Produced by David Richards and Queen drummer Roger Taylor, the band's sound stepped towards that of 1980s Queen, with keyboards much higher in the mix than guitar. There's truly not a bad track here, and different ones emerge as favourites each time I play it - currently it's Midnight, for its risky but perfectly judged saxophone climax, and Holy Rider, for that boomy, epic soundscape that prefigures what the Killers created in Sam's Town. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.

The feel of the album is entirely different from On A Storyteller's Night; lighter, streamlined, as I said, but not without substance. From the breathy, synthy opening of Lonely Night to the ecstatic, drum-clattering coda of Back Street Kid, these are just nine top-notch songs given the best glossy, mid-80s production values by the skilled hand of Roger Taylor. I initially gave only one star to this album, but I have now upgraded my rating to a more fair two stars. I don't give many five-star reviews, but Vigilante gets one because it's proof that there was good music being made even in the Thatcherite taste desert that was Britain in 1986.This is a very good Magnum album - I don't like it as much as "Kingdom of Madness", "On a Storyteller's Night", "Wings of Heaven" or "Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow", but it is up there close to their best. those who ventures in this kind of music, for classical trained prog listner this one might be a desaster.

I decided to replace my old cd as some tracks had always seemed to jump so I was quite disappointed to find the new does the same so perhaps it is a mastering fault when the it was transferred from vinyl. It has been one of my favourite Magnum albums since it was released and shows them at their brilliant best. Gracenote bizarrely categorizes this as 'Metal' (whereas even AC/DC and Led Zeppelin are tagged 'Rock') but who cares? While I have always liked the title track, I initially dismissed the rest of the album as too poppy and simplistic.peut-être un peu trop hard fm, mais néanmoins des titres comme Vigilante font de cet album un des meilleurs de Magnum mais pas un des plus typiques. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.