(Rated this album with 6 out of 10) Reviewed by
A music fan
from SUPERIOR, WI USA
Turbo is obviously Judas Priest's sell out album. Yep, it backfired. While I like a few sell out albums like Danzig's blackacidevil, Celtic Frost's Cold Lake and Mortiis' The Smell of Rain, Turbo just isn't up to par with other classic Priest albums. While fundamentally a fine collection os songs, it compares poorly to Sad Wings, Stained Class, British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, and Painkiller. Even Ram it Down is better than this- at least that was regular heavy metal Priest are known for. This in my opinion and many others is the worst Judas Priest album. Even Ram it Down and yes Jugulator I would give 4 stars, but this at at 3. Could've been better, could've been worse but as ut is it's the worst album from one of metal's all-time great bands. An embrassment. There are a lot of happy songs, not at all the tough Priest shown from Sad Wings of Destiny to Defenders of the Faith. Raqm it Down and even as later as Painkiller seem more of an apology of this disaster in their heaviness. Interestingly, Ram it Down contained songs written for a Twin Turbo album, explaining the sometimes mechanical drum sounds of that album. Turbo is a curiosity item for Diehard Judas Priest fans only. It sold a million copies just because it was the new Judas Priest album of 1986. Rather than innovating, they followed trends, in this case hair metal. This has sell out written all over it.
