Name: The Essential Judas Priest
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The Essential Judas Priest

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Album: The Essential Judas Priest
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Breaking the Law
2)	Judas Rising
3)	Nostradamus
4)	Hell Bent for Leather
5)	Diamonds and Rust
6)	Love Bites
7)	Heading out to the Highway
8)	Ram It Down
9)	Beyond the Realms of Death
10)	You've Got Another Thing Comin'
11)	Jawbreaker
12)	Touch of Evil, A
13)	Delivering the Goods
14)	United
15)	Turbo Lover
16)	Painkiller
17)	Metal Gods
1)	Hellion, The
2)	Electric Eye
3)	Living After Midnight
4)	Freewheel Burning
5)	Exciter
6)	Visions
7)	Green Manalishi, The (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
8)	Blood Red Skies
9)	Night Crawler
10)	Sinner
11)	Hot Rockin'
12)	Sentinel, The
13)	Before the Dawn
14)	Hell Patrol
15)	Screaming for Vengeance
16)	Out in the Cold
17)	Revolution

Album: The Essential Judas Priest
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Breaking the Law
2)	Judas Rising
3)	Nostradamus
4)	Hell Bent for Leather
5)	Diamonds and Rust
6)	Love Bites
7)	Heading out to the Highway
8)	Ram It Down
9)	Beyond the Realms of Death
10)	You've Got Another Thing Comin'
11)	Jawbreaker
12)	Touch of Evil, A
13)	Delivering the Goods
14)	United
15)	Turbo Lover
16)	Painkiller
17)	Metal Gods
1)	Hellion, The
2)	Electric Eye
3)	Living After Midnight
4)	Freewheel Burning
5)	Exciter
6)	Visions
7)	Green Manalishi, The (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
8)	Blood Red Skies
9)	Night Crawler
10)	Sinner
11)	Hot Rockin'
12)	Sentinel, The
13)	Before the Dawn
14)	Hell Patrol
15)	Screaming for Vengeance
16)	Out in the Cold
17)	Revolution

Performer Notes

Presenting 34 tracks on two discs, THE ESSENTIAL JUDAS PRIEST does an excellent job of living up to its title by featuring many of the revered British heavy-metal band's finest moments. Wisely bypassing the group's years with Tim "Ripper" Owens, the collection features only Priest's beloved Rob Halford-fronted incarnation, with songs ranging from the ensemble's late-1970s beginnings to its 2005 reunion.
Although the non-chronological order may put off some purists, the sequencing does highlight the group's consistency of vision, with tracks ranging from the ferocious "Judas Rising" to the fist-pumping "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" to the blistering "Painkiller," all the while showcasing Halford's banshee shriek and K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton's dual-guitar attack. As an overview of Halford-era Priest, this excellent compilation can't be beat.

Professional Reviews

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.57) - "[H]ere reside all the greatest tracks by one of the greatest living bands metal has ever seen."