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Comments: 58

#58
Julian (this time correctly with an "i"!) (Thursday, 15 August 2019 14:59)

There's a yawn in my ear... I think this slew of unorganized and partially unanswered posts (yeah, 5.1 albums aren't possible because the multitracks are gone, but not everybody knows this...) shows that there is still need for a forum. Forgot to mention, the forum was a great archive of information, especially from the days when Manfred would still occasionally post himself, write things about his keyboards, etc. - all that is now basically inaccessible...
I think if the software had been updated to a newer version, more people would have posted again. I've seen it happen on other forums. Spam isn't hard to deal with as long as you have one or two additional mods who can delete it quickly. Some fans might have done it, had you asked.

Plus, there is a reason why nobody should close down a forum without notice - people should be allowed to save the most important threads, their private messages, and have a chance to exchange email addresses with those members they want to stay in contact with. It's frustrating 'cause it's the third forum I was on that closed quickly without such necessary time given.

Anyway, how about some new product for us MMEB fans. Lone Arranger is five years old now, the Bootleg Archives were a nice stopgap. Manfred has been promising a new Earth Band album for years now. None of us are getting any younger, and who knows how long the band will continue to exist? At the very least, a full, untampered-with, HD audio and video Blu-Ray concert video release would be good to properly record the band for posterity. And you already have some excellent source material in form of the gig the band played in 2015 at the SWR1 Hitparade (still with Jimmy on drums, R.I.P.), this was filmed in HD, well-mixed and it hopefully still exists. It was a shortened set but the audience was so into it, it would be great to put it out as an official video document. I'm sure there would be decent bonus material to add (including the priceless interview that Mick and Robert did a few hours earlier at the radio station, talking about oxygen tents and ironing!).

And to drive the point home, I almost didn't realize there's four archive releases out now... if it wasn't for a comment over on SuperDeluxeEdition.com...
#57
Nigel Stanworth (Thursday, 08 August 2019 11:30)

Hi Bill,

There's nothing available (yet) about the story behind the album name "The Roaring Silence" and the album cover. Will see if I can turn anything up regarding this.

Nigel
#56
Bill Wolf (Wednesday, 07 August 2019 18:44)

Please post the story behind the album name "The Roaring Silence" and the album cover, or post a link if it's already available. Thanks
#55
Mark Voss (Wednesday, 07 August 2019 02:56)

Hi Christine,
Ah...your first concert. I'm sure you had a good time! You must have lived in Ulm at the time. At that time I was stationed at Wiley Barracks in Neu Ulm (1978 to 1981).
You mentioned you found an old article about the concert from a local paper. Would you mind scanning and emailing a copy to me? I would really appreciate it! My email address is mjvtlv@yahoo.com THANKS
#54
John Musto (Monday, 05 August 2019 21:55)

UK gigs soon please?
#53
Christine (Friday, 02 August 2019 14:28)

Mark,
Sorry for answering late, I was on holiday...
It was my first concert ever and I tried to keep as much as possible in my mind.
Apart from that there were some articles in our local newspaper. I just found one in my "archives".
#52
Mark (Wednesday, 17 July 2019 18:18)

Christine, How did you even remember that Lucifer's Friend opened for MMEB in April of 1979.....that was a long time ago.
Mark
#51
Mark (Tuesday, 16 July 2019 23:39)

Christine, Awesome....thank you for the info.
I'm pretty sure this is the group that opened for MMEB when I saw them in Ulm.
Thank you from California,
Mark
#50
Christine (Friday, 12 July 2019 21:29)

When I saw the band in April 1979 in Saarbrücken, it was Lucifer's Friends who supported the Earth Band.
#49
Heiner Schöneberg (Tuesday, 25 June 2019 22:20)

Hi Mark, Accept is a Band that played a hard rock. You can find pictures of them on Google.
But it was the Somewhere in Africa Tour.
Greetings from germany.
Heiner
#48
Mark Voss (Monday, 24 June 2019 20:17)

Heiner, You mentioned the bands name was "Accept"? I just never heard of this band. Did you see them in 1979 during MMEB Angel Station tour??? Can you let me know? Thanks so much. Mark
#47
Heiner Schöneberg (Sunday, 23 June 2019 20:34)

Maybe it was accept .I saw them in Kiel-germany.
#46
Mark Voss (Friday, 21 June 2019 22:38)

Hello, I saw MMEB in Ulm Germany (Donauhalle) on 21 May 1979. I'm trying to find out what band opened for MMEB on their Angel Station tour.
Can someone please let me know?
Thanks so much in advance,
Mark V.
#45
Nigel Stanworth (Monday, 17 June 2019 08:31)

Hi James,
No UK dates planned at present, keep an eye on the tour dates on www.manfredmann.co.uk, in recent years it has just been the odd UK date, always worth travelling to.
Nigel
#44
James McGuffie (Sunday, 16 June 2019 22:24)

Hi.
I have enjoyed all things Manfred Mann since the six but l never see them doing UK touring will this happen in the near future.
#43
Jules (Thursday, 13 June 2019 14:56)

I've been obsessed with you guys since I was a 7 year old kid......Angel Station is one of my favourite albums of all time......that keyboard solo in DKIC takes me to another dimension. My life has indeed been enhanced by your music...I couldn't live without it.....Thank you xo
#42
Nigel Stanworth (Thursday, 06 June 2019 12:29)

Hi Geoff,
Don't believe its anyone other than Manfred playing on 'Joybringer'.
Nigel
#41
Geoff (Wednesday, 05 June 2019 19:57)

In the comments after one of the many Youtube renditions of "Joybringer" somebody has said "my husband played synthesiser on that recording" and I assume it wasn't Manfred's wife. Why on earth would manfred need a session musucian.....if he did.....which I doubt. Any ideas?
#40
Nigel Stanworth (Saturday, 01 June 2019 08:56)

Hi Dave,
As Manfred has said in the past, if someone books the band they will play, however I think its unlikely that they will play the U.S. given its so long since they last played there (40+ years). Book a trip and come and see them in Europe?
Nigel
#39
Dave DeLude (Friday, 31 May 2019 23:09)

Will the band ever come tour in the U.S.?
#38
Nigel Stanworth (Friday, 24 May 2019 08:57)

Hi Tim,
The live dates can be found on the Manfredmann site (https://www.manfredmann.co.uk/tour/ ). In terms of UK dates nothing planned as far as I know in the near future.
Nigel
#37
Tim Hubbard (Friday, 24 May 2019 00:50)

Great to hear from a previous post that some new material is possibly in the works.
Are there any live dates planned in the near future and if so are any planned
in the UK?
#36
Nigel Stanworth (Saturday, 18 May 2019 15:55)

Hi Heinz,
Hopefully news on new material later this summer.
Nigel
#35
Heinz Bleck (Saturday, 18 May 2019 15:34)

Will there ever be a new studio album again?
Greeting Heinz Bleck
#34
Miek Peters (Saturday, 18 May 2019 13:45)

Hi Manfred,
I really really love everything that you and the gangs have ever done and hopefully will continue. Thankyou. https://youtu.be/Lj3w4KSFTP8
Mieke
#33
Mieke Peters - Hauser (Tuesday, 14 May 2019 13:57)

This is great:
https://youtu.be/BBHYefNd2LI
Thanks
#32
martin (Monday, 29 April 2019 09:31)

Wird es eine Live CD von der aktuellen Tour geben?
Will there be a live CD from the current tour?
Das Konzert im Rosenhof war absolut genial!!!
The concert at the Rosenhof was absolutely awesome !!!
#31
kane (Saturday, 27 April 2019 14:27)

Would MMEB have tour at USA someday?
#30
Martin Dowland (Monday, 15 April 2019 01:33)

Belated, but the gig in Helsingborg last month was fantastic: I flew over from Gatwick in the morning, back home the next day. I've got Steve's song prompt as a souvenir. Best thing I've done all year, thankyou. Can't wait for Graz and Stavanger.
#29
Jay Pearce (Tuesday, 09 April 2019 20:38)

Fan since late 1960's.
#28
Günter Brockmann (Saturday, 06 April 2019 13:24)

Geil wäre es eine CD rauszubringen, wo alle Sänger der MMEB zusammen die Hit´s Singen. Angefangen mit Paul bis zu Robert. Das hätte was!!!
#27
diane (Tuesday, 02 April 2019 19:29)

i was shocked to see the song that won the lyric section of the American Song Contest was damn near like you Frog song -- what's up with that? the man would rather have a talking frog. how can a person compete with possible plagiarism??
#26
Vadim Surikov (Friday, 29 March 2019 10:27)

Being a MMEB fan since my 15, now I wonder why the Band still hasn't any albums in 5.1 Surround sound and Hi-Res edition? Best of all it would be full catalogue (the Black Box) or... most fabulous albums on Blu-ray Audio 5.1, DVD-Audio 5.1, SACD 5.1.
Please, give this idea to Mr. Mann!
Look forward to see the your 5.1/Hi-Res on store shelves anyday...
#25
Nigel Stanworth (Wednesday, 27 March 2019 18:04)

Hi Marco,

Sorry no idea regarding the signed vinyl box set. In terms of Plains Music, yes there was a vinyl version released. According to Discogs, Intuition Records INT-3062-1 in Germany and PVB Music PVBC 13, PVBC (D) in South Africa. Have a look at Discogs.com. Hope that helps.

Nigel
#24
Marco Oudheusden (Wednesday, 27 March 2019 15:52)

Great to see these tour dates being archived - so my very first live concert was The Hague februari 1983 when I was 14!

Some years ago there was a vinyl box set with all MMEB records signed by Manfred for sale - is that still available? And has 'Plains Music' ever been released on vinyl?

Cheers from Amsterdam, keep up the good work and play on!

M.
#23
Dianna Rule (Wednesday, 27 March 2019 04:44)

Manfred Mann were you ever at Watford Jazz Club late 50's early 60's because I think we danced together.
#22
Nigel Stanworth (Monday, 25 March 2019 21:50)

Hi Pascal,

The date with Uriah Heep in Paris was 9 June 1975, Paris, France. Palais des Sports, with Uriah Heep
If you have a look at the Tour Archive (almost) all the dates are there.

Nigel
#21
Pascal Lipsky (Monday, 25 March 2019 20:52)

Any chance of gigs in the UK or France later in 2019 ?

I saw Manfred Mann's earth band in Paris when they were fronting for Uriah Heep. 1975 or 1976. Does anyone have the exact date ?

Pascal
#20
Nigel Stanworth (Tuesday, 12 March 2019 08:26)

Hi Tim (#19),

Thanks for the updates, I have updated the Tour Archive to add your dates.
Nigel
#19
Tim Brennan (Monday, 11 March 2019 22:21)

Hi Nigel. I have done some research on when Manfred toured Australia in 1971. The first two gigs were Thursday 6 May in Perth WA at Beatty Park Aquatic Centre (generally just referred to locally as Beatty Park) and Friday 7 May in Melbourne VIC at Festival Hall. You may want to adjust your itinerary of dates. Happy to discuss. Good to see someone in here maintaining access to Platform End!
#18
Mark Voss (Sunday, 10 March 2019 23:40)

Can someone let me know who opened for MMEB in Ulm, Germany on May 21, 1979.
Thanks in advance,
Mark
email: mjvtlv@yahoo.com
#17
Bernt-Åke Bärling (Saturday, 09 March 2019 14:56)

Wonderful Concert in Stockholm last week
#16
Nigel Stanworth (Friday, 08 March 2019 20:00)

Peter (#14),

Thanks for the comments, apologies for taking a couple of days to add your comments - I am just back from the gig in Stockholm, glad you enjoyed the gig and hope to see you at future ones.

Nigel
#15
Nigel Stanworth (Friday, 08 March 2019 19:57)

Howard/ Dave,
Thanks for the gig info, I will check them out and get them added to the Tour List.

Dave, I don't have any info on Chris Slade playing in '79 but will see what I can find out. Yes please for the 'jpg (nigel.stanworth@yahoo.co.uk)

Nigel
#14
Peter (Wednesday, 06 March 2019 09:55)

Hi guys.
I just want to thank You for Your performance at Göta Lejon Stockholm on 5/3-2019.
Please don't take this wrong but I had actually never heard of Manfred Mann before the concert, I was "dragged" to the event together with some dudes :). Evening arrives and I had almost forgot, and I had "low" expectations (not knowing anything about anything). Göta Lejon was full to the last seat and the atmosphere seemed to be on top. I got a positive surprise. The joy and love You radiated during the performance was so vivid, and I left with a big smile on my face. Thanks! You were all great of course, but can't help being a bit stunned by Micks guitar... :))
#13
Howard Coates (Tuesday, 05 March 2019 00:04)

Hi,
I am sure I saw the Earth Band concert in 1976 in the Torquay/Paignton area, at short notice as a warm up for the Roaring Silence tour, possibly in July or August.
Howard
#12
dave lee (Monday, 04 March 2019 14:20)

Hi. Missing gig from your list? The band played Keele University, Staffordshire on 14/3/79. I have the ticket (if you want a jpg copy for the website). My friend says he remembers Chris Slade playing a drum solo in the encore Mighty Quinn, but I reckon he’d left the year before. Maybe Chris played a guest performance...before JohnL joined?? Anyone?
#11
Julan (Tuesday, 19 February 2019 19:04)

Nigel - wouldn't it have been nice to at least inform the users ahead of closing it? Also the link is still there on the website. Some kind of "official" statement for anyone coming to the website would be nicer than simply locking and then deleting it without notice. As I'm not on facebook, this was my only source of MMEB news... :-(
#10
jerome miller (Monday, 18 February 2019 21:16)

Howzit!

When will you gents be hitting the States?!

Really hope you can make it Detroit/Motown/JazzFest way – beyond making and appreciating great music, we know a thing or two about building high-revvin' deuces.

Eish!
#9
Steve Woodcock (66 years old ) (Saturday, 16 February 2019 17:22)

Hi Manfred,
I really really love everything that you and the gangs have ever done and hopefully will continue to do until the platform end.
Luv ya.
#8
Nigel Stanworth (Friday, 15 February 2019 19:04)

Julan, the forum was being plagued by spam posts and was less and less used so has been taken down.
#7
Julan (Friday, 15 February 2019 15:55)

So what happened to the forum?!
#6
Teo Dalekis (Saturday, 09 February 2019 15:20)

Blinded by night spirit's light
#5
Theodoros Terzopoulos (Friday, 01 February 2019 19:16)

One of the biggest rock bands
#4
Bernard (Wednesday, 30 January 2019 14:44)

et la France !!
vous nous manquez
#3
Bertrand (Saturday, 26 January 2019 15:59)

Hello Manfred !

Please !!!!! Come to France !!!!
Do not forget us !

Thanks again for your great music !
Bye
Bertrand
#2
Phil Crawford (Saturday, 05 January 2019 23:12)

Please can you arrange a couple of dates in England soon? Frome was brilliant, as always!
#1
Martin Dowland (Tuesday, 11 December 2018 11:03)

I have recently rediscovered Joybringer, Blinded and Might Quinn as very happy times and as a result have discovered much more en route. Thankyou. You are an inspiration and comfort.