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Solid Ball of Rock

 
Album Review: Solid Ball of Rock
 

  • Artist: Saxon
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1991
  • Total Time: 45:37
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

After being dropped by EMI following a number of commercial and critical stiffs in the late '80s, the boys in Saxon signed with Charisma for their tenth album, Solid Ball of Rock. The record saw another stylistic U-turn, but for once it was an improvement. The songwriting was still largely unimpressive, but the addition of new bassist Nibbs Carter seemed to inject some new life into the group, which recorded its most aggressive batch of songs in a decade, including "Altar of the Gods" and the scorching "Baptism of Fire." ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Solid Ball of Rock Bram Tchaikovsky, Micky Broadbent Saxon (4:35)
Altar of the Gods Nibbs Carter Saxon (3:30)
Requiem (We Will Remember) Nigel Glockler, Graham Oliver, Biff Byford, Nibbs Carter Saxon (5:16)
Lights in the Sky Biff Byford, Paul Johnson, Paul Quinn Saxon (4:03)
I Just Can't Get Enough Biff Byford, Paul Johnson, Paul Quinn Saxon (4:34)
Baptism of Fire Nibbs Carter Saxon (3:08)
Ain't Gonna Take It Nigel Glockler, Graham Oliver, Biff Byford, Nibbs Carter Saxon (4:47)
I'm on Fire Nibbs Carter Saxon (4:24)
Overture in B-Minor/Refugee Biff Byford, Nibbs Carter Saxon (5:42)
Bavarian Beaver Saxon (1:40)
Crash Drive Saxon Saxon (4:21)
Requiem (We Will Remember) [Single Version][*] Nigel Glockler, Graham Oliver, Biff Byford, Nibbs Carter Saxon (4:43)
Reeperbahn Stomp [*] Nibbs Carter Saxon (3:25)

Credits

Saxon (Producer), Saxon (Main Performer), Saxon (Mixing), Nigel Glockler (Drums), Graham Oliver (Guitar), Kalle Trapp (Producer), Kalle Trapp (Mixing), Biff Byford (Vocals), Biff Byford (Liner Notes), Nibbs Carter (Bass), Paul Quinn (Guitar), Rainer Hansel (Executive Producer)
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Wikipedia: Solid Ball of Rock
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Solid Ball of Rock
Solid Ball of Rock cover
Studio album by Saxon
Released 1991
Recorded 1990
Genre Heavy metal
Length 44:49
Label Charisma Records
Producer Kalle Trapp & Saxon
Professional reviews
Saxon chronology
Greatest Hits Live
(1990)
Solid Ball of Rock
(1990)
Forever Free
(1992)

Solid Ball of Rock is the tenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Interestingly, five of the 11 tracks on Solid Ball of Rock were written by new bassist Nibbs Carter, who co-wrote an additional three songs. This album is the band farthest departure from its original riff-heavy heavy metal sounds and features an almost glam rock inspired hard rock tinge.

Track listing

  1. "Solid Ball of Rock" (B. Tchaikovsky/M. Broad Bent) – 4:35
  2. "Altar of the Gods" (Carter) – 3:30
  3. "Requiem (We Will Remember)" (Byford/Oliver/Carter/Glockler) – 5:16
  4. "Lights in the Sky" (Byford/Quinn/Johnson) – 4:03
  5. "I Just Can't Get Enough" (Byford/Quinn/Johnson) – 4:34
  6. "Baptism of Fire" (Carter) – 3:08
  7. "Ain't Gonna Take It" (Byford/Oliver/Carter/Glockler) – 4:47
  8. "I'm on Fire" (Carter) – 4:24
  9. "Overture in B-Minor/Refugee" (Byford/Carter) – 5:42
  10. "Bavarian Rhapsody" (Carter) – 1:17
  11. "Crash Dive" (Carter) – 4:21
  12. "Reeperbahn Stomp" (Carter) – 3:26 (Japanese only bonus track)

Personnel

Production

  • Producer : Kalle Trapp & Saxon
  • Engineer : Kalle Trapp & Biff Byford
  • Recorded at : Karo Studios, Hamburg
  • Mixed at : Karo Studios, Hamburg



 
 

 

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