Saxon - 'Detroit Rock City' (Kiss cover)

(Congressional reports)
(President Ford says that he's disappointed)
(With Congress's performance)

(In Detroit, a Pontiac, Michigan youth)
(Was reported dead at the scene of)
(A head-on collision on Grand Avenue this morning)
(He was reportedly driving on the wrong side of the boulevard)
(When he struck a delivery truck)
(And was catapulted through the windshield of his car)
(The driver of the truck is reported to be uninjured)
(The identities of both men are being withheld by local police)

(County legislatures today are expected to rally)
(To the aid of striking longshoremen)
(In hopes of ending the nine-month deadlock)

I feel uptight on a Saturday night
Nine o'clock, the radio's the only light
I hear my song and it pulls me through
Comes on strong, tells me what I got to do, I got to

Get up (everybody's gonna move their feet)
Get down (everybody's gonna leave their seat)
You gotta lose your mind in Detroit
Rock City

Get up (everybody's gonna move their feet)
Get down (everybody's gonna leave their seat)

Getting late, I just can't wait
Ten o'clock, and I know I gotta hit the road
First I drink, then I smoke
Start the car and I try to make the midnight show

Get up (everybody's gonna move their feet)
Get down (everybody's gonna leave their seat)

Moving fast down 95
Hit top speed, but I'm still moving much too slow
I feel so good, I'm so alive
Hear my song playing on the radio, it goes

Get up (everybody's gonna move their feet)
Get down (everybody's gonna leave their seat)

Twelve o'clock, I gotta rock
There's a truck ahead, lights staring at my eyes
Oh, my God, no time to turn
I got to laugh 'cause I know I'm gonna die, why?

Get up (everybody's gonna move their feet)
Get up (everybody's gonna leave their seat)
Get up!

Προ διετίας οι Saxon κυκλοφόρησαν τον δίσκο διασκευών "Inspirations", ο οποίος απέκτησε... διάδοχο. "More Inspirations" ο τίτλος και περιλαμβάνει δέκα διασκευές σε (ισάριθμα) κλασικά rock - hard rock τραγούδια...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Following the release of Inspirations in 2021, More Inspirations is the second ‘deep dish’ serving of the influences which have fed the mighty Saxon’s immensely successful 40+ year career.

Whether getting feral with The Animal’s “We’ve Gotta Get Out Of This Place”, letting loose a high-octane take on Alice Cooper’s “From The Inside”, or laying down a ferocious tribute to KISS’ “Detroit Rock City”, More Inspirations is a joyous trip into the sounds which galvanized the Barnsley boys and continue to get spun on home stereos and tour buses.

Produced by vocalist/co-founder Biff Byford, with Seb Byford helping record the music alongside mixing engineer Jacky Lehmann, More Inspirations also includes enthusiastic takes on Alice Cooper, Rainbow, ZZ Top and Cream, as well as a thunderous “Razamanaz” by Nazareth, a tasty take on The Who’s “Substitute”, and a thick groove take on Uriah Heep’s “Gypsy”.

Whether this is your first dance with such classic songs, or you’ve come to see where Saxon were born, More Inspirations delivers the goods and then some.»

Band: Saxon
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Formed in: 1978
Genre: NWOBHM, Heavy Metal
Lyrical themes: History, Mythology, Motorcycles, Rock / Metal
Years active: 1970-1976 (as Blue Condition), 1976-1977 (as SOB), 1977-1978 (as Son of a Bitch), 1978-present

Audio: "Detroit Rock City"
Album: "More Inspirations"
Type: Full length
Release date: March 24th, 2023
Label: Silver Lining Music
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
01. We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place (The Animals cover)
02. The Faith Healer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band cover)
03. From the Inside (Alice Cooper cover)
04. Chevrolet (ZZ Top cover)
05. Substitute (The Who cover)
06. Gypsy (Uriah Heep cover)
07. Man on the Silver Mountain (Rainbow cover)
08. Detroit Rock City (Kiss cover)
09. Razamanaz (Nazareth cover)
10. Tales of Brave Ulysses (Cream cover)

Band members:
Paul Quinn - Guitars
Biff Byford - Vocals
Nigel Glockler - Drums
Nibbs Carter - Bass
Doug Scarratt - Guitars

Miscellaneous staff:
Biff Byford - Producer
Seb Byford - Producer
Jacky Lehmann - Mixing