CD: Essential Judas Priest by Judas Priest

Tracks:
Judas Rising
Breaking the Law
Hell Bent for Leather
Diamonds and Rust
Victim of Changes
Love Bites
Heading out to the Highway
Ram It Down
Beyond the Realms of Death
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Jawbreaker
Touch of Evil, A
Delivering the Goods
United
Turbo Lover
Painkiller
Metal Gods
Hellion, The
Electric Eye
Living After Midnight
Freewheel Burning
Exciter
Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
Blood Red Skies
Night Crawler
Sinner
Hot Rockin'
Sentinel, The
Berfore the Dawn
Hell Patrol
Ripper, The
Screaming for Vengeance
Out in the Cold
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."

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 14 February, 2006

Label: Sony Bmg (Australia)

Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.06 kg)