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Bought this yesterday:
I don't know much about them apart from the few well known hits. Any thoughts on this/these band/s? Have the older members any personal Manfred Mann related stories to tell?
Paul Jones the original singer has a Blues show every Monday night on BBC Radio 2.
2 almost distinctively different bands. The original MM were basically a pop band with bits of blues and jazz whereas Earthband was more progressive with a bigger sound.
Yeah, I saw MM back then supporting someone (need to check my programmes).
As Chappers says basically an average 60s chart band that had the gimmick of the strangely bearded figure on the organ and a very good front man in Paul Jones.
Paul Jones went on to, for my money, a much better group The Blues Band who played, and still do, the music that you think MM would have liked to have played but wouldn't have been commercially successful with. The Blues Band also drew on MM personnel.
"goes to check programmes . . "
Found it. The line up was:
First half
The Untamed Four
The Rockin' Berries
Bill Haley and his Comets.
Second half
The Bobby Patrick Big Six
The Nashville Teens
Manfred Mann
Compered by Bob Bain.
The programme notes say that the B sides of their records 'are the more authentic MM sound influenced equally by rhythm and blues and modern jazz.'
Thanks, Chappers and Oldrocker!
Looks like I have to check out The Blues Band now.
The first disc of my MM compilation covers that what Chappers called the pop phase of their career. I think their sound was more impressive than the actual songwriting/choice of covers. Still, their version of Mighty Quinn is a little treasure imo.
The second disc covers their more "proggy" stuff. Their version of Blinded is at least equal to the original...more commercial without being annoying.
All in all, very pleasant if not outstandig stuff. Maybe I should explore their albums from 1972 onward a bit more.
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do. 
Bought a Jonathan Richman album featuring all his Beserkley stuff. Lovely innocent charm and very funny in places as well as being very good.
Quote: Ben @ 14th November 2013, 10:35 PM GMTSo, what other band documentaries do you like? I don't own that many, but I really like Starshaped and No Distance Left to Run by Blur. Dipping into the Beatles Anthology is always a treat too.
Just finished watching the two part BBC 4 documentary Blues America. The best music documentary I've seen in years.
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 15th December 2013, 7:48 PM GMTJust finished watching the two part BBC 4 documentary Blues America. The best music documentary I've seen in years.
They didn't mention John Mayall though...he's as important as the Stones when it comes to the blues revival of the 60s imo.
Anyway, I enjoyed the first part about the blues pioneers of the Mississippi and Chicago the most.
Howlin'Wolf, what a force of nature!
Watching the repeat of the Bowie Five Years doc. Missed it first time around because I assumed it would be a 5 parter and there was no rush to watch the first part. Genuinely exciting at times.
Quote: George Kaplan @ 17th December 2013, 2:09 PM GMTWatching the repeat of the Bowie Five Years doc. Missed it first time around because I assumed it would be a 5 parter and there was no rush to watch the first part. Genuinely exciting at times.
I only watched a few minutes of it. I liked the interview bit where Michael Parkinson misquoted some Bowie songtitles (like Golden Tears)...Bowie seemed a little bit pissed off... 
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 17th December 2013, 2:21 PM GMTI only watched a few minutes of it. I liked the interview bit where Michael Parkinson misquoted some Bowie songtitles (like Golden Tears)...Bowie seemed a little bit pissed off...
It was Russell Harty, not Parky, Gordon. 
Might be wrong, but I seem to remember that the interview was a huge anti-climax. They set up a satellite link at huge expense (for that time), and hyped up the programme, but it all fell very flat on the night.
You must watch this doc in its entirety, Gordon, as a Bowie fan. I order you to. Great mix of unseen archive and new interviews. 
Quote: George Kaplan @ 17th December 2013, 2:31 PM GMTIt was Russell Harty, not Parky, Gordon.
Might be wrong, but I seem to remember that the interview was a huge anti-climax. They set up a satellite link at huge expense (for that time), and hyped up the programme, but it all fell very flat on the night.
You must watch this doc in its entirety, Gordon, as a Bowie fan. I order you to. Great mix of unseen archive and new interviews.
I would have watched it but I didn't know it was on. I only stumbled accross that interview bit by accident. Are there any repeats?
on iPlayer now, but that's no help to you.
It'll definitely get repeated again. I'll let you know on here if I spot it coming up. It's so good, it's worth buying on DVD if they release it.
Memo to Sam Bailey:
Look - you're probably a really nice woman - but I do so wish you hadn't got the Christmas number 1 because you're just a tool in the hands of that tosser Cowell.