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Rating: Although this album has already been previously reviewed on this site, I thought of writing a more detailed review about it.
The Priest of 1986 are not immune to the 'disease' that affected many classic metal bands of that period. It seems, in fact, that the biennium 1985/1986, dominated by melodic and commercial bands like Motley Crue, Ratt, etc., pushed the classic metal bands of the time to engage in more commercial and lighter works, compared to their previous albums. Works like 'Sacred Heart' (Dio), 'Russian Roulette' (Accept), 'Ultimate Sin' (Ozzy), 'Seventh Star' (Black Sabbath), 'Trilogy' (Malmsteen) are all albums devoted to hair metal, so popular during that period, and Judas Priest's 'Turbo' fits perfectly into this category.
The band also decided to integrate their sound with heavy use of synthesizers and 'artificial' sounds; a bit like what Iron Maiden did (although more convincingly) on 'Somewhere in Time'. 'Turbo' was originally conceived as a double album, but Columbia rejected the project, and the most commercial songs were chosen, while some of the remaining songs found a place on the next record, 'Ram it Down'. The commercial aspect is not new for the Priest, as in some previous albums, the band had composed rather commercial tracks, and even 'Point of Entry' from 1981 is an album totally devoted to lighter and radio-friendly metal. 'Turbo' is not a bad album if one has the objectivity to consider it as a chapter in the long Priest history that saw them experimenting in an attempt to evolve and keep up with the times. Just like 'British Steel' was steeped in NWOBHM, 'Painkiller' in epic metal, and 'Jugulator' in nu-metal, 'Turbo' reflects the period in which it was conceived.
The best track on the record is, in my opinion, 'Reckless', whose riff is 100% Priest and features melodic and refined solos. Incidentally, this song was chosen as the soundtrack for the film 'Top Gun', but the band decided not to allow it since at the time, Tom Cruise was still a semi-unknown actor and the band didn't want to 'show off' too much. 'Out in the Cold' boasts a fine keyboard intro and remarkable harmonizations, another excellent track. 'Turbo Lover' and 'Locked In', despite sounding like songs from bands like Bon Jovi or Ratt, still have a good groove, and for those who love hair metal, they are definitely more than valid tracks. 'Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days' is the most commercial song on the album, a track that seems to come out of "5150" by Van Halen; personally, I find it a great hair metal piece, nothing reminiscent of the old Priest, but the quality is still there. The rest of the tracks settle on somewhat weak and monotonous standards, nothing worth remembering except for some valuable moments in 'Hot for Love'. The band plays excellently, with extremely fine solos, Halford’s usual great performance, and a typical 80s production.
The remastered version of the album boasts a well-crafted bonus track ('All Fired Up') and a live version of 'Locked In'. The album is still the best-selling in the long Priest discography, and the tour that followed the album was a huge success (immortalized in the VHS and live album 'Priest... Live').
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Turbo Lover (05:33)
You won't hear me, But you'll feel me
Without warning, somethings dawning, listen.
Then within your senses,
You'll know you're defenseless
How your heart beats, when you run for cover
Your cant retreat I spy like no other.
Then we race together. We can ride forever
Wrapped in horsepower, driving into fury
Changing gear I pull you tighter to me
I'm your turbo lover
Tell me there's no other
I'm your turbo lover
Better run for cover
We hold each other closer, as we shift to overdrive
And eveyrthing goes rushing by, with every nerve alive
We move so fast it seems as though we've taken to the sky
Love machines in harmony, we hear the engines cry.
I'm your turbo lover
Tell me there's no other
I'm your turbo lover
Better run for cover
On and on we're charging to the place so many seek
In perfect synchronicity of which so many speak
We feel so close to heaven in this roaring heavy load
And then in sheer abandonment, we shatter and explode.
I'm your turbo lover
Tell me there's no other
I'm your turbo lover
Better run for cover
I'm your turbo lover
Tell me there's no other
I'm your turbo lover
Better run for cover
02 Locked In (04:19)
I can't stand the way you move it
You drive me crazy with that walk
You get me so excited
I tremble and I shake
When you make the moves you make
You've got the key
The key to my heart
Go ahead and use it
Drag me in, slam the door
Then I'll be yours, for evermore
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
I can't take it when you touch me
Feels so good I could explode
You've got me in a frenzy
I tremble and I quake
When you shake the things you shake
You've got the key
The key to my heart
Go ahead and use it
Drag me in, slam the door
Then I'll be yours, for evermore
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
Locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got the key
The key to my heart
Go ahead and use it
Drag me in, slam the door
Then I'll be yours, for evermore
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in, baby
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in, baby
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
You've got me locked in
Locked inside your love
(fade)
03 Private Property (04:30)
You think you're cool and got it all
You think you run the scene
I don't believe how you'd concieve
That your good enough for me
You think you've got it all sewn up
But I'll cut you right down to size
The way I figure you dont exist
So you'd better realize
Don't you touch
Don't get near
Don't take me for a fool
Make no mistake
No give and take
I'm too good for you
So keep your hands off
Private property
Hands off
Oh Oh
Keep your hands off
Private property
Hands off me
Hands off
Keep your hands off me
I'm number one when I turn it on
Do you think you can relate
You'd be amazed, left in a daze
To see me operate
Don't you touch
Don't get near
Don't take me for a fool
Make no mistake
No give and take
I'm too good for you
So keep your hands off
Private property
Hands off
Oh Oh
Keep your hands off
Private property
Hands off
Oh Oh
You live in a fantasy
I don't even care.
If you're lookin' for sympathy
It ain't there
Hands off
Keep your dirty hands off me.
So keep your hands off
Private property
Hands off
Oh Oh
Keep your hands off
Private property
Hands off
Oh Oh
Keep your hands off
Private property
Hands off
Oh Oh
Keep your hands off
Private property
Hands off
Oh Oh
Hands off
04 Parental Guidance (03:26)
You say I waste my life away, but I live it to the full
And how you know anyway, you're just mister dull
Why don't you get into the things we do today
You could lose twenty years right away, so we say
We don't need, no, no no no parental guidance here
Every day you scream at me to turn the music low
Well if you keep on screaming, you'll make me deaf you know.
You always chew me out, because I stay out late
Until your three-piece suit comes back in date, get one thing straight
We don't need, no, no no no parental guidance here
There's no communication. I'm tired of explanation
Is this message getting through
You went through the same thing too
Don't you remember what it's like to lose control
Put on my jacket - for you get too old. Let's rock n' roll.
We don't need, no, no no no parental guidance here
Oh no
One life
And I'm gonna live it up
06 Out in the Cold (06:27)
[Tipton/Halford/Downing]
I'm layin' awake at night
I can't get you out of my mind
All I can hear is my heart beat
And a voice in the dark of some kind
Where are you now
The fears are comin' back to me once again
Oh, I wish you were here
Takin' good care of me
I want you
I feel as though I'm out in the cold
Out in the cold
Hear me calling
Cold
Out in the cold
Please rescue me
I know it was you I hurt
I didn't mean to hurt you
So much to forgive and forget
Can't take anymore of this hurt
On no, Oh no
There's so many things I regret
Where are you now
The fears are comin' back to me once again
Oh, I wish you were here
Takin' good care of me
I want you
I feel as though I'm out in the cold
Shut me out
Out in the cold
Where are you now
Hear me calling
I need you I'm so cold
Can't you hear my heart beat
Out in the cold
Please rescue me
Give me a chance baby
There's nothing I wouldn't do to make it alright
Just for one more chance baby
I need all your lovin' tonight
Where are you now
The fears are comin' back to me once again
Oh, I wish you were here
Takin' good care of me
I want you
I feel as though I'm out in the cold
Shut me out
Out in the cold
Where are you now
Hear me calling
I need you I'm so cold
Can't you hear my heart beat
Out in the cold
Please rescue me
Why don't you rescue me
Cold
Shut me out
Out in the cold
Where are you now
Hear me calling
I need you I'm so cold
Can't you hear my heart beat
Out in the cold
Please rescue me
Why don't you rescue me
I'm so cold
Shut me out
Out in the cold
Where are you now
Hear me calling
I need you I'm so cold
Can't you hear my heart beat
Out in the cold
Please rescue me
09 Reckless (04:20)
[Tipton/Halford/Downing]
No one can stop me know
I'm like a human dynamo
Live wired and chargin' out with power
This time I won't hold back
I'm rarin' to get up and go
Fuelled up and growin' by the hour
Look out
I'm blastin' through the lines
Alive and kickin'
Watch out
I'm young and lethal
I'm goin' from here until eternity
I'm feelin' reckless
Way outa hand, a real survivor
Reckless
Comin' at gale force ten
Around me I feel the shock waves,
Building for the energy
A force field no one can break through
Solid as rock no wonder
I am indestructible
First placed in everything I do
Look out
I'm blastin' through the lines
Alive and kickin'
Watch out
I'm young and lethal
I'm goin' from here until eternity
I'm feelin' reckless
Way outa hand, a real survivor
Reckless
Comin' at gale force ten
Radioactive
I'm shootin' through the atmosphere
Takin' off
I'm headin' like a rocket through the stratosphere.
Look out
I'm blastin' through the lines
Alive and kickin'
Watch out
I'm young and lethal
I'm goin' from here until eternity
I'm feelin' reckless
Way outa hand, a real survivor
Reckless
Comin' at gale force ten
I'm feelin' reckless
Way outa hand, a real survivor
Reckless
Comin' at gale force
Comin' at gale force ten
I'm feelin' reckless
Way outa hand, a real survivor
Reckless
Comin' at gale force
Comin' at gale force ten
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By MANOWAR
It’s nothing special... all songs are similar in riffs and rather awful.
A low blow for Judas... true metalheads, don’t buy it.
