"Exciter" | |
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Song by Judas Priest | |
from the album Stained Class | |
Released | 10 February 1978 |
Recorded | October–November 1977, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire |
Length | 5:34 |
Label | CBS, Inc. (UK) Columbia Records (US) |
Songwriter(s) |
Rob Halford Glenn Tipton |
Producer(s) | Dennis MacKay, Judas Priest |
Stained Class track listing | |
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"Exciter" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, from their 1978 album Stained Class. It is the opening track and is an early example of speed metal.
During the 1990 civil action brought against the band, "Exciter" was played backwards to the court. Lead vocalist Rob Halford demonstrated, when played in reverse, that the song appeared to contain the phrase: "I asked for a peppermint, I asked for her to get one." 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".