More polished than before

Review Score: (6/10)
Saxon, led by singer Biff Byford gave heavy metal a real fuel injection in the early 1980's, and their early albums are all classics that should be included in any metal fan's album collection. As the years went by, I guess Saxon became more and more eager to break into the American market where the British unpolished heavy metal hadn't appealed to the masses. "INNOCENT IS NO EXCUSE" (1985) is not Saxon's weakest album but it has a overall polished and more radio friendly approach suitable for American record buyers. Melodic tunes like "Back on the streets again" and "Call of the wild" are appealing , and the opening strong "Rocking again" together with the slow "Broken heroes" are the best songs on the album. Half of the material is good while the other half is not up to Saxon's previous standard (the dreadful debut album excluded). If you like Def Leppard's "Pyromania" and Quiet Riot's "Metal health", I bet you'll find this album enjoyable.

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