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Released
  
21 March 1983

Power & the Glory(1983)
  
Crusader(1984)

Release date
  
21 March 1983

Label
  
EMI

Length
  
36:37

Artist
  
Producer
  
Genres
  
Heavy metal, Power metal

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Recorded
  
Axis Sound Studio, Atlanta, USA, 1982

Similar
  
Saxon albums, Heavy metal albums

Power & the Glory is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). This is the first Saxon studio album with new drummer Nigel Glockler.

Contents

Critical reception

A retrospective AllMusic review by Eduardo Rivadavia gave the album three out of five stars. Rivadavia criticised the mixing, saying that the album "sounds as though it was recorded in a tin can, albeit a very, very large tin can" eliminating the "big, in-your-face, and gritty" sound heard on the band's past albums. He also criticised the material itself, saying that "despite a few sparks generated by "Redline," "Warrior," and the proto-thrashing "This Town Rocks," only the anthemic title track ultimately showed enough staying power (and, errr, glory) to earn a frequent slot in Saxon's live repertoire". Canadian journalist Martin Popoff writes quite the opposite and considers Power & the Glory Saxon's best album, praising the production and the contribution of "new ass-kicking drummer Nigel Glockner" to "working a metal magic that is the embodiment of the NWOBHM's ideals now made real."

In 2005, Power & the Glory was ranked number 376 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

Track listing

All tracks written by Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson and Nigel Glockler.

Power and the Glory

"Power and the Glory" was released as a single in April 1983. It reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song is an early power metal song with a fast tempo and lyrics relating to war and battles. A music video was made for the song with band members running through a castle with dead dolls.

Personnel

  • Biff Byford - vocals
  • Graham Oliver - guitar
  • Paul Quinn - guitar
  • Steve Dawson - bass
  • Nigel Glockler - drums
  • Production

  • Producer : Jeff Glixman
  • Engineers : Jeff Glixman, Cheryl Bordagary, Les Horn
  • Recorded and mixed at Axis Sound Studio, Atlanta
  • Songs

    1Power and the Glory5:57
    2Redline3:38
    3Warrior3:47

    References

    Power & the Glory Wikipedia


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