Presto-digitation Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Personally I don't care. Never have been a fan, about four songs aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Jun 27 2008, 10:19 AM) Personally I don't care. Never have been a fan, about four songs aside. I dunno how you can't be a fan of Priest, but then I'm a Priest maniac!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 listening to Persecution right now and it's pretty much kicking my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Man Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Great cd,cant wait to see them live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemispheresserehpsimeH Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I don't remember AoR receiving as bad a response as Nostradamus is now, and that's shocking. Aside from Judas Rising, Hellrider, and maybe Demonizer, the album was nothing special whatsoever. The new album has plenty of great tracks on both discs: Prophecy, Revelations, Pestilence & Plague, Death, Conquest, Persecution, Exiled, Visions, Nostradamus, and Future of Mankind. Considering the length of those songs, that's pretty strong. The album does suffer the double-album curse of being slow in some areas, but the rest rips it up, IMO. In fact, I remember reading reviews around the time that AoR came out, and one said that Loch Ness achieved an eerie-like quality comparable to No Quarter by Led Zeppelin, and most people hated that song. I applaud JP for coming out with something that still has balls. Yes, it has its cheese, and it has its slower parts, but it's a great concept album at a time when concept albums aren't exactly the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 QUOTE (HemispheresserehpsimeH @ Jun 27 2008, 04:56 PM) I don't remember AoR receiving as bad a response as Nostradamus is now, and that's shocking. Aside from Judas Rising, Hellrider, and maybe Demonizer, the album was nothing special whatsoever. The new album has plenty of great tracks on both discs: Prophecy, Revelations, Pestilence & Plague, Death, Conquest, Persecution, Exiled, Visions, Nostradamus, and Future of Mankind. Considering the length of those songs, that's pretty strong. The album does suffer the double-album curse of being slow in some areas, but the rest rips it up, IMO. In fact, I remember reading reviews around the time that AoR came out, and one said that Loch Ness achieved an eerie-like quality comparable to No Quarter by Led Zeppelin, and most people hated that song. I applaud JP for coming out with something that still has balls. Yes, it has its cheese, and it has its slower parts, but it's a great concept album at a time when concept albums aren't exactly the norm. I think people who are very outspoken about this album in the negative are a lot of the same people who were negative about AoR. I think a lot of these people have made up their minds that Judas Priest post-Painkiller are a spent force, whether they are or not, so whatever kind of album Priest came out with, they'd slam it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemispheresserehpsimeH Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'd agree with that. I'm not trying to say that it's their best either. I mean, not everyone will like it. However, expecting another Painkiller from Priest is about as likely as another 2112 from Rush. It's expecting a little too much at that point in their careers. Thus, I tend to think that a double-disc effort with the songs that I mentioned is an incredible feat for a band that has been around as long as JP has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Man Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 All hail to the Metal Gods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 QUOTE (Rush Man @ Jun 28 2008, 08:54 AM) All hail to the Metal Gods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 well it's official. I'm addicted to Nostradamus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jun 30 2008, 11:27 AM) well it's official. I'm addicted to Nostradamus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcaressed Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Half way through, and so far only the guitar work impresses me. Halford has definitely lost a step. A little too much orchestration for my taste as well. Good mood setting at times. More as I listen to the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemispheresserehpsimeH Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 QUOTE (steelcaressed @ Jun 30 2008, 10:03 PM) Half way through, and so far only the guitar work impresses me. Halford has definitely lost a step. A little too much orchestration for my taste as well. Good mood setting at times. More as I listen to the rest. Really? I think Halford sounds really good here. A lot better than AoR at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyt Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jun 30 2008, 09:27 AM) well it's official. I'm addicted to Nostradamus! that was easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 QUOTE (daveyt @ Jul 1 2008, 01:14 AM) QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jun 30 2008, 09:27 AM) well it's official. I'm addicted to Nostradamus! that was easy I thought you were a Priest fan Davey?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 QUOTE (steelcaressed @ Jun 30 2008, 08:03 PM) Half way through, and so far only the guitar work impresses me. Halford has definitely lost a step. A little too much orchestration for my taste as well. Good mood setting at times. More as I listen to the rest. Just listen to "Persecution", the last track on disc 1, and tell me Rob doesn't sound awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 rob kick's ass on this album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) http://www.msn101.com/content/Emoticons/slayerguitar_3921U2.gif Edited July 1, 2008 by Rushman14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcaressed Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jul 1 2008, 01:12 PM) QUOTE (steelcaressed @ Jun 30 2008, 08:03 PM) Half way through, and so far only the guitar work impresses me. Halford has definitely lost a step. A little too much orchestration for my taste as well. Good mood setting at times. More as I listen to the rest. Just listen to "Persecution", the last track on disc 1, and tell me Rob doesn't sound awesome. He does sound his best there. I've delved farther into it, and it's just too symphonic. Sometimes, it comes out nice and spooky. Other times, it's overkill. It's a decent effort, and a good choice for a conceptual piece. One question does nag me a bit: Where's the bottom end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 QUOTE (steelcaressed @ Jul 3 2008, 07:27 PM) QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jul 1 2008, 01:12 PM) QUOTE (steelcaressed @ Jun 30 2008, 08:03 PM) Half way through, and so far only the guitar work impresses me. Halford has definitely lost a step. A little too much orchestration for my taste as well. Good mood setting at times. More as I listen to the rest. Just listen to "Persecution", the last track on disc 1, and tell me Rob doesn't sound awesome. He does sound his best there. I've delved farther into it, and it's just too symphonic. Sometimes, it comes out nice and spooky. Other times, it's overkill. It's a decent effort, and a good choice for a conceptual piece. One question does nag me a bit: Where's the bottom end? I do agree the bass guitar and kick drum are lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 OK, it's been about a year and a half now.... How does Nostradamus hold up against classic Priest, and by that I mean pre-Turbo? Thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 QUOTE (Rush Cocky @ Feb 10 2010, 04:38 PM) OK, it's been about a year and a half now.... How does Nostradamus hold up against classic Priest, and by that I mean pre-Turbo? Thanks.... It's very solid, but not one I listen to as much as the old Priest stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 QUOTE (treeduck @ Feb 10 2010, 04:49 PM) It's very solid, but not one I listen to as much as the old Priest stuff... Yes . The best thing they have done since Painkiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I actually finally got this a few weeks ago. Listened to it once , and it didnt impress me. I will have to give a few more spins. I just dont like the new sound they have. Something about it that just annoys me. Ill check back when i take it in more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 QUOTE (Xanadoood @ Feb 10 2010, 05:44 PM) I actually finally got this a few weeks ago. Listened to it once , and it didnt impress me. I will have to give a few more spins. I just dont like the new sound they have. Something about it that just annoys me. Ill check back when i take it in more.. a year and a half later I think it should have been a single disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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