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Rocka Rolla
is the debut
studio album
by English
Heavy Metal band
released on
September, 6th 1974
by Gull Records.
It was produced by
Rodger Bain,
who had made
a name for himself
as the producer of
Black Sabbath's
first three albums
and Budgie's
first two albums.
It is the only album
to feature drummer
John Hinch.
Background
According to the band,
the entire album
was played
live in the studio.
According to the band
there were technical problems
in the studio,
resulting in poor sound quality
and a hiss
through the album.
Guitarist
Glenn Tipton
had just joined
when recording of
Rocka Rolla began;
his only songwriting contributions
accepted by producer
Rodger Bain
were on the title track
and
"Run of the Mill".
He did come up with
the songs
"Tyrant",
"Epitaph",
and
"Ripper",
but Bain considered them
not commercial enough
and rejected them.
Bain also rejected
the concert staple
"Whiskey Woman"
which later,
with contributions
from Tipton,
morphed into
"Victim of Changes".
These songs were eventually
all included on
their next album,
Sad Wings of Destiny.
In addition,
"Winter",
"Deep Freeze"
and
"Winter Retreat"
form a suite,
but are listed as
separate tracks
and divided
as such on
some versions
of the
CD release.
Several of the songs
on the album
feature contributions
from the band's
previous frontman
Al Atkins
and had been
regular parts
of their live performances
in Manchester,
where the band
had achieved
a cult following
during the
previous few years.
The track
"Caviar and Meths"
was originally a
14-minute effort
penned by
Atkins, Downing,
and Hill
but due to
time constraints,
only the intro was
recorded for the album.
A longer 7-minute version
of the song appears on
Atkins's 1998 album
Victim of Changes.
That album also contains
covers of
"Winter"
and
"Never Satisfied".
At this time,
the band had not yet
developed their
signature look
of leather and studs.
They had appeared on
British television show
The Old Grey Whistle Test
in 1975,
(See Below)
performing
"Rocka Rolla"
and
"Dreamer Deceiver",
and their wardrobe
was very
"hippified"
as journalist
Malcolm Dome
put it.
In addition,
the album is more
blues/hard rock-oriented
than their later releases,
and also has some slight
progressive rock influences
that would continue through to
Stained Class,
but to a lesser extent,
and would be abandoned
in later releases.
This makes the
album's style virtually
unrecognizable
when compared with later
Priest albums,
although
"Rocka Rolla"
does feature
dual guitars,
and
"Run of the Mill"
is the first song
that was explicitly designed
for Halford's,
rather than
Atkins',
vocal range.
Drummer
John Hinch
was dismissed
in 1975
before
the next record
was recorded.
Tipton would later
refer to him as
being
"musically inadequate"
for the band's
future plans.
Sad Wings of Destiny
is the second
studio album
by English
Heavy Metal band
released on
March,26th1976
by Gull Records.
It is considered the album
on which
Judas Priest
consolidated their
sound and image,
and songs
from it such as
"Victim of Changes"
and
"The Ripper"
have since become
live standards.
It was the band's
only album
to feature
drummer
Alan Moore
on every track.
Noted for its
riff-driven sound
and the wide range
of
Rob Halford's vocals,
the album displays a
wide variety of styles,
moods and textures,
inspired by an array
of groups such as
Queen,
Led Zeppelin,
Deep Purple
and
Black Sabbath.
The centrepiece
"Victim of Changes"
is a nearly
eight-minute track
featuring heavy
riffing trading off
with
high-pitched vocals,
extended guitar leads,
and a slow,
moody breakdown
toward the end.
"Tyrant"
and
"The Ripper"
are short,
dense,
high-powered rockers
with many parts
and changes.
Riffs and solos dominate
"Genocide",
"Island of Domination",
and
"Deceiver",
and the band finds
more laid-back moments
in the crooning
piano-backed
"Epitaph"
and the moody
"Dreamer Deceiver".
TRACKLIST
One For The Road
Rocka Rolla
Medley :
Winter/
Deep Freeze/
Winter Retreat/
Cheater
Never Satisfied
Dying To Meet You
Caviar And Meths
(Instrumental)
Victim Of Changes
The Ripper
Dreamer Deceiver
Deceiver
Prelude
Tyrant
Genocide
Epitaph
Island Of Domination
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