Read these 3 star Amazon reviews & tell me what you think.
[hellrider 31038] Wednesday, December 07, 2011 4:57:46 PM
BRITISH STEEL IS ANOTHER TIMELESS JUDAS PRIEST MASTERPIECE IN MY OPINION
NOW KK COME BACK TO THE BAND AND START FORGING SOME MORE WITH THE REST OF PRIEST.THE CLOCK IS TICKING
KK DOWNING COME BACK WITH RICHIE A THREE AXE ATTACK
AND BEFORE THE NEXT NEW MIGHTY PRIEST BEAST METAL MONSTER ALBUM IS RECORDED WITHOUT YOU FOREVER
HEAR SEE AND FEEL THE PRIEST TO THE MAX NOT PARTIAL
WITH KK BACK AND RICHIE
KICKING IT UP A NOTCH
FULL ON AND IN OUR FACE
[Epicus Doomicus Metallicus] Wednesday, December 07, 2011 4:04:11 AM
Each to their own. For me Brittish Steel is midrange in comparison to other albums they've released. It is disappointing comparing it to the albums that came before, but you can't deny the importance of it for JP's long existance.
On another note Maiden fanbois are frustrating.
[iggybeans] Monday, November 28, 2011 11:31:37 AM
Personally, as I was very impressed with the high level of technical ability displayed on the two previous albums, British Steel was quite a disappointment for me.
After Les Binks left, the direction the band took was less focused and more commercial. I don't think they reallly recovered until Scott Travis came onboard.
[Vinther] Sunday, November 27, 2011 6:39:06 AM
"I think you could quite reliably make a case for 'United' influencing the thrash genre"
Yeah sure, and Before the Dawn had a big influence on the black metal genre...
[Vinther] Sunday, November 27, 2011 6:27:01 AM
Find the last one hilarious. Writes about how overrated he thinks British Steel is, and then he recommends, what I think might be the most overrated heavy metal album ever, The Number of the Beast. It has 3 great tracks: Title Track, Children of the Damned and Hallowed be thy Name. The Prisoner and Total Eclipse are okay, the rest sucks, with Gangland being contender for the worst Maiden song ever. Hardly a masterpiece. British Steel on the other hand doesn't have a bad track, even though I have to admit, that i'm not a fan of You don't have to be old to be wise.
British Steel is not my favorite Judas Priest album, not even in my top 5, but it is still an amazing album.
[HELL BENT FOR JUDAS] Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:45:37 PM
BRITISH STEEL album is amazing too. I love every song from this album also.
A true fan loves every JUDAS PRIEST album.
I ignore the negative opinions.
I don't care other members' or readers' problems, because this is a MUSIC SITE and not a matesearcher forum.
I've received some complaints about the "true fan" phrase.
No problem ladies and gentlemen! I' ll use the "TRUE JUDAS PRIEST FAN" phrase!
(Because my heart is made of "butter" and i can change.)
I RESPECT EVERY TRUE JUDAS PRIEST FAN !
[Stratovarius217] Saturday, November 12, 2011 3:05:25 PM
WTF! British Steel was a Kick Azz album those people are crazy! British Steel disappointed
you blah blah blah whine all you want but British Steel had some of the best Priest songs ever
like Breaking The Law, Living After Midnight, Grinder and, so much more.
It's probably one of my fav. Priest albums.
Screw anyone that says British Steel was a suck fest.
[soul stealer] Thursday, June 23, 2011 8:27:26 PM
how can anyone say this is their weakest album? Its an opinion I guess and eveyone has one. It just surprises me to hear that said about BRITISH STEEL. Usually you would hear that said about the glam-inspired TURBO.
[hellrider 31038] Wednesday, June 22, 2011 7:45:28 PM
NEVER SAID I HATED SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE J.D DIAMOND THE COMMANDER .I SAID DEFENDERS SMOKES IT WHICH IT DOES IN MY OPINION PERSONALLY I EVEN PERFER POINT OF ENTRY AND TURBO TO IT.IT IS JUST 1 CLASSIC PRIEST ALBUM THAT JUST DOES NOTHING FOR ME EXCEPT FOR YOUVE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING THE TITLE TRACK IS ALLRIGHT TO.BRITISH STEEL SMOKES SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE TO IN MY OPINION .THE BELOW VIDEO IS FOR YOU J.D DIAMOND THE COMMANDER
Our own Hellrider hates the Screaming For Vengeance album or likes one song from it which still baffles my brian so I suppose this should be easier.
Edited at: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 8:01:35 PM Edited at: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 8:03:29 PM
[hellrider 31038] Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:44:51 PM
WEEEAAAKKKK AND BOOOORRRIIINNNGGGG. AND NOT DESERVERING CLASSIC STATUS
GOT TO BE KIDDING
I HAVE A GOOD MIND TO CRANK BRITISH STEEL ON MY GETTO BLASTER FULL BLAST IN THERE FACE AND ASK THEM TO REPEAT THEMSELFS
EXSPECIALLY THAT MAIDEN FAN
INNNNNNNNNNN YOOOUUUUURRRRRRRR FAAAAACCCCCEEEEEEEEEE JUUUDDDDDDDAASSSSSS PRRRRIIEEESSSTTTTTTTTTTT BRRRIIIIIIIIIITTISHHHHH STTEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AND TOTALLY CRRRRRRAAAAAAANKKKKKKK ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
I AM IMAGINING
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHHHHAAAAATTTTTTT A RUUUUUUSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
THE ONLY ONE ON THE CERTIFIED CLASSIC BRITISH STEEL I PERSONALLY DO NOT CARE FOR IS UNITED
1: "With the exception of Point of Entry this is Judas Priests weakest album. I remember distinctly the disappointment expressed upon its release after the excellent Unleashed In The East live album and Stained Class. Yet British Steel now (20+ years after release) seems to be heralded as not only a Judas Priest classic but a heavy metal classic! Not so........
It's not bad; it just isn't anywhere near as good (great, brilliant..whatever) that some later day Priest fans and press seem to be stating.
The songs are simplistic - with more than a nod and a wink at early seventies 'anthem' songs by people such as The Sweet, Slade, Suzi Quatro and Wizard - the production and general feel is very "boxed-in-studio" if you know what I mean; with no live excitement. The lyrics also border on the "metal by numbers" approach of lesser bands.
Yes Judas Priest maybe metal gods but it is their other albums that you will have to listen to verify this."
2:"Lauded as the greatest album Judas Priest ever made, I was personally pretty dissapointed with British Steel. Whilst I concede that it's getting on a bit, most of the songs are let down by poor production values and overly simplistic drumming. Tellingly, Judas Priest have now overhauled many of the tracks present here for their live set (as the version of Rapid Fire on '98 Live Meltdown' shows), and the originals sound tame in comparison.
'Breaking The Law', and 'Living After Midnight' are classics, and I think you could quite reliably make a case for 'United' influencing the thrash genre, but nothing else stands out for me. Try before you buy."
3:"What can I say? Judas Priest are one of the biggest and most influential bands in the history of Heavy Metal, and as a very large number of fans and critics alike would have you believe, ‘British Steel‘ is their greatest work. However, compare it with some of their other releases, and it sounds incredibly tame.
The opener, "Rapid Fire" isn’t bad at all. Particularly fast and energetic, and containing some awesome solos, it’s a great way to open the album, but unfortunately not a sign of things to come. The next track, "Metal Gods" chugs along well enough, until the chorus comes up. It’s boring, unnecessary, and it baffles me as to why it is revered as a classic. There is probably no point at all in mentioning "Breaking the Law", as there is no–one in the world who is fit to call themselves a metal fan if they haven’t heard it. However, along with the excellent sing–along "Living After Midnight", this is the best track on the album.
The rest of the album is above average, but completely unessential, containing none of the energy Priest but into their later works. It’s entertaining, but definitely not deserving of ‘classic’ status.
Yes, Judas Priest were Metal Gods. However, this is not them album which earned them this accolade. I’ll be sticking to Painkiller, thank you very much."
4:"Everyone is saying how great this album is and that it's one of the best metal albums ever, well it's not. Granted it does have some kick ass tracks on Like Breaking The Law, Rapid Fire, Grinder & Metal Gods the i'd hardly call metal. After those tracks it just gets boring. Why is this hailed as a classic why. Do yourself a favour go away from this and buy a real classic which is The Number Of The Beast By Iron Maiden. UP THE IRONS."
Edited at: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:50:36 PM
[Budred] Wednesday, June 22, 2011 7:19:28 AM
I finally made the effort to read the whole post. (mistake)
I get it now. Freakin' Maiden fan. It's only opinion so anyone can rip
"British Steel", it's the "Their weakest album" comment that makes me laugh.
To each his own I guess.
[Brian_Evans] Tuesday, June 21, 2011 11:09:42 PM
My first Priest album was "Hell Bent for Leather " then "Unleashed" and after that "British Steel" and it was a bit of a disappointment following the excellent "Unleashed In The East"(studio). HA!
[wingofdestiny] Friday, June 17, 2011 4:44:33 AM
Hello - Yes, I was a bit shocked by this discussion - I've got to agree though that the band plays all the songs so much better now - it's like now they actually sound how they're supposed to and I think that has a lot to do with Scott being so awesome.
Also - The Rage = Stone Cold Classic!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, June 17, 2011 4:03:33 AM
Our own Hellrider hates the Screaming For Vengeance album or likes one song from it which still baffles my brian so I suppose this should be easier.
[.] Thursday, June 16, 2011 6:02:29 PM
I have to say review #1 has a point. It's really not the album I like best either. But different people have different opinions and it's good to read reviews of people who don't have a jaded view of this album.
[jimmyjames] Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:30:58 PM
Exactly. United is not in any way thrash. Maybe Rapid Fire and Steeler but not United. Also if someone thinks Living After Midnight is the stand out track they have no business writing articles or even making passing comments on anything to do with metal. You can't really take Amazon reviews seriously though. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:13:00 PM)
Head banger wrote:
fine and all, everyone can have an opinion.
how the fuck did United influence the thrash genre?
1: "With the exception of Point of Entry this is Judas Priests weakest album. I remember distinctly the disappointment expressed upon its release after the excellent Unleashed In The East live album and Stained Class. Yet British Steel now (20+ years after release) seems to be heralded as not only a Judas Priest classic but a heavy metal classic! Not so........
It's not bad; it just isn't anywhere near as good (great, brilliant..whatever) that some later day Priest fans and press seem to be stating.
The songs are simplistic - with more than a nod and a wink at early seventies 'anthem' songs by people such as The Sweet, Slade, Suzi Quatro and Wizard - the production and general feel is very "boxed-in-studio" if you know what I mean; with no live excitement. The lyrics also border on the "metal by numbers" approach of lesser bands.
Yes Judas Priest maybe metal gods but it is their other albums that you will have to listen to verify this."
2:"Lauded as the greatest album Judas Priest ever made, I was personally pretty dissapointed with British Steel. Whilst I concede that it's getting on a bit, most of the songs are let down by poor production values and overly simplistic drumming. Tellingly, Judas Priest have now overhauled many of the tracks present here for their live set (as the version of Rapid Fire on '98 Live Meltdown' shows), and the originals sound tame in comparison.
'Breaking The Law', and 'Living After Midnight' are classics, and I think you could quite reliably make a case for 'United' influencing the thrash genre, but nothing else stands out for me. Try before you buy."
3:"What can I say? Judas Priest are one of the biggest and most influential bands in the history of Heavy Metal, and as a very large number of fans and critics alike would have you believe, ‘British Steel‘ is their greatest work. However, compare it with some of their other releases, and it sounds incredibly tame.
The opener, "Rapid Fire" isn’t bad at all. Particularly fast and energetic, and containing some awesome solos, it’s a great way to open the album, but unfortunately not a sign of things to come. The next track, "Metal Gods" chugs along well enough, until the chorus comes up. It’s boring, unnecessary, and it baffles me as to why it is revered as a classic. There is probably no point at all in mentioning "Breaking the Law", as there is no–one in the world who is fit to call themselves a metal fan if they haven’t heard it. However, along with the excellent sing–along "Living After Midnight", this is the best track on the album.
The rest of the album is above average, but completely unessential, containing none of the energy Priest but into their later works. It’s entertaining, but definitely not deserving of ‘classic’ status.
Yes, Judas Priest were Metal Gods. However, this is not them album which earned them this accolade. I’ll be sticking to Painkiller, thank you very much."
4:"Everyone is saying how great this album is and that it's one of the best metal albums ever, well it's not. Granted it does have some kick ass tracks on Like Breaking The Law, Rapid Fire, Grinder & Metal Gods the i'd hardly call metal. After those tracks it just gets boring. Why is this hailed as a classic why. Do yourself a favour go away from this and buy a real classic which is The Number Of The Beast By Iron Maiden. UP THE IRONS."
Edited at: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:50:36 PM
[You Don't Know What It's Like!] Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:17:02 PM
Yeah, I thought "Exciter" is the song often given the credit for influencing Thrash... plus I can see "Rapid Fire" getting a nod too, but "United"!?
1: "With the exception of Point of Entry this is Judas Priests weakest album. I remember distinctly the disappointment expressed upon its release after the excellent Unleashed In The East live album and Stained Class. Yet British Steel now (20+ years after release) seems to be heralded as not only a Judas Priest classic but a heavy metal classic! Not so........
It's not bad; it just isn't anywhere near as good (great, brilliant..whatever) that some later day Priest fans and press seem to be stating.
The songs are simplistic - with more than a nod and a wink at early seventies 'anthem' songs by people such as The Sweet, Slade, Suzi Quatro and Wizard - the production and general feel is very "boxed-in-studio" if you know what I mean; with no live excitement. The lyrics also border on the "metal by numbers" approach of lesser bands.
Yes Judas Priest maybe metal gods but it is their other albums that you will have to listen to verify this."
2:"Lauded as the greatest album Judas Priest ever made, I was personally pretty dissapointed with British Steel. Whilst I concede that it's getting on a bit, most of the songs are let down by poor production values and overly simplistic drumming. Tellingly, Judas Priest have now overhauled many of the tracks present here for their live set (as the version of Rapid Fire on '98 Live Meltdown' shows), and the originals sound tame in comparison.
'Breaking The Law', and 'Living After Midnight' are classics, and I think you could quite reliably make a case for 'United' influencing the thrash genre, but nothing else stands out for me. Try before you buy."
3:"What can I say? Judas Priest are one of the biggest and most influential bands in the history of Heavy Metal, and as a very large number of fans and critics alike would have you believe, ‘British Steel‘ is their greatest work. However, compare it with some of their other releases, and it sounds incredibly tame.
The opener, "Rapid Fire" isn’t bad at all. Particularly fast and energetic, and containing some awesome solos, it’s a great way to open the album, but unfortunately not a sign of things to come. The next track, "Metal Gods" chugs along well enough, until the chorus comes up. It’s boring, unnecessary, and it baffles me as to why it is revered as a classic. There is probably no point at all in mentioning "Breaking the Law", as there is no–one in the world who is fit to call themselves a metal fan if they haven’t heard it. However, along with the excellent sing–along "Living After Midnight", this is the best track on the album.
The rest of the album is above average, but completely unessential, containing none of the energy Priest but into their later works. It’s entertaining, but definitely not deserving of ‘classic’ status.
Yes, Judas Priest were Metal Gods. However, this is not them album which earned them this accolade. I’ll be sticking to Painkiller, thank you very much."
4:"Everyone is saying how great this album is and that it's one of the best metal albums ever, well it's not. Granted it does have some kick ass tracks on Like Breaking The Law, Rapid Fire, Grinder & Metal Gods the i'd hardly call metal. After those tracks it just gets boring. Why is this hailed as a classic why. Do yourself a favour go away from this and buy a real classic which is The Number Of The Beast By Iron Maiden. UP THE IRONS."
Edited at: Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:21:30 PM
[Head banger] Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:13:00 PM
fine and all, everyone can have an opinion.
how the fuck did United influence the thrash genre?
1: "With the exception of Point of Entry this is Judas Priests weakest album. I remember distinctly the disappointment expressed upon its release after the excellent Unleashed In The East live album and Stained Class. Yet British Steel now (20+ years after release) seems to be heralded as not only a Judas Priest classic but a heavy metal classic! Not so........
It's not bad; it just isn't anywhere near as good (great, brilliant..whatever) that some later day Priest fans and press seem to be stating.
The songs are simplistic - with more than a nod and a wink at early seventies 'anthem' songs by people such as The Sweet, Slade, Suzi Quatro and Wizard - the production and general feel is very "boxed-in-studio" if you know what I mean; with no live excitement. The lyrics also border on the "metal by numbers" approach of lesser bands.
Yes Judas Priest maybe metal gods but it is their other albums that you will have to listen to verify this."
2:"Lauded as the greatest album Judas Priest ever made, I was personally pretty dissapointed with British Steel. Whilst I concede that it's getting on a bit, most of the songs are let down by poor production values and overly simplistic drumming. Tellingly, Judas Priest have now overhauled many of the tracks present here for their live set (as the version of Rapid Fire on '98 Live Meltdown' shows), and the originals sound tame in comparison.
'Breaking The Law', and 'Living After Midnight' are classics, and I think you could quite reliably make a case for 'United' influencing the thrash genre, but nothing else stands out for me. Try before you buy."
3:"What can I say? Judas Priest are one of the biggest and most influential bands in the history of Heavy Metal, and as a very large number of fans and critics alike would have you believe, ‘British Steel‘ is their greatest work. However, compare it with some of their other releases, and it sounds incredibly tame.
The opener, "Rapid Fire" isn’t bad at all. Particularly fast and energetic, and containing some awesome solos, it’s a great way to open the album, but unfortunately not a sign of things to come. The next track, "Metal Gods" chugs along well enough, until the chorus comes up. It’s boring, unnecessary, and it baffles me as to why it is revered as a classic. There is probably no point at all in mentioning "Breaking the Law", as there is no–one in the world who is fit to call themselves a metal fan if they haven’t heard it. However, along with the excellent sing–along "Living After Midnight", this is the best track on the album.
The rest of the album is above average, but completely unessential, containing none of the energy Priest but into their later works. It’s entertaining, but definitely not deserving of ‘classic’ status.
Yes, Judas Priest were Metal Gods. However, this is not them album which earned them this accolade. I’ll be sticking to Painkiller, thank you very much."
4:"Everyone is saying how great this album is and that it's one of the best metal albums ever, well it's not. Granted it does have some kick ass tracks on Like Breaking The Law, Rapid Fire, Grinder & Metal Gods the i'd hardly call metal. After those tracks it just gets boring. Why is this hailed as a classic why. Do yourself a favour go away from this and buy a real classic which is The Number Of The Beast By Iron Maiden. UP THE IRONS."
Edited at: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:50:36 PM
[Budred] Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:57:01 PM
Their weakest album? Are you even serious?
[Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:46:33 PM
Whatever floats their boats.
[You Don't Know What It's Like!] Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:35:13 PM
1: "With the exception of Point of Entry this is Judas Priests weakest album. I remember distinctly the disappointment expressed upon its release after the excellent Unleashed In The East live album and Stained Class. Yet British Steel now (20+ years after release) seems to be heralded as not only a Judas Priest classic but a heavy metal classic! Not so........
It's not bad; it just isn't anywhere near as good (great, brilliant..whatever) that some later day Priest fans and press seem to be stating.
The songs are simplistic - with more than a nod and a wink at early seventies 'anthem' songs by people such as The Sweet, Slade, Suzi Quatro and Wizard - the production and general feel is very "boxed-in-studio" if you know what I mean; with no live excitement. The lyrics also border on the "metal by numbers" approach of lesser bands.
Yes Judas Priest maybe metal gods but it is their other albums that you will have to listen to verify this."
2:"Lauded as the greatest album Judas Priest ever made, I was personally pretty dissapointed with British Steel. Whilst I concede that it's getting on a bit, most of the songs are let down by poor production values and overly simplistic drumming. Tellingly, Judas Priest have now overhauled many of the tracks present here for their live set (as the version of Rapid Fire on '98 Live Meltdown' shows), and the originals sound tame in comparison.
'Breaking The Law', and 'Living After Midnight' are classics, and I think you could quite reliably make a case for 'United' influencing the thrash genre, but nothing else stands out for me. Try before you buy."
3:"What can I say? Judas Priest are one of the biggest and most influential bands in the history of Heavy Metal, and as a very large number of fans and critics alike would have you believe, ‘British Steel‘ is their greatest work. However, compare it with some of their other releases, and it sounds incredibly tame.
The opener, "Rapid Fire" isn’t bad at all. Particularly fast and energetic, and containing some awesome solos, it’s a great way to open the album, but unfortunately not a sign of things to come. The next track, "Metal Gods" chugs along well enough, until the chorus comes up. It’s boring, unnecessary, and it baffles me as to why it is revered as a classic. There is probably no point at all in mentioning "Breaking the Law", as there is no–one in the world who is fit to call themselves a metal fan if they haven’t heard it. However, along with the excellent sing–along "Living After Midnight", this is the best track on the album.
The rest of the album is above average, but completely unessential, containing none of the energy Priest but into their later works. It’s entertaining, but definitely not deserving of ‘classic’ status.
Yes, Judas Priest were Metal Gods. However, this is not them album which earned them this accolade. I’ll be sticking to Painkiller, thank you very much."
4:"Everyone is saying how great this album is and that it's one of the best metal albums ever, well it's not. Granted it does have some kick ass tracks on Like Breaking The Law, Rapid Fire, Grinder & Metal Gods the i'd hardly call metal. After those tracks it just gets boring. Why is this hailed as a classic why. Do yourself a favour go away from this and buy a real classic which is The Number Of The Beast By Iron Maiden. UP THE IRONS."
Edited at: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:50:36 PM
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