Fight for the Rock is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Savatage, released on June 30, 1986. It is their first album with new bass player Johnny Lee Middleton.
Released in 1986, it is largely regarded as the band's worst release by both fans and band members, with the band referring to it as "Fight for the Nightmare".[6]Jon Oliva said in October 1994, "I've never really been fond of that album. WE'VE never been fond of that album".[6] The band said that they were driven to make the record by their label, Atlantic Records; particularly Oliva began writing pop-rock songs for other artists on the label such as John Waite. However, the label eventually turned around and told the band to record the music that Oliva had written for other artists themselves. This destroyed the band's credibility in the eyes of the press, and their reviews were not kind .[7] The negative critical reaction has also been cited[by whom?] as the cause of Oliva's battle with drug and alcohol addiction, which eventually drove him from the fore of the band.[6]
Atlantic Records also wanted the band to have photographs taken, since none of their previous releases had included any. The band hired a friend to do the photography work, with one of the photos featuring the band re-recreating the famous photo Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. The band agreed this was a good idea at the time, but look back with the same feelings on the photos taken as they do the album.[6]
When initially released, the album featured a Parental Advisory label on the front cover, despite having no "nasty words", as Jon Oliva puts it, featured anywhere on the record. This was largely done to please the label, as they felt that putting the sticker on the record would drive up record sales. Although it did chart, the band have been extremely reluctant to perform any of the songs live, and haven't done so since the early 1990s. Even on the tour in support of the album, the band only performed "Hyde", "The Edge of Midnight" and few others.[6]
^Johnson, Howard (26 June 1986). "Savatage 'Fight for the Rock'". Kerrang!. No. 123. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 16.
^Kaldeuer, Ulf (June 1986). "Savatage - Fight for the Rock". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-08.
^Kühnemund, Götz (1986). "Review Album: Savatage - Fight for the Rock". Rock Hard (in German). No. 17. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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^Gordon, Jim. . Savatage Official Website. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
^"Savatage Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – Savatage – Fight for the Rock" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
December 15, 2023
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Fight for the Rock is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Savatage released on June 30 1986 It is their first album with new bass player Johnny Lee Middleton Fight for the RockStudio album by SavatageReleasedApril 25 1986RecordedEnglandGenreHeavy metal hard rockLength37 54LabelAtlanticProducerStephan Galfas Robert Zemsky Rick Smith Steven MachatSavatage chronologyPower of the Night 1985 Fight for the Rock 1986 Hall of the Mountain King 1987 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Collector s Guide to Heavy Metal7 10 2 Kerrang 3 Metal Hammer GER 5 7 4 Rock Hard7 0 10 5 Released in 1986 it is largely regarded as the band s worst release by both fans and band members with the band referring to it as Fight for the Nightmare 6 Jon Oliva said in October 1994 I ve never really been fond of that album WE VE never been fond of that album 6 The band said that they were driven to make the record by their label Atlantic Records particularly Oliva began writing pop rock songs for other artists on the label such as John Waite However the label eventually turned around and told the band to record the music that Oliva had written for other artists themselves This destroyed the band s credibility in the eyes of the press and their reviews were not kind 7 The negative critical reaction has also been cited by whom as the cause of Oliva s battle with drug and alcohol addiction which eventually drove him from the fore of the band 6 Atlantic Records also wanted the band to have photographs taken since none of their previous releases had included any The band hired a friend to do the photography work with one of the photos featuring the band re recreating the famous photo Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima The band agreed this was a good idea at the time but look back with the same feelings on the photos taken as they do the album 6 When initially released the album featured a Parental Advisory label on the front cover despite having no nasty words as Jon Oliva puts it featured anywhere on the record This was largely done to please the label as they felt that putting the sticker on the record would drive up record sales Although it did chart the band have been extremely reluctant to perform any of the songs live and haven t done so since the early 1990s Even on the tour in support of the album the band only performed Hyde The Edge of Midnight and few others 6 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 ReferencesTrack listing editSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Fight for the Rock Criss Oliva Jon Oliva Steve Wacholz3 552 Out on the Streets C Oliva J Oliva3 583 Crying for Love C Oliva J Oliva3 274 Day After Day Badfinger cover Pete Ham3 405 The Edge of Midnight C Oliva J Oliva Wacholz4 52 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length6 Hyde C Oliva J Oliva Wacholz3 517 Lady in Disguise J Oliva3 088 She s Only Rock n Roll C Oliva J Oliva3 149 Wishing Well Free cover John Rabbit Bundrick Paul Kossoff Simon Kirke Paul Rodgers Tetsu Yamauchi3 2010 Red Light Paradise Johnny Lee Middleton C Oliva J Oliva3 56 1997 Edel Music CD reissueNo TitleWriter s Length11 If I Go Away Acoustic version C Oliva J Oliva Paul O Neill3 50 2002 SPV CD reissueNo TitleWriter s Length11 The Dungeons Are Calling live Keith Collins C Oliva J Oliva3 4512 City Beneath the Surface live C Oliva J Oliva5 01 2011 Ear Music CD reissueNo TitleWriter s Length11 This Is the Time acoustic version recorded by Jon Oliva in 2010 O Neill J Oliva5 3112 This Is Where You Should Be recorded during the Hall of the Mountain King sessions O Neill J Oliva4 55Personnel editSavatageJon Oliva lead vocals piano Criss Oliva guitars backing vocals Johnny Lee Middleton bass guitar backing vocals Steve Doc Wacholz drums percussionAdditional musiciansLarry Dvoskin credited as Dvoskin keyboards Brent Daniels backing vocalsProductionStephan Galfas producer engineer mixing Mario Rodriguez Ralph Mastrangelo assistant mixing Mark Jolley engineer Dan McMillan assistant engineer Bob Ludwig mastering at Masterdisk New York Robert Zemsky associate producer management Steven Machat Rick Smith executive producers Bob Defrin art directionCharts editChart performance for Fight for the Rock Chart 1986 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 8 158Chart 2021 PeakpositionGerman Albums Offizielle Top 100 9 67References edit Orens Geoff Savatage Fight for the Rock review AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 2011 09 06 Popoff Martin 1 November 2005 The Collector s Guide to Heavy Metal Volume 2 The Eighties Burlington Ontario Canada Collector s Guide Publishing p 313 ISBN 978 1894959315 Johnson Howard 26 June 1986 Savatage Fight for the Rock Kerrang No 123 London UK United Magazines ltd p 16 Kaldeuer Ulf June 1986 Savatage Fight for the Rock Metal Hammer in German Retrieved 2018 05 08 Kuhnemund Gotz 1986 Review Album Savatage Fight for the Rock Rock Hard in German No 17 Retrieved 2018 04 03 a b c d e Savatage FAQ part 1 Savatage com Archived from the original on 11 June 2007 Retrieved 2007 02 08 Gordon Jim Hall of the Mountain King review Savatage Official Website Archived from the original on 12 February 2009 Retrieved 2018 04 03 Savatage Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard com Billboard Retrieved 2018 04 03 Offiziellecharts de Savatage Fight for the Rock in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved December 23 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fight for the Rock amp oldid 1187533294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
