great cd have not listened to judas priest for several years but after listening to this cd i have been totally convinced im a complete defender of the faith. Rob is awsome the stuff is classic.

The Essential Judas Priest is a two disc set that adequately covers the Metal Gods' career from their earliest roots through 2005. Songs from their 2nd earliest effort, "Sad Wings Of Destiny" to their reunited "Angel Of Retribution" album are included. Their lackluster debut "Rocka Rolla" has been thankfully overlooked.

Covering the band's more than three decade career is a hard feat with only a two disc set and I'm sure many people would want different songs included and some omitted. Overall, they have culled together a collection that a Priest neophyte to a long time fan will enjoy.

All songs are taken from their phenomenal remastered catalog and include such staples as "Breaking The Law," "Delivering The Goods," and their two famous covers: Fleetwood Mac's "The Green Manalishi" and Joan Baez's "Diamonds And Rust."
While I have no ill will towards Tim "Ripper" Owens and his years in Priest, thankfully they have stuck with the traditional Priest lineup.


The Essential Judas Priest is just that - an essential addition to any metal head's collection!

Exellent sound quality, captures the true "essence" of Judas preist. A few songs on here that I could do without thus the reasoning for the 4 star rating, No offence to the diehard Priest fans out there. ROCK ON!

well this is just what it says essential. these guys make you turn up your car radio and bang your head, even if you got rid of your mullet years ago. it's kind of funny to listen to some of the songs and hear a lot of gay over tones and think about all the heavy metal rockers that freaked out when we found out rob was one of the gays. personally i couldn't care what he likes as long as JP keeps rockin out even if they have to roll onto stage with walkers. just buy the cd already. get ready to rock out with your c*ck out

While listening to this CD Im sent back almost 20 years to my teens Theres nothing like "Judas Priest style heavy metal"! It ROCKS