The CD cover artwork seems to me dissuasive overweight and wanted modern. Then a look into the booklet: Deep tone generator Wally Lowe is no longer there, he is replaced by Al Barrow. That's okay, the bass is anyway quite normal in Magnum. Far outweighs the lack of drummer Mickey Barker, that can not be hidden by his einkopiertes old photo. The beats are partially recorded by Tony Clarkin, largely but probably only programmed - at least it sounds afterwards. The first "Hard Rain" - CD says hello. Keyboardist Mark Stanway seems sound-wise even more on "Hard Rain" - to orient debut as his own feats of the eighties. Tony Clarkins guitar sounds here and there thin and fizzelig instead mittig- fat. The songwriting sounds here and there tried and artificially constructed, as if the songs from verses and choruses were puzzled together that really do not quite match. Managed and how sounds from a cast that strong "Still", which is reminiscent of "Shame for the bad boy," one of the best "Hard Rain" - songs. In addition, are "Holy Touch" and the closing "Night After Night" for me the highlights of the album. Overall sprayed "Breath of Life" rather clinical Studio and Project atmosphere as an organic ligament and rehearsal room feeling.
With the own band's history this album has not much to do. More than three scarce stars are not in it for the life. Gratifying is that the successor "Brand New Morning" much more convincing succeeded.
