Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
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Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
It’s a damn good record. I’ve heard the complaints… some valid… but let’s not go overboard.
Locked In alone is criminally underrated.
Locked In alone is criminally underrated.
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
i love Out in the Cold
WNHACD and Private Property are also good.
Turbo Lover too, but not as legendary as other (quasi, in this case) title tracks by Priest
RYAATW and Parental Guidance are the two biggest black marks on Priest's entire legacy
The rest is alright.
I rank it similarly to Ram It Down, but maybe a step below.
WNHACD and Private Property are also good.
Turbo Lover too, but not as legendary as other (quasi, in this case) title tracks by Priest
RYAATW and Parental Guidance are the two biggest black marks on Priest's entire legacy
The rest is alright.
I rank it similarly to Ram It Down, but maybe a step below.
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
It sat in my car cassette deck all summer the year it came out, so I'm a fan for those memories alone. Parental Guidance is a swing & miss (as is RYAATW as Huey mentioned) but there's great stuff on Turbo and the production is glorious.
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That was a time when established bands were swinging for MTV fame. But, by that point, Priest were older than the up and coming hair bands. No one really wanted to see a bunch of old guys prancing around the stage with hairspray and new sing-songy choruses. That being said, I thought Turbo Lover was an interesting experimental song for them and Out in the Cold had an awesome Rob Halford voice track.
Priest always had a mix of clunkers and great songs on every album - They're more of a song band to me than an album band.
Priest always had a mix of clunkers and great songs on every album - They're more of a song band to me than an album band.
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SFV has exactly zero 'clunkers'.Neil Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:26 am
Priest always had a mix of clunkers and great songs on every album - They're more of a song band to me than an album band.
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British Steel has exactly zero clunkers
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
I was 12 when it came out & I loved 'Parental Guidance' when I saw it on MTV. I remember really liking Turbo & Priest...Live. Both of those cassettes got played a lot by me back then.
Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
Following SFV and DotF was probably an issue.
Going from balls out, macho metal to keyboard drenched songs was a shock to all lot of those fans
Turbo is a good album, and certainly not the worst.
Going from balls out, macho metal to keyboard drenched songs was a shock to all lot of those fans
Turbo is a good album, and certainly not the worst.
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Priest Live is really good (apart from the aforementioned PG and RYAATW), and it's too bad it was released at a weird time with a weird cover, it deserves more love than it gets... and it's kind of cool they took a page out of Kiss Alive II, and didnt repeat songs from the first live album.TREVERLAST wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:25 am I was 12 when it came out & I loved 'Parental Guidance' when I saw it on MTV. I remember really liking Turbo & Priest...Live. Both of those cassettes got played a lot by me back then.
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
Damn I love me some Devil's Child. I like the call & response parts. 'Vicious Talkin'. Vicious talkin'. That song just hits me in the right places.BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:57 amDevil’s Child. But still easily the best Priest album.
And Turbo is the last great Priest album. Only one I’d prob skip is Wild Days and Crazy Nights or whatever that is.
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
After wearing out SFV & DotF, I hated this album so much that I never bothered buying anything else from them afterwards. Trend-jumping hair-metal garbage..
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
A few decent tracks, as mentioned, but mostly a turd.
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
United? The verses are decent but the chorus is RYAATW level garbage.
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It's the least good, but i have kind of a soft spot for it.Love_Industry wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:33 pmUnited? The verses are decent but the chorus is RYAATW level garbage.
DOTF has exactly zero clunkers
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
This. They were a year too late. And their ponce singer shouldve never gone near SAW.
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I was gonna say United. Shittiest anthem they've ever tried to do.Love_Industry wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:33 pmUnited? The verses are decent but the chorus is RYAATW level garbage.
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Sorry, but Fever is the clunker. Probably one of the first lame 'Fire' and 'Desire' lyric rhyming.sirthx2 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:31 amSFV has exactly zero 'clunkers'.Neil Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:26 am
Priest always had a mix of clunkers and great songs on every album - They're more of a song band to me than an album band.
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
It’s a great record… OK, a good one. Bold for them, and appropriate for the times. The only people I know who don’t like it are the heavier/faster true metal meatheads whom feel threatened by anything melodic and argue that Painkiller is the best metal record of all time.
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Painkiller fucking sucks.
And it’s arguably not metal but thrash.
It’s Priest pretending to be something they’re not to try to stay relevant.
And it’s arguably not metal but thrash.
It’s Priest pretending to be something they’re not to try to stay relevant.
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Devil's Child is a great song...BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:57 amDevil’s Child. But still easily the best Priest album.
And Turbo is the last great Priest album. Only one I’d prob skip is Wild Days and Crazy Nights or whatever that is.
Much better that 'Take These Chains'
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Garbage! Chains is not only the best song on the album but one of the best songs they ever did!the_man_incognito wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:58 pm Devil's Child is a great song...
Much better that 'Take These Chains'
Devil’s Child wouldn’t be top 30.
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Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
No.
Good album. My first priest album and my first 80s glam/hair metal album!
Good album. My first priest album and my first 80s glam/hair metal album!
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Kinda like Turbo...BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:57 pm Painkiller fucking sucks.
And it’s arguably not metal but thrash.
It’s Priest pretending to be something they’re not to try to stay relevant.
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Guys, guys! Look at us! Squabbling! Bickering! Like children!BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:59 pmGarbage! Chains is not only the best song on the album but one of the best songs they ever did!the_man_incognito wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:58 pm Devil's Child is a great song...
Much better that 'Take These Chains'
Devil’s Child wouldn’t be top 30.
Chains and Devils Child are both great!
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Locked In, Turbo Lover, Reckless, & Out In the Cold are all solid tracks.
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devil’s child is great, though the ‘stretched & bruised’ line is a little over the lineHueyRamone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:32 pmGuys, guys! Look at us! Squabbling! Bickering! Like children!BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:59 pmGarbage! Chains is not only the best song on the album but one of the best songs they ever did!the_man_incognito wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:58 pm Devil's Child is a great song...
Much better that 'Take These Chains'
Devil’s Child wouldn’t be top 30.
Chains and Devils Child are both great!
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it's "Scratched and bruised" unless you are reading something into it.DangerZone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:13 pmdevil’s child is great, though the ‘stretched & bruised’ line is a little over the lineHueyRamone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:32 pmGuys, guys! Look at us! Squabbling! Bickering! Like children!BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:59 pm
Garbage! Chains is not only the best song on the album but one of the best songs they ever did!
Devil’s Child wouldn’t be top 30.
Chains and Devils Child are both great!
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Sounds like Vaseline would be necessary in both instances.