'Priest' very rarely let the side down, but 'Turbo' was a disappointing and uncharacteristic effort, yet surprisingly they decided to release a live album on the back of it? The track listing in my opinion leaves a lot to be desired, with very little from their early period, although five of the fifteen songs are taken from 'Turbo'. Thankfully the performances are as strong as you would expect from a band of 'Priest's' distinction, with plenty of energy coming across, although the production is fairly flat for a live album, especially by current standards.

Astonishingly 'Out in the Cold' taken from 'Turbo' is chosen to open the show and while it's one of the better cuts from that album, it's not particularly indicative of 'Priest' especially with the excess of keyboards. 'Heading Out to the Highway' ensues and despite displaying some great 'Halfords' vocals, stays very close to the studio counterpart, while 'Metal Gods' ebbs and flows nicely, before the old favourite 'Breaking the Law' fails to disappoint. 'Love Bites' makes a surprise, but worthy inclusion at this point, which comes complete with a fine brooding approach that works well live. An energetic and enjoyable rendition of 'Some Heads are Gonna Roll' follows, before the live stable of 'The Sentinel' assaults your speaker, just the way it should. Two tracks from 'Turbo' are introduced at this point, the first being the fairly awful and atypical commercial sounding 'Private Property', while the anthemic 'Rock you all Around the World' is a slight improvement, but I could live without ever hearing this live. Back into more classic territory is the 'Screaming for 'Vengeance' gem 'Electric Eye' which comes right back at you with purpose. The title track from 'Turbo' makes an appearance at this junction and despite this possibly being the finest cut from the aforementioned and a solid live working, isn't really essential listening. The pace is thankfully lifted with the pulsating 'Freewheel Burning' which is executed with purpose and all told is a thoroughly enjoyable version, unlike 'Parental Guidance' which nobody needed to hear on a studio album and certainly shouldn't have made it onto a live release. The album concludes with two old school gems, the first is the live favourite 'Living After Midnight' which is a nice accurate run-through, while You've Got Another Thing Coming' closes in strong form with plenty of audience participation.

Bonus live tracks included with the remastered version of 'Priest…Live' are for the most part better than those reviewed above, but still fit in pretty well as they were also taken from the 'Fuel for Life' tour. First off is a rigorous rendition of 'Screaming for Vengeance' and although 'Rob' doesn't come across as cleanly as on the above tracks, there seems to be more energy and purpose in the performance. 'Rock Hard, 'Ride Free' continues in a similar vein and all told is a good run-through of a song which isn't heard live very often. Last up is a very fine brisk working of the classic 'Hell Bent for Leather', which includes an excellent concert closing extended wind-down.

If you are expecting another 'Unleashed in the East' you are going to be sadly disappointed, but there are some decent renditions here worth hearing.