British heavy metal legends Saxon release a brilliant cover album with the appropriate name 'Inspirations'. Eleven brand new tracks that deliver superb rock classics that influenced Biff Byford & his band. From the melodic 'Paperback Writer' from the Beatles to Jimi Hendrix 'Stone Free', Saxon show their love and appreciation with their tribute, which are sometimes rough but always loyal to the original song.
Constant focus was on the idea of the old school in which they worked with Marshall Cabs, Marshall Amps and a real drums. The whole thing was produced by Biff Byford with Jacky Lehmann, who accompanied and mixed the recordings. The approach, for example, to Motörhead's 'Bomber' (with the whistle added) or AC/DC's 'Problem Child', Black Sabbath's 'Evil Woman' and the loud 'Speed King' by Deep Purple was all played with refreshing warmth, unfiltered and with vintage sound reproduction.
"We wanted to record an album that showed our influence, the songs and bands that inspired us to write exactly the Saxon songs that we wrote and still write. It was interesting to learn what else my voice gives, as I've never sung some of these songs before", Biff adds.
CD version.
Tracklisting:
1. Paint It Black
2. Immigrant Song
3. Paperback Writer
4. Evil Woman
5. Stone Free
6. Bomber
7. Speed King
8. The Rocker
9. Hold The Line
10. Problem Child
11. See My Friends
