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Exciter (song)

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"Exciter"
Single by Judas Priest
from the album Stained Class
B-side"Dissident Aggressor"
Released19 May 1978 (Japan)[1]
RecordedOctober–November 1977, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire
Genre
Length5:34
LabelCBS/Sony (Japan)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Exciter" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest from their 1978 album Stained Class. It is the opening track and is an early example of speed metal.[4] According to former guitarist K.K. Downing their drummer Les Binks accidentally came up with the drum intro for the song at a soundcheck on their Sin After Sin tour.[5]

Canadian heavy metal band Exciter took its name from this song.[6]

1990 trial

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During the 1990 civil action brought against the band, "Exciter" was played backwards to the court. Lead vocalist Rob Halford demonstrated that, when played in reverse, the song appeared to contain the phrase: "I asked for a peppermint, I asked for her to get one."[7] This action showed that by playing any song in reverse, phrases could be formed by the human brain. The same point applied to "Better by You, Better than Me", which had a sound that could be interpreted as "do it".

Track listing

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In Japan, the song was released as a single in 1978. [8]

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Exciter"5:34
Side B
No.TitleLength
2."Dissident Aggressor"3:08

References

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  1. ^ "Judas Priest – Exciter". Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ Pattillo, Alice (8 October 2019). "The 50 Greatest Judas Priest Songs EVER". Louder. Retrieved 2 October 2021. Groundbreaking opening track Exciter is an early example of speed metal, a genre that would later influence thrash...
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (25 April 2018). "10 Pioneering Speed Metal Songs Released Before Thrash's Birth". Loudwire. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "10 Pioneering speed metal songs released before the birth of Thrash". Loudwire. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ K.K., Downing (20 September 2018). HEAVY DUTY : days and nights in judas priest. CONSTABLE. ISBN 978-1-47212-867-6.
  6. ^ "Interviews". Old.mirgilus.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  7. ^ Townshend, Tom (6 October 2009). "Judas Priest Cause Suicide – Debunking music's biggest myths". Entertainment.ca.msn.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Exciter". Discogs. 1978.
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