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Saxon

Великобритания

Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

http://www.saxon747.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/planetsaxon
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1 июн 2024 :	SAXON - Music On Vinyl Releases Lionheart Album On Limited Edition Gold Vinyl
31 май 2024 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Offers Advice To Young Bands: 'It's All About Writing Songs'
13 май 2024 :	See Front-Row Video Of SAXON's Entire Glenside, Pennsylvania Concert During 'Hell, Fire & Chaos' Tour
24 апр 2024 :	SAXON Premier Lyric Video For New Single "Witches Of Salem"
12 апр 2024 :	Former SAXON Bassist STEVE DAWSON Sentenced To Six Years In Jail For Child Sex Offences
28 мар 2024 :	BIFF BYFORD Doesn't Think SAXON Will Ever Use Artificial Intelligence During Songwriting Process
12 мар 2024 :	SAXON Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Looks Back On Touring With MÖTLEY CRÜE In The '80s - "They Were Doing A Lot Of Partying, And Sometimes We Were Seeing The Polaroids From The Night Before" (Video)
7 мар 2024 :	SAXON Releases Music Video For 'Madame Guillotine'
10 фев 2024 :	BIFF BYFORD Still Enjoys Touring With SAXON After Nearly Five Decades
2 фев 2024 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'I Don't Really Do Any Vocal Exercises. I Just Sing.'
17 янв 2024 :	SAXON Releases Music Video For 'There's Something In Roswell'
14 янв 2024 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'There's Been A Massive Resurgence In Metal'
28 дек 2023 :	BIFF BYFORD Says He Was Surprised To See PAUL QUINN Back On Tour So Soon After Quitting SAXON
26 дек 2023 :	BIFF BYFORD Didn't Think About Ending SAXON After PAUL QUINN's Departure
25 дек 2023 :	BIFF BYFORD Says SAXON's Live Performances Are 'Very Authentic': 'Everything You Get Is Live'
21 ноя 2023 :	SAXON Announces New Album 'Hell, Fire And Damnation'
19 ноя 2023 :	BIFF BYFORD Reflects On SAXON's 'Most Challenging Period'
16 ноя 2023 :	SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'We're Just As Well-Known As IRON MAIDEN; We're Just Not As Successful'
8 сен 2023 :	Former SAXON Guitarist GRAHAM OLIVER Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease
19 авг 2023 :	SAXON Begins Recording New Album; Early 2024 Release Expected
29 июл 2023 :	DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER 'Would Like To' Join SAXON Permanently
17 июл 2023 :	SAXON's NIGEL GLOCKLER On Use Of Backing Tracks During Shows: 'Putting Lead Vocals On Tape And Just Miming Is Ridiculous'
11 июл 2023 :	Watch: ULI JON ROTH Joins SAXON On Stage At Sweden's TIME TO ROCK Festival
10 июл 2023 :	SAXON Rejoined By Guitarist PAUL QUINN At Spain's BARCELONA ROCKS Festival
9 июл 2023 :	Watch: DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER Performs With SAXON For First Time
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2 фев 2022

SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'I Don't Think Guys Like Me Retire'

In a new interview with Ruben Mosqueda of Photo Concerto, SAXON frontman Biff Byford was asked if he can picture himself retiring in the not-too-distant future. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBBERMOUTH.NET): "No, retirement is not really [something I think about] at all, really. That word, I don't really relate to it much, because if I retired, I'd be doing something with music. I don't think guys like me retire."

The 71-year-old singer continued: "You get bands that retire, then, like, six months later the singer brings out a solo album. He's not really retiring, is he? Retiring a band and retiring yourself, I suppose it's totally different, isn't it?"

Four years ago, Byford dismissed Jay Jay French as "a silly little man" after the TWISTED SISTER guitarist criticized other bands for continuing to perform well past their prime. At an April 2018 Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, Florida, Jay Jay said that the members of SAXON are "80 fucking years old" and called the current touring lineup of JUDAS PRIEST "a cover band." Jay Jay went on to say that TWISTED SISTER called it quits in 2016 because the members of the band wanted to go out while they could still deliver the kind of performances that earned them the reputation as one of the strongest live acts around.

During an appearance on the "Thunder Underground" podcast, Byford explained that SAXON's insistence on releasing new music more than 40 years into the band's career had little to do with any commercial aspirations.

"There are six or seven [classic rock and metal] bands out there that release albums regardless of whether they're gonna be platinum or not," the singer said (hear audio below). "For us, it's not really about being at the top of the charts anywhere. It's nice if you're in the charts, obviously, but it's all about how many people buy the record and how many people come see you live. We deserve to be bigger in America, without a doubt, and we're making strides to do that. Some people might think it's a bit late, but it's never too late, really, and we've proven that.

"There are a lot of bands out there that [are still releasing new music]," he continued. "SCORPIONS, they're all putting albums out. WHITESNAKE put albums out, MOTÖRHEAD put albums out, [IRON] MAIDEN put albums out, we put albums out. If you don't put albums out and you're just going out doing the odd show and playing your big hits, then I can understand it being totally boring for people. Because you can't tour it constantly if you're just playing hits. You can go every two years and play your hits, but you can't keep going back every four or five months — you can't do that. So I think that bands like TWISTED SISTER, they've retired, they've stopped, [and] they [aren't interested in putting] another album out, because they know it's not gonna be platinum. So therefore, in their eyes, it brings down their profile, but in actual fact, it doesn't, 'cause people never forget the hits. And actually, if anything, they get more credibility, 'cause they're out playing the hits from the '80s, whatever hits you have, plus the new stuff. So I think it rejuvenates a band. I think you get a new audience and people like it. Obviously, they have to be good albums. There's no point releasing a piece of shit, 'cause that won't work. You have to have a great album. You can't polish a turd. The albums have to be of a certain quality."

Addressing Jay Jay's comments directly, Biff said: "I haven't answered that guy — a silly little man, really. But he didn't mention [IRON] MAIDEN, he didn't mention SCORPIONS, he didn't mention WHITESNAKE, he didn't mention VAN HALEN. It's just silly — not even worth mentioning. I mean, [TWISTED SISTER singer] Dee Snider is still touring, right? You know what I mean? C'mon!"

He added: "I just think it's your personal choice, and it's nobody else's business, actually, what I want to do, or what a guitarist wants to do. If a guitarist wants to say, 'I've had enough,' then he's had enough. And he goes home and… I don't know… I don't know what the guy, Jay Jay or whatever they call him… He'll go and sit on the porch in his rocking chair with his pipe and slippers and fade away. We're fucking Vikings. We don't do that shit."

SAXON's new album, "Carpe Diem", will be released on February 4 via Silver Lining Music. The LP was produced by Andy Sneap (JUDAS PRIEST, EXODUS, ACCEPT) at Backstage Recording Studios in Derbyshire with Byford and Sneap mixing and mastering.

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2 фев 2022

Saxon9

Пока хоть немного тянешь, не отходи от дел, дедуля.
Вроде бы и давно пора на покой Пёрплам, Скорпам и АЦгромДЦ.
Однако ж, когда они уйдут - кто останется?
Интересно, как будут вывозить через 20 лет Caliban и Killswitch Engage.

3 фев 2022

Svarg_1349

а почему сразу Caliban и Killswitch Engage? Я слабо представляю себе престарелых металкорщиков :)

3 фев 2022

Saxon9

На самом деле - корщики будут такими же, как дряхлые хардкор-панки. The Exploited, Rancid, Джонни Роттен и прочие

3 фев 2022

Mich

Saxon9

Поддежру данное мнение обеими руками. Я вообще ни разу не любитель Saxon, но мне совершенно непонятны вопли некоторых - этим пора на пенсию, этот не тянет, уже не тот, этим - всё, в домино у подъезда играть пора, и так далее. Ну вот допустим, сегодня исчезнут условные и конкретные Scorpions - вот реально исчезнут, и вы их больше никогда нигде не увидите и не услышите - что, лучше станет ? Или действительно лучше, потому, что Клаус уже не поет, как в 80-е ? То-то и оно

3 фев 2022

Old Nothing

Saxon уже давно не торт. Примерно как группа Мастер. Заезженные темы, унылые риффачки, окучивание престарелой публики. Зачем это делать.

5 фев 2022

Kramer

нет-нет, уходить никому нельзя. даже Скорпам))

пусть все классики тянут максимально возможно как Лемми, например.