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I think they were most cool around this time.
Before the hair metal and all...

Saxon- never
Cheap Trick- never
Queensryche-never
Tesla- never

Vain-everyday
Green Jello- everyday
Jackyl- everyday
Mike Tramp- everyday

LAglamrocker wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:15 am
Lemmy-everyday
Alice Cooper- everyday
Merciful Fate- everyday
Cronos- everyday
Mentors - everyday and forever amen

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They were cool when this was cool, Sweaty workingman's metal to be listened to on the train from Norwich to Northumberland.

"Oy, wot? Who're you listenin to when you get off the job and oot o' thuh poob?"

"Oh, I loike all the cool bands, I do! Gary Barden, Gillan, Tygers, Budgie, and the Rods! But Saxon are the coolest of em all, arent they?"

Kerrang! Those covers were definition of un-cool
Thank Metal God for Metal Edge covers 1987-1991

Those Kerrang! Cover dudes look like typical Aerosmith 1970s
fans- smelly- cloths never been washed

Kik Tracee always cool

LAglamrocker wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:37 am Kerrang! Those covers were definition of un-cool
Thank Metal God for Metal Edge covers 1987-1991

Kerrang kovers got kool a kouple years later...

Kerrang! Had garbage era for sure- glad i don’t have those hero’s-
Metal Edge gave us 1990 Danger Danger covers and my awesome life -my awesome life

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:23 am




They were cool when this was cool, Sweaty workingman's metal to be listened to on the train from Norwich to Northumberland.

"Oy, wot? Who're you listenin to when you get off the job and oot o' thuh poob?"

"Oh, I loike all the cool bands, I do! Gary Barden, Gillan, Tygers, Budgie, and the Rods! But Saxon are the coolest of em all, arent they?"

Gary Barden/ Paul Raymond would have been MSG, unless they had a solo band I am not aware of.

The only thing cool with Saxon is the logo.

Sleek wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 11:20 am

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:23 am

They were cool when this was cool, Sweaty workingman's metal to be listened to on the train from Norwich to Northumberland.

"Oy, wot? Who're you listenin to when you get off the job and oot o' thuh poob?"

"Oh, I loike all the cool bands, I do! Gary Barden, Gillan, Tygers, Budgie, and the Rods! But Saxon are the coolest of em all, arent they?"

Gary Barden/ Paul Raymond would have been MSG, unless they had a solo band I am not aware of.

If Gary Barden's name is cool enough to be top billed on the cool rock mag, than what you said is totally unimportant.





"Man, did you see the Nikki Sixx "Sixx Appeal" cover of Kerrang? Badass!"

"WELL, ACTUALLY, Nikki Sixx would have been in Motley Crue, unless he had a solo band i'm not aware of! OH HO HO!"

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:23 am




They were cool when this was cool, Sweaty workingman's metal to be listened to on the train from Norwich to Northumberland.

"Oy, wot? Who're you listenin to when you get off the job and oot o' thuh poob?"

"Oh, I loike all the cool bands, I do! Gary Barden, Gillan, Tygers, Budgie, and the Rods! But Saxon are the coolest of em all, arent they?"

This exactly.
NWOBHM bends were not very pretty as a whole

VinnieVincentsVag wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 12:44 pm
This exactly.
NWOBHM bends were not very pretty as a whole

Even moreso, people would probably have given you a weird look had you even pointed that out.

"Ere, Nige- even notice how Fast Eddie Clarke and Biff Byford arent that pretty?"

"Eh, wot? Are you having a laugh?"

"I just mean, they're not very good looking blokes, are they. We sar em at Donnington, in the mud and piss, and I dont think they 'ad any makeup on"

"Makeup? Pretty? You listen to Motorhead cause you want pretty? I look at Sam Fox when i want pretty. Poofter."

In the early 80s in Barnsley.

But that probably says more about Barnsley than it does about Saxon.

Who is the loser in blue vest AC DC reject?
Did he ever go Gold? No high school cheerleader(female)would waste her parents allowance on that garbage magazine or music

I spent my allowance on Dangerous Toys(the band) cover on Metal Edge magazines and Dangerous Toys (the band) CDs

Dangerous Toys (the band) went Gold because of this

It’s weird Saxon should have named the band Junkyard because that’s what they look and sound like. Saxon fans actual go to Junkyard for parts

Blackeyed Susan always cool

Did Kerrang! have exclamation points (!) after each band on each issue for a while?!

I'm filing Saxon in the cool for 5 minutes category, I like a few songs, but their pictures are ridiculous. They're playing here in Paris in September, the only people I know who are going are old farts. That fart dust. Openers are Sortilège, a French band from the 80s that also farts dust.

Agreed that Lemmy and Mercyful Fate were cool every day!

VinnieVincentsVag wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 12:44 pm

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:23 am




They were cool when this was cool, Sweaty workingman's metal to be listened to on the train from Norwich to Northumberland.

"Oy, wot? Who're you listenin to when you get off the job and oot o' thuh poob?"

"Oh, I loike all the cool bands, I do! Gary Barden, Gillan, Tygers, Budgie, and the Rods! But Saxon are the coolest of em all, arent they?"

This exactly.
NWOBHM bends were not very pretty as a whole

Maybe Da Leps could’ve passed for pretty boys when they were starting out and their music kinda got lumped in with the NWOBHM bands.

Biff always looked cool to an extent, but the white stretchy pants were unfortunate.

As for the rest - unkempt baldness is rarely cool.
Jack Nicholson was ok at times.

I think it was Gallagher who said no one wants to pet a dog with mange

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:39 am

LAglamrocker wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:37 am Kerrang! Those covers were definition of un-cool
Thank Metal God for Metal Edge covers 1987-1991

Kerrang kovers got kool a kouple years later...

Unlike WASP and Motley crue Saxons instruments are plugged in...

Psychobolia.com wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 1:36 pm Did Kerrang! have exclamation points (!) after each band on each issue for a while?!

Yes, I think it was until the redesign somewhere around issue 30, when their new designer, Krusher Joule, brought in the famous spiky logo. No doubt Huey can dig through his archive to find the precise moment.

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 12:10 pm

"Man, did you see the Nikki Sixx "Sixx Appeal" cover of Kerrang? Badass!"

"WELL, ACTUALLY, Nikki Sixx would have been in Motley Crue, unless he had a solo band i'm not aware of! OH HO HO!"

It's more like:

"Oh, I loike all the cool bands, I do! Ratt, WASP, Nikki Sixx, Armored Saint, and Autograph! "

Def Leppard were never pretty boys- first 3 CDs would get rejected just based on looks. Sure Hysteria and Adrenalize had improvements but they were never Nelson 1990. After The Rain was massive success for a reason

Arcade always cool

Sleek wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 2:10 pm

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 12:10 pm

"Man, did you see the Nikki Sixx "Sixx Appeal" cover of Kerrang? Badass!"

"WELL, ACTUALLY, Nikki Sixx would have been in Motley Crue, unless he had a solo band i'm not aware of! OH HO HO!"

It's more like:

"Oh, I loike all the cool bands, I do! Ratt, WASP, Nikki Sixx, Armored Saint, and Autograph! "

Visually, Autograph was the LA Saxon. One guy even had a visor!

dmbrocker wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 1:40 pm

VinnieVincentsVag wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 12:44 pm

HueyRamone wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 10:23 am




They were cool when this was cool, Sweaty workingman's metal to be listened to on the train from Norwich to Northumberland.

"Oy, wot? Who're you listenin to when you get off the job and oot o' thuh poob?"

"Oh, I loike all the cool bands, I do! Gary Barden, Gillan, Tygers, Budgie, and the Rods! But Saxon are the coolest of em all, arent they?"

This exactly.
NWOBHM bends were not very pretty as a whole

Maybe Da Leps could’ve passed for pretty boys when they were starting out and their music kinda got lumped in with the NWOBHM bands.

I don’t know….they were pretty fugly on that first album.
Definitely after tho….

VinnieVincentsVag wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 12:44 pm This exactly.
NWOBHM bends were not very pretty as a whole

Well they are British. That's a given

This should answer your question.

This should answer your question.

There's currently 10 Saxon threads in the top page

kwf wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 6:03 pm There's currently 10 Saxon threads in the top page

Peak popularity in the US right now?