Old School Review: Judas Priest Metal Works 73-93

Old School Review: Judas Priest Metal Works 73-93   

Judas Priest Metal Works 73-93 as they state in the sleeve is not a best of, not a greatest hits record, just great Priest songs from 1973 to 1993. There are other compilations for Judas Priest out there like “The Essential Judas Priest” that have great songs on them too but if you really want the “Essential” Judas Priest, this is it.

This two disc set on Columbia records holds some of the best hits to be released by Priest in the 20 year time span it covers. Disc one hold songs like The Hellion, Painkiller, Breaking The Law, Turbo Lover, Hell Bent For Leather, and Ram It Down to name a few. Disc two has Screaming For Vengeance, Heading Out To The Highway, You’ve Got Another Thing Coming, Touch Of Evil and Night Crawler. The only thing I was always disappointed in is that Diamonds And Rust is not on it. K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton, Ian HIll, and Rob Halford have been the roots of Judas Priest for over 30 years and never fail to entertain. Even Angel Of Retribution, the first Judas Priest record since Halfords return was a great recording. They still kept the same energy on that record as they have in the past and brought a modern feel to it. Tim “Ripper” Owens did a good job keeping the frontman spot warm for Halford while he was there, but just never did it for me.

The cover art on the Metal Works CD is cool because it has a little bit of art from each of the albums from 73 to 93. If your not even a big Judas Priest fan but you enjoy a few songs here and there from Priest and you have yet to own any Judas Priest CDs I would suggest picking this up.

Image Source: http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Works-73-93-Judas-Priest/dp/B000002960/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1207531802&sr=8-1