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[Becks] Saturday, June 11, 2011 3:23:18 AM
Well I am currently looking on the Saxon website, nosing about checking out their upcoming tour dates, and this may be old news to some but MAN I wish I was going to their gigs in Spain with JUDAS PRIEST and MOTORHEAD!!! Holy crap those shows will kick enormous ass!
Just looked on here and it also says that with the Priest tour dates - I am probably really behind LMAO man wish I had the money to fly to Spain!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, June 05, 2011 4:49:25 PM
New Saxon Track "Afterburner" from 2011 Call To Arms album. Totally excellent!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, May 14, 2011 4:42:40 AM
Wheels Of Steel live 2009 Wacken
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, April 09, 2011 6:11:27 PM
Nope. Neve saw them. You know I didn't start getting into Saxon untill 2005 when my friend Tina from Walsall England got me into them. When she flew over here one of the times to stay with me for a week in 2005 she burned me thier entire discography,and yeah I knew their old stuff but thier albums from 1995 till now are so much better than thier old albums.
If I had to chose an era to see Saxon I'd chose anywhere in the last 16 years,but still yeah the Wheels Of Steel tour alone would of been cool to see......lol they looked so ridiculous back then haha but great first 5 studio albums before they went hair band lol!
J.D., have you been lucky enough to catch Saxon live before? If so, was it back in the day or more recent?
I would have loved to have seen them during Wheels of Steel or Strong Arm of the Law.
Edited at: Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:56:22 PM
[Budred] Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:54:04 PM
J.D., have you been lucky enough to catch Saxon live before? If so, was it back in the day or more recent?
I would have loved to have seen them during Wheels of Steel or Strong Arm of the Law.
Edited at: Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:56:22 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, April 09, 2011 3:19:32 AM
Just heard the live version of the 2nd track off the new Saxon album 'Back In 79' and also the track "When Doomsday Comes" and they both totally kicks ass,so "old school" style and total quality song writting.
Damn these guys know how to deliver the goods man. This band is so damn underrated its not even funny, I'm totally stoked about this new album,I've got a vibe this new LP will rival Lionheart and any other Saxon masterpice!
3 new songs so far are 100% classic Saxon and the quality is excellent, I'm one happy dude today I'll tell you. I always get nervous listening to a new album because if I don't like a song when I first hear it I usually don't like it period and with first listen to these 2 new tracks I love them!! Still 7 more songs to hear but the way its going so far I think this new album will be one of thier best!!!
If your a Saxon fan you DEFINATELY won't be disappointed. I'll post the songs when the studio versions are avaible.
Edited at: Saturday, April 09, 2011 3:42:53 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, April 05, 2011 3:26:24 AM
Saxon - Hungry years -1981 !!!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, March 28, 2011 12:44:49 AM
Saxon Freeway Mad....This has always been my song to Victoria when she drives on the freeway lol!
Edited at: Monday, March 28, 2011 12:45:53 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:23:44 PM
I agree Becks,this totally kicks buttox! lol! I hope the rest of the album is this good,if it is I will be thrilled! Saxon kicks ass!
First track off Call To Arms "Hammer Of The Gods" totally excellent british styled heavy metal from the elite Saxon!!!!!!!!!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, March 18, 2011 3:01:30 PM
First track off Call To Arms "Hammer Of The Gods" totally excellent british styled heavy metal from the elite Saxon!!!!!!!!!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:25:58 PM
Wow,that would of been awsome to be on Saxon's new song as the band invited 75 random fans down to the studio to sing back-up vocals for a new track,spur of the moment thing,but those fans who were able to make it down in time will be on the new album,what a rush that would be!
[Brian_Evans] Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:45:33 AM
So this is the new Saxon cd cover ..bwaahaaaa ...he looks like the capitan of the Titanic. lol at that!!
Official song titles:
1. Hammer Of The Gods
2.Back In 79'
3.Surviving Against The Odds
4.Mists Of Avalon
5.Call To Arms
6.Chasing The Bullet
7.Afterburner
8.When Doomsday Comes
9.No Rest For The Wicked
10.Ballad Of The Working Man
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:42:25 AM
Totally! This cover art work reeks of "Strong Arm Of The Law" style,I love it! The old-timer guy's eyebrows look as thick as Biffs ha!! I really hope I like 8 out of 10 songs(an album's worth)....thats all I'm hoping for. As I said,2009's first single off the album "Live To Rock" I can't stand,it sucks and it spanks of cheese let alone its fucking boring as hell.
So I wasn't to optomistic about Into The Labyrinth but when I heard the whole album I ended up liking 11 out of 13 tracks on it which made my day so I'm really hoping this new album I can get 8 songs from it since there are 10 tracks.
Official song titles:
1. Hammer Of The Gods
2.Back In 79'
3.Surviving Against The Odds
4.Mists Of Avalon
5.Call To Arms
6.Chasing The Bullet
7.Afterburner
8.When Doomsday Comes
9.No Rest For The Wicked
10.Ballad Of The Working Man
Official song titles:
1. Hammer Of The Gods
2.Back In 79'
3.Surviving Against The Odds
4.Mists Of Avalon
5.Call To Arms
6.Chasing The Bullet
7.Afterburner
8.When Doomsday Comes
9.No Rest For The Wicked
10.Ballad Of The Working Man
[Painkiller87] Monday, March 14, 2011 7:02:25 PM
Can't wait for it! Though the cover isn't what I expected but it is cool though. May 23 is the release date announced today. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Monday, March 14, 2011 3:04:53 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
New Saxon album cover!!
Official song titles:
1. Hammer Of The Gods
2.Back In 79'
3.Surviving Against The Odds
4.Mists Of Avalon
5.Call To Arms
6.Chasing The Bullet
7.Afterburner
8.When Doomsday Comes
9.No Rest For The Wicked
10.Ballad Of The Working Man
[J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, March 14, 2011 3:04:53 PM
New Saxon album cover!!
Official song titles:
1. Hammer Of The Gods
2.Back In 79'
3.Surviving Against The Odds
4.Mists Of Avalon
5.Call To Arms
6.Chasing The Bullet
7.Afterburner
8.When Doomsday Comes
9.No Rest For The Wicked
10.Ballad Of The Working Man
[J.D. DIAMOND] Sunday, March 13, 2011 8:15:41 PM
I don't like the song title for "The Ballad Of The Working Man" but the rest seems ok.
I just hope the new single is better than thier last album's "Live To Rock" which spanks of dull boring predictable radio crap,I hate that song and minus one more the rest of the album turned out really good and I'm hoping the Call To Arms album turns out with at least 8 songs out of 10 that are quality,if it doesn't I will be totally butt hurt.
To bad I'm not one of these people who like everything a band does without question,it would make it much easier that way to get excited about an album but Saxon like Judas Priest means too much to me to be that way so my fingers are crossed.
This is not official,but according to Metal Hammer these are supposed to be the new song titles for Saxon's new album "Call To Arms":
Call To Arms
Against The Odds
When Doomsday Comes
Chasing The Bullet
Hammer Of The Gods
Dirty Double Dealer
The Ballad Of The Working Man
Afterburner
Back In 79
Mists Of Avalon
These song titles sound cool!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Wednesday, March 09, 2011 3:11:34 PM
This is not official,but according to Metal Hammer these are supposed to be the new song titles for Saxon's new album "Call To Arms":
Call To Arms
Against The Odds
When Doomsday Comes
Chasing The Bullet
Hammer Of The Gods
Dirty Double Dealer
The Ballad Of The Working Man
Afterburner
Back In 79
Mists Of Avalon
These song titles sound cool!
[jimmyjames] Sunday, March 06, 2011 1:23:37 AM
I was talking about a Northern English accent. You'll need to back read a bit. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, March 05, 2011 10:59:53 PM)
Head banger wrote:
yes but you said you have no accent.
the english settled this country too, but our accent has much more radicaly departed from theirs. wonder why?
jimmyjames wrote:
No shit, you reckon that might be because the English settled the country? (Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, March 05, 2011 10:16:38 AM)
Head banger wrote:
you kiwi's all have a distinct accent, but its english based.
jimmyjames wrote:
Na, my mum is from the north of England and I don't have any accent whatsoever. Lots of people down here and in Australia have parents from Britain but for some reason you don't get the accent. He was pretty legendary for his alcohol intake, that could have made him difficult to understand.
spapad wrote:
He sounds more buzzed there than normal. But even if he was young when he came here, would he not still have an inflection from being raised by his parents? I know he sounds much more high speed in some interviews and hard to understand than the others. Could be he was just plain out drunk 90% of the time. lol
Either way, I don't care. I loved him and was truly affected at the age of 15 still when he died.
They were the first band I just loved, and I was heartbroken that my parents took me on vacation to Florida instead of changing the world for me so I could go see the Highway to Hell tour in Roanoke, VA! I campaigned for it for months, but they would have none of it. Damn, if they only knew it would be the last time I got to see Bon!! HA!!! I don't think it would have changed their minds. lol
That's how teenagers think. lol
jimmyjames wrote:
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
spapad wrote:
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
Edited at: Saturday, March 05, 2011 3:54:51 PM
[Head banger] Saturday, March 05, 2011 10:59:53 PM
yes but you said you have no accent.
the english settled this country too, but our accent has much more radicaly departed from theirs. wonder why? [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Saturday, March 05, 2011 3:52:30 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
No shit, you reckon that might be because the English settled the country? (Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, March 05, 2011 10:16:38 AM)
Head banger wrote:
you kiwi's all have a distinct accent, but its english based.
jimmyjames wrote:
Na, my mum is from the north of England and I don't have any accent whatsoever. Lots of people down here and in Australia have parents from Britain but for some reason you don't get the accent. He was pretty legendary for his alcohol intake, that could have made him difficult to understand.
spapad wrote:
He sounds more buzzed there than normal. But even if he was young when he came here, would he not still have an inflection from being raised by his parents? I know he sounds much more high speed in some interviews and hard to understand than the others. Could be he was just plain out drunk 90% of the time. lol
Either way, I don't care. I loved him and was truly affected at the age of 15 still when he died.
They were the first band I just loved, and I was heartbroken that my parents took me on vacation to Florida instead of changing the world for me so I could go see the Highway to Hell tour in Roanoke, VA! I campaigned for it for months, but they would have none of it. Damn, if they only knew it would be the last time I got to see Bon!! HA!!! I don't think it would have changed their minds. lol
That's how teenagers think. lol
jimmyjames wrote:
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
spapad wrote:
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
Edited at: Saturday, March 05, 2011 3:54:51 PM
[jimmyjames] Saturday, March 05, 2011 3:52:30 PM
No shit, you reckon that might be because the English settled the country? [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, March 05, 2011 10:16:38 AM)
Head banger wrote:
you kiwi's all have a distinct accent, but its english based.
jimmyjames wrote:
Na, my mum is from the north of England and I don't have any accent whatsoever. Lots of people down here and in Australia have parents from Britain but for some reason you don't get the accent. He was pretty legendary for his alcohol intake, that could have made him difficult to understand.
spapad wrote:
He sounds more buzzed there than normal. But even if he was young when he came here, would he not still have an inflection from being raised by his parents? I know he sounds much more high speed in some interviews and hard to understand than the others. Could be he was just plain out drunk 90% of the time. lol
Either way, I don't care. I loved him and was truly affected at the age of 15 still when he died.
They were the first band I just loved, and I was heartbroken that my parents took me on vacation to Florida instead of changing the world for me so I could go see the Highway to Hell tour in Roanoke, VA! I campaigned for it for months, but they would have none of it. Damn, if they only knew it would be the last time I got to see Bon!! HA!!! I don't think it would have changed their minds. lol
That's how teenagers think. lol
jimmyjames wrote:
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
spapad wrote:
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
Edited at: Saturday, March 05, 2011 3:54:51 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, March 05, 2011 3:10:12 PM
LOL! Yes the intros they do sound similar I agree but Bad Boy Boggie and Wheels Of Steel in full are so different but I do understand where your coming from,Saxon is so hidden that it doesn't really matter. Now a popular band like Iron Maiden how the opening main riff for Wicker Man sounds closer to stealing that riff from Priest's Running Wild track ha! Like I said I don't think AC/DC knows who Saxon is(lol!) and whatkind of cash could they get from Saxon,25 bucks? lol!
Listen to the beginning one after the other, the same in a different key. When Biff comes in with the vocals it sounds as though it could almost be Bon. The main guts of the song is a little different but that intro is the same. They're not that far apart at all really. Far apart would be that fuckin Maiden vs Motorhead thread that some spastic started. So far apart you can't compare them
(Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:53:19 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
lol! Oh I don't think its a "rip" and I'm not trying to defend Saxon because I like them,I really don't think that the "song" is a rip I think maybe the opening "riff" is similar,but your really grabbin' at straws to make that close of a comparison because the songs are so far apart in difference in my opinion,but they do have AC/DC influences.
jimmyjames wrote:
Still though, funny that one of their most famous songs is a rip.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
LOL! HAHA I don't think AC/DC would know who "Saxon" is and besides what kind of $cash would they get from Saxon sales $25 bucks or so ha!
(Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, March 04, 2011 7:31:14 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Actually that song Wheels Of Steel sounds exactly like the AC/DC song Bad Boy Boogie. Someone call a lawyer.
Edited at: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:52:24 PM
Edited at: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:16:52 AM
[Becks] Saturday, March 05, 2011 2:54:43 PM
I didn't realise how thick my accent is till we went to England a couple of years ago, man we stood out like sore thumbs with the way we talk LOL!
you kiwi's all have a distinct accent, but its english based.
jimmyjames wrote:
Na, my mum is from the north of England and I don't have any accent whatsoever. Lots of people down here and in Australia have parents from Britain but for some reason you don't get the accent. He was pretty legendary for his alcohol intake, that could have made him difficult to understand.
spapad wrote:
He sounds more buzzed there than normal. But even if he was young when he came here, would he not still have an inflection from being raised by his parents? I know he sounds much more high speed in some interviews and hard to understand than the others. Could be he was just plain out drunk 90% of the time. lol
Either way, I don't care. I loved him and was truly affected at the age of 15 still when he died.
They were the first band I just loved, and I was heartbroken that my parents took me on vacation to Florida instead of changing the world for me so I could go see the Highway to Hell tour in Roanoke, VA! I campaigned for it for months, but they would have none of it. Damn, if they only knew it would be the last time I got to see Bon!! HA!!! I don't think it would have changed their minds. lol
That's how teenagers think. lol
jimmyjames wrote:
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
spapad wrote:
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[Head banger] Saturday, March 05, 2011 10:16:38 AM
you kiwi's all have a distinct accent, but its english based.
Na, my mum is from the north of England and I don't have any accent whatsoever. Lots of people down here and in Australia have parents from Britain but for some reason you don't get the accent. He was pretty legendary for his alcohol intake, that could have made him difficult to understand.
spapad wrote:
He sounds more buzzed there than normal. But even if he was young when he came here, would he not still have an inflection from being raised by his parents? I know he sounds much more high speed in some interviews and hard to understand than the others. Could be he was just plain out drunk 90% of the time. lol
Either way, I don't care. I loved him and was truly affected at the age of 15 still when he died.
They were the first band I just loved, and I was heartbroken that my parents took me on vacation to Florida instead of changing the world for me so I could go see the Highway to Hell tour in Roanoke, VA! I campaigned for it for months, but they would have none of it. Damn, if they only knew it would be the last time I got to see Bon!! HA!!! I don't think it would have changed their minds. lol
That's how teenagers think. lol
jimmyjames wrote:
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
spapad wrote:
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[Brian_Evans] Saturday, March 05, 2011 9:42:36 AM
I listened to both and its amazing how close they are. Sounds pretty suspicious to me. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:06:47 AM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Listen to the beginning one after the other, the same in a different key. When Biff comes in with the vocals it sounds as though it could almost be Bon. The main guts of the song is a little different but that intro is the same. They're not that far apart at all really. Far apart would be that fuckin Maiden vs Motorhead thread that some spastic started. So far apart you can't compare them
(Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:53:19 AM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
lol! Oh I don't think its a "rip" and I'm not trying to defend Saxon because I like them,I really don't think that the "song" is a rip I think maybe the opening "riff" is similar,but your really grabbin' at straws to make that close of a comparison because the songs are so far apart in difference in my opinion,but they do have AC/DC influences.
jimmyjames wrote:
Still though, funny that one of their most famous songs is a rip.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
LOL! HAHA I don't think AC/DC would know who "Saxon" is and besides what kind of $cash would they get from Saxon sales $25 bucks or so ha!
(Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, March 04, 2011 7:31:14 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Actually that song Wheels Of Steel sounds exactly like the AC/DC song Bad Boy Boogie. Someone call a lawyer.
Edited at: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:52:24 PM
Edited at: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:16:52 AM
[jimmyjames] Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:06:47 AM
Listen to the beginning one after the other, the same in a different key. When Biff comes in with the vocals it sounds as though it could almost be Bon. The main guts of the song is a little different but that intro is the same. They're not that far apart at all really. Far apart would be that fuckin Maiden vs Motorhead thread that some spastic started. So far apart you can't compare them
lol! Oh I don't think its a "rip" and I'm not trying to defend Saxon because I like them,I really don't think that the "song" is a rip I think maybe the opening "riff" is similar,but your really grabbin' at straws to make that close of a comparison because the songs are so far apart in difference in my opinion,but they do have AC/DC influences.
jimmyjames wrote:
Still though, funny that one of their most famous songs is a rip.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
LOL! HAHA I don't think AC/DC would know who "Saxon" is and besides what kind of $cash would they get from Saxon sales $25 bucks or so ha!
(Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, March 04, 2011 7:31:14 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Actually that song Wheels Of Steel sounds exactly like the AC/DC song Bad Boy Boogie. Someone call a lawyer.
Edited at: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:52:24 PM
Edited at: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:16:52 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:53:19 AM
lol! Oh I don't think its a "rip" and I'm not trying to defend Saxon because I like them,I really don't think that the "song" is a rip I think maybe the opening "riff" is similar,but your really grabbin' at straws to make that close of a comparison because the songs are so far apart in difference in my opinion,but they do have AC/DC influences.
Still though, funny that one of their most famous songs is a rip.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
LOL! HAHA I don't think AC/DC would know who "Saxon" is and besides what kind of $cash would they get from Saxon sales $25 bucks or so ha!
(Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, March 04, 2011 7:31:14 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Actually that song Wheels Of Steel sounds exactly like the AC/DC song Bad Boy Boogie. Someone call a lawyer.
Edited at: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:52:24 PM
[jimmyjames] Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:38:03 AM
Na, my mum is from the north of England and I don't have any accent whatsoever. Lots of people down here and in Australia have parents from Britain but for some reason you don't get the accent. He was pretty legendary for his alcohol intake, that could have made him difficult to understand. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, March 04, 2011 9:22:45 PM)
spapad wrote:
He sounds more buzzed there than normal. But even if he was young when he came here, would he not still have an inflection from being raised by his parents? I know he sounds much more high speed in some interviews and hard to understand than the others. Could be he was just plain out drunk 90% of the time. lol
Either way, I don't care. I loved him and was truly affected at the age of 15 still when he died.
They were the first band I just loved, and I was heartbroken that my parents took me on vacation to Florida instead of changing the world for me so I could go see the Highway to Hell tour in Roanoke, VA! I campaigned for it for months, but they would have none of it. Damn, if they only knew it would be the last time I got to see Bon!! HA!!! I don't think it would have changed their minds. lol
That's how teenagers think. lol
jimmyjames wrote:
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
spapad wrote:
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[jimmyjames] Saturday, March 05, 2011 5:31:32 AM
Still though, funny that one of their most famous songs is a rip. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, March 04, 2011 11:50:54 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
LOL! HAHA I don't think AC/DC would know who "Saxon" is and besides what kind of $cash would they get from Saxon sales $25 bucks or so ha!
(Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, March 04, 2011 7:31:14 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Actually that song Wheels Of Steel sounds exactly like the AC/DC song Bad Boy Boogie. Someone call a lawyer.
Edited at: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:52:24 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, March 04, 2011 11:50:54 PM
LOL! HAHA I don't think AC/DC would know who "Saxon" is and besides what kind of $cash would they get from Saxon sales $25 bucks or so ha!
Actually that song Wheels Of Steel sounds exactly like the AC/DC song Bad Boy Boogie. Someone call a lawyer.
Edited at: Friday, March 04, 2011 11:52:24 PM
[spapad] Friday, March 04, 2011 9:22:45 PM
He sounds more buzzed there than normal. But even if he was young when he came here, would he not still have an inflection from being raised by his parents? I know he sounds much more high speed in some interviews and hard to understand than the others. Could be he was just plain out drunk 90% of the time. lol
Either way, I don't care. I loved him and was truly affected at the age of 15 still when he died.
They were the first band I just loved, and I was heartbroken that my parents took me on vacation to Florida instead of changing the world for me so I could go see the Highway to Hell tour in Roanoke, VA! I campaigned for it for months, but they would have none of it. Damn, if they only knew it would be the last time I got to see Bon!! HA!!! I don't think it would have changed their minds. lol
That's how teenagers think. lol
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
spapad wrote:
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
Actually that song Wheels Of Steel sounds exactly like the AC/DC song Bad Boy Boogie. Someone call a lawyer.
[Becks] Friday, March 04, 2011 7:46:27 PM
Yeah that's an Aussie accent alright, the guy interviewing him has a relatively mild Scots accent but Scots none the less. We pick up on Aussie accents as easily as we do Kiwi ones I reckon lol.
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
spapad wrote:
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[jimmyjames] Friday, March 04, 2011 7:31:14 PM
Actually that song Wheels Of Steel sounds exactly like the AC/DC song Bad Boy Boogie. Someone call a lawyer.
[jimmyjames] Friday, March 04, 2011 7:11:28 PM
Yeah I know that but Bon moved to Aussie when he was five or six, his accent is totally Aussie. Listen to this interview. He's actually being interviewed by a Scottish guy so you can hear the difference.
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
My two cents for the day.
jimmyjames wrote:
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[spapad] Friday, March 04, 2011 6:43:56 PM
Actually Jimmy, Bon is not originally from Australia, his accent still carried at bit of the brog from his homeland of Scottland, that's why sometimes when he talked you couldn't quit keep up with him in a live interview. Angus and Malcolm were born in Scottland too but came to Australia as children so they don't have that.
Biff is from the northern part of England so it would make sense his accent my have been influenced by a bit of scott as well.
As far as pitch goes, I can see where you get that from. The upper range, which bon rarely hit and held for long, does sound close.
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed.
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[jimmyjames] Friday, March 04, 2011 6:11:01 PM
Check out that vid budred posted of Wheels Of Steel, sounds very similar to old AC/DC. Not just Byford even the guitaring on that particular song has a 70s AC/DCish sound to it. The obvious difference are Biffs english accent and Bons aussie accent but to me they have the same kind of voice, power etc. This is not a bad thing by the way, just something I noticed. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, March 04, 2011 5:23:57 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
jimmyjames wrote:
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, March 04, 2011 5:23:57 PM
Wow. Never thought that in a million years,but interesting.
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[jimmyjames] Friday, March 04, 2011 3:59:43 PM
I've noticed Biff Byford sounds a bit like Bon Scott when he sings, not on all songs but definately on some.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, March 04, 2011 3:54:20 PM
Budred look at this video from 1988 "I Can't Wait Anymore" from the 1988 Destiny album....haha what a sellout! Saxon spanks of poor aesthetics and songwritting in this video,song,album,year and era haha! They don't have golden balls hanging and everything they do isn't equal to everything else. I actually love this band and have an opinion about every song and every album,that is a real "fan". Lame video HA! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Budred from Friday, March 04, 2011 7:54:03 AM)
Budred wrote:
JD has probably already seen these but for those who haven't
here's one more.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, March 04, 2011 3:49:08 PM
Yeah I've seen that before Budred,very cool.
Anybody wants to take a shot at Saxon in this thread so be it,I'm not here to force everybody to like them. If you think they suck then say so,it doesn't bother me as long as that person's intention is about conversation rather than just to post something to irritate people like the unworthy childish Brian_Evans does.
JD has probably already seen these but for those who haven't
here's one more.
[Budred] Friday, March 04, 2011 7:54:03 AM
JD has probably already seen these but for those who haven't
here's one more.
[Budred] Friday, March 04, 2011 7:41:17 AM
Saw this on youtube. Had to post it here. Edited at: Friday, March 04, 2011 7:45:41 AM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, March 04, 2011 2:49:20 AM
Ha ha,I've just read 3 PMs from other members saying how much you are "obsessed" with everything "J.D.DIAMOND". They think you want a piece of my ass,I think they are right. Sorry,I have a woman already,something you could have if you spent the same kind of effort dry humping everything J.D.DIAMOND. HAHA! Your laughing at me? LOL! The entire forum if laughing thier ass off at you fanboy fucktard.
Well since you keep repeating yourself here is another example of the entire forum is tired of hearing "anything" straight from the horses ass,now put down the picture of J.D. Diamond and drop that lube in your hand. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Brian_Evans from Monday, February 28, 2011 10:47:47 PM)
Brian_Evans wrote:
Well once again we got it straight from the horse's mouth. lol
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Oh yeah,make no mistake about it Saxon "fucked up thier career" in the 80's from "crap" like Ride Like The Wind. The band's first 5 studio LPs are cool but they actually have 6 straight albums that are not good from Crusader 1984 to Forever Free 1992 then they turned thier career around starting from 1995 Dogs Of War album till now.
But yeah they really "sucked" in the mid to late 80's man,they were a freakin "joke" but people still think they are like that but they are not. Biff even said he wishes that he never "sold out" to the American market with the MTV glam rock scene,he said he regrets it very much and wishes that those albums were better,he doesn't even like the 1986 "Rock The Nations" album at all,as hecan't stand to listen to it. Saxon's Biff Byford always says that Saxon plays a mix between traditional british heavy metal that fits into the category with Judas Priest and Iron Maiden but they also have half thier albums that is traditional "rock" as well. Slow Lane Blues is a bluesey track off the new album and its a classic.
Thanks to Tina from Walsall England for getting me into Saxon in 2005,Tina you rock!
(Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, December 31, 2010 4:37:07 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Sweet, thanks for the advice. I actually played Man and Machine on my show a couple of weeks ago. Cool track. A lot of their stuff is good. I have changed my tune about Saxon a bit since I realised they weren't all about that Ride Like The Wind shit.
Edited at: Friday, December 31, 2010 5:26:04 PM
[Brian_Evans] Monday, February 28, 2011 10:47:47 PM
Well once again we got it straight from the horse's mouth. lol
[Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, December 31, 2010 5:17:02 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Oh yeah,make no mistake about it Saxon "fucked up thier career" in the 80's from "crap" like Ride Like The Wind. The band's first 5 studio LPs are cool but they actually have 6 straight albums that are not good from Crusader 1984 to Forever Free 1992 then they turned thier career around starting from 1995 Dogs Of War album till now.
But yeah they really "sucked" in the mid to late 80's man,they were a freakin "joke" but people still think they are like that but they are not. Biff even said he wishes that he never "sold out" to the American market with the MTV glam rock scene,he said he regrets it very much and wishes that those albums were better,he doesn't even like the 1986 "Rock The Nations" album at all,as hecan't stand to listen to it. Saxon's Biff Byford always says that Saxon plays a mix between traditional british heavy metal that fits into the category with Judas Priest and Iron Maiden but they also have half thier albums that is traditional "rock" as well. Slow Lane Blues is a bluesey track off the new album and its a classic.
Thanks to Tina from Walsall England for getting me into Saxon in 2005,Tina you rock!
(Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, December 31, 2010 4:37:07 PM)
jimmyjames wrote:
Sweet, thanks for the advice. I actually played Man and Machine on my show a couple of weeks ago. Cool track. A lot of their stuff is good. I have changed my tune about Saxon a bit since I realised they weren't all about that Ride Like The Wind shit.
Edited at: Friday, December 31, 2010 5:26:04 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:51:25 PM
Wear your baseball hat and shut the fuck up. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Brian_Evans from Saturday, February 26, 2011 8:47:55 PM)
Brian_Evans wrote:
Well ...whoop dee doo!
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
Finally confirmed,the new Saxon album will be called "Call To Arms" and should be out in April! Edited at: Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:47:02 PM
[Brian_Evans] Saturday, February 26, 2011 8:47:55 PM
lol at you!
Well ...whoop dee doo!