Roaring Silence [Extra tracks]

Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Friday Music
• ASIN: B000219904
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,728 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blinded by the Light

2. Singing the Dolphin Through

3. Waiter, There's a Yawn in My Ear

4. The Road to Babylon

5. This Side of Paradise

6. Starbird

7. Questions

8. Spirits in the Night [*]

9. Blinded by the Light [Single Edit][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manfred Mann's Earth Band's Best Studio Album, November 24, 2004

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The Footpath Cowboy "rockerusa2002" (Kingston, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roaring Silence (Audio CD)

THE ROARING SILENCE is Manfred Mann's Earth Band's best studio album. The remakes of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded By The Light" and "Spirit In The Night" are mind-boggling, and such originals as "Road To Babylon", "This Side Of Paradise", "Starbird", and "Questions" are just as great. The only low points are the corny "Singing The Dolphin Through" and the overindulgent instrumental "Waiter, There's A Yawn In My Ear." Overall, though, this is a great album that, when purchased with THE BEST OF MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND, provides a terrific primer on this phase of Mann's career.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars When Your Ear Grows Teeth, December 11, 2007

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PHILIP S WOLF (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roaring Silence (Audio CD)

I first heard this one in early 1977, and I played that cassette tape until it melted. I knew all about these guys because I had seen them at Winterland in 76, in the middle spot {but, I can't remember who the headliner was that night}. They were really great in concert, and maybe someday a double CD set will become available to prove it to the world.

For me, this is just one of the very best records of the seventies. The Earth Band, was smart and could play long pieces of music that were never boring or tedious. When this Band soared, you felt lucky to be along for the ride.

Years later, when I heard: "Blinded By The Light" by Bruce Springsteen, I thought he had stolen it from The Earth Band. Like Hendrix and "All Along The Watchtower", this version of: "Blinded" is still the real one for my toothy ears.

"Singing The Dolphin Through", "Road To Babylon", "This Side Of Paradise" and "Starbird". It's just one great tune right after another. Manfred and his men had made Albums before this one, and they would go on to make a bunch more in it's wake, but this wave was a crest. For me, it stands alone as one of the greats of the seventies...Put this one in your ears...FOUR STARS !!!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roaring Silence, November 4, 2006

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D. R. Titchner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roaring Silence (Audio CD)

I had this years ago before CDs and it was and is one of my alltime keepers. The songs are great and the bands sound is so unique. This album is for anyone who likes a new sound that doesn't compare to any other artists.