Having reinvented themselves as an arena metal act with the hugely successful British Steel, Judas Priest naturally opted to stay the course with Point of Entry, keeping things simple while adding a bluesy boogie in places, a sound they hadn't really attempted in quite some time.
However, where British Steel's simplicity was an effective reworking of the band's sound, Point of Entry's songs aren't always up to par, making its less well-crafted tracks sound like lunkheaded, low-effort filler.
When Point of Entry works, it works well -- "Heading Out to the Highway," "Solar Angels," and "Desert Plains," for example, are great, driving hard rock songs, but British rock anthem hits "Don't Go" and "Hot Rockin'" seem oddly generic given Priest's reputation for inventiveness.
Even if Point of Entry is somewhat disappointing overall, though, it's partly because of the album's genre-transforming predecessors; it does have enough good moments to make it worthwhile to diehards and fans of the group's more commercial '80s output.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heading Out to the HighwayK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Don't GoK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Hot Rockin'K.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Turning CirclesK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Desert PlainsK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Solar AngelsK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | You Say YesK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | All the WayK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | TroubleshooterK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | On the RunK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 253 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom (Colonel) Allom | Producer |
| 2 | Louis Austin | Engineer |
| 3 | John Berg | Cover Design |
| 4 | K.K. Downing | Composer, Guitar |
| 5 | Rob Halford | Composer, Vocals |
| 6 | Ian Hill | Bass |
| 7 | Dave Holland | Drums |
| 8 | Judas Priest | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Art Kane | Photography |
| 10 | Glenn Tipton | Composer, Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |