Vanilla's Eargasms

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 06-13-2013, 11:10 PM

Vanilla's Top Albums Of All Time:

20. Judas Priest - Painkiller

I was about 14 when I was first introduced to Judas Priest. I quickly clamped on to their sound, I scurried to buy as many albums as I could and ended up frightening my parents. I finally had a big stereo that I could play my CD's on and I remember the first time I played Painkiller. I was new to heavy metal, but had previously listening to Iron Maiden. Power Metal really began to latch on to my ears. This particular album is considered both influential and perhaps Priest's best album ever, well according to me it was, following Sin After Sin.

Their artwork was always fantastic but this album's artwork impressed me because I had been brought up with motorcycles and dreamed of owning my own and I was going through my "dark angel's" phase. No I do not mean Jessica Alba, haha! I felt the artwork looked as though the Painkiller was stalking young females and strutting into bars while doing hells dirty work. But enough about that, the most important part of this album is the music and how the tracks fit together like a puzzle.

The first track is of course, Painkiller. Watching the video for this track you see Scott Travis smashing the drums in black and white flashing images which blast at a fast pace, matching Rob Halford's screeching lyrics, the epitome of speed metal. A great start to the album we hear about this fallen angel who has come down to Earth to scare young children and roar down the streets on his jagged motorcycle. What I love about this song is it introduces the theme of a particular character that intimidates and stalks humans. I must mention how delicious the guitar solo's are...

Hell Patrol is about this character in hell, obviously, but we hear about how there has been an uprising in Hell. Heaven is at it's knees to these speed demons which are so articulately described. Next is All Guns Blazing. Now we are focusing on the weapons the character uses. I would like to note how imaginative the lyrics are in this album. Although they might be somewhat expected and not terribly unique, the lyrics are still brilliant and fit alongside the heavy metal themes.

Metal Meltdown has to be my third favourite track on this album, behind Night Crawler and A Touch Of Evil at number one. To me it sounds like lava melting steel, with a catchy riff alongside it. It can easily get in your head!!

To be continued as Vanilla has bacon and eggs to cook!

Trollheart · 06-14-2013, 05:19 AM

Mmmmm... bacon! Eggs!

Great review so far Vanilla. Sounds like I should maybe add this to my "classic albums I have never heard" list! Interesting to see you do a review; both you and Pedestrian seem to be bucking the trend, when others are moving away from reviews and trying weirder things, but this really seems to work for you. Well done: look forward to part two.

Now, can I have some bacon? No rinds please.

The Batlord · 06-14-2013, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

The first track is of course, Painkiller. Watching the video for this track you see Scott Travis smashing the drums in black and white flashing images which blast at a fast pace, matching Rob Halford's screeching lyrics, the epitome of speed metal. A great start to the album we hear about this fallen angel who has come down to Earth to scare young children and roar down the streets on his jagged motorcycle. What I love about this song is it introduces the theme of a particular character that intimidates and stalks humans. I must mention how delicious the guitar solo's are...

Actually if you look at the lyrics the Painkiller comes down to Earth to save it from some unnamed danger. I've always like to think that it was aliens.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Sounds like I should maybe add this to my "classic albums I have never heard" list!

Burning Down · 06-14-2013, 12:15 PM

I always read this title as "Vanilla's Orgasms". I guess that's what she intended

Trollheart · 06-14-2013, 12:20 PM

Orgasms for the ear, is what I read.
Mind you, if you were a Ferengi... ALERT! GEEK STAR TREK JOKE! IF YOU UNDERSTAND OR GET THIS YOU CANNOT CLAIM NOT TO BE A GEEK!

Unknown Soldier · 06-14-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

Vanilla's Top Albums Of All Time:

20. Judas Priest - Painkiller

I was about 14 when I was first introduced to Judas Priest. I quickly clamped on to their sound, I scurried to buy as many albums as I could and ended up frightening my parents. I finally had a big stereo that I could play my CD's on and I remember the first time I played Painkiller. I was new to heavy metal, but had previously listening to Iron Maiden. Power Metal really began to latch on to my ears. This particular album is considered both influential and perhaps Priest's best album ever, well according to me it was, following Sin After Sin.

Their artwork was always fantastic but this album's artwork impressed me because I had been brought up with motorcycles and dreamed of owning my own and I was going through my "dark angel's" phase. No I do not mean Jessica Alba, haha! I felt the artwork looked as though the Painkiller was stalking young females and strutting into bars while doing hells dirty work. But enough about that, the most important part of this album is the music and how the tracks fit together like a puzzle.

The first track is of course, Painkiller. Watching the video for this track you see Scott Travis smashing the drums in black and white flashing images which blast at a fast pace, matching Rob Halford's screeching lyrics, the epitome of speed metal. A great start to the album we hear about this fallen angel who has come down to Earth to scare young children and roar down the streets on his jagged motorcycle. What I love about this song is it introduces the theme of a particular character that intimidates and stalks humans. I must mention how delicious the guitar solo's are...

Hell Patrol is about this character in hell, obviously, but we hear about how there has been an uprising in Hell. Heaven is at it's knees to these speed demons which are so articulately described. Next is All Guns Blazing. Now we are focusing on the weapons the character uses. I would like to note how imaginative the lyrics are in this album. Although they might be somewhat expected and not terribly unique, the lyrics are still brilliant and fit alongside the heavy metal themes.

Metal Meltdown has to be my third favourite track on this album, behind Night Crawler and A Touch Of Evil at number one. To me it sounds like lava melting steel, with a catchy riff alongside it. It can easily get in your head!!

To be continued as Vanilla has bacon and eggs to cook!

Nice review and I've always liked this Judas Priest album, but I've found here on MB that a lot of Judas Priest fans don't tend to rate it that highly.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 06-15-2013, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Mmmmm... bacon! Eggs!

Great review so far Vanilla. Sounds like I should maybe add this to my "classic albums I have never heard" list! Interesting to see you do a review; both you and Pedestrian seem to be bucking the trend, when others are moving away from reviews and trying weirder things, but this really seems to work for you. Well done: look forward to part two.

Now, can I have some bacon? No rinds please.

I think you should definitely add this album as to me it screams metal as it should be.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Actually if you look at the lyrics the Painkiller comes down to Earth to save it from some unnamed danger. I've always like to think that it was aliens.

Interesting, I would agree it has to be from Aliens because other than humans we have no dominant enemy.

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I always read this title as "Vanilla's Orgasms". I guess that's what she intended

Absolutely, this is what makes me wet, music wise.

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Nice review and I've always liked this Judas Priest album, but I've found here on MB that a lot of Judas Priest fans don't tend to rate it that highly.

Hmmm, I don't know why, I think it's bloody brilliant. I get sick of people saying British Steel is the best, because although it is an influential album I don't consider it their best work.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-15-2013, 06:36 AM

I don't like Painkiller
I prefer British Steel

The Batlord · 06-15-2013, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Nice review and I've always liked this Judas Priest album, but I've found here on MB that a lot of Judas Priest fans don't tend to rate it that highly.

It's not that I don't like it, it's just...I don't know...I don't like it as much as when I was sixteen. Not because it's cheesy, I guess I just prefer Judas Priest playing heavy metal rather than speed metal.

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

Interesting, I would agree it has to be from Aliens because other than humans we have no dominant enemy.

Well I imagine the Painkiller is probably saving us from Armageddon and the devil, but aliens is just more entertaining. Bitchin' new avatar BTW. Meow.

Trollheart · 06-15-2013, 09:20 AM

So in terms of a classic JP album, would you guys say "British steel" or "Painkiller"? In the same way that there was a difference of opinion about "Low" or "Station to station", I'm not at all familiar with Priest's work and so need you people to guide me...

06-13-2013, 11:10 PM	#51 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	Vanilla's Top Albums Of All Time: 20. Judas Priest - Painkiller I was about 14 when I was first introduced to Judas Priest. I quickly clamped on to their sound, I scurried to buy as many albums as I could and ended up frightening my parents. I finally had a big stereo that I could play my CD's on and I remember the first time I played Painkiller. I was new to heavy metal, but had previously listening to Iron Maiden. Power Metal really began to latch on to my ears. This particular album is considered both influential and perhaps Priest's best album ever, well according to me it was, following Sin After Sin. Their artwork was always fantastic but this album's artwork impressed me because I had been brought up with motorcycles and dreamed of owning my own and I was going through my "dark angel's" phase. No I do not mean Jessica Alba, haha! I felt the artwork looked as though the Painkiller was stalking young females and strutting into bars while doing hells dirty work. But enough about that, the most important part of this album is the music and how the tracks fit together like a puzzle. The first track is of course, Painkiller. Watching the video for this track you see Scott Travis smashing the drums in black and white flashing images which blast at a fast pace, matching Rob Halford's screeching lyrics, the epitome of speed metal. A great start to the album we hear about this fallen angel who has come down to Earth to scare young children and roar down the streets on his jagged motorcycle. What I love about this song is it introduces the theme of a particular character that intimidates and stalks humans. I must mention how delicious the guitar solo's are... Hell Patrol is about this character in hell, obviously, but we hear about how there has been an uprising in Hell. Heaven is at it's knees to these speed demons which are so articulately described. Next is All Guns Blazing. Now we are focusing on the weapons the character uses. I would like to note how imaginative the lyrics are in this album. Although they might be somewhat expected and not terribly unique, the lyrics are still brilliant and fit alongside the heavy metal themes. Metal Meltdown has to be my third favourite track on this album, behind Night Crawler and A Touch Of Evil at number one. To me it sounds like lava melting steel, with a catchy riff alongside it. It can easily get in your head!! To be continued as Vanilla has bacon and eggs to cook! __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

06-14-2013, 05:19 AM	#52 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Mmmmm... bacon! Eggs! Great review so far Vanilla. Sounds like I should maybe add this to my "classic albums I have never heard" list! Interesting to see you do a review; both you and Pedestrian seem to be bucking the trend, when others are moving away from reviews and trying weirder things, but this really seems to work for you. Well done: look forward to part two. Now, can I have some bacon? No rinds please. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-14-2013, 12:20 PM	#55 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Orgasms for the ear, is what I read. Mind you, if you were a Ferengi... ALERT! GEEK STAR TREK JOKE! IF YOU UNDERSTAND OR GET THIS YOU CANNOT CLAIM NOT TO BE A GEEK! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-15-2013, 06:36 AM	#58 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I don't like Painkiller I prefer British Steel __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

06-15-2013, 09:20 AM	#60 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	So in terms of a classic JP album, would you guys say "British steel" or "Painkiller"? In the same way that there was a difference of opinion about "Low" or "Station to station", I'm not at all familiar with Priest's work and so need you people to guide me... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-14-2013, 12:15 PM	#54 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I always read this title as "Vanilla's Orgasms". I guess that's what she intended