JUDAS PRIEST — Sin After Sin (review)

JUDAS PRIEST — Sin After Sin album cover Album · 1977 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
RuneWalsh2112
Anyone who ever wondered how this band went from the magnificent "Sad Wings Of Destiny" to the somewhat overrated "British Steel" should not look any further than the followup to their 1976 masterpiece.

"Sin After Sin" is not really a bad album in any sense of the word, in fact the highlights actually make it an excellent part of the Judas Priest legacy, but it's difficult not to consider it a slight disappointment for being crammed between classics like "Sad Wings Of Destiny" and "Stained Class". This was also the album where the band showed clear signs of the NWoBHM sound that would make them the veterans of the genre during the first half of the '80s.

Songs like "Sinner" and "Dissident Aggressor" really need no introductions since they both comprise the backbone of Judas Priest essentials. "Diamonds And Rust", on the other hand, was quite a surprise for me! I really like the comparison to the disco style of ABBA that was made by one of the collaborators since this is definitely a perfect parable for this Joan Baez cover. This is one of those unique tracks in the band's discography that won't really be exposed to it's core until "Turbo" and therefore is quite a classic for me.

The remained of the material here ranges from great to non-essential for me. But there is one moment that really ruins "Sin After Sin" for me more than it really should. I'm talking about the 5+ minute long ballad "Last Rose Of Summer". Whenever anyone asks me to give an example of a filler for fillers sake this track always comes to mind. The melody is very poor and the guitar solos just seem completely artificial and out of place with their terrible fade in and outs.

Luckily, this one misstep is not enough to make "Sin After Sin" a bad album, just a very inconsistent one. This will unfortunately be far from an exception to the rule on most of their later releases.

***** star songs: Sinner (6:45) Diamonds And Rust (3:27) Dissident Aggressor (3:07)

**** star songs: Starbreaker (4:49) Let Us Prey / Call For The Priest (6:12) Here Come The Tears (4:36)

*** star songs: Raw Deal (6:00)

** star songs: Last Rose Of Summer (5:37)
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