A sketchy and underfocused debut, Rocka Rolla nonetheless begins to delineate the musical territory Judas Priest would explore over the remainder of the decade: frighteningly dark in its effect, tight in its grooves, and capable of expanding to epic song lengths.
On the other hand, Rocka Rolla is also murkier, less precise and powerful in its riff attack, and more blues-based; the stylistic debts to Black Sabbath and Deep Purple are obvious at this juncture, although they would become much less apparent on subsequent releases.
The compositions alternate between short songs and extended suites; some are decent, but overall they don't establish a real direction and tend to plod aimlessly in many of the longer pieces.
Mostly a curiosity for hardcore fans, Rocka Rolla definitely hints at Judas Priest's potential and originality, but doesn't always suggest the quantum leap in vision that would occur with their very next record.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One for the RoadK.K. Downing, Rob Halford | Judas Priest | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Rocka RollaK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Never SatisfiedAl Atkins, K.K. Downing | Judas Priest | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Run of the MillK.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | Play | 08:34 | 19 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | Dying to Meet YouK.K. Downing, Rob Halford | Judas Priest | Play | 06:18 | 14 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Caviar and MethsAl Atkins, K.K. Downing, Ian Hill | Judas Priest | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 7 | Deep Freeze | Judas Priest | Play | 01:20 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 8 | Winter Retreat | Judas Priest | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | Cheater | Judas Priest | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 183 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Atkins | Composer |
| 2 | Bryce Attwell | Cover Photo |
| 3 | Rodger Bain | Producer |
| 4 | K.K. Downing | Composer, Guitar |
| 5 | Rob Halford | Composer, Harmonica, Vocals |
| 6 | Ian Hill | Bass, Composer, Guitar (Bass) |
| 7 | John Hinch | Drums, Drums (Snare) |
| 8 | Masanori Ito | Liner Notes |
| 9 | Alan Johnson | Photography |
| 10 | Judas Priest | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Krusher | Liner Notes |
| 12 | John Pasche | Concept |
| 13 | Vic Smith | Engineer |
| 14 | Glenn Tipton | Composer, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 15 | Brad Wrolstad | Graphic Design |
| 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). |