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Caviar & Meths
Music: Alan Atkins / K.K. Downing / Ian Hill
Lyrics: Alan Atkins (Instrumental)
Solos: No Specific Lead Break
Performed: 1971 - 1976

LIVE APPEARANCES

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BOOTLEG APPEARANCES

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Instrumental! No Lyrics Available!

This song was infamously cut short on this album, butchering one of the finest gems of Judas Priest's initial era. Though the songs origin is 1971, the performances over 1971-1974 saw it balloon into a 10-20 minute plus epic gig closer. Not only does this reveal the evolution of the band but was the most popular song the band had throughout the duration of Atkins' time. It was the decision to cut this track down that truly sunk the Rocka Rolla record.

While the other tracks that originally were going to be included on Rocka Rolla, like "Tyrant", "Genocide", "The Ripper" & "Victim Of Changes" all found their way onto the next album, the band's recording of this song with Rob; as well as a live bootleg from 1971 with performances of early Priest tracks like "Voodoo Rag", "Holy Is the Man", "Joey", "Mind Conception", "Whiskey Woman", "Demon Deceiver" - which was an early version of Dreamer from the Sad Wings Of Destiny album - and the full 14 minute version of this song, was lost by Gull Records.

Since Gull has been spared obscurity by repeatedly milking Rocka Rolla & Sad Wings for over four decades, I am quite certain they regret losing these precious recordings as well. Al Atkins would later record a semi-full version of the track 25 years later - in 1998 - on his album Victim Of Changes. I would highly recommend this performance.

Here are the '71 lyrics penned by Al Atkins that should have been on the original album.

I've got no home. I just pretend
Building a world of troubles till the end
Out all alone. Facing the cold
Nothing comes easy not like you all turns to gold
Situations never changed
It was meant this way
Never to own, always to strive
Just want a little piece of something in this life
Always the dreamer. Never to rise
Nothing comes my way not like you always the prize
Out on the road. Devil may care
That's the way I was meant to be - always to bear
Situations never changed
It was meant this way
Never to own - Always to strive
Just want a little piece of something in this life
Solo ( KK ) [ 2:32 - 3:33 ]
Shooting deals, chasing meals - Running from the wild dogs
Downtown's pretty if you know how to keep - Everything down on a lock
Greasing wheels, shining steel - Taking on the odd jobs
Gotta survive, just to keep alive - In this hot cross gun shop
Breaking laws, kicking down doors - Gotta find a way through
Out of this place, that lives off hate I was born into
City smoke, seems to hurt and choke - Got find some room to breath
Want to be like you, want to see the views - Want to taste the life of ease
Solo   ( K.K. )   [ 4:49 - 6:42 ]
© 1974 Blue Lake Music Inc.