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Welcome to our
March 2022 newsletter! |
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MAGNUM MONTH @GRTR! |
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We're celebrating Magnum in the Millennium and their 50th
anniversary The band developed after vocalist Bob Catley and guitarist/songwriter Tony Clarkin met when playing in a covers band in Birmingham. They increasingly played more of their own material. Magnum's first album was released in 1978 and they achieved their greatest period of commercial success in the mid-late 1980s culminating in the Top 5 album 'Wings Of Heaven'. In the mid-1990s their fortunes wavered and the "classic" late-1980s line-up split. The band reconstituted in 2001, with a new bass player and drummer, and have gone from strength to strength ever since. We have plundered our 20 year archive and created a special feature covering albums, gigs and interviews. And throughout the month on our radio station more Magnum music is added to the general playlists as we repeat archive interviews and features. On Sunday 20 March at 22:00 GMT a two-hour special "What Magnum Means To Me' features interview material, classic tracks, and fan contributions. And, in 'The Eclectic Mix' (Sunday 20 March, 18:00 GMT) long-serving bass player Al Barrow chats about his time in the band.
GET INVOLVED!! Get Ready to ROCK! is inviting Magnum fans to send in their personal recollections of the band over a 50 year period (albums, gigs, impact of their music etc). These will be published on the website and included in a two hour radio special on Sunday 20 March “What Magnum Means To Me…” Respondents should also list their top 5 favourite Magnum tracks.
Says News and Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “Magnum have always
evoked a strong passion with fans – a combination of strong visual
imagery, lyrical content, great musicianship and anthemic songs –
and it will be good to share their memories over a long period.” |
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The sessions take place once per month, with a mix of original and cover versions. You can catch up on previous shows via our radio Facebook page and selected audio is available via our radio sessions page. Josh recently coordinated a five-day "streamathon" in aid of the Variety children's charity involving over 50 musicians and raising over 40,000 dollars. |
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| Albums of the month (January - March 2022) | |||
 LIFESIGNS Altitude (Lifesigns Music) Fans of the likes of Marillion, Genesis and Camel will find much to enjoy here – fans of the more challenging end of the prog spectrum should probably look elsewhere. ***** Review by Alan Jones
SAXON Carpe Diem (Silver Lining Music) Saxon are at the top of their game with a “bollocks to Covid” work ethic to boot. ****1/2 Review by Joe Geesin
ERIC GALES Crown (Provogue) It also eclipses 2019’s acclaimed ‘The Book Ends’, being more song-driven, coherent and focused, while vindicating his decision to hook up with the Joe Bonamassa/Josh Smith guitar playing production team who know his strengths. The result is a five star success. ***** Review by Pete Feenstra
MARILLION An Hour Before It’s Dark (earMUSIC) The overall vibe is closer to 2012′s ‘Sounds That Can’t Be Made’ than ‘F.E.A.R.’ and maybe all the better for that, at least for this listener. Still relevant but without the ranting and – it has to be said – the rambling. Full of lusciousness and loveliness, this is Marillion at their very best. ***** Review by David Randall
FIND ME Lightning In A Bottle (Frontiers) The album is brimful of heartstopping hooks, vertiginous choruses, sparkling guitar and keyboard work. The music is sleek, athletic and light on is feet, with just enough framework constructed around each gorgeous melody to carry it home. But most of all it’s about Blanc’s wonderfully expressive vocals. …In all honesty, it doesn’t get much better than this. ****1/2 Review by Brian McGowan
GHOST Impera (Loma Vista) …this is the best Ghost album to date, no question. With the band imagery some have found it hard to take Ghost as a serious entity, but this album should silence those doubters. The band have made the rise to headlining arenas around the world and this is the perfect soundtrack to accompany that move. The Devil really does have all the best tunes! *****
Review by Dave Wilson
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