Tag Archives: Phil Ryan

The Documentary On MAN Turns Into DVD Set

October 31, 2024

The adventures of MAN can be recounted endlessly, and the Welsh ensemble’s late leader Deke Leonard tried exactly that in his autobiographical series of . There even was a film titled “God Walking Past” back in 2008, which covered only … Continue reading →

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Welsh Legends MAN’s BBC Archive Is Anthologized

June 25, 2022

For all their studio record’s allure, prog-cum-pub rockers MAN‘s forte has always been performing on-stage, and while the Welsh ensemble’s classics like are still appealing, there’s no such atomic energy in those platters as there are in the band’s live … Continue reading →

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MAN’s Phil Ryan Passed Away

May 1, 2016

Beyond MAN, there was life for Philip, too: musical – with Pete Brown, with EYES OF BLUE (Ryan played on ), with ANCIENT GREASE () – and personal, in Denmark with his actress wife whose passing a few years ago affected … Continue reading →

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EYES OF BLUE – In Fields Of Ardath

March 9, 2016

Mercury 1969 / Esoteric 2015 Second record by Quincy Jones’ Welsh collaborators who, separately, went on to greater things but could sway your socks off way before that. One’s not obliged to know that this band’s alumni landed on such … Continue reading →

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MAN: a motion is on

January 4, 2015

It’s been a lot of water under the bridge since 2006’s when MAN released their last studio album, “Kingdom Of Noise,” and a lot of this water was quite substantial as, during the intervening years, Esoteric Recordings have put out expanded versions of … Continue reading →

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