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Judas Priest Album: “Stained Class [Japan Bonus Tracks]”
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Stained Class [Japan Bonus Tracks] |
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Release Date:2004-06-07
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock
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Label:Sony
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4562109406481
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Review - :
An indisputable {\metal} masterpiece, {^Stained Class} is the apex of '70s {$Judas Priest}, a sinister, muscular collection that ties the disparate strands of their style together while jacking the adrenaline rush up to previously undreamed-of levels. Even the lone slow-tempo track, {&"Beyond the Realms of Death,"} has an exciting, visceral intensity, and the whole band is at the absolute peak of its powers in terms of technical execution. Lyrically, {^Stained Class} is probably the darkest moment in a career filled with them; the whole second half of the record is positively obsessed with death, although the ridiculous 1989-1990 court case alleging that the album provoked two Nevada teenagers' suicides was instead centered around the {$Gary Wright}/{$Spooky Tooth} cover {&"Better by You, Better Than Me,"} in which {$Rob Halford} allegedly embedded the subliminal, backward-recorded message, "Do it." At any rate, the air of malevolence about {^Stained Class}, and the sheer power of its jackhammer guitar riffs, was unrivaled in {\heavy metal} upon its release (even in {$Priest}'s own catalog), stamping the album an instant classic and solidifying {$Judas Priest}'s status as arguably the most original and musical {\metal} band of its time. More than any other {$Priest} album, the style of {^Stained Class} also laid the groundwork for the {\thrash} and {\speed metal} that would rise to dominance in the mid- to late '80s, making it a defining moment for the {\New Wave of British Heavy Metal} movement and one of the genre's all-time landmarks. [A Japanese version included bonus tracks.] ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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