Wheels of steel is hailed as a heavy metal classic and a genre defining moment. Released in february 1980, and hitting the no 5 position, it features the original lineup of biff byford on vocals, graham oliver and paul quinn on guitars, steve dawson on bass and pete gill on drums. Saxon started in south yorkshire, england as sob during 1976 with founder members graham oliver. Jan 01, 2009 listen to your favorite songs from wheels of steel 2009 remastered version explicit by saxon now. Influenced by motorhead and older bands, saxon just let their good old blues influences aside and let it all go with some pure heavy rock songs. Backs to the wall bw militia guard 1979, carrere car 129. The following is a comprehensive discography of saxon, an english heavy metal band. Full cd 2018 silver lining music unleash the beast. Saxon wheels of steel 1980 back in the 70s and 80s a lot seemed to happen in a short time. Another song joining wheels of steel in saxon s career roll of honor was the dramatic, lyrically unique 747 strangers in the night which described an airplanes emergency landing, but a slew of additional standouts like street fighting gang, see the light shining, the furious machine gun, and the contrastingly romantic suzie hold. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Im burnin aviation fuel my foots to the floor ya know shes crusin oneforty shed do even more im burnin solid rubber i dont take no bull cause my wheels of steel are rolling theyre rolling your way repeat look out, uh. Album wheels of steel edition speciale, saxon qobuz. According to the wheels of steel songfacts, this was the first of fifteen entries for saxon in the uk singles chart.
James s n art in england the saxons to the tudors 6001600 2016. The very best of saxon disc 3 full cd 2007 caroline records thunderbolt. Wheels of steel though remains a defining moment in the bands career and brings you right back to the excitement of the early nwobhm scene. Taken from saxons upcoming live album let me feel your power, to be released on october 7th. Saxons second album, wheels of steel was originally released in 1980 and propelled the band to stardom, going gold in the uk and spawning two top 40 singles 747 strangers in the night and wheels of steel, which have remained live favourites to this day. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Wheels of steel remastered, full cd, 1997, carrere records. Saxon is a british heavy metal band, formed in barnsley, england in 1976. Like many of their nwobhm counterparts, saxon s efforts on wheels of steel are raw, fist pumping offerings. Energy is the name of saxon s game, and they make use of this valuable asset quite well. Download torrent saxon 1979 2018 studio discography.
Wheels of steel 2009 remastered version explicit by saxon. Saxon expanded editions steve hoffman music forums. Sep 05, 2016 wheels of steel live in munich 2015 licensed to youtube by. Cause my wheels of steel are rolling theyre rolling your way shes got wheels, wheels of steel wheels of steel my my my wheels of steel wheels of steel talking bout my wheels of steel look out, uh im burnin aviation fuel my foots to the floor ya know shes crusin one forty shed do even more im burnin solid rubber i dont take no bull.
Wheels of steel castle donington, 16th aug 1980 bonus track. Energy is the name of saxons game, and they make use of this valuable asset quite well. Wheels of steel is the second studio album by the english heavy metal band saxon. Wheel of steel tab by saxon songsterr tabs with rhythm. Live at monsters of rock festival, castle donington 16th august 1980. Il disco modifica wheels of steel e l\album della maturazione. Because wheels of high magnesium aluminium alloy doesnt scan too well one of saxons seminal albums, a great splatter version, and such a pleasure to. Saxon was one of the early leaders of the new wave of british heavy metal, alongside iron maiden and def leppard, even outdistancing them at the onset, only to see their career slide into comparative obscurity within a few years due. The first anglosaxons 1 hours and 00 minutes movie 20. Wheels of steel was saxons second full length album, and is seen as one of the bands strongest efforts.
As pioneers of, and at the forefront of the then new wave of british heavy metal the band enjoyed a period of prominence in the uk including popular chart success and europe in the early 1980s, and later the usa and japan. Wheels of steel live in munich 2015 licensed to youtube by. An as complete as possible discography for saxon with tracklistings, lyrics and background. The best of saxon 2000 diamonds and nuggets 2000 masters of rock. Saxon wheels of steel live in munich 2015 duration. Wheels of steel was saxon s second full length album, and is seen as one of the bands strongest efforts. Saxon 2001 heavy metal thunder 2002 coming to the rescue 2002 the very best of saxon 19791988 2007 the best of saxon 2009 saxon the carrere years 19791984 box set 2012. Wheels of steel 1980 demo rehearsal bonus track 12. After finding themselves a qualified heavy metal producer in pete hinton, the members of saxon recovered from their disappointing debut in fine form with 1980s careerdefining wheels of steel. This second helping from nwobhm luminaries saxon is one crunchy, road worthy collection of nofrills hard rock, sporting tunes primed for hotroddin down the a1 like motorcycle man, wheels of steel, and the sirensblarin freeway mad, with the torrid see the light shining and rapid fire machine gun keeping things heads down and heavy. Wheel of steel guitar tab by saxon with free online tab player. Saxonwheels of steelby spg uf wheels of steel e il secondo album dei saxon, uscito nel maggio 1980 per l\etichetta discografica carrere records. It was released in 1980 and reached gold status in the uk.
Rereleased with strong arm of the law as a 2 cd set in 1997, with bonus tracks. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. All tracks written by biff byford, paul quinn, graham. Shes got wheels, wheels of steel shes got wheels of steel wheels of steel my my my my wheels of steel. Wheels of steel my my my wheels of steel wheels of steel talking bout my wheels of steel look out, uh im burnin avaiation fuel my foots to the floor ya know shes crusin oneforty shed do even more im burnin solid rubber i dont take no bull shit cause my wheels of steel are rolling if youre comin come quick shes got wheels, wheels. The best of saxon 1991 a collection of metal 1996 burrn.
Wheels of steel was the real start of a bands career which should have been for me much more glorious than it was and is now. Saxon at wikipedia wheels of steel at rateyourmusic wheels of steel at discogs record label. When saxon entered rampart studios in february of 1980 to record their breakthrough lp and second overall wheels of steel, the nwobhm was just starting to really unfold, and would arguably peak later that year, with debut records being released by the scenes top contenders, most notably iron maiden, def leppard, diamond head, tygers of pan tang and girlschool. Full cd 1997 cmc international warriors of the road. Saxon wheels of steel 1980, sp specialty pressing, vinyl. When my foots on the throttle, theres no looking back i leave my motor tickin over when shes parked on the track ive got a 68 chevy with pipes on the side you.
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