Judas Priest's Reviews

The Best Of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight

(Average Rating: 7.34 out of 10)

Great band, decent compilation

(Rated this album with 6 out of 10)
Reviewed by Der Kommissar from america

When it comes to classic hard rock / heavy metal bands, Judas Priest is one of the finest. With Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing's guitar mastery, and Rob Halford's killer vocals, these guys shelled out some of the finest tracks in hard rock history, from 1974 to 1990. In the early nineties following Halford's departure from the band, they released two hits compilations - The single-disc Livin' After Midnight, and the double-disc Metal Works. Read on for my review of the former compilation.

PROS:
-Let's say you're a casual fan of Priest, and you want the songs you hear on the radio on a regular basis - Livin' After Midnight and You've Got Another Thing Comin'. They're here for your listening pleasure.
-You get a plethora of underrated gems as well. Among these are The Hellion / Electric Eye and The Green Manalashi. Why did these songs never become hits?
-It's an affordable, easy-to-find compilation that most stores carry (yes, even some department stores.)

CONS:
-Breaking The Law is a LIVE VERSION, not the studio version that gets radio air time. Many other tracks are the live versions as well. YOU SHOULD NOT PUT LIVE MUSIC ON A HITS COMPILATION UNLESS THE LIVE VERSION IS THE BEST VERSION OF THE SONG EVER RECORDED.
-WAY TOO MANY MASTERPIECES ARE MISSING! Where are (Take These) Chains, Screaming For Vengeance, Bloodstone, Riding On The Wind, Painkiller, Before The Dawn, Better By You Better Than Me, Out In The Cold, The Ripper, Love Bites (NOT the Def Leppard song), Rapid Fire, Metal Gods, United, and countless other Priest masterpieces? (I'm a big Priest fan, not a casual one. THAT'S why I have so many tracklist complaints.)
-NO TRACKS FROM THE NON-MAJOR LABEL ALBUMS!

OVERALL:
Being a big Priest fan, my suggestion is to get all the albums. However, they have A LOT of albums, so if you're not willing to buy them all, get one of their hits compilations. This one is readily available in most major stores, and if you're a casual fan (and nothing more), it SHOULD be enough for you.

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