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06/26/2005
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band
"Nightingales And Bombers"
© Cohesion Records
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track listing
Spirit In The Night
Countdown
Time Is Right
Crossfade
Visionary Mountains
Nightingales And
Bombers
Fat Nelly
As Above So Below
(Live)
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band
"Nightingales And Bombers"
Manfred Mann started his career in the 1960s, with the most popular hit,
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (#1). In the 1970s, he would form a new band,
calling it his Earth Band, and would have two well-known popular songs, both
written by Bruce Springsteen: "Spirit In The Night" and the #1
"Blinded By The Light."
"Spirit In The Night" was originally from the 1975 release,
Nightingales And Bombers, an album focusing on a more Progressive Rock
feel for Mann and his group. Although "Spirit" would be the only
recognizable song on this album, the remaining tracks showcases Progressive
Rock form, as many other PR bands were popular during the 1970s decade.
The instrumental "Countdown" has a 1970s Progressive Hard Rock
sound. "Time Is Right" is a bit progressive, defintely 1970s hard rock,
compared to the likes of another 1970s popular band, Grand Funk Railroad.
Another instrumental, "Crossfade" has hard rock mixed with a bit of
jazz fusion.
"Visionary Mountains" continues the progressive hard rock sound,
with vocals. The title track is a very experimental progressive rock, as in
the early years of Genesis with Peter Gabriel. "Fat Nelly" has
impressive keyboard instrumentation, similar to The Who's "Won't Get Fooled
Again." "As Above So Below," a live recording, is another
experimental progressive rock instrumental.
Although the Earth Band's most popular hits (Springsteen written) doesn't
fit the style of Progressive Rock, Nightingales And Bombers is more of
a Progressive Rock album, where most fans would expect a more pop sound as
heard on the Springsteen written tunes. For the Progressive Rock fan in
general, the album is fairly good, just needs to get adjusted to.
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