Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS: 1988 Footage Of 'Victim Of Changes' Recording Sessions
December 20, 2010Vintage 1988 footage of original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins laying down a version of the PRIEST classic "Victim Of Changes" for his "Judgement Day" solo album can be viewed below. Also available is a previously unseen footage of the recording sessions for the "Time After Time" song from "Judgement Day" featuring Paul May (TEMPLE DOGS) on guitar and Pete MZ Emms (THE VASELINE RATS) on bass.
Atkins is the co-writer of several PRIEST songs which are included on the band's first two albums, "Rocka Rolla" and "Sad Wings of Destiny", both of which eventually went gold. Atkins co-penned the heavy metal classic "Victim of Changes", which was a combination of Rob Halford's song "Red Light Lady" and Atkins' own "Whiskey Woman". He also co-wrote "Winter", "Never Satisfied", "Dreamer Deceiver" and "Caviar and Meths".
In 1989 Atkins released his debut solo album, "Judgement Day", to great acclaim. But it was "Heavy Thoughts" and "Victim of Changes" (the latter being his collaborative album with ex-JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland) that brought him strong sales and critical acclaim around the world.
JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill penned the foreword to Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins during the writing of Neil's book "The Story Of Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith" (Omnibus Press) — was released last year via Iron Pages.
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