Renaissance: Under No Illusion

Two rare 1970's videos of the transitional line-up of Renaissance, featuring Binky Cullom on vocals!

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 27 2020 at 03:35

I actually prefer "The Other Woman" to the contemporaneous Renaissance album "Tuscany".  At least a few of the songs had some oomph to them, and, as I've said before elsewhere, the closing cut "Somewhere west of here" might be the best post Camera Camera, pre Grandine Il Vento Renaissance song, and is a slam dunk for Illusion fans.  Unfortunately it's not on youtube!

Edited by kenethlevine - October 11 2020 at 18:53

SteveG wrote: Same here. Time Line was so disappointing after Camera Camera. Btw, l think RogerThat reviewed the Adington albums. But l never wanted to read them which is a shame as he's an excellent reviewer and super knowledgeable on all types of music.

SteveG wrote: I haven't listened to that in a long time. I forgot how pedestrian Adington's voice sounds.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 11 2020 at 15:10

Psychedelic Paul wrote: SteveG wrote: Oops it's actually listed under Illusion. I guess the band calling themselves Renaissance/Illusion was confusing. Lol   It's even more confusing if you include Michael Dunford's Renaissance too, who released two albums with Stephanie Adlington in the 1990's.

Yeah, Annie Haslam was not amused with them.

Oops it's actually listed under Illusion. I guess the band calling themselves Renaissance/Illusion was confusing. Lol

Edited by SteveG - October 11 2020 at 13:28

^ Jim McCarty made a really good comeback album in 2001 though with "Through the Fire", released under the name Renaissance Illusion. The opening track sounds like classic Renaissance from the early 1969-71 era.....

Both solid albums , but still like the original Renaissance lp's better.

verslibre wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Kings & Queens: The opening song from the first Renaissance album, featuring a similar line-up to the later Illusion line-up, only without Keith Relf (1943-1976), who died tragically when he was electrocuted by his electric guitar shortly before he was due to begin recording the first Illusion album.  I never knew that. Awful. So sad.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 10 2020 at 03:51

Love those two late 1970s albums.  Renaissance Illusion is also very good but without much in the way of Jane - it's more like a Jim McCarty solo album really.  Speaking of which, his "Out of the Dark" is absolutely superb.