"Very unusual are Man - they refuse to be goaded by any temptation to be stars. It's a family affair. Their friends, the whole pattern of what they are and what surrounds them has no eye for fame - just recognition when it's due."

Roy Hollingworth - Melody Maker - 28th July 1973.

It's a complicated and fascinating story.

In its simplest retelling, Man formed in 1968, and are still going strong today. There have been ups, there have been downs, and (as ever) there have been long and eventful journeys traversing the scenic routes of life. Man though are not an island, and the story can only be adequately told by including all the band's friends and relations. The roots, the offshoots, the joinings and the amicable (and not so amicable) partings. The fellow travellers, the supporters and the followers.

The history pages are unfinished, just as Man's history is unfinished. Long may it continue to be unfinished. In the meantime, click around the menu to get some insight into where it started, how it went, and just maybe where it's going.