Judas Priest - Priest...Live!
1987 CBS

Track Listing:
1.  Out In The Cold
2.  Heading Out To The Highway
3.  Metal Gods
4.  Breaking The Law
5.  Live Bites
6.  Some Heads Are Going To Roll
7.  The Sentinel
8.  Private Property
9.  Rock You Around The World
10. Electric Eye
11. Turbo Lover
12. Freewheel Burning
13. Parental Guidance 
14. Living After Midnight
15. You've Got Another Thing Coming

Line-Up:
Vocals:  Rob Halford
Guitars:  Glenn Tipton, K. K. Downing
Bass:  Ian Hill
Drums:  Dave Holland

Website:  www.judaspriest.com

Uncle Meat's Rating:  B
Overall Rating:  B

Also be sure to read:
Judas Priest - Angel Of Retribution by Horatio
Judas Priest - Jugulator by Horatio
Judas Priest - Killing Machine by Horatio
Judas Priest - Painkiller by Uncle Meat
Judas Priest - Point Of Entry by Horatio
Judas Priest - Ram It Down by Horatio
Glenn Tipton - Edge Of The World by Horatio
Halford - Resurrection by Follow The Hollow

Uncle Meat's Review:
I’ve always had an affinity for 1980's Priest.  Turbo and Ram It Down were my first introductions to this stellar band.  Over the years I’ve been stocking my collection with their 1970's heavy metal classics and the godly Painkiller, but the 80's are never far from my player.  Why you ask?  Despite the fact that Priest had gone into more synth dominated pop song territory they are, for all intensive purposes, good songs.  In retrospect Turbo is pretty cheesy, and not even in the top five of Priest, but it is kind of a kitsch factor. 

Which brings me to Priest... Live!  First of all, it’s a pretty shitty title.  One live album called Unleashed In The East then Priest...Live!  Anyway, the album itself is a fun, if unsatisfying listen.  The sound is terrific, with the crowd noises kept in check.  My main problem is the performances.  The band sounds like they are going through the motions.  Lifeless, especially in the drum department, but that has always been a sore spot in the Priest catalogue.  Also a better song selection might have been more appropriate, but what are you going to do?

Song summaries include...

1. Out In The Cold - Synth drone intro followed by a mid-tempo rocker.  Not a great song and an awful idea for an album opener.  C

2. Heading Out To The Highway - The kickoff track from Point Of Entry sounds terrific here.  A bit faster than Out In The Cold, this song sounds heavier than its studio counterpart.  B

3. Metal Gods - Great, if simple, song.  B

4. Breaking The Law - This quirky number has the misfortune of being one of the most overplayed Priest songs (Ok maybe next to You’ve Got Another Thing Coming which is also included here!  The video, for Breaking The Law didn’t help much either).  A fun little number.  A-

5. Love Bites - Terrible.  One of the worst Priest songs.  D

6. Some Heads Are Going To Roll - Having not heard this song before I was shocked at how good it was (I’ve since picked up the record).  Sporting some very tight rhythm playing this track also helps Dave Holland rip on the drums.  B

7. The Sentinel - Jam-your-fist-in-the-air metal.  Incredible lead work.  The synth breakdown in the middle is a nice break and relatively short.  B

8. Private Property - Uh oh, Turbo material.  Even if Turbo was an experimental album there is no excuse for writing a song this bad.  It should have been left on the cutting room floor.  Bland pop-metal.  D-

9. Rock You All Around The World - This song does indeed rock.  All around the world is another story.  I remember having a Judas Priest song book when I was little and playing along to this song.  Another in a line of fist banging metal anthems.  Short, precise, no fluff.  A

10. Electric Eye - Another song I was unfamiliar with at first.  I wish I had been in attendance for this show because during the intro it sounded like the pyrotechnics were unleashed.  Similar to The Sentinel, but not quite up to the former's power.  C+

11. Turbo Lover - Before this song Rob Halford says something to the effect of, ”now it's time for something, something to make you hard.  The title track for the Turbo album.  Let’s go with TURBO LOVER”.  If only his enthusiasm matched the song.  This song's lame cheesiness is something to behold.  The rhythm part that comes in at around 1:20 is pretty good.  The rest is forgettable crap.  D+

12. Freewheel Burning - Always the metal statement.  Fun indeed.  B+

13. Parental Guidance - Skip this song.  D

14. Living After Midnight - Try not jumping around the room when this song plays.  Cheesy: yes.  Overplayed: yes.  Far removed from Judas Priest's glory days: yes.  Killer song metal hybrid song: yes.  B

15. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming - Talk about overplayed.  Pop-metal, but this song has an endearing quality like no other.  Try turning it off and I bet you can’t.  B

Uncle Meat's Rating:  B

Discography (last updated 6.15.06):
Gull demo - 1971
Rocka Rolla - 1974
Sad Wings Of Destiny - 1976
Sin After Sin - 1977
Killing Machine - 1978
Stained Class - 1978
The Best Of Judas Priest - 1978
Diamonds And Rust Live - 1979
Unleashed In The East Live - 1979
British Steel - 1980
Hero, Hero - 1981
Live In Rainbow Music Hall Denver - 1982
Point Of Entry - 1982
Screaming For Vengeance - 1982
SCOOP 33 EP - 1983
Defenders Of The Faith - 1984
Delivering The Goods EP - 1984
Turbo - 1986
Beyond Metal - 1987
Priest...Live! - 1987
Ram It Down - 1988
The Collection - 1989
Painkiller - 1990
The Sharpest Cuts - 1991
The Ultimate In Heavy Metal split with Black Sabbath - 1991
Judas Priest Star box - 1993
Metal Works '73 - '93 - 1993
Pure Classic Gold - 1993
Prisoners Of Pain - 1996
Jugulator - 1997
Living After Midnight - 1997
Live Meltdown EP - 1998
Live Meltdown - 1998
The Best Of Judas Priest:  Living After Midnight - 1998
Priest Live & Rare - 1999
Simply The Best - 1999
Breaking The Law - 2001
Demolition - 2001
Limited Edition Collector's Box - 2001
Live In London - 2003
Metalogy Box - 2004
Angel Of Retribution - 2005
The Essential Judas Priest - 2006