Angel of Retribution

I would not have bought this one if there was not for the following things:
-It was from the Angel of Retribution Tour, and I was there ... This can not be explained but I like to have the records of the concerts I went to ... I still miss a lot :-)
-It is a special edition with a DVD with 7 songs and a Rockumentary.
-It was really cheap.

It is the come back, not really classic songs, but not bad songs:
I specially like Judas is rising, Worth fighting for and Angel.
A strangely long epic Lochness is a nice one, but strange in Judas catalogue. Hellrider is good also.

So that was the deal...

8/10 nice to have

Hollywood Vampires

Good record that I had somehow forgotten ..
It has 3 outstanding songs: Crystal eyes (I still love you), over the edge and it's over now. Absolutely classics, indispensables ...
The rest of the record is average, dirty Luv, I found you (a mellow ballad), some lie 4 for love, ...
Always lived at Guns n'Roses shadow, never enough ;-) appreciated LA Guns delivered great songs and great melodies in very good records ...
Maybe they did not have the management Guns had, or the publicity ... but they remain a cult band instead of massive
some like it ...
Tracii and Phil teamed nicely producing great songs.

8/10 great to have

Cocked and Loaded

Second record of LA Guns. Interesting? Yes! Indispensable songs: Magdalaine, never enough, wheels of fire and of course, the ballad of Jayne, the first song that made my girlfriend cry ... I specially love the first two, Magdalaine is obsessive and never enough is really catchy ... Not to mention the funny video they made, with girls in black and white from the 50s getting crazy for the band :-)

These songs justify enough a purchase if not too expensive. Also you can expect a half naked girl with a loaded gun... ouch!
Malaria, showdown, 17 crash ... good songs but not as great as the first above mentioned ...

With Hollywood Vampires the matured a bit more, but I guess, they still are a bit sleazy, and as I always say, as long as they make good songs... who cares!!

8/10 interesting to have

Defenders of the Faith

What a monstrous achievement!
I have no words to describe it. The best is to list all the songs:

• Freewheel Burning
• Jawbreaker
• Rock Hard Ride Free
• The Sentinel
• Love Bites
• Eat Me Alive
• Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
• Night Comes Down
• Heavy Duty
• Defenders Of The Faith
• Turn On Your Light
• Heavy Duty/Defenders Of The Faith (live)

For me it was unbelievable that no song from this record went on Angel of Retribution Reunion Tour ... :-( ... maybe the sentinel is the one i like most, probably because of the duel of solos in the middle of the heavy metal future ... but any song here is a classic Priest!
As long as you like heavy metal, you'll love this one ... no doubt.
How could they forgot to add 'turn on your light' into the original release ... even the members can't understand it these days ...

Without a doubt the best Priest release.

10/10 classic status

Aeronautics

I am somehow obsessed by this record. Specially the 4 first songs. They are absolutely instant classics and can hear them time-after-time. Total melodic metal.
This digipack edition comes with single back to my life, a nice way to try to make metal popular.
Jorn's voice is majestic and composition -I guess by the whole group (comanded by Roland)- brilliant.
The team was fantastic and a shame they got separated to get new mk II ... alas! I had also good vibrations from drummer Uli, who did a very good job in Catch the Rainbow, a tribute.

Crimson rider, back to my life, wounds, i'm not afraid ... impressive. I had to bought it ...
This edition is somewhat special, coming with 7-songs bonus disc :-)

10/10 indispensable, I am the baron of the sky!!!