Description

1990 German pressing

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.”

Track listing.
1. Solid Ball Of Rock
2. Altar Of The Gods
3. Requiem (We Will Remember)
4. Lights In The Sky
5. I Just Can’t Get Enough
6. Baptism Of Fire
7. Ain’t Gonna Take It
8. I’m On Fire
9. Overture In B Minor / Refugee
10. Bavarian Beaver
11. Crash Dive