Ram It Down

Occupation

  • Rob Halford - Vocals
  • K. K. Downing - Guitar
  • Glenn Tipton - Guitar
  • Ian Hill - Bass
  • Dave Holland - drums

Studios

  • Ibiza Sound Studio, Ibiza (Spain )
  • Puk Recording Studios, Copenhagen ( Denmark)

Ram It Down (English for example: " Stomp Down ") is the eleventh studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Some of the songs used dated from the sessions for the previous album Turbo, originally as a double album ( "Twin Turbos " ) was planned and had failed with the critics mainly because of its commercial orientation.

Background

After the release of the album Turbo ( 1986), which was triggered by the use of guitar synthesizers and a strong radio-friendly production with the critics negative reactions ( " directionless ", " uncertain ", " over -polished production ", " composed and revised " ) undertook the band at the beginning of the work for Ram It Down the attempt with the British production team Stock Aitken Waterman to write new music.

Stock Aitken Waterman were the mid-1980s extremely successful and had written and produced numerous top ten hits, but almost exclusively for pop musicians (including Bananarama, Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Sigue Sigue Sputnik or Dead or Alive ). In working with Judas Priest emerged three titles ( Runaround, I Will Return and You Are Everything), which were never published because the band, decided to include the less commercial material that had been screened at the turbo sessions to use and write some new songs.

The only single from the album was a cover of Chuck Berry song Johnny B. Goode. The title was in the version of Judas Priest also part of the soundtrack to the film of the same name.

As part of the series " Judas Priest - The Remasters " Ram It Down was re- released in 2001 on CD and in addition contained two live recordings Night Comes Down and Bloodstone.

Title list

All titles written and arranged by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and KK Downing.

Bonus Tracks ( Re-release 2001)

Reception

Commercial Ram It Down was a successful album, as reflected by the charts in the U.S., the UK and particularly in Germany (Top Ten). In the U.S., the album was also awarded on July 18 in 1988 with a gold record.

The reviewer Michael Rensen ( Rock Hard ) wrote about Ram it Down, the group had " fortunately " decided " to leave on Ram It Down prefer neat govern lashing guitar riffs back to the front and give the gas. " Stylistically, the group oriented " again more early eighties gems such as British Steel or Screaming for Vengeance, "" The quality of these classic slices " would not quite reach. Ram It Down go yet " by good Priest album, absolutely worth the money " as if.

Metal Hammer wrote in his review of the album, the joy was Priest had " overcome their pop phase" and were " returned to what made ​​it one of the best rock bands ever " had " initially high. ": " The primitive and uncompromising HM, as he hardly British sound " could. Ram it Down translate " to exactly where Halford & Co. ceased so gloriously with Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith" would. But that also means, " that Ram it Down can be compared with these two classics" must -. " The newcomer but because the short straw " and since prefer

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