Description

Double album on gold and silver vinyl with gatefold cover and 3 bonus tracks. Live 300 copies

Bob Catley is the popular vocalist of the UK prog/pomp/AOR rock band Magnum as well as Hard Rain and Avantasia. When Magnum split up in 1995 Catley was offered a record deal if he was interested to record a solo album. His debut solo album, The Tower, was completely written by Gary Hughes of Ten, with the writing completely decided to be in the vein of classic Magnum. The album itself was recorded by various members of Ten, including the amazing Vinny Burns (Dare) on guitar. The Tower has a bit of everything. Generally hook-laden melodic hardish rock with Bob’s unmistakable voice and plenty of variety in the songwriting veering from that melodic rock to include along the way symphonic, progressive and some folksy elements which carry the typical Hughes stamp. On release, the many positive reviews concluded that the release of The Tower had succeeded beyond its wildest imagination… ..and Bob Catley’s solo career had been launched with amazing success.

Track list:
1. Dreams
2. Scream
3. Far Away
4. Deep Winter
5. Fire And Ice
6. Madrigal
7. Steel
8. The Tower
9. Fear Of The Dark
10. Epilogue
11. Just Like An Arrow-live
12. Lonely Night-live
13. On A Storytellers Night-live