Fight for the Rock

by Savatage

Fight for the Rock cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 June 1986
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:08
  • Community rating: 2.51/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Stephan Galfas, Rick Smith, Steve Wacholz, Jon Oliva, Steven Machat, Johnny Lee Middleton

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pressured heavily by their record label to achieve mainstream radio success, the Florida metal stalwarts noticeably softened their sound for this release. The inclusion of pop-rock covers and prominent power ballads alienated their original fanbase, an artistic detour the band publicly disavowed in later years.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, ballad, martial

Tracklist

  1. Fight for the Rock (3:57)
  2. Out on the Streets (3:59)
  3. Crying for Love (3:24)
  4. Day After Day (3:40)
  5. The Edge of Midnight (4:48)
  6. Hyde (3:56)
  7. Lady in Disguise (3:20)
  8. She's Only Rock'n Roll (3:24)
  9. Wishing Well (3:21)
  10. Red Light Paradise (4:00)
  11. This is the Time - Acoustic Version 2010 (5:18)
  12. This is Where You Should Be (4:54)

Credits

  • Savatage - primary artist
  • Johnny Lee Middleton - bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Wacholz - drums, percussion
  • Criss Oliva - guitar [all guitars], backing vocals [back-up vocals]
  • Jon Oliva - vocals, piano
  • John "Rabbit" Bundrick - written-by
  • Paul Kossoff - written-by
  • Paul Rodgers - written-by

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