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"A Collection Of Metal" e' una raccolta di successi, dal 1979 al 1988, della mitica band inglese dei Saxon. Il gruppo, capitanato dal carismatico vocalist Biff Bruford, e' uno dei complessi che fecero nascere la NWOBHM in Inghilterra ed ottenendo un enorme successo in tutto il mondo. I Saxon grazie ad album come "Wheels of steel", "Heavy metal thunder", "Strong arm of the law" sono ormai divenuti una leggenda del metal, come lo dimostrano i grandiosi concerti tenuti fino ad oggi.
Questo cd e' la conferma di tutto questo, basta pensare a brani come "Motorcycle Man", "Denim and Leather", "Rock the Nations" e "Play it loud", mentre l'unica pecca e' l'assenza di successi come "Princess of the night", "Heavy metal thunder", "Strong arm of the law" e "The Eagle has landed". L'inizio e' affidato al classico "Strangers in the night", mentre la seguente e' la bella "Rock'n'roll gypsy", un altro gioiello della NWOBHM e dei in Saxon. Si prosegue con il classico "And the bands played on" che inizia con una chitarra che ricorda vagamente alcune suonorita' dei Thin Lizzy, per poi procedere con un ritmo sostenuto e piacevole. Le successive "Back on the streets" e "Ride like the wind" sono delle vere gemme AOR metal, formate da parti di chitarra semplici e da ritornelli orecchiabili e ariosi. "I cant wait anymore" e "Broken Heroes" sono delle ottime ballad piene di melodia, dove Biff Byford riesce a dare il meglio di se. La stratosferica "Denim and Leather", una canzone eccezionale, con il suo ritornello immortale è il pezzo da 90. Questa e' la vera ricetta per fare metal.
"Rock the nations" e' un'altra hit della band,proseguendo così all'insegna della storia e della furia con"Motorcycle Man". Una colata lavica di violenza, velocita' e fierezza. Davvero uno schiacciasassi come pochi che incarna in poco piu' di tre minuti lo spirito "so fuckin wild" del metal. L'anthemica "Play it loud" chiude degnamente questa bella raccolta di successi dei mitici Saxon.
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01 747 (Strangers in the Night) (03:44)
We've got a 747 coming down in the night
There's no power, there's no runway lights
Radio operator try to get a message through
Tell the flight deck New York has no lights
There's no power what do we do?
747 coming down in the night
Try to get a message through
We were strangers in the night (*)
Both on separate flights
Strangers in the night
Going nowhere
This is Scandinavian one-o-one
Flight from Hawaii coming out of the sun
Kennedy should be in sight
We can't see a thing here in the night
Navigator says we're on the flight path
There's no radio, no sign of life
This is Scandinavian one-o-one
For God's sake, get the ground lights on, because
(Repeat *)
There's a 747 going into the night
There's no power, they don't know why
They've no fuel, they've got to land soon
They can't land by the light of the moon
They're overshooting, there's no guiding lights
Set a course into the light
Scandinavian one-o-one
For God's sake get your ground lights on
(Repeat *)
03 And the Bands Played On (02:48)
Just before dawn in the cold light
We came out of the night
A great expectation from the man who ran the show
Will it rain, will it snow, will it shine, we don't know
Are there clouds up in the sky
We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
See the people, feel the power
There was sixty thousand there
Just like thunder the crowds began to roar
Where you there, did ya know, did ya see all the show
There was magic in the air
We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
See the rainbow shining brightly
Shooting rockets to the sky
Making music and it rolled on through the night
You could hear on the air rock n' roll everywhere
We were strangers in the night
We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
05 Ride Like the Wind (04:27)
It is the night, my body's weak (*)
I'm on the run, no time for sleep
I've got to ride, ride like the wind
To be free again
I was born the son of a lawless man
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand
Lived nine lives, gunned down ten
Gonna ride like the wind
And I've got such a long way to go (**)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
Accused and tried and told to hang
I was nowhere in sight when the churchbells rang
Never was the kind to do as I was told
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old
(Repeat **)
(Repeat *)
(Repeat **)
06 Big Teaser (03:54)
Out with the boys
Testing my virility
The booze and the music
Arrousing my curiousity
I moved in beside her
Asked her to rock and roll with me
Cause I have her classed
My eyes roam lecherously
Lecherously, lecherously, lecherously
She's a big teaser (Repeat)
I only see her
Very occasionally
She's leading me on
She's living dangerously
It's easy to see
She's making a fool out of me
Oh but I ain't no fool
I'll get her eventually
Eventually, eventually, eventually
She's a big teaser (Repeat)
07 I Can't Wait Anymore (04:32)
You keep me waiting, you won't answer the phone
I know you're home, but you're not alone
Stop playing games girl
You're playing with my heart
I was a fool to fall for your lies
It took so long for me to open my eyes
I was a stranger
A stranger from the start
How long must I stand out in the cold (*)
Can't you see the writing's on the wall
I been waiting
I can't wait anymore
The more I want you, the less I get
I've been alone since the day that we met
I'm trying hard girl
I'm trying to forget
I walked the streets and I stood at your door
You gave me nothing and I came back for more
You were a stranger
A stranger to my heart
(Repeat *)
I was a fool to fall for your lies
It took so long for me to realise
I was a stranger
A stranger from the start
(Repeat *)
08 Broken Heroes (06:05)
They came to fight for glory in their thousands
Young men with their dreams
They died before the guns for their country
A book of faded pictures broken dreams
Where are they now (*)
Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they now
The broken heroes
Uncle Sam is waiting with the draft card
He says you've got to fight the Vietcong
The stations full of flags and rule Britannia
The engine pulls you out towards the Somme
(Repeat *)
The pipes are calling young men back to Belfast
The general says you march to Stalingrad
You rode into the valley with the hundred
Seven lonely graves on Goose Green
(Repeat *)
10 Denim and Leather (05:28)
Where were you in '79 when the dam began to burst
Did you check us out down at the local show
Were you wearing denim, wearing leather
Did you run down to the front
Did you queue for your ticket through the ice and snow
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Did you read the music paper from the back and to the front
Did you find out where to see your favorite band
Did you listen to the radio every Friday night
Did hang around your local record store
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Do you dream of playing guitar or smashing up the drums
Maybe you can learn to play the bass
You can always be a singer like me and front the band
When on the stage we wait at your command
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
It was you - that set the spirit free
It was you - that put us here today
It was you - that filled the concert halls
It was you - that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
(Repeat to end)
12 Motorcycle Man (03:59)
If you see me flashing by
Do not stop me, do not try
'Cause I'm a motorcycle man
I get my kicks just when I can
Motorcycle man
Motorcycle man
I can beat your street machine
We're taking risks, that's what we mean
'Cause I'm a motorcycle man
We get our kicks just when we can
When we can
Motorcycle man
Motorcycle...
If you see me riding by
Do not stop me, do not try
'Cause I'm a motorcycle man
I get my kicks just when I can
When I can
Motorcycle man
Motorcycle man
Motorcycle, motorcycle
Motorcycle man
I can beat your street machine
I'm taking risks, that's what I mean
'Cause I'm a motorcycle man
We get our kicks just when we can
When we can
Motorcycle man
Motorcycle man
Motorcycle, motorcycle
Motorcycle man
13 Everybody Up (03:29)
On your feet, I wanna see the whole place jumpin'
C'mon baby, can you feel the heat
Move up close, the boys are out to get ya
We don't care just what you got in mind
Said everybody up, everybody up (*)
Everybody up, everybody up
Stand in line, we're about to rock you
We all know what you came here for
Stamp your feet, this place is really rockin'
Rip it off, I wanna see some move
(Repeat *)
Up all night, we've been getting crazy
Going down, 'till you're satisfied
Raise your hands, shout and let me know
I wanna see you waisted from the show
(Repeat *)
15 Set Me Free (03:15)
[Andy Scott]
[Originally performed by : Sweet]
Gagged, balled and chained
Feels just the same
Hands on the wall
Maybe you're just playin' games
Set me free
Mauled by a hound
Hangin' around
Is this for real
I don't know when I'll be found
Set me free
Set me free
Set me free from you
Taken by force
By you of course
Far from my bed
I know I'd rather be dead
Set me free
Set me free
Set me free from you
Fire in my brain
Burn me insane
Making your mark
Don't leave me here in the dark
Set me free
Call me a Saint
That's what I ain't
Inside my head
Maybe I'd feel better dead
Set me free
Set me free
Set me free from you
Set me free
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