Rob Halford Picks a Live Record Amongst His 5 Favorite Albums

You can depend Judas Priest’s Rob Halford among the many musicians who’ve taken half in AXS-TV’s ongoing sequence, Stranded, through which artists are requested what albums they might need to have accessible in the event that they had been stranded on a desert island. As you would possibly count on, there’s some metallic illustration, however Halford threw in a few surprises as effectively, together with a reside album.

So, what did Rob Halford select for the 5 albums he would need on a abandoned island?

Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath (1970)

What higher place to begin than with the beginning of metallic? “The original Black Sabbath album that I think is the motivator for all great things in heavy metal,” says Halford amongst revealing his first choice. That basic album gave us the title monitor, “N.I.B.,” “The Wizard” and “Evil Woman” and is commonly credited as serving to to delivery the metallic style.

Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland (1968)

You gotta have the guitar for some nice heavy rock, so who higher to go together with than Jimi Hendrix?

(*5*) says Halford. The 1968 album gave us “All Along the Watchtower,” “Crosstown Traffic,” “Voodoo Chile” and extra.

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Rolling Stones, Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out (1970)

The Rolling Stones delivered some nice albums at the beginning of their profession, however Rob Halford picked a file that highlighted songs from throughout their early years – a reside file. “I think it’s from Madison Square Garden, a live record,” says Halford. “It really shows the power and the energy of that band. They’re one of the greatest rock ’n’ roll bands that ever lived.”

Slayer, Reign in Blood (1986)

Choosing to advance the timeline, Halford went with one in every of metallic’s “Big 4.” “Let’s go really fierce and aggressive with something from Slayer and really burn things up on the island. That palm tree is gonna fall over,” jokes Halford. “I would go with Reign in Blood from Slayer because of its fierceness and intensity.”

“Post-Mortem,” “Criminally Insane,” and naturally, the title monitor, are legendary Slayer classics.

Tool

You can forgive Rob for getting caught up in Tool. Many of us do, and on this case, he did not identify a particular album. But he did salute the band’s total historical past, noting, “Tool, for me, has always been a great adventure, because they always go to some remarkable places and it really is great music. You just put your headphones on, which I do have on this island, and listen to some Tool.”

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