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Already used up first of two parts of the month, so part deux be a little short. Kinda busy for the long days short nights anyhow. Hilfreakinlarious movie btw. Back when they made fun movies to be fun to watch and all that. Attusabout '93, Painkiller dropped (as they say now, dunno if they said it then, probably not) in '90. Screaming for Vengeance was what got me hooked, even though I'd listened to them some for years. Played Stained Class in the car all the time, so I could crank Beyond the Realms of Death up a time or three. That was '78 believe it or don't, and still sounds as good as anything since. Few nice live versions out there too, and of course Priest is always best live. Glenn sure is one of the best ever. Following Screaming with Defenders of the Faith, Turbo, and Ram it Down pretty good. Like Maiden, straightforward metal well done, some memorable songs, tracks well laid out. Liked the way The Sentinel on Defenders was structurally echoed in Nightcrawler on Painkiller. After Painkiller Ripper came on and things were a bit slow, just a couple of albums, wasn't crazy about'em. Like Ripper, but the old Priest better. So was glad to see Rob return for Angel of Retribution, and if some folks didn't like Nostradamus that's OK, I do. One of their best. Here's the favorite studio albums:
Speaking of Styx. According to Wickedpedia Serpent sold fewer than 100K copies worldwide. Seems kinda hard to believe. I own vinyl and CD copies (probably more than one vinyl as I bought a set of remastered vinyl of the early ones in the UK back in 1980 or so) and wore out at least a couple of 8-tracks. Never did cassettes - copied the vinyl onto high-dollar tapes using a Pioneer CTF-1000 and later a CTF-1250. Anyhow, 100K seems a little low, but you never know.
Using Maxell tapes and mostovus had Pioneer Supertuners with Jensen Triax speakers in our cars. Awesome sound. Nobody cares about quality anymore. So forget a pair of high-dollar Technics turntables used on he vinyl, and selecting the best cartridge (test play a few times to see which one sounded best) for the recording. For the billions who don't have it, here's the tracks (vinyl):
Okey-dokey. Starting off, Witch Wolf a nice hard rocker, JY does the lead vocals. Suggestion of werewolves and witches and stuff. Continuing in a similar vein with The Grove of Eglantine, by Dennis (who sings lead) and back then I didn't know then (or for a long time actually) how naughty it was. Not surprising, Dennis seemed a romantic type but could get sneaky. Young Man is by James and someone else, and he sings lead. Philosophical bit, one I quote sometimes in my pontificating. Probably the uneveness of As Bad as This and the next couple (Winner Take All and 22 Years) attributed to the bad opinion of some. Things pick up a bit with Jonas Psalter (I didn't bother to research at the time and figured maybe Jonas was a real person) and then the title track. After that we get the kinda weird Krakatoa, kind of a spoken poem about the hapless island. And the finale is quite good, the entire band doing Handel's Hallelujah Chorus with Dennis playing an organ, apparently in a cathedral in Chicago. Which one, dunno. Maybe in the liner notes, they had a lot of good stuff back then. Not so with CDs (or 8-tracks and cassettes). Nice finish though, we'd turn it up to 11 for that. Okey-dokey, time for a smoke. Did I mention I'm likin' the Good Times Geen Mini Sweets a lot these days? Along with the 4K French Vanilla they a regular. Wish they'd make a cherry flavor. Maybe cherry/vanilla. Or is that too kinky? Anyway they all good with your favorite brandy, or whatever you like. Might as well finish up. Kinda lost track of them after Kilroy. Will I ever get around to checking out the new stuff? Dunno, retirement busier than working. Here's their studio stuff.
And that's all for tonight. Buenas noches muchachos. Probably won't be checking in tomorrow. Tornado blew the screen room off, expected it. The price you pay for some things. Anyhow, GF want's me somewhere safer, as if here ain't safe. I about the only one with nothing but some trim damage and a few trees down. Was tryin' to figure out what to do with one of'em anyway, problem gone. She got plans though, may end up underground before it's all over. Starting tomorrow. Later. Let me hear the battle cry Calling on the wind Let me see the banners fly Before the storm begins Let me feel the spirits soar Destroy the enemy Striking at the evil core For all the world to see This day will last forever Deep in the hearts of men Courage and victory Remember, remember One Shot At Glory In the crossfire overhead Fate stands before me Words have all been said One Shot At Glory Driving hard and seeing red Destiny calls me One night of fire One Shot At Glory Fighting on with dignity In life and death we deal The power and the majesty Amidst the blood and steel I still hear the battle cry The call goes on and on I still see the banners fly The battle's always won One Shot at Glory (Judas Priest ยท Painkiller)
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