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UNPLUGGED AND STRUNG UP Nov 22nd 2013 is a backcatalog visit featuring interpretations of SAXON tracks through orchestral accompaniment, acoustic revisions and rerecordings.UNPLUGGED AND STRUNG UP is your chance to hear SAXON do some pretty killer overhauls on tunes such as Call to Arms, Sacrifice, Crusader Orchestrated Version, Just Let Me Rock, Forever Free and Requiem plus orchestral versions of Red Star Falling and Broken Heroes along with acoustic treatments of Coming Home and Iron Wheels.Of the orchestral songs, the most impressive is The Eagle Has Landed with its dense layers of metal, synths and strings, all superbly mixed. Of the acoustic songs, Frozen Rainbow from Saxon is the most remarkable, stripped down to a gentle ballad with its twelve string textures and sensuous solo. The live acoustic version of Iron Wheels is one of the most poignant tracks on Unplugged and Strung Up, served as a biographical account of Biff Byfords father. Then the swampy moonshine slides of Coming Home from Killing Ground is a kneepumping bit of fun as SAXONs tribute to Robert Johnson and American delta blues.There are new takes of Battle Cry from Rock the Nations and a very string version of Militia Guard, plus a remix of Stallions of the Highway, the latter two coming from the first album. These songs have been tweaked and rerecorded with extra layers. In the case of Militia Guard, there are traces of acoustic guitars filtering behind the main drive of the song, accenting it more than the original cut. Ray Van Horn, Jr.BlabbermouthTRACKLISTINGStallions Of The Highway RemixCrusader Orchestrated VersionBattle CryThe Eagle Has Landed Orchestrated VersionRed Star Falling Orchestrated VersionBroken Hope Orchestrated VersionCall To Arms Orchestrated VersionMilitia GuardForever Free ReRecorded VersionJust Let Me Rock ReRecorded VersionFrozen Rainbow Acoustic VersionIron Wheels Live Acoustic VersionRequiem Acoustic VersionComing Home Acoustic Version Saxon T-Shirt is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £35 +P&P