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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-07-2019 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Progressive Rockraber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1985 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.magnumonline.co.uk ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Magnum Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Eleventh Hour!-(JET C.D.005)bel : Jet ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The Eleventh Hour ! is Magnum's lost album from ║ │
│║ their early years. There is not one song here ║ │
│║ that is still in the live setlist, and this ║ │
│║ release is barely talked about even amongst ║ │
│║ fans. Perhaps this was because of the albums ║ │
│║ that it was sandwiched between, the stellar ║ │
│║ Chase The Dragon and the legendary masterpiece ║ │
│║ of On A Storyteller's Night. This would be the ║ │
│║ last of Magnum's full on prog rock releases. The ║ │
│║ AOR injection that takes place with Storyteller ║ │
│║ would run deep and permanent. ║ │
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│║ In the liner notes to this extensive re-issue, ║ │
│║ guitarist and songwriter Tony Clarkin states ║ │
│║ that he wanted to make an entirely uncommercial ║ │
│║ album. That proves difficult because Bob ║ │
│║ Catley's voice is so pure and smooth he can sing ║ │
│║ about viral foot fungus and make it sound ║ │
│║ pleasing to the ear. However, musically there ║ │
│║ are tons of breaks and time changes throughout. ║ │
│║ Mark Stanway comes to the forefront with an ║ │
│║ abundance of tasteful keyboard work. He adds ║ │
│║ dramatic flair like in The Prize where he imbues ║ │
│║ it with a spacey, epic feel. The only out and ║ │
│║ out melodic rocker would be Hit And Run. ║ │
│║ Sounding very much like a lost Styx meets ║ │
│║ Foreigner amalgamation this is one of the band's ║ │
│║ grittier love songs. So Far Away is a tasty ║ │
│║ little mid tempo track that is driven by great ║ │
│║ chord work between Clarkin and Stanway. Then you ║ │
│║ have Bob over there giving his vocal melodies ║ │
│║ little twists and nuances that go over the top ║ │
│║ of those simple chords beautifully. There is a ║ │
│║ break in the middle with layered vocals that ║ │
│║ reminds me of an eerie Queen. Great, ║ │
│║ experimental stuff going on here. All praise ║ │
│║ should be directed towards The Great Disaster. ║ │
│║ Why Magnum don't bust this one out escapes me. A ║ │
│║ great driving beat, many riffs and changes, and ║ │
│║ a frantic urgency that never lets up. There's ║ │
│║ even a sexy, bouncy (think Scarlett Johansson on ║ │
│║ a trampoline) acoustic and drum solo section ║ │
│║ that tears it up. I love the way that Bob ║ │
│║ delivers the chorus. Both Bob Catley and Ray ║ │
│║ Alder from Fates Warning / Redemption have this ║ │
│║ ability to sing a vocal melody that sounds like ║ │
│║ it would not make any sense or fit at all but ║ │
│║ its idiosyncratic nature is what makes it work. ║ │
│║ "Beware of the skillful disguises , it's too ║ │
│║ easy to be dressed up in white. For this world ║ │
│║ can be full of surprises from the gutter a ║ │
│║ kingdom looks like nice." Make that interesting, ║ │
│║ and then see how Catley does it. That's why he's ║ │
│║ him and you're you. ║ │
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│║ There's not too many blunders here except for ║ │
│║ One Night Of Passion. This one drags on too much ║ │
│║ and gets too repetitive without the necessary ║ │
│║ interesting parts to keep it afloat. For the ║ │
│║ most part The Eleventh Hour! is a great ol chunk ║ │
│║ of prog rock. Do yourself a favor. Delve into ║ │
│║ Magnum you will be well rewarded. Then bug Tony ║ │
│║ to play The Great Disaster live. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Prize [03:40] │
│ 02 - Breakdown [04:00] │
│ 03 - The Great Disaster [03:47] │
│ 04 - Vicious Companions [03:37] │
│ 05 - So Far Away [04:36] │
│ 06 - Hit And Run [03:40] │
│ 07 - One Night Of Passion [03:49] │
│ 08 - The Work [04:55] │
│ 09 - Young And Precious Souls [04:04] │
│ 10 - Road To Paradise [03:31] │
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│ Total Length : [39:39 minn │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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