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Vintage for the ears: "The Men So Far"

2022-03-17T17:07:46.084Z


Vintage for the ears: "The Men So Far" Created: 03/17/2022, 18:00 By: Magnus Reitinger The musicians of "The Men So Far": (from left) Johannes Franke, Carmina Charles, Philipp Neumann, Christoph Neumann and Moritz Mayr. © Matthias Naager Yesterday's music can sound so fresh: The quintet "The Men So Far" from the Huglfing/Murnau area answered our questionnaire. Huglfing/Murnau - "Vintage" styl


Vintage for the ears: "The Men So Far"

Created: 03/17/2022, 18:00

By: Magnus Reitinger

The musicians of "The Men So Far": (from left) Johannes Franke, Carmina Charles, Philipp Neumann, Christoph Neumann and Moritz Mayr.

© Matthias Naager

Yesterday's music can sound so fresh: The quintet "The Men So Far" from the Huglfing/Murnau area answered our questionnaire.

Huglfing/Murnau - "Vintage" style, you know that from clothing or furniture.

But there is also joy in the quality of yesterday in music: "Vintage Covers" is what the band "The Men So Far" call the groovy songs that they bring to the stage at concerts, parties or weddings - and with which they are powerful mood.

The quintet gives new arrangements to old classics from blues, rock, funk and soul, including titles by Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Tom Petty, the Stones and the Doobie Brothers.

"Interpreted in our own style, we will revive the rolling American sound and the British flair of the swinging Sixties & Seventies together with you," promises the website themensofar.com, which also offers live impressions.

"The Men So Far" are five people in their mid-twenties who work as teachers, physicists and forest engineers, study medicine or communication - and live around Huglfing and Murnau: Carmina Charles (vocals), Christoph Neumann (guitar/vocals), Moritz Mayr (keyboards/vocals), Johannes Franke (bass) and Philipp Neumann (drums).

The next performance is on May 28th in the "Waldschlucht" Bad Kohlgrub, for summer concerts are also planned in the Huglfinger "Café Hey Schaffner" and in Polling's "Alter Klosterwirtschaft".

From time to time the additional brass section is also included.

The band, who can also be found on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Soundcloud, reveals more in our questionnaire:

When founded - and why?

In early summer 2015 because a former band member claimed he had a band.

Because he had also arranged the first gigs right away, we simply founded one on the fly.

What is the mission of The Men So Far?

Bringing the sound of the 60s and 70s to the live stages of the present!

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Between which bands/records does “The Men So Far” belong on the record shelf?

As a cover band it's hard to classify us on the record shelf... Some put us between Eric Clapton and Dire Straits, others between JJ Cale and Tom Petty or next to Tina Turner.

Who is listening to "The Men So Far" so far?

A surprisingly diverse and always great audience.

Who needs to hear "The Men So Far"?

Everyone who doesn't know us yet and would like the vintage sound of selected classics from the stereo system back onto the stage.

A song that best introduces “The Men So Far”?

"I Shot The Sheriff" Live by Eric Clapton.

A line of lyrics that says a lot about "The Men So Far"?

"Today's music ain't got the same soul.

I like that old time rock and roll."

High point of your career so far?

July 2021, open-air concert at "Café Hey Schaffner" in Huglfing.

Cloudburst from the third song and an audience that danced in the pouring rain until the end!

A slogan for "The Men So Far"?

The Men So Far - So Good.

Friends?

Family, musicians, our audience, hosts, organizers, technicians, photographers and generally everyone who supports us in what we do.

enemies?

We don't have any.

Where will The Men So Far be in ten years?

Still on the Upper Bavarian stages with our vintage covers in their luggage!

The series

Under the title "Band rehearsal" we introduce bands from the region in a loose sequence and ask them to answer our questionnaire.

A report on “Williams Wetsox” appeared most recently in this series.

Source: merkur

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