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Renaissance: Under No Illusion |
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Sean Trane 
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 Posted: October 05 2020 at 02:24 |
To each his own of course, but if I really prefer the ex-Yardbirds Renaissance to the Dunford/Haslam/Tatcher Renaissance (which owes everyting to McCarty), I don't think Illusion (the band) is better than the Mk2 Renaissance. Of course, Keith wasn't part of it (RIP), but Illusion was fairly disappointing (especially for those that were awaiting for the foolow up of Illusion (the Renaissance album) Of course those two Illusion (the band) albums are more like a product of its time and are more commercial oriented (moreso than the Mk2 Rennaissance, IMHO)
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: October 04 2020 at 14:06 |
This is the highlight for me from Illusion's second album..... Wings Across the Sea |
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verslibre
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Posted: October 04 2020 at 13:52 |
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Out of the Mist is a classic. I like the follow-up a lot, too.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: October 04 2020 at 11:49 |
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My favourite Jane Relf & Stairway song: Moonlight Skater
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MortSahlFan
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Posted: October 04 2020 at 11:28 |
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I'm one of a few who prefers Illusion over Renaissance.. "Face of Yesterday" was my favorite song of theirs until I found "Madonna Blue" shortly after... I'm constantly searching for more 70s female vocal prog. Stairway had some decent stuff with Jane Relf.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: October 02 2020 at 07:40 |
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I'm under no Illusion that not many people outside of the progosphere will have heard of the band Illusion, but as any progaholic will know, they're closely-related to the band Renaissance. Illusion appeared Out of the Mist with their first stunning album in 1977 and a follow-up self-titled album in 1978. Their third ultra-rare Enchanted Caress album arrived in 1979, but wasn't released until 1990. Illusion's fourth and final album, Through the Fire, was released under the name Renaissance Illusion in 2001. Illusion featured a 6-piece line-up of Jane Relf (of the original Renaissance) on lead vocals, Jim McCarty on vocals & acoustic guitar, John Knightsbridge on electric guitar, John Hawken on keyboards, Louis Cennamo on bass guitar and Eddie McNeil on drums & percussion.
My favourite song from Illusion's debut album..... Face of Yesterday Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 02 2020 at 07:51 |
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