| | Manfred Mann Solar Fire CD Manfred Mann Discography of CDs
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Fans of muscular progressive rock will love Solar Fire, a concept album loosely designed around cosmology. The album opens with the majestic "Father of Night, Father of Day," which has the drive and complexity of a prime King Crimson track. As unlikely as it may seem, the track was controversial in Mann's native South Africa because of the "Father of black, father of white" line, implying that apartheid might not extend to infinite space. The album moves on to the progressive rock/jazz fusion of "In the Beginning, Darkness," a swinging, even funky track that benefits from soulful vocals by Doreen Chanter and Irene Chanter of the Grove Singers. The same duo contributes to the title track, a slow piece that begins with a fairly standard rock structure and incorporates a massive progressive jam in the middle. The instrumental suite which follows is a showcase for the combination of angular, sometimes slightly dissonant guitar with fluid keyboard work, and the band rocks straight through with stately grace. Once again, one is reminded of early King Crimson, which was about the only other group to turn out complex, shifting instrumentals of this quality. The album closes with the strange "Earth, the Circle, Pt. 1," which begins almost like a nursery rhyme, switches to a jazz shuffle, and fades out as an odd combination of the two. The album was groundbreaking when it was released and is still a delightful listen. If you like the hard-edged side of Manfred Mann, this may be your favorite album. ~ Richard Foss
Digitally remastered reissue of 1973 album, complete withfaithfully restored artwork, all seven of the original cuts& two bonus tracks, 'Joybringer' & 'Father Of Day, Father OfNight' (Edited Version). Nine tracks total. 1998 CreatureMusic Ltd. release. Manfred Mann Solar Fire Songs | 1. | Father by Day, Father by Night |
| 2. | In the Beginning, Darkness |
| 3. | Pluto the Dog |
| 4. | Solar Fire |
| 5. | Saturn, The Lord of the Ring Mercury, The Winged Messenger |
| 6. | Earth, The Circle Pt.II |
| 7. | Earth, The Circle Pt.I |
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Solar Fire Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   Solar Fire - a rare and different recording
Solar Fire is very different from his other early recordings which are mostly doo wop diddy sing along pop hits. Mostly instrumental with a progressive rock influence, this one takes some getting used to , but once heard a few times, is very listenable, reminds me of early 70's Genesis. Can be listened to intently or spin it with the lights off at bed time - a classic, try it !
Submitted by keith.moister (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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 their best
if you only buy one m.m.e.b.album
this should be it
solar fire is the peak of creativity
father of night starts out an album that is perfection to the end
cd mastering is in top form
Submitted by robert (rockford,il.usa) 
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Solid rock, no fireworks
Manfred Mann was another band leader on keyboards but although at the same time progresssive rock was making tons of synthetic noise his playing was brilliant, rich in textures, melodically touching and without fireworks. Moog synthesizers (and ARP's and VCS 3's) were perfect to make a lot of showing-off noises but Manfredd Mann used electronic keybords to make music. This album still sounds tasty and fresh.
Submitted by capitanpijama (Mexico City)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Turn on the blacklight and put on the headphones
This album takes you back to the days when music meant something.
Rich keyboards and trippy lyrics combine to transport the listener to another place and time.
Very tasty stuff.
Submitted by Steve (St. Charles, MO)
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i don't care what anyone says. this cd is one of the best space rock cds EVER. these guys are way up there w/ pink floyd. get this album as soon as possible. you won't regret it.
Submitted by carlos (palm beach, FL, USA)
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A surprise best-seller when it was first released, this mostly improvised pairing of singer/keyboardist/producer Al Kooper with two major guitar heroes of the day sounds fascinating all these years later precisely because of the distance of time--nobody makes records like this any more. The material runs the gamut from folk pop (covers of Donovan and Dylan), to blues ("Albert's Shuffle," "You Don't Love Me"), to heady jams ("His Holy Modal Majesty"), to big-band jazz ("Harvey's Tune").
All the tunes make effective templates for the kind off-the-cuff music-making that in less capable hands might have resulted in simple noodling. In fact, although Bloomfield and Stills don't play together on any of the cuts (Bloomfield played on one side of the original LP, Stills on the other), all three principals get off lots of good licks and producer Kooper has some interesting tricks up his sleeve, as in the over-the-top phasing he lavishes on "You Don't Love Me." The only real disappointment here ...
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HEAVY HORSES brings together the best elements of Jethro Tull's sonic arsenal: heavy guitars, intricate, ...
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Another piece of topical hard rock from Manfred Mann's Earth Band and, as before, listenable even to those without a serious bone in their bodies, by virtue of the playing. Moving between hard rock and British blues influences (with a special debt to Cream on the opening cut, "Give Me the Good Earth") and progressive rock, the quartet cuts a mean swathe across the sonic landscape, between Mick Rogers' soaring guitar solos and Manfred Mann's inimitable synthesizer work. Some of the less ambitious ...
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Telarc Jazz's contribution to the Ellington centenary was this engaging compilation, all material from the '90s back catalog, with two notable exceptions. As bait for the complete Dave Brubeck collector, they've thrown in a pair of unreleased tracks left over from the Brubeck Quartet's tour of the U.K. in November 1998: a lengthy ...
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Though the import Charly collection, which also calls itself The Definitive Collection goes a lot deeper with 20 tracks' worth, this double-disc set by Recall is nothing to sneeze at. First off, there are 40 tunes here, and virtually every major and regional hit Del Shannon recorded. Secondly, in comparison, there is a lot less album fodder, which is especially useful when considering Shannon recorded primarily during an era in which the single was king, maybe two, and virtually everything else was used to fill up LP sides. Shannon was a covers artist; he was a singer of rock and pop songs used to fill jukeboxes, late night radio, and hits collections issued by various personality DJs. His one monster smash, "Runaway," was written by Max Crook and issued in 1961. It was a long hard road down after that, but Shannon was able to ride the rock & roll slide for quite awhile, scoring to a lesser degree with his own "Hats Off to Larry," and "So Long Baby," a cover of Dion's "Runaround Sue," ...
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