Jellyfish is a band that, while not a metal band, is a band that I have yet to meet a metalhead that didn’t love. Jellyfish was a band that was ahead of their time yet behind the times. They were retro before there was even retro. Thentro? Nowtro? Who knows, but regardless, Jellyfish has always been a band that regardless of what kind of music you love had a way of touching a nerve and really penetrating any kind of barriers. Leaving behind a short but long lasting two album legacy, Jellyfish called it quits in 1994. Since then, the members have all gone their separate ways and done music in one form or another but of all them, at least to me, it was Roger Manning that put out the music that truly captivated and continued to carry on the Jellyfish vibe in a way that only could be done by one of the guys who made it all happen in the first place.
Now, Roger is back, FINALLY, with Glamping, a 4-song EP of brand new material and from the sounds of it he truly had the fans in mind when putting this together. Roger decided to embrace Pledgemusic to help put this out in a way that could connect and unify his fans both young and old. Roger had this to say:
My fans are everything. I don’t take them for granted. They reflect back to me in such life-affirming ways the most intimate, vulnerable parts of myself that I feel compelled to share. Through their praise, laughter, tears or simply by singing along, they make me feel understood and appreciated, like I’m not the only one in the world who FEELS with such passion. Mostly they remind me that we are all one big vibrational spiritual family having a collective human experience in these crazy bodies that LOVE to resonate together through music.
My fans are also patient. It’s been 24 years since Jellyfish last harmonized, 22 since Imperial Drag last rocked, 21 since the Moog Cookbook synthesized, 15 since TV Eyes electrified, 11 since Malibu computerized and 10 since my last solo album, Catnip Dynamite, had you all singing and drumming along unashamedly behind the steering wheel of your car. And still my fans are right here with me, waiting patiently in support of my next move.
Over the years through touring and endless internet exchanges it’s been astonishing to witness just how large my fan family is and can become. And now, thankfully through a forum like PledgeMusic, I can connect and collaborate with all of you the whole world round instantly and all at once. My fans can actually become part of the music making process and experience my artistic offerings in so many new and creative ways.
As a special reminder that you are so valued and never forgotten, I am celebrating the 10 year anniversary of my last solo offering by putting my best foot forward in the form of a 4 song EP of brand new original material which will coincide w a PledgeMusic re-release of my entire previous solo catalog.
Visit Roger’s Pledgemusic page at https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/rogermanningjr
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