March 11 2014
HARD ROCK INTERVIEWS 2014 - MAGNUM VOCALIST - BOB CATLEY
MAGNUM BOB CATLEY Magnum is a band that has always had a legion of loyal fans in the UK and growing numbers in Europe. Their new album 'Escape from the Shadow Garden' is so good it could take them to new heights a mere 19 albums and 42 years into a wonderful career... Mark talks to Bob Catley MARCH 2014 |
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CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'ESCAPE FROM THE SHADOW GARDEN' HERE |
Most people know Magnum for their classic album 'On a Storyteller's Night' but since reforming in 2001 the band has just been getting better and better. We talk to Bob Catley about the latest album 'Escape from the Shadow Garden': an album so good it might just well bring them a whole new legion of fans... |
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Mark: Music has changed immeasurably, and the music industry itself since 1972, it must be a completely different landscape, but it’s great to see you out there playing such big tours still. Seemingly better than ever! It’s been a while since I’ve seen Magnum; the last time was the “Wings of Heaven” tour!
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Mark: It must be great to go back to places like the Robin 2, and return to your roots, and play the launch party as well.
Mark: Does the feeling you get playing live, change over the years?
Bob: Yeah, I think we are a typically English band, whatever that is! We have a front man, strutting his stuff, singing up in the heavens, a great guitar player, a great bass player and drummer, that are the standard of a British rock band, and that’s how it should be. There’s no messing about, and you know exactly what you are going to get from Magnum, there’s no hidden agendas! I think that’s what makes British rock bands great.
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Mark: You have a massive UK and Europe tour coming up in April and May, and you also have a double header coming up, playing with Saga, have you played with those guys before, over the years?
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Mark: If you could tell us a little bit about a couple of the songs, “Midnight Angel”, we loved that one! Bob: “Walking slowly down the street!” It’s about a young girl in the swamplands of southern America, and she’s got mixed up with the wrong crowd, she turns to prostitution, and she comes a cropper with some famous politician who’s had his wicked way with her! He’s afraid she’s going to spill the beans, and drop him in the crap, so she ends up being knifed, and dumped in the river!! It’s an awful subject matter, but great lyrics, and quite emotional singing them, and it’s a lovely song. Wonderful song, I love it! Mark: Great storytelling and I’d encourage everyone to check out the album. Another one that stood out, was “The Art of Compromise” can you tell us a little bit about that one?
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Mark: Has your inspiration changed over the years? You started off with Mick Jagger, what inspires you today?
Bob spoke to Mark Diggins 11 March 2014 |
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