Greatest Hits Live (Saxon album)
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Greatest Hits Live is the third live album by the band Saxon
. It was released in 1990 just one year after their previous live album Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies
to celebrate the tenth anniversary years of the band's activity, together with a VHS
of the concert.
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
. It was released in 1990 just one year after their previous live album Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies
Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies
Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies is the second live album by the band Saxon released in 1989 by Roadrunner Records.It was the first album produced by Biff Byford and the first work with bass player Nibbs Carter; in addition it states drummer Nigel Glockler's return to the band.In 2001 it was re-released with...
to celebrate the tenth anniversary years of the band's activity, together with a VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
of the concert.
Track listing
Personnel
- Biff ByfordBiff ByfordPeter Rodney "Biff" Byford is an English rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon. Byford formed Son of a Bitch with guitarists Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, bassist Steve Dawson and drummer Pete Gill in 1976...
- Vocals - Paul QuinnPaul Quinn (guitarist)Paul Quinn is an English lead guitarist, and the founding member of the NWOBHM band, Saxon. Other than Biff Byford, Quinn is the only remaining member of Saxon's original line up, and is present on every Saxon release...
- Guitar - Graham OliverGraham OliverGraham Oliver is an English guitarist.-Career:He played with the heavy metal band Saxon from 1977 to 1994. After leaving the band he initially reformed his old band Son of a Bitch with former Saxon bassist Steve Dawson and drummer Pete Gill...
- Guitar - Tim "Nibbs" CarterNibbs CarterTimothy 'Nibbs' Carter , British born bassist for heavy metal band Saxon. He is the most enduring bass player in Saxon history, appearing on thirteen of their albums...
- Bass - Nigel GlocklerNigel GlocklerNigel Glockler is an English drummer for the NWOBHM band, Saxon.His first professional musical experience was the UK band Krakatoa, followed by session work. He joined Toyah Willcox's band in late 1980...
- Drums