Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East (1979) [2001 Remastered & Bonus Tracks]

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This live-record delivers the goods, indeed it contains some of the best-ever-released versions of Judas Priest's 70's songs. The quality, especially of the remastered version, is very competetive to other live recordings such as 'Iron Maiden's Live After Death'. You can also call it a 'Live-Quasi-Best of the 70's.'

As mentioned above this album contains some of the best-ever released versions, all recorded during the Hell Bent For Leather Tour in Japan. You will find here a fine selection of Judas Priest live tracks, starting off with really the opposite: 'Exciter'. To me one of the worst songs of JP's early years. The second track is one of the highlights: 'Running Wild'. The third song is the not too important 'Sinner' and fourth 'The Ripper'. But following the pearls of this live-record, my absolute live favourites 'The Green Manalishi' and 'Diamonds And Rust' maybe the two greatest live versions ever? but I don't know, you have to decide yourself of course you have to!
Followed by 'Victim Of Changes', 'Genocide' and 'Tyrant', alltogether not the best Judas Priest songs, but they do quite good on this record, which is worth buying even if you only liked my three favourite songs. But you get more, when you take the 'Unleashed In The East' from the Remasters Series. There are 4 Bonus Tracks included: all the same great quality the original part of the cd provides.

So if you like the old Judas Priest stuff, give this album a try, you won't rergret it. The very special thing about this record I guess is the guitar solos. All songs are played a bit faster than on the original albums. The sound is very clear, but lacking a little bit of the live feeling. You can hear and feel the quality of the bands work especially in the solos. I think they sound great. The best solos you find on 'The Green Manalishi', 'Hell Bent For Leather' and 'Starbreaker'. This album is a true proof that the 70's rock!
Iron Markus (Metal Storm)

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Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East (1979) [2001 Remastered & Bonus Tracks]

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