While some musicians live in a vacuum while burrowing in the studio, the real world can still encroach upon and inspire them.
Such was the case when British metal band Judas Priest and producer Tom Allom stepped into Ascot Sound Studios on Ringo Starr's 72-acre estate of Tittenhurst Park in February 1980.
Although they were enjoying the splendor of the former Beatles drummer's spacious Georgian mansion and adjacent studio outside of London, the political and social strife going on under the administration of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher echoed loud and clear in their comfortable nest.While Priest were not known for being a political animal, there was a new sense of insurgency to frontman Rob Halford's lyrics and delivery. "I think I was.
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