Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The 1980 Listening Post - Judas Priest - British Steel


Judas Priest - British Steel

#150
by Jim Shanman
Judas Priest
British Steel
Genre: Heavy Metal

Allen’s Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Jim’s Rating: 2.5 out of 5


Highlights:
Breaking the Law
Living After Midnight


 Funny, I've always like JP's hits like Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight. Good foot stomping, sing along, turn it up and roll the windows down jams - but had never listened to a JP album all the way through. Power/Metal Rock is pretty solid here and you can see the roots of the 70's and 80's heavy metal everywhere, but it does get a bit tedious after a while which isn't helped by a lack of background vocals. Songs like Steeler and Grinder are fine but others like The Rage bring the rating down. I'll go 2.5 on this, more if you metal is your jam, less if it's not.


https://open.spotify.com/album/5bqtZRbUZUxUps8mrO9tGY?si=CfH6T056TGydnIs-KRdnJw

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