Manfred Mann vs Richard Wright
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Topic: Manfred Mann vs Richard Wright
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Manfred Mann vs Richard Wright
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 06:35
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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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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 06:47
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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 .............. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 07:29
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Wright. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 07:57
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Richard Wright as a composer, Manfred Mann as a player. |
Posted By: O666
Date 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. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 09:02
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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. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 09:12
| A solid vote for MM. |
Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 09:29
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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! |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 10:23
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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". |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 10:34
| Both great keyboard players, composers and orchestrators, each on his own right. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 10:46
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Both. Mann is more inventive, but Wright creates great atmospheres. Two great players. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 13:32
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Rick ------------- |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 14:35
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I've never been too much into Mann's music. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 06 2016 at 18:54
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Wright ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date 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. |
Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: May 07 2016 at 03:28
| Richard Wright |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 07 2016 at 09:21
Hes the most innovative soloist in prog on keyboards imo -------------
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Dellinger wrote:Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: May 07 2016 at 14:45
| Mann by far, is in my top 5 fav keybordists ever |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: May 07 2016 at 22:17
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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" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh47LybCkU
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