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Track Listings
| 1. The Crusader Prelude (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Crusader (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. A Little Bit Of What You Fancy (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. Sailing To America (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Set Me Free (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. Just Let Me Rock (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. Bad Boys (Like To Rock 'N' Roll) (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Do It All For You (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 9. Rock City (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 10. Run For Your Lives (2009 Digital Remaster) |
| 11. Borderline (Kaley Studios Demo) |
| 12. Helter Skelter (Kaley Studios Demo) |
| 13. Crusader (Kaley Studios Demo) |
| 14. Do It All For You (Kaley Studios Demo) |
| 15. A Little Bit Of What You Fancy (Kaley Studios Demo) |
| 16. Sailing To America (Kaley Studios Demo) |
| 17. Set Me Free (Kaley Studios Demo) |
| 18. Just Let Me Rock (Kaley Studios Demo) |
| 19. Do It All For You (Intro) / Run For Your Lives (Kaley Studios Demo) |
Product Description
CD Description
Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British Metal rockers' 1984 album including nine bonus tracks. Crusader was produced by Kevin Beamish at Sound City in Los Angeles (a far cry from their South Yorkshire roots!). According to singer Biff Byford, "We were trendsetters back then. Today, everybody from Trivium onwards dresses like knights going to the crusades, and writes lyrics about it. But back then it was virtually unheard of for a Metal band to do anything like that." As well as previously unavailable demo versions of the album's 'A Little Bit of What You Fancy', 'Sailing To America', a cover of The Sweet's 'Set Me Free' and the title track, this edition now includes the rare tracks 'Borderline' and 'Helter Skelter'. EMI. 2009.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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FINALLY the saxon catlog from the 80s is being done the right way, crusader took saxon to another level wich did not disapoint many fans, now 25 years later this is considered a classic metal album all over the world, my only problem in 1984 with this record was the same problem i have with it in 2009, i thought and still think just let me rock was the worst saxon song ever and the video for it was just as bad, great bonus tracks here and great booklet!!!!!!!!!!! a must for any saxon fan
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I've given this 5 stars because of the bonus tracks and the price of £4.47 make it that for me.
Without the bonus's and at a higher price probably four stars.
It's not their best, but it's far far from their worst either.
As documented in other reviews it was a departure from the previous BUT it is certainly worth getting for the title track alone and bonus tracks which are actually great on this.
There is abit of filler on the original album and frankly some is embarassing when it comes to the likes of 'just let me rock'. If you view songs 1 to 4 on their own however you've got a great minialbum.
Bonus tracks are great on their own and for anyone whose a devotee of the band will be particularly interesting, I certainly haven't seen them released elsewhere.
Without the bonus's and at a higher price probably four stars.
It's not their best, but it's far far from their worst either.
As documented in other reviews it was a departure from the previous BUT it is certainly worth getting for the title track alone and bonus tracks which are actually great on this.
There is abit of filler on the original album and frankly some is embarassing when it comes to the likes of 'just let me rock'. If you view songs 1 to 4 on their own however you've got a great minialbum.
Bonus tracks are great on their own and for anyone whose a devotee of the band will be particularly interesting, I certainly haven't seen them released elsewhere.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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After 5 classic discs in a row it was a bit of a shock to this reviewer when this disc didnt hit the spot like the previous ones.Its not a bad disc but it certainly struggles to live upto what went before,certainly the production i hated at the time and dont much care for now, i believe Beamish gave too much gloss and some of the band's power was lost,the drum sound on the original vinyl/cd's was of the 80's and the remaster has adjusted this slightly,but you cant keep a good band down and there are still one or two absolute classics here,certainly the title track and sailin to america would always be in my set list the former a typical saxon metal classic dripping with history,imagery and great playing, the latter just a stunning song historical again and not about selling out for the yankee dollar as some fans believed.As for the rest well they are listenable and well played but they dont live up to the legacy of the earlier classics only 'do it all for you' standing out from the pack because of its commerciality,no doubt had some hair metal band,take your pick,covered it it would have rocketed up the charts,the bonus tracks are interesting in as much as several originals are heard pre glossy production and the truth is laid bare they are ok nothing more,sadly this inconsistency would haunt the band for the next decade before 'dogs of war ' signalled a come back
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not the horror story that you have been led to believe
Some regard this as a real horror show in saxons back catalogue, i like it but at the same time i feel they were trying to be something that maybe they werent, and a lesser crime... Read more
Published 22 months ago by sean paul mccann
Great Cover art and worth a few quid
Saxon peaked commercially with `The Eagle Has Landed', which was a live epitaph to the halcyon days of their NWOBHM supremacy. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2009 by I. A. McFarlane
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