Judas Priest's Reviews

Meltdown (Live)

(Average Rating: 8.94 out of 10)

Not the biggest fan of Timi Owens, but this is cool

(Rated this album with 8 out of 10)
Reviewed by mudshrimpmoe from Allen, TX United States

Ok, as a long time Priest fan I'm not particularly excited about Jugulator or Demolition. I've always like Rob Halford and the new down-tuned and simpler song writing style of Priest doesn't strike me as a good move for this classic band.

So I had pretty low expectations for this live release. But when I actually listened to it, it was hard to not like it. Timi Owens actually has a great voice - proving he's not really the problem with the new Priest (I think it's the songwriting). And even the Jugulator stuff sounds good on this album.

Is it essential? Hardly. Don't buy unless you have Priest in the East, most of the Halford era albums, and even Priest . . . Live! All of those are a bit better. But this is still a good album, so don't write it off just because you're not crazy about Jugulator or Demolition.

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