Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

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Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (keyboardist extraordinaire) is a founding member of bands such as Beatnik Beatch, Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, and TV Eyes. He has also spent several years as an integral member of Beck’s backing band, and made contributions to several recordings by the band Air. He is known for his distinctive style playing various analog and digital synthesizers. Electronica, power pop, psychedelia and jazz are his primary genres although he also does session work with a number of artists as well as commercial and soundtrack music. As well as providing session work, he works frequently with producer Jerry Finn, through whom he is credited as keyboardist on a number of recordings with pop-punk band blink-182.

Manning has submitted keyboard work to artists such as Jet, Ringo Starr, Green Day, Blink 182, Angels & Airwaves, Diana Ross, Jamiroquai, Johnny Cash, Lisa Marie Presley, Morrissey, OPM and Sheryl Crow.

In early 2006, Manning released his long-awaited first solo album in Japan only. That album, Solid State Warrior, was eventually issued in the U.S. under a different title Land Of Pure Imagination, and with an altered song content.

Roger lists his influences as keyboard-centric artists Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea, Frank Zappa, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brian Eno and Roxy Music, Steely Dan

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Top Tracks

1	Too Late For Us Now free download	27
2	The Land of Pure Imagination full track	13
3	Wish It Would Rain full track	12
4	Sandman full track	11
5	Down In Front	10
5	Imaginary Friend	10
5	Love's Never Half As Good	10
5	The Quickening	10
5	The Loser full track	10
10	Appleby full track	9
11	My Girl	8
11	Tinsel Town	8
13	Haunted Henry	7
13	Survival Machine	7
13	Creeple People full track	7

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unionjackass wrote:
12 days ago

catnip dynamite arrived today from japan, 3 day delivery to england(i also ordered the new TV Eyes EP "Softcore", with bonus DVD- awesome!), first impression......how can this not be released worldwide? well crafted songs, great hooks sooooooo good!!!

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Jaitch wrote:
June 2008

I am absolutely loving Catnip Dynamite. Now hold tight Stay focused on that Point of light And just like learning To ride a bike And suddenly it occurs to me I just might be spinning! Around and round at the turnstile at Heaven's gate.

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hayward wrote:
May 2008

goddamnit last.fm need to combine all pages cause having 59 is just fucking stupid. Catnip Dynamite is awesome.

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ctspectator wrote:
April 2008

<3

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posterchild123 wrote:
April 2008

the new album's absolutely stunning. blimey.

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thgori wrote:
October 2007

hey apparently my band is similar to Mr. Roger.......what do you think? http://www.last.fm/music/We+Yes+You+No

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Zergenn wrote:
July 2007

the man's a genius. enough said! can't wait for the next album!

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portis311 wrote:
March 2007

i've got only japanese edition of his album. so i'm glad that i can listen to golden tracks here.

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akutou-san wrote:
December 2006

new pic, please vote!

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