10 Hard Rock Albums That Are Hated By The Fans

There are more than a few bands that killed in the '70s that weren't really able to survive the transition to the '80s. Even though there were bands like Queen who's stage presence translated perfectly to MTV, acts like Blue Oyster Cult and Neil Young were either left behind entirely or entered some of the rougher patches in their career. Judas Priest weren't going to go quietly though, until the synthesizers got brought in.

Considering what Priest had been up to at the start of the decade, hearing Turbo makes zero sense for them, having come off of legendary records like Screaming for Vengeance and Point of Entry. They had not finished experimenting though, and Turbo is the sound of them getting more in tune with the mainstream side of rock and roll, with the opening track Turbo Lover being the closest that they came to their more primal roots on the record. Outside of that one song, best of luck finding something that's as heavy as the early days, with Rob Halford going for a much more power pop oriented sound than before.

It's not like the production does it any favors either, sounding more like background music on '80s ESPN than anything else. The real nightmare though was what we could have gotten, with this record originally being released alongside Defenders of the Faith. Just imagine a world where you had a classic like Freewheel Burning and then Wild Nights, Hot and Crazy Days on the exact same project.