The Bottom Line
An extensive and wide ranging collection of 34 Judas Priest songs on 2 discs.
Pros
- Comprehensive collection of their best songs.
Cons
- None.
Description
- Released April 11, 2006 on Columbia/Legacy Records.
- All songs in the collection are the original studio album versions.
- Songs are from the Halford/Tipton/Downing/Hill eras.
Guide Review - Judas Priest - The Essential Judas Priest
Is this collection really essential? Not really, since there are well over a dozen Priest compilations already available. But it is a worthwhile CD, especially with 34 tracks and over 2 hours of music.
The songs on the album range from 1976's Sad Wings Of Destiny through 2005's Angel Of Retribution. It's a personal preference, but I like greatest hits albums to be in chronological order, and this one isn't. Still, it's pretty hard to find fault with any collection that includes classic songs like "Breaking The Law," "You've Got Another Thing Coming," "Living After Midnight" and "Turbo Lover."
Judas Priest is one of the definitive bands of all time, and when you can string together 34 songs with no filler like they do on this collection, it's pretty impressive.
