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  1. Recently I've come to realize that Judas Priest is a band I've slept on big time. The only album by them I've heard in its majority is Sad Wings of Destiny, and I know a handful of their biggest hits such as Breaking the Law. What are, say, 4-5 of their most essential albums?
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  2. Should there be a sequel to the film? No. Am I still looking forward to it? Yes.
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  3. Watford 1st up with this guy Official: João Pedro Permit Approved!
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  4. Risk, but why not? Arsenal will have to be very patient though, he's learning the ropes on the job.
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  8. That also has not helped but what world class manager wants to go through a 3 part interview process trying to sell themselves to the club. Surely Arsenal should be trying to sell themselves to the managers especially the state they are in. The people running the club are clueless which has created this mess with false promises.
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  9. Been saying that for ages. It gives the midcarders a shine and means you aren't getting bombarded with 'big' (nothing) match after match.
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  10. Every right to question Halal, but you must also question Kosher, which seems to have been unquestioned until now when people tag it on to end of their rant about Halal? Happily ban both of them myself. The Jewish Chronicle article being published is unsurprising, Pollard the editor is a very right wing editor and was one of the most fervent in the attempts to paint Corbyn as an anti-Semitic Svengali, almost comparable to the Nazis. His paper is vehemently anti-Muslim and sees the Israeli-Palestine conflict of one of civilisation versus barbarism. Pre election there were some risible attempts to make this about anti racism but now the Tories are safely installed you'll see the reality of what people like Pollard believe. Pollard isn't representative of the Jewish population though, we mustn't dismiss their very real concerns because of his thinly veiled bigotry. FWIW, though the tone of Phillips' argument is clearly one of hate and dislike of Muslims for a variety of reasons, there is a clumsiness around the word 'Islamaphobia'. Being critical of the religion of Islam is not something which should be discouraged, in fact we don't want it spreading beyond a private belief of some British citizens, same as any other religion. Anti-Muslim bigotry would perhaps describe what people want to defend against.
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  11. As @Dr. Gonzo alluded to, I am quite fond of Priest. Most the advice he gave is sound and will second most of it, but I'll add my own anyway. Also included a couple of songs at the end of each suggestion if you just want a taster, enjoy those and you'll enjoy the album at large. Defenders of the Faith (the first six songs especially) and Screaming for Vengeance are absolute necessities. DOTF is probably the 'heavier' of the two, but both are 80s mainstream metal of the highest order. Have a gander at Devil's Child and the superb Sentinel for a taster. There are also a couple of darker, more experimental gems in the earlier Priest catalogue worth a go too - Sin After Sin and Stained Class. The themes with there are the more 'traditional' sombre and serious topics that Priest largely abandoned for their more popular era. Songs like Dissident Aggressor and Savage will give you a good feel. Another decent duo is Painkiller and Jugulator. The former is just a straight up masterpiece, not a note out of place and an absolute onslaught from first second to last. I won't even recommend a taster for this one, play the entire thing through and then pick your jaw off the floor. Jugulator was panned by everybody because Rob Halford wasn't on it. In reality these people are arseholes who should be extradited to the fucking moon. Like Painkiller this is a departure from the classic Priest sound and if anything goes more towards extreme metal genres than Painkiller did. It does suffer from the fact that the lyrics are a bit shit in places (no Rob Halford in this era!) but listen to Cathedral Spires and tell me it isn't a classic. Criminally underrated. The best of the rest? Sad Wings of Destiny is decent, early sounds a la Sin After Sin. Killing Machine is enjoyable proto-80s Priest. British Steel has a blinding first three songs. Point of Entry is poppier than most but infectious. Ram It Down is a decent bridge from DOTF to Painkiller. Angel of Retribution is fair. Nostradamus is a massive OK. Redeemer of Souls is decent. Firepower is a beauty. Don't bother - Rocka Rolla, Turbo, Demolition. I think that's it!
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  12. Judas Priest are fucking excellent. So like many bands, they've got a "golden era" - I'd say that 3 albums that fall into that category would be: Defenders of the Faith (my personal favourite of theirs), Screaming for Vengeance (pretty close up there), and I think the obvious mention in that golden era (although it's my least favourite of the 3 I'm listing) would be the British Steel album. It's probably more pop-y than their other albums, but it's got some quality tunes on it and it's iconic and their best selling album for a reason - it's a strong album with catchy songs. Aside from that "golden era" - I'd also say Killing Machine, the album before British Steel, is definitely worth a listen - I personally like it a bit better than British Steel. Other than that, you've absolutely got to give the Painkiller album a listen. I'm sure you've heard the title track... but that album is a fucking classic. Actually, I take what I said about Defenders of the Faith... Painkiller is 100% my favourite Priest album. They've got a few weak albums - I hate Turbo & the Nostradamus album. But other than that, their discography is remarkably solid. And some people really love Turbo. But even their latest release, Firepower is a very strong album. I am so lucky that I've seen Judas Priest & Iron Maiden 3 times each (and for the first time ever, I saw both bands in the same year... like it's the fucking 80s). So if you like NWOBH bands... you definitely need to check out Priest, they're legends for a reason - I'm sure @tlr would agree!
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  13. Not sure if this has been posted but this is a good thread on Mikel Arteta
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  14. It seems like WWE are putting weekly shows ahead of second rate PPVs after the way TLC went. I don't have a problem with it but I'd rather them go back to the old concept where Raw and Smackdown have there own individual PPVs every 2/3 months (raw get backlash, smackdown get judgement day etc) just to make the second rate PPVs feel more meaningful.
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