music.wikisort.org - CompositionRock the Nations is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon, released on 19 September 1986.
1986 studio album by Saxon
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Released | 19 September 1986[1] |
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Recorded | 1986 |
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Studio | Wisseloord Studios (Hilversum, Netherlands) |
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Genre | Heavy metal |
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Length | 40:48 |
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Label | EMI |
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Producer | Gary Lyons |
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- "Waiting for the Night / Chase the Fade"
Released: August 1986
- "Rock the Nations / 747 / And the Bands Played On"
Released: October 1986
- "Northern Lady / Everybody Up (live)"
Released: January 1987
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Album notes
The album is the first not to feature original bassist Steve Dawson, who was fired from the band earlier in 1986.[2] For the recording of this album, vocalist Biff Byford, who had incidentally begun his career as a singer/bassist, recorded all the bass parts in Dawson's place. However, Paul Johnson joined the band as bassist before the album was released and is therefore credited in the liner notes.
Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [3] |
Classic Rock |          [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[5] |
Kerrang! |     [6] |
Rock the Nations received mixed reviews from critics. Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album two stars out of five and said in his review for the band's previous album Innocence Is No Excuse that "Saxon's internal chemistry was significantly unbalanced by the subsequent departure of key songwriter [Steve] Dawson -- a loss from which they would take years to fully recover."[7] in his review for this album, he said that although the album was "graced with a somewhat rougher sound more in line with the band's New Wave of British Heavy Metal early years" it was still "arguably less heavy than its predecessor" and also criticised the songs "We Came Here to Rock", "Running Hot" and the title track for being "cliché-ridden" and "Waiting for the Night" and "Northern Lady" for being "unconvincingly sappy ballads", though he did regard "Party 'til You Puke" as being "good for a laugh" and also of interest for the guest appearance of Elton John. However, he concluded that the album is one that "the Saxon faithful would likely rather forget".[3] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff found Rock The Nations "a little more full-bodied production-wise and less overtly metallic and by-the-book construction-wise" than Innocence Is No Excuse, "while still suffering for coasting on [Saxon]'s scant laurels".[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Biff Byford, Nigel Glockler, Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn, except where noted.
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Rock the Nations" | | 4:40 |
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2. | "Battle Cry" | | 5:26 |
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3. | "Waiting for the Night" | Byford, Glockler | 4:51 |
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4. | "We Came Here to Rock" | | 4:18 |
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Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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5. | "You Ain't No Angel" | | 5:28 |
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6. | "Running Hot" | Byford, Glockler, Oliver, Quinn, Steve Dawson | 3:35 |
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7. | "Party 'til You Puke" | | 3:25 |
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8. | "Empty Promises" | | 4:09 |
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9. | "Northern Lady" | | 4:42 |
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2010 remaster bonus tracksTitle | Writer(s) |
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10. | "Chase the Fade [Instr.]" (b-side "Waiting for the Night") | Quinn, Oliver | 2:32 |
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11. | "Waiting for the Night" (7" single edit) | Byford, Glockler | 4:12 |
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12. | "Northern Lady" (7" single edit) | | 3:57 |
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13. | "Everybody Up" (live. In Madrid , b-side "Northern Lady", 12", 45 RPM, Single producer: Simon Hanhart) | | 3:37 |
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14. | "Dallas 1PM, 12", 45 RPM, Single, producer: Simon Hanhart" (live, b-side "Northern Lady") | Byford, Quinn, Oliver, Dawson, Pete Gill | 6:34 |
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15. | "Power and the Glory" (live) | Byford, Quinn, Oliver, Dawson, Glockler | 6:52 |
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16. | "Rock the Nations" (live) | | 4:49 |
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17. | "Waiting for the Night" (live) | Byford, Glockler | 4:34 |
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- Bonus tracks 15-17 recorded live at Reading Festival, 23 August 1986.
Personnel
- Biff Byford – vocals, bass guitar
- Graham Oliver – guitar
- Paul Quinn – guitar
- Paul Johnson – bass guitar (credited but does not play on the album)
- Nigel Glockler – drums
- Production
- Gary Lyons – producer
- Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands – recording location
- Wisseloord Studios – mixing location
- Elton John – piano on tracks 7 and 9
- Paul R. Gregory – artwork
Charts
References
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- Biff Byford
- Paul Quinn
- Nigel Glockler
- Nibbs Carter
- Doug Scarratt
- Graham Oliver
- Steve Dawson
- Pete Gill
- Paul Johnson
- Nigel Durham
- Fritz Randow
- Jörg Michael
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Related articles |
- Discography
- Metal for Muthas Tour
- Oliver/Dawson Saxon
- New wave of British heavy metal
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Rock the Nations — восьмой студийный альбом британской хэви-метал группы Saxon. Выпущен в 1986 году на лейбле EMI[1].
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