Do You Like It Here Now
(Are You Settling In Alright?) (1971)

(UK) United Artists UAS 29236
(US) Liberty LST 1032
(Ger) United Artists UAS 29236 I (special cover prepared for the German 1971 Tour)

SIDE 1

  1. Angel Easy (Ace/John/Jones/Leonard/Williams)
  2. All Good Clean Fun (Ace/John/Jones/Leonard/Williams)
  3. We're Only Children (Ace/John/Jones/Leonard/Williams)

SIDE 2

  1. Many Are Called But Few Get Up (Ace/John/Jones/Leonard/Williams)
  2. Manillo (Ace/John/Jones/Leonard/Williams)
  3. Love Your Life (Ace/John/Jones/Leonard/Williams)

THE BAND
Martin Ace--Bass guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Clive John--Organ, Piano, Vocals
Michael Jones--Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Roger Leonard--Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Terry Williams--Drums

Recorded at Rockfield Studios Monmouth,
Engineers: Kingsley 'Bass Drum' Ward, Rip van Ralph, Edmundo Razz
Mixed at Olympic Studios, engineer: George Chkiantz
Produced by MAN for Gem Productions
Thanks to Peter Ham and Dave Edmunds for their guitars.

Commentary

There is a lot of interesting stuff on this album. There is intensity, eccentricity and some just plain good rock 'n' roll. There are a number of palpable hits here as well "Angel Easy", "Many Are Called But Few Get Up", and "All Good Clean Fun" were to become staples of Man's live set. The other three cuts are quite good as well making this the most consistently excellent album to date.

A European tour accompanied this album, and German UA printed up an early release of the album, in a plain brown cover to drum up interest. Along for the "All Good Clean Fun Tour" were Help Yourself who get a mention in the song of the same name.

Lyrics

ANGEL EASY

Thought my feet were on the ground
Till I heard that angel sound
He's a loner and a real mean cat
Only angels play like that
I know you've heard of King Creole
He got nuthin on that easy roll.

Opened up on Adams farm
Broke in mountains and then moved on.
I have heard some people say
He got booked back to play Doomsday

What's his name?

Angel Easy.

Brought the ice age played it so cool
Played Atlantis, blew it apart.
Angel Easy, see what you've done
It is timeless, you are the one.

ALL GOOD CLEAN FUN

The trip's just begun, we've broken the ice, it's all good clean fun.
Don't move away, don't change your name, we'll soon find the way.
Ace, it was high when woney was low, the Gypsey knows why.

Nobody else is so boring, just Help Yourself
Sounds in the night, the rustle of skins, the outlook is bright.
I'll tell you why, we're nearing the end, we're getting so high.

WE'RE ONLY CHILDREN

See the soft and yellow petals, touch the morning mist and cry
Holding out green velvet fingers in conversation with the sky
We're only children

Here's a man without an anthem, waving something in the air.
I only know that I just got one, but that's not saying I don't care
We're only children.

I believe in perfect silence, I believe in perfect light,
I believe in perfect darkness, perfect wrong and perfect right.
We're only children.

Living is easy, if you want it,
Loving is easy, yes, I want it.

MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW GET UP

Look at this green fly crawling 'cross my page
Look at all the ants in splintered frosted glaze
Many are called but few get up.
Will you?

Such a lot of work that we all can do,
You can do it all, live, love, move and do.
Many are called but few get up,
Will you?

My eyes are burning,
My mind is opening.

MANILLO

I got my eyes on the pillow, can't get to sleep.
All is Manillo, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm,
I can't move a leg and I can't move an arm
And I can't understand what's doing me harm.

And the lonely pain grips your weary soul
And goes on and on, on and on and on.

Can't call my, woman, no comfort nor love
A man with no face is crushing the dove
I'm leaving this sphere, it's all out of time.
A strange kind of fear some weird design.

And the lonely pain grips your weary soul
And goes on and on, on and on and on.

LOVE YOUR LIFE

Just marking and standing still,
When you got on life well you got no will

We're all talking and losing touch,
Knowing nothing just learning too much.

Five clean chakras on the wall.
Good soul brother reads them all.

The city people making bread
I'm just as stupid, I'll be just as dead.

Love your life

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