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**Janszoon** · 10-27-2014, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

I love this album! For me its perfect foot stompin bar music in the vein of AC/DC. Nothing fancy, just some killer guitar riffs, & in rock, that's all you really need. All hail Saxon!

I've never liked AC/DC much so maybe that's my issue.

Unknown Soldier · 10-28-2014, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

It's certainly not a coincidence that I've found I enjoy this album far more in the car than I do at home: Saxon really have a knack for writing solid driving tunes. "Princess of the Night", "Midnight Rider", "Fire in the Sky" and "Denim and Leather" are the strongest examples, but even the lesser songs on here magically sound pretty damn good when you're behind the wheel blasting them.

I'd say that Saxon were probably the most representative of all bands of the NWOBHM and as you've said most of their best material revolves around songs designed for driving down a freeway. To get the whole package you need to really listen to Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law as well, as all three album imo are classic NWOBHM albums, also Bill Byford is in many ways the archetypal metal vocalist of this movement as well.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I've never liked AC/DC much so maybe that's my issue.

I don't like AC/DC much either, but I'm still a huge Saxon fan.

William_the_Bloody · 10-28-2014, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I've never liked AC/DC much so maybe that's my issue.

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I don't like AC/DC much either, but I'm still a huge Saxon fan.

Oh no say it ain't so!!!

You know what I find interesting though, for a band that's always attracted rednecks, mass fights and riots at their concerts, they are some of the shortest guys in the business, not that it matters, but they look a lot bigger on stage!

Cliff Williams 5 ft 7
Bon Scott 5 ft 6.
Brian Johnson 5 ft 4
Malcolm Young 5 ft 3
Angus Young 5 ft 2