I am always honest with you.
So I must tell you that sometimes putting a Podcast up can be a royal pain in the ass!
That is the case with this one.
Not the content, but from a technical standpoint. It was a struggle.
If you only know Manfred Mann from the 60’s pop singles group, you will be very surprised by what he moved into as Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.
He headed in a much more “progressive” direction.
I’ll begin this with a Springsteen song and a classical piece of music they put lyrics to.
The results were big hits, one here and one in the UK.
Another song, Demolition Man, was a hit over there, and frankly I didn’t care for it.
But after repeated listenings for this show, it has grown on me- kinda like me on people...like a fungus, lol.
Got another Springsteen song after that, as Mann from his earliest days always had a keen ear for talented songwriters, and would adapt their songs to his style.
And it’s funny, sometimes hearing another artist do these songs you realize how GREAT Bruce was with those early lyrics. He came right out of the box running.
However, this is Manfred Mann’s Earth Band we are doing, and the spotlight is on them.
There will be a Part Two.
Here's the Earthy link, Mann, to WLSO.FM:
http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/1836
Mike
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