That's pretty cool DC!  I admit, I actually stayed away from the real metal acts during my teens b/c that wasn't the music the crowd I was hanging with was listening too.

		devils_child wrote:
		I reckon!! Talk about a great introduction to Priest. The shop where i purchase most of my music had it playing on the TV in the music dvd section.... So what did I do.... stood there pretending to browse whilst watching the whole thing. I knew then and there i had to buy it, go home and watch it again...  You don't see that sort of thing and walk away... hahaha thats how i was hooked.      Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote: Your intro was the Live Vengeance '82 DVD?  NICE! What made you buy it first?    (Quoting Message by devils_child from Monday, December 01, 2008 4:41:20 AM)   devils_child wrote:   Awesome, I know my Brother loves AOR, First album I got him was SFV... He loves the 82' concert DVD so that's why i got him SFV first. He has about half the collection now after i gave him a heap of JP cd's and all the dvd's for his birthday today. He's one happy boy at the moment.  First JP I purchased was actually their 82' Vengeance concert DVD, that's how i fell in love with the music....  I don't know of many people who would buy a live dvd as their first purchase for a particular band.      Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote:   I agree...though my first Priest album was AOR after hearing Revolution on the radio.  Essentials was my second CD though and I'm about halfway through completing my Priest collection.      devils_child wrote:   I had heard Priest before, but the first CD i actually brought was the Essentials one.... Got it for $10, wasn't going to pass up on such variety at that price. It has a good mix of songs, helped guide me as to what albums I should purchase next. Now that i have all of them, I would say that getting a compilation is a great place to start, especially with a band such as Priest due to the varying styles between all their albums. And having such a large back catalogue..... it's gotta be 2 disc      Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote:   I agree, DC...any DIY Priest compilation would have to be 2 discs.  In fact, I think a couple of years ago when I got my youngest brother interested in JP, I went and ripped the JP Essential's CD for him, among other bands.      devils_child wrote:   I had a friend who hadn't listened to Priest since the 80's LOL... ask me to make a CD compiliation for him. I did the set list from the current tour.... 1. Because it is a good mix of songs and; 2. I wanted to rub it in that I got to hear them play all these songs live. In all seriousness I did one for my brother before I went and purchased a heap of Priest CD's for him. List goes as follows.  (Not in exact order) Hellion/Electric Eye Exciter Hell Bent For Leather Green Manalishi  Metal Gods Desert Plains Painkiller Between The Hammer And The Anvil Touch Of Evil Sinner Better By You, Better Than Me  Devil's Child Deal With The Devil Judas Rising Hot Rockin' Breaking The Law The Sentinel (Keep In mind he was suggesting to me what he wanted on the disc. If i was doing a disc for someone who had never listened to Priest before it would be different. Probably would make 2 discs and include something from every album.) Edited at: Monday, December 01, 2008 4:45:25 AM

I had heard Priest before, but the first CD i actually brought was the Essentials one.... Got it for $10, wasn't going to pass up on such variety at that price. It has a good mix of songs, helped guide me as to what albums I should purchase next. Now that i have all of them, I would say that getting a compilation is a great place to start, especially with a band such as Priest due to the varying styles between all their albums. And having such a large back catalogue..... it's gotta be 2 disc

		Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote:
		I agree, DC...any DIY Priest compilation would have to be 2 discs.  In fact, I think a couple of years ago when I got my youngest brother interested in JP, I went and ripped the JP Essential's CD for him, among other bands.      devils_child wrote: I had a friend who hadn't listened to Priest since the 80's LOL... ask me to make a CD compiliation for him. I did the set list from the current tour.... 1. Because it is a good mix of songs and; 2. I wanted to rub it in that I got to hear them play all these songs live. In all seriousness I did one for my brother before I went and purchased a heap of Priest CD's for him. List goes as follows.  (Not in exact order) Hellion/Electric Eye Exciter Hell Bent For Leather Green Manalishi  Metal Gods Desert Plains Painkiller Between The Hammer And The Anvil Touch Of Evil Sinner Better By You, Better Than Me  Devil's Child Deal With The Devil Judas Rising Hot Rockin' Breaking The Law The Sentinel (Keep In mind he was suggesting to me what he wanted on the disc. If i was doing a disc for someone who had never listened to Priest before it would be different. Probably would make 2 discs and include something from every album.)

PAINKILLER

BEYOND THE REALMS OF DEATH

ELECTRIC EYE

ANGEL

TYRANT

EXCITER

SINNER

HELL BENT FOR LEATHER

BREALING THE LAW

LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT

YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMIN'

STEELER

JAWBREAKER

DESERT PLAINS

CHEATER

THE SENTINAL

PERSECUTION

NOSTRADAMUS

I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD GIVE THEM A PRETTY GOOD SAMPLE.

THEN AGAIN DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF MUSIC THE INDIVIDUAL LIKES YOU MAY WANT TO PUT ON MORE MELLOW, COMMERCIAL SOUNDING OR HEAVIER SOUNDING SONGS.

		paperflowers wrote:
		Every once in a while, someone unfamiliar with Priest asks me to make them a sampler CD of songs. Legal concerns aside, what songs would you put on the CD? Edited at: Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:08:43 PM

A difficult question you ask, youngling....this I will ponder for awhile while laundry I get out and fold.