MANFRED MANN'S EART BAND : BALOISE SESSION 2017

1. Captain Bobby Stout
2. You Angel You
3. Martha’s Madman
4. Stronger Than Me
5. Father of Day, Father of Night
6. For You
7. Blinded by the Light
8. Davy's on the Road Again
9. Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)

Label : RSI La2

Venue : Event Halle, Basel, Switzerland

Recording Date : October 31, 2017

Length : 73 minutes

NTSC : 16:9

Concert Review (Rock At Night) : Manfred Mann's Earth Band is one of the first rock bands to insert afro touches into music. The South African keyboardist Manfred Mann and the guitarist Mick Rodgers are the founding members of the band and also the only original ones from the first lineup. Beside producing their own music, some of their famous hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen’s like “For You”, “Blinded by the Light” and “Spirit in the Night” or “Mighty Quinn” who’s first version was from Bob Dylan. “Davy’s On The Road Again” was Manfred Mann’s only hit from the 80’s. The other musicians from the actual lineup performing on the Baloise Session stage were John Lingwood (Drums), Steve Kinch (Bass, vocals), Robert Hart (vocals). You couldn’t miss “the” Manfred Mann, wearing a “crocodile Dundeed” hat and the sound emanating behind the keyboard was instantly recognizable. I really appreciated Robert Hart performance on vocals. Despite being Manfred Mann’s singer since 2011, he is also a song writer and wrote several Number 1 hits, and a number of songs for film soundtracks. Manfred Mann, writer, arranger, and of course, performer showed along his career he always knew how to get the best of the music, whichever style he played. The audience was transported by the exceptional music. The Dylan cover “Mighty Quinn” closed the concert. The Manfred Mann version reached number 11 in the UK charts In 1968.