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Label Review.
Official Live Bootlegs. CD1: Offenbach, Germany 1991 / CD2: Tel Aviv, Israel 2004 / CD3: Stein an der Traun, Germany 2009 / CD4: Munich, Germany 2014 / CD5 : Aschaffenburg, Germany 2014.
Our Overview.
An R&B band that only played pop to get on the charts, Manfred Mann and its various permutations ranked among the most adept British Invasion acts in both styles. South African-born keyboardist Manfred Mann was originally an aspiring jazz player, moving toward R&B when more blues-oriented sounds became in vogue in England in the early '60s. Original Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones was one of the best British Invasion singers, and his resonant vocals were the best feature of their early R&B sides, which had a slightly jazzier and smoother touch than the early work of the Rolling Stones and Animals. From the early 60s to late 70s they rocked/popped it out despite their earlier preferences for serious explorations of jazz, blues and progressive music.
“One of my side strange abilities is to hear a good song, no matter how it's being performed. Even if you get a bad performance, I can still hear that there's a good song.” Manfred Mann