*** new MAN video: 'Asylum' & 'Visionaries'. Rock Solid TV program (1985)***

[joan]

well, well, well, here you have another MAN video for you.
Many thanks to John Bannon again and specially to Rob W this time!

Here are the words from TWC number 8 about this program:

"Rock Solid" Harlech TV 1985 (10 minutes)
Performed: "Asylum" and "Even visionaries go blind".
Line-up: Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Martin Ace and John Weathers.

This show was recorded in front of a live studio audience and transmitted in September 1985. "Asylum", sad to say, is a ragged version with a couple of out of tune parts
"Visionaries" is a little tighter but is taken at breakneck speed -don't tell me these old troupers were nervous!
Not one of Man's best appearances in front of the cameras.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tPxdIx3Vt8

[Tim W]

Unusual to se Deke performing without his glasses.

I suspect he wasn't wearing them when he acted as wardrobe consultant for himself and Martin either. Micky on the other hand, is pure sartorial elegance.

[Mike Morgan]

Not so sure it was nerves, maybe something to with that woman dancing in front of the stage distracting the lads

[Tel]

The "faster" rendition of songs was not unusual during this period. Most of The Reading Festival CD has the classic songs at a considerably faster speed than we are used to.

I suspect he wasn't wearing them when he acted as wardrobe consultant for himself and Martin either

LOL:
I'm not sure I would trust Deke with the wardrobe fully spec'd. What is Martin wearing? - he looks like a Bay City Roller who has misplaced the trimmings. It may have been slightly better had he been wearing Doc Martin style Boots rather than trainers.