First I ask respectfully BlackCrypt, why do you think so?
Second, I don't think that is true.
I don't think that Judas Priest have made what I would call a great album since "Screaming For Vengance". "Defenders Of The Faith" was pretty good and "Turbo" had a few good tunes. Live , Priest always comes off kind of bored, or boring, and Rob Halford sings out of key a lot. Based on the longevity of their career, and the quantity of quality records they made, I think they were, if anything a bit under rated.
Go back and listen to their albums from the beginning.
"Rocka Rolla"
"Sad Wings of Destiny"
"Sin After Sin"
"Stained Class"
"Hell Bent For Leather"
"British Steel"
"Point of entry"
"Screaming For Vengeance"
"Defenders of the Faith"
"Turbo"
That is a pretty impressive body of work, my man. There are bands that don't have 10 good songs let alone 10 good albums.
The song writing has always been pretty good. Glen Tipton's guitar solos' have always been pretty cool. I think a great example of ability and taste.
Halford's vocals are always pretty cool.
And it seemed for awhile, save for "Turbo" the music got progressively heavier, and heavier. Check out Halford's solo project "FIGHT" even heavier than "Priest".
The song "Screaming For Vengeance" is still one of the hardest, heaviest, and angriest sounding songs out there , and it is from 1982.
I rest my case.
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