Ram It Down (Bonus Tracks) (1988) (E.P./Reissued/Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records UPC: 00696998638129 Release Date: 3/19/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60520228 Item#: MXT743 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Ram It Down ~ Judas Priest 1. Ram It Down ~ Judas Priest 1. Ram It Down ~ Judas Priest 2. Heavy Metal ~ Judas Priest 2. Heavy Metal ~ Judas Priest 2. Heavy Metal ~ Judas Priest 3. Love Zone ~ Judas Priest 3. Love Zone ~ Judas Priest 3. Love Zone ~ Judas Priest 4. Come And Get It ~ Judas Priest 4. Come And Get It ~ Judas Priest 4. Come And Get It ~ Judas Priest 5. Hard As Iron ~ Judas Priest 5. Hard As Iron ~ Judas Priest 5. Hard As Iron ~ Judas Priest 6. Blood Red Sky ~ Judas Priest 6. Blood Red Sky ~ Judas Priest 6. Blood Red Sky ~ Judas Priest 7. I'm A Rocker ~ Judas Priest 7. I'm A Rocker ~ Judas Priest 7. I'm A Rocker ~ Judas Priest 8. Johnny B. Goode ~ Judas Priest 8. Johnny B. Goode ~ Judas Priest 8. Johnny B. Goode ~ Judas Priest 9. Love You To Death ~ Judas Priest 9. Love You To Death ~ Judas Priest 9. Love You To Death ~ Judas Priest 10. Monsters Of Rock ~ Judas Priest 10. Monsters Of Rock ~ Judas Priest 11. Night Comes Down - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Judas Priest 11. Night Comes Down - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Judas Priest 11. Night Comes Down - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Judas Priest 12. Bloodstone - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Judas Priest 12. Bloodstone - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Judas Priest 12. Bloodstone - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Judas Priest (C) (P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Rob Halford (vocals); Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing (guitar); Ian Hill (bass); Dave Holland (drums). Includes liner notes by Judas Priest. Digitally remastered by Jon Astley. Personnel: Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing (guitar); Ian Hill (bass guitar); Dave Holland (drums). Audio Remasterer: Jon Astley. Liner Note Author: Judas Priest. Recording information: Puk Studios, DK (1988). Photographers: P.G. Brunelli; Ross Halfin; Ray Palmer; Tony Mottram. Arrangers: Glenn Tipton; K.K. Downing. Judas Priest attempted to take the mainstream rock world by storm with 1986's TURBO, with its melodic tendencies and polished production. It performed respectably on the charts but wasn't the big crossover smash the band had hoped for. 1988's RAM IT DOWN proves that the real Priest was always lurking just under that high-gloss rock sheen. Resuming the band's previous straight-ahead heavy metal direction, RAM IT DOWN is not as lethal-sounding as its follow-up, 1990's PAINKILLER, and it has one or two relapses into pop-metal territory, including a cover of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode." However, with highlights such as the title track and "Blood Red Skies," the album shows that Judas Priest was well on the way back to its previous heavy metal glory days. After the failed experiment of Turbo, Judas Priest toned down the synths and returned to the basics, delivering a straight-ahead, much more typical Priest album with Ram It Down. The band's fan base was still devoted enough to consistently push each new album past the platinum sales mark, and perhaps that's part of the reason Ram It Down generally sounds like it's on autopilot. While there are some well-constructed songs, they tend toward the generic, and the songwriting is pretty lackluster overall, with the up-tempo title track easily standing out as the best tune here. And even though Ram It Down backed away from the territory explored on Turbo, much of the album still has a too-polished, mechanical-sounding production, especially the drums. Lyrically, Ram It Down is firmly entrenched in adolescent theatrics that lack the personality or toughness of Priest's best anthems, which -- coupled with the lack of much truly memorable music -- makes the record sound cynical and insincere, the lowest point in the Rob Halford era. Further debits are given for the cover of "Johnny B. Goode." [The 2002 Columbia/Legacy reissue adds two bonus tracks: live versions of "Night Comes Down" and "Bloodstone."] ~ Steve Huey Producer: Henrik Nilsson; Glenn Tipton; K.K. Downing; Tom Allom Engineer: Henrik Nilsson; Bill Dooley   Compilation Appearances Bride Of Chucky Pure 80's Rocks Vice City(box Set) 1002 Ash Wednesday Heavy Metal Box Rock Heroes 2:Metal Edition Occ Rocks   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various Hell Bent For Metal: A Tribute To Judas Priest ~ Artists, Various Hell Bent For Metal 2: Tribute To Judas Priest ~ Artists, Various Artists, Various Hell Bent For Metal: A Tribute To Judas Priest ~ Various Artists Hell Bent for Metal, Vol. 2: Tribute to Judas Prie ~ Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 03/19/2002 Original Release Date : 1988 Catalog ID : 86381 Label : Legacy Recordings Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Mixed Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00696998638129    Product Image