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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
rather than having
individual musicians
record alone.
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
contributions from
Tipton,
morphed into
"Victim of Changes".
These songs were
eventually all included
on their next album,
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 front man
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,
performing
"Rocka Rolla"
and
"Dreamer Deceiver",
(Check Video Below)
and their
wardrobe was very
"hippified"
as journalist
Malcolm Dome
put it.
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
March,26th 1976
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.
Noted for its
riff-driven sound
and the wide range
of
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 centerpiece
"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".
TRACK LIST
One For The Road
Rocka Rolla
Winter/
Deep Freeze/
Winter Retreat/
Cheater
Never Satisfied
Run Of The Mill
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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