A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS

My favorite Prog song is "Breakthrough" by Peter Hammill but probably my 2nd favorite prog song is "A Song For All seasons" by Renaissance, title-track of this great album. That is Folk, Prog, POP and Classic Rock. But that in every case is magical. As I think, in general if I speak of Classic Prog, is difficult to read in correct manner if an album is Eclettic or Symphonic. In the case of King Crimson all the 70's albums are Eclettic and Symphonic at the sdame time. See Yes or some Pink Floyd album: The same sentence is correct. As in the case of Renaissance, an album of this band is Folk, Rock, Symphonic, Prog, Classic Rock... Excellent idea the sound of Renaissance: acoustic guitar with harpsichord, piano, full orchestra and a female operatic voice of Annie Haslam plus the good (but not memorable) voice of Jon Camp. All with the direction of Michael Dunford. this album is not a perfect example of Renaissance idea of Prog is not in "A Song For All Seasons" that is Folk, Symphonic, Classic Rock, Jazz, Hard Rock (!!!) and Renaissance Arabic music, all in 11 mins! Also "Opening Out" and "Day Of The Dreamer" are good Prog song (excellent songs for 1977/ 1978) but without the magic and the power of "A Song For All Seasons". In my opinion good song is also "Back Home Once Again", theme from the T.V. series "The Paper Lads", that is a good POP song and nothing more. The voice of Jon Tout is present in "She Is Love" but this song is ruined by jon's voice, because not good for a song as this. It is clear that Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is not a Punk album but it is one of the best Punk-attitude album and for this fact "The Wall" is a famous album, one evergreen. "A Song For All Seasons" is too POP and Prog, in certain sense is too difficult for 1978. I think that today an album as "A Song For All Seasons" sell millions of copy. Because, in my opinion "A Song For All Seasons is better than The Wall and because "A Song For All Seasons" is more sincere. Another personal point of view is this: for me Renaissance is more band that other Prog bands. In fact if I listen an album of Renaissance I listen the joy of 4 man and 1 woman. If I listen to King Crimson, Jethro Tull or Rainbow I listen the joy of a lider plus a backing band. This is extemely important. Fundamental, for me. This fact is, in part, good also for Yes. This fact is the winning element of "A Song For All Seasons", because a song as the title-track is not only penned by the band without Annie and with tatcher (a poetess) by penned by a group of friends with the idea that this song be a hymn of the musuc of XX Century and not for a generation as Roger Waters' "The Wall". It is clear, "A Song For All Seasons" is not a masterpiece but, probably, the best Symphonic Prog album of 1978.