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    Posted: April 25 2016 at 09:11
Yeah, great man! A friend of mine had Mannfred Mann's "Joybringer" played on his wedding... in a chuch! He divorced after a few years... Anyway, big respect to Manfred Mann for fighting against apartheid as well. Great underrated virtuoso that should be put alongside greats such as Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Tony Banks or Mike Ratledge!
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Originally posted by Icarium Icarium wrote:

Visionary Mountains is among the best songs i have ever heard
My favorite as well, the Mick Rogers solo is a killer Clap
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Great sound! Thanks for posting!
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Points: 20491 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2016 at 13:10
Found this ....great clip of them in '73.
 


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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

(I even had Pretty Flamingo  on 45 back in the old days. Big smile)

The Pretty Flamingo LP was one of the very first albums I ever owned. Definitely ahead of its time with the jazz influences, including the 5/4 "Driva Man." I also love the audacity of changing "Tennessee Waltz" to a 4/4 rock 'n' roll beat.
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In the beginning Visionary Mountains was my favourite song. Over the years Time Is Right turned out to be my number 1 Earthband song. It has just the right mixture of solid rock and complexity, familiarity and innovation. I like Mick Rogers' no frills rock voice a lot, all the instruments are exactly to the point and the mix is as if they're playing in my room. What a great piece of music!
The whole album is so understated and so top quality.
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Originally posted by Guy Guden Guy Guden wrote:

Agreed. 
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I have many favourites and they fit many moods.  But if forced to take only one, it would be Glorified Magnified.
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Same, as this was the first album of his band I got, not that I was not aware of his work ... who hadn't heard of Mighty Quinn, for example?

I always liked how he did a version of his favorite writer of songs, and it was Bob Dylan, until he did Bruce, and then even did Mike Heron. And all of these versions were excellent and ended up being hits ... this version of Bruce's song is way better than Bruce's band in my book.

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Visionary Mountains is among the best songs i have ever heard
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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

MMEB are one of those bands we never discuss on here, but we should. They are fantastic: far better than some bands people drone on and on about endlessly.

I agree.....and are you referring to Tales of Topographic Lotions....?

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Points: 34055 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2016 at 15:39
They certainly make me smile when i listen to them. such a Joybringer.
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MMEB are one of those bands we never discuss on here, but we should. They are fantastic: far better than some bands people drone on and on about endlessly.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Am I the only one who thinks the Chapter Three albums are more 'interesting' than the Earth Band ones...?
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i really like the guitar tone of Earth Band, but i will check out more closly the Chapter Three stuff, heard some of it long ago, it was intreaging.
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Am I the only one who thinks the Chapter Three albums are more 'interesting' than the Earth Band ones...?
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Points: 34055 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2016 at 13:24
the interplay between guitar and moog on Nightingale and Bombers (song) is utterly fantastic. Love the moog, so playfull.
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Points: 2098 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2016 at 11:51

The Good Earth!  I recently snagged an original LP copy complete with the certificate verifying my ownership of a small parcel of land in Wales.....whadda record.  The first self-titled album also should be more recognized as the classic it is.....don't know how that record has remained so obscure. 

I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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The Earth Band made some great albums, Especially Solar Fire, Chance and Somewhere in Afrika
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The Earth Band made some great albums, Especially Solar Fire, Chance and Somewhere in Afrika
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I was on a concert once with MMEB, they wer support band for Toto, and during the song Blinded by the Light, the Sun came out from behind the rain heavy clouds, and blinded us with its light, and there was  rainbow over the stage. 
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Am I the only one who was initiated to (prog) rock by Manfred Mann's Earthband?
I think I was 12 when my father played Watch on a tape in the car and I was totally blown away. My father wasn't very interested in music and told me that this was Elton John (who actually was on the other side of the tape), so I invested some of my tight pocket money into Elton John's Greatest Hits which wasn't so great.
But then I bought Nightingales and Bombers which I still hold dear as a top 10 album. It may not have revolutionised anything but it is just intelligent enjoyable very solid very well played rock music, with a 100% focus on MUSIC and not on any kind of image, stardom, message etc.

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