Judas Priest - Exciter (live Japan HD)

[@lobserve1]

Rob's voice back then was incredible.

[@martymcfly3159]

Early Judas Priest was monstrous!!! Pure power!! Les Binks was a beast!! Thanks from Italy for this gem!

[@sbuzzard69]

Les Binks was bad ass! I can’t hear the song Exciter with any other drummer. It just doesn’t sound the same. That double bass was excellent

[@hopelines1397]

Most of the time, people don't realize they are having a moment of greatness which won't be repeated. I wonder if the audience realized they were having such a time witnessing Priest in '78 at the top of their game!

[@thierryperre4532]

The album unleashed in the east is the very best heavy metal album of the century

[@herbiedunlap5534]

One of the best ,,, for metal music,,not produced like kiss Alive album,,

[@UweLeopold]

You're so right I saw them 79' as the Support from AC/DC here in Germany aß they performend her ' Unleashed in the East' Album 😎🤘

[@UweLeopold]

One of the best live Concerts 79' here in Germany as the Support of AC/DC Priest peformed her 'Unleashed of the East' 😎🤘

[@jesuscampos8136]

I personally think Judas Priest created this genre of music. 💪💥🎸

[@johnp.johnson1541]

And you are right! JP created metal. Metal = gallop rock. Sabbath = acid rock.

[@onerandombruh]

Holy shit... This was released in 1978... It sounds heavy now but man it must have been madness when people heard this the very first time.

[@BarekHalfhand]

We were mesmerized 🤟

[@滝智夫]

My father was in charge of directing this film. I was also present at this photoshoot at the age of 17. It's nostalgic. Production company: TBS Films inc. (currently TBS Sparkle inc.) Direction: Mitsuo Taki

[@BBB-e5u]

この場に居れるとは凄いです。旬の時ですね。見てみたかったな。昨日横浜ピアで見ました。エキサイター是非やってほしかったです。歴史を感じますね。

[@johnp.johnson1541]

Say thank you to your dad. He brought happiness to many.

[@Fraevo10]

Flawless performance. The entire band brought their A-Game. They make it look effortless. Complex song played perfectly

[@Darkhound_]

Very nice performance. Even the sound quality is great. I just don’t like how Rob sings Horizon in this version haha.

[@nightshift8249]

This still sounds diabolically great today. In ‘78 it must have been futuristic

[@VaraLaFey]

@Nightshift, you raise an interesting point I wanna address at length in a new post. :-)

[@alwaysopen7970]

If you were a teen back then this tune would make your day.

[@jimmyneut2702]

Yes. Then a few months later Hell bent for leather came out and that was modern metal all the way until thrash came out

[@valentinmuzikov3245]

True! First pure Heavy Metal- performance ( Double bass-drums, twin guitars...the way they look ) was Unleashed in the East. -79

[@maofas]

Agreed, but Dissident Aggressor was on the album before this and even more ahead of its time.

[@codyryan1543]

Live Albums set in Japan are a gift from the Rock Gods.

[@micknmandy]

Stained Class and Sad Wings are my favorites.

[@thiagodemierda7566]

Pure heavy metal

[@carlitofalcon9700]

Dreamer / Deceiver is a Great old classic tune ! 😎

[@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066]

They're great but Painkiller remains the best of the best

[@OutkastedRadikal]

Stained Class and Killing Machine

[@mccartney2]

Aye.....

[@waltuh11121]

STAND BY FOR EXCITER STAND BY FOR EXCITER! STAAND BY FOR EXCITERR! STAAAAND BY FOR EXCITEEEEEEEEEER!

[@AlfredoRodriguez-xi7ff]

I think I'm not the only one when I say that Judas Priest were totally ahead of its time. That was in 1978 and still today is super heavy. This guys traveled in a time machine? The drums, the speed, the glorious riffs, even the guitar effects which are far from what we used to hear in the 70s. This is 80s sound in 1978! One of my favorite songs of Judas. After listening to this, I can say they invented it all even before the initials NWOBHM became popular.

[@ilhamakbar5482]

i agree with your statement, but they're not the only band that's doing this type of stuff in the 70s, here are some really fast songs from the 70s: Set Me Free (The Sweet, 1974), Kill The King (Rainbow, 1978), Warrior (Riot, 1977), A Light In the Black (Rainbow, 1976), Stone Cold Crazy (Queen, 1974), Fireball (Deep Purple, 1971)

[@fuelflownormal]

You speak the truth.

[@fuelflownormal]

JP took the blues out of hard rock. I mean that in a good way. Machine like, power, speed, the glory. These guys were on fire.

[@ericv7720]

​@@ilhamakbar5482 Also Uriah Heep, "Bird of Prey" (1970), Deep Purple, "Highway Star" (1972), Blue Oyster Cult, "Hot Rails to Hell" (1973.

[@ericv7720]

Musically, what we call "the 80s" started in 1978. Stained Class, the first Van Halen, Motorhead's "Overkill," the Scorpions' "Taken by Force," etc.

[@humanoftheplasticage3711]

Rob's voice...extraordinary

[@jesuscampos8136]

Before all the leather there was just Judas freaking Priest 💪💥🎸

[@louisenickell9892]

I agree Les Binks was the best this song shows this to be a speed metal classic

[@hummerman62]

That drumming is Killer, sounds so like Ian Paice........

[@NicholasHerriman]

Agreed. I got a Highway Star vibe from Made in Japan.

[@davidmladenov2926]

Really good drum solos in the extended version of Unleashed in the East. I personally think more of Peter Kriss from Kiss but more natural and sounding like part of the original composition rather than a "special" solo.

[@mr.bloding2422]

​@@NicholasHerriman sounds more to Fireball

[@DavidLangie]

Saw um in 80. Was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I still go to all the big shows, but that one was special.

[@hattleysengineroom]

One of my favorite songs to this day

[@ricardomonte7563]

Yes . La estoy escuchando el 23 de febrero del 2021. Larga vida al metal!!!!!!-🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@sharkvideos8805]

Rob Halford in his maximum voice power! Simply amazing!

[@chrispraz877]

Apex Priest. Truly unleashed in the east!

[@ricklindberg4228]

Priest pre-thrash 1978. Give respect. Legendary!

[@Santi_Mancini]

Best Priest song from the best Heavy Metal record ever...horns up for the Metal Gods! Halford voice is from another world...the World of Steel! 🤘🤘

[@ericfg806]

This video/concert was such a tape traders grail back in the day. I'm talkin' 25+ years ago. Certainly the best early Priest but man, I wish the footage was just a bit more complete and with a tad better quality. Regardless, Thank you Niko for providing this.

[@Sucoups]

Rob Halford looks so much like David Bowie back in the young non-leather days

[@johnny.V03]

@Sucoups ironically he looks more straight in leather

[@gravitydragon1904]

@@johnny.V03 Obviously

[@joeshmo4929]

SO FUNNY NO ?

[@anti-satanpro-life8531]

David bowie isn't fit to tie robs shoe

[@philbooth6372]

But sings a lot better!

[@mccartney2]

saw the Stained Class tour that year at The Liverpool Empire ..... Priests best album..Stained Class was heavily showcased........ Les Binks...their awesome drummer...king of the tom tom drum rolls

[@EyeCandyAthlete]

They say if it's too loud, you're too old. But you can never be too old. You can be too young, but you can't be too old. That's not a thing. Therefore, it can never be too loud.

[@baudelaire6647]

PROTO SPEED METAL.

[@EberFrança]

Yeeeeees🤘

[@vladanmarjanovic2344]

Listen to song "Brzi od brzeg - Vatreni poljubac". Song is from 1978.

[@dmitriyzizevskikh4304]

No! This is not proto but this is the true speed metal.

[@Евгений-о1у8ь]

Set me free -Sweet, 1974

[@szalonywariat7521]

Rainbow a light in the black

[@kevindavis2431]

the drummer les binks is killing it and the band sounds so fucking tight

[@mdavis2703]

The greatest Metal!!!

[@micke67d]

Outstanding performance! Les Binks is a true pleasure to listen to here :)

[@iamozzman990]

les binks was so amazing! Priest in its prime imho. So ahead of the times, But the world caught up. Plus, what an opening number. "Guys, what should we open with "Exciter" that works.

[@todd.cannon]

Unmatched vocal power.

[@Kgio-2112]

Sounds like Glenn got his thumb caught between the strings just after the intro

[@zzzaaayyynnn]

amazing young strong voice here

[@themainmanify]

one of my all time favorite songs! this is badass!!

[@violentshemp7776]

0:42 tipton fell down in the smoke LOL!!!!

[@Hummeldumm]

Heard Priest as support of REO Speedwagon first in 1978. My first thought: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?😮 After 20 Minutes I loved them😅

[@debgibsonfan]

This is fucking amazing.

[@randypantz9019]

They sound so crisp!

[@philwragg9756]

rob hit those top notes effortlessly!!

[@SuperStrik9]

Awesome! Great version of a great song. Halford looks like he stepped out of a Space Quest game.

[@carlitofalcon9700]

Exxciter ✓ a really good tight tune . Get well Mr. Glen Tipton ... K.K. and Glen have always worked excellent together ! Ian and Dave keep the thumping up to par . They're all Genius in the abilities far surpass other bands abilities ! ✓ Taste the fire upon Your tongue ! 🔷😎🔷

[@Kgio-2112]

Ian and les in this line up.

[@frankgomez7066]

Awesome drumming

[@Danimal300zx]

This is BEFORE the leather and chains.

[@MarcoMover]

Danimal300zx if you pay attention you will notice that KK was already wearing leather, as he mentions in his book. It was KK that started the fashion, not Rob.

[@blackout.X]

@@MarcoMover Hell na. Love KK but the leather, whips and chains was all Halford

[@blackout.X]

@@boxychubbo6922 earlier videos he wasn't..Tipton were what looked like a leather and metal jacket on the old grey Whistle test vid.

[@mamothcar1]

Oh man. Awesome. I saw them the following year same line up. Forgot how tight and talented this band was in their live shows. Stopped seeing them after their Point of Entry album by that time I think the 80's music genre going around pulled me out of the metal pit - but it was fun until it wasn't. Thanks for the post! Brings back memories.

[@FatalArrivalMetal]

Legendary Performance 😍 Priest Forever! 🤘🔥🎶🖤

[@brenthardenburg4920]

🔥JUDAS🔥PRIEST🔥 🔥On MF'ing Fire 🔥🎸🔥🎸🔥

[@jublaim]

Wonderful! And Halford could be mistaken for Bowie by the clothing😄

[@rleeroberts6350]

Had this cassette in middle school .. Still kicks fukkin ass in 2020

[@adamschneider5305]

I was only 7 at this time but I am so glad for this band. They helped me nail afew girls when I was young.

[@virgult]

Ironic how 20 years later this was the music that made people not get laid at all! (and/or people who didn't get laid used metal as the ultimate male rage calming medicine. Cause and effect aren't clear)

[@arvindshastry1178]

@@virgult This is so accurate, I have been rejected so many times because of my music taste. I am a Slayer and Judas Priest fan so because of it people think that I am into Satanism or something and I use metal music to get over the rejection.

[@bubbatha]

Damn they are on fire!

[@mboyer68]

The version of this song on the unleashed in the east album is so fucking incredible. Glenn and KK make SO MUCH incredible sound with their instruments. It sounds like there's 4 guitarists jamming out. And of every heavy metal singer, Rob Halford is the least lazy of them all. He puts in 1000% effort, holding notes, hitting notes, he's just amazing. The bass player and drummer are awesome too! I started listening to JP when i was in 7th grade but didn't listen to unleashed for 30 years until last week and HOLY SHIT they're so good live.

[@superdave7241]

STAND BY FOR EXCITER!!!!😜👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Giorno.]

Judas Priest at their zenith!

[@TomJubb]

Gotta admit, never seen Halford in satin white! I kind of dig it for the time!

[@roinerov9348]

At this point in time they really knew what they wanted and where they were heading!

[@BillLarkinmusic]

Love this thanks! Amazing how it still sounds fresh and new today; Great metal sound for it's time!

[@なぷ-x4z]

ええ曲やな😊

[@friendlyghost6564]

They can't have tweaked the Unleashed version THAT much, if they already sounded liked this live.

[@sabbathtribute]

Dave Holland could never play drums like this. Not even close

[@thewurm9177]

Hails to the mighty Irishman Les Binks! \,,/, ,\,,/

[@i_-am_dynamine]

Judas Priest get super good drumers all their years. Dave Holland is one of them. Les Binks too.

[@326vince]

sabbathtribute all those wasted years. It kills me

[@OutkastedRadikal]

Dave Holland was the Right guy to pick up 2 Sticks when Priest wanted to achieve a Radio-Friendly Sound, something Lighter. Holland in his own right was a SongDrummer, the Ringgo Starr of British Heavy Metal.

[@nalbizo2]

Dave Holland is a no-frills, snare on the 2 and 4 guy like Phil Rudd of AC/DC.

[@chrisbarker9852]

opened with this at newcastle city hall back in 78 or 79 cant quite remember as im gettin old haha

[@winelebury]

This was in their prime years.

[@michaelnunes5129]

Lines for breakfast, lines for lunch, lines for dinner, no sleep, repeat.

[@jeremymendonca239]

WOW!! Thanks for posting!

[@lolcage2639]

This is how all forms of speed in metal were born.

[@lucass8935]

Racing' cross the heavens Straight into the dawn Looking like a comet Slicing through the morn Scorching the horizon Blazing to the land Now he's here amongst us The age of fire's at hand Stand by for exciter Salvation is his task Stand by for exciter Salvation bids to ask Everything he touches fries into a crisp, Let him get close to you so you're in his trip, First you'll smoke and smolder Blister up and singe When ignition hits you the very soul of your being will cringe Stand by for exciter Salvation is his task Stand by for exciter Here he comes now Fall to your knees and repent if you please Who is this man? Where is he from? Exciter comes For everyone You'll never see him But you will taste the fire upon your tongue He's come to make you snap out Of the state…

[@SHOW-or2tk]

まさにスラッシュメタルの元祖！！

[@seansimpson513]

One of oriests top 2. Albums. N. Definately. A. Major. Show. I. Missed. Again. I didnt get go. See. Priest until 84. At. 14 yrs old. Pissed. I missed all. The greatest. Tours

[@roger6804]

the best version

[@dibber43]

Les Binks...'nuff said.

[@i_-am_dynamine]

Fantastic

[@purezou]

metal monster!!

[@davidnissim589]

The biggest mistake Judas Priest ever made was letting Les Binks go

[@ToneChaser79]

Not bringing back KK is pretty high on the list for me

[@davidnissim589]

@@ToneChaser79 agreed, but Les was their best drummer. Not even Scott Travis can compare

[@gottesgeschenk177]

​@davidnissim589 Scott Travis brought a total different style of drumming technically, Painkiller is not comparable to any previous JP albums

[@davidnissim589]

Scott is amazing, but Les was a jazz drummer before Priest. You can hear it in his style. No other Priest drummer sounded like him.@@gottesgeschenk177

[@alexanderlumberjack]

Hes so amazing and fitting

[@christianrealmo6980]

Spot on Halford is 🤘🤘🤘🎤🎤🎤

[@philwragg9756]

must be the beginning of speed metal!!!

[@jerseyron9396]

Racing' cross the heavens Straight into the dawn Looking like a comet Slicing through the morn Scorching the horizon Blazing to the land Now he's here amongst us The age of fire's at hand Stand by for exciter Salvation is his task Stand by for exciter Salvation bids to ask Everything he touches fries into a crisp, Let him get close to you so you're in his trip, First you'll smoke and smolder Blister up and singe When ignition hits you the very soul of your being will cringe Stand by for exciter Salvation is his task Stand by for exciter Here he comes now Fall to your knees and repent if you please Who is this man? Where is he from? Exciter comes For everyone You'll never see him But you will taste the fire upon your tongue He's come to make you snap out Of the state that you are in Looks around and make you See the light again So much self-indulgence Results in shattered eyes Predominant complacency Leads to beguiling lies Stand by for exciter Salvation is his task Stand by for exciter Salvation bids to ask When he leaps amidst us With combustive dance All shall bear the branding Of his thermal lance, Cauterizing masses Melting into one Only when there's order Will his job be done. Stand by for exciter Salvation is his task Stand by for exciter Here he comes now Fall to your knees and repent if you please Who is this man? Where is he from? Exciter comes For everyone You'll never see him But you will taste the fire upon your tongue Racing past the heavens Straight into the dawn Looking like a comet Slicing through the morn Scorching the horizon Blazing to the land Now he's here amongst us The age of fire's at hand

[@i_-am_dynamine]

Stand by for exciter Stand by for exciter STAND BY FOR EXCITER STAAAAND BY FOR EXCITEEEEEEEER

[@carapungo]

The Unleashed in the East live album, used this live track and Rob Halford put the vocals in the studio. Perfect combination, that version is the greatest "live" metal song ever.

[@pookika7878]

Even though it's from the 1970s, Sound quality is so good :)

[@PhoenixLyon]

I got here via a military sci-fi book. Yeah, Priest is given the accolade for this song, by title. Had to check it out, and...omg...I didn't know about this look! Dayamm! ✌🙀

[@larryjones4096]

This album still draws my neighbors to my porch when i'm blasting it out of my kitchen window!!!!

[@luisbass5190]

Les Binks !!!!!

[@Metal.Gyn.1969]

Pure HEAVY METAL !!!🤘🤘🇧🇷

[@jmichelzzzboy]

The MIGHTY JUDAS PRIEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alessandrogouveia2268]

É muito moderno pra época! Nao tem jeito! Black Sabbath fez Heavy, Judas Priest fez Metal

[@patrickmcnamara3879]

Wonderful !!!

[@philbooth6372]

I remember this as being the opening song on "Unleashed in the East"however I also see the discrepancy between how the are dressed here and the album cover! Either way this is visceral,inspired metal at its absolute best.Please check out my version of JP's greatest guitar solo here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYe2laeFjtuLgcU

[@i_-am_dynamine]

Faaaaantastic

[@anti-satanpro-life8531]

Awesome

[@TopJimmyWinn]

Rob looks like Luke Skywalker, sounds great 🤟

[@gailsack2635]

Tipton always cool!!!

[@martinlisa533]

Speed metal 🖤🤘

[@SourSnatch]

Les Fucking Binks!!!

[@tronschool9961]

Let's ROCK

[@carjon]

Eff yeah

[@malicerising5569]

I prefer this over the actual song

[@vincentvincent9576]

Rob doing his best David Bowie in this performance!

[@UNTOUCHABLE-CHILD]

Amazing!!! locomotive voive

[@VaraLaFey]

A commenter here said that "in '78 [Exciter] must have been futuristic". Well, not exactly, but fairly close. If y'all don't mind a long post from someone who discovered Exciter back when Unleashed was the latest Priest album, I'll give you my thoughts on this idea, since what he said is a common assessment of what next-level things "must have" seemed like at the time, and since equivalent things are still happening today (though not as often) that might otherwise go unrecognized for years. I'm 58 and been a hard rock/metal musician on several occasions. I'M OLDER THAN METAL, and I've watched it develop. That Unleashed cover photo and the song titles were irresistible to me and my buds. Never seen its like before; nothing so stark and slick and brutal. And I was already well used to being into what we NOW see as precursor music, as I'd been into Sabbath for 8 years, and Rush for 2 or 3. It didn't feel "futuristic" in a sci-fi sense, though of course individual songs like Into The Void and Invader did, Rush very much did, and the whole Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album still does for some odd reason. (Maybe SBS could be the soundtrack for "Again, Dangerous Visions", if anyone gets that reference. I read and kinda understood the book at 10, and got and kinda understood the album at 12. IIRC they're sort of the same color.) The precursor bands also didn't feel "futuristic" in a precursor sense: metal wasn't even 10 years old, few of its fans were more than 18, and we barely even CALLED it "metal" until '79 or '80. We mostly called it rock-n-roll, and we deliberately excluded all other rock forms that also should have been called that. (Later, the "metal" and "HR/HM" labels let us separate our beloved music from all that other stuff.) Plus, people today forget that in '78ish several generations of rock-haters were still alive and still had social and political power. Our favorite bands influencing successive generations wasn't even a concept to most of us - we just lived in the moment. But in that moment things like Dissident Aggressor and Exciter definitely felt ultra-modern: 'this is pinnacle stuff; look how far music has come. How can you older people not love this band like I do??' We just knew it was something special, but it still felt like it was the right pinnacle for the time. Pinnacles which I was a fan of, in the order they made it big, are Zeppelin, Sabbath, mid-career Purple, Kiss (only for their image and show), Rush, Ramones,, Van Halen (whose influence created the entire SoCal Happy Shiny Party Metal scene - aka "hair metal"). Then there was an amazing new upstart called Rainbow with the well-known Ritchie Blackmore, a slamming drummer named Cozy Powell, and this incredible new guy Ronnie James Dio with the insane voice and the mystical-level presence. Then there was AC/DC, Priest, Maiden, and finally the first two Ozzy albums with Randy Rhoads (we knew he was special before he died). All very pinnacle at the time, and all became hugely influential. (FTR, I don't care about the short-lived influence of any of the mediocrities of Hair Metal or Grunge, despite a few really good genre-defying same-era bands like Queensryche and Stabbing Westward. Hair Metal was great stuff for a while, but it mostly just influenced hair metal, and that's the end of that family tree. Grunge was never metal in the first place, and so many of those self-haters have intentionally committed suicide by now anyway - which is an influence nobody needs - so I sincerely hope that's the end of THAT family tree.) TODAY'S PINNACLE is what yesterday's pinnacle felt like. Those kinds of artists are 1) ultra-modern and/or cutting edge, but still right for their day 2) have their own personality and 3) almost instantly make fans out of the wider set of genre lovers. That's who is influencing the next generations, in all genres, right now as I'm typing this. I'm too out of touch to tell you exactly who they are, but I bet some of YOU know. Well, maybe I discovered one about 48 hours ago. You'll instantly see their influences and that Exciter was ultimately the prototype - nothing pinnacle these days. But you'll also instantly see what this subgenre, and this band in particular, have to offer that DOES make them pinnacle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5rZdHuElrabaLM&start_radio=1&t=29s I hope the future agrees. \m/

[@artebirklaus]

Thank you for the glimpse into the past!

[@VaraLaFey]

@@artebirklaus Very welcome. OMG I went on and on about it, tho, didn't I?

[@Ausemere]

I loved your text. Unfortunately the link you pasted expired due to copyrights, would you mind typing the name of the band? As for pinnacles, I have only been listening to rock and metal since about 2004, but I'd say the one for me these days is Band-Maid. They are on the threshold between hard rock and metal but listen to "Blooming", "Secret My Lips" and "Non-Fiction Days" and tell me what you think. ;-)

[@valentinmuzikov3245]

How in the hell they made those vocal harmonics made in that time? Re-recorded or with somekind of harmonizer used?