Al Atkins

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VICTIM OF CHANGES 07:34 Tools
Never Satisfied 05:00 Tools
Winter 04:51 Tools
Mind Conception 03:52 Tools
MONEY TALKS 06:21 Tools
Demon Deceiver 05:43 Tools
Caviar and Meths 07:14 Tools
CRADLE TO THE GRAVE 04:06 Tools
BLOOD, DEMONS AND WHISKEY 04:11 Tools
SENTENCED 06:19 Tools
BLEEDING 05:44 Tools
DROWN 04:17 Tools
DREAMER DECEIVER 06:24 Tools
Black Sheep of the Family 04:03 Tools
Metanoia 02:34 Tools
Holy Is the Man 05:16 Tools
A VOID TO AVOID 09:45 Tools
GOD HELP ME 07:07 Tools
The Melt Down 04:07 Tools
Good Lovin' runs deep 06:42 Tools
Heavy Thoughts 06:12 Tools
Go 04:00 Tools
Every Dream 05:32 Tools
Coming Thick And Fast 04:55 Tools
Time After Time 07:10 Tools
I got your Letter 06:22 Tools
Judgement Day 06:14 Tools
Nothing's Lost 05:49 Tools
Dreams Of Avalon 06:01 Tools
If You Should Leave Me Now 05:20 Tools
Eastern Promise 07:44 Tools
Victim Of Love 05:05 Tools
Sacrifice 06:58 Tools
Run River Run 06:55 Tools
Left Out In The Cold 07:00 Tools
Turn Around 06:01 Tools
Price of Love 04:42 Tools
When Love Steals the Night 04:28 Tools
the deepest blue 05:47 Tools
Little Wild Child 05:07 Tools
Mind Conception (Demo) 04:06 Tools
The Meltdown 04:02 Tools
GIVE THEM HELL 05:18 Tools
Love At War 04:06 Tools
Winter (feat. Ian Hill, Rob Allen & Paul May) 05:18 Tools
Mind Conception (feat. Rob Allen & Paul May) 04:06 Tools
cradle to the grave (bonus track) 04:06 Tools
Coming Thick and Fast (feat. John McCoy, Rob Allen & Paul May) 04:06 Tools
A Void to Avoid (feat. Stu Marshall, Tsuyoshi Ikedo, Rob Allen & Paul May) 04:06 Tools
Never Satisfied (feat. Ian Hill, Rob Allen & Paul May) 04:06 Tools
Victim of Changes (feat. Roy Z Ramirez, Ralf Scheepers, Rob Allen & Paul May) 06:23 Tools
Money Talks (feat. Rob Allen & Paul May) 06:23 Tools
Dream deceiver 06:23 Tools
Love at War (feat. Chris Johnson, Rob Allen & Paul May) 06:23 Tools
Cradle to the Grave (feat. Rob Allen & Paul May) 06:23 Tools
sentenced (bonus track) 06:19 Tools
The Shallowing (Unplugged) 03:26 Tools
Victim Of Changes [Requested by metalmom] 03:25 Tools
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Alan John "Al" Atkins (born 11 October 1947 in West Bromwich, Birmingham, England) is a hard rock vocalist, perhaps best known for his association with Judas Priest. He began his musical career in 1964, singing in a succession of blues-rock outfits before forming a band in September 1969, named Judas Priest (named after the Bob Dylan song The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest). Featuring a musical direction unrelated to the future metal band, this band lasted until October 1970, developing a small following in Birmingham before splitting up over creative differences. By this time, bands such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were emerging, and Atkins was interested in pursuing a similar direction. Fellow Birmingham musicians K.K. Downing and Ian Hill had similar musical interests, so they teamed with Atkins to form a new band called Freight. Atkins did not like the name, so he suggested they be called Judas Priest, as he had rights to the name. After gaining a following in Birmingham, the Atkins-led Priest recorded a demo in 1971, which attracted the attention of Tony Iommi's management but failed to endear them with any of London's major record labels. Though the gigs began to improve, the band also had to contend with higher overhead, and no record deal was in sight. As Atkins had a young daughter to support, he was forced to leave Priest in 1973 in favor of a day job. He was replaced by Rob Halford, who found himself singing many songs that were originally written by Atkins. Consequently, the album Rocka Rolla gives a portrait of Atkins' original vision for the band. Atkins eventually formed another band, Lion and went solo after it dissolved. Atkins has retained close ties to his former Priest bandmates, who assisted him on Victim of Changes, which featured rerecorded versions of songs he had written in the early 1970s. Solo discography: Judgement Day (1990) Dreams of Avalon (1992) Heavy Thoughts (1994) Victim of Changes (1998) Demon Deceiver (2007) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.