Pretty solid but not great.
4
By Reckia6
The cover is terrific and my favorite thing about the album. As for the songs themselves, I don't think they are as good as the songs on the two previous albums. Still, the playing is tight, Rob Halford is in great singing form and there are some gems to be found here, like Better By You, Better Than Me, Stained Class, Invader and Savage. The only dud here is Saints In Hell, which I find unintentionally funny! This is also the only Judas Priest album where all five members receive writing credits, even bassist Ian Hill. A solid album.
Underrated
5
By Poly 47 wire
This a very underrated album, so is sin after sin, try that one to.
Better than you better then me
1
By Scruffyatx
This track has been substituted with a live version buyer beware!
Best of Early Priest
5
By Jesse Kunkowski
By far their tightest album pre-Painkiller. You'll never another album like this from the Priest. Sure Hell Bent For Leather and British Steel sold more and influenced more, but Stained Class is one of the few Priest albums that isn't half good and half filler. From the proto-speed metal of Exciter, to the incredibly dark and emotional Beyond The Realms of Death, this album is hands down the best metal album of the late 70's.
Wake the dead!!
5
By MjTaska
Saints in hell. Just magic. My brother Don turned me on to this.
R.i.p. My brother
Roots
5
By Herbster1970
Put me on a desert island with just Stained Class and a set of headphones. If you’ve heard the hits, dug ’em and really want to expand your Priest library, start here. There is not a single hit on the album, but if you listen in its entirety, you’ll realize that from top to bottom, it’s probably their strongest, darkest, and heaviest album. Classic Priest - nothing comes close.
Stained Class!!!!
5
By Maggers321
My favorite Judas Priest studio album.
Tracks 1-9 (original album) are all awesome!
Still sounds great!
Krank this one!!!
