(Rated this album with 4 out of 10) Reviewed by
Lars
from Rock land
When Judas Priest released "Turbo" in 1986, the album divided the fans into two separate groups: the ones who liked it and the once who hated it. Some fans thought that Judas Priest had abandoned heavy metal much due to the use of synth guitars and more pop sounding songs. It's clear that "Turbo" is far from the bands finer efforts but if the album is that bad as some claim can be questioned. Some songs are rather good like "Locked in" and "Hot for love", but the punch and drive from previous albums like "Killing machine" and "British steel" are sadly missing this time. And with songs like "Rock you all around the world" and "Wild nights, hot & crazy days", Judas Priest got caught up in juvenile rock clichés. By the time of Judas Priest's next album ("Ram it down"), they made a total turn over and released by that time their heaviest album ever, but something essential had vanished. To be frank, Judas Priest haven't been able to regain the creativity or the high standard in material and neither "Painkiller" or "Demolition" are good - just metallic! Let's hope the return of Rob Halford can steer Judas Priest in a proper direction.
