omgomgomg I have a huge blind spot for Saxon's post-peak discography cause it never really clicked with me. That guitarist they got to replace Graham Oliver in 95 could have been great in another band but his staccato style just doesn't really sync with Biff Byford as a singer and even though they're often good they're usually not great and just don't sound like Saxon.
But Dogs of War, their last with Oliver on guitar and an album I've never listened to before, is ****ing hype for me cause it sounds like the last time Saxon truly sounded like Saxon and while it doesn't have 11/10 songs like "Wheels of Steel" or "Denim and Leather" it does sound like a seasoned band who have learned to write great songs that express everything that is great about them in a mature context. It's a Saxon album for a hopeless fan who has needed a new Saxon album to gush over for a decade and a half.
Mother****ing Dogs of War ****ing kills!
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There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.
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