Saxon – Heavy Metal Thunder Live Eagles Over Wacken - Fans Choice Set List 2009


This is two CD version of the current offering from Saxon and contains the band's full show from Wacken in 2009 that celebrated the festival’s 20th birthday and the band’s 30th. Though Biff did get a bit confused as to which way round it was at the start of the show. The set list was voted for by the fans with one song being chosen from each studio album. The band also added their favorite track from the live albums.


This means that as well as your standards of Motorcycle Man, 747 etc. you get a chance to hear some less well aired songs like Rock the Nations and the sadly overlooked Forever Free.

The songs are played in roughly chronological order starting with Battalions of Steel and ending with Stallions of the Highway. The bands choice of Strong Arm of the Law, Wheels of Steel, Motorcycle Man & Denim and Leather are thrown in at appropriate moments to keep the tempo up and provide a resounding finale.

For some reason Rock n Roll Gypsy and Rock the Nations appear between Dogs of War and the fabulous Solid Ball of Rock rather than after it which would kept the tracks in the correct sequence of release. Due to time constraints on the night the band also skipped the number from Destiny album, one can only guess that it would have been Ride Like the Wind.

A lively version of Live to Rock appears near the end of the set I assume this was included as it was from the Into the Labyrinth album which was the CD out at the time of the recording.

A fascinating trip through 30 years of Saxon via 22 tracks from 17 of their studio albums.
NH
Track Listing 2 CD (Jewel Case - cat no. UDR 0102 CD)

Disc 1
1 Battalions of Steel
2 Let Me Fell Your Power
3 Lionheart
4 Strong Arm of The Law
5 Killing Ground
6 Metalhead
7 Wheels of Steel
8 Unleash the Beast
9 Dogs of War
10 Rock n Roll Gypsy
11 Rock the Nation
12 Motorcycle Man
Disc 2
1 Forever Free
2 Solid Ball of Rock
3 Crusader
4 Power & the Glory
5 Princess of the Night
6 Heavy Metal Thunder
7 Live to Rock
8 747 (Strangers in the Night)
9 Stallions of the Highway
10 Denim and Leather

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