I just listened to KK's Priest for the second time in as many days to see if things changed with subsequent listens.
I still think this is probably one of Ripper's better moments, although there are few brief moments where I think he's pushing too high for himself.
The twanging is good and about what I expect from KK after the debut album. Is it any better or worse than his younger days? Well it's not worse, he's still got good guitar chops, but I don't know that's it's better either.
Although the track listing is short, only 9 songs, the album still comes in over 40 minutes, but to me it drags on a bit with the last two or three songs. For me it's an album of two halves, the fist half being better than the second.