The sun hasn’t set yet
Mann doesn’t particularly mesmerize me with this; he’s not better than Newman’s version, but the attempt is at least curious. It seems to me that what is needed is more interpretation of the fine songs that are being written, rather than writing one’s own mediocre songs.
The sun hasn’t set yet
Mann doesn’t particularly mesmerize me with this; he’s not better than Newman’s version, but the attempt is at least curious. It seems to me that what is needed is more interpretation of the fine songs that are being written, rather than writing one’s own mediocre songs. This, I think, has a lot to do with Rod Stewart’s success, even if his own compositions do stand up.
If Mann, who wrote some excellent Newman-influenced songs here, especially “My Prayer”, could find the right mix of under-recorded material by good artists and add a few of his own, he could be not only a very successful performer, but a valuable one as well.
As it stands, the Earth Band is one of the most enjoyable new rock bands I’ve heard lately. They have a nifty sense of where heavy begins and the sense of song, rather than jam, ends, and they tread that line extremely well, The tension on the record is deliberate and when the material is up to it, which is not as infrequent as may seem from what I have said, Mann and the Earth Band are quite exciting.