Angel Air\/Border<\/p>\n
1979 saw the release of SAXON\u00b4s self-titled debut, and the success that followed with classics like \u201dWheels of Steel\u201d, \u201cStrong Arm of the Law\u201d, \u201cDenim and Leather\u201d etc. was unmitigated. In 1986 bass player and major song contributor Steve \u201cDobby\u201d Dawson was fired and the formula was starting to crack. 1995 saw Graham Oliver being ousted, and the direction of the band change. The former members were involved in a bit of this and that, solo albums, UZI and then, in 1996, the release of the SON OF A BITCH, the name of one of the bands that initially became SAXON, album \u201cVictim You\u201d, featuring THUNDERHEAD singer Ted Bullet. The band metamorphosed into Oliver Dawson SAXON, and ex. SLASH vocalist John \u201cWardi\u201d Ward was appointed new frontman. The rest of the band was, and is, Graham and Steve, plus ex SAXON drummer Nigel Durham and guitarist Haydn Conway (ex. SARACEN). The battle that ensued was fought in court, and as rumors say, by Biff\u00b4s record company SPV oppressing OLIVER DAWSON SAXON as best they could. Nevertheless OLIVER DAWSON SAXON has carried on, releasing mostly live albums and the occasional new song, but here is a full-length studio album. Who carries the legacy onwards best?<\/p>\n
Opener \u201cChemical Romance\u201d and the woeful techno of \u201cNo Way Out\u201d, which is probably the latest version of the controversial \u201cOne Sour Kraut\u201d from a few years back, are the major let downs of the album. Apart from those two tracks the obvious biker friendly though rather more heavy approach to the classic SAXON sound is omnipresent. The title track is the 21 ct version of the speedy and heavy signature song \u201cMotorcycle Man\u201d, \u201cWhippin\u00b4 Boy\u201d is a sleazy and heavy continuance of the heritage while \u201cJust Another Suicide\u201d is a (great) soft and tender version of the band I haven\u00b4t seen before. The latest renditions of old faithful \u201cGhost\u201d, \u201cWorld\u00b4s Gone Crazy\u201d and the rhyming \u201cNursery Crimes\u201d are injected with venom and have a better production than previously. The wicked humor of \u201cNevada Beach\u201d is all in the SAXON of old vein, and \u201cHell in Helsinki\u201d must be an experience made. If you like your SAXON raw and authentic\u2026this is the album to own. The historic parts are almost gone, but the romance with the biker side of things is well attended to. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nChemical Romance
\nMotorbiker
\nWhippin\u00b4 Boy
\nNo Way Out
\nJust Another Suicide
\nSinternet
\nGhost
\nNevada Beach
\nScreaming Eagles
\nWorld\u00b4s Gone Crazy
\nHell in Helsinki
\nNursery Crimes<\/p>\n
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