Vigilante

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Eventually got round to properly replacing my very battered 2nd hand CD of this album with a shiny new one. The feel of the album is entirely different from On A Storyteller's Night; lighter, streamlined, as I said, but not without substance. Three singles were released to promote the album, "Lonely Night", "Midnight (You Won't Be Sleeping)" and "When the World Comes Down". Produced by David Richards and Queen drummer Roger Taylor, the band's sound stepped towards that of 1980s Queen, with keyboards much higher in the mix than guitar. Queen is one of my all-time favourite bands, and I'm sure that fans of 80's Queen will like this music.Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

I decided to replace my old cd as some tracks had always seemed to jump so I was quite disappointed to find the new does the same so perhaps it is a mastering fault when the it was transferred from vinyl. While I have always liked the title track, I initially dismissed the rest of the album as too poppy and simplistic. Tracks such as "Lonely Night", "Need a Lot of Love", "Midnight (You Won't Be Sleeping)" and "Vigilante" laid the groundwork for the group to reach their commercial and creative peak on their follow-up UK Top 5 album, Wings of Heaven. From the breathy, synthy opening of Lonely Night to the ecstatic, drum-clattering coda of Back Street Kid, these are just nine top-notch songs given the best glossy, mid-80s production values by the skilled hand of Roger Taylor.those who ventures in this kind of music, for classical trained prog listner this one might be a desaster. Auf diesem Album geht es etwas rockiger zu, aber 2 melodiöse Nummern setzen sich auf Anhieb im Ohr fest. The approach adopted here was a lot more commercial and the end result is a more streamlined Magnum sound. I don't give many five-star reviews, but Vigilante gets one because it's proof that there was good music being made even in the Thatcherite taste desert that was Britain in 1986. Gracenote bizarrely categorizes this as 'Metal' (whereas even AC/DC and Led Zeppelin are tagged 'Rock') but who cares?