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Breaking The Law by Judas Priest
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Judas Priest Is An English Heavy Metal Band Formed In Birmingham Warwickshire In 1969. They Have Sold Over 50 Million Albums And Are Frequently Ranked As One Of The Greatest Metal Bands Of All Time. Despite An Innovative And Pioneering Body Of Work In The Latter Half Of The 1970s The Band Had Struggled With Indifferent Record Production And A Lack Of Major Commercial Success Until 1980 When They Rose To Commercial Success With The Album British Steel. The Band's Membership Has Seen Much Turnover Including A Revolving Cast Of Drummers In The 1970s And The Departure Of Singer Rob Halford In 1992. Tim "Ripper" Owens Formerly Of Winter's Bane Replaced Halford In 1996 And Recorded Two Albums With Judas Priest Before Halford Returned To The Band In 2003. The Current Line-Up Consists Of Halford Guitarists Glenn Tipton And Richie Faulkner Bassist Ian Hill And Drummer Scott Travis. The Band's Best-Selling Album Is 1982's Screaming For Vengeance With Their Most Commercially Successful Line-Up Featuring Ian Hill Rob Halford Glenn Tipton Guitarist K. K. Downing And Drummer Dave Holland. Tipton And Hill Are The Only Two Members Of The Band To Appear On Every Album. Halford's Operatic Vocal Style And The Twin Guitar Sound Of Downing And Tipton Have Been A Major Influence On Heavy Metal Bands. Judas Priest's Image Of Leather Spikes And Other Taboo Articles Of Clothing Were Widely Influential During The Glam Metal Era Of The 1980s. The Guardian Referred To British Steel As The Record That Defines Heavy Metal. Despite A Decline In Exposure During The Mid-1990s The Band Has Once Again Seen A Resurgence Including Worldwide Tours Being Inaugural Inductees Into The VH1 Rock Honors In 2006 Receiving A Grammy Award For Best Metal Performance In 2010 And Having Their Songs Featured In Video Games Such As Guitar Hero And The Rock Band Series. In 2022 Judas Priest Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Judas_Priest Studio Albums
Rocka Rolla 1974 Sad Wings Of Destiny 1976 Sin After Sin 1977 Stained Class 1978 Killing Machine 1978 British Steel 1980 Point Of Entry 1981 Screaming For Vengeance 1982 Defenders Of The Faith 1984 Turbo 1986 Ram It Down 1988 Painkiller 1990 Jugulator 1997 Demolition 2001 Angel Of Retribution 2005 Nostradamus 2008 Redeemer Of Souls 2014 Firepower 2018 Invincible Shield 2024
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Judas-Priest - British Steel
This Song With Its Extremely Simple Main Riff And Chorus Was Released As A Single From The British Steel Album And Was One Of Judas Priest's Big Breakthrough Songs. It Is Now Considered One Of The Most Famous Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Songs Ever. The Lyrics Tell Of Someone Who Gets Tired Of Everything That Comes With An Ordinary Life - That Life Has Become Boring. This Leads The Person To Take A Chance And Start Breaking The Law. The Song Featured Some Sound Effects Including The Sound Of Breaking Glass And A Police Siren. The Band Were Recording British Steel At Tittenhurst Park Which Was The Home Of The Beatles' Drummer Ringo Starr. Sampling Did Not Exist At The Time So For The Breaking Glass The Band Used The Milk Bottles The Milkman Brought Them In The Morning And The Police Siren Was Actually Guitarist K.K. Downing Using The Whammy On His Stratocaster. The Song Has Been Played Live Almost Constantly Ever Since Its Release And Has Slowly Evolved Over The Years For Example With An Added Guitar Solo By K.K. Downing The Original Had No Solo . It Still Gets The Crowd Going Everywhere They Go But Priest Have Expressed A Desire To Try Touring Without Some Of Their Obvious Classics Including This Song. The Video Has Become A Cult Classic Starring The Band As Bank Robbers. Singer Rob Halford Is Riding In A Cadillac Towards The Bank Singing The First Verse. Then He Meets Up With The Rest Of The Band At The Bank And They Break Into The Bank And Use Their Instruments To Bring The People Inside Down To Their Knees. Then They Proceed With Breaking Into The Safe And Stealing A Gold Record For British Steel Slightly Ironically As The Album Later Went On To Sell Gold. The Security Guard Is Sitting In His Room Sleeping In Front Of The Security TV But Is Awoken By The Loud Music. But Instead Of Doing Something He Just Looks In Awe At The TV. As The Band Are Leaving In The Cadillac With The Gold Record With The Chorus Playing Over And Over At The End Of The Song The Security Guard Picks Up An Air Guitar And Starts Rocking Out To The Tune. The Song Has Left Its Mark In Many Places In Popular Culture. It Was Ranked #40 On VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs List. Beavis And Butthead Used To Sing The Song When They Did Something Knowingly Illegal. It's Been Used In Some TV Commercials And In Movies Like Scarface The World Is Yours. It's Also Appeared In The Simpsons. Many Artists Have Covered This Song Including Hammerfall Pansy Division Doro Pesch Therapy? Mavericks And Hayseed Dixie. One Especially Notable Version Is The Cover That Sturm Und Drang Made While Performing Live In Finland In 2007 When K.K. Downing Appeared As A Guest And Performed The Song With Them.
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Judas Priest Is An English Heavy Metal Band Formed In Birmingham Warwickshire In 1969. They Have Sold Over 50 Million Albums And Are Frequently Ranked As One Of The Greatest Metal Bands Of All Time. Despite An Innovative And Pioneering Body Of Work In The Latter Half Of The 1970s The Band Had Struggled With Indifferent Record Production And A Lack Of Major Commercial Success Until 1980 When They Rose To Commercial Success With The Album British Steel. The Band's Membership Has Seen Much Turnover Including A Revolving Cast Of Drummers In The 1970s And The Departure Of Singer Rob Halford In 1992. Tim "Ripper" Owens Formerly Of Winter's Bane Replaced Halford In 1996 And Recorded Two Albums With Judas Priest Before Halford Returned To The Band In 2003. The Current Line-Up Consists Of Halford Guitarists Glenn Tipton And Richie Faulkner Bassist Ian Hill And Drummer Scott Travis. The Band's Best-Selling Album Is 1982's Screaming For Vengeance With Their Most Commercially Successful Line-Up Featuring Ian Hill Rob Halford Glenn Tipton Guitarist K. K. Downing And Drummer Dave Holland. Tipton And Hill Are The Only Two Members Of The Band To Appear On Every Album. Halford's Operatic Vocal Style And The Twin Guitar Sound Of Downing And Tipton Have Been A Major Influence On Heavy Metal Bands. Judas Priest's Image Of Leather Spikes And Other Taboo Articles Of Clothing Were Widely Influential During The Glam Metal Era Of The 1980s. The Guardian Referred To British Steel As The Record That Defines Heavy Metal. Despite A Decline In Exposure During The Mid-1990s The Band Has Once Again Seen A Resurgence Including Worldwide Tours Being Inaugural Inductees Into The VH1 Rock Honors In 2006 Receiving A Grammy Award For Best Metal Performance In 2010 And Having Their Songs Featured In Video Games Such As Guitar Hero And The Rock Band Series. In 2022 Judas Priest Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Judas_Priest Studio Albums
Rocka Rolla 1974 Sad Wings Of Destiny 1976 Sin After Sin 1977 Stained Class 1978 Killing Machine 1978 British Steel 1980 Point Of Entry 1981 Screaming For Vengeance 1982 Defenders Of The Faith 1984 Turbo 1986 Ram It Down 1988 Painkiller 1990 Jugulator 1997 Demolition 2001 Angel Of Retribution 2005 Nostradamus 2008 Redeemer Of Souls 2014 Firepower 2018 Invincible Shield 2024 read less
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Rocka Rolla 1974 Sad Wings Of Destiny 1976 Sin After Sin 1977 Stained Class 1978 Killing Machine 1978 British Steel 1980 Point Of Entry 1981 Screaming For Vengeance 1982 Defenders Of The Faith 1984 Turbo 1986 Ram It Down 1988 Painkiller 1990 Jugulator 1997 Demolition 2001 Angel Of Retribution 2005 Nostradamus 2008 Redeemer Of Souls 2014 Firepower 2018 Invincible Shield 2024 read less
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This song, with its extremely simple main riff and chorus, was released as a single from the British Steel album, and was one of Judas Priest's big breakthrough songs. It is now considered one of the most famous Hard Rock/Heavy Metal songs ever.
The lyrics tell of someone who gets tired of everything that comes with an ordinary life - that life has become boring. This leads the person to take a chance and start breaking the law.
The song featured some sound effects, including the sound of breaking glass and a police siren. The band were recording British Steel at Tittenhurst Park, which was the home of the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr. Sampling did not exist at the time, so for the breaking glass, the band used the milk bottles the milkman brought them in the morning, and the police siren was actually guitarist K.K. Downing using the whammy on his Stratocaster.
The song has been played live almost constantly ever since its release, and has slowly evolved over the years, for example with an added guitar solo by K.K. Downing (the original had no solo). It still gets the crowd going everywhere they go, but Priest have expressed a desire to try touring without some of their obvious classics, including this song.
The video has become a cult classic, starring the band as bank robbers. Singer Rob Halford is riding in a Cadillac towards the bank, singing the first verse. Then he meets up with the rest of the band at the bank, and they break into the bank and use their instruments to bring the people inside down to their knees. Then they proceed with breaking into the safe and stealing a gold record for British Steel (slightly ironically, as the album later went on to sell gold. The security guard is sitting in his room sleeping in front of the security TV, but is awoken by the loud music. But instead of doing something, he just looks in awe at the TV. As the band are leaving in the Cadillac with the gold record, with the chorus playing over and over at the end of the song, the security guard picks up an air guitar and starts rocking out to the tune.
The song has left its mark in many places in popular culture. It was ranked #40 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal songs list. Beavis and Butthead used to sing the song when they did something knowingly illegal. It's been used in some TV commercials, and in movies like Scarface: The World Is Yours. It's also appeared in The Simpsons.
Many artists have covered this song, including Hammerfall, Pansy Division, Doro Pesch, Therapy?, Mavericks, and Hayseed Dixie. One especially notable version is the cover that Sturm und Drang made while performing live in Finland in 2007, when K.K. Downing appeared as a guest and performed the song with them. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.