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JUDAS PRIEST – Point Of Entry [The Re-Masters] (Columbia/Legacy Recordings) |
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Posted: 8/29/04 Category: Heavy Metal Original Release: 3/81 Reissued/Remastered: 5/29/01 Label URL: www.legacyrecordings.com Band URL: www.judaspriest.com
With the Judas Priest reunion in full swing, we thought we’d take a look back at the band’s remastered reissues that came out during 2001 and 2002. Some of these we covered in our Metal Dreams print magazine – MD#6, but many of them were missed when we transitioned to the web.
Recently, I was wondering if Rob Halford came up with the title to this album. Remember the homosexual overtones in the “Don’t Go” video, when Halford reaches out for the other band members as they walk out the door? Now, that was a bit dangerous for a heavy metal band that always tried to look tough. Speaking of tough, how about the ridiculous workout and steam bath scenes in the video for “Hot Rockin’”?
Point Of Entry is often mentioned in the same breath as British Steel, but in reality, Point Of Entry is one of Priest’s experimental albums and is quite a bit lighter than British Steel. “Don’t Go,” “Turning Circles,” “You Say Yes,” “All The Way,” and “Troubleshooter” are melodic metal songs with sweeter guitar tones that got away from the ‘fist in the air’ quality that the band had achieved on many of the songs on Hell Bent For Leather and British Steel. But it was anthems like “Heading Out To The Highway” and “Hot Rockin,” and the epics “Desert Plains” and “Solar Angels” that gave this album credibility.
This re-master also includes two bonus tracks: “Thunder Road,” a studio track that sounds like it came from the 1986 Turbo sessions, because of the synthesized guitar tone, and a live version of “Desert Plains.”
The Bloody Truth: Point Of Entry, like British Steel, is a well-known Priest album. However, it’s not strong from beginning to end. It certainly contains some absolute classics, but more than half the album contains songs that aren’t ones that you’d mention when you think of Judas Priest.
Reviewed by: Dirt |
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Score:
3.5 out of 5 
