SAXON Album Ranking - By the Fans

[Crusader]

What's your personal rank of the albums, what's the best, what's the worst?
Here's mine, but I don't have all albums as you maybe knew (but I don't count "Best Of" as an album here). I did a rating from 1-10 so you can see how tight it really is between them And a comment

1. Metalhead (10) One of the best ever
2. Eagle Has Landed Live (10) Are they really better live?
3. Solid Ball of Rock (9,5) Just......good....best metal I've heard.
4. Heavy Metal Thunder (9,5) Superb
5. SAXON (9) I could never belive their first album were (are) so good
6. Killing Ground (8,5) It has its good songs, but aren't filled with them...
7. Rock the Nations (8,5) First two songs are just outstanding! but the rest isn't so good though.

 

[Memento Mori]

1. Metalhead
2. Unleash the beast
3. Dogs of war
4. Killing Ground
5. Power & the Glory
6. Solid ball of rock
7. denim and leather
8. Forever Free
9. Innocence is no excuse
10. Strong arm of the law
11. Wheels of steel
12. Crusader
13. Destiny

It's interesting that my top three are listet in the same order as the albums were released. I hope that the next album will develop on the base of those three and not 'Killing ground'. Not that KG is a bad album at all but parts of it are sort of a step back to the old saxon style (Biff has said this himself) with songs like 'Coming home' 'Till hell freezes over' and 'You Don't Know What You've Got'

 

[jmillion]

1. Eagle Has Landed Part 2 (sounds amazing... great set list)
2. Crusader (sentimental reasons... my 1st Saxon LP)
3. Killing Ground (stronger than people say)
4. Metalhead
5. Unleash The Beast
6. Eagle Has Landed (great summary of early releases)
7. Power and the Glory
8. Heavy Metal Thunder (won over so many new fans)
9. Solid Ball of Rock (best comeback album ever)
10. Wheels of Steel
11. Strong Arm
12. Dogs of War (starts to bore me, but very nice)
13. Denim & Leather
14. Innocense is No Excuse (better than I thought it would be)
15. Greatest Hits Live
16. Saxon
17. Forever Free (1 or 2 good moments, but not much else)
18. Destiny (decent effort, but it almost killed the band)
19. Gypsies (a little contrived, but fun)

** I haven't heard Rock The Nations yet, but I do like the songs they play live.

 

[RicknRoll]

Here's another one of those ? thats hard to answer, having yet to here either unleash and Metal head it's tough to say.

I like just about all they've done have to think more on that one

 

[thrasher1]

1) Unleash The Beast
2) Solid Ball Of Rock
3) Killing Ground
4) Wheels Of Steel
5) Power And The Glory

Anyone notice anything unusual about these lists? Saxon has got to be one of the VERY few bands on the planet whose newer albums rank right up there with the "classic" period albums. As much as I love these other bands, how many Priest fans will list Demolition? How many Maiden fans would rank their last few up there with Piece of Mind? Saxon is the only band I can think of whose last few albums are every bit as good as their 80's classics. That says quite alot about our boys, I think.

 

[ballisticblade]

saxon 7/10 not bad for a starter

wheels of steel 8/10 good album
strong arm of the law 8/10 good album
denim and leather 8/10 good album
power and the glory 10/10 top album top production
the eagle has landed 8/10 good live album
crusader 6/10 couple of good tracks but thats it crap production
innocence is no excuse 6/10 crap production on the drum sound songs ok
rock the nations 4/10 the worst saxon album of the lot 3 top songs
destiny 5/10 pritty awfull album blame the american production team
solid ball of rock 7/10 not a bad album
dogs of war 7 or 8 / 10 ok album couple of naff tracks but ok
forever free 7/10 production needed to be lot better
unleash the beast 9/10 top album couldent really fault it
metalhead 9/10 top album only one track dident like which was prisoner
killing ground 7 or 8 / 10 good album needed more up tempo tracks on it
the eagle has landed 2 7/10 tracklisting could of been better for this live album

power and the glory, metalhead, unleash the beast, killing ground, overall prob the best albums for me as in song wise and production heres hopeing for a killer album from saxon this year to mark there 25th ann

 

[Jean Paul]

The Best:
1. Power and Glory
2. MetalHead (their heaviest?)
3. Dogs of War
4. Solid Ball of Rock
5. Destiny (Christopher Cross rules!!)

And the worst:
Rock the Nations (although I like Empty Promises)
Denim and Leather (Ofcours I love Princess, but the production is the worst)

 

[Paxoman]

Ok, not including the live albums or HMT -

1, Wheels of Steel.
2, Unleash the beast.
3, Strong arm of the law.
4, Killing Ground.
5, Power and the Glory.
6, Solid Ball of Rock.
7, Saxon.
8, Metalhead.
9, Innocense is no excuse.
10, Dogs of War.
11, Destiny.
12, Rock the Nations.
13, Denim & Leather.
14, Crusader.
15, Forever Free.

 

[WILKS]

O.K

1,Saxon 8/10
2,Wheels Of Steel 10/10
3,Strong Arm Of The Law 9/10
4,Denim And Leather 9/10
5,Eagle 12/10
6, Power 8/10
7,Crusader 8/10
8,Innocence6/10
9, Naitons 7/10
10, D........ -1,000,000,000,000,
11,Solid Ball 6/10
12, Dogs 6/10
13 Forever 3/10
14, Unleash 7/10
15, Metalhead 7/10
16,Killing 8.5/10

From solid onwards I have only heard a few tracks(except killing ground). So the rateings go one what I have herad.So when I get round to buying them I might change my mind.

 

[labrekk]

1. Unleash The Beast
2. Metalhead
3. Killing Ground
4. Dogs Of War
5. Power & The Glory
6. Strong Arm Of The Law
7. Denim & Leather
8. Wheels Of Steel
9. Forever Free
10. Solid Ball Of Rock
11. Crusader
12. Saxon
13. Innocence Is No Excuse

These are just the studio albums I have. Saxon rules and I still hope to be able to see them live in the province of Quebec in Canada someday...

 

[Czarny]

the best saxon albums?
1.unleash the beast
2.killing ground
3.metalhead
4.wheels of steel
5.denim&leather/strong arm of the law/power and the glory
8.dogs of war
9.solid ball of rock
10.forever free
11.crusader
12.saxon/innocence/rock the nations
15.destiny
:Spin:

 

[SiliconMessiah]

1. Heavy Metal Thunder
2. Power and the Glory

tho i only have those 2 albums

both are pretty damned good but HMT pips it cos of the better production really

 

[Scotsnake]

1. Strong Arm Of The Law.
2. Wheels Of Steel.
3. Power And The Glory.
4. Denim And Leather.
5. Killing Ground.

 

[Eagle]

My Top Ten In Order

Metalhead
Unleash The Beast
Killing Ground
Dogs Of War
Solid Ball Of Rock
Wheels Of Steel
Crusader
Destiny
Forever Free
Power and the Glory

 

[Black Lagoon]

I'd go for

1. The Eagle has Landed PART2
2. Unleash the Beast
3. Denim and Leather
4. Metalhead
5. Strong Arm of the Law
6. Power and the Glory
7. Eagle Part 1
8. Dogs of War
9. Solid Ball of Rock
10. Wheels of Steel
11. Crusader
12. Heavy Metal Thunder
13. Killing Ground
14. Destiny
15. Saxon
16. RnR Gypsies
17. Greatest Hits Live
18. Innocence is no Excuse
19. Rock the Nations
20. Forever Free

 

[Fingers]

Here's mine,

1. Wheels of Steel
2. Strong Arm of the Law
3. The Eagle has landed part 1
4. Solid Ball of Rock
5. Unleash the Beast
6. Denim and Leather
7. Solid Ball of Rock
8. Innocence is no Excuse
9. Dogs of War
10. Crusader
11. Saxon
12. Eagle has Landed Part 2
13. Metal Head
14. Killing Ground
15. Destiny
16. Rock n' Roll Gypsies
17. Power and the Glory
18. Heavy Metal Thunder
19. Forever Free
20. Rock the Nations

 

[Memento Mori]

Alot of you rate Forever free very low but I think it's a bit underrated. OK it can't hold up too the two albums around it(solid ball.. and Dogs..) but songs such as Forever free, Hole in the sky, Iron wheels and Nighthunter are classic Saxon.

 

[Paxoman]

I think Forever free is a very poor album. Apart from Forever free and Iron wheels, there isn't another song I like on the album.

 

[Black Lagoon]

I do like Forever Free to an extent. But even it's best songs are week for Saxon. So It's definatley my least fav Saxon album.
I've never seen a tour when they looked so knackered either.