JUDAS PRIEST - UNLEASHED IN THE EAST (1979)

[RJhog (Admin)]

Unleashed In The East, Judas Priest's first live album, was released in 1979.  It continued a trend of successive albums climbing higher on the U.S. chart than it's predecessor.  At number 30, it was Priest's highest charting album to date.  It became one of five Priest albums to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.  I'm not the biggest fan of live albums, but this one sounds terrific.  Of course, that could be because it was heavily doctored, but who knows.  All I know is it sounds great to me.  Also, the original album only had nine tracks, while the 2001 CD reissue, which is what I have, contains four bonus tracks.  And yes, those four tracks sound just as good as the original album.  

Album Ranking List:

1. Killing Machine/Hell Bent For Leather

2. Stained Class

3. Sin After Sin

4. Unleashed In The East (Live)

5. Rocka Rolla

6. Sad Wings of Destiny

RJ's Ultimate Judas Priest Playlist (at least one but no more than two from each album):

1. Run Of The Mill

2. The Tyrant

3. Diamonds & Rust

4. Last Rose Of Summer

5. Let Us Prey/Call For The Priest

6. Dissident Aggressor

7. Better By You, Better Than Me

8. Invader

9. Savage

10. Beyond The Realms Of Death

11. Heroes End

12. Fire Burns Below (Did Not Appear On The Original Album)

13. Delivering The Goods

14. Evening Star

15. Hell Bent For Leather

16. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)

17. Killing Machine

18. Before The Dawn

19. Victim Of Changes (Live)