Best of Saxon

This is a very good compilation that is a neat overview of Saxon’s material in the 80s.
Almost every song is worthy of being on here, except maybe “This Town Rocks.”

“Ride Like the Wind” is a Christopher Cross cover (soft rock singer) that’s actually pretty good. Nice melody and a very catchy chorus. Kind of has a Def Leppard feel to it (in a good way). “Crusader” and “Broken Heroes” are very epic and, again, very melodic. “Crusader” is an anthem about the Crusades. “Broken Heroes” is a tribute for soldiers that were killed in battle. “Dallas 1PM” is a song of tragedy about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. “Midas Touch” (about King Midas in Greek Mythology), “Denim and Leather”, “Strong Arm of the Law”, “Never Surrender”, and “Heavy Metal Thunder” are more aggressive and some of the best Saxon songs ever.

This compilation has songs from albums that are only known for one great track. Those songs are “Crusader” (from Crusader), “Ride Like the Wind” (from Destiny), and “Broken Heroes” (from Innocence is No Excuse). This eliminates the need to buy those albums individually as you get all of the best songs from those albums on this compilation. This compilation is also good because it mostly focuses on earlier Saxon material which is good because early 80s Saxon is more fierce than late 80s Saxon. Of course, now, Saxon is heavier than they ever were, dropping the pop sheen to their songs that plagued them in the past.

Favorite Tracks: Almost all of them