Comments on: Judas Priest – Nostradamus – review

By: eternal

eternal — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:54:02 +0000

When has Priest in the last 20 years actually had a hit? They are an album band. I would fall down and jack off if I heard anything off of Nostradamus on the radio. I just don’t expect it anymore. Once again they are playing by their own rules. Does anyone actually believe that they got together and thought this move would put them back on radio or (god forbid) MTV? They decided that this was what they wanted to do, even after a critically lauded previous album. Instead of a similar follow-up they give us Nostradamus a long sweeping concept album about a seventeenth century prophet. And that my friends, is the beauty of Judas Priest. To thine own self be true. Carry on my metal brethren……..

By: ...

... — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:41:18 +0000

I’m very glad to see that I’m not the only one who thinks this is incredible. A lot of my thoughts have already been said, which is good. A few things I’d like to point out:

- Nobody gives Maidens 7soa7 the same lyrical complaints, and the “tongue and cheek” aspect (which fades after absorbed) is apparent in both. This proves that “modern” reviewers are simply being biased because of the age of the group. And really, since when is “hits” a criteria for an album (especially a concept album).

I would give about 8-9 /10 at this point (about 4-5 listen throughs). This is truly fantastic.

The one thing I halfway agree on with the naysayers is the length. I don’t agree on it being too long, but I feel this had the potential to beat even “the wall”. My reasoning is that the album is filled with really strong points throughout, even on the weaker tracks. Concentrating could’ve made it more magnifcent. But it still deserves the veryhigh rating for capturing and chanelling a whole lot of feeling. It’s really powerful. My hope is for that perfection to be achieved when they do the tour for the whole album.

Lyrically, this is in fact also very good. Those who appreciate the music might find that Priest did not just tell series of events, but often view things in how Nostradamus would have seen them, doing so very insightfully.

Overall, it’s something to be praised. I think that if they do the live version well enough, it could bring the album the attention it deserves. No matter what happens, it’s nice to know Judas Priest is back at it.

By: Danny Rimmer

Danny Rimmer — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:23:08 +0000

I’ve been a Judas diehard for more years than I care to admit to. Some of my favorite Judas Priest moments occur early on with Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings, when Rob and co sounded more psychedelic than metal. I’ve been waiting thirty years for them to slow it down and give me some more of that style. For me, a Priest fan, this album is a revelation and anyone who shot the album to number 11 on the billboard charts (USA) will love it and “get” it. Rob Halford is unquestionably one of the most talented vocalists in existence and its a shame that he will probably never get his due in the music world. The same can be said of Glenn and KK and Ian as musicians. These four men have given me more musical pleasure than can be expected of an artist. I love this album and I love the overstated drama within the music and storylines, thats what they were going for. Nostradamus is a work of art, and I hope not the last piece from these guys.

By: Gregg Orange

Gregg Orange — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:42:37 +0000

It’s completely self-indulgent junk if you ask me. Priest is at their best when they keep it simple, direct and straightforward with songs like “Hell Bent For Leather”, “Breaking The Law” and “The Ripper”. I personally don’t want to listen to long, drawn out and pretentious metal orchestra compositions, especially not from these guys. This album does remind me of Spinal Tap and I can’t believe that Rob, K.K. and the boys really expect that their fans, let alone the general record buying public is going to take this load of crap seriously. I guess it’s time for them to start touring the oldies circuit with Uriah Heep now. This album is actually unintentionally funny because it utilizes so many passe metal cliches and goes through the motions so perfectly of what aging metal groups do when they become so self-absorbed and full of shit that they become a parody of themselves. Gong!

By: Johan

Johan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:22:44 +0000

Damn straight! Personally, I have no use for another Screaming for vengeance. I love the original enough. Nostradamus is what I have wanted them to do for the past fifteen years: explore the musical area of A touch of evil. Come to think of it, Nostradamus IS two hours of A touch of evil, and there is no way that such a thing can be bad…

By: Johan

Johan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:13:32 +0000

Well, personally I can do without another Brittish Steel. With Nostradamus, JP explores territory that they just touched briefly before. The way I see it, this is two hours of A touch of evil, and there is no way that such a thing can be bad.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:21:17 +0000

Get Stuffed raegun, your review is shite. Judas Priest RULE.

By: tudose

tudose — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:26:44 +0000

sensational album.
extremely innovative judas with pink floyd and queen influences
especially cd2, which is more daring
new beginning is of the scale of comfortably numb
lyrics –> well not exactly top notch, but usually this is what happens with opera librets.

By: Marilynn

Marilynn — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:06:34 +0000

It is different for JP for sure…takes a few listens for it to grow on a person….the song “Alone” is beautiful and classic for vocals and instrumentation…..Rob Halford is still king of the vocal range…period.

By: Moonfrost

Moonfrost — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:16:17 +0000

Amazingly lame and shitty website, incredibly shitty review coming from a mainstream shit head who’s looking for “hits” and “hooks” (do you even listen to real metal? or do you listen to what’s “on”?) Also for those people saying this is the first time Priest have good lyrics, you must be the who got into priest around their most commercial albums like Point Of Entry, British Steel, Turbo and such..

Have any of you heard Sad Wings Of Destiny? Sin After Sin perhaps? Stained Class? no? I thought so.

And for the Spinal Tap bullshit…oh man, you people must be the people who listen to the most mainstream shit (the people who said shit like that not everybody here) and must have been on the store the day “Death Magnetic” came out, do any of you guys listen to other types of true metal?…anyway Pixelbow you made probably the best and most intelligent comment here, well done!