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		<title>Album review: MAGNUM &#8211; Live At The Symphony Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-magnum-live-at-the-symphony-hall/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/magnum_sh1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="MAGNUM - Live At The Symphony Hall" title="MAGNUM - Live At The Symphony Hall" /></a>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&#8217;d hear a smidgeon of the new album, they appeared for a few songs and disappeared due to &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-magnum-live-at-the-symphony-hall/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-magnum-live-at-the-symphony-hall/">Album review: MAGNUM &#8211; Live At The Symphony Hall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: MAGNUM &#8211; The Valley Of Tears &#8211; The Ballads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 04:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/album-review-magnum-the-valley-of-tears-the-ballads/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/magnum_vot1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="MAGNUM - The Valley Of Tears - The Ballads" title="MAGNUM - The Valley Of Tears - The Ballads" /></a>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 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/album-review-magnum-the-valley-of-tears-the-ballads/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/12/album-review-magnum-the-valley-of-tears-the-ballads/">Album review: MAGNUM &#8211; The Valley Of Tears &#8211; The Ballads</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: MAGNUM &#8211; UK tour starts 11 May, Radio Specials replayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 02:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/04/news-magnum-uk-tour-starts-11-may-radio-specials-replayed/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/magnum2016c.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Magnum 2016" title="Magnum 2016" /></a>Melodic hard rockers Magnum start the UK leg of their European tour on 11 May in Southampton. The band released their latest studio album &#8211; &#8216;Sacred Blood &#8220;Divine&#8221; Lies&#8217; in February and Get Ready to ROCK! described it as &#8220;fresh, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/04/news-magnum-uk-tour-starts-11-may-radio-specials-replayed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/04/news-magnum-uk-tour-starts-11-may-radio-specials-replayed/">News: MAGNUM &#8211; UK tour starts 11 May, Radio Specials replayed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: MAGNUM &#8211; Sacred Blood &#8220;Divine&#8221; Lies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/01/album-review-magnum-sacred-blood-divine-lies/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/magnum_sbdl1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="MAGNUM - Sacred Blood, Divine Lies" title="MAGNUM - Sacred Blood, Divine Lies" /></a>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&#8217;s wider and enduring success.  And on this &#8211; the band&#8217;s 19th studio &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/01/album-review-magnum-sacred-blood-divine-lies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/01/album-review-magnum-sacred-blood-divine-lies/">Album review: MAGNUM &#8211; Sacred Blood &#8220;Divine&#8221; Lies</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: MAGNUM &#8211; Liverpool Arts Club, 6 February 2015</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 02:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/02/gig-review-magnum-liverpool-arts-club-6-february-2015/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150206_magnum9.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Magnum - Liverpool Arts Club, 6 February 2016" title="Magnum - Liverpool Arts Club, 6 February 2016" /></a>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 &#8211; from a long-term &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/02/gig-review-magnum-liverpool-arts-club-6-february-2015/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/02/gig-review-magnum-liverpool-arts-club-6-february-2015/">Gig review: MAGNUM &#8211; Liverpool Arts Club, 6 February 2015</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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