04-07-2015, 17:34
just got home from The Manfreds' gig in Perth....
five original members of Manfred Mann including vocalist Paul Jones, plus his replacement vocalist(after he quit the band in 1966) in Mike D'Abo.....
played most of their hits including my favourite "come tomorrow".....
also in the mix was two tracks D'Abo wrote back in the day....."handbags and gladrags" and "build me up,buttercup"....
Paul Jones also sung his two UK solo hits "high time" and "ive been a bad,bad boy"....
both vocalist were very good, and I know im biased towards their earlier material, but I think Jones just just pipped D'Abo with honours tonight....
they were selling double live cds of their current tour entitled "live,four,three,two,one", that title is a play on words of one of their early singles "five,four,three,two,one"....
if you bought the cd you could have a meet and greet/signing after the gig....
as Paul Jones is one of my musical idols I had to do it and I had my photo taken with Mr.Jones, who incidently, appears to be a very down to earth guy....
all up, a fantastic performance from one of my favourite bands from the 1960s.....
my score?......4/5.
so Paul Jones/Manfred Mann have been marked off my bucket list with only two more artists left on it....
any takers?........
The Kinks(if only Ray and Dave could sort out their crappy attitudes it may happen one day!)
and.....
Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young(I have seen CSN also seen NY, but I want to see those guys on the same stage at the same time!)
five original members of Manfred Mann including vocalist Paul Jones, plus his replacement vocalist(after he quit the band in 1966) in Mike D'Abo.....
played most of their hits including my favourite "come tomorrow".....
also in the mix was two tracks D'Abo wrote back in the day....."handbags and gladrags" and "build me up,buttercup"....
Paul Jones also sung his two UK solo hits "high time" and "ive been a bad,bad boy"....
both vocalist were very good, and I know im biased towards their earlier material, but I think Jones just just pipped D'Abo with honours tonight....
they were selling double live cds of their current tour entitled "live,four,three,two,one", that title is a play on words of one of their early singles "five,four,three,two,one"....
if you bought the cd you could have a meet and greet/signing after the gig....
as Paul Jones is one of my musical idols I had to do it and I had my photo taken with Mr.Jones, who incidently, appears to be a very down to earth guy....
all up, a fantastic performance from one of my favourite bands from the 1960s.....
my score?......4/5.
so Paul Jones/Manfred Mann have been marked off my bucket list with only two more artists left on it....
any takers?........
The Kinks(if only Ray and Dave could sort out their crappy attitudes it may happen one day!)
and.....
Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young(I have seen CSN also seen NY, but I want to see those guys on the same stage at the same time!)
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.