John Tout R.I.P.

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Sometimes I think of the classic 70s Renaissance era as the John Tout era.  His piano was the main lead instrument, and he played beautifully with passion and grace.  Note how different the band sounded in the 80s and beyond without him, and how it was never the same.  A terrific loss.

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Progosopher Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 12 2009 Location: Coolwood Status: Offline Points: 6467	Posted: May 08 2015 at 00:39
	Sometimes I think of the classic 70s Renaissance era as the John Tout era. His piano was the main lead instrument, and he played beautifully with passion and grace. Note how different the band sounded in the 80s and beyond without him, and how it was never the same. A terrific loss.
	The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

Dellinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 18 2009 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 12768	Posted: May 08 2015 at 21:24
	Indeed, I believe John Tout was as important for the sound of the classic era as Annie herself.

rogerthat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 03 2006 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 9869	Posted: May 09 2015 at 01:13
	RIP, very sad news.

Son.of.Tiresias Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 23 2014 Location: Northern Hemisp Status: Offline Points: 441	Posted: July 24 2015 at 13:16
	The Scheherazade album is my renaissance. In Autumn, long long time ago my friend lent me the Scheherazade album and I recorded it on c-cassette. The music was fantastic, never heard anything as beautiful in rock, especially because of the singer´s angelic voice. At the same I met a sweet girl with very long golden hair and madly fell love with her. But I lost her. I kept listening the cassette occasionally and dreamed of the girl with golden hair. Suddenly I found her again just in the beginning of summer. I was so lucky. It was incredible. "Burning love comes once in lifetime". Oh what it is to be young. We have 2 children. Scheherazade and my story. Now I have all the 70´s Renaissance albums and my listening marathon will begin. John, Thanks for your beautiful music. RIP Edited by Son.of.Tiresias - July 26 2015 at 15:36