Al Barrow

Al Barrow
Background information
Born	1968
Genres	Hard rock, melodic rock
Years active	2001–present
Associated acts	Magnum Hard Rain
Website	www.magnumonline.co.uk

Al Barrow (born 1968 in Wolverhampton, England) is the bassist of the British band Magnum.^[1][2]

Barrow joined Magnum in 2001^[2] after he was a member of Hard Rain, a group formed by Magnum members, Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin, while activities around Magnum was set on pause.^[3] Officially the band ended, but made a comeback in 2001 with their album Breath of Life.

Barrow not only plays bass guitar,^[4] but also has an interest in design and photography.^[5][6] With his company Generic Designs, he has designed album covers for Magnum and several other artists worldwide. Two Magnum albums, Breath of Life and Brand New Morning, both have had covers designed by Barrow.^[7]

Before joining Magnum, Barrow performed as a session musician, both playing bass and as a backing vocalist. He had his own band, Sahara Darc,^[2] and planned to re-record some of the songs he wrote in the 1990s. Barrow is an endorsee for Fender, Line 6, Warwick basses and amplifiers.^[3] He has two brothers, Rob and Scott (who are both drummers) and a sister Sue, who is a singer. He married his longtime girlfriend Rachael Wilkinson in October 2006.

Alan and his wife emigrated to USA in 2016. They now live in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Discography

• Studio albums as part of Hard Rain ^[8]

• Hard Rain (1997) Reissued as Perpetual Commotion (1999)
• When the Good Times Come (1999)

• Studio albums as part of Magnum ^[8]

• Breath of Life (2002)
• Brand New Morning (2004)
• Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow (2007)
• Into the Valley of the Moonking (2009)
• The Visitation (2011)
• On the 13th Day (2012)
• Escape from the Shadow Garden (2014)
• Sacred Blood "Divine" Lies (2016)
• Lost on the Road to Eternity (2017)

• Other

• Spirit of Man, Bob Catley' album^[8]

References

External links

• Al Barrow MySpace page
• Magnum Homepage
• Albarrowphotography.com