Solid Ball of Rock
Solid Ball of Rock is the tenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1991 on Virgin Records.[4] Five of its 11 tracks were written by new bassist Nibbs Carter, who co-wrote another three songs.
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| Released | February 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Karo Studios, Hamburg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:49 | |||
| Label | CBH/Virgin | |||
| Producer | Kalle Trapp, Saxon | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 9.5/10[3] |
| Q Magazine | [4] |
"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."[5] Phil Sutcliffe in Q Magazine referred to the album as "a modicum of celebratory rock 'n' roll chest beating".[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solid Ball of Rock" | Bram Tchaikovsky, Micki Broadbent | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Altar of the Gods" | Timothy "Nibbs" Carter | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Requiem (We Will Remember)" | Biff Byford, Graham Oliver, Carter, Nigel Glockler | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Lights in the Sky" | Byford, Paul Quinn, Paul Johnson | 4:03 |
| 5. | "I Just Can't Get Enough" | Byford, Oliver, Quinn | 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 Beaver" | Carter | 1:17 |
| 11. | "Crash Dive" | Carter | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Reeperbahn Stomp" (Japanese only bonus track) | Carter | 3:26 |
Personnel
- Saxon
- Biff Byford – vocals, engineer
- Graham Oliver – guitar
- Paul Quinn – guitar
- Nibbs Carter – bass guitar
- Nigel Glockler – drums
- Production
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 23 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 28 |
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Solid Ball of Rock". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- Albrecht, Frank (1990). "Review Album: Saxon - Solid Ball Of Rock". Rock Hard (in German). No. 47. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- Sutcliffe, Phil (5 March 1991). "Solid Ball of Rock review". Q Magazine. 55: 76.
- Elliott, Paul (August 2016). "The gospel according to Biff Byford". Classic Rock #226. p. 54.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Solid Ball of Rock" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- "Swisscharts.com – Saxon – Solid Ball of Rock". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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