Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Roaring Silence
Rock/Pop
Files, 9
Tracks, 47:00
Length
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01 |
Blinded by the Light |
Bruce Springsteen |
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07:08 |
02 |
Singing the Dolphin Through |
Mike Heron |
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08:19 |
03 |
Waiter, There's a Yawn in My Ear |
Manfred Mann |
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05:39 |
04 |
The Road to Babylon |
Manfred Mann; Colin Pattenden; Peter Thomas |
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06:53 |
05 |
This Side of Paradise |
Manfred Mann; Colin Pattenden; Peter Thomas |
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04:47 |
06 |
Starbird |
Manfred Mann; Chris Slade |
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03:09 |
07 |
Questions |
Manfred Mann; Chris Slade |
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04:00 |
08 |
Spirits in the Night |
Bruce Springsteen |
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03:16 |
09 |
Blinded by the Light [Single Edit] |
Bruce Springsteen |
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03:49 |
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Packaging |
FLAC |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Keyboards |
Manfred Mann |
Bass |
Colin Pattenden |
Guitar |
Mick Rogers |
Drums |
Chris Slade |
Musician |
Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
Producer |
Manfred Mann; Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
Engineer |
Laurence Latham |
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Index |
#
2076 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Prog Rock |
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The reason that The Roaring Silence became Manfred Mann's Earth Band's best-selling album may have been because of both Bruce Springsteen-penned singles, but its instrumental makeup, by way of Mann's keyboard manipulation coupled with Chris Thompson's chiseled singing, had just as much of an affect. "Blinded By the Light" and "Spirit in the Night" gave the band hits at both ends of the Top 40 spectrum, with "Blinded" going to number one while the mysteriously-sounding "Spirit in the Night" edged in at number 40 six months later. Outside of the singles, The Roaring Silence is made up of clean-cut, well-established synthesizer and guitar work, with touches of techno psychedelia that are sometimes lengthy but never messy. Tracks such as "Questions," "This Side of Paradise," and even "Starbird" uncover the band's creativity and instrumental wit. Mann is careful not to stray too far with his keys, and his compliance with Thompson's vocals are noticeable in almost every track. Aside from the music, The Roaring Silence basks in veiled poetry, cryptic but at the same time intriguing, verging on the complexities of progressive rock but far from its pretentiousness. Eventually achieving gold status, The Roaring Silence both commercially and artistically became the group's finest effort. -- Richard Foss (allmusic.com)
Side two is so slavish in its heavy-metal pretensions that it sounds like a parody that doesn't come off. Which is why I'm inclined to give up on this band and describe side one as two worthy songs stretched out of shape on a synthesizer. If this is what the audience Mann has found on tour wants, he should retreat to the studio. C -- Robert Christgau