Manfred Mann vs Richard Wright |
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Icarium
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Topic: Manfred Mann vs Richard Wright Posted: May 06 2016 at 06:35 |
two legends who have defnined and reshaped the use of keyboards in many decades, whos legacy is so massive its cloads sanity.
Who is your favorite
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Tom Ozric
Prog Reviewer Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15916 |
Posted: May 06 2016 at 06:47 |
Cool, Chris..........
I'll vote for the Maestro of Floydian atmospheres......an atmosphere not gnerated by many others ...... I am impressed with MM's keyboards skills .............. |
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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130 |
Posted: May 06 2016 at 07:29 |
Wright.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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ALotOfBottle
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 17 2016 Location: Lublin, Poland Status: Offline Points: 1990 |
Posted: May 06 2016 at 07:57 |
Richard Wright as a composer, Manfred Mann as a player.
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O666
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2009 Location: TEHRAN-IRAN Status: Offline Points: 2618 |
Posted: May 06 2016 at 08:29 |
Manfred Mann by far. He is better than Wright (R.I.P) as a composer and as a player. I love Pink Floyd and ofcourse I love Wright but I want to be Honest and I pick Manfred Mann.
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dr wu23
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Posted: May 06 2016 at 09:02 |
I think Mann is a better player overall with more variety over the years......but obviously Wright was in a huge band so that tends to color things but I have never been overly impressed with Wright's playing.
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TeleStrat
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Posted: May 06 2016 at 09:12 |
A solid vote for MM.
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AZF
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Posted: May 06 2016 at 09:29 |
Although the mid-60's band did covers, the arrangement and contributions outweigh Richard Wright's UFO improvisations.
I prefer Pink Floyd to Manfred Mann's Earth Band, but Manfred Mann had the far superior 1980's streak. And I'm not accepting "Oh that's all down to Roger Waters bullying, even Roger thinks that's bollocks. Mann produced more work than sailing yachts. So Manfred Mann I vote for! |
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Lewian
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 09 2015 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 14108 |
Posted: May 06 2016 at 10:23 |
This pitches the keyboarders of the first two prog bands I discovered against each other. Gotta say, I still love them both. Others have already given very good reasons to vote for the Mann but Wright contributed strongly to the Pink Floydian atmosphere and I also like him as a team player surrounded by (at least two) egos. So can't do other than vote "both".
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Manuel
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12375 |
Posted: May 06 2016 at 10:34 |
Both great keyboard players, composers and orchestrators, each on his own right.
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Hercules
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Near York UK Status: Offline Points: 7024 |
Posted: May 06 2016 at 10:46 |
Both.
Mann is more inventive, but Wright creates great atmospheres. Two great players.
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Barbu
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Posted: May 06 2016 at 13:32 |
Rick
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octopus-4
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Posted: May 06 2016 at 14:35 |
I've never been too much into Mann's music.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: May 06 2016 at 18:54 |
Wright
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Dellinger
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Posted: May 06 2016 at 20:58 |
I don't know Manfred Mann, but of course I love Pink Floyd and Wright, and lately listening again to Pink Floyd I have gained an even better apreciation of him... even more if I consider early Floyd. And finding out that he was the main composer of a song such as Echoes, one of the great favourites of the band, should put his contributions to the band in better perspective.
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LittleBig
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 25 2016 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 143 |
Posted: May 07 2016 at 03:28 |
Richard Wright
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Icarium
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Posted: May 07 2016 at 09:21 |
Hes the most innovative soloist in prog on keyboards imo |
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b_olariu
Prog Reviewer Joined: March 02 2007 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 5531 |
Posted: May 07 2016 at 14:45 |
Mann by far, is in my top 5 fav keybordists ever
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jude111
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Posted: May 07 2016 at 22:17 |
I voted for "both." My reasoning was thus: Pink Floyd's the greatest band ever, and Wright's contribution cannot be overestimated. On the other hand, his solo albums, while pleasant enough, were basically unmemorable. On the other hand, Manfred Mann created what might very well be the absolute best Billboard hit of the 1970s in "Blinded By the Light." I know Springsteen wrote it, and the weirdness of Mann covering it is probably a large part of why it's so great. But still... A brilliant song, one of *the* best cover versions ever (easily surpasses the original), and my pick for best hit of the decade, one of the few prog songs to hit it big ("Hey, let's throw in 'Chopsticks' at this part" - WTF?!?), at least in the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh47LybCkU
Edited by jude111 - May 07 2016 at 22:32 |
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