SIX BY SIX

Saga meets… Saxon?! Unlikely prog power trio take their chances and roll the dice on impressive debut.

Words: Gary Mackenzie

Dropping seemingly out of nowhere, the announcement of the Six By Six line-up may have taken some by surprise. While not perhaps radically disparate, the Six By Six threesome probably haven’t featured on too many obvious fantasy band lists. However, it’s gratifying to report that with Saga’s Ian Crichton on guitar, Robert Berry (most familiar for his work with Keith Emerson in 3 and its Berry-fronted successor 3.2) handling bass and vocals, and Nigel Glockler of British heavy metal stalwarts Saxon on drums, this eponymous debut is an unalloyed triumph. The album undoubtedly draws on their collective past yet creates something refreshingly different in the process. Opener and first single Yearning To Fly boasts a vibrant, funk-fuelled corker of a riff married to lighter pop inclined verses, a chorus with a…

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