Judas Priest's Reviews
Sad Wings of Destiny (Average Rating: 9.18 out of 10)
Great album, but not their best (Rated this album with 8 out of 10)
Reviewed by
Der Kommissar
from america
In 1976, Judas Priest released its second album, Sad Wings Of Destiny. This album proves to have a good variety of music, but at the same time is lacking in several areas. The band was still in that experimental stage, and it shows. Now on to the tracks.-Victim Of Changes: Mid-tempo hard rocker that manages to be both melodic and heavy. Not the best, but good. A- -The Ripper: One of the album's two strongest points, this hard rocker has more focus on vocal delivery than the instruments. Oddly enough, it bares resemblance to their future hit, Breaking The Law. A+ -Dreamer Deceiver: A melodic and acoustic ballad. The focus is purely guitars and vocals. A -Deceiver: Lighter hard rock, with an ultra-melodic chorus. This in some ways resembles Def Leppard's Overture, a track that would surface three years later. It fades out in a slow acoustic sequence. A -Prelude: This one's a slow piano session, which doesn't last very long. As the title implies, it's a prelude to the next track, which proves to be a Priest masterpiece. B -Tyrant: The other high point of the album. This hard rocker's got excellent voice usage and guitar solos. ESSENTIAL LISTENING. A+ -Genocide: Another hard rocker, this one has Halford sounding like Sean Harris, lead vocalist of Diamond Head. Perhaps Halford inspired Harris? A speech in the middle of the song adds to the excitement. A -Epitaph: WHAT'S THIS?! Slow piano playing with a chanted speech?! Honestly, this seems more like it would be played by a glam hair band with a sensitive side. D- -Island Of Domination: Yet another hard rocker, this one's nothing special but still pretty good. A- Even though it's not the band's best, it is a strong effort, and their last on a lesser-known record label. Accordingly, the next album, Sin After Sin, is the first in a series of remasters featuring two bonus tracks each. Every album from Sin After Sin to Painkiller was given that treatment. It's too bad this one won't get that remaster treatment, because it's too good of an album to just pass by. See below for my album rankings: Turbo
Screaming For Vengeance
British Steel
Stained Class
Defenders Of The Faith
Hell Bent For Leather/Killing Machine
Ram It Down
Sad Wings Of Destiny
Painkiller
Point Of Entry
Sin After Sin
Rocka Rolla
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