Hell Bent for Leather

Hell Bent for Leather

Editorial Reviews
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While the title of this 1979 release perfectly fits the band's increasing S&M-inspired leather-and-chains imagery, it's a mature and fairly sharp thematic departure from its largely death-obsessed predecessor, Stained Class. While the Priest could have easily fallen into the same stultifying goth clichés as forebears like Black Sabbath, they expanded both their musical range and lyrical focus here, shrewdly burnishing the album's commercial potential in the bargain. Kicking off with the upbeat "Delivering the Goods" and the Skynyrd-worthy arena boogie of "Rock Forever," the band blasts through material that's as wide as Sin After Sin's, but better focused. There are expected metal clichés--a big rock ballad ("Before the Dawn") and some expected bad-ass posturing (the title track and "Killing Machine")--but even the band's occasional bowing to gothic expectations is informed with a sense of surprise and adventure, as witnessed by their cover of the disturbing Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac track "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Horn)." That much of this album's tack became inspiration--and then cliché--for the widespread metal revolution that Judas Priest helped foster is only testament to their enduring legacy. This digitally remastered edition features expanded artwork, new commentary by the band, and complete lyrics, as well as the bonus tracks "Fight for You Life" (a studio outtake later incorporated into "Rock Hard, Ride Free") and a manic live version "Riding on the Wind." --Jerry McCulley

Tracks:

Delivering The Goods
Rock Forever
Evening Star
Hell Bent For Leather
Take On The World
Burnin' Up
The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
Killing Machine
Running Wild
Before The Dawn
Evil Fantasies
Fight For Your Life
Riding In The Wind (Live)

Customer Reviews:

early Priest at its best........2007-06-19

This is my favorite 70s Priest album, and for good reason. Hell Bent For Leather takes the heavyness of earlier albums and speeds it up. Cross "Sinner" with "Exciter," and that's kind of what you've got. "Delivering The Goods" is a kick-@ss opener and one of my five favorite Priest songs. It's an overlooked classic. The variety between the tracks while still maintaining a constant aggressive attitude is amazing. "Evening Star" is a bit more commercial, but still kicks along. Then, of course, there's the title track and "The Green Manalishi," both of which are very good as well. "Before The Dawn" is a beautiful ballad sort of thing that feels just a bit out of place, but the musicianship and emotion more than makes up for that. Essential Priest.

Priest...Priest..Priest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-24

A great album of course. Just received my cd version and it rocks!!!! Knew many of the tunes already."Delivering The Goods","Hell Bent For Leather","Take On The World","The Green Manalishi"(cover of The Mac),"Killing Machine" and "Before The Dawn" are the standouts.get it if you love Priest and re-visit the oldies. They are well worth it.
Look out for "Nostradamus" in the middle of the year or so.
Long live Priest and HALFORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A headbanging classic........2007-03-20

Hell Bent was my first Judas Preist album and it was quite good, to me it seems like Judas were one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, they basicly reinvented speed metal and thrash. Every one from Iron Maiden to Metallica have been influenced by this group anyway Hellbent for leather was released in 1979 right after Stained Class it was a strong album but not as good as the previous one an album that sounded a bit darker and heavier. Hell Bent was aiming for a heavy metal and rock'n'roll type of sound and was more about staying up all night and partying which is great cause I like those things I mean who doesn't, there are alot of great tracks in this that make you want to headbang like Delivering the goods, Burning up, Green manalishi and Hellbent for leather and if you want the more slower but still excellent songs like the ballad Before the dawn and Evening star which has more of a commercial sound to it but its still very catchy, the song Take on the world is the only song I didn't like cause of its sing-a-long chorus line that sounds like a rip of from Queen's We will rock you. As time progressed throughout the 80's Judas Priest were one of the biggest heavy metal bands of all time, if you're looking for a fast, aggresive and brutally intense album then check this out the two guitar attack of Glen Tipton and K.K. Downing is characteristically blistering and they often come up with the most amazing solos and not to mention Rob Halford with his great high pitched voice and signature scream makes for a great combination, make sure that you get this album if your interested in Judas Priest becaues its very essential and make sure that you also get these other great releases from JP like Stained Class, British Steel, Screaming For Vengeance and Angel Of Retribution alot of people didn't like Turbo but I thought it was pretty good even though during that time they did sound like a cheesy 80's hair metal group it was still a fun album to listen to.

A must-have for Priest fans.......2007-02-17

What can I say? Classic Priest with all the hard-driving sound you would expect. Besides the several top 40 hits you're familiar with, it's got some underplayed gems that I can't live without. (Burnin'Up, Killing Machine....) This was a -rebuy for me, since I've worn out a copy on vinyl and one on cassette tape. Have to have this in my collection.

A very small step back, but undeniably good........2006-07-12

How could Judas Priest follow "Stained Class"? Either by cloning it, or by doing something different. They did the latter, with slightly-mixed results, though "Hell Bent..." is still a worthy disc. However, one thing I've never figured out is why the U.S. record company made them change the title...I did see a "Killing Machine" LP in Canada years ago...should have got it for the collectible aspect alone...

This is more experimental than "Stained Class" was in that they tried a few more commercial songs. Sometimes it was good ("Evening Star" is very catchy whilst still remaining heavy) and sometimes less so ("Before The Dawn" just isn't Priest, despite an operatic vocal from "Robert" Halford).

Overall, though, if you get this, you'll get standard Priest fist-pumpers like "Delivering The Goods", "Rock Forever", "Burnin' Up" and "Take On The World" (which they would virtually clone a few years later with "United" from "British Steel"). The Tipton/Downing guitar work is fine, Halford sings well, Les Binks is probably the best drummer they ever had (though Scott Travis comes close) and Ian Hill is solid if almost inaudible. The production from James Guthrie is clear but still allows the heaviness to come through.

I do have to say, though, that the outtakes added do not fit at all. The live "Riding On The Wind" shows them at a much later stage in their career, as does "Fight For Your Life", which is of course an embryonic version of "Rock Hard Ride Free" from "Defenders Of The Faith".

But still overall an essential part of the Priest canon.

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Great Frankie Laine arrangements
Classic Frankie Laine
the way they should sound
Rockin'/ Hell Bent For Leather
Another great performer who's defined by what he isn't

Rockin'/Hell Bent for Leather!
Frankie Laine
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Customer Reviews:

Great Frankie Laine arrangements.......2007-03-31

Rockin' contains some great singing by Frankie Laine backed up by a wonderful Los Angeles studio orchestra (Conrad Gozza, et. al) led by Paul Weston. The arrangements are spectacular! I recognize some Billy May charts - Weston , probably, did the string arrangements. GREAT STUFF here.

Classic Frankie Laine.......2007-03-11

I was delighted to find this CD available on amazon.com as the quality of music these days has suffered so much as the level of talent is so often compromised to make a commercial disc.
The quality of this disc is outstanding musically as well as vocally !
I did enjoy the "Hell Bent For Leather" portion more than "the Rockin'" segment. I liked the old cowboy themes for what they are and the fact that they are definitive.
If you like classic cowboy music and good old vocals then get this disc !!

the way they should sound.......2007-03-09

I'm not too fond of the Rockin half. I've only heard of a couple of the songs, I love the "Hell Bent for Leather" part. The songs are from my childhood. Frankie Laine has a great voice so I do like to hear him sing.
My Mom sang along with him, so this is a good memory.
I've heard songs from the second half on other records and they just don't sound the same as the originals.

Rockin'/ Hell Bent For Leather.......2006-02-21

Frankie Laine at his best!! Perfect for anyone who loves the "old" music!

Another great performer who's defined by what he isn't.......2005-10-09

Mention Frankie Laine and most people think of somebody who appeared on TV too much, and especially as some clueless sap who recorded the title tune for the vulgar movie sitcom "Blazing Saddles," and that's that. That's not that. Laine was a powerhouse, and if his emoting may not appeal to all listeners, we cannot deny his magnetism. A man who co-wrote the outstanding "We'll Be Together Again" deserves his plaudits.

Inevitably some double albums mesh the unmeshable, and while this entire disc is quite entertaining, the first album is the better. Where "Hell Bent for Leather!" is Laine in his "yeeeeee-HAH!" mode (another reason the stereotype sticks too rigidly to him), slickly and conventionally led by Johnny Williams (before he became Erich Wolfgang Korngold -- er, John Williams), "Rockin'" is a first-rate jazz album, and proves that with the right song and the right backing no one could surpass him. You have to wonder why Laine hasn't gotten his due. Is it the Mitch Miller angle? The fact that he recorded "I Believe"? Whatever, it's unjust, and anyone who brings two open ears to this recording will discover a supreme entertainer.

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Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather (1979)
AWESOME....
JUDAS !!!!! JUDAS !!!! JUDAS !!!!
IT MAKES NO SENSE ...
Brutal Metal, Classic Priest...

Hell Bent for Leather
Judas Priest
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Delivering The Goods
Rock Forever
Evening Star
Hell Bent For Leather
Take On The World
Burnin' Up
The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
Killing Machine
Running Wild
Before The Dawn
Evil Fantasies

Amazon.com

While the title of this 1979 release perfectly fits the band's increasing S&M-inspired leather-and-chains imagery, it's a mature and fairly sharp thematic departure from its largely death-obsessed predecessor, Stained Class. While the Priest could have easily fallen into the same stultifying goth clichés as forebears like Black Sabbath, they expanded both their musical range and lyrical focus here, shrewdly burnishing the album's commercial potential in the bargain. Kicking off with the upbeat "Delivering the Goods" and the Skynyrd-worthy arena boogie of "Rock Forever," the band blasts through material that's as wide as Sin After Sin's, but better focused. There are expected metal clichés--a big rock ballad ("Before the Dawn") and some expected bad-ass posturing (the title track and "Killing Machine")--but even the band's occasional bowing to gothic expectations is informed with a sense of surprise and adventure, as witnessed by their cover of the disturbing Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac track "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Horn)." That much of this album's tack became inspiration--and then cliché--for the widespread metal revolution that Judas Priest helped foster is only testament to their enduring legacy. This digitally remastered edition features expanded artwork, new commentary by the band, and complete lyrics, as well as the bonus tracks "Fight for You Life" (a studio outtake later incorporated into "Rock Hard, Ride Free") and a manic live version "Riding on the Wind." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather (1979).......2004-06-04

Rating: 3 1/2 stars out of 5 = very good

The year was 1979; I was at Big Apple Records looking for new additions for my record collection when I ran across "Hell Bent for Leather." The front cover of the album pictured a white Zombie like face wearing a black studded leather helmet with blood covered shattered sun glasses, looking like some neo Nazi biker from hell; WOW, I had to have it! I hurriedly went home & played the record. I was immediately blown away by the sounds & power contained on the vinyl grooves, I loved it!

"Hell Bent for Leather" led me into the rest of the 70's Priest albums, "Rocka Rolla," "Sad Wings of Destiny," "Sin After Sin," Stained Glass," & "Unleashed in the East," though with the exception (maybe) of "Unleashed in the East," "Hell Bent for Leather" was my favorite Priest album. I literally wore the groves out of the record. So you might be thinking why did I give "Hell Bent" 3 1/2 stars then? Well if you asked me back then I'd of been shocked myself, surely this album deserves a 5 star masterpiece rating, right? Well? As fast as I was enthralled with Priest, within two years I tired of them. Their music just didn't hold up in the long run. I found it repetitive; many riffs recycled from better previous acts. Their music was just too lumbering, it was not sophisticated & exotic enough, but there are songs on this album that still grab my attention "Killing Machine" with it's message of cold & ominous killer riff, also "Burning Up" (being 18 back then I didn't know Rob was gay, LOL!) a testimonial of sexual heat. The truly beautiful ballads, "Evening Star," "Before the Dawn" & the killer title cut "Hell Bent for Leather." These songs still rock my roll, but the ludicrously banal pep song for metal misfits (Yes, I was one, still am) "Take on the World" turned my gut even back then, more so now. As for the rest, they just don?t move me one way or another anymore, but it did for that 18 year old I once was.

AWESOME...........2001-11-15

OK....seriously, I bought this album back in '90 and it really rocked me big time. "Green manalishi", "Delivering the Goods", "Burnin' Up", "Killing Machine" and "Evil Fantasies" - YES!!! I love this song - very groovy !! I love the "thick" "creamy" sound The Police would rip off for their tune "Every Breath You Take" a few years later. Only one blemish from this album: "Before the dawn" - what a corny, contrived, wimpy, out-of-it style !!!! I must admit when I heard: "before the dawn, I hear you whisper in your sleep: "don't let the morning take him"" - Christ! I really thought Rob was talking about some guy sleeping in bed with him!!!!! Hahahahaha!!! Turned out I was right!!!! hihihhihhi!!!

JUDAS !!!!! JUDAS !!!! JUDAS !!!!.......2001-08-10

THe good old days... THis album is classic, as all albuns up until SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE are. After that, the decline began (even if DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH has some good tracks here. Les Binks is the drummer here, don't know why he left. Dave Holland was good, but not in the same category. Anyway, the title track is a killer, everything shines here. BEFORE The DAWN is also great, different. A lesson in metal.

IT MAKES NO SENSE ..........2001-08-04

I agree with some reviewers that say this album is a little bit weaker than STAINED CLASS. But you forgot one point: everything Priest released before they sold out in the middle eighties achieved classic status, including "HELL BENT FOR LETAHER".

Brutal Metal, Classic Priest..........2000-12-22

Wow. If you listen to this album loudly enough you'll end up picking your friend up by the ankles and pile-driving him into the floor. It's that powerful. Tracks like Delivering The Goods, Hell Bent For Leather and Green Manalishi were designed to destroy furniture to. The energy is incredible. Evening Star offers a sense of optimism to temper the power of the other tracks. The whole album is terrific, even when it slows down for Before The Dawn. Worship at the alter of the Priest.

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Hell Bent for Leather {JAPANESE IMPORT}

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{{{Judas Priest 5 CD SuperPack}}} Unleashed in the East [EXTRA TRACKS] [LIVE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Hell Bent for Leather [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Stained Class [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Sin After Sin [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Screaming for Vengeance [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

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TRACK LISTINGS

{{{Judas Priest 5 CD SuperPack}}} Unleashed in the East [EXTRA TRACKS] [LIVE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Hell Bent for Leather [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Stained Class [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Sin After Sin [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] / Screaming for Vengeance [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

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Each disc in it's own jewel case with full artwork etc. Save on shipping with this great value pack.

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TRACK LISTINGS.......2006-07-21

Unleashed in the East
1. Exciter
2. Running Wild
3. Sinner
4. The Ripper
5. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
6. Diamonds And Rust
7. Victim Of Changes
8. Genocide
9. Tyrant
10. Rock Forever
11. Delivering The Goods
12. Hell Bent For Leather
13. Starbreaker

Hell Bent for Leather
1. Delivering The Goods
2. Rock Forever
3. Evening Star
4. Hell Bent For Leather
5. Take On The World
6. Burnin' Up
7. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
8. Killing Machine
9. Running Wild
10. Before The Dawn
11. Evil Fantasies
12. Fight For Your Life
13. Riding In The Wind (Live)

Stained Class
1. Exciter
2. White Heat, Red Hot
3. Better By You, Better Than Me
4. Stained Class
5. Invader
6. Saints In Hell
7. Savage
8. Beyond The Relms Of Death
9. Heroes End
10. Fire Burns Below
11. Better By Your, Better Than Me (Live)

Sin After Sin
1. Sinner
2. Diamonds And Rust
3. Starbreaker
4. Last Rose Of Summer
5. Let Us Prey/Call For The Priest
6. Raw Deal
7. Here Come The Tears
8. Dissident Aggressor
9. Race With The Devil
10. Jawbreaker (live)

Screaming for Vengeance
1. The Hellion
2. Electric Eye
3. Riding The Wind
4. Bloodstone
5. Chains
6. Pain & Pleasure
7. Screaming For Vengeance
8. Another Thing Coming
9. Fever
10. Devil's Child
11. Prisoner Of Your Eyes
12. Devil's Child (live)

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