THE 1999 PARTY TOUR

In April 1974 MAN was on tour in America as the support of HAWKWIND. 'The 1999 Party Tour' was recorded in Chicago and 1991 first released as a bootleg.

They had just finished their studio album 'Rhinos, Winos And Lunatics' which for me is disappointing. But this concert offers former material. They played just for an hour. A little bit harder, stronger and not so psychedelic and spacy like the years before. A reason is that Deke Leonard again is in the line-up.

They started with '71 71 551' written by Leonard when he was not with the band. A very good live version with a typical jamming part in the middle. The following two songs 'Romain' and 'It's a hard way to live' are not important. 'C'mon' and 'Spunk Rock' are traditionally part of nearly every gig including extended improvisations. I think there have been recorded better versions in 1972/73.

3 stars and a half because the sound quality is excellent.