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Saxon - Warriors Of The Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II

Published October 28 2014


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=Staff's pick

DVD 1:
(Movie)
The Eagle Lands At Steelhouse
Biff Byford - The Motivating Factor
Sacrifice - Live At Steelhouse
Paul Quinn - The Six-String Sorcerer
Crusader - Live At Steelhouse
Lords Of The Realm*
747 (Strangers In The Night) - Live At Steelhouse
Nigel Glockler - The Engine Room
Conquistador - Live At Steelhouse
Nibbs Carter - The Consummate Musician & Party Animal
Wheels Of Terror - Live At Steelhouse
Doug Scarratt - The Speed King
Stand Up And Fight - Live At Steelhouse
Warriors Of The Road… And The Studio
And The Bands Played On - Live At Steelhouse
Krakatoa, Crashing And C3PO
The Highs… And The Lows…
From Moped Kid To Motorcycle Man
Tales Of Desperate Dan And The Hoff
Denim And Leather - Live At Steelhouse
Behind The Saxon Success
35 Years Of Power And Glory
Princess Of The Night - Live At Steelhouse
Steelhouse Aftershow
End Credits
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(Video Clips)
Call To Arms
Hammer Of The Gods
Sacrifice
Frozen Rainbow*
The Eagle Has Landed

DVD 2:
(Live At Wacken Open Air 2012)
Heavy Metal Thunder
Hammer Of The Gods
Power And The Glory
20,000 Ft
Never Surrender
Dogs Of War
Motorcycle Man
I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)
Crusader
Rock The Nations*
Drum Solo
Battalions Of Steel
The Eagle Has Landed
Wheels Of Steel
To Hell And Back Again
Denim And Leather
Strong Arm Of The Law
747 (Strangers In The Night)
Princess Of The Night
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(Live At Download Festival 2012)
Heavy Metal Thunder
Hammer Of The Gods
Power And The Glory
20,000 Ft
Strong Arm Of The Law
Denim And Leather
Wheels Of Steel
Princess Of The Night*
And The Bands Played On
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(Live At Graspop Metal Meeting 2013)
Procession
Sacrifice
Wheels Of Terror
Power And The Glory
Heavy Metal Thunder
Made In Belfast
Denim And Leather
Motorcycle Man
I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)
Stand Up And Fight*
747 (Strangers In The Night)
Strong Arm Of The Law
Wheels Of Steel
Crusader
Princess Of The Night

CD:
(Live At Steelhouse Festival 2013)
Procession/Sacrifice
Wheels Of Terror
And The Bands Played On*
Conquistador
The Eagle Has Landed
Stand Up And Fight
747 (Strangers In The Night)
Crusader
Denim And Leather
Princess Of The Night


Genre Heavy Metal
Biff Byford
Vocals
Tracks DVD: 64/CD: 10
Paul Quinn
Guitar
Runningtime DVD: 330 Min./CD: 48 Min.
Doug Scarratt
Guitar
Label UDR
Nibbs Carter
Bass
Release 07 November 2014
Nigel Glockler
Drums
Country England
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Keyboard
Similar artists ---

Part II of the Saxon Chronicles, entitled Warriors Of The Road, offers a 2 DVD/CD set. The filmed material is comprised of 5,5 hours of recorded music in total. The first DVD includes songs off Saxon's appearance at the Steelhouse Festival in 2013, filmed in rainy conditions before a crowd that seems pretty lame, mixed with clips where the guys, one by one, talk a little about how things were in the beginning of each member's career and how they started playing and additionally telling a few things about each other.

It's somewhat amusing at times and especially when the veterans, vocalist Biff Byford and guitarist Paul Quinn, takes us through some drug related stuff in the mid-seventies. Perhaps something I shouldn't glorify and the boys more or less tell us why it was impossible to combine such behavior with great performances. This movie concept is something I appreciate and I would gladly have welcomed even more talking and less music. Five video clips are also featured on this disc, as if it wasn't enough music in this package anyway.

Music is definitely what we get on the second DVD. Close to 3,5 hours split on three European festival performances at Wacken Open Air, Download Festival and Graspop Metal Meeting, respectively. I have of course watched all sets from a laid back position on my couch and even though the gigs' picture and audio quality is rather poor and has sort of a bootleg feeling all over them and although I haven't been rocking my ass off, I can easily say that Saxon undoubtedly belongs at the top of metal music with its explosive and high-powered live shows.

It's not all about thunder and lightning or bombs and pyros, but more a symbiosis of substantial energy and control which are put into the songs to complete them on stage. Nevertheless I must also mention that it's a little bit boring that quite a good bunch of the songs are featured on all three gigs and therefore some of them feels a little saturating in the end.

The included CD features the Steelhouse performance and doesn't contain the greatest audio experience known to mankind. It definitely feels very captured live and the ongoing action is transferred all the way to my speakers. This release is in total yet another great release from the British heavy metallers. Saxon shows why they are legendary and consistent and why people always enjoy their live performances. Although a few guys in the band are about to get old soon, there seems to be no way to stop them at this point. 35 years of continuous music more or less says it all, as far as I'm concerned.

Saxon will still be a force to be reckoned with for many years to come, I believe, and the obvious fact that Biff's voice isn't really on the decrease yet will certainly qualify this unit for additional time in the metal scene.

See also review of: Thunderbolt , Battering Ram , St. George's Day Sacrifice - Live In Manchester , Sacrifice , Unplugged And Strung Up , Heavy Metal Thunder: Live , Into The Labyrinth , Lionheart , Heavy Metal Thunder: Live DVD , The Saxon Chronicles

Production
Vocals
Compositions

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8

9

Extra material
6
Summary



8 chalices of 10 - Tobbe


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