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Middle Earth

~ Bob Catley
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (26 Mar 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Frontiers
  • ASIN: B00005A47V
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 105,324 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Wraith Of The Rings
2. Fields That I Recall/Emissary/Fields That I Recall (Reprise)
3. City Walls
4. Against The Wind
5. Where You Lead I'll Follow/Stormcrow And Pilgrim
6. Where You Lead I'll Follow (Reprise)
7. Return Of The Mountain King
8. End Of Summer (Galadriel's Theme)
9. This Gallant Band Of Manic Strangers
10. Fellowship

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Uncommonly Good!, 28 Aug 2001
Having been an avid listener of Magnum in the early and mid eighties, I bought this album in the hope of something similar - big, pompous theatrical rock music with cutting, catchy guitar riffs and distinctive vocals. I was, however, pleasantly surprised to find a more cerebral, carefully crafted anthemic tour-de-force which I feel fully realises its Middle Earth title.

It is music into which you can totally disappear, immersing yourself in dark, Tolkienesque imagery.

Without a doubt, the best album that I've bought in a very, very long time.

Good on ya Bob!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A album of classic songs., 6 Jul 2002
Forget the Lord of the Rings connection, these are excellent songs in their own right.

Thankfully messrs. Catley and Hughes avoid trying to duplicate the entire book(s) but pick the more interesting elements to base the songs upon such as the Battle of Helms Deep. Yes, there is a Galadriel song but throughout (thankfully) pseudo-celtic sounds are avoided; the overall sound is sophisticated grandiose rock roughly along the lines of Meat Loaf, Magnum and Ten.

The art work is excellent as well - why can uncommercial artists and labels produce albums with art work so good you want a large copy to hang on the wall and the big artists and record labels produce corny band photos and lyrics that look like they were printed on a dot matrix printer.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a masterpiece , best album I have bought in a long long time, 7 April 2002
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As an long time Magnum fan I bought this CD but wondered if it would be anything like Magnum.
What a triumph , a great great CD great vocals from Bob accompanied by brillaint keyboard s from the writer of the tracks. If you like Magnum or Concept albums and damm good rock - you wont be dissapointed.
I am only sorry I havnt seen this score performed live. I cant wait for a follow up.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Flippin' heck, this is GOOD!!!
I was blown away by "The Tower", Bob's first solo album and, finding the follow up "Legends" impossible to get hold of, I jumped to the 3rd album "Middle Earth". Read more
Published on 23 May 2007 by Adamski

5.0 out of 5 stars A Triumph
Having been a fan of Magnum for some years and recently enjoying their Breath Of Life Album, i was intrigued by this offering. Read more
Published on 25 Jul 2003 by Mr. S. Colbert

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff
Middle Earth is a pretty good album.

Good variety of tracks. Vinnie Burns is a class act on guitar.

I recommend this. Read more

Published on 19 May 2003 by Toastkid

5.0 out of 5 stars The best release yet in the Bob Catley solo repertoire.
The third release of the Bob Catley / Gary Hughes partnership, Middle Earth is a collection of superbly crafted AOR masterpieces based on the concept of JRR Tolkein's Lord of the... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2001

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