Sunday Spin: Manfred Mann

OUR WEEKLY SHOWCASE FOR GREAT ALBUMSGETS BLINDED BY THE LIGHT Manfred Mann's Earth Band doesn't get a lot of props. While not often cited as an influence on the jam scene, his prog-rock-jazz outfit was capable of adapting Holtz and Tchaikovsky as well as covering Bruce Springsteen in a chart topping way. In between those strange extremes lays burbling synths, nasty guitars, winding, unpredictable compositions and an exuberance for ear-snagging sonics, boffo playing and in-the-moment crea...

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