music.wikisort.org - CompositionSolid Ball of Rock is the tenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1991 on Virgin Records. Five of its 11 tracks were written by new bassist Nibbs Carter, who co-wrote another three songs.
1991 studio album by Saxon
Solid Ball of Rock |
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Released | February 1991 |
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Recorded | 1990 |
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Studio | Karo Studios, Hamburg, Germany |
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Genre | Heavy metal |
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Length | 44:49 |
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Label | CBH/Virgin |
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Producer | Kalle Trapp, Saxon |
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Greatest Hits Live (1990) |
Solid Ball of Rock (1991) |
Forever Free (1992) |
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- "Requiem (We Will Remember) / Altar of the Gods"
Released: March 1991
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[2] |
Kerrang! |     [3] |
Q |     [4] |
Rock Hard | 9.5/10[5] |
"For our audience – and without an audience there is no band – our focus returned on Solid Ball of Rock…" noted singer Biff Byford. "Since then we've been right on it."[6] Phil Sutcliffe in Q Magazine referred to the album as "a modicum of celebratory rock 'n' roll chest beating".[4]
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Solid Ball of Rock" | Bram Tchaikovsky, Micki Broadbent | 4:35 |
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2. | "Altar of the Gods" | Timothy "Nibbs" Carter | 3:30 |
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3. | "Requiem (We Will Remember)" | Biff Byford, Graham Oliver, Carter, Nigel Glockler | 5:16 |
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4. | "Lights in the Sky" | Byford, Paul Quinn, Paul Johnson | 4:03 |
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5. | "I Just Can't Get Enough" | Byford, Oliver, Quinn | 4:34 |
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6. | "Baptism of Fire" | Carter | 3:08 |
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7. | "Ain't Gonna Take It" | Byford, Oliver, Carter, Glockler | 4:47 |
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8. | "I'm on Fire" | Carter | 4:24 |
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9. | "Overture in B-Minor / Refugee" | Byford, Carter | 5:42 |
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10. | "Bavarian Beaver" (Instrumental) | Carter | 1:17 |
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11. | "Crash Dive" | Carter | 3:07 |
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12. | "Reeperbahn Stomp" (Japanese only bonus track) | Carter | 3:26 |
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Personnel
- Saxon
- Biff Byford – vocals, engineer
- Graham Oliver – guitar
- Paul Quinn – guitar
- Nibbs Carter – bass guitar
- Nigel Glockler – drums
- Production
- Kalle Trapp – producer, engineer
Charts
References
Saxon |
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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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Studio albums | |
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Live albums | |
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Compilation albums | |
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Video albums | |
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Related articles |
- Discography
- Metal for Muthas Tour
- Oliver/Dawson Saxon
- New wave of British heavy metal
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Solid Ball of Rock — десятый студийный альбом британской хеви-метал группы Saxon, выпущенный 4 февраля 1991 года.
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