Judas Priest "Priest...Live!"

Priest…Live! is the second live album (and 12th overall) by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, recorded at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia on 15 June 1986 and the Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas on 27 June 1986.

All of the songs on Priest…Live! were recorded on their 1986 Fuel for Life tour which supported the album Turbo. There were no tracks from their 1970s albums, though the 2001 remastered version did contain “Hell Bent for Leather” as a bonus track. While it may have sounded more “live” than Unleashed in the East, Priest…Live! did not sell as well as that album. However, the RIAA certified it Gold in October 2001.

The version of “Heading Out to the Highway” on this album includes separate guitar solos by K. K. Downing and Glenn Tipton that were not on the original studio version, while the performance of “Breaking the Law” includes an additional Downing solo.

The album was first released on 21 June 1987 as a 2-LP set in a gatefold sleeve with artwork inners. It was re-released as part of the 2001 ’The Re-Masters’ series and includes three live bonus tracks.

The live video was recorded in its entirety at the Reunion Arena in Dallas on 27 June 1986, and was released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1987. The video includes the songs “Locked In”, “Desert Plains”, “The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)” and “Hell Bent for Leather”, which were left off the original vinyl/cassette/CD release, and was certified Gold in February 1988. The video for this concert was featured on the Judas Priest DVD Electric Eye in 2003.

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K.K. Downing, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Out in the Cold" 6:51
2. "Heading Out to the Highway" 4:53
3. "Metal Gods" 4:11
4. "Breaking the Law" 2:42

Side two

1. "Love Bites" 5:27
2. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" (Robert Halligan, Jr) 4:23
3. "The Sentinel" 5:13
4. "Private Property" 4:51

Side three

1. "Rock You All Around the World" 4:41
2. "Electric Eye" 4:19
3. "Turbo Lover" 5:53
4. "Freewheel Burning" 5:01

Side four

1. "Parental Guidance" 4:10
2. "Living After Midnight" 7:24
3. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" 8:05

2001 'The Re-Masters' edition track listing

All tracks are written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K.K. Downing, except where indicated.

Disc one

1. "Out in the Cold" 6:51
2. "Heading Out to the Highway" 4:53
3. "Metal Gods" 4:11
4. "Breaking the Law" 2:42
5. "Love Bites" 5:27
6. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" Robert Halligan, Jr. 4:23
7. "The Sentinel" 5:13
8. "Private Property" 4:51

Disc two

1. "Rock You All Around the World" 4:41
2. "Electric Eye" 4:19
3. "Turbo Lover" 5:53
4. "Freewheel Burning" 5:01
5. "Parental Guidance" 4:10
6. "Living After Midnight" 7:24
7. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" 8:05
8. "Screaming for Vengeance" (recorded live in Memphis, TN, 12 December 1982 during the Screaming for Vengeance tour) 5:55
9. "Rock Hard, Ride Free" (recorded live in Los Angeles, CA, 5 May 1984 during the Defenders of the Faith tour) 6:42
10. "Hell Bent for Leather" (recorded live in Saint Louis, MO, 23 May 1986 on the Turbo tour) Glenn Tipton 4:42

Released on 2xLP vinyl, on cassette and single CD.

Remastered and re-released on 2xCD in 2001 with bonus tracks:

- Screaming for Vengeance (live, recorded at Midsouth Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, December 12, 1982)

- Rock Hard Ride Free (live, recorded at Long Beach Sports Arena, Long Beach, California May 5, 1984)

- Hell Bent for Leather (live, recorded at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, May 23, 1986)

[the liner notes are incorrect]

"Screaming for Vengeance" was recorded on 12/12/82, in Memphis, Tennessee on the Screaming for Vengeance tour.

It appeared originally on the 1983 "Judas Priest Live" video. "Rock Hard Ride Free" is from Los Angeles, California, 5/5/84, and was originally a radio broadcast. "Hell Bent for Leather" is from 6/29/86 as above, and is also on the video.

Recording information:

Recorded at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, June 20, 1986 and the Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, June 27 1986.

Mixed at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami.