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Ãðóïïà îáðàçîâàëàñü â êîíöå 70-õ íà ñåâåðå Àíãëèè è èçíà÷àëüíî íàçûâàëàñü "Son Of A Bitch".  íà÷àëå ñâîåé êàðüåðû ìóçûêàíòû âûñòóïàëè â ðàçëè÷íûõ àíãëèéñêèõ êëóáàõ è áàðàõ, çàðàáàòûâàÿ ñåáå êîíöåðòíóþ ïîïóëÿðíîñòü.  ñîñòàâ êîìàíäû âõîäèëè âîêàëèñò Ïèòåð "Áèôô" Áàéôîðä, ãèòàðèñòû Ãðýì Îëèâåð è Ïîë Êóèíí, áàñèñò Ñòèâ Äîóñîí è áàðàáàíùèê Ïèò Äæèëë. Ñìåíèâ íàçâàíèå íà "Saxon", îíè ïîäïèñàëè êîíòðàêò ñ ôðàíöóçñêèì ëåéáëîì "Carrere", áîëåå èçâåñòíûì ñâîåé ðàáîòîé ñ äèñêî êîëëåêòèâàìè, ÷åì ñ õýâè-ìåòàë ãðóïïàìè.  êîíöå 70-õ â Àíãëèè ïîÿâèëîñü ìíîãî ìîëîäûõ êîìàíä èãðàâøèõ â ñòèëå, ïîëó÷èâøåì íàçâàíèå "íîâîé âîëíû áðèòàíñêîãî òÿæåëîãî ìåòàëëà". "Saxon" íàõîäèëèñü âî ãëàâå ýòîãî äâèæåíèÿ íàðÿäó ñ "Iron Maiden" è "Diamond Head".

Ïåðâûé àëüáîì, âûøåäøèé â 1979 ãîäó, ïðåäñòàâëÿë ñîáîé äîáðîòíóþ õàðä-ðîêîâóþ ðàáîòó, íî øèðîêîå âíèìàíèå áûëî ïðèâëå÷åíî ê êîëëåêòèâó ëèøü ïîñëå âûõîäà "Wheels Of Steel".

Ïîïóëÿðíîñòü "Saxon" ðåçêî ïîäñêî÷èëà, è äâå èõ êîìïîçèöèè - "Wheels Of Steel" è "747 (Strangers In The Night)" îêàçàëèñü â áðèòàíñêîì Òîï 20. Ãðóïïà çàêðåïèëà ñâîé óñïåõ ñ âûïóñêîì â òîì æå ñàìîì ãîäó àëüáîìà "Strong Arm Of The Law", èìåâøåãî ÷èñòåéøèé õýâè-ìåòàë ñàóíä. Ñëåäóþùèé äèñê "Denim And Leather" òàêæå îêàçàëñÿ íåïëîõèì, è äâå êîìïîçèöèè ñ íåãî - "And The Bands Played On" è "Never Surrender" - ïîïàëè â ëó÷øóþ àíãëèéñêóþ äâàäöàòêó. "Saxon" ïðîâåëè óñïåøíîå àìåðèêàíñêîå òóðíå, à çàòåì ïîÿâèëèñü íà ôåñòèâàëå "Ìîíñòðû ðîêà" â Äîíèíãòîíå. Ïèê ïîïóëÿðíîñòè ãðóïïû ïðèøåëñÿ íà 1982 ãîä, êîãäà âûøåë àëüáîì "The Eagle Has Landed", çàíÿâøèé ïÿòóþ ïîçèöèþ â áðèòàíñêèõ ÷àðòàõ.  ýòîì æå ãîäó Ïèòà Äæèëëà çà óäàðíîé óñòàíîâêîé ñìåíèë Íàéäæåë Ãëîêëåð èç "Toyah" (â 1984-ì Äæèëë ïðèñîåäèíèëñÿ ê "Motorhead").

Ñ äàííîãî ìîìåíòà "Saxon" çàíèìàëè âòîðîå ìåñòî ñðåäè ìåòàëëè÷åñêèõ ãðóïï ïîñëå "Iron Maiden". Âûïóñê "Power And The Glory" ïîäòâåðäèë âûñîêîå ïîëîæåíèå êîëëåêòèâà.

Îäíàêî ñëåäóþùèé àëüáîì "Innocence Is No Excuse" áûë çàìåòíî ñëàáåå ïðåäøåñòâåííèêà, õîòÿ è ïîïàë â Òîï 40.  êîìàíäå íà÷àëñÿ ïåðèîä çàñòîÿ, è åå ïîïóëÿðíîñòü ïîøëà íà ñïàä. Óõîä Ñòèâà Äîóñîíà åùå áîëåå óõóäøèë ïîçèöèè "Saxon". Àëüáîì "Rock The Nations" áûë ñäåëàí â ðàííåé ìàíåðå ãðóïïû, íî âåðíóòü áûëóþ ñëàâó áûëî óæå òÿæåëî.  1990 ãîäó "ñàêñîíöû" ïðåäïðèíÿëè íàöèîíàëüíîå òóðíå, ïîñòðîåííîå íà èõ ðàííåì ïîïóëÿðíîì ìàòåðèàëå. Çà ïîñëåäóþùåå âðåìÿ èì óäàëîñü çàïèñàòü îäèí áîëåå-ìåíåå ïðèëè÷íûé äèñê "Solid Ball Of Rock".  íà÷àëå 1995 ãîäà Îëèâåð, Äîóñîí è Äæèë äàëè ñåðèþ êîíöåðòîâ ïîä âûâåñêîé "Saxon". Ýòî íå ïîíðàâèëîñü Áàéôîðäó, è îí íà÷àë îñïàðèâàòü ñâîè ïðàâà íà ýòî íàçâàíèå.

Ïðîáëåìà âñêîðå áûëà ðåøåíà, è ñëåäóþùèé àëüáîì "Dogs Of War" çàïèñûâàëñÿ ñ ó÷àñòèåì Áàéôîðäà, íî áåç Îëèâåðà. Ýòîò ðåëèç íàïîìèíàë òâîð÷åñòâî ãðóïïû ñåðåäèíû 80-õ. Îëèâåð, Äîóñîí è Äæèëë âïîñëåäñòâèè èãðàëè â ïðîåêòå "Son Of A Bitch".

 

Ñîñòàâ

  • Peter "Biff" Byford - âîêàë
  • Doug Scarratt - ãèòàðà
  • Paul Quinn - ãèòàðà
  • Nibbs Carter - áàñ
  • Fritz Randow - óäàðíûå

Äèñêîãðàôèÿ

  • Saxon - 1979
  • Wheels Of Steel - 1980
  • Strong Arm Of The Law - 1980
  • Denim And Leather - 1981
  • The Eagle Has Landed - 1982
  • Power And The Glory - 1983
  • Crusader - 1984
  • Innocense Is No Excuse - 1985
  • Rock The Nations - 1986
  • Destiny - 1988
  • Rock'N'Roll Gypsies - 1989
  • Solid Ball Of Rock - 1990
  • Forever Free - 1992
  • Dogs Of War - 1995
  • The Eagle Has Landed Part II - 1996
  • Unleash The Beast - 1997
  • Metalhead - 1999
  • Killing Ground - 2001
  • Heavy Metal Thunder - 2002
  • Lionheart - 2004

 

 

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