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Song/band trivia, info & facts: 'Breaking the Law' & Judas Priest! But first some political HUMOR: George Bush - Breaking the Law! Is the law of the land in the United States defined by the American Constitution or by George W. Bush and his cronies? Do signing statements, executive orders, warrantless secret searches< moreSong/band trivia, info &
facts: 'Breaking the Law' &
Judas Priest! But first some
political HUMOR:
George Bush - Breaking the
Law!
Is the law of the land in the
United States defined by the
American Constitution or by
George W. Bush and his
cronies? Do signing
statements, executive orders,
warrantless secret searches
and fake news indicate Bush is
above the law - or breaking
the law?
Bush ordered the NSA to break
the law. Period. He should be
'held accountable' or whatever
the buzzword is today and pay
for this.
George Bush is using the
National Security Agency to
conduct surveillance on
American citizens without the
consent of any court. After
initially refusing to confirm
the story, the President has
admitted to personally
overseeing this domestic
spying program for years and
he says he intends to continue
the program.
These actions explicitly
violate a law designed to
protect US citizens.
The Bush administration has
ignored the 1978 Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act
which requires the National
Security Agency to apply for a
warrant if it wants to
eavesdrop on telephone calls
or e-mails inside the United
States.
The Bush administration is
using the Treasury Department
and the CIA to mine American
banking records, all in an
effort to find the next
terrorist cell.
The wiretaps -- combined with
Bush's assertion of the power
to hold American citizens
indefinitely as 'enemy
combatants,' the authorization
of harsh treatment of
prisoners and his use of
signing statements to declare
how he will interpret laws
passed by Congress -- have
'brought our republic to the
brink of a dangerous breach in
the fabric of the
Constitution.'
Since British Steel was
released, 'Breaking the Law'
has been a popular staple at
some of Judas Priest's most
famous performances, most
notably at the Vh1 Rock
Honors. The performance
version of the song has
evolved since 1980: at first,
the band would play it the
original way it was made. As
time progressed, you can see
that when the riff is played
[and even when the song starts
in recent performances], the
band lines up from Halford to
Downing to Tipton and to Hill
as Halford hits the string and
Downing does the fingering.
Also, before the song ends
[the final time the riff is
played], Halford, Tipton and
Downing line up side to side
and move from side to side to
the tune of the music. Even
how the song was played as
changed: originally, the song
was played according to the
music video and original
performance, but, soon, the
song got slightly faster and
added a solo by Downing in
between the second chorus and
the final riff.
The song Made VH1's 40
Greatest Metal Songs making
the list at 40.
Trivia
The song's chorus was
frequently sung by the
characters Beavis and
Butt-head whenever they did
anything (knowingly) illegal.
It was also parodied on Beavis
and Butthead as 'Washing the
Dog'.
The song was used in Scarface:
The World Is Yours.
On the episode of The Mighty
Boosh entitled 'Electro', a
folk rock version of the song
is played in the closing
credits
Artists who have covered this
song include:
Anal Cunt (on Another EP)
Therapy? (on the single
Nowhere, 1994)
XnmE (on Metal Madness
1980-1989)
Kristallnacht
Unleashed (on Across The Open
Sea)
Doro (on Classic Diamonds)
The Cooters (on their 1995
album Invasion Of The Cooters)
Ensiferum
Hammerfall - All of the band
members switched instruments
for this version, and Oscar
Dronjak, who sang, dressed in
a manner similar to Rob
Halford's iconic biker gear
look.
Los Mox
Barcode
Ghouls Black Death
Hayseed Dixie
Pansy Division
Mavericks
Sturm Und Drang
Supersuckers
Judas Priest are an English
heavy metal band formed in
1968 in Birmingham. Originally
formed by guitarist K. K.
Downing and bassist Ian Hill,
Judas Priest's core line-up
consists of Downing, Hill,
vocalist Rob Halford and
guitarist Glenn Tipton. They
have been cited as an
influence on many heavy metal
musicians and bands. Their
popularity and status as one
of the definitive heavy metal
bands has earned them the
nickname 'Metal Gods.'[1]They
have sold over 35 million
albums worldwide.
In the October 2006 issue of
'Classic Rock' magazine Rob
Halford stated the only songs
on his iPod are his own work
and Queen (of which he has
their entire catalog).[17]
Judas Priest, along with Rick
Derringer, opened for Led
Zeppelin at Zeppelin's last
concert in the United States
on July 24, 1977.
The video documentary Heavy
Metal Parking Lot was created
by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn
in 1986. It documents the
heavy metal fans waiting on
May 31, 1986 for a Judas
Priest concert (with special
guests Dokken) at the Capital
Centre (later renamed US
Airways Arena) in Landover,
Maryland.
On August 15, 2002 PETA sent
the band's management a
request to stop wearing
leather onstage. It was even
reported that they asked the
band to change the name of
their Hell Bent for Leather
album to Hell Bent for
Pleather. Judas Priest
responded that they wear
artificial leather, but PETA
still protested that this
could encourage listeners to
wear real leather. [18]
In 2003, former drummer Dave
Holland was accused of
sexually abusing and
attempting to rape a
17-year-old boy with learning
difficulties who was studying
drums with Holland at the
time. On January 23, 2004,
Holland was found guilty of
those charges and others, and
on February 13, Holland was
sentenced to eight years in
British prison for those
crimes.[19]
On February 3, 2006, a new
concert taped in Budokan,
Japan, called 'Rising in the
East', debuted on VH1 Classic,
showcasing a shaven-headed,
bearded Halford and 3 decades
of metal standards.
The PC and Xbox 360 video
game, Prey and the PlayStation
2 console games Guitar Hero
and RoadKill include You've
Got Another Thing Comin' on
their soundtrack, as does
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,
which features the song on
rock station V-Rock. In the
prequel, Grand Theft Auto:
Vice City Stories, V-Rock
features the song Electric
Eye. RoadKill also includes
'Headin' Out to the Highway,'
back-to-back with the
aforementioned song on its
classic rock pseudo-radio
station. In the newest
addition to the Guitar Hero
franchise, Guitar Hero Encore:
Rocks the 80s, Electric Eye,
including it's intro, The
Hellion is featured.
The PlayStation 2 video game,
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
features 'Turbo Lover' as a
song on the game's soundtrack.
Its sequel Gran Turismo 4
features 'Freewheel Burning'.
'Beavis and Butt-head' often
sing 'Breaking the Law' when
they are doing various legal
or illegal acts. In one
episode Beavis finds a worm,
and Butt-Head sings 'Night
Crawler'.
The song 'Breaking the Law' is
also featured on the
soundtrack to the PC, PS2 and
XBOX game Scarface: The World
is Yours
The Bloodhound Gang song 'Lift
Your Head Up High' includes an
extended reference to the
Subliminal Message trial,
going so far as to parody the
concept of playing a song
backwards.
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Judas Priest cover 'Breaking
the Law' a hard rock, heavy
metal classic performed by
JACK for the first time at
Estonian Motorcycle Club 39
(Eesti MC39
http://www.mc39.ee) biker
party in Ã?ksi, Estonia in
Europe. JACK is James Graff
(vocals, guitar) Urmas Voe
(drums) and Albert Lass
(bass).
Here is the VH1 greatest metal
songs:
40. 'Breaking the Law' - Judas
Priest - PLEASE CHECK OUR
VIDEO - THANKS
39. 'I'm Eighteen' - Alice
Cooper
38. 'Balls to the Wall' -
Accept
37. 'Smoke on the Water' -
Deep Purple - PLEASE CHECK OUR
VIDEO - THANKS
36. 'Wait and Bleed' -
Slipknot
35. 'Metal Health' - Quiet
Riot
34. 'Paranoid' - Black Sabbath
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THANKS
33. 'High 'n' Dry' - Def
Leppard
32. 'Thunder Kiss '65' - White
Zombie
31. 'Rock You Like a
Hurricane' - Scorpions
30. 'Whiskey in the Jar' -
Metallica - PLEASE CHECK OUR
VIDEO - THANKS
29. 'Caught in a Mosh' -
Anthrax
28. 'The Beautiful People' -
Marilyn Manson
27. 'Run to the Hills' - Iron
Maiden
26. 'Refuse/Resist' -
Sepultura
25. 'Cowboys from Hell' -
Pantera
24. 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt
Cheap' - AC/DC
23. 'Freak on a Leash' - Korn
22. 'Enter Sandman' -
Metallica - PLEASE CHECK OUR
VIDEO - THANKS
21. 'Paradise City' - Guns N'
Roses
20. 'I Wanna Rock' - Twisted
Sister
19. 'Man in the Box' - Alice
in Chains - PLEASE CHECK OUR
VIDEO - THANKS
18. 'Slave to the Grind' -
Skid Row
17. 'Live Wire' - Mötley
Crüe
16. 'Walk' - Pantera
15. 'Bulls on Parade' - Rage
Against the Machine
14. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
- Niravana - PLEASE CHECK OUR
VIDEO - THANKS
13. 'Rainbow in the Dark' -
Dio
12. 'Bring the Noise' -
Anthrax & Public Enemy
11. 'Peace Sells' - Megadeth
10. 'Ace of Spades' -
Motörhead
9. 'Crazy Train' - Ozzy
Osbourne
8. 'Raining Blood' - Slayer
7. 'The Number of the Beast' -
Iron Maiden
6. 'Detroit Rock City'-KISS
5. 'You've Got Another Thing
Comin'' - Judas Priest PLEASE
CHECK OUR VIDEO
4. 'You Shook Me All Night
Long' - AC/DC - PLEASE CHECK
OUR VIDEO - THANKS
3. 'Master of Puppets' -
Metallica
2. 'Welcome to the Jungle' -
Guns N' Roses
1. 'Iron Man' - Black Sabbath
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