KK Downing picks his least favorite Judas Priest album.

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  • @juanramirez-wk8ty
    @juanramirez-wk8ty 11 місяців тому +11

    Point of Entry is Excellent!

  • @rideon77
    @rideon77 11 місяців тому +6

    Heading Out Of The Highway is so badass

  • @vanhenry98
    @vanhenry98 11 місяців тому +7

    Oh man !! POINT OF ENTRY Is my favorite PREIST Release ,listen to it almost monthly and have been for yrs on end ,2nd S.F.V. - 3RD FIREPOWER -4TH D.O.T.F. -5TH B.S....

  • @julianschulz1620
    @julianschulz1620 11 місяців тому +3

    I LOVE POINT OF ENTRY!!!!

  • @EdwinCannistraci
    @EdwinCannistraci 11 місяців тому +2

    And we have the same POE song ranking!!! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @mrsmith7939
    @mrsmith7939 11 місяців тому +3

    All The Way doesn't suck!!

  • @KISSDUDE333
    @KISSDUDE333 11 місяців тому +16

    Point Of Entry was my favorite Priest album at one point.

  • @hugostiglitziii5432
    @hugostiglitziii5432 11 місяців тому +10

    I saw the Point of Entry tour on July 28th, 1981, at the Orpheum in Boston - with Iron Maiden w/ Paul Di'Anno on the Killers tour backing them up. The "Solar Angels" opener is burned into my brain. That show was 4 days after the Van Halen Fair Warning tour show at Boston Garden that I saw. Summer 1981 was a magical time for rock.

    • @LarryFleetwood8675
      @LarryFleetwood8675 11 місяців тому +4

      I wish they'd bring that amazing song back live or maybe just to surprise (or annoy) some fans and have a bit of a laugh about it; why not do "Don't Go"...!

    • @glenngoren4566
      @glenngoren4566 11 місяців тому

      I saw both those shows in Chicago and 81 in the app. They opened up at solar angels wall with that fucking good unbelievable shit and Van Halen’s fair warning and the first album and the second album highway to Hell album.

  • @MichaelGreen-dm2ov
    @MichaelGreen-dm2ov 11 місяців тому +6

    Don't Go fuckin rules

  • @Chrisdrumz
    @Chrisdrumz 11 місяців тому +14

    Point Of Entry is a great album. I'll take Entry over anything after Vengeance.

    • @johnsmith-ug5tp
      @johnsmith-ug5tp 11 місяців тому +4

      I agree, But Unleashed is my favorite.

    • @benediktsaurer381
      @benediktsaurer381 11 місяців тому +2

      So it was mine! And do you know why? Because it’s the first one i bought!

  • @johndiamond4088
    @johndiamond4088 11 місяців тому +4

    Ralph Turning Circles imo is the BEST song off Point Of Entry... man I sure hope you keep your channel active I look forward to your news and opinions man it's a tough time for me personally but this shit keeps a smile kudos to you Ralph 🤘

    • @almosthuman56
      @almosthuman56  11 місяців тому +3

      Thank you so much my friend. I have no plans on leaving. Love it here and all the cool people like you!

  • @marcsegal1658
    @marcsegal1658 11 місяців тому +2

    Point of Entry rules! You rock too!

  • @ChrisStokes07
    @ChrisStokes07 11 місяців тому +9

    Saw them on Point of Entry tour Iron Maiden with Paul Di'Anno opened. That album is special to me.

  • @MarkJones-o6p
    @MarkJones-o6p 11 місяців тому +3

    Point of entry is my fourth favorite priest album that was a great time in my early days really luv it 🤘

  • @johnnyringo9759
    @johnnyringo9759 11 місяців тому +5

    I love POE. I don't get all the POE bashing!!!

  • @PatLarmark
    @PatLarmark 11 місяців тому +2

    Point of entry is great for the time it came out. And still great now! KK Priest kicks ass

  • @berliner0
    @berliner0 11 місяців тому +1

    Priest rocks the house

  • @themadmattster9647
    @themadmattster9647 11 місяців тому +4

    Hot Rockin is killer

  • @johnsmith-ug5tp
    @johnsmith-ug5tp 11 місяців тому +6

    K.K. is a strange bird. I think that cat is losing his mind. I recall watching a video of him years ago inside his mansion doing an interview after HE, happily retired from JP.
    Recently he says he was forced out and didn't want to leave. Which is it? Bottom line, You bailed/retired of your own free will. Yeah, it sucks they don't want you back, shit happens.
    K.K. burned all his bridges leading back to Priest a year or so ago when he got into a pissing match with Glen online.
    It's obvious from the beginning that Glen was the driving force behind their music.
    He took a major leap in his guitar playing abilities between PoE and SfV.
    He definitely put in the extra time and effort to advance as a guitar player.
    Hell, just listen to the guitar parts and his solos on the SVF album.
    In my book, Priest without Glen or Rob isn't JP.

  • @johndiamond4088
    @johndiamond4088 11 місяців тому +4

    Turbo is FAR WORSE than Point Of Entry!! I love Point Of Entry too

  • @EdwinCannistraci
    @EdwinCannistraci 11 місяців тому +2

    POE is awesome. KK needs to give it another spin if he hasn’t listened to it in awhile.

  • @pauld378
    @pauld378 11 місяців тому +8

    I am a huge fan of Priest. I even like rocka rolla. What I love about priest as compared to a lot of other bands is that you can see the transformation from every album from rocka rolla all the way to pain killer which to me was the peak for them. My favorite band.

  • @BeemWeeks
    @BeemWeeks 11 місяців тому +3

    I dig Point of Entry. I bought it on cassette when it first came out. I own it on CD and have it on my iPod. It's commercial, sure. But there are some jams on that album. The Priest albums I put beneath Point of Entry are Turbo, Rocka Rolla, Jugulator, and Demolition. It's a toss-up between Turbo and Rocka Rolla for my least favorite Priest album.

  • @joehampson1076
    @joehampson1076 11 місяців тому +4

    Point of entry in awesome! Desert Plains, Solar Angels, Turning Circles....a couple of songs that are kinda whatever, but overall, it rocks!
    Hard to choose a favorite, I love every Priest album up to Defenders 🤘👍

  • @samsquanch67
    @samsquanch67 11 місяців тому +2

    Point of entry is in my top 5 priest albums!

  • @Kinger1625
    @Kinger1625 11 місяців тому

    I can’t wait until after Xmas, I need to send some support and challenges! This is MY FVOURITE channel bar none! You’re as real as it gets! Honest, and I love it!

  • @timottes334
    @timottes334 11 місяців тому +4

    Album track by track comparison : Abba's Arrival vs Judas Priest Sad Wings of Destiny. Both great 1976 releases.

  • @Kevin-t6h7w
    @Kevin-t6h7w 11 місяців тому +8

    Point Of Entry is a sleeper classic IMO. I remember when it first came out some of my friends thought it sucked (I guess they were expecting British Steel Part 2), I for one loved it right from the first listen. I was also fortunate to catch on this tour as well. And you’re right about Dessert Plains, I have played this for people who do even line Priest but they liked this song.

  • @BlackPatrick
    @BlackPatrick 11 місяців тому +1

    Point of Entry is amazing.

    • @reclaimerReclaimer
      @reclaimerReclaimer 11 місяців тому

      It certainly is, I seriously don't know why they think so indifferently about it when it has so many strong songs on it, had it been a big hit I'm sure they'd all said otherwise today. Who cares about a few clunkers or so-so tracks when there's sheer brilliance on it for the most part, how can five or maybe even six excellent songs out of ten possibly equal a bad album that's just pure nonsense. People get too hung up on it being commercial, yet all '80s Priest was super commercial they were always a very melodic metal band any way you slice it.

  • @johndiamond4088
    @johndiamond4088 11 місяців тому +3

    Ralph Point Of Entry smokes Angel Of Retribution lol Dude no way is Angel Of Retribution better than Point Of Entry.......Also You Say Yes is AWSOME!!!

    • @almosthuman56
      @almosthuman56  11 місяців тому

      Cool you think that. Unfortunately not all of us think like you. And that's ok.

    • @johndiamond4088
      @johndiamond4088 10 місяців тому

      @@almosthuman56 Hey Ralph...I happen to like the new Judas Priest tracks Panic Attack and Trial By Fire...BUT...I do agree with you that they have TOO much Painkiller elements into it although I do like these songs would you believe that I actually like the track You Say Yes BETTER?? lol Yeah You Say Yes is way underrated in book ... hopefully the new Priest album will have better elements throughout it I hope there are no more Painkiller elements...although I really love Trial By Fire ...I guess it's kinda like A Touch Of Evil to a point....but yeah I'm hoping for the other tracks to be far superior

  • @grantbaechler3529
    @grantbaechler3529 11 місяців тому +7

    I never liked Ram it Down for the Halford era. Stained Class is one of my favorite.

  • @julianschulz1620
    @julianschulz1620 11 місяців тому +1

    Brothers of the Road, from KK's Priest, actualy has that classic "Point of Entry" vibe.

  • @sawg4607
    @sawg4607 11 місяців тому +2

    I can relate to this. I keep listening to Deep Purple 3 self titled 1969. Not their best, but damn I love it.

  • @thebluesrockers
    @thebluesrockers 11 місяців тому +5

    I love "Point Of Entry" I feel "Nostril Dumbass" was their worst album. I didn't like a single tune off of that one. "Unleashed In The East" is everyone's favorite. But for the studio albums there's many great albums. "Stained Class" is one of my favorites but "British Steel" Screaming For Vengeance" and "Defenders Of The Faith" are mentioned by most fans. But I liked "Sad Wings Of Destiny" and "Sin After Sin" too. Hell Even "Rocka Rolla" was better than "Turbo" But it had some great tunes on it. However that album was way over produced.
    Great News video. As far as KK's Priest goes. I think Ripper sounds great, but it lack to what the early Priest brought to the table. The lyrics on that album are awful for the most part. But Ripper sounds awesome live doing those old Priest Covers.. Happy Holliday's Ralph.. Peace Joe

  • @markbirchette8740
    @markbirchette8740 11 місяців тому +5

    I liked Point of Entry just fine! Demolition and Jugularor lost me. I have them because I'm a completest as well.

  • @realmchat6665
    @realmchat6665 11 місяців тому +4

    Doesn't KK remember Turbo? ;)

  • @meanmetalmike666
    @meanmetalmike666 11 місяців тому +5

    Rank em Point of Entry

  • @Gary-5642
    @Gary-5642 11 місяців тому +3

    I read Rob's book and he slammed Point of Entry too!!! That's nonsense!! I couldn't get into the KKs Priest records that much, I dunno if they need a different drummer or what but the songs are just so generic. I never want to play KKs Priest albums Loud ya know. They're just alright, but kinda pale in comparison to the 15+ albums he did with Priest.

    • @Gary-5642
      @Gary-5642 11 місяців тому +2

      Also Point of Entry > Defenders of the Faith!!! Defenders has some killer tunes for sure, but the B-side is much weaker than the A-side

    • @LarryFleetwood8675
      @LarryFleetwood8675 11 місяців тому +3

      @@Gary-5642 I agree, it's crazy that they'd be slamming that album they probably feel they have to because their music these days is so different. Not much of a KK's Priest fan either, both bands have been doing the Painkiller trip forever as if that's the only metal style there is. Priest music in the past had a lot of variety from album to album, nowadays some bands seem to have become scared of their own shadows so everybody's sticking to the tried and true. Defenders of the Faith I actually find overrated, like you say it has some great songs like "Freewheel Burning" and "The Sentinel" but also rather mundane stuff, the production pulls it down too where it worked totally on Screaming for Vengeance. There's no way that PoE is worse than Turbo, Ram it Down, Rocka Rolla, Nostradamus, Jugulator, Demolition and to be honest I sometimes refer to Painkiller as Painfiller... lol

    • @Gary-5642
      @Gary-5642 11 місяців тому +1

      @@LarryFleetwood8675 the worst thing about Point of Entry (apart from the "avant-garde" album cover) 🤣🤣 is that it was sandwiched between British Steel and Screaming for Vengence. It's far from my favorite Priest album but I dig how Ian Hill has more of a presence on it. Those songs are nothing if not GROOVY!!! plus 81 Halford was peerless

  • @thecoofjackson7471
    @thecoofjackson7471 11 місяців тому +4

    I love Point of Entry, One of my Favorite priest albums It goes Painkiller (the best imo) then Stained Class, Screaming for Vengeance, Jugulator and at number 5 Point of entry, Yes I like it more than Firepower, I love every song off Point and like you I listen to it more than any Priest album. My Ranking of the songs is similar to yours, With Desert plains being my fave off it.

  • @JosephStanton-u3z
    @JosephStanton-u3z 11 місяців тому +6

    😮 My favorite priest album has got to be, painkiller!

  • @0necrazywhiteboy30
    @0necrazywhiteboy30 11 місяців тому +8

    Have to agree with you Doctor. Jugulator & Demolition aren’t great. But I would blame part of that on Glenn Tipton because he produced both albums. Rule #1 Just because you’re in a band don’t assume you can be a producer.

  • @timottes334
    @timottes334 11 місяців тому +5

    Yeah... when PoE came out... nobody had a problem with it that I remember.
    Of course, it wasn't seen as being as good as British Steel, but nobody said it sucked ass or anything, & we liked most of the songs off of it.
    There's like 6/7 good to great songs on it for fucks sake!!
    Only recently have I heard this crap about it being a bad album... AND IT ISN'T!!
    My second fave band of all time... 1) The Who 2) Judas Priest...
    1) Sad Wings
    2) Sin After Sin
    3) Stained Class
    4)British Steel
    5) Point of Entry
    6) Screaming For Vengeance
    Didn't like anything after Screaming. The 80's production really, really, really turned me off starting with Defenders of the Faith & I stopped paying attention to Priest...

    • @LarryFleetwood8675
      @LarryFleetwood8675 11 місяців тому +2

      Totally agree. An album that features total gems like "Heading Out to the Highway", "Solar Angels", "Desert Plains" and "Turning Circles" is by no means a bad album also "Hot Rockin'" and the power ballad "Don't Go" aren't shabby either and the rest I like too. It's in my opinion the best produced '80s album they made, basic and to the point nothing showy, Rob also is nothing short of superb on it. Screaming for Vengeance hinted at it but Defenders of the Faith is where the cracks began for me, not terribly well produced or written except for two killer songs and too many so-so tracks.

    • @timottes334
      @timottes334 11 місяців тому +1

      I couldn't even get into the substance of the songs on Defenders, if there was such... because the 80's production sooooo turned me off, I couldn't give it nor any other albums after it a chance...
      I dig Priest almost as much as I dig The Who & the reason is, especially in their releases up to Defenders... the substance of the writing... as well as the spot on production.@@LarryFleetwood8675

    • @reclaimerReclaimer
      @reclaimerReclaimer 11 місяців тому +2

      @@timottes334 Defenders I tend to find over the top production-wise, it's like they took what worked on Screaming and doubled that effect but not in a particularly successful way. It may have been a success with many fans, however from a technical standpoint and sonically speaking I question it and even get a drum machine vibe on some of the tracks, oddly enough.

    • @timottes334
      @timottes334 11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah... the gigantically gated snare & bombastic sound overall left no nuance to me & I am big on production.
      I rally like recordings that have that ethereal and wide sound.
      When I put on Defenders & I was soooo looking forward to it after Screaming.... I was like this isn't even the same band.
      I liked Heads Are Gonna Roll.... but the production didn't encourage me to keep listening...@@reclaimerReclaimer

  • @retarteddwarf2182
    @retarteddwarf2182 11 місяців тому +5

    It's like I instinctively knew he was gonna say PoE. lol... What about Turrrboww K.K.? Sounds like PoE is viewed as Judas Priest's The Elder moment by the band. lol... Thank you for defending this record so I don't even have to! lol...I'm dyin' over here man. Let's give the old metal warrior and his elderly opinion a break. lol... Rock on.

  • @johnsmith-ug5tp
    @johnsmith-ug5tp 11 місяців тому +5

    When MTV first played Heading out to the Highway I went out and bought Point of Entry. Love that album! Screaming for Vengeance and then POE are my two favorite studio albums. Unleashed in the East rules all of their albums though. The latest JP CD Unleashed in the East I bought with the bonus track Starbreaker kicks ass!

  • @Starman2112ofKings
    @Starman2112ofKings 11 місяців тому +2

    Didn’t like it much in 81 now it’s really a good listen. No nothing metal but a solid hard rock album.
    I like it better than
    Rock a Rolla
    Turbo
    Ram It Down
    Those other two from that other guy 😂
    Nostradamus
    Redeemer of Souls

  • @nicodom641
    @nicodom641 11 місяців тому +1

    The best Point Of Entry review so far (not so many on the net but still a few)! I agree, they might be their weakest songs but I like 'em a lot, so much better for me than Turbo, Nostradamus or the Ripper era. Turning Circles is one of my favorite Priest's songs. I had Point on tape, recorded from a l.p. with scratches on the first song on side B, so I didn't know Solar Angels til I bought the cd a few years later : what a surprise when I discovered this song, it was a new one for me and a damn good one, and it's a killer opening live acts too! Point Of Entry is the rock'n'roll side of Judas Priest and it might fit better between Killing Machine and British Steel. I always thought John Mellencamp's Whenever We Wanted was his Point Of Entry. Great pics on the video, great eras, thank you Almost Human ( what a great song too!).

  • @kevinbrown1893
    @kevinbrown1893 11 місяців тому +8

    1. Desert Plains
    2. Solar Angels
    3. Heading Out to The Highway
    4. Hot Rockin'
    5. Turning Circles
    6. Troubleshooter
    7. On The Run
    8. Don't Go
    9. All The Way
    10. You Say Yes
    I'd rank Nostradamus, Ram It Down, Turbo, Jugulator and Demolition below this one, but I would put Rocka Rolla above it.
    Top 4: Painkiller, Stained Class, Defenders and Sad Wings.

  • @themindseyecmh
    @themindseyecmh 11 місяців тому

    My top 5
    5. Halford 3: Winter Songs
    4. Third Day Christmas Offerings
    3. Manheim Steamroller: Christmas In the Aire
    2. Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas
    1. Mannheim Steamroller: A Fresh Aire Christmas
    Now I'm gonna go check out that Ventures Christmas album, that sounded pretty cool

  • @Kinger1625
    @Kinger1625 11 місяців тому

    This is a tough one Ralph! Damn! I love em all for what they are, but I’d go with Turbo, and I love that too. Great guitarists, and Rob can sing like an Olympian!

  • @franklinfx
    @franklinfx 11 місяців тому +1

    I would only put demolition under it but 1 on 1 is better than anything on POE

  • @budgiemcleod4443
    @budgiemcleod4443 11 місяців тому +2

    Sad Wings of Destiny is the 2nd best old school metal album of all time! Right behind Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.🤘

  • @bcancun123
    @bcancun123 11 місяців тому

    Desert Plains is a powerful tune I played it late at night on youtube with my coworker and the whole Wifi went down! I dont play this song at work anymore 😂

  • @MarkJones-o6p
    @MarkJones-o6p 11 місяців тому

    I saw the same great concert at the Capitol center Landover Maryland Iron Maiden rules n Judas Priest

  • @zoostew8354
    @zoostew8354 11 місяців тому

    Nope…seen them in Detroit,Cobo Arena….88/90..somewhere around there,anyway they didn’t play Breaking the Law….was pissed…

    • @zoostew8354
      @zoostew8354 11 місяців тому

      Nope…I take that back….they did play Breaking….but they didn’t play Love Bites….n yeah, I’m still pissed✌️

  • @EattheApple666
    @EattheApple666 11 місяців тому

    Priest doesn't have a bad album, some are just stronger then others.

  • @longliverocknmetal
    @longliverocknmetal 11 місяців тому

    I completely agree with KK. There's 2 great songs: "Desert Plains" & "Heading Out To The Highway."
    The rest completely falls off the scale. No, they are NOT deep cuts, lol.

  • @JosephStanton-u3z
    @JosephStanton-u3z 11 місяців тому +2

    Salut Ralph. 😊

  • @lancecrocket2391
    @lancecrocket2391 11 місяців тому +5

    And 81 my fav metal album killers. And priest put ot point of entry I like point alot jaws bro desert plains. So underated. But maiden stepped all over them that year. Priest was being priest at the time. Just like turbo Era. Great one ralph!!

    • @LarryFleetwood8675
      @LarryFleetwood8675 11 місяців тому +2

      A brilliant year overall, Van Halen, Ozzy, Motorhead, Sabbath, etc.

    • @lancecrocket2391
      @lancecrocket2391 11 місяців тому +1

      @@LarryFleetwood8675 you got that right, I say 80 and 81 were the years of quality and quality. Riot with fire down under. Michael schenkers first album. Blue oyster cult. Blackfoot to mention a few more. Killers is and always be my top metal album. It changed my 12 yr old punk ass. And the Ramones put out a good one in 81

  • @mansurkhan2764
    @mansurkhan2764 11 місяців тому

    Point of Entry was clearly not their best. It had some boring songs on it, especially on the B side of it. However, I personally believe Nostradamus was their worst, and Jugulator & Demolition were also pretty bad, especially for the high standard Judas Priest had back in the day.

  • @tomlewis5542
    @tomlewis5542 11 місяців тому

    Kool ya ranked his worst...prob my fav

  • @georgemaranville3305
    @georgemaranville3305 11 місяців тому

    Point of Entry is ok but really its production is weak.

    • @TheTVisions
      @TheTVisions 11 місяців тому

      Weak production, how so. lol Think you need a new pair of ears, I'd say it's their best sounding '80s album. 🦻🦻

  • @HoneyBadger-p7o
    @HoneyBadger-p7o 11 місяців тому

    Turbo

  • @jfbmf1242
    @jfbmf1242 11 місяців тому +1

    Point of entry signaled the "end" of priest to me. Cause all my favorite bands seemed to have a "they're over" album that they never would "come back" from. Such as , Presence LZ , Cat scratch feverTN, 5150 VG.Priest came back from the abyss several times though.

  • @rogerbennett6117
    @rogerbennett6117 11 місяців тому

    I agree with point of entry as my lease favorite, that's right I like turbo and ram it down more