Mock all you like, and laugh at these dinosaurs of rock 'n' roll, but for any leather clad, streetwalking, candle-burning metal head from the age of 13 to 60, Saxon was an important band, alongside early Maiden, AC/DC, Motorhead and Sabbath. They set the level for that oily, riff 'n' roll, denim-clad chant-metal, 'Motorcycle Man' may come across like too much cheese, but if you're in that zone from the early '80s then you'll be spellbound by '747 (Strangers In The Night') and hard-rock extravaganza 'Wheels Of Steel'. It's metal as it was meant to be, no silly ballads, just early rock 'n' roll babylon...better than Kiss anyway..but I guess that's no hard, but this is British steel so appreciate it for what it once was, even if 'Suzie Hold On' was slightly strained. It's only natural that some of this stuff may sound a little dated nowadays, but respect is due. Get on yer bike...
7/10
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