I'm getting old! I was at this concert! I can tell you, when that eagle lit up you could literally feel the heat of the bulbs. Must have been hell for the band.
I bought this on VHS, in 1983, and still have it. They should remaster this and release in high quality. They must still have the master tapes somewhere!
Saxon! Such a great band. First saw them when I was 17 (1981) and saw them a few years back with UFO (another great band!) I may be fucking old, but I saw ALL the bands! I still listen to Saxon- one of my favorite metals bands ever.
In ‘84 I was 10yo and my brother 15. He went to see them and told me about it. I’d never been to a concert at that time and he painted me such a great picture of what he saw that I was mesmerized. Many many years later, watching this video, it looks exactly like he described it. ❤
for those who don't know what this song is about,... "Houston control,...the eagle has landed.." the first words transmitted from the Apollo lunar lander when they touched down on the moon in 1969. maybe some of you were not alive then. Its a tribute to the huge clanking metal balls those astronauts have,.. to get on a rocket and blast off to the moon in a tin can with less computing power than a '99 toyota. crazy bastards for sure, and a fitting tribute from a classic band.
that's funny'' yeah no shit'' in a fucking giant bomb literally tin can'', wow'', they had no clue what was gonna happen let alone if they were even gonna make it back if they got up there.
What he actually said was “Houston, Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed” You can download the entire Apollo radio transmissions. Only 40 hours of chit chat.
I saw this concert in Copenhagen, think it was februari '83. When this song started was a moment in my life I'll never forget. ( The album "Eagle has landed" was released soon after, so I had never heard it before). MAGIC!
I saw this tour . They opened for iron maiden. Both bands killed IT. SAXON is soooooo badass. Love this SONG. And the guitar work. SAXON 4 life 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Omg. I never thought Ide see this again! Damnit RUclips is fuckin great. The 80s was so incredible for metal. Hot chicks, lsd, and Saxon. What a night this was!
Anyone remember a time long ago when pulling up to your high school with your best buds in the car and your stereo as loud as it would go jamming THE EAGLE HAS LANDED....... It still fucking rocks!!!!!!
4/5 of the original line up with Steve Dawson and Graham Oliver.The real Saxon.Great Band. GREAT Line Up. AMAZING Song. I love it. And the shining Eagle.Glorious Times.Saxon are Legends
1st concert ever for me with Accept at the San Jose Civic in Fall of 1984. After seeing Accept live, I was floored and thought nobody could ever do better. Then Saxon came on and proved me wrong!
Along with Thin Lizzy's Thunder and Lightning and Wishbone Ash's Twin Barrels Burning, this is what got the callow youth that was me into hard rock/metal in the early eighties.
Awesome. That and many of their other songs. I saw them In Kaiserslautern and years later in El paso Texas. They blew any chance of "Triumph" having a good showing in El Paso. I was there to see Triumph. hehehe.
Fab, travelled far and wide to see Saxon, great band, fab songs and magic live, can even remember Biff getting " Rear" of the year, driving all us women mad...... long live saxon :)
I was in the 8th grade in 1983 and me and all the guys from the neighborhood bought tickets to see Iron Maiden live at the Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio, Texas. It was Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Fastway. It was my first time watching all 3 bands live. The only thing that really makes me very sad is that before the show we all took a hit of acid and smoked a bag of weed and I don’t remember a fucking thing
Thanks for the post. Awesome footage!!!. As a mid-teen kid, this was my favorite tune for a few years. That's saying something with all of the experimentation of sound & songs at the time. One of those good rock tunes that you never tire of, & here we are 35 years later, still kickin' ass. The Eagle has landed... guitar...
Oh what a concert. I've seen them in 1981 for the first time and two years ago for the last time and I'll see them again.... always been great... Biff's voice got stronger through the years and the music is still powerful like in the early years....tx for posting!
I saw them that tour also at the Cow palace in California, what a great show. I couldn't stop the ringing in my ears for days. Great stuff. Thanks for the vid.
Saw them at the Paramount Theater in Seattle in '84 with Accept and Heavy Pettin and that eagle was kick ass. That was the loudest concert I ever went to and at one point Biff whistled into the mic and it was so loud it caused my eyes to vibrate in their sockets and for a second everything went out of focus. I couldn't hear a thing for 3 days after that gig.
I was trying to remember who the 3rd band was that night. Paramount is always too loud. Saw them open for Iron Maiden also. I think prior to this show.
Royal concert hall in nottingham, the venue was brand new and had just opened when this was recorded...the band went off on a sold out european tour a couple of weeks later starting with scandinavia.
@madcapper6 the whistling is from Motorcycle Man and it's still loud performed live today .. in fact Biff could throw the mic away and you would still hear him at the back
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Anyone still listening to this in 2024 ?
Only death can stop me....
Always been my favourite HM band. (It's Biff, he's such a Great Showman.) 😋 😎 😍
Coronavirus day 2020-04-18
YESSSSSSSSSSSS guy never forget great heavy metal band.
See them eind last year , awesome again ! Think is see them over the years 15 times , love them
I'm 55. Been following them since '79. Absolutely incredible band.
Same age here.
1982 for me. Saxon and UFO had the best live shows until Maiden swapped out singers.
But P.D. was still my favorite Maiden singer.
SAXON living legend of heavy metal sound.♥️
awesome Saxon... One of the best metal bands that ever existed.... still is...
i bow my had for thou lady of metal.....i goodnot agree more tho those wise words
\,,/ keep on rocking my friend...
ELLI NATHALIE KORRE same to you
Yah I agree. No doubt
I quite agree Elli. Perchance were you born in England?
Awesome. Saxon one of the most underrated rock bands of all time.
Man...that drumming! That right there makes this song a true classic!
Glockler is an awesome drummer.
I agree ...Glockler is amazing
Great rhythm section indeed
I'm getting old! I was at this concert! I can tell you, when that eagle lit up you could literally feel the heat of the bulbs. Must have been hell for the band.
Awesome! good on ya mate !
I remember seeing this on the same tour at Glasgow Apollo. The heat from the Eagle almost set the place on fire! Awesome!
"Heaven and Hell brother!" I'm aging with you lordchea...saw them in Detroit, way back in the day! BLEW EVERYBODY AWAY!!! ")
Saw them same year, same tour in Zagreb ( back then it was Yugoslavia ) Croatia. Was 16, now 51 and still listening !
thankfully there is LED now days for this stuff
I remeber my dad always nagging bout my music, once i arived at home and i found him playing my saxon album, as loud as the thing could go
He found your stash bro !!!!! Shit yeah !!!
What did u say to him?
Here the old man ( dad ) infected the son's ! The old man and kids go together to rock and metal concerts and festivals , mam too ;-)
I am 56 and i find this performance absolutely...GREAT!!!
Hell yeah.... saw the Innocence tour... Loudest concert I ever attended. Brisol Hippodrome '85...
I bought this on VHS, in 1983, and still have it. They should remaster this and release in high quality. They must still have the master tapes somewhere!
I always loved Saxons lyrical take on modern history!
Saxon! Such a great band. First saw them when I was 17 (1981) and saw them a few years back with UFO (another great band!) I may be fucking old, but I saw ALL the bands! I still listen to Saxon- one of my favorite metals bands ever.
Should be a billion views. People don't know what they are missing!
Crazy to think this is 31 years old. Saxon RULES!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!
+MrMegaFredZeppelin Yep, were gettin' old. I bought this LP when it was first released, a junior in high school.
Well, now it's almost 40 years 🤷♂️😉
Hell ya !!!!! And iam 57 yes old now! This was my high school day,s
In ‘84 I was 10yo and my brother 15. He went to see them and told me about it. I’d never been to a concert at that time and he painted me such a great picture of what he saw that I was mesmerized. Many many years later, watching this video, it looks exactly like he described it. ❤
Victim of changes with a slow tempo, still a powerful song,I love it!
Heavy metal lives forever!
Saw Saxon in Edinburgh and they played this track. Those lights were so hot during those majestic power chords. Quite an experience.
for those who don't know what this song is about,... "Houston control,...the eagle has landed.." the first words transmitted from the Apollo lunar lander when they touched down on the moon in 1969. maybe some of you were not alive then. Its a tribute to the huge clanking metal balls those astronauts have,.. to get on a rocket and blast off to the moon in a tin can with less computing power than a '99 toyota. crazy bastards for sure, and a fitting tribute from a classic band.
that's funny'' yeah no shit'' in a fucking giant bomb literally tin can'', wow'', they had no clue what was gonna happen let alone if they were even gonna make it back if they got up there.
John Carous they had a decent idea, they werent just gonna send three people to thier deaths. it was calculated, but still very risky.
This songs proves the moon landings were real, of course.
What he actually said was “Houston, Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed”
You can download the entire Apollo radio transmissions. Only 40 hours of chit chat.
I believe i was still in my mom's womb as i was born in Nov, 1969...
A masterpiece !
I saw this concert in Copenhagen, think it was februari '83. When this song started was a moment in my life I'll never forget. ( The album "Eagle has landed" was released soon after, so I had never heard it before). MAGIC!
I seen this tour in Frankfurt, Germany. Just blew me away!
This tune was first released on "The power & the Glory", though.
2022 and the opening to this song is still amazing
Saxon 1 of my favorite rockbands of all time and so underrated in my opinion. Those first 4 to 5 albums are all classics.
Seeing them play this song in Stockholm, 2022 was an amazing experience
OMG Saxon was and still are one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. I'm 21 - I wish I was around in those times geez
I saw this tour . They opened for iron maiden. Both bands killed IT. SAXON is soooooo badass. Love this SONG. And the guitar work. SAXON 4 life
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
And Fastway
And the drums!
Must have been in the USA then? Saxon were headliners on this tour in the UK.
I remmeber being so close to the front that you could feel the heat of the the eagle when it lit up. Great memories.
I thought the electric bird was a bat LOL.
Oh yes , I’ll listen to Saxon til the eagle has landed, 2024
God damn I love that echo effect they used during this era in metal. Nobody seems to use that much anymore.
Saw them on tour live 1983. Amazing then, amazing now. Greatest band ever.
Beautiful song ! ! ! Love SAXON forever ! ! !
Omg. I never thought Ide see this again! Damnit RUclips is fuckin great. The 80s was so incredible for metal. Hot chicks, lsd, and Saxon. What a night this was!
Saw them on the rock the nations tour (Bradford UK) - they were utterly utterly fantastic.
Power & the glory - start there folks.
Still remember watching the entire show on a VHS tape back in 85
Saxon is absolutely stellar, nothing can compare SAXON 2021!!!!!
Anyone remember a time long ago when pulling up to your high school with your best buds in the car and your stereo as loud as it would go jamming THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.......
It still fucking rocks!!!!!!
Been listening since 1980
My first Saxon concert.. .. Brussels...I was 16 years old 👌👌
I FOUND THIS BAND IN THE RADIO IN 2005 AND I STUCK WITH THIS BAND.I HOPE RELEASE NEW ALBUM SOON.
EASILY the best live performance of any song I have ever witnessed...saw them perform this live in San Antonio, TX and will never forget it.
Crusader tour?
4/5 of the original line up with Steve Dawson and Graham Oliver.The real Saxon.Great Band. GREAT Line Up. AMAZING Song. I love it. And the shining Eagle.Glorious Times.Saxon are Legends
Seen this in Cardiff as a 13yr boy still remember it to this day, awesome 1st concert....
This is true british heavy metal we should be proud.You young guy,s keep it real belive in what you are at and with luck you be there...
one of my fav saxon songs awesome
Mine too
For me the Best Live Version of this Song.
1st concert ever for me with Accept at the San Jose Civic in Fall of 1984. After seeing Accept live, I was floored and thought nobody could ever do better. Then Saxon came on and proved me wrong!
Not heard this for decades. Still a great tune.
83 ......The good old days ........
Best Saxon Song
They played this song last week in Holland. Great show, again!
Saxon is my favourite Heavy Metal band.
Along with Thin Lizzy's Thunder and Lightning and Wishbone Ash's Twin Barrels Burning, this is what got the callow youth that was me into hard rock/metal in the early eighties.
Awesome. That and many of their other songs. I saw them In Kaiserslautern and years later in El paso Texas. They blew any chance of "Triumph" having a good showing in El Paso. I was there to see Triumph. hehehe.
My god, I remember this tour at the City Hall in Newcastle, the heat off those lamps was amazing !
Saw the eagle land many times over the years at Saxon concerts, great band.
Love this song, my fav Saxon song and Victim of changes is my fav Priest song as well ;)
Great song, Great Band 👍
The best Saxon's song
I was at this gig in Nottingham in 83. First gig too. Couldn't hear a thing the next day 😁
Maiden, Saxon, fastway.. reunion arena Dallas Texas. Great show. Wish someone had that video
I WAS THERE!!! The greatest acoustics ever- RIP Reunion Arena.
Fab, travelled far and wide to see Saxon, great band, fab songs and magic live, can even remember Biff getting " Rear" of the year, driving all us women mad...... long live saxon :)
POWER & GLORY ! THE BEST BAND IN THE UNIVERSE !
I was in the 8th grade in 1983 and me and all the guys from the neighborhood bought tickets to see Iron Maiden live at the Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio, Texas. It was Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Fastway. It was my first time watching all 3 bands live. The only thing that really makes me very sad is that before the show we all took a hit of acid and smoked a bag of weed and I don’t remember a fucking thing
🤣
Thanks for the post.
Awesome footage!!!.
As a mid-teen kid, this was my favorite tune for a few years.
That's saying something with all of the experimentation of sound & songs at the time.
One of those good rock tunes that you never tire of, & here we are 35 years later, still kickin' ass.
The Eagle has landed... guitar...
Saxon was second on the Fastway/Saxon/Iron Maiden show in Seattle for this tour. Epic show!!! One of my favorite bands from this era!
Simply The Best Version live 🎵🎼🎶🎤🎸😎👊
saw these in 1982. So much fun.
I am off to see them (again) tonight!
Great band, very underrated 😱👍🏼🎼🎸🇨🇭🇫🇷🌺🍺
great songs never die long live saxon
Oh what a concert. I've seen them in 1981 for the first time and two years ago for the last time and I'll see them again.... always been great... Biff's voice got stronger through the years and the music is still powerful like in the early years....tx for posting!
Saxon's masterpiece!!
I heard them first time in 1985.. since that year I am a fan of theirs
Power & the Glory , from go to woe , AWWWWSOME album.
Takes me right back every time .
I saw them that tour also at the Cow palace in California, what a great show. I couldn't stop the ringing in my ears for days. Great stuff. Thanks for the vid.
Hell yeaaa 2023 still going strong 💪
Saxon true metal band 👍👍😊
2023... AND STILL STANDING!!! ✊✊🤟🤟🦾🦾
Saw them at the Paramount Theater in Seattle in '84 with Accept and Heavy Pettin and that eagle was kick ass. That was the loudest concert I ever went to and at one point Biff whistled into the mic and it was so loud it caused my eyes to vibrate in their sockets and for a second everything went out of focus.
I couldn't hear a thing for 3 days after that gig.
I was trying to remember who the 3rd band was that night. Paramount is always too loud. Saw them open for Iron Maiden also. I think prior to this show.
@PUHCsi
OK thanks for the reply, I remember watching this when I was a kid, wish I could get it again!
Saxon rocks steve dawson love his bass tone .
Epic track rising like a Phoenix from the shattered aftermath.
Agree this was their masterpiece. Seen this tour. Maidens piece of mind tour
I saw this tour in Phoenix !
AWESOME!!! SAW THEM WITH FASTWAY AND IRON MAIDEN ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS EVER!!!
simply fantastic !-
Awesome metal tribute to the first moon landing !!!!!
Song is Amazing🎼👏👏👏
Royal concert hall in nottingham, the venue was brand new and had just opened when this was recorded...the band went off on a sold out european tour a couple of weeks later starting with scandinavia.
Hell yeah...especially on the weekend 🍻🎸💪
Yes I love this song.
Ich habe das alles noch auf Video. Lieblingsband.
Saxon the best band of the world.....
Yeah, they are still awesome!
Hard to believe its been 27 years since my eyes saw this.
The best that ever was!!!!!
@madcapper6
the whistling is from Motorcycle Man and it's still loud performed live today .. in fact Biff could throw the mic away and you would still hear him at the back
That voice.
They played this last. I remember the big Eagle landing to this day!!!
Eagle has Landed tour.......Glorious times full of drink and debauchery
"old" Saxon roules, still hell ok 2023🍻