Judas Priest from Rocka Rolla to Painkiller: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)

Great JP read!💜🤘

A really nice interesting read, with information about the albums from Rocka Rolla, to Painkiller.Something you can read more than once.Pity it doesn't cover upto the Firepower, as this was first published in 2019, though maybe a part 2, will come, I hope so.So its not a, just read once book.If you like this book, when got it and read it, then go and buy the other ones in the On Track series of books.I'm really glad I bought.

Thank you John T., great book!!! Congratulations!!!Especially "The Unleahed in the East" story. I also wondered why the band can't give us these songs ("Beyond the Realms of Death", "Evil Fantasies", "White Heat Red Hot" & "Take on the World") as special 40th anniversary complete edition??? With full "Burnin'Up Intro" and REAL pictures from this February 1979 Japan Tour...and with better drums sound from Les Binks!!!! I'll never understand why they didn't do that????!!!! And a wish for 2020: there MUST appear Priest at Monster of Rock 1980 as officially CD!!!! For us, old nerds!!!! ;-)

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"Judas Priest every album every song from Rocka Rolla to Painkiller" is a must-have kind of book that every fan would enjoy. But, John Tucker may not have been the best person to write it.First, this is an album by album, song by song description of each official Judas Priest release from the time when singer Rob Halford joined the band up till his last album prior to leaving the band. There is a short history of the origin of the Judas Priest band and its many lineup changes. Then each album is discussed in order, beginning with an overview of the album as a whole, then song by song in order, and then a discussion of the subsequent touring era. The format is very clear and well done. It is easy to jump to whichever album or song you want. That said...Tucker's approach has two major flaws.1. All too often, Tucker puts himself ahead of his subject. Personal opinions are out of place in a book of this type, where readers are expecting inside information about the creation and/or significance of each album and song. What we don't need here are a litany of personal dislikes about certain albums and songs. I doubt any JP fan who loves a particular album or song wants to read about why Tucker thinks it's terrible. Which leads to...2. Impartial, Tucker is not. Tucker very clearly prefers the early Judas Priest albums over the later, more successful ones. The bias drips on almost every page. Every era, every album, and song have its fans. Each should be treated with the same degree of professional analysis and historical context. But Tucker doesn't hesitate to trash albums or songs not to his taste. The worst offense by Tucker is to trash an album like "British Steel." The success and significance of "British Steel" for the band can hardly be overstated. Yet Tucker hardly has a kind word for it. Tucker makes no secret of his view the that best of Judas Priest ended with the "Unleashed in the East" live album. If he feels the world needs to know that the early years of Priest were better than the later successful years, then he should write that as a separate book. I would probably read it.Another issue is that the book feels 'thin.' Tucker's sources are limited to himself, music reviewers, and published interviews. That's a good start. We need more commentary from the band, but those are hard to get. Producers, engineers, equipment techs, label employees, however can be invaluable sources of insight. David Leaf and Ken Sharp's similar book about Kiss (Kiss Behind the Mask), plus the many books compiled by Julian Gill, show how these kinds of books can be fleshed out more.I recommend this book but with the reservations above.