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Alex’s Reviews #5: Judas Priest – Unleashed In The East [Live In Japan] (1979)
Tracklist:
1. Exciter 2. Running Wild 3. Sinner 4. The Ripper 5. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) (Fleetwood Mac) 6. Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez) 7. Victim Of Changes 8. Genocide 9. Tyrant 10. Rock Forever (Bonus Track) 11. Delivering The Goods (Bonus Track) 12. Hell Bent For Leather (Bonus Track) 13. Starbreaker (Bonus Track)
Rating: 5/5
[Sorry for the late review folks, been busy lately.]
Today, I’m doing a different type of review. I’m doing a review for a live album today; live albums will be done differently than studio albums. I won’t be doing a review of each song, unless the CD includes some previously unreleased songs, only available on that album. So, in a nutshell, live reviews might be.. short. Now, to unleash.. Judas Priest! With five albums under their belts, Rob Halford and the gang release a live album during the final year of the 1970’s; Great way to end the decade too. Recorded live in Tokyo, Japan during the last leg of the “Killing Machine” tour, this is one of the best, and possibly loudest live albums, ever. Most of the material off this CD is from Judas Priest’s previous four albums (Sad Wings Of Destiny through Hell Bent For Leather (also known as Killing Machine in England). In the tracklisting of the CD, Judas Priest covers two songs, one by folk singer Joan Baez (which is great when played live) and rock musicians Fleetwood Mac. This CD is very clear; you can hear Rob Halford’s vocals clearly, and that’s a good thing; Halford is one of the best frontmen in the heavy metal industry (however, I didn’t like the beginning vocals he did in “The Ripper” for some reason). The instruments are played well, and the crowd is very excited, seeing as how they sing with Rob during the songs (don’t we all do that?). Halford himself is in a good mood, singing the songs like he’s never done before.
If you’re lucky enough to find the remastered edition (the original is great, but who doesn’t enjoy some bonus material, eh?) you’re in for a real treat. The remastered version includes four bonus tracks (see tracklist), recorded from the same concert. The sound is still clear here, and the songs sound as good as their studio counterparts. All the bonus tracks are terrific, but I would like to point out the last two songs, “Hell Bent For Leather” and “Starbreaker”; these two are the best sounding in my opinion of the final four songs.
During some parts of the tour, Judas Priest opened for some bands, and then sometimes played all by themselves. Anyway you look at it, Judas Priest has written many famous songs during the 70’s, and many albums for that matter. Even when they’re out of their 70’s heyday, Judas Priest can still deliver the goods.
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