Album · 1985
Innocence Is No Excuse
by Saxon
Innocence Is No Excuse is a 1985 hard rock album by Saxon. It runs 17 tracks across 78 minutes on Silver Lining Music. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.6/5 from 5 ratings.
Hard Rock · Heavy Metal · Metal
Your rating
- 3.6 /5
- 5 ratings
- 60 /100
- 3 critics
- 17
- Tracks
- 78 min
- Runtime
- 130 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
Ratings
5 ratings · avg 3.6
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Reviews
1 review
- 4.0
everyone warns you about the drum sound before you even get near this one and they're not wrong, hanhart put so much reverb on that kit it sounds like it was tracked in an airport. weirdly i don't hate it. front half is cruising music though, rockin' again and call of the wild go past without leaving a mark on me, and then everybody up and give it everything you've got finally show up with some urgency. the keyboards are doing a lot of lifting for a band that never needed them. 3.5, maybe a 4 on a night when the gloss reads as charm instead of nerves.
Critics
3 publications
- AllMusic4/5
- Classic Rock6/10
- Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal4/10
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Innocence Is No Excuse album cover
The Innocence Is No Excuse cover was designed by Bill Smith Studio and Nigel Thomas and photographed by Frank Griffin, Gered Mankowitz and Robert Ellis.
- Design
- Bill Smith Studio, Nigel Thomas
- Photography
- Frank Griffin, Gered Mankowitz, Robert Ellis
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Tracklist
17 tracks · 78 min
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About
Innocence Is No Excuse is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). It was the group's first album for EMI after a falling-out with their previous label, Carrere Records. The album was a relative disappointment in the group's native UK, only reaching #36 on the British album charts, although its #130 placement on the American charts was the group's highest ever in the USA.
In brief
- Is Innocence Is No Excuse good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Innocence Is No Excuse 3.6/5 from 5 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Innocence Is No Excuse?
- Everybody Up, rated 4.5/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
- When was Innocence Is No Excuse released?
- Innocence Is No Excuse was released in 1985 on Silver Lining Music.
- How many tracks are on Innocence Is No Excuse?
- Innocence Is No Excuse has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 78 minutes.
- What genre is Innocence Is No Excuse?
- Innocence Is No Excuse is catalogued under Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal.
- What BPM is Innocence Is No Excuse?
- Innocence Is No Excuse runs at a median tempo of 130 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Innocence Is No Excuse?
- Listeners of Innocence Is No Excuse also rate Metal Heart by Accept, The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden, Firepower by Judas Priest.
- Who produced Innocence Is No Excuse?
- Simon Hanhart produced 1 of the 17 tracks on Innocence Is No Excuse.
- Who wrote the songs on Innocence Is No Excuse?
- Innocence Is No Excuse was written by Biff Byford, Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson.
Credits
- Produced by
- Simon Hanhart
- Written by
- Biff ByfordGraham OliverSteve Dawson
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