This is why Judas Priest's TURBO is BETTER (sort of) than you think

Judas Priest 10th studio album Turbo, despite featuring such hits as Turbo Lover, Locked In, Hot For Love and many other, is known for dividing the Judas Priest fans for over 35 years now. Turbo is often blamed for being the most commercial sounding Judas Priest album, with Rob Halford, KK Downing, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill and Dave Holland going all-in on guitar synthesisers and embracing the new digital technology of 1986. And yet it might be Turbo, that has brought Judas Priest to the mainstream, while being one of the most emotionally difficult albums for Rob Halford.
And so, as we usually do in the Defenders of the Faith Series, let's take a look at some of the lesser known facts about Judas Priest - Turbo and Fuel For Life 1986 Tour Judas Priest embarked on shortly after Turbo's release.
As always, please don't hesitate to comment on anything you hear or see in the video, and don't forget that the next album which we will cover will be Ram It Down, so make sure to not miss those Judas Priest episodes on the channel.
Judas Priest - Turbo Tracklist:
Side one
1. Turbo Lover
2. Locked In
3. Private Property
4. Parental Guidance
5. Rock You All Around the World
Side two
6. Out in the Cold
7. Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days
8. Hot for Love
9. Reckless
Judas Priest - Turbo 2001 CD edition bonus tracks:
10. All Fired Up (Recorded during the 1985 Turbo sessions)
11. Locked In (Live at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri; 23 May 1986)
Songs left over from Twin Turbos:
1. All Fired Up - released on Turbo reissue
2. Red, White & Blue - released on British Steel reissue
3. Prisoner of Your Eyes - released on Screaming for Vengeance reissue
4. Turn on Your Light - released on Defenders of the Faith reissue
5. Ram It Down - released on Ram It Down
6. Hard as Iron - released on Ram It Down
7. Love You to Death - released on Ram It Down
8. Monsters of Rock - released on Ram It Down
9. Heart of a Lion - released on Metalogy
10. Under the Gun - still Unreleased
11. Fighting for Your Love - stillUnreleased
Judas Priest - Turbo 30th Anniversary Edition - bonus live CDs Tracklist:
Disc one
1. Out in the Cold
2. Locked In
3. Heading Out to the Highway
4. Metal Gods
5. Breaking the Law
6. Love Bites
7. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
8. The Sentinel
9. Private Property
10. Desert Plains
11. Rock You All Around the World
Disc two
1. The Hellion
2. Electric Eye
3. Turbo Lover
4. Freewheel Burning
5. Victim of Changes
6. The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)
7. Living After Midnight
8. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
9. Hell Bent for Leather
00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Twin Turbos
02:58 - Track by track
04:04 - Synth it up
06:29 - A tough year
08:30 - Fuel for Life
10:09 - Tune it down
10:42 - Top Gun
11:35 - Artwork
12:17 - Electric Bolero
13:46 - Money
16:43 - Attention, kids
17:57 - Verdict
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[@MetalPilgrim]

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[@MonsterMovieMan13]

To this day "RECKLESS" is my favorite song off this album and is a hard rocker classic!

[@bpr154]

Great song I agree.

[@benedictdonald4338]

It’s a fantastic song and one of their best ever.

[@monsterdoc]

Oh hell yes!

[@machupikachu1085]

I came here to post this, but you beat me to it. If this was on the Top Gun Soundtrack, it may have been their biggest song ever. Oops! :D

[@Scottocaster6668]

@@machupikachu1085 Reckless is better than Top Gun 😆😆

[@arvispinkletter5324]

Turbo. Heavy on the cheese, and the fun. And some really over-the-top guitar solos. If this is a pop album, a guy like me is pleased to hear a pop album full of shredding and riffs. The guitar synth sounds were an interesting dimension, and sometimes really cool, like on "Out in the Cold". The inclusion was a continuation of a bit of usage on songs like "Love Bites" from the previous album.... but in a more all-out upfront approach rather than just as coloration. The short-lived "pop-metal guitar-synth era" was kind of interesting... "Somewhere in Time", "Afterburner", maybe even "Hysteria" is in there.... a certain sound and approach that was a bit of a trend that quickly disappeared. There are some albums where you can just hear them and go "oh yeah, this was during 1986-1988"... even the songwriting approach was a part of it.

[@MetalPilgrim]

That’s absolutely true! One thing though, I feel like modern power metal bands are actually inspired by those albums and use them quite heavily. Battle Beast or Gloryhammer being just a few

[@arvispinkletter5324]

@@MetalPilgrim Yeah I guess some of that is coming around again. It sure took a long time though! Battle Beast is a great example. Pop-powermetal sometimes leaning on synthwave and even disco

[@tieukhavu8832]

@@MetalPilgrim Prisoner was recorded 1985 during Turbo but was put into the Vengeance album from 1982 (Not in actuallity - Which would confusing - ????) - Bonus Track Version from 2001

[@AprilSBarnes]

I LOVE Turbo. Locked In is SUCH an underrated song!!!

[@hanspersson2015]

I discovered Judas Priest with the Turbo album and I was hooked forever after that. Songs such Locked in, Out in the cold and Reckless are pure music magic and classics in my book

[@briansauer6695]

Screaming For Vengeance was my first Priest experience, but Fuel For Life was my third concert ever, with Krokus opening. I loved this album right out of the gates and my buddy loved it so much, he'd have the cassette in for weeks! My girlfriend at the time wasn't a Priest fan but was a real rebel and loved Parental Guidance!

[@conorknott2683]

Locked In is my fav Turbo song

[@mjg1312]

I freaking love Turbo. Being only 23 years old, I had the whole band catalog at my disposal when first listening and I can appreciate the diversity of sound each album brings - no 2 albums sound the same!!

[@marmadukecarruthers7398]

i don't care how hated it is, Turbo is one of my top 5 Priest albums

[@MetalPilgrim]

That’s pretty strong. I’ll be honest… I appreciate it, yet it does not make it to top 5 of mine

[@coolguyfunguy2307]

Agree totally top five Priest all-time. Best track here is undoubtedly Hot for Love. The harmony and solo is what sells it

[@jayeee2756]

Yeah, love it too.

[@DGinNC]

In the bottom 3 for me.

[@johndiamond4088]

Parental Guidance is the band's worst track of all time ... the first 4 tracks off side 1 of Turbo are unacceptable

[@NegaafellagaTV]

I've always loved this album, not every album needs to be brutal and hardcore!

[@husq48]

No they don't, but they don't need to be lame either!

[@MrOctober44]

That's true, but it just doesn't have good songwriting. To each their own.

[@DGinNC]

How dare you.

[@jaydemetrick8399]

I like Turbo. It's a fun album. Out in the Cold is the strongest song. Considering it was inspired by his boyfriend's suicide, it gives me a chill up the back of my neck every time I hear it. Amazing song. Very mature and soulful writing which really stands out amongst the lighter fare.

[@Kitzishot]

I love everything about Judas Priest and Turbo is at the top of it.

[@dmnddog7417]

I can't remember exactly, but the first JP album I purchased as a kid in the 80's was either "Turbo" or "Priest...Live." I still have those original vinyl. They're a bit worn now. That "Turbo" era introduced me to them and then I purchased more of their material. They became my favorite metal band. Those commercials are hilarious! I'd never seen them before.

[@arvispinkletter5324]

Twin Turbos would have been cool. It was supposed to be half-retrospective half-modern and I think that would have pleased some of the people who frown at Turbo. But it also wouldn't have been as focused, and would have been a higher price point, so maybe it wouldn't have sold as well with people who were new to the band. Who knows. All I know is, I'd like to have heard what it would have sounded like if all 19 songs got fully finished at that point in time. To me, this album is better than Ram It Down, which has some good songs and some stuff that sounds like it was just thrown together at the last second.

[@MetalPilgrim]

Yes, one thing is to release a song exactly after it has been written, and another - after a certain amount of time. Diamonds and Rust would be a perfect example of that!

[@GonFerrer90]

You can hear the other half actually. Ram It Down has a lot of that material, but finished, and there are the B-Sides. =)

[@timg185]

This was the 80s and everyone sold albums. I don’t think a really good act like Priest would have had a problem with sales.

[@MetalPilgrim]

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[@JorgeGonzalez-wn3wv]

Nice!!

[@MetalPilgrim]

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[@Fiendstein]

Personally ive always Loved it Due to its Mega 80s synth/metal sound. Almost nothing takes you right back to 1986 than the intro to Turbo Lover...

[@kingastaroth7912]

This album for me always had a really dark and heavy atmosphere, not in the album itself, but around... Now I know the truth, it was mostly because of Rob's depression... Amazing

[@olastokken7670]

The title track is the best song on the album IMO. The intro synth guitar, the song building up gradually and the slow tempo in the beginning of the guitar solos before kicking up the tempo again is what makes this song so great. There will allways be people that hate when a band try something new. If it had an impact on Power metal bands, I can’t tell, because I dont listen much to that genre. But for me this album is in my top 5-6 list over Priest albums, nr. 1 is Defenders of the faith🤘😎

[@mickd4610]

Turbo Lover was the first JP song I heard back in 1986. I was hooked and their biggest fan since. Doing a great job mate. From Australia.

[@andreasdeutinger7319]

the guitar solo on turbo is an all time great. instantly makes me smile.

[@Tomasco13]

My first Priest concert was in Hershey, PA on the Ram it Down tour and crowd went absolutely bonkers when the roadies played the opening of Turbo Lover during the sound check. I've seen them 5 or 6 times since then, and every time it's played it gets the same reaction. I can respect them for doing something new on Turbo, but I think it does sound better with the synths stripped away.

[@lokibottleoff9550]

I actually came to buy my first Priest CDs (freshly released Angel of Retribution and a Best Of Compilation) just because I heard Turbo on a Best Rock Songs CD of my dad. Since Then, priest got to be my favorite band and the Logo was my first tattoo when I got 18. So this song has a special place in my heart for the rest of my life

[@Danimal77]

You forgot 2 songs from the Turbo sessions that were released. There were 5 (not 3) Turbo session b-sides released as bonus tracks when they remastered their discography in 2001. They were: "All Fired Up" (released on the Turbo reissue), "Prisoner Of Your Eyes" (released on the Screaming For Vengeance reissue), "Red, White And Blue" (released on the British Steel reissue), "Turn On Your Light" (released on the Defenders of the Faith reissue), and "Heart Of A Lion" (released on the Metalogy box set). That leaves 2 unreleased songs from the Turbo sessions (considering the other 4 were placed on Ram It Down). Those remaining 2 that are still unreleased are: "Under The Gun" and "Fighting For Your Love" (as you already mentioned). Last thing to point out, Rob re-recorded "Heart of a Lion" and "Prisoner of Your Eyes" in the studio in 2000-2001 for his Live Insurrection compilation album he did with his band Halford and he even played Prisoner of Your Eyes live on Rockline in 2002. Lastly, do you know if the 4 songs from the Turbo sessions that were placed on Ram It Down were re-recorded during the Ram It Down sessions, or are they the original recordings from the Turbo sessions?

[@baphometazrael1892]

What about living bad dreams? From the Painkiller bonus track?

[@hmonster1XL]

Great video! So much insight. Really am jealous of the demo Rocka Rolla LP!!

[@NeverLostRoamer]

Nice work, I really liked this video

[@arvispinkletter5324]

Favourite tracks: "Turbo Lover", "Rock You All Around the World", "Out in the Cold", "Hot for Love"

[@timcolder2789]

"Locked in" would be mine but would not disagree with your choices.

[@LauraKnotek]

Favourite track "Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days"

[@Nunya.Bidness]

YES! Do an episode on Heavy Metal Parking Lot 🤘

[@thiivala]

I have always thought the opening riff on Hot For Love sounds like it "should have Been" on Ram It Down. It sounds like it was written for Hard As Iron or something 😀. Twin Turbos concept explains it why. Cool!

[@image30p]

Turbo didn't bother me. I was used to hearing some synth sounds. Eliminator was released in 1983. I saw the tour, which was great. Very polished, smooth production. Everything about it was different than Defenders. It was "geared" more toward the audience. Very theatrical. A song like Parental Guidance was obviously aimed at adolescents. Kind of like Star Wars. When you went into the arena there were barely any people over 25. Mostly kids. *strongest song. Locked In. Because of the cool driving riff, modulation in the chorus and the leads. 2nd is Out in the Cold

[@barrysmith839]

Reckless, Reckless, Reckless. Would be the best song on most rock albums that have ever been released. Thank God, it isn't in Top Gun because it is the best jewel on a great, great album. Turbo isn't Sad Wings Of Destiny or Stained Class but it is an essential Judas Priest album.

[@machupikachu1085]

I respectfully disagree. Priest were chasing mainstream success. That song would have been one of the best songs on the Top Gun soundtrack which sold like 10 million copies. What a great song to introduce people to the band, and they could still play it live. As a matter of fact, it would probably be their biggest song in America, instead of some hidden gem on the back of an album. Cheers!

[@arvispinkletter5324]

That TV ad was hilarious

[@MetalPilgrim]

Haha I know right? I rewatched them several times😂

[@patricklarsh7063]

My first concert and they were awesome. Dokken opened. It just shows how Priest made every album different than the last And Parental Guidance was a kick in the face to PMRC

[@AntonioAdame1]

Nice video!

[@anti7928]

Bought Turbo the day it was released.. Saw the Fuel for life tour and it was excellent... But then again saw most of the Priest tours since 1979 and they were always incredible...

[@MetalPilgrim]

That is awesome! Which is your favourite tour?

[@anti7928]

@@MetalPilgrim Hard to say but if i had to pick the Defenders tour would be it.. First time i saw Priest was 1979 or 80 they opened for Kiss on the Dynasty tour i was 12 at the time.. Wasn't sure really who Priest was but wasn't long after that i got British Steel and been a fan ever since..

[@MetalPilgrim]

This is so great to hear! Keep rocking, man!

[@briansauer6695]

@@anti7928 Very cool! Screaming For Vengeance was my intro to Priest and I was instantly hooked!. Fuel For Life was my 3 concert ever, behind Maiden's Powerslave with Twisted Sister opening and Triumph/Helix in my hometown in '85. What a great time to be a teenager eh?

[@acdcking1234]

The whole album is great

[@WHACK_space_rock]

Great info...back when it was released, I almost felt betrayed... though I recognized what they were doing and the innovation involved, still I was very disappointed at the time... Turbo Lover as heard live in concert, however, is quite impressive, I have to admit, and very fun.... I guess somethings have to be experienced live to fully appreciate them...

[@dave928]

if you didn't get to see them on the 1986 Fuel For Life Tour, all you have to do is watch the "Priest Live!" DVD. opening the show with "Out in the cold" was completely EPIC. probably the best JP show ever. great album.

[@pbrduddy9852]

Turbo lover was the song that actually got me into priest

[@brucem4813]

Thank you. Great job. For me the song "locked in" is my favorite. This was actually one of the first two cd's I ever bought the first was Accept Metal Heart. I saw this concert also in South Florida with Dokken as the opening band. They sounded tremendous. The stage show was also amazing.

[@manueljrhernandez5544]

35 years of Turbo Lover!! Wow!! It's

[@MetalPilgrim]

*What is YOUR favourite song from Turbo and why?*

[@TheRealJawbreaker]

Okay, so my favourites are Hot For Love, and a cliche one… Turbo Lover

[@arturoalmazan5262]

none lol

[@jmfifa_]

Reckless, Turbo Lover, Private Property, Hot for Love and Out in the Cold

[@mikeriville2359]

Thank you Metal Pilgrim, love all of the great JP info you provide. 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@bpr154]

It's an awesome album, people don't like it because it's different from previous albums. Simple as that

[@rickydyson4449]

Hated it for years but it's aged well 🤘

[@jordyzelaya1459]

Saw JP on that tour @ The Oakland Arena,sold out show,over 18000 headbangers. Dokken opened the show.One of my all time favorite concerts,remember it vividly even though it was over 35 years ago. Somebody hung a Turbo sucks sign way up in the nosebleed section,true fans ripped it down.I still listen to Turbo,great album.

[@stevenstockham6577]

Locked in. Straight out. I still watch Johnny Be Good monthly. Never seen anyone do it better. Judas Priest's biggest hook is that one can dance or exercycle for health to it. I have never heard anything like it and I work at a high end bicycle shop. Never seen anything like it. Keep bringing us the reasons. Thnk you.

[@mikefron8976]

I loved this Album!!! I played constantly during the summer of 86!!

[@leefruits7241]

United may have been the first JP song I heard, but Turbo was the first album I bought, and I was hooked. Reckless is by far my favorite track. Though I did run Out in the Cold through my mind when running cross country for a steady pace.

[@jimmyr204]

Proud to say, I still love Turbo! My first Priest album. Lifelong fan since then. Went back and grabbed the whole catalogue. A snapshot of 80's metal that brings back great memories.

[@leatherscarecrow3884]

Turbo is pretty cool, catchy 80s rock/pop album + you can still hear the Judas Priest in it. They had done some goofier songs before (Hot Rockin'), and Turbo is definitely goofy in some parts (Locked In), but also emotional in others (Out in the Cold), twisted (Reckless) and kicking ass (Turbo Lover). The other songs are really popy, but they had also done some pop sounding songs before (Evening Star, Living after Midnight). From my perspective, it's not as heavy or deep as Class, Screaming or Sin, but it definitely has some elements from previous albums. Defenders had some synth elements and you can still hear some goofiness on the legendary Painkiller. Don't forget, there were albums like Rocka Rolla or Point of Entry, and yes, those albums were not epic, but they still have the soul of Judas Priest, so the Turbo does. Ram it Down was a bridge between Turbo and Painkiller in some ways, so we should be happy for Turbo. As I have already said, Painkiller reminds me Turbo in some parts (for example Touch of Evil).

[@mushmouth789]

Turbo is an awesome release by an awesome Heavy Metal band. If not for this album we would not have all the awesome Power Metal bands of today. Judas Priest is the lineage of Power Metal, and IMO Turbo is the starting point of the new breed of Power Metal bands. I strongly suspect that Freedom Call have based their image, style and sound off of Turbo. And that is a good thing. Turbo is one of the albums where every track made it to my “Best of Judas Priest” playlist on my iTunes library and apple devices (don’t pretend you don’t have a similar playlist yourself, or you wouldn’t be here!). Whereas releases like Nostradamus have a few tracks contributing to said playlist. Songs like Reckless, Locked In, Out In The Cold, and the title track release happy chemicals in my brain and are certified Heavy Metal Ear Worms. If the synthesiser opening of the Turbo track doesn’t fill you with utter excitement (though admittedly for a very different reason than say, the drum fills opening Painkiller), then you are missing out. Painkiller is great to push your workout, Reckless is for when your having a bad day and need cheering up. Such is the power of (Metal) music. The cassette of Turbo lived in my Walkman for months on release and I still visit this release on my iPhone regularly. Turbo is Metal and is what I would categorise as a “Summer Album” in feel, along with Blizzards of Ozz, or 1987. As an extremely wise young man once said in a Judas Priest documentary “Judas Priest are number One!” I’m enjoying these video’s, keep ‘‘em coming.

[@BattleofTrenton]

I love the sound of it I love the sound of synth albums, where it deals with heavy-metal. The only drawback is when they play live they don’t use the same since or if they play a smaller venue and they cheat or they use backing tracks to create those sounds, but if they were to play alive, show with no, since it has sound good, it has to be next level.

[@hadara69]

Class of ’87 here. When this came out I was into it but could defintily understand why other teen Metalheads weren’t, especially when the video for “Turbo Lover” hit. We never saw any of those commercial spots here in the U.S. that I can remember. “Reckless” is still choice Priest! Inspiring, invigorating, and positive yet aggressive AF. And that blistering SOLO!! 🤘👹🤘 As to its mass appeal, I remember some normy douche in my class (junior in '86) UNironcally saying to me, “At least Rob doesn’t look like a f***et anymore…” Lol! Whatever helps you dig 'em now, Biff.😄 Thanks for giving “Turbo” some love!

[@danielgonzaleztejedor9486]

Turbo was big surprise, for good. Very very catchy songs. And I know Defenders of the Faith by heart. They did great and it worked, live too.

[@Watergrovey]

Yes for the parking lot movie video!

[@kenwheeler3637]

On release day I remember going to the mall with my friend. I bought Turbo and he bought the new Van Halen album, 5150. Seen them on the Fuel for Life tour as well. I guess my favorite track off the album would be Out in the Cold, which is also the one they opened up with at that show. Although I've always liked it I must admit to being a bit dissapointed at their more accessible approach to it at the time.

[@DominusLuna]

Never finished listening to Turbo. Almost every Priest album before this was Gospel.

[@valeriotagliaferri2125]

I liked the way the band made it and I just can't get it enough of listening to this album. It's full of fun, which lacks in many metal albums to me, and it's a shame that they made "Ram it down" heavier to justify themselves with the hardcore fans because it's not the way it was meant to be. It takes guts to take new decisions when you are a well-established band like them and they won the challenge. Definitely. "Locked in" is my favourite tune because it's well balanced between their style and the (then) new stuff. HEAVY METAL RULES...please do definitely an entire episode about "Heavy Metal Parking Lot"!

[@brianlittle9202]

I have always really liked Turbo but my favorite album by them is Sad Wings of Destiny. I'd love too hear that album rerecorded today.

[@blueberrypie8691]

Love Turbo & it was my very first; before Turbo the only 2 songs I knew were heads are gonna roll and breaking the law both of which I loved.

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

Again says the old guy who was there when it happened: Priest weren't the first heavy metal artists to use synths in the 80s, nor was Turbo the first Priest record to use synths. Though it's not as prominent as the synths on Turbo, there are keyboards on Sad Wings of Destiny (where my copy even credits Glenn Tipton as playing "Guitar and keyboards"), Killing Machine/ Hell Bent for Leather, and Stained Class. In terms of other artists, Dio began releasing keyboard-heavy metal albums in 1983, with Black Sabbath using keyboards on Heaven and Hell, Mob Rules (giving sythns a whole track), and Born Again. Keyboards are central to Deep Purple's sound, and Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and even Venom had used keyboards prior to Turbo's release. (That's not even getting into Van Halen, whose status as "metal" is debatable now but whose inclusion under the heavy metal banner was near-universal in the 70s and 80s.) We didn't hate Turbo because of the keyboards. We hated it because it looked and sounded like weak-ass pop-friendly MTV crap at a time when bands like Metallica and Slayer were redefining what metal could be.

[@jamiealder-martin9994]

Turbo is easily my most frequently listen to Judas Priest album

[@gogorecords89]

My opinion: If 80s Judas Priest was a five star-restaurant menu, you have great apetizers like British Steel-Point of Entry, the best main dish ever Screraming for Vengeance- Defenders of the Faith and then it comes. The ultimate desert: Turbo!!! It is so good that is almost a gift from the band to the fans. Everytime I listen to it, I can hear the band say "listen this rare diamond, cause you'never have the opportunity to listen to something similar from us"! And of course Turbo was the best ending to this era and a great chance for an epic Tour and Live Recording Album/VHS !

[@michaelevans3477]

Reckless was my second favorite song after Turbo Lover.

[@mickfrendo8212]

TURBO has enough meat and bone to shake the floors and walls. TURBO is fast and vibrant, living up to its name from start to finnish. Thankfully, Judas Priest weren't infatuated with this novelty sound for too long, ending with a high on Ram It Down. Your style of reviews are great !!

[@Gate2Mankind]

LOVE TURBO!! definitely has lots of cheese but such a authentic a representation in its time. Hated it at first but now wearing it and a must in their discography!

[@paulwalsh2344]

A standout, deep track on Turbo has got to be "Private Property"... "You think you're cool and got it all You think you run the scene I don't believe how you'd conceive That you're good enough for me You think you've got it all sewn up But I'll cut you right down to size The way I figure you don't exist So you'd better realize..." and "You live in a fantasy I don't even care. If you're lookin' for sympathy It ain't here !" ... That's 50 lbs of attitude in a 20 lb bag no matter how you look at it ! And Rob may not be showcasing his signature screams on "Private Property", but he sings those lines with the attitude and inflection only Rob can give them !

[@lighthousexiii2391]

Out in the Cold, Hot for Love, Reckless, Turbo Lover, Locked in... all great songs from a top album.

[@jerkjoker1]

I thought I was the only one that likes "out in the cold"... I'm surprised and glad to see so many people mentioning it in the comments. 🤘 Suddenly, it doesn't feel so cold 🔥 😁

[@SuperMario2401]

I listened to it recently and liked it quite a bit

[@pabloalba2472]

J.Priest like Queen,no problems with RnRoll music,another hit

[@paulwalsh2344]

This is a top 5 album for me... just cutting out Point of Entry because of songs like "Troubleshooter", "All the Way" and "You Say Yes" compared to Turbo's "Rock You All Around the World" and "Parental Guidance" for lame songs. Now what Turbo's got going for it..."Private Property", "Out In The Cold", "Wild Nights, Hot and Crazy Days", "Turbo Lover" and "Locked In" which are wicked songs no matter what people say about the guitar synths and "lame" or "commercial" songs.

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

Reckless and Locked In are the best tracks in my opinion. Fuel for Life tour was my first time seeing Judas Priest. They had already been my favorite band for a few years at that point.

[@maxpower4868]

Im not a big fan of this album but I think its so cool that they went from this to Painkiller in just a few years

[@DocSolstice]

Let´s say it like this: considering what other bands in these times did (Hair Metal, 80´s styling etc.) the album is absolutely ok. ;) Could have been worse... I like the synths... and it contains "Out In The Cold"!!

[@RockaRolla6969]

Reckless

[@DEFKONSIXTYSIXlml]

A much better album than ANYTHING that came after it. Yes that includes the holy immature offerings on Painkiller

[@MetalPilgrim]

Wow, that’s a rather strong praise for Turbo! And how would you compare it to the Judas Priest earlier material?

[@DEFKONSIXTYSIXlml]

@@MetalPilgrim 1.Screaming.2. Defenders 3.Point 4.Sin 5.Turbo 6.British 7.Hellbent 8.Sad Wings 9.Ram it 10.Jugulator 11.Painkiller

[@MetalPilgrim]

That’s a really interesting order, I have to say! Thanks for sharing it

[@benedictdonald4338]

It’s hard to say it’s better than all that followed, but I do agree that Painkiller is dumb and very immature. Quite overrated. Fact: their 70s output is 99Kx better than all that followed.

[@DEFKONSIXTYSIXlml]

@@benedictdonald4338 absolutely agree!! \m/

[@abmendez7102]

10:10 @should make a video, we have example of Opeth's Deliverance. Standard tuning, heavey AF

[@jasonpike9626]

When I first got this album, I was a bit shocked because the opening track didn't sound like Judas Priest at all, but it was a great song in its own way, something in between Metal, New Wave (proto- Hip Hop) and as I now know Industrial - at that time I would have compared it with New Romantic music. It wouldn't have been so much of a shock if I'd already heard the Screaming For Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith albums, which were already incorporating a slight Industrial element, but my previous listening experience was Scoop 33. I think Turbo Lover possibly inspired the music to the animated sci-fi series Ulysses. I had long liked the synth sounds that were featured on this album, but previously they had gone with what I then considered boring music that had no other merits in my opinion at that time, so now I was getting the best of both worlds. Still, my favorite songs from the album don't feature those sounds: Rock You All Around the World and Parental Guidance were were just what I loved Judas Priest for, the one skyrocket elating and the other something between that and ice cold cutting, especially the solo. Some of the other songs on this album have lost their appeal to me, not because of the synth element but because they are too light. I think there can be a conflict between instant likeability and what people will still want to listen to decades after buying it. I think the album was also riding the zeitgeist in 1986 but can sound dated today, apart from my two favorite tracks, which are in classic old school Power Metal style and Turbo Lover which is a classic song in its own right. Remember, the revival in the Popularity of Heavy Metal had its way paved for it by Transvision Vamp and was spearheaded by Europe and Bon Jovi. But that in turn created the audience for Thrash Metal that would completely change the direction of Metal development. I actually liked Judas Priest's next album, Ram It Down, a bit less when first got it than I had liked Turbo, which is not to say I didn't like it, but it felt as though instead of leading the field Priest were now imitating their on imitators (especially Motley Crue). Perhaps it felt more dated because it was so similar but time had passed. Taking up the best sides of Thrash Metal but still keeping their characteristic melodies and vocal style on Painkiller both modernised Judas Priest and was more to my taste. I suppose I most like music that is completely over the top! To conclude, like you, I consider it far too good an album to be dismissed as Rubbish (especially given its influence on other metal bands) but coming fro the band that also recorded sad Wings Of Destiny, Sin After Sin, Unleashed in The East, Defenders of The Faith and Painkiller, no way does it make my top 5, either. Even if you're looking for a more sing-along album, British Steel has better songs. But I would caveat that by saying one of my favorite songs is on Turbo, and a song with one of my favourite guitar solos.

[@HighOnFire1997]

I absolutely love Turbo and Ram it Down and prefer it over Painkiller and Screaming for Vengeance. But I don't get why they didn't include the bonus tracks on Turbo itself instead of scattered on other remastered albums. Wasn't Heart of A Lion recorded during the Turbo sessions too?

[@oldtimer1294]

Love Turbo, and always liked Out in the cold song!!!

[@Marco_Cadabra]

Love Turbo to death. Not a single weak track for me. Out in the cold is one of my favorite songs ever.

[@GonFerrer90]

Turbo, Locked In and Reckless. My favorites.

[@hockeyeverything4339]

We were all metal fans back in the day, and Priest were at the top of the mix of bands we loved. When this came out, we were all in shock. They also revealed the brand new look in on stage attire. Priest were not admired by anyone I know at that time. It was a pretty big risk for Priest

[@petersinger4133]

Turbo is my favorite Album from Judas Priest hands down... still think it's the best! An extremely classic loving friend of mine even liked Parental Guidance - generally he despised Heavy Metal!

[@Sundaymike1]

You absolutely need to do an episode for Heavy Metal Parking Lot!! That mini-movie is EPIC!!!! Id love to hear what dirt you would dig up on it.

[@magnusbjrnstad4314]

Turbo is my favorite Judas Priest after Defenders Of The Faith. People might hate Turbo and the synths, but JP did use synths on DOTF as well (e.g.: The Sentinel).

[@guysmiley7289]

"they were the first ones to blend it (synthesizers) into a heavy metal album" There are a few examples of this being done, KMFDM being one.

[@MetalPilgrim]

That’s true. But didn’t they start a bit later?

[@tupacamaruiv5804]

I don’t consider KMFDM metal. They are industrial. Many of the guitar riffs are sampled. Like the song that uses Angel of Death. I saw them open for Ministry in 1988. Nothing metal about the live show. They were good. Unfortunately for them, Ministry with Ogre from Skinny Puppy, Mike Scaccia and the chain link fence completely killed it. It is one of my top shows. A year after KMFDM formed The Young Gods from Switzerland were sampling heavy riffs. I have no idea what kind of sampler they used starting out but it required cassettes to play.

[@guysmiley7289]

@@tupacamaruiv5804 Who cares what you consider metal? The broader community considers them metal and there are guitarists in the band who play, guitar.

[@JorgeGonzalez-wn3wv]

For an album thats older then me its not bad lol my favorite track is turbo lover but the rest of the album has some really catching tunes as well

[@MetalPilgrim]

Definitely has a lot of catchy songs, I think that was exactly the purpose and the band and Tom Alom purposefully left all the other ones away from it

[@tribus4]

I think Out in the Cold is strong and no question to lead off on this album. During this Era, the style of music was unique Indeed. I think this ran along side bands like Billy Idol a few years earlier that has that powerful rockin sound and the essence of their eras respectively. Listen to the bands play and it's hard and adds to that attitude.

[@justsomedude5727]

I like this album, i actually think its better when it leans more into the synth elements like turbo lover, out in the cold, and hot for love, the other songs are good but remind me more of point of entry era pop rock songs

[@acdcking1234]

I love turbo my first priest album I listened to along with ram it down

[@somethinburnin]

9 years old I got this for Christmas 1990. I played the living shit out of it!!!

[@mariolivesocial5459]

An album with "Turbo lover", "Out in the cold" and "Private property" can only be unforgettable.

[@therealunclassified]

This album is good for nostalgic reasons for me. I lived it as a kid. But I prefer other priest albums. I really prefer the early 70s priest. Thays my favorite sound. From the sound of the recording to the music and writing itself.

[@jameschavez6400]

It Made Sense First They Made Defenders If The Faith&Then Turbo That We Had To Defend At School Being Taunted By Yells ,Disco Priest

[@zeem3366]

Hey this album brought Priest to a whole new audience, is it commercial? Yes but is it a wicked album, Hell Yeah. I still love this album

[@brianelkins8604]

I live this album. Reckless is one of my favorite Priest songs.

[@jerseyforhawks]

In 1986, I was 22, and ready for the bookend to Screaming for Veng. And Defenders. Hated Turbo, even bought the album, and remix EP. Now, 30+ years later, I love the song Live, the rest of the LP is unmemorable. As of a result ,I went on a very long Priest hiatus. I can not even name a Ram it Down song. TURBO brought in many new MTV fans, at the expense of British Steel / Screaming for Vengeance fans. TURBO is Priest's only non Heavy Metal album, yeah, I said it.

[@Emmitt1800-cf8nh]

I still hate all but "Out in the Cold and "Reckless" TBH. I understand what they were doing. They thought DOTF was as far as they thought they could take Classic Heavy Metal. Dont like Tuebo, but you're not wrong to say that Turbo was groundbreaking. (Not long after i heard Turbo, i bought Sad Wings of Destiny and Sin After Sin and found my favorite Judas Priest-era metal. Again, not arguing. But we can all have our own opinions. Very well-done, sir!

[@rodrigofernandezcastineira3712]

"Hot for love". Severely underrated.