MANFRED MANN '06: 2006

I have some difficulties to understand why this album is so hated. I did not listened to it until now, because of these bad reviews ! I'm like others here a complete fan of the Roaring Silence, Messin, Nightingales & Bombers etc. period of MMEB, and I'm not that disappointed by '06. There are some very, very nice songs like "Frog" on this record, and the whole thing is running very smooth and pleasant all along all tracks. "Two Friends" is sounding very 70's MM. It's a lot better IMHO than some other efforts like Soft Vengeance, Criminal Tango... for me it's the best MM since Somewhere In Afrika, which is a masterpiece.

Worth ' 3+ stars IMHO but giving 4 to balance all these very low notes.