Magnum Albums Ranked From Best To Worst
Magnum Albums Ranked From Best To Worst
Magnums albums ranked from best to worst. I included the Hard Rain albums as they are pretty much Magnum albums under a different name.This was a difficult list to make as they have so many albums and all are written by one man (except for 7 songs which are co-written) and sung by one man, that makes the albums quite close to each other music wise. There's no huge sudden changes in directions and soundwise many of their albums are pretty close. But here's my list after a lot of listening, also included some favourite tunes of all the albums.
3.
Magnum
- On A Storyteller's Night
1985 Rating: 9 Top picks: How Far Jerusalem, Les Morts Dansant, Before First Light
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4.
Magnum
- Breath Of Life
2002 Rating: 9 Top picks: Breath of Life, That Holy Touch, Night After Night
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5.
Magnum
- Lost On The Road To Eternity
2018 Rating: 9 Top picks: Show Me Your Hands, Storm Baby, Lost On The Road To Eternity
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7.
Magnum
- The Serpent Rings
2020 Rating: 8 Top picks: House of Kings, The Great Unknown, Crimson on the White Sand
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8.
Magnum
- Sacred Blood "Divine" Lies
2016 Rating: 8 Top picks: A Forgotten Conversation, Sacred Blood Divine Lies, Princess in Rags
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9.
Magnum
- Kingdom Of Madness
1978 Rating: 8 Top picks: Kingdom of Madness, Lords of Chaos, All Come Together
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10.
Magnum
- Chase The Dragon
1982 Rating: 8 Top picks: One Sacred Hour, The Spirit, Soldier of the Line
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13.
Magnum
- Here Comes The Rain
2024 Rating: 8 Top picks: After the Silence, The Seventh Darkness, Borderline
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14.
Magnum
- Brand New Morning
2004 Rating: 7 Top picks: The Last Goodbye, Brand New Morning, Immigrant Son
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15.
Magnum
- Princess Alice And The Broken Arrow
2007 Rating: 7 Top picks: Out of the Shadows, Be Strong, Your Lies
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16.
Magnum
- The Visitation
2011 Rating: 7 Top picks: Doors To Nowhere, Spin Like A Wheel, Mother Nature's Final Dance
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17.
Magnum
- On The 13th Day
2012 Rating: 7 Top picks: See How they Fall, All the Dreamers, On the 13th Day
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18.
Magnum
- Escape From The Shadow Garden
2014 Rating: 7 Top picks: Unwritten Sacrifice, Burning River, Live 'til you Die
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19.
Hard Rain
- When The Good Times Come
1999 Rating: 6 Top picks: Who You Gonna Trust, Rock Me In Ya Cradle, Step Back
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23.
Magnum
- Into The Valley Of The Moon King
2009 Rating: 5 Top picks: If I Ever Lose My Mind, Time To Cross That River, No One Knows His Name
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Nice list. It served me well today on my marathon through their entire disco. I had your list open in a second tab throughout. I must say though that I am quite underwhelmed by their catalogue. I was not really sure what to expect beforehand. I was aware of some of their early albums only, but not much. It was quite helpful having your comments on almost each of their albums. And, wow, you are really having some range in your ratings on their albums (from 9 to 5). I must admit I dont. I dont remember having ever clicked on the 6 rating that often within one band's discography. These 23 albums are all decent, there is absolutely nothing bad about them. But hell do they sound alike in total! Spin me a song or two from any of their albums (the first 2-3 excluded), I couldnt tell from which album they are, not even vaguely, for sure. My favourite album is clearly the debut. There they still sounded original, if you ask me. Btw, what about the genre tag? Prog rock, really? Apart from the first couple of albums I was rather thinking of AOR or hard rock. You may want to repair the linking on your 12th rank. I guess the album is called Magnum II here. Cheers.
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Posts: 1672 Written by Redel on 19.08.2022 at 22:47 Thanks, that means a lot! Even if these lists are mainly made for my own amusement, to keep track of what I've listened to, it always heart warming to know that there's someone who will actually get something worthwhile out of it. Written by Redel on 19.08.2022 at 22:47 Magnum is one of the most consistant bands ever and it's crazy to know that basically all the songs are written by one single guy. I'm not a big AC/DC or Motorhead fan but I understand why people love them, and Magnum is my version of those bands, it's a safe place, a band that has kept true to their formula for their entire career and continued to release quality release after quality release. But some of those albums are of course closer to heart like Wings of Heaven and The Eleventh Hour while other aren't my immediate choice to listen to when I want some Magnum. Written by Redel on 19.08.2022 at 22:47 That's the difference. Spin me a song (any song!) and I will immediately know the title and which album it's from  Written by Redel on 19.08.2022 at 22:47 Fair enough. The first four records are something special and the best songs from those are easily the best stuff they written. All Come Together, Kingdom of Madness, The Prize, One Sacred Hour, The Spirit, The Great Disaster, Great Adventure. Songs like that are peak Magnum. I just think many of the later records are stronger overall experiences. Written by Redel on 19.08.2022 at 22:47 I'm with you there. There's hints of prog in their early material but even at that point it's a stretch to call it prog rock. Written by Redel on 19.08.2022 at 22:47 Thanks, I will fix it.
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Posts: 1672 Written by John_Doe on 24.03.2023 at 09:15 My first Magnum album was Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow so maybe I have a bit diffrent entry point than you and therefore is equally drawn to their old and new albums. But I think it's time for you to give their absolutely fantastic 2016-2020 trilogy another listen 
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Posts: 5652 Written by majormalfunction on 25.03.2023 at 10:20 Maybe one day, if & when I find some time.
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