Artist: MAGNUM
Album: ROCK ART (CD)

Release date: 1994
Media type: CD

Rock Art is eleventh Studio Album by British Melodic Rock band Magnum, released in 1994 by EMI.

Following from Magnum's experimentation on Keeping The Night Lite Burning, Rock Art takes contemporary approach with stripped down arrangements, Blues, Rock and roll and Soul-elements into their sound. The radical changes employed in Magnum's sound since Keeping The Night Lite Burning and Rock Art can be considered as Tony Clarkin's attempt to move away from Magnum's established sound and style from On A Storyteller's Night, Vigilante, Wings Of Heaven and Goodnight L.A..[citation needed] Perhaps even a reaction to Grunge music, Britpop and Indie rock.[citation needed]

Tony commented: "This is the nearest we've got to the "ballsier" side of Magnum live onto record. Rock Art is the best sounding album we've ever recorded, Bob's vocal performance has been stretched even further this time and everyone has had the freedom to play what they wanted to play."[1]

Two singles were lifted "The Tall Ships" and "Back In Your Arms Again", although they were only distributed in Germany.

"On Christmas Day" is a reflection upon the World War I Christmas truce of December 1914, involving French, Scottish and German soldiers.

All tracks written by Tony Clarkin.

TRACKLIST:

"We All Need To Be Loved" — 5:05
"Hard Hearted Woman" — 3:49
"Back In Your Arms Again" — 5:59
"Rock Heavy" — 3:58
"The Tall Ships" — 5:06
"Tell Tale Eyes" — 4:52
"Love's A Stranger" — 5:11
"Hush-A-Bye Baby" — 4:48
"Just This Side of Heaven" — 4:20
"I Will Decide Myself" — 4:15
"On Christmas Day" — 7:10

LINE-UP:

Tony Clarkin — Guitar
Bob Catley — Vocals
Wally Lowe — Bass
Mark Stanway — Keyboards
Mickey Barker — Drums

Additional Musicians:
Jacki Graham — Backing Vocals
Mo Birch — Backing Vocals
P.J. Wright — Pedal Steel Guitars