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Album review: MAGNUM – Live At The Symphony Hall
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SPV [Release date 18.01.19] Magnum started 2018 in shaky form when we saw them at Giants Of Rock. With great expectations that we’d hear a smidgeon of the new album, they appeared for a few songs and disappeared due to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Barrow, album, Birmingham, Bob Catley, classic rock, Lee Morris, Lee Small, live, Live At Symphony Hall, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp, Rebecca Downes, review, Rick Benton, Tobias Sammet, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: MAGNUM – The Valley Of Tears – The Ballads
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On Christmas Day, Sunday 25 December 2016 at 22:00 GMT David Randall presented a two-hour special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, chatting to Bob Catley and with tracks from the new album. More information SPV [Release date 06.01.17] In … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Barrow, album, Bob Catley, Harry James, Magnum, Mark Stanway, review, rock, The Ballads, The Valley Of Tears, Tony Clarkin
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News: MAGNUM – UK tour starts 11 May, Radio Specials replayed
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Melodic hard rockers Magnum start the UK leg of their European tour on 11 May in Southampton. The band released their latest studio album – ‘Sacred Blood “Divine” Lies’ in February and Get Ready to ROCK! described it as “fresh, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Barrow, Bob Catley, gigs, hard rock, Harry James, interview, Magnum, Mark Stanway, melodic rock, radio, special, Tony Clarkin, UK tour
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Album review: MAGNUM – Sacred Blood “Divine” Lies
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SPV [Release date 26.02.16] Tony Clarkin must surely receive a public award for services to consistent songwriting. Since the mid-1970s he has been the main architect of Magnum’s wider and enduring success. And on this – the band’s 19th studio … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Barrow, album, AOR, Bob Catley, Harry James, Magnum, Mark Stanway, pomp, review, rock, Sacred Blood "Divine" Lies, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: MAGNUM – Liverpool Arts Club, 6 February 2015
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Magnum are magnificent. But they do need a gentle kick up their collective jacksy. They are as frustrating as they are brilliant, and they fail to do justice to their unique musical legacy. This outrageous statement – from a long-term … Continue reading →
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Tagged 6 February 2015, Al Barrow, Bob Catley, gig, Harry James, Liverpool Arts Club, Magnum, Mark Stanway, review, rock, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: MAGNUM – The Tivoli, Buckley, 20 April 2014
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With an unexplained delayed start it was a little like being back in the seventies. A crowd that snaked around the block and a cool nip that knived them. The support – or perhaps more accurately on this occasion “warm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 20 April 2014, Al Barrow, Bob Catley, Buckley, gig, Harry James, Magnum, Mark Stanway, melodic, Neonfly, North Wales, review, rock, The Tivoli, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: MAGNUM – Escape From The Shadow Garden
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Interview with Tony Clarkin of Magnum, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 2 March 2014 (12:31) SPV [Release date 24.03.14] It is fair to say that with Magnum you will probably never get a naff album. Tony Clarkin’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Barrow, album, Bob Catley, Escape From The Shadow Garden, Harry James, interview, Magnum, Mark Stanway, review, rock, Tony Clarkin
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Gig Review: MAGNUM/TRILLIUM, Islington Academy, 29 November 2012
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A packed out Islington Academy were here to see Magnum in the band’s 40th year, although Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin can trace their musical roots back to the late 60’s Brumbeat era. First up we had Trillium fronted by … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Barrow, Amanda Somerville, Bob Catley, Harry James, Islington Academy, Magnum, Mark Stanway, Tony Clarkin, Trillium
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