The band's membership has seen much turnover, including a revolving cast of drummers in the 1970s and the departure of singer Rob Halford in 1992. Tim "Ripper" Owens, formerly of Winter's Bane, replaced Halford in 1996 and recorded two albums with Judas Priest, before Halford returned to the band in 2003. The current line-up consists of Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis. The band's best-selling album is 1982's Screaming for Vengeance, with their most commercially successful line-up featuring Ian Hill, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, guitarist K. K. Downing, and drummer Dave Holland. Tipton and Hill are the only two members of the band to appear on every album.
Halford's operatic vocal style and the twin guitar sound of Downing and Tipton have been a major influence on heavy metal bands. Judas Priest's image of leather, spikes, and other taboo articles of clothing were widely influential during the glam metal era of the 1980s. The Guardian referred to British Steel as the record that defines heavy metal. Despite a decline in exposure during the mid-1990s, the band has once again seen a resurgence, including worldwide tours, being inaugural inductees into the VH1 Rock Honors in 2006, receiving a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010, and having their songs featured in video games such as Guitar Hero and the Rock Band series. In 2022, Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Studio albums
Rocka Rolla (1974)
Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
Sin After Sin (1977)
Stained Class (1978)
Killing Machine (1978)
British Steel (1980)
Point of Entry (1981)
Screaming for Vengeance (1982)
Defenders of the Faith (1984)
Turbo (1986)
Ram It Down (1988)
Painkiller (1990)
Jugulator (1997)
Demolition (2001)
Angel of Retribution (2005)
Nostradamus (2008)
Redeemer of Souls (2014)
Firepower (2018)
Invincible Shield (2024)
05- Victim Of Changes
Judas Priest Lyrics
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The liquor you give stems your will to live and gets right to my brain
Don't you know you're driving me insane
You're tryin' to find your way through life
You're tryin' to get some new direction
Another woman's got her man
But she won't find no new connection
Things look better when she's through
Take another look around, you're not goin' anywhere
Realized you're gettin' old and no one seems to care
You're tryin' to find your way again
You're tryin' to find some new
Another woman's got her man
But she won't find a new
Takes another drink or two
Things look better when she's through
You 'bin foolin' with some hot guy
I want to know why is it why
Get up get out you know you really blew it
I've had enough, I've had enough, good God pluck me
Once she was wonderful
Once she was fine
Once she was beautiful
Once she was mine (She was mine)
Now change has come over her body
She doesn't see me anymore
Now change has come over her body
She doesn't see me anymore
Changes, changes, changes, changes
Victim of changes
No, no, no, no
The lyrics to Judas Priest's song "Victim of Changes" are about a man's frustration and pain in dealing with his partner's alcoholism. The singer is driven insane by the whiskey woman's destructive behavior, which is not only ruining her own life but is also affecting his mental state. He tries to reason with her by telling her that she is not going anywhere, but she continues to drown herself in alcohol in an effort to find some direction in her life. The singer is left feeling helpless as he watches another woman take her man, but he knows that she won't find a new connection.
The chorus of the song suggests that the woman is masking her pain with alcohol, and that things appear better to her when she is drunk. The singer is both angry and frustrated with the situation, and can't understand why the whiskey woman is fooling around with another man. He decides that he has had enough and that it is time for him to move on, as he is the victim of changes that have come over her body.
This song is a prime example of Judas Priest's early heavy metal sound, with its powerful guitar riffs and screaming vocals. It has become one of the band's most popular songs and helped establish them as one of the pioneering bands of the heavy metal genre.
Line by Line Meaning
Whiskey woman don't you know that you are drivin' me insane
Your love for alcohol is driving me insane.
The liquor you give stems your will to live and gets right to my brain
Drinking liquor makes you lose the will to live and affects my brain as well.
Don't you know you're driving me insane
You're not aware how much your behavior is affecting me.
You're tryin' to find your way through life
You're struggling to find your way in life.
You're tryin' to get some new direction
You're trying to change and find a new path in life.
Another woman's got her man
Another woman has found her man and is happy in her relationship.
But she won't find no new connection
She won't find any new partners because she's happy with her current one.
Takes another drink or two
You keep drinking more to escape your reality.
Things look better when she's through
Drinking temporarily makes things look better for you.
Take another look around, you're not goin' anywhere
You haven't made any progress in life and are stuck in the same place.
Realized you're gettin' old and no one seems to care
You're starting to feel old and ignored by others.
You're tryin' to find your way again
You're trying to find your path in life once more.
Another woman's got her man
Another woman has found her partner.
But she won't find a new
She's content with her current partner and won't find a new one.
You 'bin foolin' with some hot guy
You've been fooling around with another man.
I want to know why is it why
I want to know why you did that.
Get up get out you know you really blew it
Leave, you know that you've made a mistake.
I've had enough, I've had enough, good God pluck me
I've had enough and I need to break free from this situation.
Once she was wonderful
You used to be amazing.
Once she was fine
You used to be good.
Once she was beautiful
You used to be beautiful.
Once she was mine (She was mine)
You used to be mine.
Now change has come over her body
You've changed as a person.
She doesn't see me anymore
You don't see me like you used to.
Now change has come over her body
You've changed as a person.
She doesn't see me anymore
You don't see me like you used to.
Changes, changes, changes, changes
Changes keep happening.
Victim of changes
You're a victim of all these changes.
No, no, no, no
The situation is unacceptable.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALAN ATKINS, GLENN TIPTON, KENNETH DOWNING, ROBERT HALFORD
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tedmich
This ranks as one of KKs best VOC solos, just great, sorely missed
NooDLES411911
Priest was my first ever concert in 2006 when I was 16. My dad took me and we rocked out hard all night. This would've been the same tour probably
𝔵𝔈𝔶𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔒𝔫𝔢𝔵
My absolute favorite of them.
GigVids 2009
Abso-FUCKING-lutely
Damon Martinez
hail the priest.... KK Downing and Glen Tipton were the best pair..my opinion
Plymouth Road Runner
You are a lucky man. I'm a huge Thin Lizzy fan.
ronforeman
I saw Thin Lizzy open for Queen in 1977, with Scott Gorham and Gary Moore. Wish they had taped THOSE shows for "Live & Dangerous." Then we'd be saying "Brian who?"
But as great as Gary was, John Sykes was was a better team player with Phil Lynott and brought real fire power to the band live.
Plymouth Road Runner
+Damon Martinez
They are awesome! Shenker ans Jabbs from the Scorpions and Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson from Thin Lizzy.
jordi grau
Mis respetos a los otros grupos , pero para mi Judas Priest es el mejor grupo de Heavy Metal Tradicional , acojonantes.
Omar Cardenas
Son los Dioses del heavy metal 🤘👌