Screaming For Vengeance Special

I'd probably give this a 4.5 if I could. Of course this is one of the greatest metal albums of all time and, for the music, easily 5 stars. But about anyone reading this knows that already. Now what this review should really look at is if the 30th Anniversary version is worth purchasing. The remaster here is mediocre at best. That's probably due to the source material. This ain't Pink Floyd here, it's metal, which means loud, distorted guitars and Rob Halford at his screaming best. It's meant to be cranked as loud as possible, to ear bleeding level, while the half drunk listener tries to scream along while playing air guitar. Comparing this to my CD I purchased in the '90's, there's a slight bit more stereo separation when listening to Electric Eye, but the main difference is they turned up the volume some, which makes it hard to compare the remaster quality. Definitely not a stark difference in the sound quality. If you aren't interested in the US Festival DVD I really don't see a compelling reason to buy this CD if you already have it. The packaging here is pretty sad unfortunately, especially compared to the Defenders of the Faith 30th Anniversary. CD and DVD are just in a typical single disc wide jewel case that has the swinging plastic insert with the 2 discs crammed into it. The discs are really hard to get out and the packaging is really fragile. The booklet has some writing by Eddie Trunk talking (of course) about how great the album. If you're reading the booklet, you already know that. Some different pictures than my previous CD. Oddly they changed the booklet to something that was completely different than the old CD, which had a design based on the original album. No lyrics like the original LP and CD, but you probably already know all the words. If not, you can easily look it up online. The booklet and packaging are not a good reason to buy this CD. The big difference here from the old CD is the DVD from the US Festival. Other bands, such as Triumph, have also released DVDs from this festival, and it's all the same type of video. Not a lot of camera angles and none of the fast moving camera switching of more modern concerts, which is actually a good thing. 4:3 video, not 16:9, but that's what it was recorded in. Audio is only LPCM stereo (no DD5.1) and sounds pretty good. The band is in prime form and appears to be having a great time, but I've never seen a Priest video where they're going thru the motions They are consummate performers, always giving their best. Concert is a bit short due to festival constraints. So, if you don't own this album, this CD gives you a lot of bang for the buck and should be the one you get. If you already have it, only buy it for the DVD. It's worth it for the price to see the DVD, but this edition could have been much more. Guess they're holding back something for the 2022 40th Anniversary, but they probably won't even sell CDs by then.

Iron Maiden’s Killers, Black Sabbath’s Heaven and Hell, AC/DC’s Back in Black and Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance were the albums that gave Heavy Metal the razor sharp sound to kick off the 80’s. Screaming For Vengeance is a must have if you love Heavy Metal. And this includes Priest’s Epic US Festival performance on DVD. Just buy it!!!!

I can never tell what I'm supposed to be hearing with these "remasters" ~ I'm never impressed and that hasn't changed here either.. I mean it was already "digital quality" on the last release and unless you're going back and forth between the two I seriously doubt the human ear could really tell a lot of difference.. other than the fact this new edition is LOUDER. One thing the original pressing has over this is the fact the Hellion intro into Electric Eye was a lot more accurate.. Once you start Electric Eye on this newer version, you will hear more of the Hellion.. doesn't really matter to me but it seemed worth noting. The "bonus track" Prisoner Of Your Eyes doesn't do a lot for me and the live recordings are competent but --- The US Festival is why you should buy this. I had waited a LONG time to hear this and was buying it sight unheard in the hopes it would at least sound "serviceable"... but...I have never before heard a mix this good of a live show! (I use a simple lil Sony 5.1 in-a-box sound system) WOW!! It almost seems too balanced as though there may be some slight of hand going on but I doubt it. I was at this show, a young lad more interested in Ozzy than Priest in those days but wisdom has caught up to me. We lived nearby and came up the night before and slept on the hood of my sisters car.. and were treated to the best damn concert in history the following day (NOT Van Halen)!! NOBODY sells a song or is more vested in his music than Rob Halford, simply watch Metal Gods from this show and you'll know what I mean..Make no mistake, Judas Priest absolutely owned the US Festival, here is your proof ~ start buying.

In short: This is how great music is done and performed. These five guys are the nuts and bolts that form the best well-oiled super metal machine that ever existed. Yes we have Zep, and we have Black Sabbath, but JUDAS is just AMAZING-out of this world. Mr. Halford and the band are at their peak here, both, recording one of the greatest metal albums SFV and during their live show at US Festival. For all metal bands of today this cd/dvd package should be looked up as their bible, as the blue prints on how to be a great metal band. Mr. Halford and the band show here that you don't need special effects, fancy equipment, computers, pyro, ego, jumping and screaming your lungs out with no sense of melody to be a great band. Judas Priest screams not onlhy for vengeance, they show you how screaming is done with art. There will never be another band like Judas Priest in the metal world. Long Live JP. Thanks Judas Priest for being part of US Festival, and to the promoters for releasing this live DVD of such a historic day. (sigh). 4 more US Festival bands to be released. The price of this package is worth every penny and more, and the icing on the cake, great bonus tracks were added as well. Need to say more?

Un commentaire sur le DVD uniquement, car pour l'album tout vieux fan sait de quoi il retourne. Cette édition nous offre le DVD du concert du 29 mai 1983 à San Bernardineau. 1 heure environ de l'époque bénie que l'on peut voir sur YouTube depuis longtemps, dont certains maxi 45tours avaient été tirés déjà en 1983 ( notamment un "You've got another thing comming" qui m'avait estomaqué à l'époque). Le bonheur de retrouver le Priest qui nous enchantait, résumé sur le visage de Rob Alford : il sourit!! Parce que c'était avant que le métal ne devienne black, durcit par les hordes de Metallica, Slayer, Megadeath. Notez que j'ai vécu pleinement et avec plaisir ce virage mais constatant aussi que pour Judas Priest plus rien ne serait comme en 82-83 : sur la tournée de 1986 Halford ne souriait plus, souvent dos au public. En contrepoint d'une musique puissante et violente, Judas Priest savait garder une distance, prendre et donner de la joie. Halford, aux gimmicks théâtraux, aidé de ambiguïté sexuelle, savait jouer avec les limites du ridicule. Le concert de 1982 dispo aussi en DVD était déjà du même acabit mais ici on a en plus une performance qui débute en arrière scène montrant le groupe se préparer alors que la sono crache l’irremplaçable ouverture de The Hellion, on a une acceptable qualité d'image qui passe assez bien sur un écran de 2 m de base, seuls les plans éloignés souffrant d'un manque de définition gênant, en 16/9 et un mix-son 5.1 de bonne qualité. En 83 nous n'avions pas vu Judas Priest en France, le groupe était je crois accaparé par un succès aux USA dont ce concert montre le point d'orgue. Ils nous étaient revenus le 11 février 1984 à Paris avec les mêmes sourires d'Halford pour un concert dont je garde le souvenir ému. Le 9 février ont avait eu Venom et Metallica pour leur arrivée en France au même endroit, sous le même chapiteau de l'espace Balard : la horde dépressive était aux trousses de nos joyeux héros.

Che dire di questo album datato 1982 ? Semplicemente che è l'heavy metal ! Partendo dall'epica "Electric Eye" (introdotta dallo strumentale "The Hellion") passando per la veloce "Riding On The Wind" fino ad altre perle come "Bloodstone", "Fever", "Devil's Child", "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" (il loro più grande successo in America) nonchè l'esplosiva "title-track" questo album, prodotto ancora una volta da Tom Allom è un concentrato di puro metallo pesante ed il giusto punto di partenza per avviarsi alla discografia dei Judas Priest (non a caso fu il loro primo album che acquistai, nel lontano 1997). Non ascoltate chi vi indirizza verso "Painkiller" se non possedete ancora questa registrazione : questo disco è la quintessenza del gruppo di Birmingham ! E c'è un motivo se, a tutt'oggi, è ancora il loro album più venduto. Questa edizione del trentesimo anniversario è impreziosita da cinque pezzi "live", dall'inedita e meravigliosa "Prisoner Of Your Eyes" e da un DVD comprendente la performance allo US Festival di San Bernardino del 1983. Una versione quindi da non perdere, magari accompagnata dal DVD "Live Vengeance '82" filmato a Memphis : a tutt'oggi il live definitivo dei Priest.

今から新しく買うならこのエディションをお薦めする。 音がクリアになり、生々しいプレイが堪能できる。 ギターのタッチやリズムの置き方等がつぶさに聴き取れるし、ミスタッチ等もしっかり聴こえる。 それがカッコよさの源であり、ライヴ感やグルーヴはこういう部分に含まれているのだな、と感じさせてくれる。 あまり触れられる事はないが、デイヴ・ホーランドとイアン・ヒルのリズムセクションの合い方は特筆すべきだと思う。

Genial Reedición. Imprescindible.

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