My ranking for the Saxon albums would be🤘 24. Destiny 1988 23. Rock The Nations 1986 22. Solid Ball Of Rock 1991 21. Forever Free 1992 20. Call To Arms 2011 19. Into The Labyrinth 2009 18. Killing Ground 2001 17. Unleash The Beast 1997 16. Carpe Diem 2022 15. Hell Fire And Damnation 2024 14. Thunderbolt 2018 13. Sacrifice 2013 12. Battering Ram 2015 11. The Inner Sanctum 2007 10. Lionheart 2004 9. Dogs Of War 1995 8. Metalhead 1999 7. Innocence Is No Excuse 1985 6. Saxon 1979 5. Crusader 1984 4. Strong Arm Of The Law 1980 3. Wheels Of Steel 1980 2. Denim And Leather 1981 1. Power And The Glory 1983 16.
Pretty much the exact same as I'd rank them , the only difference is I have Unleash The Beast in my top 5, I think it's amazing, Circle Of Light is one of my favorite metal songs ever. And I'd have Destiny at 24, other than that I fully agree. I'm seeing them next Month with Uriah Heep.
Great ranking: 1. Strong Arm of the Law 2. Wheels of Steel 3. Crusader 4. Denim and Leather 5. Power & the Glory 6. Thunderbolt 7. Hell, Fire and Damnation 8. Sacrifice 9. Into the Labyrinth 10. Carpe Diem 11. Call to Arms 12. The Inner Sanctum 13. Lionheart 14. Forever Free 15. Unleash the Beast 16. Dogs of War 17. Solid Ball of Rock 18. Battering Ram 19. Saxon 20. Killing Ground 21. Metalhead 22. Innocence is No Excuse 23. Rock the Nations 24. Destiny Keep up the good work!
I was wondering where you’d put the new album, I remember you really liking Thunderbolt. Thanks for sharing your ranking and thanks for being one of the usual suspects 😉 ha ha
Good to hear your thoughts Darcy and not an easy ranking to do. Yeah the new album is very strong and it was interesting to see it so high in the ranking. The top 3 can't be beat, absolute classics. Sacrifice is still one of my favourites. Good to see power and the glory up there, a bit of an underrated album. Destiny is not as bad as people make it out to be, a very good "hair/glam metal" album imo.
1. Strong arm of the Law 2 Wheels of Steel 3 Denim and Leather 4. Power and the Glory 5. Hell Fire and Damnation 6. Carpe Diem This is my list because there are no more in my collection. The Eagle has landed is a great live album Saxon is still going strong. Like this kind of lists very much. In Holland we have musicmeter where people rate music albums.
The Eagle Has Landed is one of my all-time favourite live albums! I like watching ranking videos too, it’s always fun to see how other people rank them. Thanks as always for taking the time to hang out with me, always appreciated 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I also liked your Rush ranking but I am also a great Triumph fan , fantastic Canadian band. I own a lot of their albums.
My next month shows April 26 Armored Saint/ Queensryche, May 3 Hammerfall, May 10 Saxon, and May 21 Judas Priest. It’ll be only my second time seeing Saxon.
Nice re-ranking Darcy! I was surprised bit I actually really like Dogs of War. But I still have more to get. Using your ranking to see what to get next!
Yeah Dogs Of War is a tricky one! I think they scrambled to finish it, Graham Oliver was on his way out! The producer on that album even added some guitar parts. Really no shit albums here! Thanks as always 🤘 Have a great weekend G
Great ranking Darcy. Always fun to see a ranking of one of my favourite bands! Here is my top 10 list for today: 1. Wheels of steel 2. Strong arm of the law 3. Denim and leather 4. Power and the glory 5. Hell, fire and damnation 6. Sacrifice 7. Lionheart 8. Thunderbolt 9. The inner sanctum 10. Battering Ram Cheers!🤘
We are definitely on the same page here ha ha. Good to see where you placed Hell, Fire And Damnation, yes sir it’s that good! Thanks for being one of the usual suspects lol 🤘 Cheers Nik
Got most of the holes filled in my saxon collection now only denim and leather innocence is no excuse and hellfire to get now such a solid band and I'll say I probably listen to latter era saxon albums more than I do latter era maiden!
Yes same here! Maiden gets the least attention from me as far the newer stuff goes, Saxon, Priest & Accept get way more of my time. You’re almost there, only 3 more to go! Nice!! Thanks as always 🤘 Cheers Robert
Great ranking as always Darcy, I only have a few Saxon albums to date but after watching your video I am definitely going to pick up a few more for sure \../
For me innocence is no excuse is the Most undertated Saxon Album. Its top 5 for me for sure. My Top 5 could be: 1. Strong arm 2. power & the glory 3 wheels of Steel 4. innocence 5. inner sanctum The Last two are high up in the Ranking too.
Hi Darcy!!! great ranking, woow 24 studio albums that's a lot of music to listen..... and so coo to see they doing reissues of the 90/2000 catalogue. I agree they have one of the most consistent discography and still putting killer stuff from the newer releases i really enoy "And they Play R&R" and awesome tribute to Lemmy & the boys. cheers and be well
Amazing stuff and video again Darcy. My older brother was a big saxon fan but i never get in to them. The new album grow on me and the last days i listen to carpe diem and i like that too. I trust you so now i can first listen to the best songs first. :) See them 2 times this year ; kortrijk and eindhoven. Very excited ; thanks again!
Yes! I was really happy to see this pop up in my feed. I bow down to your expertise and will use this going forward. I was never into Saxon back in the day and have really only gotten into them over the past few years. Like you I also love the new album. My collection of them is fairly small at the moment, got two of your top three and then four others. Going to see them live next month. This video will help me decide which album I need next. Great video Darcy. Cheers! Gary
Oh dude, thank you very much but there’s no bowing down lol. Just take your shoes off and grab a beer out of the fridge on your way up to my music room, that’s how I roll ha ha. If you haven’t checked out the MOV reissues yet you should, they are doing all 9 albums from 1991 to 2009, 6 released so far. Thanks again 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
Great ranking! Being 30 years old, my entry point to Saxon was late in their discography - First Saxon song I heard was Valley of the Kings from Into the Labyrinth, I think the run of albums from Sacrifice to the latest are my absolute favourites Totally agree with you on Crusader, title track is one of the bands greatest but the rest of the album doesn’t hold up in comparison Attila the Hun also one of my all time favourites tracks The re-recordings of the ‘79-‘84 era on the Heavy Metal Thunder compilation album also worth a shoutout in my opinion 🤘🏻
Super Saxon ranking! 1. Denim And Leather 2. Lionheart 3. Hell, Fire And Damnation 4. Unleash The Beast 5. Carpe Diem 6. Metalhead 7. Strong Arm Of The Law 8. Thunderbolt 9. Sacrifice 10. Killing Ground 11. Wheels Of Steel 12. The Inner Sanctum 13. Battering Ram 14. Solid Ball Of Rock 15. Dogs Of War 16. Power And The Glory 17. Forever Free 18. Innocence Is No Excuse 19. Crusader 20. Call To Arms 21. Into The Labyrinth 22. Saxon 23. Rock The Nations 24. Destiny
Wow that’s the highest I’ve seen Hell, Fire And Damnation, with more time I could see it moving up on my list too! Thanks for watching & sharing your ranking 🦅 Have a great weekend ~ Darcy
Going to see Saxon tonight in Tampa, can’t wait and really enjoyed your ranking. The band has so many amazing albums and very hard to choose. I am a newer fan but really enjoy all their albums . Had to give you a top 6, 5 is to hard to do 6.Hell, Fire, And Damnation 5. Carpe Diem 4. Power and Glory 3. Wheels of Steel 2. Denim and Leather 1. Strong Arm of the Law I can’t live without Dallas 1pm, Strong Arm of the Law and Heavy Metal Thunder!
We all have different opinions, but I personally would put destiny album much further up the leader board as I would crusader. Destiny is what got me into Saxon and its a phenomenal album. PS great reviews by the way 👍
I'm gonna say: 1. Strong Arm of The Law (1980) 2. Denim and Leather (1981) 3. Wheels of Steel (1980) 4. Power & The Glory (1983) 5. Hell, Fire and Damnation (2024) 6. Carpe Diem (2022) 7. Sacrifice (2013) 8. Into The Labyrinth (2009) 9. Battering Ram (2015) 10. The Inner Sanctum (2007) 11. Thunderbolt (2018) 12. Lionheart (2004) 13. Metalhead (1999) 14. Unleash The Beast (1997) 15. Crusader (1984) 16. Call to Arms (2011) 17. Dogs of War (1995) 18. Killing Ground (2001) 19. Solid Ball of Rock (1991) 20. Forever Free (1992) 21. Saxon (1979) 22. Innocence is no Excuse (1985) 23. Rock The Nations (1986) 24. Destiny (1988)
A very insightful ranking buddy, I’m still relatively new to Saxon. I only own about half of their discography. One more band that I don’t know how I have missed them for so long. Those top 3 are just fantastic! I’m looking forward to filling the holes in their discography.
Fantastic video, Darcy! I've been eagerly awaiting your updated Saxon ranking, and it didn't disappoint. There are so many great albums in this extensive catalog, and there isn't a single dud among them. I actually much prefer modern Saxon to the classic era, but I enjoy it all. Here's my list: 24) Destiny 23) Saxon 22) Solid Ball of Rock 21) Crusader 20) Rock the Nations 19) Forever Free 18) Innocence is No Excuse 17) Killing Ground 16) Dogs of War 15) Unleash the Beast 14) Wheels of Steel 13) Denim and Leather 12) Lionheart 11) Carpe Diem 10) Into the Labyrinth 9) Call to Arms 8) Strong Arm of the Law 7) Battering Ram 6) Hell, Fire, And Damnation 5) Metalhead 4) Power and the Glory 3) Sacrifice 2) Thunderbolt 1) The Inner Sanctum Cannot go wrong with these heavy metal legends!
Awesome Darcy. I’m loving the new Saxon as well. Been playing it a lot. Just went and seen Saxon and Uriah Heep this past Sunday. Wow what a show. Both bands kicked ass. Biff and the boys were loud and proud 🤘. Biffs voice sounded amazing. We loved the show
I like when they dial back the heavyness a bit on albums like "Call..." and "Carpe...". My first encounter with Saxon was a concert in 1990 with Metal Church. Biff still had his sleazy clothes, slightly puffy hair and a headband but man, did they deliver!
Saxon can pretty much dial it anyway they want, extremely consistent band that should be bigger! They are definitely in my Big 4 of Traditional Metal, along with Priest, Maiden & Accept. Hope things are going your way brother 🤘 Tty soon :))
Hi Darcy. I'm a Saxon fan since 1999! My ranking: 1- Sacrifice 2- Unleash The Beast 3- Metalhead 4- Hell, Fire And Damnation 5- Thunderbolt 6- Power And The Glory 7- Denim And Leather 8- Carpe Diem 9- Wheels Of Steeel 10- Into The Labyrinth 11- Battering Ram 12- The Inner Sanctum 13- Lionheart 14- Dogs Of War 15- Call To Arms 16- Strong Arm Of The Law 17- Innocence Is No Excuse 18- Crusader 19- Killing Ground 20- Forever Free 21- Solid Ball Of Rock 22- Saxon 23- Rock The Nations 24- Destiny
Impressive you have all on vinyl! Saw Saxon a few times in the very early days, and yeah, supporting Motorhead : ) There was a very low key terrestrial telly programme over here (UK), a good few years ago, as to Saxon's current situation being not too bright. I think it was documenting the band's want to become relevant again. To be honest, i was very surprised the band managed to become popular again. I can only put that to metal becoming more popular in itself, and of younger people getting into these older bands. Personally, i lost track after Denim and Leather, and Strong Arm was the last one i bought. I think the new breed of faster heavier bands were to mostly blame for that, lol. And on another slightly off topic thing, and going on the band's alliance with Motorhead.....wasn't it a pity that Biff or one or two early members of band didn't appear at Lemmy's televised funeral, other than all those rock/metal superstars!. Now that would've been nostalgia!! Anyway, i digress, lol......very nice watch Darcy!
Thanks for the great comment! I’ve always thought Judas Priest & Saxon have/had subpar management, Iron Maiden is light years ahead in that department. Thanks for the kind words 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 No probs, your enthusiasm is a joy to watch. Even for the bands i ain't keen on : )) Well, not sure as to the management these bands had (except Maiden), but you could be right. Saxon and Priest were on a mainstream 'pop' show a few times circa 79/80, then went awol as to mainstream viewing....but Maiden straight from the off were constantly on, as much as this type of music generated back then, lol. Slightly odd as to Priest, as from 82 they seemed to get much bigger, probably due to the North American breakthrough. So on that i'd say Saxon's management may have been light years behind Priest...let alone Iron Maiden : )
Congratulations Darcy!!! This is the 2nd video that I watched that you showed all album on vinyl. Great job!!! You know what, many metal album reviewer didn't show their collection, they just sharing the cover artwork on their screen, very disappointed. I'm stiill newbie with this band, I'm not familiar with their song. So I would try your number 1 ranking Denim & Leather. You are True Metalhead. I have subscribed your channel.
Thank you for the kind words, glad you’re here :)) You will NEVER see little artwork photos added to my screen, the real deal or nothing for me ha ha. Thanks as always 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
1. Wheels of Steel 2. Denim & Leather 3. Call to Arms 4. Strong Arm of the Law 5. The Inner Sanctum 6. Thunderbolt 7. Lionheart 8. The Power & Glory 9. Battering Head 10. Killing Ground 11. Crusader 12. Metalhead 13. Unleash the Beast 14. More Inspirations 15. Sacrifice 16. Inspirations 17. Hell, Fire and Damnation 18. Carpe Diem 19. Innocence Is No Excuse 20. Saxon 21. Into the Labyrinth 22. Rock the Nations 23. Dogs of War 24. Forever Free 25. Solid Ball of Rock 26. Destiny
Excellent ranking! I saw Saxon open for Yngwie in 1986 and Biff tore his shirt off and threw it to me. Hell yeah. Top 5 are pretty much the same as yours. Consistency. Saxon!
I don't know what kind of nut I am, but I recently picked up the entire catalogue on CDs in hopes of going through them as I've always been a fan, but I never followed them closely. I initially picked up Strong Arm and Denim and Leather back in the 80's but I never kept up with them. I'm going to see them in a couple of weeks so time to brush up.
Great ranking Darcy! Do you like the band Alastis? If you've never heard of them check em out they're great. Start with the song "In Darkness" off of the album "The Other Side". This will give you an idea of their style. Cheers!
No, I haven’t heard them! I will start with that song and that album you’ve suggested. Thanks for the recommendation & thanks for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
I have every album on vinyl & I enjoy every Saxon album. 1.Power & the Glory 2.Denim & Leather 3.Wheels of Steel 4.Strong Arm of the Law 5.Hell, Fire & Damnation ....... 24.Saxon(the only album I could live without, but it's still an ok album, just sounds like a band still trying to find their style & sound) Great episode of a great band Darcy. I find it too hard to rank. I even enjoy those mid-late 80's albums, but I actually find Crusader the weakest of their 80's releases. It has a few good songs but many really average ones but has my favourite album cover of theirs. 🤘 from Australia 🇦🇺
Enjoyed the newer Saxon album that came out not too long ago. Gotta check out their other stuff (I think I may have said that on your last Saxon ranking video, but I really need to and want to it’s just finding the time to do so).
Wow, very surprised to see Dogs of War ranked dead last. Just goes to show what a great band Saxon is. Well...here goes nothing... 24. Saxon 23. Destiny 22. Crusader 21. Rock the Nations. 20. Innocence Is No Excuse 19. Solid Ball of Rock 18. Metalhead 17. Forever Free 16. Dogs of War 15. Into the Labyrinth 14. Carpe Diem 13. Killing Ground 12. Sacrifice 11. Battering Ram 10. The Inner Sanctum 9. Unleash the Beast 8. Thunderbolt 7. Call to Arms (I love this underrated gem of an album!) 6. Power & the Glory 5. Hell, Fire and Damnation (I may be a bit too high on it right now but yes, it's that good!) 4. Denim and Leather 3. Lionheart (yes, I like it more than Denim and Leather, so sue me) 2. Wheels of Steel 1. Strong Arm of the Law Saxon is one of my favorite bands and I consider everything from #15 on to be very strong album.
Ha ha no I won’t sue you, Lionheart is a fantastic album & still my favourite of the 2000s. Thanks for sharing your ranking, I love hearing what other people think about this super consistent discography! Thanks again 🦅 Cheers Craig
Saw them a few days ago with Priest and Uriah Heep. The next day I couldn't speak, turn my head or walk, so I left quite satisfied. 1. Strong Arm of the Law 2. Wheels of Steel 3. Denim and Leather 4. Power & the Glory 5. Lionheart 6. The Inner Sanctum 7. Hell, Fire and Damnation 8. Sacrifice 9. Battering Ram 10. Unleash the Beast 11. Metalhead 12. Thunderbolt 13. Carpe Diem 14. Saxon 15. Call to Arms 16. Into the Labyrinth 17. Killing Ground 18. Dogs of War 19. Forever Free 20. Solid Ball of Rock 21. Crusader 22. Destiny 23. Innocence Is No Excuse 24. Rock the Nations
Ha ha I’d be in the same boat, this getting old shit sucks 😂 Thanks for sharing your ranking, good to see Hell, Fire And Damnation in well-deserved spot! Thanks as always 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
My rankings from top to bottom… plus I’m seeing Saxon live next month… I lean toward their heavier new releases, and I really don’t like their late 80s stuff at all. But here goes: 1. Sacrifice 2. Thunderbolt 3. Denim and Leather 4. Wheels of Steel 5. Lionheart 6. The Inner Sanctum 7. Hell, Fire and Damnation 8. Carpe Diem 9. Battering Ram 10. Strong Arm of the Law 11. Call to Arms 12. Metalhead 13. Killing Ground 14. Forever Free 15. Dogs of War 16. Power & the Glory 17. Crusader 18. Unleash the Beast 19. Into the Labyrinth 20. Solid Ball of Rock 21. Saxon 22. 22 through 24, Innocence is No Excuse, Rock the Nations, Destiny - throw a blanket over them, just bland, cliche, commercial rock. Four words: synths and power ballads. Yuck.
Yeah they do a great job at the heavier stuff, no doubt about it! Great to see Hell, Fire And Damnation quite high, so many say the same in the comment section. Thanks for watching & sharing you’re ranking 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
1. Innocence is no excuse 2. Power and the Glory That is my top 2. The rest.. I dunno. Many great albums. I love Destiny, very underrated. I actually think Denim and Leather is overrated. Princess of the Night and And the Bands Played On are both 10/10 but the rest is kinda "meh" to me. As always, keep up the good work Darcy!
For consistency probably my favourite metal band, brilliant on the Crusader tour. My current ranking is, 1. Wheels of Steel, 2. Denim & Leather, 3. Power & The Glory, 4. Strong Arm of The Law, 5. Hell, Fire & Damnation, 6. Sacrifice, 7. Thunderbolt, 8. Carpe Diem, 9. Lionheart, 10. Unleash The Beast, 11, The Inner Sanctum, 12, Into The Labyrinth, 13. Battering Ram, 14. Call to Arms, 15. Metalhead, 16. Killing Ground, 17. Crusader, 18. Innocence is Excuse, 19. Dogs of War, 20.Solid Ball of Rock, 21. Forever Free, 22. Saxon, 23. Destiny, 24. Rock The Nations.
I see you have Hell, Fire And Damnation right up there too! The people have spoken lol, such a great album! Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your ranking 🦅 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
Have you been on the music on vinyl website recently? It doesn’t show hardly anything anymore. Do you have a way to see what the new releases or upcoming are?
Yes I have & it’s very disappointing. If I find an updated way to check for info I will let you know. Sorry for the late reply, just on holidays until Friday 🤘 Tty soon :))
Saxon is the one big "80s" metal band where I think the 80s is their weakest period. Don't get me wrong your top 3 would also feature in mine, but after Power and the Glory they nose dive for me until picking up again in the 90s when most of their peers failed miserably. Such a strong career though.
Absolutely! My other Big 3 of Traditional Metal, Maiden, Priest, Accept didn’t come close to Saxon in the 90’s. Always good to hear from you Andy, hope to see you back on the small screen again soon 😉 Tty soon
Excellent update me ode. That's the problem with great back catalogues, there's not a lot between the majority of the albums, so it's virtually impossible to rank as tomorrow, if you're like me, you will have changed your mind HaHa!!.
My ranking for the Saxon albums would be🤘
24. Destiny 1988
23. Rock The Nations 1986
22. Solid Ball Of Rock 1991
21. Forever Free 1992
20. Call To Arms 2011
19. Into The Labyrinth 2009
18. Killing Ground 2001
17. Unleash The Beast 1997
16. Carpe Diem 2022
15. Hell Fire And Damnation 2024
14. Thunderbolt 2018
13. Sacrifice 2013
12. Battering Ram 2015
11. The Inner Sanctum 2007
10. Lionheart 2004
9. Dogs Of War 1995
8. Metalhead 1999
7. Innocence Is No Excuse 1985
6. Saxon 1979
5. Crusader 1984
4. Strong Arm Of The Law 1980
3. Wheels Of Steel 1980
2. Denim And Leather 1981
1. Power And The Glory 1983
16.
Pretty much the exact same as I'd rank them , the only difference is I have Unleash The Beast in my top 5, I think it's amazing, Circle Of Light is one of my favorite metal songs ever. And I'd have Destiny at 24, other than that I fully agree. I'm seeing them next Month with Uriah Heep.
Great ranking:
1. Strong Arm of the Law
2. Wheels of Steel
3. Crusader
4. Denim and Leather
5. Power & the Glory
6. Thunderbolt
7. Hell, Fire and Damnation
8. Sacrifice
9. Into the Labyrinth
10. Carpe Diem
11. Call to Arms
12. The Inner Sanctum
13. Lionheart
14. Forever Free
15. Unleash the Beast
16. Dogs of War
17. Solid Ball of Rock
18. Battering Ram
19. Saxon
20. Killing Ground
21. Metalhead
22. Innocence is No Excuse
23. Rock the Nations
24. Destiny
Keep up the good work!
I was wondering where you’d put the new album, I remember you really liking Thunderbolt. Thanks for sharing your ranking and thanks for being one of the usual suspects 😉 ha ha
Man, re-ranking your Saxon albums must be quite difficult. But, you're new Saxon ranking is top-notch Darcy!
Thanks Tony. I really appreciate that 🤘 Have a great weekend :))
My first ever gig was Saxon at the Apollo in Glasgow in the early 80's! They blew my mind then and they still blow my mind now!! Great ranking Darcy!!
It’s just crazy to think about the level Saxon still delivers! Thanks as always my friend, hope you have a great weekend 🤘 Cheers Iain
Just saw Saxon two nights ago and they killed it (only the second time I’ve seen them despite being a fan since the mid-‘80s).
I sure hope they make it to my area of Canada, at least somewhere that’s driveable lol.
My old band ( KING LOUIS ) Opened for SAXON
on the last part of the UK tour of 1921 or 92.
Ended up at the Marquee cLUB London.
nice guys. Si.
Good to hear your thoughts Darcy and not an easy ranking to do. Yeah the new album is very strong and it was interesting to see it so high in the ranking. The top 3 can't be beat, absolute classics. Sacrifice is still one of my favourites. Good to see power and the glory up there, a bit of an underrated album. Destiny is not as bad as people make it out to be, a very good "hair/glam metal" album imo.
Your top three, which I think are the first three albums, have the best album artwork as well-so bold and well-composed.
I think the artwork on those ones is very fitting, it ties into the music very well!
Great job. Looking forward to Iced Earth’s ranking.
Definitely on my to do list! Thanks as always 🤘 Cheers Charles
They hardly have a bad album, fantastic band.
Totally agree with you, even the lower placed ones are good! Thanks for taking the time to watch & comment 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
Huge Saxon fan here, always great to hear your perspective!
Thank you & thank you for taking the time out to hang out with me, always appreciated 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
Hell fire and damnation 2nd denim and leather 3rd wheels of steel I'm seeing them may 3rd in nj. 8th row. Seeing preist tomorrow night. 😊😊
Oh man 8th row, it doesn’t get any better than that does it lol. Enjoy both shows 🤘 Cheers Richard
1. Strong arm of the Law
2 Wheels of Steel
3 Denim and Leather
4. Power and the Glory
5. Hell Fire and Damnation
6. Carpe Diem
This is my list because there are no more in my collection. The Eagle has landed is a great live album
Saxon is still going strong.
Like this kind of lists very much. In Holland we have musicmeter where people rate music albums.
The Eagle Has Landed is one of my all-time favourite live albums! I like watching ranking videos too, it’s always fun to see how other people rank them. Thanks as always for taking the time to hang out with me, always appreciated 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I also liked your Rush ranking but I am also a great Triumph fan , fantastic Canadian band. I own a lot of their albums.
My next month shows April 26 Armored Saint/ Queensryche, May 3 Hammerfall, May 10 Saxon, and May 21 Judas Priest. It’ll be only my second time seeing Saxon.
Wow I wish that was my next 4 weeks lol. Very happy for you, I hope you have a great time at every show 🤘 Cheers Jason
Nice re-ranking Darcy! I was surprised bit I actually really like Dogs of War. But I still have more to get. Using your ranking to see what to get next!
Yeah Dogs Of War is a tricky one! I think they scrambled to finish it, Graham Oliver was on his way out! The producer on that album even added some guitar parts. Really no shit albums here! Thanks as always 🤘 Have a great weekend G
Great ranking Darcy. Always fun to see a ranking of one of my favourite bands! Here is my top 10 list for today:
1. Wheels of steel
2. Strong arm of the law
3. Denim and leather
4. Power and the glory
5. Hell, fire and damnation
6. Sacrifice
7. Lionheart
8. Thunderbolt
9. The inner sanctum
10. Battering Ram
Cheers!🤘
We are definitely on the same page here ha ha. Good to see where you placed Hell, Fire And Damnation, yes sir it’s that good! Thanks for being one of the usual suspects lol 🤘 Cheers Nik
Got most of the holes filled in my saxon collection now only denim and leather innocence is no excuse and hellfire to get now such a solid band and I'll say I probably listen to latter era saxon albums more than I do latter era maiden!
Yes same here! Maiden gets the least attention from me as far the newer stuff goes, Saxon, Priest & Accept get way more of my time. You’re almost there, only 3 more to go! Nice!! Thanks as always 🤘 Cheers Robert
Denim and Leather is my favorite. Fantastic album...
Great ranking as always Darcy, I only have a few Saxon albums to date but after watching your video I am definitely going to pick up a few more for sure \../
For me innocence is no excuse is the Most undertated Saxon Album. Its top 5 for me for sure.
My Top 5 could be:
1. Strong arm
2. power & the glory
3 wheels of Steel
4. innocence
5. inner sanctum
The Last two are high up in the Ranking too.
Good to hear your feelings on Innocence Is No Excuse, underrated for sure! Thanks for sharing your Top 5 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings
Innocence... is a great album.😃👍🤘
Hi Darcy!!! great ranking, woow 24 studio albums that's a lot of music to listen..... and so coo to see they doing reissues of the 90/2000 catalogue. I agree they have one of the most consistent discography and still putting killer stuff from the newer releases i really enoy "And they Play R&R" and awesome tribute to Lemmy & the boys. cheers and be well
awesome ranking of the mighty Saxon buddy awesome video as always
Amazing stuff and video again Darcy.
My older brother was a big saxon fan but i never get in to them.
The new album grow on me and the last days i listen to carpe diem and i like that too.
I trust you so now i can first listen to the best songs first. :)
See them 2 times this year ; kortrijk and eindhoven.
Very excited ; thanks again!
Oh man I am so jealous that you got to see them twice in one year! Thanks for the kind words, always appreciated 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
Yes! I was really happy to see this pop up in my feed. I bow down to your expertise and will use this going forward. I was never into Saxon back in the day and have really only gotten into them over the past few years. Like you I also love the new album. My collection of them is fairly small at the moment, got two of your top three and then four others. Going to see them live next month. This video will help me decide which album I need next. Great video Darcy. Cheers!
Gary
Oh dude, thank you very much but there’s no bowing down lol. Just take your shoes off and grab a beer out of the fridge on your way up to my music room, that’s how I roll ha ha. If you haven’t checked out the MOV reissues yet you should, they are doing all 9 albums from 1991 to 2009, 6 released so far. Thanks again 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
Great ranking! Being 30 years old, my entry point to Saxon was late in their discography - First Saxon song I heard was Valley of the Kings from Into the Labyrinth, I think the run of albums from Sacrifice to the latest are my absolute favourites
Totally agree with you on Crusader, title track is one of the bands greatest but the rest of the album doesn’t hold up in comparison
Attila the Hun also one of my all time favourites tracks
The re-recordings of the ‘79-‘84 era on the Heavy Metal Thunder compilation album also worth a shoutout in my opinion 🤘🏻
Awesome ranking they’ve got zero bad albums.
I won’t argue that ha ha
I disagree. Destiny is a big pile of 💩
Great ranking Darcy. Need to revisit the entire Saxon discography 🤘.
Thanks Speedy 🤘 Have a great weekend :))
Not a huge Saxon fan. But my fave is Innocence is no Excuse. Love the 80s Saxon
Crusader album artwork one of the best!
Super Saxon ranking!
1. Denim And Leather
2. Lionheart
3. Hell, Fire And Damnation
4. Unleash The Beast
5. Carpe Diem
6. Metalhead
7. Strong Arm Of The Law
8. Thunderbolt
9. Sacrifice
10. Killing Ground
11. Wheels Of Steel
12. The Inner Sanctum
13. Battering Ram
14. Solid Ball Of Rock
15. Dogs Of War
16. Power And The Glory
17. Forever Free
18. Innocence Is No Excuse
19. Crusader
20. Call To Arms
21. Into The Labyrinth
22. Saxon
23. Rock The Nations
24. Destiny
Wow that’s the highest I’ve seen Hell, Fire And Damnation, with more time I could see it moving up on my list too! Thanks for watching & sharing your ranking 🦅 Have a great weekend ~ Darcy
Going to see Saxon tonight in Tampa, can’t wait and really enjoyed your ranking. The band has so many amazing albums and very hard to choose. I am a newer fan but really enjoy all their albums . Had to give you a top 6, 5 is to hard to do
6.Hell, Fire, And Damnation
5. Carpe Diem
4. Power and Glory
3. Wheels of Steel
2. Denim and Leather
1. Strong Arm of the Law
I can’t live without Dallas 1pm, Strong Arm of the Law and Heavy Metal Thunder!
Nice one time for a sit down and a coffee. 😎😍
Grab me one plz, 2 cream no sugar lol. Thanks for watching ☕️ Cheers
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We all have different opinions, but I personally would put destiny album much further up the leader board as I would crusader. Destiny is what got me into Saxon and its a phenomenal album. PS great reviews by the way 👍
It’s hard when you have so many great albums to choose from, good problem to have lol. Thanks for the kind words 🤘 Cheers Wayne
I'm gonna say:
1. Strong Arm of The Law (1980)
2. Denim and Leather (1981)
3. Wheels of Steel (1980)
4. Power & The Glory (1983)
5. Hell, Fire and Damnation (2024)
6. Carpe Diem (2022)
7. Sacrifice (2013)
8. Into The Labyrinth (2009)
9. Battering Ram (2015)
10. The Inner Sanctum (2007)
11. Thunderbolt (2018)
12. Lionheart (2004)
13. Metalhead (1999)
14. Unleash The Beast (1997)
15. Crusader (1984)
16. Call to Arms (2011)
17. Dogs of War (1995)
18. Killing Ground (2001)
19. Solid Ball of Rock (1991)
20. Forever Free (1992)
21. Saxon (1979)
22. Innocence is no Excuse (1985)
23. Rock The Nations (1986)
24. Destiny (1988)
Good to see what you think of the new! Thanks for sharing you’re ranking 🦅 Cheers Kevin
Forever Free is their most underrated album
Yeah they have a few albums that fit in the “underrated” category. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada
A very insightful ranking buddy, I’m still relatively new to Saxon. I only own about half of their discography. One more band that I don’t know how I have missed them for so long. Those top 3 are just fantastic! I’m looking forward to filling the holes in their discography.
Hey it’s never too late lol. Have fun going through this fantastic discography! Have a great week my friend 🤘
Fantastic video, Darcy! I've been eagerly awaiting your updated Saxon ranking, and it didn't disappoint. There are so many great albums in this extensive catalog, and there isn't a single dud among them. I actually much prefer modern Saxon to the classic era, but I enjoy it all. Here's my list:
24) Destiny
23) Saxon
22) Solid Ball of Rock
21) Crusader
20) Rock the Nations
19) Forever Free
18) Innocence is No Excuse
17) Killing Ground
16) Dogs of War
15) Unleash the Beast
14) Wheels of Steel
13) Denim and Leather
12) Lionheart
11) Carpe Diem
10) Into the Labyrinth
9) Call to Arms
8) Strong Arm of the Law
7) Battering Ram
6) Hell, Fire, And Damnation
5) Metalhead
4) Power and the Glory
3) Sacrifice
2) Thunderbolt
1) The Inner Sanctum
Cannot go wrong with these heavy metal legends!
Thanks for the great review.
You’re very welcome 🤘 Have a great weekend Wayne :))
You’re right: “Carpe Diem” is not as heavy as its three predecessors. Still solid.
And that’s perfectly fine with me, I like when a band changes it up a bit from album to album. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers Eric
Awesome Darcy. I’m loving the new Saxon as well. Been playing it a lot. Just went and seen Saxon and Uriah Heep this past Sunday. Wow what a show. Both bands kicked ass. Biff and the boys were loud and proud 🤘. Biffs voice sounded amazing. We loved the show
Oh man I’m so jealous, I sure hope they come around to my area. That makes me happy to hear you loved the show 🤘 Cheers Richard
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493check the website. They just might. I hope they do
Cheers Darcy 🍻🍻
Great work! Cheers my friend!
I like when they dial back the heavyness a bit on albums like "Call..." and "Carpe...". My first encounter with Saxon was a concert in 1990 with Metal Church. Biff still had his sleazy clothes, slightly puffy hair and a headband but man, did they deliver!
Saxon can pretty much dial it anyway they want, extremely consistent band that should be bigger! They are definitely in my Big 4 of Traditional Metal, along with Priest, Maiden & Accept. Hope things are going your way brother 🤘 Tty soon :))
Hi Darcy. I'm a Saxon fan since 1999! My ranking:
1- Sacrifice
2- Unleash The Beast
3- Metalhead
4- Hell, Fire And Damnation
5- Thunderbolt
6- Power And The Glory
7- Denim And Leather
8- Carpe Diem
9- Wheels Of Steeel
10- Into The Labyrinth
11- Battering Ram
12- The Inner Sanctum
13- Lionheart
14- Dogs Of War
15- Call To Arms
16- Strong Arm Of The Law
17- Innocence Is No Excuse
18- Crusader
19- Killing Ground
20- Forever Free
21- Solid Ball Of Rock
22- Saxon
23- Rock The Nations
24- Destiny
Hi, Darcy! This was a timely album ranking. I'm going to see Saxon with Uriah Heep on Wednesday night. I've never seen them before. Can't wait!
That’s awesome! I hope you have a great time, I mean really how could you not right lol. Thanks as always 🤘 Cheers Jamie
Cool video 🤘 Saxon are so consistently great recently that an album ranking isnt easy.
Not easy for sure, but very fun! Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada
Great channel
Thank you very much 🤘 Cheers from Canada
Impressive you have all on vinyl!
Saw Saxon a few times in the very early days, and yeah, supporting Motorhead : )
There was a very low key terrestrial telly programme over here (UK), a good few years ago, as to Saxon's current situation being not too bright. I think it was documenting the band's want to become relevant again. To be honest, i was very surprised the band managed to become popular again. I can only put that to metal becoming more popular in itself, and of younger people getting into these older bands.
Personally, i lost track after Denim and Leather, and Strong Arm was the last one i bought. I think the new breed of faster heavier bands were to mostly blame for that, lol.
And on another slightly off topic thing, and going on the band's alliance with Motorhead.....wasn't it a pity that Biff or one or two early members of band didn't appear at Lemmy's televised funeral, other than all those rock/metal superstars!.
Now that would've been nostalgia!!
Anyway, i digress, lol......very nice watch Darcy!
Thanks for the great comment! I’ve always thought Judas Priest & Saxon have/had subpar management, Iron Maiden is light years ahead in that department. Thanks for the kind words 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 No probs, your enthusiasm is a joy to watch. Even for the bands i ain't keen on : ))
Well, not sure as to the management these bands had (except Maiden), but you could be right.
Saxon and Priest were on a mainstream 'pop' show a few times circa 79/80, then went awol as to mainstream viewing....but Maiden straight from the off were constantly on, as much as this type of music generated back then, lol.
Slightly odd as to Priest, as from 82 they seemed to get much bigger, probably due to the North American breakthrough. So on that i'd say Saxon's management may have been light years behind Priest...let alone Iron Maiden : )
Congratulations Darcy!!! This is the 2nd video that I watched that you showed all album on vinyl. Great job!!!
You know what, many metal album reviewer didn't show their collection, they just sharing the cover artwork on their screen, very disappointed.
I'm stiill newbie with this band, I'm not familiar with their song. So I would try your number 1 ranking Denim & Leather.
You are True Metalhead. I have subscribed your channel.
Thank you for the kind words, glad you’re here :)) You will NEVER see little artwork photos added to my screen, the real deal or nothing for me ha ha. Thanks as always 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
1. Wheels of Steel
2. Denim & Leather
3. Call to Arms
4. Strong Arm of the Law
5. The Inner Sanctum
6. Thunderbolt
7. Lionheart
8. The Power & Glory
9. Battering Head
10. Killing Ground
11. Crusader
12. Metalhead
13. Unleash the Beast
14. More Inspirations
15. Sacrifice
16. Inspirations
17. Hell, Fire and Damnation
18. Carpe Diem
19. Innocence Is No Excuse
20. Saxon
21. Into the Labyrinth
22. Rock the Nations
23. Dogs of War
24. Forever Free
25. Solid Ball of Rock
26. Destiny
Cool that you included the 2 covers albums. Thanks for watching & sharing you’re ranking 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
Killer ranking video Darcy. I ❤their new album. I have to dig I to the discography more. Cheers
Excellent ranking! I saw Saxon open for Yngwie in 1986 and Biff tore his shirt off and threw it to me. Hell yeah. Top 5 are pretty much the same as yours. Consistency. Saxon!
On you recommendation I got the new Saxon album. It's pretty damn good.
The other album you're thinking of with Fritz was the heavy metal thunder rerecorded classics albums
Yes that’s the one! Thank you & thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 no, thank you for great content mate
I don't know what kind of nut I am, but I recently picked up the entire catalogue on CDs in hopes of going through them as I've always been a fan, but I never followed them closely. I initially picked up Strong Arm and Denim and Leather back in the 80's but I never kept up with them. I'm going to see them in a couple of weeks so time to brush up.
Great ranking Darcy! Do you like the band Alastis? If you've never heard of them check em out they're great. Start with the song "In Darkness" off of the album "The Other Side". This will give you an idea of their style. Cheers!
No, I haven’t heard them! I will start with that song and that album you’ve suggested. Thanks for the recommendation & thanks for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
I have every album on vinyl & I enjoy every Saxon album.
1.Power & the Glory
2.Denim & Leather
3.Wheels of Steel
4.Strong Arm of the Law
5.Hell, Fire & Damnation
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24.Saxon(the only album I could live without, but it's still an ok album, just sounds like a band still trying to find their style & sound)
Great episode of a great band Darcy. I find it too hard to rank. I even enjoy those mid-late 80's albums, but I actually find Crusader the weakest of their 80's releases. It has a few good songs but many really average ones but has my favourite album cover of theirs.
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Enjoyed the newer Saxon album that came out not too long ago. Gotta check out their other stuff (I think I may have said that on your last Saxon ranking video, but I really need to and want to it’s just finding the time to do so).
Wow, very surprised to see Dogs of War ranked dead last. Just goes to show what a great band Saxon is. Well...here goes nothing...
24. Saxon
23. Destiny
22. Crusader
21. Rock the Nations.
20. Innocence Is No Excuse
19. Solid Ball of Rock
18. Metalhead
17. Forever Free
16. Dogs of War
15. Into the Labyrinth
14. Carpe Diem
13. Killing Ground
12. Sacrifice
11. Battering Ram
10. The Inner Sanctum
9. Unleash the Beast
8. Thunderbolt
7. Call to Arms (I love this underrated gem of an album!)
6. Power & the Glory
5. Hell, Fire and Damnation (I may be a bit too high on it right now but yes, it's that good!)
4. Denim and Leather
3. Lionheart (yes, I like it more than Denim and Leather, so sue me)
2. Wheels of Steel
1. Strong Arm of the Law
Saxon is one of my favorite bands and I consider everything from #15 on to be very strong album.
Ha ha no I won’t sue you, Lionheart is a fantastic album & still my favourite of the 2000s. Thanks for sharing your ranking, I love hearing what other people think about this super consistent discography! Thanks again 🦅 Cheers Craig
Please a new updated ranking of Judas Priest discography !
You got it! I’ll make sure that is my next ranking video. Thanks for the request 🤘 Stay Heavy Duty ~ Darcy
Saw them a few days ago with Priest and Uriah Heep. The next day I couldn't speak, turn my head or walk, so I left quite satisfied.
1. Strong Arm of the Law
2. Wheels of Steel
3. Denim and Leather
4. Power & the Glory
5. Lionheart
6. The Inner Sanctum
7. Hell, Fire and Damnation
8. Sacrifice
9. Battering Ram
10. Unleash the Beast
11. Metalhead
12. Thunderbolt
13. Carpe Diem
14. Saxon
15. Call to Arms
16. Into the Labyrinth
17. Killing Ground
18. Dogs of War
19. Forever Free
20. Solid Ball of Rock
21. Crusader
22. Destiny
23. Innocence Is No Excuse
24. Rock the Nations
Ha ha I’d be in the same boat, this getting old shit sucks 😂 Thanks for sharing your ranking, good to see Hell, Fire And Damnation in well-deserved spot! Thanks as always 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
My rankings from top to bottom… plus I’m seeing Saxon live next month… I lean toward their heavier new releases, and I really don’t like their late 80s stuff at all. But here goes:
1. Sacrifice
2. Thunderbolt
3. Denim and Leather
4. Wheels of Steel
5. Lionheart
6. The Inner Sanctum
7. Hell, Fire and Damnation
8. Carpe Diem
9. Battering Ram
10. Strong Arm of the Law
11. Call to Arms
12. Metalhead
13. Killing Ground
14. Forever Free
15. Dogs of War
16. Power & the Glory
17. Crusader
18. Unleash the Beast
19. Into the Labyrinth
20. Solid Ball of Rock
21. Saxon
22. 22 through 24, Innocence is No Excuse, Rock the Nations, Destiny - throw a blanket over them, just bland, cliche, commercial rock. Four words: synths and power ballads. Yuck.
Yeah they do a great job at the heavier stuff, no doubt about it! Great to see Hell, Fire And Damnation quite high, so many say the same in the comment section. Thanks for watching & sharing you’re ranking 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
1. Innocence is no excuse
2. Power and the Glory
That is my top 2. The rest.. I dunno. Many great albums. I love Destiny, very underrated. I actually think Denim and Leather is overrated. Princess of the Night and And the Bands Played On are both 10/10 but the rest is kinda "meh" to me.
As always, keep up the good work Darcy!
Nice to see Innocence Is No Excuse get some extra love, great album! Thanks as always 🤘 Cheers Anton
For consistency probably my favourite metal band, brilliant on the Crusader tour.
My current ranking is, 1. Wheels of Steel, 2. Denim & Leather, 3. Power & The Glory, 4. Strong Arm of The Law, 5. Hell, Fire & Damnation, 6. Sacrifice, 7. Thunderbolt, 8. Carpe Diem, 9. Lionheart, 10. Unleash The Beast, 11, The Inner Sanctum, 12, Into The Labyrinth, 13. Battering Ram, 14. Call to Arms, 15. Metalhead, 16. Killing Ground, 17. Crusader, 18. Innocence is Excuse, 19. Dogs of War, 20.Solid Ball of Rock, 21. Forever Free, 22. Saxon, 23. Destiny, 24. Rock The Nations.
I see you have Hell, Fire And Damnation right up there too! The people have spoken lol, such a great album! Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your ranking 🦅 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
WE ALL LIVE IN THE VICES!
A Metal Must Have 🤘 Stay On Top ~ Darcy
I loved saxon from wheels of steel through to power & the glory. Then they released a steaming pile of horseshit in 84, crusader.
Wheels of Steel is one of the best heavy albums ever in my opinion.
I couldn’t agree with you more! Thanks for watching 🦅 Cheers from Canada
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Man how do you have all of these albums on vinyl I’m very jealous 😂😂
Have you been on the music on vinyl website recently? It doesn’t show hardly anything anymore. Do you have a way to see what the new releases or upcoming are?
Yes I have & it’s very disappointing. If I find an updated way to check for info I will let you know. Sorry for the late reply, just on holidays until Friday 🤘 Tty soon :))
Saxon is the one big "80s" metal band where I think the 80s is their weakest period. Don't get me wrong your top 3 would also feature in mine, but after Power and the Glory they nose dive for me until picking up again in the 90s when most of their peers failed miserably. Such a strong career though.
Absolutely! My other Big 3 of Traditional Metal, Maiden, Priest, Accept didn’t come close to Saxon in the 90’s. Always good to hear from you Andy, hope to see you back on the small screen again soon 😉 Tty soon
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Excellent update me ode. That's the problem with great back catalogues, there's not a lot between the majority of the albums, so it's virtually impossible to rank as tomorrow, if you're like me, you will have changed your mind HaHa!!.
It’s razor thin between some of these, no easy task lol. Thanks as always 🤘 Cheers Neil
dammit janet, you got me going playing my way through all the albums again now HaHa!!