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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-12-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2008 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.bobcatley.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Bob Catley Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Immortal (Jap. Ed.) Label : King ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ After the amazing about-turn from symphonic hard ║ │
│║ rock into bona fide heavy metal with 2003's ║ │
│║ 'When empires burn' its has always been exciting ║ │
│║ to see exactly what the veteran Magnum frontman ║ │
│║ Bob Catley would do next with his solo career. ║ │
│║ The prospect of latest collaboration though û ║ │
│║ with his 3rd songwriter in as many CDs - is one ║ │
│║ that had me positively salivating. ║ │
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│║ In retrospect, with Catley being on Frontiers ║ │
│║ Records, the project-based label that has been ║ │
│║ responsible for both Allen/Lande CDs, a pairing ║ │
│║ with Swedish guitarist and songwriter Magnus ║ │
│║ Karlsson probably shouldn't have come as a great ║ │
│║ surprise, as the 2 seem made to work together. ║ │
│║ 'Immortal' follows on the style of the previous ║ │
│║ 2 solo CDs, but more than ever feels reminiscent ║ │
│║ of Catley's more well-known work in his first ║ │
│║ band, and the crossover of the 2 styles creates ║ │
│║ a sort of chrome-plated AOR that brings out the ║ │
│║ absolute best in one of rock's most enduring ║ │
│║ vocalists. ║ │
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│║ The production by Pink Cream 69's Dennis Ward ║ │
│║ (who also plays most of the guitar parts as well ║ │
│║ as filling his more customary role as bassist) ║ │
│║ is exemplary, a perfect fit for the style, with ║ │
│║ every instrument and, of course, Catley's smooth ║ │
│║ tones sparkling with rich colour. As much as ║ │
│║ Magnum are a band with a well-deserved ║ │
│║ reputation that have produced many classic songs ║ │
│║ and put on a superb live show to this day, their ║ │
│║ more overtly AOR releases tended to suffer from ║ │
│║ that paper-thin 80s production style that ║ │
│║ detracts a little from the theatrical tone of ║ │
│║ Tony Clarkin's music. ║ │
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│║ This era of the band is the one that Karlsson is ║ │
│║ clearly trying to emulate, or at least pay ║ │
│║ tribute to in his songs, and he has managed to ║ │
│║ take the vintage, romantic Magnum style and ║ │
│║ bring it a little up to date without spoiling ║ │
│║ anything. The lyrics he has written for Catley ║ │
│║ are in exactly the right wistful vein, all about ║ │
│║ falling towers, doomed love and hanging on in ║ │
│║ there, and the frontman's ageless performance ║ │
│║ more than does them justice ║ │
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│║ Though only playing keyboards on the project, ║ │
│║ the less hands-on approach Karlsson has taken ║ │
│║ compared to the Allen/Lande project shouldn't be ║ │
│║ mistaken for a lack of enthusiasm, as he has ║ │
│║ mined great depths of his creativity to provide ║ │
│║ a CD of tremendous quality that ought to satisfy ║ │
│║ just about any Catley or Magnum fan. The ║ │
│║ melodies he has crafted are sumptuous, and every ║ │
│║ song crackles with vibrancy and energy. In true ║ │
│║ melodic rock/metal fashion, the choruses just ║ │
│║ leap out at the listener, and no mater how good ║ │
│║ the song had been until that point it seems to ║ │
│║ improve tenfold when it reaches its centre ║ │
│║ point.s ║ │
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│║ Not to be outdone, the guitar solos provided by ║ │
│║ Ward and Uwe Reitenauer are scintillating, ║ │
│║ fitting the music like a glove and indeed taking ║ │
│║ many up a level. Ward's performance on the 2nd ║ │
│║ track, "We are immortal" in particular even ║ │
│║ threatens to steal the show from Catley, and I ║ │
│║ this sort of form that is saying something. ║ │
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│║ In brutal honesty, Magnum's output has always ║ │
│║ been, at least from a metal fan's point of view, ║ │
│║ a little spotty, with the real classics like ║ │
│║ "How far Jerusalem" and "Vigilante" eclipsing ║ │
│║ more softly-softly pop-based efforts that are ║ │
│║ barely worth remembering. I would even be bold ║ │
│║ enough to say that this is the most consistent ║ │
│║ CD Bob Catley has ever performed on, and that he ║ │
│║ offers one of the best performances of his long ║ │
│║ career is no mean feat. Recommended to any fan ║ │
│║ of melodic metal and AOR fans feeling just a tad ║ │
│║ adventurous. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Dreamers Unite [06:20] │
│ 02 - We Are Immortal [05:44] │
│ 03 - End Of The World [05:03] │
│ 04 - Open Your Ees [04:26] │
│ 05 - The Searcher [05:14] │
│ 06 - One More Night [04:44] │
│ 07 - Light Up My Way [05:43] │
│ 08 - You Are My Star [04:57] │
│ 09 - War In Heaven [04:57] │
│ 10 - Win The Throne [04:22] │
│ 11 - Haunted [04:46] │
│ 12 - Heart Of Passion [05:36] │
│ 13 - The Searcher (Acoustic Version) (Bonus Tra [03:59] │
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│ Total Length : [65:51 minn │
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