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[J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:38:40 PM
Finally confirmed,the new Saxon album will be called "Call To Arms" and should be out in April! Edited at: Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:47:02 PM
[jimmyjames] Monday, January 03, 2011 5:24:05 PM
Well I purchased Lionheart yesterday and have listened to it twice so far. Have to say it was pretty good and I'm sure it will get even better with a few more listens.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, December 31, 2010 5:17:02 PM
Oh yeah,make no mistake about it Saxon "fucked up thier career" in the 80's from "crap" like Ride Like The Wind. The band's first 5 studio LPs are cool but they actually have 6 straight albums that are not good from Crusader 1984 to Forever Free 1992 then they turned thier career around starting from 1995 Dogs Of War album till now.
But yeah they really "sucked" in the mid to late 80's man,they were a freakin "joke" but people still think they are like that but they are not. Biff even said he wishes that he never "sold out" to the American market with the MTV glam rock scene,he said he regrets it very much and wishes that those albums were better,he doesn't even like the 1986 "Rock The Nations" album at all,as hecan't stand to listen to it. Saxon's Biff Byford always says that Saxon plays a mix between traditional british heavy metal that fits into the category with Judas Priest and Iron Maiden but they also have half thier albums that is traditional "rock" as well. Slow Lane Blues is a bluesey track off the new album and its a classic.
Thanks to Tina from Walsall England for getting me into Saxon in 2005,Tina you rock!
Sweet, thanks for the advice. I actually played Man and Machine on my show a couple of weeks ago. Cool track. A lot of their stuff is good. I have changed my tune about Saxon a bit since I realised they weren't all about that Ride Like The Wind shit.
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[jimmyjames] Friday, December 31, 2010 4:37:07 PM
Sweet, thanks for the advice. I actually played Man and Machine on my show a couple of weeks ago. Cool track. A lot of their stuff is good. I have changed my tune about Saxon a bit since I realised they weren't all about that Ride Like The Wind shit.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, December 31, 2010 4:12:08 PM
Man And Machine -Lionheart
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, December 31, 2010 4:09:34 PM
Saxon - To live By The Sword - 2004 Lionheart This song totally kicks ass! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:42:44 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
I am going to by a couple of Saxons later albums and check them out.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Saxon - Valley Of The Kings - Into The Labyrinth - 2009 Another excellent Saxon track of quality and consistancy.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, December 31, 2010 4:00:25 PM
Thats cool Jimmy. With a "couple" meaning "2" then if I had to recommend an album to check out it would be 2004's "Lionheart". The next album I would check out is 2007's "The Inner Sanctum". Those are Saxon's best 2 albums but only in my opinion,there are some songs that are better than others as like all albums but on those 2 albums I actually like every song on both albums,that is very unusual for me.
Usually there are at least 2 songs out of 10 that I end up not liking,but like every track on both LPs. You may find a couple of tracks on these LPs that you don't like but hopefully you'll like the majority of both albums,you should still get 8 songs off each album that are quality and 8 songs makes up an album's worth at least.
I am going to by a couple of Saxons later albums and check them out.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Saxon - Valley Of The Kings - Into The Labyrinth - 2009 Another excellent Saxon track of quality and consistancy.
Edited at: Friday, December 31, 2010 4:01:45 PM
[jimmyjames] Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:42:44 PM
I am going to by a couple of Saxons later albums and check them out. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:54:34 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Saxon - Valley Of The Kings - Into The Labyrinth - 2009 Another excellent Saxon track of quality and consistancy.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:54:34 AM
Saxon - Valley Of The Kings - Into The Labyrinth - 2009 Another excellent Saxon track of quality and consistancy.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, December 28, 2010 2:14:14 AM
Saxon Demon Sweeny Todd - 2009 Into The Labyrinth album - totally kick ass British Heavy Metal! Edited at: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 2:14:28 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, December 27, 2010 4:42:13 PM
BATALLIONS OF STEEL - first track off the current album Into The Labyrinth(2009)one of Saxon's top 10 best tracks ever written. Judas Priest will always be the Godfathers of British Heavy Metal but with thier retirement Saxon takes the torch and continues heavy metal's traditional paths. Edited at: Monday, December 27, 2010 4:45:25 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, December 27, 2010 4:38:37 PM
Who would of thought back in the 80's that it would be Saxon that ended up ontop of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden in writting "quality" and "traditional" british heavy metal albums and with quality consistancy? I always thought that in the end Priest and Maiden would shape up in time to release thier best albums late in thier career but it has been anything but that.
Saxon is the band out of the 3 that ended up writting thier best material at this stage in thier career and with them giving thier fans a 19th studio album in March 2011 they haven't yet said anything about retireing but if they do at least we will get this new studio LP,that is fucking awsome!
I'll bet that Saxon will record thier 20th studio album in 2013,they are extremely motivated when it comes to writting albums. If this new studio album turns out excellent in quality ect...then they will have 8 studio albums in a row that are the band's best material,we'll wait and see.
The only reason there is a 3 year gap between 2001 and 2004 is because the label wanted Saxon to record "Heavy Metal Thunder" which is a re-recorded CD of tracks from the 80's and there is a 3 year gap between 2004 and 2007 because Biff's house burnt down in France,otherwise there would be an album every 2 years and actually there would be yet even another studio album out.
Dogs Of War ---------------1995
Unleash The Beast-------1997
Metalhead-------------------1999
Killing Ground--------------2001
Lionheart--------------------2004
The Inner Sanctum-------2007
Into The Labyrinth---------2009
New Album in March -----2011
These are Saxon's 7 best albums in my opinion and we'll wait and see if the new album is good quality song writting....
Saxon is a great band that unfortunately never really hit it big here in the states
it's a shame that they dont come around very often they've always been one of my favorites
Edited at: Monday, December 27, 2010 5:08:19 PM
[the highway terror] Thursday, December 23, 2010 11:51:15 PM
Saxon is a great band that unfortunately never really hit it big here in the states
it's a shame that they dont come around very often they've always been one of my favorites
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, December 17, 2010 5:04:09 PM
Very cool Jimmy. Heavy Metal Thunder is a very classic quality Saxon track. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, December 10, 2010 5:44:46 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Here's some Saxon for you JD, I'm sure you've seen it before though
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J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Saxon to release thier 19th studio album in March 2011 !!!!!! This is great news for Saxon fans after getting out hearts ripped out today,at least its something to look forwards to.
[jimmyjames] Friday, December 10, 2010 5:44:46 PM
Here's some Saxon for you JD, I'm sure you've seen it before though
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J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Saxon to release thier 19th studio album in March 2011 !!!!!! This is great news for Saxon fans after getting out hearts ripped out today,at least its something to look forwards to.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, December 07, 2010 5:15:23 PM
Saxon to release thier 19th studio album in March 2011 !!!!!! This is great news for Saxon fans after getting out hearts ripped out today,at least its something to look forwards to.
[Head banger] Friday, October 29, 2010 8:21:32 AM
I aint a neo anything. I am original! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:20:00 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
You, sir, are a "neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie!" BWWAHAAAAAAHAAAA!!!
Head banger wrote:
like totaly dude...
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
I don't know why HB, but the use of the word "fail" like that makes me laugh. Are you trying to talk like the trendy kids of today, HB?
J.D., I think Judas Priest did take some lessons from Saxon in regards to releasing albums every two years or so, at least in the 80s... and then they released the disaster (for some, and probably for them) that was Turbo, which took two years to make after the release of DOTF. But then again, they got back with Painkiller, which also took two years to make after the release of RID. One size does not fit all, IMO, especially if it becomes incompatible with the work ethic of a band. How is JP's work ethic now? Well...you be the judge. They're either writing new material right now, or still relaxing, or waiting for Rob to come back from his tour with his solo band so that they can begin writing, or...something else. (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, October 28, 2010 5:45:48 PM)
Head banger wrote:
they could take lessons from Justine Beiber if it meant we would get a new album. 4 in 2 decades, with one of these completly useless, 2 with a "backup" singer.... FAIL!!!
guidogodoy wrote:
I'd actually argue AGAINST Priest "taking lessons from Saxon." While I personally like Saxon and even admire the speed in which they produce new material, it cannot be denied that they do not hold a candle to the mighty Priest in terms of overall popularity worldwide. That goes for now and before. Sure, the same argument could and has been made with Priest vs. Maiden but Saxon isn't even in the running. Hell, Motorhead even swamps them. Why?
I've often asked myself the same question about Priest. Sadly, I too am on the "blame marketing" bandwagon. Over the years, I do think that the "label" has really made some really poor judgement calls in the marketing of Priest. What about Saxon? While I, along with many, see Priest shirts in airports and cities around the globe (albeit sporadically) , I rarely if EVER see a Saxon shirt. Mention them and very few even recognize the name. That even goes for classic metal fans.
While this particular aspect has always pissed me off about the handling decisions regarding Priest, it is more a "curious puzzling" about Saxon as to why they never really "took off." Thoughts? (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Thursday, October 28, 2010 4:37:29 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Saxon is headed into the studios next month to begin recording a new studio album!!!!! It probably should be out summer 2011 !!!!!!!! Thats only 2 years and 4 months apart from thier last studio album "Into The Labyrinth" in Feb. 2009,these guys fuckin kick ass man,they don't fuck around they get a new album out every 2 fuckin years,Biff even said that they do this because he wants to get as much metal out there to the fans that they can and he said he isn't getting any younger! lol!
Judas Priest should take some classes from Saxon.....they may learn a thing or 2 hahaha!!
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[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, October 29, 2010 5:46:31 AM
Hey Zomby nice to see you here my friend. No,I don't think I saw that one,was it an old 80's video clip or nowadays? [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by zomby from Friday, October 29, 2010 5:33:21 AM)
zomby wrote:
bloody brilliant cant you find the one where guitarist smashes his guittar jd
[Zomby] Friday, October 29, 2010 5:33:21 AM
bloody brilliant cant you find the one where guitarist smashes his guittar jd
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, October 29, 2010 5:26:14 AM
Opening track from the Chronicles Wacken DVD "Motorcycle Man",professionally shot video with 5.1 surround this DVD fuckin kicks ass!!! Iron Maiden can't touch this shit not even close!!! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 29, 2010 4:49:54 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Thoughts? Of course. Its pretty quite simple Guido,lets face it...Saxon's quality of music in the 1980's was nowhere near the "kick ass factor" that Judas Priest had,and Iron Maiden "had"....with albums like Unleashed In The East,British Steel,Screaming For Vengeance and Defenders Of The Faith(1979 - 1984) and Iron Maiden 1980 debut ,Killers,The Number Of The Beast,Piece Of Mind and Powerslave......and Motorhead's Bomber,Ace Of Spades,Iron Fist albums....
These albums in my opinion and many others were and are better than Saxon's first 5 studio albums from thier debut album "Saxon" in 1979,Wheels Of Steel 1980,Strong Arm Of The Law,Denim & Leather and Power & The Glory(1983.)
Sure these Saxon albums are cool yes,but they are not as "good" as the other band's albums,they are just not and then you had Saxon's image,it spanked of "cheese" and they looked silly.They just couldn't top Priest,Maiden and Motorhead. That is "why" Guido but the dagger for Saxon was in 1984 with thier 6th studio album "Crusader" ...sure the song 'Crusader" is total classic Saxon and is one hell of a kick ass song and I mean that,but the rest of the entire album "sucked balls" and they went "glam" with the rest of the album's sound and the band's image,it just sucked.
Then they did Innosence Is No Excuse in 1985 and that album full blown "sucked",it is utterly terrible.Then in 1986 they did the shitty "Rock The Nations" album with the same glam crap,then again in 1988 with "Destiny". So from 1984 to 1989 they killed themselves out of the scene they were really never able to uphold popularity in,in the first place and rightfully so with those shitty albums.
Even if they didn't go "glam" and kept putting out albums like Wheels Of Steel with old guitarist Grahm Oliver they still wouldn't of been in the same quality elite group of Judas Priest,Iron Maiden and Motorhead obviously.
Although in 1990 and 1992 with Solid Ball Of Rock and Forever Free albums they were only half good and still didn't harness a "kick ass factor". It wasn't untill 1995 that Saxon started "kicking some ass" and they released Dogs Of War with 10 tracks,7 of them kick ass,3 were glammy left-overs but they were headed in the right direction. Then in 1997 the Unleash The Beast album totally kicked ass man,again with Metalhead album in 99' then Killing Ground,Lionheart,The Inner Sanctum and Into The Labyrinth(2009)....
I belive if Saxon would of been putting these albums out in the early 80's with the band's now-a-days image of black cloths and leather jackets ect....I think they would of "took off" a little bit more Guido...no not as much and not as popular as Judas Priest,Maiden or Motorhead but yeah I really think that they would of taken flight a little more with the metal fans of the 1980's back then.
Imagine if Lionheart was released in 1983 with the band's current image,next to albums like Piece of Mind,Sceaming For Vengeance,Holy Diver,Iron Fist...ect...it would of made a much bigger impression with metal fans....again they still wouldn't be as "popular" as Priest,Maiden or Motorhead but it would of been much more exposure for them back then. I was being a smart ass when I said Priest should take lessons from Saxon,but I still belive that because of how Saxon puts out an album every 2 years man!! lol!
Not to mention,yes Judas Priest is better than Saxon obviously and yes they are my favorite band but Saxon has been so,so much more "consistant" with "quality" releases of studio albums these last 15 years,they actually wipe up the floor with Judas Priest and Iron Maiden with "quality" studio albums these last 15 years except for Angel Of Retibution which is just as good as Saxon's last 7 studio albums,better in some cases.
Its a shame that Saxon are really not heard of these days,they deserve so much more yet they NEVER complain about any of this,they just love what they are doing and keep British Heavy Metal alive with thier brand of hard rock and heavy metal. Anybody who thinks they are not worthy,I'd challenge them to watch and listen to the Wacken concert 2001 in Germany that they headlined with about 30 or 40 thousand heavy metal fans ,thats in the Saxon Chronicles DVD,check it out Guido.
(Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, October 28, 2010 4:54:29 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
I'd actually argue AGAINST Priest "taking lessons from Saxon." While I personally like Saxon and even admire the speed in which they produce new material, it cannot be denied that they do not hold a candle to the mighty Priest in terms of overall popularity worldwide. That goes for now and before. Sure, the same argument could and has been made with Priest vs. Maiden but Saxon isn't even in the running. Hell, Motorhead even swamps them. Why?
I've often asked myself the same question about Priest. Sadly, I too am on the "blame marketing" bandwagon. Over the years, I do think that the "label" has really made some really poor judgement calls in the marketing of Priest. What about Saxon? While I, along with many, see Priest shirts in airports and cities around the globe (albeit sporadically) , I rarely if EVER see a Saxon shirt. Mention them and very few even recognize the name. That even goes for classic metal fans.
While this particular aspect has always pissed me off about the handling decisions regarding Priest, it is more a "curious puzzling" about Saxon as to why they never really "took off." Thoughts? (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Thursday, October 28, 2010 4:37:29 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Saxon is headed into the studios next month to begin recording a new studio album!!!!! It probably should be out summer 2011 !!!!!!!! Thats only 2 years and 4 months apart from thier last studio album "Into The Labyrinth" in Feb. 2009,these guys fuckin kick ass man,they don't fuck around they get a new album out every 2 fuckin years,Biff even said that they do this because he wants to get as much metal out there to the fans that they can and he said he isn't getting any younger! lol!
Judas Priest should take some classes from Saxon.....they may learn a thing or 2 hahaha!!
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