This is album number three for one of NWOBHM’s finest sons. It’s definitely safe to say that the band were in a golden period that would last up until Power And The Glory.
Saxon were our band, as they came from only a few miles from where I lived. I always and still do prefer this version of Saxon to Iron Maiden as the band had that sense of melody added to the crunch, which made them special. Saxon were also regulars on Top Of The Pops (the UK chart show) at the time, as the singles Strong Arm Of Law and Hungry Years did quite well. However, it was Dallas 1 PM that was the one that got a lot of the attention as it was about the assassination of Kennedy. It’s my favourite track on the album, a timeless classic that I never tire of hearing.
Although the band are still going, they are a shadow of what they once were and if you are new to a Saxon this is a good place to start.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
