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Hero Hero [Vinyl]

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All this is, is Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny combined. I like it,but if you have those two,you dont need this one. If you dont have Rocka Rolla or Sad Wings of Destiny, then here is your chance to listen to JP when they were a new band. All of Rocka Rolla is on here,and most of Sad Wings of Destiny. Plus a early version of "Diamonds and Rust".

This album is just a compilation of songs from the first two albums. However, they change the song order and leave out critical songs like Island of Domination. You are better off buying Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny in their original full versions. Especially Sad Wings, the album must be listened to in its entirety to be fully appreciated.

If you have both Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings Of Destiny, I would still recommend this, but not as a replacement for those albums, but in ADDITION to those albums. How much you like Hero, Hero will probably depend on how much you like the first two Judas Priest albums. As for me, I like both of them a lot and actually put Rocka Rolla in my top five of favorite Judas Priest albums! And I guess Sad Wings would go in my top five, as well, right next to Sin After Sin, Unleashed In The East and Screamin' for Vengeance.

Back to Hero Hero, it consists of remixed versions (done by Rodger Bain...whatever happened to that guy, anyway?)of all of the songs from Rocka Rolla, five of the songs from Sad Wings (Dreamer Deceiver, Deceiver, Prelude, Tyrant and Genocide), along with the version of Diamonds and Rust that also appears on the Best Of Judas Priest album. It must be noted that most of the CD versions contain the original versions of the Rocka Rolla songs, not the remixed versions. Whether the remixed versions are better than the original ones is questionable, but I like 'em either way. The songs here are not as fast and ferocious as later Judas Priest songs, but I still think they are great songs nonetheless. Perhaps a bit too slow and progressive for later Judas Priest fans. Me, I think this is the kind of music they should have moving towards instead of away from, but...that's just me.

I definitely think Hero Hero is more than worth having, especially the vinyl version, not only for the remixed Rocka Rolla tunes, but for the cover itself (I'm not saying the CD doesn't have the same cover, just that I think it's a great looking album cover)! And I do like the drawings of the band members inside. I also find it cool to hear the songs in a different order. Not a bad introduction to early Judas Priest, not bad at all...

This was a perfect find for me. I have SAD WINGS on CD but not on vinyl. Although its one of Priests best records, and one that deserves to be played that way. I found this recent issue of HERO, HERO on the rack at my local Newburys for under twenty bucks and I snatched it up.

HERO HERO isn't your typical knock off copy of Priests early works. Although this is printed on a sub label (Koch, which according to some reviewers is a decendent of Gull etc. whatever...) The album itself was a compilation of Priests first two albums compiled by the band themselves. It includes pretty much the bulk of SAD WINGS and a cool selection of tracks from ROCKA ROLLA. Rocka Rolla has never been considered Priests shining moment or anything, but it has some killer rock. Sounds more in the vein of seventies hard rock via Blue Oyster Cult; most of these songs were re-worked for the album and sound a lot cleaner than the originals from that album. It's a pretty solid stew of Judas Priest I should say; Especially if you aren't familiar with the earlier stuff... (It CAN be easy to fall victim to bogus knock off copies.) I preach the word of buying the actual SAD WINGS OF DESTINY to have the complete album... but this 180 gram double LP is nice and loaded, for cheap, and sounds great on my turntable! And almost like getting two brand new record albums for one... Rock on.

One day, when another civilization discovers the music that we heard on earth, Hero, Hero will be displayed at a museum. True music.

All this is, is Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny combined. I like it,but if you have those two,you dont need this one. If you dont have Rocka Rolla or Sad Wings of Destiny, then here is your chance to listen to JP when they were a new band. All of Rocka Rolla is on here,and most of Sad Wings of Destiny. Plus a early version of "Diamonds and Rust".

All this is, is Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny combined. I like it,but if you have those two,you dont need this one. If you dont have Rocka Rolla or Sad Wings of Destiny, then here is your chance to listen to JP when they were a new band. All of Rocka Rolla is on here,and most of Sad Wings of Destiny. Plus a early version of "Diamonds and Rust".

I have had Hero Hero for 10 years now and just had to write a review on my favorite Metal CD. If you are thinking of buying it don't hesitate. It is a mastepiece. One in a million.

As another reviewer indicated, this is one of Gull records/ Transluxe/ Koch records attempts to cash in on the Judas Priest name. This album, Genocide and The best of Judas Priest are substandard, unauthorized reissues of the first two Priest records, Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings Of Destiny.The sound quality sucks and there is no new material on these that you won't find on the actual albums. Be careful what you buy!! If it says Gull records, Transluxe, Koch records or Koch international on it you are getting ripped off. Support Judas Priest, the best heavy metal band of all time, and don't waste your money on this crap. Buy the real thing, Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings Of Destiny, which is still available through Cdnow/Amazon.

Watch for the label!!!!!!!

I've had Sad Wings of Destiny for 15 years now and I agree it is one of the greatest metal albums ever made. Isn' tthis a retitled release of that album?