The Guy Manning appreciation thread
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Topic: The Guy Manning appreciation thread
Posted By: Kingsnake
Subject: The Guy Manning appreciation thread
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 02:41
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I have recently fallen in love in with Guy Manning. I already knew The Tangent and United Progressive Fraternity, where he was in involved. Recently discovered Damanek, and I must it was one of the best albums I have heard in many years. I love the symphonic, folky, melodic and adventurous approach of this kind of progrock. It has pop, funk, fusion, worldmusic, folk, anything, that made seventies music so great. The rise of neoprog and progmetal made progrock considerably conervative and restricted. Suddenly all the bands sounded alike. Only a few dare to tread new paths and break free from the restictions of modern-day prog. With the new rise of Pink Floyd and Marillion/Genesis-influenced bands it got even more boring and tedious. Luckily there's the extended family of Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Big Big Train, Unitopia and Beardfish to keep thing interesting. I want to start this thread to get informed about all the projects and albums that Guy Manning is involved. I really like his style. His style is more rooted in music like Al Stewart, Moody Blues, Barclay James Harvest, Jethro Tull and the likes. More folky and romantic, just the way I like it. Albums I already own and adore: The Tangent - The Music That Died Alone The Tangent - The World That We Drive Through The Tangent - III: A Place In The Queue The Tangent - Going Off On One The Tangent - Not As Good As The Book The Tangent - Down And Out In Paris And London The Tangent - Le Sacre Du Travail UPF - Fall In Love With The World Damanek - On Track Manning - A Matter of Life and Death (The Story of Abel Mann) I have three order Manning-albums in the queue, to listen to, so the list will be upgraded. Feel free to add comments and recommend me on this marvelous vocalist/instumentalist. |
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 02:56
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Guy will be pleased (he is a forum member). You're right about the Damanek album, it is brilliant. I also recommend the three Manning CDs I have - Songs From the Bilston House, Charlestown and The Root, The Leaf and The Bone but they're all good.
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Posted By: Kingsnake
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 03:26
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The only thing missing in the Manning-albums is flute. But that is solved in the Tangent and UFP-albums. I will check out the other Manning-albums. But I want to keep my house tidy and clean, so I only play digital albums.
There are (so far) two albums of Manning on Spotify. Couldn't find any on Bandcamp. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 03:34
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Oh Guy will luv this, so much so I wonder if this thread was arranged by him (he is a marketing genius y'know). ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 03:43
The three albums I mentioned all have flute.
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Kingsnake wrote:Posted By: Kingsnake
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 04:12
That's great news. Let's see how I can get hold of it. Right now, I'm really addicted to Damanek - On Track. UFP was my addiction, and then Rikard Sjöbloms Gungfly, but they all pale in comparison to Damanek. It's like all the elements of 70's progrock, 80's intelligent pop, 90's hardrock and contemporay fusion/world are combined. It's the album Tears for Fears could have produced if they had Sting and Mark Hollis in the band.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 07:19
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Whenever I listen to Guy sing he definitely invokes Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull for me. I have very much enjoyed every one of his projects that I have heard. Damanek was a splendid album and before that the UFP album blew me away. I've also enjoyed the Manning albums that I have heard. It would be nice to gain access to the earlier Manning releases. I think that I looked once and was not able to find a way to purchase them, but this was a while ago. ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 22 2018 at 07:34
Most of them seem to be here - http://www.guymanning.com/2009site/orders-albums.htm" rel="nofollow -
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Posted By: GuyM
Date Posted: February 26 2018 at 08:38
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"Oh Guy will luv this, so much so I wonder if this thread was arranged by him (he is a marketing genius y'know)." Nope this is nothing created by me....nice to read though :) G x |
Posted By: GuyM
Date Posted: March 27 2018 at 03:32
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DAMANEK + SOUTHERN EMPIRE 'In Flight' Tour announced for NOV 2018 UK & Europe with Special guests Seven Steps to the Green Door on the European dates http://teamrock.com/news/2018-03-26/damanek-and-southern-empire-announce-uk-and-european-tour" rel="nofollow - http://teamrock.com/news/2018-03-26/damanek-and-southern-empire-announce-uk-and-european-tour |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 27 2018 at 05:35
| Yay! I work not too far from there so will hopefully be along. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: March 27 2018 at 06:06
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Posted By: GuyM
Date Posted: March 27 2018 at 06:15
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David was right. Guy is a marketing genius!
I hope it works then....you will buy tickets...introduces subliminal advertising...you will buy tickets....echo...echo...tickets...tickets....
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 27 2018 at 15:01
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Must buy tickets.... must buy tickets... Is there a discount for PA forum members?
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Posted By: GuyM
Date Posted: March 28 2018 at 07:33
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Hello Well you can try haggle with the Promoter on the night if you like, sadly I have no control over that part. However, knowing that there will be a large number of PA members in the audience will only spur us on to work harder and give you a truly exceptional show  |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 28 2018 at 09:47
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 29 2018 at 05:00
| If you spend £30 on CDs at http://www.progrock.co.ulk" rel="nofollow - www.progrock.co.ulk before tomorrow midnight, you get 8 Manning CDs free. If that's not a bargain I don't know what is, especially as a 10-CD Flower Kings box set qualifies you for this. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: March 29 2018 at 06:36
| Alan, can you correct the link - also I can't find that special deal... |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 29 2018 at 07:39
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CAPTCHA won't allow me to post it today, but I received an email that says what Alan said. When checking out, you have to type ILOVEMANNING in the discount code. -------------
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