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Saxon - Wheels of Steel (CD)

Wheels of Steel
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Album Details: Wheels of Steel

Release Date:01/01/1980
Label:Toshiba Emi Japan
UPC:4988006838901

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  • Overall:

    Rock and Roll Fever

    By Farazon  Jul 7, 2006

    Pros: Awesome Album

    Cons: Hard to find

    This is one of the greatest bands ever Early in there carrier. The music in later years suffered the loss there lead singer.

  • Overall:

    SAXON

    By madethel  Nov 19, 2000

    EFFING MAGIC, NUFF SAID

Pro Reviews: Wheels of Steel

  • All Music Guide

    After finding a metal-savvy producer in Pete Hinton, Saxon recovered from their disappointing debut in fine form with 1980's career-defining Wheels of Steel, whose songs displayed a bright metal sheen and set the template for the band's most successful albums. One of the greatest New Wave of British Heavy Metal standards, pounding opener "Motorcycle Man" introduces the album's biker obsession from the get-go -- a recurring theme that is revisited on the frenetic "Freeway Mad," the title track, and on most of the group's subsequent albums. At nearly eight minutes, the title track is another classic that would become a nightly encore for the rest of Saxon's career. Other highlights include the dramatic, if lyrically bizarre "747 (Strangers in the Night)," the all-out metal assault of "Machine Gun," and their finest early ballad "Suzie Hold On." And despite the occasional filler like Stand up and Be Counted," which drops it just a notch below the nearly flawless Strong Arm of the Law, Whe...els of Steel would introduce more concert favorites than any other Saxon album. - Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Saxon

Saxon was one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, along with Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. The band was formed in Barnsley in 1977 by vocalist Biff Byford, guitarists Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, bassist Steve Dawson, and drummer Pete Gill. Originally calling themselves Son of a Bitch, they soon decided to find a more subtle name, settling on Sa... Read more