Genocide [IMPORT]

Judas Priest

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 2, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Recall Records UK
• ASIN: B0000457AP
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #306,335 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. One For The Road

2. Rocka Rolla

3. Winter

4. Deep Freeze

5. Winter Retreat

6. Cheater

7. Never Satisfied

8. Run Of The Mill

9. Dying To Meet You

10. Caviar And Meths

11. Diamonds And Rust

12. Victim Of Changes

13. The Ripper

14. Dreamer Deceiver

15. Deceiver

16. Prelude

17. Tyrant

18. Genocide

19. Epitaph

20. Island Of Domination

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Two disc, 20 track collection from one of the most influential heavy metal bands of the '70s. Included in this compilation are 1974's 'Rocka Rolla' and 1976's 'Sad Wings of Destiny' including the bonus track 'Diamonds and Rust' Digitally mastered. Informative liner notes. 8 page booklet. 2000 release. Double slimline jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good but all previouly released, June 14, 2000

By	Oliver R. Laprad (MALONE, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

would be a 4 star review but everything has been released over and over again. Basically "Genocide" is the first 2 Judas Priest albums (Rocka Rolla & Sad Wings of Destiny)on a 2 CD set. it has a bonus track "Diamonds And Rust" which is a different version than on "Sin After Sin" but it is the same as on "Hero Hero" which was another collection of the first 2 albums released in 84. so if you are a Priest fan and don't already have the first 2 albums, this is a good deal because its cheaper than buying them separetly. If you already have the songs, there is nothing new.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a taste of things to come, February 12, 2002

By	Josh Liller (Palm City, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a huge Judas Priest fan. I have every original CD from this one through Painkiller (their last with Halford).

The album is a double CD featuring Judas Priest's first two LPs - "Rocka Rolla" (tracks 1-10) and "Sad Wings of Destiny" (tracks 12-20). "Diamonds & Rust" (track 11) is a bonus track from their third album, "Sin After Sin" and is marginally different but not worth noting. It is a good song though.

Together the album is worth buying, individually the two albums might not be. "Rocka Rolla" has some good stuff that hints at JP's later greatness ("Cheater", title track, "Never Satisfied", "One for the Road") but the rest is very forgettable junk. By itself, this album would be probably 2 stars.

As for "Sad Wings of Destiny", it was better (some fans still regard it as Priest's best album though I disagree) and while the stand-alone version has very nice cover art its better bought here to make the first album worthwhile. "Ripper" is a great take on Jack The Ripper. "Genocide", "Tyrant", and "Island of Domination" are also very good. "Victim of Changes" is okay. The rest is just filler. By itself, this album would probably be 3 1/2 stars.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good sounding, economical release that is poorly packaged., September 25, 2005

By	Dlokazip (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This is a combined reissue of Judas Priest's first two albums, Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings Of Destiny. If you already have those two albums, you don't need this one.

The music on here is very good. Do not believe other reviewers who claim that the sound quality on this release is bad. It is as good as it gets.

The real issue is the packaging. None of the artwork is included from the original albums, which is good in case of Rocka Rolla, but bad in the case of Sad Wings Of Destiny. Furthermore, the photographs included in the booklet and on the back cover are from the late 80s, even though the music is from 1974-1976. There is, also, a brief biography in the booklet, the accuracy of which has been called into question.

There are many repackages of this material on the market and none of the money actually goes to the band, so it really doesn't matter which version you get. If you want the all of the music from this era in an inexpensive package and really don't care about the artwork, then this is the one to get. Otherwise, buy the original albums separately.