Year : 1990 (Music On CD Edition 2023)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Videos
Size : 228 mb
Bio:
Magnum are an English hard rock and AOR-band. They were formed in Birmingham by Tony Clarkin (guitar, songwriter) and Bob Catley (vocals) in order to appear as the resident band at the Rum Runner nightclub in the city. Magnum have undergone several changes in personnel over the years; however, the core of Catley and Clarkin remain.Magnum's most significant early success was Chase the Dragon in 1982, which reached number 17 in the UK Albums Chart.It included several songs that would become mainstays of the band's live set, notably "Soldier of the Line", "Sacred Hour" and "The Spirit". On a Storyteller's Night gave the band its breakthrough in Europe, and achieved a Gold certification in the United Kingdom.The band's 1986 album Vigilante represented a further move towards the mainstream before the band achieved their commercial peak in 1988 when they entered the UK Top Ten for the first time with the album Wings of Heaven, which reached number five and featured three Top 40 singles, "Days of No Trust", "Start Talking Love" and "It Must Have Been Love". It was followed by Goodnight L.A., which was produced by Keith Olsen and reached number nine in the UK Album Chart in 1990. It produced another Top 40 single for the band, "Rockin' Chair".In 1995, Clarkin announced Magnum's split; however, Clarkin and Catley continued working together, now under the name Hard Rain, until 1999. Magnum reformed in 2001 and has enjoyed late-career commercial success. Their most recent album, The Monster Roars, was released in January 2022.
Abum:
Now we have here in exclusive the fresh CD reissue of MAGNUM awesome 1990 album “Goodnight L.A.” made by really good Dutch label Music On CD. This company has been doing a great work lately making available again on disc hard to find melodic hard rock albums / bands. As usual, Music On CD reissues are not freshly remastered, they just use the best masters available.However, the sound quality of this modern digital transfer results into a much better, ‘fat’ sounding CD, far superior than the original CD pressings. And considering “Goodnight L.A.” never has been remastered, this Music On CD release is the best sounding you can get.For this new album Polydor Records wanted a late ’80s bright sound to Magnum finally broje into the North American charts. With genius Keith Olsen producing, co-write contribution from the likes Russ Ballard, Jim Vallance, plus harmony vocals / backings from talented Tommy Funderburk and Saga’s Michael Sadler, Magnum created a wonderful piece of AOR here.While not reaching the masterpiece status of ‘On A Storytellers Night’ or ‘Vigilante’, “Goodnight L.A.” is a fantastic album not only for Magnum standards, but also one of the finest Melodic hard rock / AOR albums from the 1989 / 1990 period, with that polished production and impeccable arrangements.All songs are good, and if you like the band and this golden period from the genre, Magnum’s “Goodnight L.A.” is mandatory in your collection.
Line-Up:
Bob Catley - vocals
Tony Clarkin - lead guitar, vocals
Wally Lowe - bass guitar
Mark Stanway - keyboards
Mickey Barker - drums
+ guests:
Tommy Funderburk - backing vocals
Michael Sadler - backing vocals
Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Deric Dyer - saxophone
Tracklist:
01. Rockin’ Chair
02. Mama
03. Only A Memory
04. Reckless Man
05. Matter Of Survival
06. What Kind Of Love Is This
07. Heartbroke & Busted
08. Shoot
09. No Way Out
10. Cry For You
11. Born To Be King
+ Video "Heartbroke and Busted" (Official Video)
+ Video "Rockin' Chair" (Official Video)
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