Power & the Glory

For other works with a similar title, see The Power and the Glory (disambiguation).
Power & the Glory
Studio album by Saxon
Released 21 March 1983
Recorded Axis Sound Studio, Atlanta, USA, 1982
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length 36:37
Label Carrere
Producer Jeff Glixman
Saxon chronology
The Eagle Has Landed
(1982)
Power & the Glory
(1983)
Crusader
(1984)
Singles from Power & the Glory
  1. "Power and the Glory / See the Light Shining"
    Released: April 1983
  2. "Nightmare / Midas Touch"
    Released: July 1983

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Martin Popoff[2]

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".[1]

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.[3]

Track listing

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

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Power and the Glory"   5:57
2. "Redline"   3:38
3. "Warrior"   3:47
4. "Nightmare"   4:25
Side two
No. Title Length
5. "This Town Rocks"   3:58
6. "Watching the Sky"   3:43
7. "Midas Touch"   4:13
8. "The Eagle Has Landed"   6:56
2009 remaster bonus tracks
No. Title Length
9. "Denim & Leather" (live, b-side "Power and the Glory") 5:11
10. "Suzie Hold On" (Jeff Glixman version '82) 5:01
11. "Turn out the Lights" (Kaley Studio demo 1982) 3:57
12. "Stand Up and Rock" (Kaley Studio demo 1982) 3:36
13. "Power and the Glory" (Kaley Studio demo 1982) 6:17
14. "Saturday Night" (Kaley Studio demo 1982) 4:11
15. "Midas Touch" (Kaley Studio demo 1982) 4:07
16. "Nightmare" (Kaley Studio demo 1982) 5:55
17. "Redline" (Kaley Studio demo 1982) 3:37

Song information

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

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "AllMusic review". Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 58. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  4. "Saxon official homepage". Retrieved 24 May 2013.
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