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Subject: Concert Announcements - SAXON and DRIvIN' RAIN
CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT
Saxon w/Drivin’ Rain Thr. April 11th $8 Advance/$10 Day Of Show All Ages (Tickets on sale Friday, March 15 @ all Ticketmaster locations or at the Pop’s box office.) Saxon was one of the early leaders of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, along with Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. The band was formed in Barnsley in 1977 by vocalist Biff Byford, guitarists Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, bassist Steve Dawson, and drummer Pete Gill. Originally calling themselves Son of a Bitch, they soon decided to find a subtler name, settling on Saxon. Like many young metal bands of the day, Saxon found it difficult to land a record deal in post-punk England, but eventually signed with French-based Carrere Records. Though Saxon's 1979 self-titled debut album was marred by a lightweight production job, the band built a strong following touring Britain as support group to Motörhead and Nazareth. The band capitalized on this exposure with their sophomore effort the following year. “Wheels Of Steel” featured a much heavier, metallic sound, which finally did their songs justice. The album was immediately heralded as a classic by fans and critics alike and the band was apparently on their way. They released two more fine albums, “Strong Arm Of The Law” and “Denim And Leather”, over the next year while touring relentlessly across Britain, Europe, and the U.S. Even the loss of founding drummer Pete Gill to Motörhead (replaced by Nigel Glockler) didn't slow their momentum, and a live album, “The Eagle Has Landed”, capped their hot streak in 1982. Though they'd barely dented America, Saxon's early success was only rivaled by Iron Maiden, and the band seemed poised on the brink of worldwide success. 1985's “Innocence Is No Excuse” featured great songs, but old fans balked at the slick production and new fans failed to take notice, prompting bassist and principal songwriter Steve Dawson to quit the band. Paul Johnson replaced him and Saxon limped through the rest of the decade recording pop-metal albums in a futile attempt to connect with American top 40 fans while slowly corroding their European fan base. Eventually, the members of Saxon gave up their dreams of ever making any headway in America, dropped their pretenses, and returned to their British metal roots. This resulted in their strongest material in years: 1992's “Forever Free”; 1995's excellent “Dogs Of War” (after which guitarist Graham Oliver departed to re-form Son of a Bitch with Pete Gill and Steve Dawson); 1997's “Unleash The Beast”; and 1999's “Metal Head”. The band even managed to land a new U.S. record deal with CMC International for the latter two discs, which also led to their first American tour in almost a decade. OTHER UPCOMING POP’S SHOWS Mar. 22 Billy & The Voodoo Kitchin: A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughan & Jimi Hendrix Mar. 28 Primer 55 w/Switched, Stepkings & First Step To Failure Mar. 30 Shoe Suede Blues feat. Peter Tork of The Monkees w/The Smash Band Apr. 6 Mountain w/Typhoid Mary Apr. 8 Chimaira w/Diecast & 36 Crazy Fists Apr. 11 Saxon w/Drivin’ Rain Apr. 12 Cannibal Corpse w/Dark Funeral, Pissing Razors & Incantation Apr. 13 St. James w/Perpetual, Strange Daze & Sediment House Apr. 16 Motorhead w/Morbid Angel Apr. 27 Gypsy & Heartsfield May 1 Prong w/Conquest & Ornament Of Disgrace May 17 Dave Davies w/TBA May 24 Big Brother & The Holding Company w/TBD May 25 Twiztid w/Blaze Ya Dead Homie & Anybody Killa _______________________________________________________________________ Powered by List Builder To unsubscribe follow the link: http://lb.bcentral.com/ex/manage/subscriberprefs?customerid=7791&subid=29DCB50E9EF02FFF&msgnum=44Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here
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