The Roaring Silence is an album released in 1976 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Like other Earth Band albums, this includes material by other composers. "Blinded by the Light", which reached number one in Billboard's Hot 100, is a cover version of a track by Bruce Springsteen; "Questions" is based on the main theme of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in G flat Major; "Starbird" takes its theme from Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird. This album also marked the arrival of vocalist/guitarist Chris Hamlet Thompson. The Roaring Silence is an album released in 1976 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Like other Earth Band albums, this includes material by other composers. "Blinded by the Light", which reached number one in Billboard's Hot 100, is a cover version of a track by Bruce Springsteen; "Questions" is based on the main theme of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in G flat Major; "Starbird" takes its theme from Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird. This album also marked the arrival of vocalist/guitarist Chris Hamlet Thompson. false 2026-09-24 08:28:42 2026 2026-09-11 2026-09-11 102 Progressive Pop Progressive Rock Rock Creature Music 119322 2160207 ab3b69bb-8c72-4139-ad85-363d1097d7d1 83e9c775-84ea-4cf6-abdf-b9ffa8c3d060 1c48487e-ae95-3197-9158-dbc23a26cc5d /media/data/media0/Music/unsorted/Manfred Mann's Earth Band - 1976 - The Roaring Silence [50th Anniversary Edition](16_44)/Cover.jpg Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 1 1 07:08 1 2 08:19 1 3 05:38 1 4 06:52 1 5 04:47 1 6 03:09 1 7 03:59 1 8 03:01 1 9 03:33 1 10 02:18 1 11 06:55 1 12 06:21 1 13 07:21 1 14 08:41 1 15 10:25 1 16 06:56 1 17 06:55