23)
Blood Red Skies (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (7:52)
Night Crawler (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (5:45)
Sinner (Lyrics) Judas Priest (6:45)
Hot Rockin' (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (3:18)
The Sentinel K.K. Downing Judas Priest (5:05)
Before the Dawn (Lyrics) K.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton Judas Priest (3:23)
Hell Patrol (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (3:36)
The Ripper Judas Priest (2:52)
Screaming for Vengeance (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (4:45)
Out in the Cold (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (6:27)
Revolution (Lyrics) K.K. Downing Judas Priest (4:41)

Credits

Bill Curbishley (Management), K.K. Downing (Guitar), Rob Halford (Vocals), Ian Hill (Guitar (Bass)), Glenn Tipton (Guitar), Scott Travis (Drums), Geoff Barton (Liner Notes)
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The Essential Judas Priest
Compilation album by Judas Priest
Released April 11, 2006
August 26, 2008 (3.0 Limited Edition)
Recorded 1976-2005
Genre Heavy metal
Length 2:34:22
Professional reviews

The Essential Judas Priest is a 2006 2-disc compilation album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It contains 34 songs from throughout their career right up to their then-most recent album (Angel of Retribution), but excludes the Tim "Ripper" Owens era. It was re-released in 2008 as a limited-edition 3-disc package.[1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Judas Rising" - 3:52
  2. "Breaking the Law" - 2:35
  3. "Hell Bent for Leather (Tipton) - 2:40
  4. "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez) - 3:26
  5. "Victim of Changes" (Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton) - 7:47
  6. "Love Bites" - 4:47
  7. "Heading Out to the Highway - 3:45
  8. "Ram It Down" - 4:48
  9. "Beyond the Realms of Death" (Halford, Les Binks) - 6:51
  10. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" - 5:09
  11. "Jawbreaker" - 3:25
  12. "A Touch of Evil" (Halford, Downing, Tipton, Chris Tsangarides) - 5:54
  13. "Delivering the Goods" - 4:16
    • Originally released on Killing Machine, in 1978
  14. "United" - 3:35
    • Originally released on British Steel, in 1980
  15. "Turbo Lover" - 5:33
    • Originally released on Turbo, in 1986
  16. "Painkiller" - 6:06
    • Originally released on Painkiller, in 1990
  17. "Metal Gods" - 4:04
    • Originally released on British Steel, in 1980

Disc two

  1. "The Hellion" - 0:41
    • Originally released on Screaming for Vengeance, in 1982
  2. "Electric Eye" - 3:39
    • Originally released on Screaming for Vengeance, in 1982
  3. "Living After Midnight" - 3:30
    • Originally released on British Steel, in 1980
  4. "Freewheel Burning" - 4:42
    • Originally released on Defenders of the Faith, in 1983
  5. "Exciter" (Halford, Tipton) - 5:33
    • Originally released on Stained Class, in 1978
  6. "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)" (Peter Green) - 4:42
    • Originally released on Killing Machine, in 1978
  7. "Blood Red Skies" - 7:05
    • Originally released on Ram It Down, in 1988
  8. "Night Crawler" - 5:44
    • Originally released on Painkiller, in 1990
  9. "Sinner" (Halford, Tipton) - 6:43
    • Originally released on Sin After Sin, in 1977
  10. "Hot Rockin'" - 3:17
    • Originally released on Point of Entry, in 1981
  11. "The Sentinel" - 5:04
    • Originally released on Defenders of the Faith, in 1984
  12. "Before the Dawn" - 3:23
    • Originally released on Killing Machine, in 1978
  13. "Hell Patrol" - 3:37
    • Originally released on Painkiller, in 1990
  14. "The Ripper" (Tipton) - 2:50
    • Originally released on Sad Wings of Destiny, in 1976
  15. "Screaming for Vengeance" - 4:43
    • Originally released on Screaming for Vengeance, in 1982
  16. "Out in the Cold" - 6:27
    • Originally released on Turbo, in 1986
  17. "Revolution" - 4:42
    • Originally released on Angel of Retribution, in 2005

Disc three (Limited Edition 3.0 only)

  1. "Dissident Aggressor"
    • Originally released on Sin After Sin, in 1977
  2. "Better By You, Better Than Me"
    • Originally released on Stained Class, in 1978
  3. "Grinder"
    • Originally released on British Steel, in 1980
  4. "Desert Plains"
    • Originally released on Point of Entry, in 1981
  5. "Riding on the Wind"
    • Originally released on Screaming for Vengeance, in 1982
  6. "Rock Hard Ride Free"
    • Originally released on Defenders of the Faith, in 1984
  7. "All Guns Blazing"
    • Originally released on Painkiller, in 1990

References

  1. ^ Amazon.com - The Essential Judas Priest 3.0
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Rob Halford · K. K. Downing · Glenn Tipton · Ian Hill · Scott Travis
Dave Holland · Tim "Ripper" Owens · Al Atkins · Les Binks · Alan Moore · John Hinch · Chris Campbell · John Pattridge · John Ellis · Simon Phillips
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