Ram It Down
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Judas Priest
- Rob HalfordRob HalfordRobert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
: Lead Vocals and Production - Glenn TiptonGlenn TiptonGlenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...
: Lead Guitars and Production - K.K. Downing: Lead Guitars and Production
- Ian HillIan HillIan Hill is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Grammy award winning heavy metal band, Judas Priest....
: Bass Guitar - Dave HollandDave HollandDave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....
: Drums
Trivia
- The song Johnny B. Goode was originally made for a video soundtrack, and the song that was supposed to replace it (which would have been a bonus track) was lost somewhere during the HalfordRob HalfordRobert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
-Ripper limbo. This is the reason Ram It Down is the only remastered disc with no bonus "track", just two live tracks. Despite this, other tracks from the sessions have been released on the other remasters, such as the "Thunder Road" appearing on the Point of EntryPoint of Entry-Judas Priest:*Rob Halford: Lead Vocals*Glenn Tipton: Lead Guitars*K.K. Downing: Lead Guitars*Ian Hill: Bass Guitar*Dave Holland: Drums...
remaster, and "Fire Burns Below" on the Stained ClassStained ClassStained Class is the fourth album by British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in February 1978. A popular album in the band's catalogue, Stained Class showcased a more streamlined songwriting style. The production is crisper, clearer, and cleaner than any of their preceding albums...
remaster.
- The song "I'm a Rocker" references the other Judas Priest song "Thunder Road", which can be found as a bonus track on the album Point of Entry (though it was likely, to judge by the sound, recorded during the Ram It Down sessions) In both songs the lyrics read "it's something in the blood [...] Wouldn't change it even if I could".