On Birmingham's Magnum 2nd album they developed their style of symphonic, progressive melodic hard rock into a great bunch of good sounding songs on this superb album! It was produced by former Ten Years After-bassist Leo Lyons who successfully had produced 3 albums for UFO. This time they toured as support to Blue Öyster Cult but the album failed to chart. Incredible! Maybe Magnum's music were already dated in 1979, or they were maybe ahead of their time? Some years later they would achieve great success, but they deserved it already many years before. This is a must have for fans of melodic stadium hard rock.

Drummer Kex Gorin sadly passed away in 2007.

1)Great adventure (8,0) A more mature band than the debut album, but in the same style as before.

2)Changes (6,5) Magnum goes looking for a hit with this pop-refrain-melodic hardrocker. It could've been a world hit but wasn't.

3)The battle (7,5) A good rocker.

4)If I could live forever (9,0) Great intro, superb mix of melodic refrains and heavy riffs and strong vocals.

5)Reborn (9,0) Absolutely great melodic progressive hardrock with delicious feeling for details!

6)So cold the night (8,5) Another one!

7)Foolish heart (7,0) Strong melodic refrain-rocker. But a little weak as it was supposed to reach the charts...

8)Stayin' alive (8,5) Very Meat Loaf-ish melodic powerballad. Very good!

9)Firebird (9,5) This is just sooo great! One of the strongest refrains ever and the mix between progressive and melodic is just incredible.

10)All of my life (8,5)

Score: 8,20

Bob Catley-vocals (b.1947)

Tony Clarkin (Anthony Michael Clarkin)-guitars (b.1946)

Colin "Wally" Lowe-bass

Kex Gorin-drums (1949-2007)

Richard Bailey-keyboards and flute

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