is the
tenth studio album
by English
Heavy Metal band
released in the UK
on April, 7th 1986
by Columbia Records.
The album is notable
for the band's change
to a commercial
Glam Metal sound,
that had them using
synthesizers
for the first time.
A remastered CD
was released in 2001,
including
bonus tracks.
On February, 3rd 2017,
the album was
reissued as
Turbo 30
for its
30th Anniversary,
including two CDs
of a
live performance
at Kemper Arena
in Kansas City, Missouri,
on
May, 22nd 1986.
Overview
Following the success
of their previous album,
Defenders of the Faith,
Judas Priest
initially recorded a
double album
which was intended to be
released under the title
Twin Turbos,
half of which would be
more commercial
and the
other half
would be
aggressive
heavy metal.
This idea was scrapped.
Instead,
the material
was split up,
with the more
commercial songs
appearing as the album
Turbo.
The lyrical content on
Turbo
was markedly different
from previous
Judas Priest albums,
with more emphasis
on grounded subjects
such as love
and romance
rather than the band's
usual sci-fi and
fantasy themes.
On the whole,
it was a response to
the changed
music scene
of the mid-1980s
which was becoming
focused more on
light,
synth-driven pop
rather than the
driving hard rock
of the 1970s
to early 1980s.
After concluding
the Metal Conqueror World Tour
at the end of 1984,
the band took their
first-ever extended hiatus
and did not perform
at all during 1985
except for an appearance
at the Live Aid Concert
where only three songs
were played.
Work began on
Turbo
that summer
and finished late
in the year.
During this time,
singer
Rob Halford
struggled with increasing
substance abuse
and violent feuds
with his
romantic partner.
After the latter
committed suicide,
he resolved to get clean
and so checked
into rehab
where he spent a month
during
December 1985 / January 1986.
With the album being released
in April 1986,
Turbo
was an instant
commercial success.
The album was
certified Gold
by the RIAA
on June, 10th 1986
and Platinum on
July, 24th 1989.
The album reached No. 33
on the
UK Albums Chart
and No. 17
on the Billboard 200,
marking the apex
of Priest's
commercial success and being
the band's highest
chart position until
2005's
Angel of Retribution.
The music videos supporting
"Turbo Lover"
and
"Locked In"
enjoyed
heavy rotation
on MTV,
furthering the success
of the album commercially.
The cover was once again
done by graphic artist
Doug Johnson,
who designed the
Screaming for Vengeance
and
Defenders of the Faith
covers.
"Parental Guidance"
was allegedly written
as a response to
Tipper Gore's attack
on the band,
and heavy metal
in general,
in the mid-1980s.
Her organization,
the Parents Music Resource Center
(PMRC),
had placed the band's song
"Eat Me Alive"
(from Defenders of the Faith)
at No. 3
on their list of
offensive songs,
referred to as
the "Filthy 15".
The PMRC alleged
that the song was obscene
because it encouraged
the performance of
oral sex at gunpoint.
NOTES :
With This I Also
Added
The Bonus Tracks
From
The Deluxe Version
and Their
Set
(3 Songs)
From
Live Aid 1985
TRACKLIST
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CD 1
(Remastered Album)
Turbo Lover
Locked In
Private Property
Parental Guidance
Rock You All Around The World
Out In The Cold
Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days
Hot For Love
Reckless
BONUS TRACKS
Turbo Lover
(Hi-Octane Mix)
All Fired Up
(Recorded during the 1985 Turbo sessions)
Locked In
(Live)
Parental Guidance
(Live)
Rock You Around The World
(Live)
Private Property
(Live)
Sinner
(Live)
CD 2
Live Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri,
05/22/86
(Part 1)
Out In The Cold
Locked In
Heading Out To The Highway
Metal Gods
Breaking The Law
Love Bites
Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
The Sentinel
Private Property
Desert Plains
Rock You All Around The World
CD 3
Live Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri,
05/22/86
(Part 2)
The Hellion
Electric Eye
Turbo Lover
Freewheel Burning
Victim Of Changes
The Green Manalishi
Living After Midnight
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Hell Bent For Leather
BONUS TRACKS
(Live Aid Edit 1985)
Living After Midnight
The Green Manalishi
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
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