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, which includes its takes on material ranging from rock classics like the Animals'"We've Gotta Get Out of This Place" to obscurities such as"The Faith Healer" by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.caught up with Saxon frontman Biff Byford via Zoom to discuss the album, tour plans and the retirement of longtime guitarist Paul Quinn from touring.
Well, we did the first one in the big lockdown. We really didn't want to release a studio album then because we thought it might get lost. We just had an idea of maybe releasing this covers album, which was quite good fun to make, really, and it was well received. The thing is — with these songs on both albums — they're not just songs that we like. The songs have really influenced us in lots of ways. We could have called the albumI just think that people were interested.
I think these covers albums are just good fun. I don't think you have to read too many reasons into why we did it. They're just bloody good fun. And I'll give you some examples. We do"From the Inside" by Alice Cooper. Well, people wouldn't know that one off the bat unless they're a super-duper Alice Cooper fan. We had an American car in the '70s, which we called Wheels of Steel, obviously. That's where the song comes from.
My understanding is that Paul Quinn is going to be continuing as a member of the band but not as a touring member. Is that correct?
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