#018 • Paul Manzi • Vocalist • Sweet

<p>Sometimes you can dream a dream that’s so dumb, it just might come true.</p> <p><strong>Paul Manzi</strong> is one such person. One day you’re belting out rousing renditions of <strong>Hellraiser</strong> and <strong>Fox On The Run</strong> on the top deck of the school bus… next thing you know, you find yourself standing next to <strong>Andy Scott</strong> and belting out those very same <strong>Sweet</strong> songs in front of thousands.</p> <p>I’m a huge fan of Sweet (or <strong>The Sweet</strong> if you prefer). As we discuss, they’re a strange band. Most often, they’re labelled as a glam rock band (which they were) with throwaway singles (which they very much weren’t) but dig into their albums and you’ll find a powerhouse rock band who drift in and out of prog rock, hard rock - damn, you name it and they pulled it in. The fact of the matter is, Sweet were a complex band both musically and internally - but then, what band isn’t, but even their glam rock hits have layers of magic pounded into them.</p> <p>So, I figured what better way to dig about in the modern day incarnation of the band than to quiz their singer… the rest you can find out by listening.</p> <p>For tour dates (and they’re quite extensive for 2023), head over the <a href="https://www.thesweet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">band website here</a>, where you can also pick up all of the social media feeds.</p>