Solar Fire

Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Friday Music
• ASIN: B00029RTL2
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #265,767 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Father of Day, Father of Night

2. In the Beginning, Darkness

3. Pluto the Dog

4. Solor Fire

5. Saturn, Lord of the Ring/Mercury the Winged Messenger

6. Earth, The Circle, Pt. 2

7. Earth, The Circle, Pt. 1

8. Joybringer [*]

9. Father of Day, Father of Night [Edited Version][Edit][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated and forgotten but great music, October 10, 2005

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K. Cooper (Phila. area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solar Fire (Audio CD)

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, This is agreat album. The Dylan cover Father,,, is worth all the space it takes up and Circle, Pluto, the title track and most of all Joybringer are classic. Manfred Mann might have better songs in his bag but no better album than this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars he's the mann, October 6, 2008

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B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solar Fire (Audio CD)

Solar Fire is one fine rock album with bits of progressive rock elements to make the experience even better.

For those of you who think Manfred Mann Earth Band's only worthwhile song was "Blinded by the Light", this album is NOT for you.

The title song is about as catchy and exciting as anything you've heard from the 70's, not to mention quite melodic and the kind of song that would be appropriate at dance parties or whatever. Dancin' with the ladies! "Father of Day, Father of Night" is VERY interesting how I originally thought the verse melody was clumsily-written and completely awful, but suddenly, it grew on me a LOT just a couple hours later when I played it again! Funny how that happens.

Make sure this album is a part of your 70's adventurous music collection.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a timeless classic, May 6, 2006

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shine (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solar Fire (Audio CD)

I just recently repurchased this album, and I am absolutely thrilled with the great sounds on it. When I was a kid back in 74 I used to love it, but then it disappeared, like so many things... The musicianship is great, every song develops into great musical expression, interesting guitar and organwork, phantastic. I am sometimes reminded of Gentle Giants contemporary music. Get it if you see it.