Road To Paradise: The Magnum Anthology 1978-1983 - Magnum

All join the Kingdom of Madness (1391 words)
by david_1967 - written on 06/04/08 (Very useful, 116 readings)
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of their singles, included many tracks selected by fans of the band showcasing their career from 1978 to 1983. All tracks come from Magnums first five LP releases Magnum , Magnum II , Marauder , Chase the Dragon and The Eleventh Hour . Track Listing Disc 1 1 - Kingdom of Madness 2 - In the Beginning 3 - Invasion 4 - Universe 5 - Lonesome Star 6 - Foolish Heart 7 - Baby Rock Me 8 - All of My Life (Live EP version) 9 - Great Adventure (Live EP version) 10 - Invasion (Live EP version) 11 - Kingdom of Madness (Live EP version) 12 - Changes (Re-mixed) 13 - Everybody Needs 14 - The Lights Burned Out 15 - Long Days, Black Nights 16 - Back to Earth 17 - Hold Back Your ...

Wings Of Heaven - Magnum

Wings of tedium..... (434 words)
by sparkymarky1973 - written on 10/11/10, updated on 17/11/10 (Very useful, 8 readings)
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This album was released at M Magnum s most commercial point in their career and was, to me, a bit of a disappointment. With only eight tracks, it tried to bridge the gap between their already loyal fan-base and a heavily competitive market and, for me, it never entirely worked! Don t Wake The Lion and Wild Swan are my only two real favourites on the album and are the closest here the band get to recreating their former glory. The first of these, Don t Wake The Lion, is an anti-war song that attempts to look at world-wide conflict not just from one side but from the view of both opposing armies and is all about the futility of war; the Lion of the title referring to an ...