Magnum, Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton

May 12 2008 By Ian D. Hall

MARKING the 20th anniversary of the now classic album Wings of Heaven, Magnum arrived on stage to thunderous applause from a near capacity audience.

Opening the night with Back to Earth and an impressive version of the bouncy crowd pleaser When We Were Younger, the Brummie band breezed effortlessly through a two hour set without compromising their subtlety of sound.

Other old favourites such as the stomping Vigilante and Midnight You Won't Be Sleeping were given a new lease of life, helped in part by Magnum's "borrowed" drummer, no less than Thunder's Harry James.

The Wings of Heaven album was then played in its entirety, starting with the ever poignant Days Of No Trust and the beautiful Wild Swan.

Bob Catley wowed the audience with a voice that has not lost its edge and Tony Clarkin's excellent guitar work was very much in evidence with Start Talkin' Love and the ever popular Different Worlds.

The band finished on a high with the storming Don't Wake The Lion and encores All England's Eyes and Kingdom of Madness.