JUDAS PRIEST - RAM IT DOWN | 6 FACTS About the Album Which SHOULDN'T EXIST

Judas Priest - Ram It Down is considered to be one of the most underrated Heavy Metal albums of the 1980s. While having such hits as I'm A Rocker, Blood Red Skies or Johnny B. Goode, it usually gets lost amid the other Judas Priest albums, and especially being released between the controversial Turbo and the legendary Painkiller. Yet many Judas Priest fans still consider Ram It Down to be one of their favourite Heavy Metal albums of all times.

And so, just as we usually do in the Defenders of the Faith Series, let's take a look at some of the lesser known facts about the first Judas Priest album which was fully recorded by a sober Rob Halford!

As always, please please do not hesitate to comment on anything you see or hear in this video, anything you agree or disagree about. This video is meant to start a conversation, including discussing YOUR favourite songs from Ram It Down, and WHY you consider them to be the strongest ones from Ram It Down.

Judas Priest - Ram It Down Tracklist:

Side one

1. Ram It Down
2. Heavy Metal
3. Love Zone
4. Come and Get It
5. Hard as Iron

Side two

6. Blood Red Skies
7. I'm a Rocker
8. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)
9. Love You to Death
10. Monsters of Rock

2001 CD edition bonus tracks
11. Night Comes Down (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 5 May 1984)
12. Bloodstone (Live at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, 12 December 1982)


Outtakes
1. Thunder Road (Bonus track on Point of Entry)
2. Fire Burns Below (Bonus track on Stained Class)
3. My Design (still unreleased)

Judas Priest line up at the time of the release:

Rob Halford – vocals
K. K. Downing – guitar
Glenn Tipton – guitars, synthesizers
Ian Hill – bass guitar
Dave Holland – drums

Produced by Tom Allom

00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Twin Turbos
03:11 - Drummers 'N Dramas
04:46 - Artwork
05:51 - Top Gun
07:41 - Politics
09:14 - Pop Kings
10:47 - Verdict

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Judas Priest - Heavy Metal (Live) -    • Judas Priest - Heavy Metal (Live)  
Judas Priest 1988 Interview (102 of 100+ Interview Series) -    • Judas Priest 1988 Interview (102 of 1...  
Judas Priest - Ram it Down (1988 Unofficial Video) [New Improved Video] -    • Видео  
Judas Priest- I'm a Rocker [RISING IN THE EAST- 2005] -    • Judas Priest- I'm a Rocker [RISING IN...  
Judas Priest - Johnny B. Goode (AC3 Stereo) -    • Judas Priest - Johnny B. Goode (AC3 S...  

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