| Solid Ball of Rock | ||||
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| Released | January 1991[1] | |||
| 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 |    [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Rock Hard | 9.5/10[6] |
Solid 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.
"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."[7] Phil Sutcliffe in Q Magazine referred to the album as "a modicum of celebratory rock 'n' roll chest beating".[5]
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 719. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Solid Ball of Rock". AllMusic. 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.
- ^ Zell, Ray (19 January 1991). "The great rock and ball swindle". Kerrang!. No. 324. p. 25. ISSN 0262-6624. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ a b Sutcliffe, Phil (5 March 1991). "Solid Ball of Rock review". Q. No. 55. p. 76.
- ^ Albrecht, Frank (1990). "Review Album: Saxon – Solid Ball of Rock". Rock Hard (in German). No. 47. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Elliott, Paul (August 2016). "The gospel according to Biff Byford". Classic Rock #226. p. 54.