Sinner (Judas Priest song)

Infobox Song
Name = Sinner
Artist = Judas Priest
from Album = Sin After Sin
Released = April 1977
Recorded = January 1977, Ramport Studios
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 6:53
Label = CBS, Inc. (UK) & Columbia Records (US)
Writer = Halford, Tipton
Producer = Roger Glover & Judas Priest

"Sinner" is the first song of the album "Sin After Sin", by the classic Heavy metal band Judas Priest.
It's considered one of the most classic songs of "Judas Priest" and have been played till' "1988 Tour". Now, after twenty years, the song is being played live again.
In the video "Metal Works", the band members have made many commentaries about the recording of the song:

" 'Sinner' - What an epic! Weird timing... It was Ken's party piece for a while..."
- Ian Hill, Metal Works liner note, 1993

"Yeah, I kinda extended it. I'd do all my theatrics, the Jimi Hendrix bit, under the strobes! When it was good, it was good, and when it was bad, it was awful and none of the rest of the band knew when to come back in!"
- K.K. Downing, Metal Works liner note, 1993

Also Deep Purple's former member Roger Glover have made a comment about the recording:

"I do remember one occasion in Ramport Studios where K.K. was going to take a solo - and I'd never experienced this before: He went into the studio, put his guitar on, turned all the stuff up and got the sound, and said, 'OK, let's roll the tape and see what happens.' The tape started rolling and he immediately started going into all his stage movements - sorta 'throwing shapes' as they call it. I thought to myself, 'Why is he doing that? We're in the studio.' And I said to him, 'Why are you doing that? Why don't you just concentrate on your playing?' And he said, 'Well, that's part of the playing. The way I feel is the way I move and it influences the music.'".

The song was played live in the albums "Unleashed in the East" and "Priest...Live!".

References

[http://members.firstinter.net/markster/SINAFTERSIN.html Sinner info]