I bought this album on cassette when it came out. When this song played my jaw dropped like an anvil. After all these years, it's still easily my fave Priest tune.. The guitars are insane.
I'm not familiar with this song, never heard it before. It's not bad at all. The guitars are aggressive and hard to absorb the first time around. My favorite Priest song is Bullet Train, it's almost perfection.
Laughed at the first pause when they said this song is aggressive. Just you wait for the next part-Halford screaming a million miles a hour…and then the face melting solo!
Judas Priest was my favorite group growing up. Still one of my top ten. There are a ton more songs that you guys should react to by them. Peace and love.
I am so glad you did this song. I LOVE Judas Priest. This is one of my favorite JP cuts. It was speed metal before speed metal. Hellion/Electric Eye is another great one.
One of Priest's best albums! Try 'The Sentinel', I think you'd both love the story and the old West style with some incredible Rob Halford vocals at the end!
Man this album Defenders of the Faith was my Priest gateway album. 14 in 84, hearing this, Rob’s blistering vocals, the leather and laser lights … duel guitar attack … more please!
I was 9 back then and this was my fav album at the time. Carried the cassette everywhere with me because I loved the cover so much. The music's even better than the artwork.
Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith are the all time greatest back-to-back album releases. Aggressive metal at it's best. I don't know how many cassette tapes I wore out from both albums.
@@severinlourenco8355 I was a little too young for concerts when these albums came out. Defenders of the Faith was 1984 and I went to my first concert in 1985 when I was 16. Motley Crue and Y&T. 3rd row at my first concert. That was when you could hang out at the box office all night and buy great seats for $20. I stopped going to as many concerts when the Ticketmaster era started driving prices sky high.
Hmmmm.... definitely up there Ride the lightning and master of puppets Number of the beast and piece of mind Blizzard of Oz and diary of a madman Black sabbath and paranoid Dark side of the moon and wish you were here
Screaming for vengeance, one of the best heavy metal records ever. Victim of changes from unleashed in the east is the first time I started hearing them on the radio. Rob Halfords voice and those "orchestral" guitar riffs really made them special. Almost operatic.
Judas Priest have been tearing it up for 50 years. Another good song off this album is The Sentinel or if you want to hear some new Judas Priest check out the song Spectre.
That look on her face (.27) at the beginning! Hahaha. Lex isn't sure what to make of it. I love her reactions. But this is BY FAR one of their best songs. This song has so many surprises, breaks, it's completely unpredictable; it injects you with so much energy and you really have no choice but to let it take over. The guitar solos are mad, crazy all over the fret board... just perfection, in my opinion, of what a metal song should sound like. Rob and crew were unstoppable during this period of their career.
@@richardgonzales4815 Its an interesting twist on it , but as great is Dave lombardo, Not everybody is Simon Phillips , and Rob is fucking Rob Halford. You can't top that . And KK is the daddy of that underground style .
I was 14 when this came out. Yes, I'm over 50. And this is the BEST Heavy Metal song by the BEST Heavy Metal band EVER!! Had to buy this cassette seven times before I got the CD. I spent a LOT of money on Priest cassettes and albums. \m/-o-\m/ PRIEST RULES!!!
This track is the first on an album jam packed with absolute bangers. Defenders of the faith is bar none, one of heavy metals greatest albums to ever come out of the medium. The vocals, the drums, the guitar solos flying at break neck speed, this album is absolute perfection. Great choice!
Great song!Halford’s vocals are second to none in this! Love Bites is from the same album. You should listen to some older deep cuts like “Last Rose of Summer”, “Here Come the Tears” and “Beyond the Realms of Death”.
Halford, Dio, Dickinson and Ozzy killed it live. They weren’t studio magic or pro tools and auto tune. Those dudes could sing their asses off live. Halford is a legend.
I saw this tour and when Priest did this song, my whole body melted. It was so loud and in your face. I left that show with my head ringing and my soul satisfied. Rob Halford is the greatest metal singer ever! He’s definitely the GOAT!!
I remember the first time i heard this song, back in 1984, on the "Metal Shop" radio show. It literally made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Been a huge Priest fan ever since.
I thought the Screaming For Vengeance album was heavy and then Defenders Of The Faith was released and I was absolutely blown away. Glenn Tipton shreds the guitar! Rob's vocals are always amazing. It still makes me drive too fast : )
@@chriswiedeman2956 …I’ll take your word, but they have been sharing leads for 40 plus years, it is hard to tell the difference between the Flying V and the Strat….It’s hard to believe after all this time that K.K and G.T are now in different bands…..playing the same songs… on the bright side, twice as many shows with different interpretations of a, rather deep, Judas Priest set list,…..watch your speed✌️🎶🎸….Halford is a legend, but Ripper is no slouch
I saw them live on this tour! Almost missed it because as we were waiting for the show to start, there was a tornado warning and we had to evacuate the venue (Coliseum). Thankfully it was only for the opening act, Great White. It's kind of funny you reacted to Great White on the same day.
Judas Priest album "Screaming for Vengeance" was one of the two very first metal albums I ever bought back in 1983 and I was a sophomore in High School. When I got home and put this on the turntable, my relationship with music was forever changed. I could not believe what I was hearing, and have been a fan to this day. I'm only going to suggest two other songs from them I really think you both would like. 1- "Bloodstone" 2- "The Sentinel" Love your reactions guys.
The same thing happened to me in middle school when I heard Ozzy w/ Randy Rhodes Blizzard of OZ and Diary of a Madman! Man I miss having the whole physical album to read and then playing the actual record on the turn table. Old school people know what I'm saying.
One of the most prolific bands that came out in the 70's with their heavy riffs and incredible vocals that influenced bands like Slayer, Megadeth, etc... it's melt your face off metal!
This has always been one of my favorite songs that illustrate how well Glenn Tipton and KK Downing used to harmonize together. Every time I hear this song, I still picture the two of them side by side playing and moving in sync. It was a cool thing to see. Hard to believe I was in 8th grade when this album came out! EDITED: Also not to horn in on Judas Priest, but if you like the whole classical music and metal thing, you can check out some compositions of that some of the metal guitarists have done and played along with symphony orchestras. Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, and Dave Mustaine have all done performances like this and they are amazing.
Thank you soo much for your reactions to Priest, it makes me very happy to see you guys enjoying the band that has been my favourite band since 79. Judas Priest has a very deep rabbit hole to go down and i appreciate you for not just reacting to one or two songs and leaving it at that like most other reactors do. I love watching Lex rock out to Priest, she is awesome AF
You gotta see them on this tour if you can. They’re also playing this song which is one I been dying to hear live! But the whole Defenders of the Faith album is a masterpiece.
I would make our new 2LT platoon leader listen to this song (I was his Platoon Sergeant) in our hooch before every patrol with our platoon back in 04/05 in Iraq - it reminded/enforced in him/us to always lead! He’s a Colonel now and I’m retired. Good memories….Thanks for the reaction!
Love the review, I was 13 when this album came out in 84 and I absolutely loved it, man the guitar solos on this song and the whole album.. epic. Huge part of my youth
My all time favorite band. They were all about the heavy music and motorcycles. They didn't sing about drugs and alcohol. Their image was real. Pure HEAVY, pure METAL if you like. Guitar harmonies from England to Mississippi and vocal ranges from the valley to the mountains. You gotta understand it's from their hearts, and souls. No other band like them. Listen to them do Turbo Lover, Love Bites, Screaming For Vengeance.
I saw the screaming for vengeance tour and the defenders of the faith tour shows live in person that was the shit, I still have the vinyl albums that I crank up every now and then 💥🤣🤣🤣🎸🍺🍻🎉
I first saw Judas Priest in July of 1980, and I've seen them many times since. Every single show I could have wrung out my shirt afterwards. I swear, there were some concerts that I sweat so much I lost weight.
There are so many crossovers of metal with classical, baroque, opera and symphonic music. Here are a few samplers of the directions this has gone to: Savatage - This is the Time, This isn't What We Meant, Chance, Morphine Child and my personal favourite of their phase that eventually evolved into Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Not What You See. Therion - The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah Live in Poland 1998 (For a more gothic vibe with operatic vocals). Rhapsody - Emerald Sword (Gourmet Italian cheese with orchestral overkill). Rhapsody - The Dark Tower of the Abyss (Shamelessly ripping off Vivaldi and it's glorious). Stratovarius - Black Diamond (Essential European power metal megahit). Vinnie Moore - April Sky (Instrumental cover of Largo from J.S. Bach's Concerto No.5 in F minor. Pure joy). Yngwie Malmsteen - Far Beyond the Sun Live in Leningrad 1989 or Fugue live with the New Japan Philharmonic or really half of everything he ever did. He's THE neoclassical metal guitarist and influenced entire subgenres of melodic metal. Also he did Aerosmith's Dream On with Dio and it's just beautiful. Devin Townsend - Why? (No guitars here, just arguably the most impressive vocalist of modern metal doing his thing with a big orchestra and choirs). Btw love your channel and how you catch on to elements even some lifelong rock/metal listeners don't seem to notice :)
This came off of the Defender's of the Faith album which was unfortunately the last time I got to see them live in 1986,My Lord that's a long time ago and it tells my age.......Old 😆
Great song. We almost did this song in our garage band back in the day, but the bassist said he thought I could never sing that fast, but I showed him that I could, but the real problem was that he couldn't figure out the bass part.
Lookbeforeyouleaphasneverbeenourwaytokeepourroadisfree, chargingtothetopandnevergiveinneverstop,thewaytobe, holdontotheleadwithallyourwillanddon'tconcede,you'll see there's life, With, viictooory, on hiiiigh, ..Freewheel Burnin... This is symphonic and the whole album from the first note to the last is just as good. I saw them on this tour, they performed the whole album, plus more classics, and it was the best concert ever. If you'r talking about a metal symphony, you should check out video of Yngwie Malmsteen playing with an orchestra, he's totally, kickass. One the greatest guitarist, and composers of all time. That's why they call him 'El Maestro'
I totally love Judas Priest! They and Scorpions are my all time favorites who are still around jamming from that late 60's early 70' time period. Lex when you say "Heavy Orchestra" I'll bet that you would like the Metallica S&M album!
This album (Defenders of the Faith) concluded JP's second era of evolving metal, and was (surprisingly) even MORE intense than Screaming for Vengeance...they go very well together...what began with Hell Bent for Leather (aka Killing Machine in UK) and ended with Defenders of the Faith was arguably the golden age and the epitome of metal (at the time)...and secured their place in history...then suddenly, Turbo...
When I caught priest on tour in Vancouver , Canada , for the Turbo tour, the opening act was, uh, Bon Jovi . A bit of a mismatch by the promoters, eh ! Then, on the Painkiller tour , they brought Testament & Megadeth with them ( ' death finished their set by playing ' Anarchy in the u k. ' Ah, That's better !
@@Shagrath71 my shoe got pulled off my foot at the turbo show, thought I was doomed, no chance of finding it on a packed floor . Then 20 min . later it bumped me, I grabbed it, it took a few minutes to be able to put it on , by then my sock had a layer of stadium floor filth that was like a tire tread on the bottom ! Pounded beers in pkg lot before, lots of hash . No one knew who the opening act was , maybe that's better that way in this case
So many great songs by JP! Other ones to definitely check out are Exciter, Screaming For Vengeance, Genocide (do the Live version off of Unleashed in the East), Tyrant, Nightcrawler (live is amazing also) & Beyond the Realms of Death just to name a few.
After Painiiller, this was probably the second or third Judas Priest song I ever heard and I still love it :D What Lexi was saying about orchestral metal, that does totally exist. Nearly all symphonic bands use orchestral sounds in their tracks. Bands like Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir and Ayreon use this quite frequently. Metallica also performed live with the San Francisco Symphony, just check out the S&M concert. If you liked the original Master of Puppets, this version will surely bring your house down :D
"Look before you, leap has never been the way we keep, our road is free....." Rob Halford was spittin bars before Eminem was an itch in his dad's nether region. Went to this concert May 9, 1084 in San Diego. It was my first metal show of many.
@@psychedelicfright85 LOL! Got me. Ever hear of that old thing called RIF? (Reading Is Fundamental) Bruh, it's been upgraded. Now it's PRIF. (Proof Reading Is Fundamental). Sausage fingers be sausagy in that one.
Alice Cooper has small events at his youth community center in Phoenix. The center provides free lessons in art, music & production. Students who excel are rewarded with the opportunity to play along side big name talent. A few years back, pre-COVID, my niece's boyfriend at the time was one of those students. He got to play an event with Rob Halford. First, Rob's voice is as strong as it has ever been. But even more notable was the way he interacted with the kids rotating thru the set on various intruments. He encouraged them to get up front & rock the fxxk out as if they'd been jamming with him his entire career. Afterward, he did a meet & greet, pics, autographs, etc specifically for the kids. Someone of Halford's status doesn't need to participate in such events. The fact that he did with such vigor & encouragement is one of many reasons he is THE Metal God.
I knew you'd come around, Lex. Judas Priest are Metal Gods. There probably wouldn't be a Slayer without Priest. I've been listening to them since their 70s stuff (still my favorite Priest era, the Victim of Changes era). I bought this album on vinyl when it came out, then went to see them in concert when they toured to support it. Great White opened for them. Think it was about 1984. It was a LOUD concert. One of my friends who came with had just went to the doc that day to have her ears unplugged after years of not hearing well, and that was a big mistake. 🙉 She couldn't wait to leave, and was out of there before the encore. The rest of us almost left but then we heard the Harley Davidson fire up and stayed. 🙂
Love this song and, Priest! No one screams like Halford! Seen them twice. Once with Ripper Owens and once with Halford for their reunion in 2005. Tipton and, Downing are beasts and, I believe underrated. Also, don’t know if you already have but, I think you should react to Sisters of Mercy “Lucretia my Reflection”. I think you would dig it.
Hi There! First time viewer. I'm really impressed with your repertoire! Just watched Freewheel Burning & then Victims Of Changes as JUDAS PRIEST is still my all-time favourite band even without KK Downing. I have seen this group live more than anyone else. Afterwards, I played 3 Jinjer videos; Pisces and Judgement & Punishment [ including the one with Lexs ma] - all fabulous! If you like the feel, energy, vibe & and dual guitars of JP and the vocals of Tatianna, could I suggest Arch Enemys latest song Handshake with Hell as it is barnstormer which sort of combines the quality of the two. Many Thanks - Take Care!
I'm a big time Judas Priest fan. You've not even began to scratch the surface on their music. The second song I ever learned to play on guitar was "Breaking the law" by J.P. I bet I know how to play more of their songs than any other band, with maybe the Scorpions as a close second. Glad to see you're still doing some of the old school metal stuff. love the videos. William C. central Indiana.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time.....period. This was thrash before there was thrash. I loved Priest before this album.....but this took them to a totally different level. Lex got it, and it sounds like Brad did too......Gonna make him a headbanger yet.
Every song on Defenders is amazing. You should also do The Sentinel and for something different Love Bites. And Jawbreaker. Really every song on that record should be heard.
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I bought this album on cassette when it came out. When this song played my jaw dropped like an anvil. After all these years, it's still easily my fave Priest tune.. The guitars are insane.
I bought the LP
Glen Tipton & K.K. Downing are the best guitar duo.
Love me some priest great band, so glad I had the privilege of seeing them in concert.
@@chrisa4695 Killer duo for sure!
I'm not familiar with this song, never heard it before. It's not bad at all. The guitars are aggressive and hard to absorb the first time around. My favorite Priest song is Bullet Train, it's almost perfection.
I'm part metalhead and never heard this track before. HOLY S***! Rob's vocals are more over the top than any Priest song I can remember.
This is the definition of Heavy Metal
This was what I used as an antidepressant when I was a teenager back in the day. I miss the 70's and 80's. Best music ever
My grandfather is a racing legend. This song reminds me of him. He's in the hall of Fame. Harley Davidson. Leslie Parkhurst.
This is my favorite Priest song....this entire album is fire!!!
The song that got me hooked.
Heavy duty / Defenders is such an underrated and classic anthem .
Judas Priest was one of the LOUDEST concerts I ever attended! They put on a great live show!
Agreed!! The absolute loudest i have ever been too
Motley Crue in Boston at the Orpheum theater 1983! Ears ringing the next day😂crazy!
You ain’t kiddin - loud !
Yes I couldn't hear myself think
Saw them September in Milwaukee, awesome concert, the Metal God still has the pipes!
Laughed at the first pause when they said this song is aggressive.
Just you wait for the next part-Halford screaming a million miles a hour…and then the face melting solo!
Yeah I kept saying to myself... "Rob hasn't even hit second gear yet." LOL.
So true! Haha!
Glenn + kk = FIRE
Judas Priest was my favorite group growing up. Still one of my top ten. There are a ton more songs that you guys should react to by them. Peace and love.
So much fun watching Lex feelin this stuff.
I am so glad you did this song. I LOVE Judas Priest. This is one of my favorite JP cuts. It was speed metal before speed metal. Hellion/Electric Eye is another great one.
KK Downing and Glenn Tipton probably one of the top duo guitar players ever
I think no probably about it. The greatest!
Close, but Dave Murry and Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden are the top guitar duo. 🎸 😀
@@gregheath8106 Can't argue with that man! Good point.
Definitely agree, dimebag darrel Abbott worshipped them.
One of Priest's best albums! Try 'The Sentinel', I think you'd both love the story and the old West style with some incredible Rob Halford vocals at the end!
The sentinel all the way!
Temp not the blade all fear The Sentinel!
@@21Piloteer *tempt
As amazing as Vengeance is...I prefer Defenders.
I fricken LOVE The Sentinel...
Man this album Defenders of the Faith was my Priest gateway album. 14 in 84, hearing this, Rob’s blistering vocals, the leather and laser lights … duel guitar attack … more please!
I was 9 back then and this was my fav album at the time. Carried the cassette everywhere with me because I loved the cover so much. The music's even better than the artwork.
Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith are the all time greatest back-to-back album releases. Aggressive metal at it's best. I don't know how many cassette tapes I wore out from both albums.
Totally agree! The best era of Priest!
Great albums and tours.
@@severinlourenco8355 I was a little too young for concerts when these albums came out. Defenders of the Faith was 1984 and I went to my first concert in 1985 when I was 16. Motley Crue and Y&T. 3rd row at my first concert. That was when you could hang out at the box office all night and buy great seats for $20. I stopped going to as many concerts when the Ticketmaster era started driving prices sky high.
Hmmmm.... definitely up there
Ride the lightning and master of puppets
Number of the beast and piece of mind
Blizzard of Oz and diary of a madman
Black sabbath and paranoid
Dark side of the moon and wish you were here
@@mikemclaughlin3306 Agreed. I should have said 'one of' the all time greatest.
Lex you are a rocker whenever the guitars light up so do you!! Brad your getting there keep up the great jams
Screaming for vengeance, one of the best heavy metal records ever. Victim of changes from unleashed in the east is the first time I started hearing them on the radio. Rob Halfords voice and those "orchestral" guitar riffs really made them special. Almost operatic.
Judas Priest have been tearing it up for 50 years.
Another good song off this album is The Sentinel or if you want to hear some new Judas Priest check out the song Spectre.
They still haven't heard anything off of Born Again, and i'v been thinking of suggesting some, like Zero the Hero
@Neon Nights Love the Avatar. That was my first Sabbath Album
@@batman66ism Disturbing the Priest would be a good song for them to hear, on Halloween
@@C_mao Hell Yea
The thing I love about this song, in addition to the tempo/speed, is how they bookend those rapid-fire lyrics around the guitar solos.
That look on her face (.27) at the beginning! Hahaha. Lex isn't sure what to make of it. I love her reactions. But this is BY FAR one of their best songs. This song has so many surprises, breaks, it's completely unpredictable; it injects you with so much energy and you really have no choice but to let it take over. The guitar solos are mad, crazy all over the fret board... just perfection, in my opinion, of what a metal song should sound like. Rob and crew were unstoppable during this period of their career.
'Dissident Aggressor' by Judas Priest is one of the heaviest songs to ever come out of the 70's🤘🤘🤘
I always try to turn people on to Dissident Aggressor. SO HEAVY.
The SLAYER VERSION OF DISSIDENT AGGRESSOR IS THE BEST!!!
@@richardgonzales4815 Its an interesting twist on it , but as great is Dave lombardo, Not everybody is Simon Phillips , and Rob is fucking Rob Halford.
You can't top that .
And KK is the daddy of that underground style .
I was 14 when this came out. Yes, I'm over 50. And this is the BEST Heavy Metal song by the BEST Heavy Metal band EVER!! Had to buy this cassette seven times before I got the CD. I spent a LOT of money on Priest cassettes and albums.
\m/-o-\m/ PRIEST RULES!!!
This track is the first on an album jam packed with absolute bangers. Defenders of the faith is bar none, one of heavy metals greatest albums to ever come out of the medium. The vocals, the drums, the guitar solos flying at break neck speed, this album is absolute perfection. Great choice!
Great song!Halford’s vocals are second to none in this! Love Bites is from the same album.
You should listen to some older deep cuts like “Last Rose of Summer”, “Here Come the Tears” and “Beyond the Realms of Death”.
By far the best concert I have ever seen was Priest live in the 80's. They were all the real deal and sounded just as good on stage as in studio.
Halford, Dio, Dickinson and Ozzy killed it live.
They weren’t studio magic or pro tools and auto tune. Those dudes could sing their asses off live.
Halford is a legend.
I saw this tour and when Priest did this song, my whole body melted. It was so loud and in your face. I left that show with my head ringing and my soul satisfied. Rob Halford is the greatest metal singer ever! He’s definitely the GOAT!!
I remember the first time i heard this song, back in 1984, on the "Metal Shop" radio show. It literally made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Been a huge Priest fan ever since.
My favorite song on Defenders of the Faith album. Love Rob's fast vocals.
The Sentinel is bad ass also........
@@kcrich1310 Yes! That comes a close second🤘
i can pretty much tell what Lex is gonna like. She's a rocker and her face just lights up.
A frequent pre-match, warm up tune in my high school wrestling days...back when it was new and so was the Walkman!
I love Judas Priest got to see them a few times live once as a double headliner with iron maiden they put on such a great show
That's awesome! You are a very lucky guy to have witnessed that.
This is the song that cemented my love of Judas Priest way back in 1984!
I thought the Screaming For Vengeance album was heavy and then Defenders Of The Faith was released and I was absolutely blown away. Glenn Tipton shreds the guitar! Rob's vocals are always amazing. It still makes me drive too fast : )
......don't forget K.K Downing
@@raymo6795 Absolutely! I just know Glenn did the majority on this particular solo. K.K rips, though!
@@chriswiedeman2956 …I’ll take your word, but they have been sharing leads for 40 plus years, it is hard to tell the difference between the Flying V and the Strat….It’s hard to believe after all this time that K.K and G.T are now in different bands…..playing the same songs… on the bright side, twice as many shows with different interpretations of a, rather deep, Judas Priest set list,…..watch your speed✌️🎶🎸….Halford is a legend, but Ripper is no slouch
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Welcome to Judas Priest as we knew them 40 years ago.
Defenders of the faith was our definitive party album when i was a teen!!!
I saw them live on this tour! Almost missed it because as we were waiting for the show to start, there was a tornado warning and we had to evacuate the venue (Coliseum). Thankfully it was only for the opening act, Great White. It's kind of funny you reacted to Great White on the same day.
That was an awesome tour. 👌
"Freewheel Burning" grabs you by the throat from note one and does NOT LET GO for four minutes and twenty-five seconds ! !
Judas Priest album "Screaming for Vengeance" was one of the two very first metal albums I ever bought back in 1983 and I was a sophomore in High School. When I got home and put this on the turntable, my relationship with music was forever changed. I could not believe what I was hearing, and have been a fan to this day.
I'm only going to suggest two other songs from them I really think you both would like.
1- "Bloodstone"
2- "The Sentinel"
Love your reactions guys.
...probably my 2 favorites. Very creative opening riffs on both of those
The same thing happened to me in middle school when I heard Ozzy w/ Randy Rhodes Blizzard of OZ and Diary of a Madman! Man I miss having the whole physical album to read and then playing the actual record on the turn table. Old school people know what I'm saying.
@@SeanBrooksDesigns … Classic album Sean. The first 2 solo Ozzy albums are 2 of my all time favorites.. Randy was not with us nearly long enough.
Me too sophomore in Los Angeles first concert with great white Long Beach defenders
I've caught myself driving well in excess of 100 MPH to this song more than once. GREAT pedal to the metal highway song!
Brad really seemed so awake, energetic and alive on last night's stream.
I actually don't think I've ever appreciated this song enough, until right now
This whole album is top shelf.
My favorite priest album, Defenders of the Faith.
You got a metal head on your hands bro!!! Awesome!!!
One of the most prolific bands that came out in the 70's with their heavy riffs and incredible vocals that influenced bands like Slayer, Megadeth, etc... it's melt your face off metal!
You can also instantly tell they influenced painters, especially robs vocals on Phil anselmo.
This has always been one of my favorite songs that illustrate how well Glenn Tipton and KK Downing used to harmonize together. Every time I hear this song, I still picture the two of them side by side playing and moving in sync. It was a cool thing to see. Hard to believe I was in 8th grade when this album came out!
EDITED: Also not to horn in on Judas Priest, but if you like the whole classical music and metal thing, you can check out some compositions of that some of the metal guitarists have done and played along with symphony orchestras. Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, and Dave Mustaine have all done performances like this and they are amazing.
That was an GREAT reaction! lol. Brad you NAILED it with the "Aggressive" comment. This song right out of the gate makes ya wanna go break shit.
Thank you soo much for your reactions to Priest, it makes me very happy to see you guys enjoying the band that has been my favourite band since 79. Judas Priest has a very deep rabbit hole to go down and i appreciate you for not just reacting to one or two songs and leaving it at that like most other reactors do. I love watching Lex rock out to Priest, she is awesome AF
One of the best driving songs ever!!!! Another great one is Heading Out to the Highway, different vibe than this one but classic Judas Priest.🔥🤘🏻👍
Desert Plains and The Fire Burns Below as well
They bring the A game to their live shows too, was always greatness!
You gotta see them on this tour if you can. They’re also playing this song which is one I been dying to hear live! But the whole Defenders of the Faith album is a masterpiece.
Lex's smile when the drums kicked in before the vocals started made my heart grow three sizes.
Saw them with great white Long Beach arena 84 California first concert at 16 years old
Priest: JAWBREAKER
I would make our new 2LT platoon leader listen to this song (I was his Platoon Sergeant) in our hooch before every patrol with our platoon back in 04/05 in Iraq - it reminded/enforced in him/us to always lead! He’s a Colonel now and I’m retired. Good memories….Thanks for the reaction!
Love the review, I was 13 when this album came out in 84 and I absolutely loved it, man the guitar solos on this song and the whole album.. epic. Huge part of my youth
My all time favorite band. They were all about the heavy music and motorcycles. They didn't sing about drugs and alcohol. Their image was real. Pure HEAVY, pure METAL if you like. Guitar harmonies from England to Mississippi and vocal ranges from the valley to the mountains. You gotta understand it's from their hearts, and souls. No other band like them. Listen to them do Turbo Lover, Love Bites, Screaming For Vengeance.
Finally. A real song
Legend has it that if you listen to this at 1.25 speed, you will accidentally snap your own neck headbanging;)
I saw the screaming for vengeance tour and the defenders of the faith tour shows live in person that was the shit, I still have the vinyl albums that I crank up every now and then 💥🤣🤣🤣🎸🍺🍻🎉
I see Brad smiling...AT HEAVY METAL! There's hope yet! :D
I first saw Judas Priest in July of 1980, and I've seen them many times since. Every single show I could have wrung out my shirt afterwards. I swear, there were some concerts that I sweat so much I lost weight.
Heavy metal is the best music there is.
LW I totally a-fuckin-gree with you!!!
There are so many crossovers of metal with classical, baroque, opera and symphonic music. Here are a few samplers of the directions this has gone to:
Savatage - This is the Time, This isn't What We Meant, Chance, Morphine Child and my personal favourite of their phase that eventually evolved into Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Not What You See.
Therion - The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah Live in Poland 1998 (For a more gothic vibe with operatic vocals).
Rhapsody - Emerald Sword (Gourmet Italian cheese with orchestral overkill).
Rhapsody - The Dark Tower of the Abyss (Shamelessly ripping off Vivaldi and it's glorious).
Stratovarius - Black Diamond (Essential European power metal megahit).
Vinnie Moore - April Sky (Instrumental cover of Largo from J.S. Bach's Concerto No.5 in F minor. Pure joy).
Yngwie Malmsteen - Far Beyond the Sun Live in Leningrad 1989 or Fugue live with the New Japan Philharmonic or really half of everything he ever did. He's THE neoclassical metal guitarist and influenced entire subgenres of melodic metal. Also he did Aerosmith's Dream On with Dio and it's just beautiful.
Devin Townsend - Why? (No guitars here, just arguably the most impressive vocalist of modern metal doing his thing with a big orchestra and choirs).
Btw love your channel and how you catch on to elements even some lifelong rock/metal listeners don't seem to notice :)
This came off of the Defender's of the Faith album which was unfortunately the last time I got to see them live in 1986,My Lord that's a long time ago and it tells my age.......Old 😆
I said this before the 2 times i saw them in the early 80s I felt assaulted with music when i left the concert. Them and Rush were my best concerts
Seen them in 86 in Florida…I was never the same!
Judas Priest has sooooo many great songs. Saw them in concert 3 times. Their live shows are some of the best.
On the albums, each guitar solo was individually credited to whichever guitarist had created it.
Great song. We almost did this song in our garage band back in the day, but the bassist said he thought I could never sing that fast, but I showed him that I could, but the real problem was that he couldn't figure out the bass part.
Love your reactions. Priest melodic breakdowns for the win!
Love Lex's evil grin during the guitar solo, lol.
Lookbeforeyouleaphasneverbeenourwaytokeepourroadisfree, chargingtothetopandnevergiveinneverstop,thewaytobe, holdontotheleadwithallyourwillanddon'tconcede,you'll see there's life, With, viictooory, on hiiiigh, ..Freewheel Burnin... This is symphonic and the whole album from the first note to the last is just as good. I saw them on this tour, they performed the whole album, plus more classics, and it was the best concert ever.
If you'r talking about a metal symphony, you should check out video of Yngwie Malmsteen playing with an orchestra, he's totally, kickass.
One the greatest guitarist, and composers of all time. That's why they call him 'El Maestro'
First concert ever was Defenders Tour!!! Priest Priest Priest!! JP has so many flavors for you to savor. 18 studio albums and several live albums.
Going to their concert tomorrow night 😎
I totally love Judas Priest! They and Scorpions are my all time favorites who are still around jamming from that late 60's early 70' time period.
Lex when you say "Heavy Orchestra" I'll bet that you would like the Metallica S&M album!
Totally agree, and the scorpions are my favorite band of all time seen both them in concert.
More Judas Priest songs to try: Electric Eye, Delivering the Goods, Exciter, Desert Plains, You've Got Another Thing Comin, and so many more!
My first concert was these guys on this tour. Will forever be etched in my brain. If you haven’t done victim of changes yet, it’s a definite must!!!
This album (Defenders of the Faith) concluded JP's second era of evolving metal, and was (surprisingly) even MORE intense than Screaming for Vengeance...they go very well together...what began with Hell Bent for Leather (aka Killing Machine in UK) and ended with Defenders of the Faith was arguably the golden age and the epitome of metal (at the time)...and secured their place in history...then suddenly, Turbo...
When I caught priest on tour in Vancouver , Canada , for the Turbo tour, the opening act was, uh, Bon Jovi . A bit of a mismatch by the promoters, eh !
Then, on the Painkiller tour , they brought Testament & Megadeth with them ( ' death finished their set by playing ' Anarchy in the u k. '
Ah, That's better !
My secret shame is I like Turbo even though at the time I turned my nose up at it like everyone else.
@@Shagrath71 there a few good things on that album, but I think everyone wanted more of the previous 2 albums
@@richardkey4289 Yeah, at the time the reviews were mixed at best.
@@Shagrath71 my shoe got pulled off my foot at the turbo show, thought I was doomed, no chance of finding it on a packed floor . Then 20 min . later it bumped me, I grabbed it, it took a few minutes to be able to put it on , by then my sock had a layer of stadium floor filth that was like a tire tread on the bottom ! Pounded beers in pkg lot before, lots of hash . No one knew who the opening act was , maybe that's better that way in this case
My first concert was Judas Priest Defenders of the Faith tour. It was one of my favorite groups growing up.
So many great songs by JP! Other ones to definitely check out are Exciter, Screaming For Vengeance, Genocide (do the Live version off of Unleashed in the East), Tyrant, Nightcrawler (live is amazing also) & Beyond the Realms of Death just to name a few.
That joint woke me up for my 24 hour shift starting at 7:00Est tonight! That and a double espresso I'll be jacked 4 24 hours 4 sure!!!!!
Too cool! My last day of school sophomore year 1984 I went to see Judas Priest on tour supporting, "Defenders Of The Faith". You would've loved it
After Painiiller, this was probably the second or third Judas Priest song I ever heard and I still love it :D
What Lexi was saying about orchestral metal, that does totally exist. Nearly all symphonic bands use orchestral sounds in their tracks. Bands like Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir and Ayreon use this quite frequently. Metallica also performed live with the San Francisco Symphony, just check out the S&M concert. If you liked the original Master of Puppets, this version will surely bring your house down :D
I don't think they're ready for black metal even the symphonic variety.
@@Shagrath71 Probably not but it was the first example after Nightwish that I could think of lol
"Look before you, leap has never been the way we keep, our road is free....."
Rob Halford was spittin bars before Eminem was an itch in his dad's nether region. Went to this concert May 9, 1084 in San Diego. It was my first metal show of many.
1084? Now that's old school
@@psychedelicfright85 LOL! Got me. Ever hear of that old thing called RIF? (Reading Is Fundamental) Bruh, it's been upgraded. Now it's PRIF. (Proof Reading Is Fundamental). Sausage fingers be sausagy in that one.
Alice Cooper has small events at his youth community center in Phoenix. The center provides free lessons in art, music & production. Students who excel are rewarded with the opportunity to play along side big name talent. A few years back, pre-COVID, my niece's boyfriend at the time was one of those students. He got to play an event with Rob Halford. First, Rob's voice is as strong as it has ever been. But even more notable was the way he interacted with the kids rotating thru the set on various intruments. He encouraged them to get up front & rock the fxxk out as if they'd been jamming with him his entire career. Afterward, he did a meet & greet, pics, autographs, etc specifically for the kids. Someone of Halford's status doesn't need to participate in such events. The fact that he did with such vigor & encouragement is one of many reasons he is THE Metal God.
What a singer Rob is. Wow.
Can never play enough Priest! 🤟😎
Well now Lex will have to listen to some Meatallica S&M, they played with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Kamen.
Gotta be careful driving when listening to most priest songs. Lol
I knew you'd come around, Lex. Judas Priest are Metal Gods. There probably wouldn't be a Slayer without Priest. I've been listening to them since their 70s stuff (still my favorite Priest era, the Victim of Changes era). I bought this album on vinyl when it came out, then went to see them in concert when they toured to support it. Great White opened for them. Think it was about 1984.
It was a LOUD concert. One of my friends who came with had just went to the doc that day to have her ears unplugged after years of not hearing well, and that was a big mistake. 🙉 She couldn't wait to leave, and was out of there before the encore. The rest of us almost left but then we heard the Harley Davidson fire up and stayed. 🙂
70's era Priest is the better, the pre British Steel days. Not that there's anything wrong with the stuff after British Sreel.
The video for this song is ICONIC!!
The sentinel live from the fuel for life tour will blow your mind
Love this song and, Priest! No one screams like Halford! Seen them twice. Once with Ripper Owens and once with Halford for their reunion in 2005. Tipton and, Downing are beasts and, I believe underrated. Also, don’t know if you already have but, I think you should react to Sisters of Mercy “Lucretia my Reflection”. I think you would dig it.
I remember my ears ringing for days after this concert. 🤘🔥
Hi There! First time viewer. I'm really impressed with your repertoire! Just watched Freewheel Burning & then Victims Of Changes as JUDAS PRIEST is still my all-time favourite band even without KK Downing. I have seen this group live more than anyone else. Afterwards, I played 3 Jinjer videos; Pisces and Judgement & Punishment [ including the one with Lexs ma] - all fabulous! If you like the feel, energy, vibe & and dual guitars of JP and the vocals of Tatianna, could I suggest Arch Enemys latest song Handshake with Hell as it is barnstormer which sort of combines the quality of the two. Many Thanks - Take Care!
This is the old thrashy Priest we like!
I'm a big time Judas Priest fan. You've not even began to scratch the surface on their music. The second song I ever learned to play on guitar was "Breaking the law" by J.P. I bet I know how to play more of their songs than any other band, with maybe the Scorpions as a close second. Glad to see you're still doing some of the old school metal stuff. love the videos. William C. central Indiana.
My first heavy metal cassette tape i ever owned.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time.....period. This was thrash before there was thrash. I loved Priest before this album.....but this took them to a totally different level.
Lex got it, and it sounds like Brad did too......Gonna make him a headbanger yet.
Thrash was a thing at the time, but Priest were right up their asses with this one.
Before Metallica, Slayer, etc if you said metal Priest and Ozzy were the first things that popped in my head.
Every song on Defenders is amazing. You should also do The Sentinel and for something different Love Bites. And Jawbreaker. Really every song on that record should be heard.
Brad had me rolllllin with "let me get in your ears!"
My absolute favorite song from the 80s which made me a fan of Judas Priest. Thanks for the review!