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Poll Question: Which album do you prefere?
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    Posted: March 04 2006 at 15:16

RENAISSANCE was one of the best symphonic prog bands from the '70s; they released many good albums from '69 until '79; which is your favourite???

  1. Ashes Are Burning
  2. Scheherazade And Other Stories
  3. Turn Of The Cards

 
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My Renaissance Top 3 albums are:
  -  Scheherazade
  -  Turn of the Cards
  -  Novella
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"Prologue" for me. The album was quite different at the time of its release. And of course, it was our introduction to the five octave ranged Annie Haslam.
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Their 1969 debut, by far. Followed by "Prologue".
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I love the 1st one.  Kings and Queens describes the current political situation and the lying oligarchs who perpetrate it almost too perfectly:

"Fantasy....
turning into truth."
"Some of you are going to die... martyrs, of course, to the Freedom I will provide!"
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I have everything fom Renaissance to Azure D'Or except Illusion. The first two were really a different band (later to reemerge as Illusion, of whom I have 2 albums, both very good).

Of the later line up, I love Turn of the Cards, Live at Carnegie Hall (one of the great live albums), Ashes are Burning and Scheherazade. Novella and Prologue are very good and A Song for all Seasons and Azure D'Or have their moments but are nowhere near their earlier masterpieces.
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Nothing beats Live At Carnegie Hall. If you buy that one + Novella, you have the best of Renaissance. IMHO, of course  .
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I may be a bit strange, but I vote for "A song for all seasons", allthough the album also has some weak moments. But I hold very "dear" memories to that record. I also think that the opening (Opening Out) is still among my all time favourite album opening songs.

My top 3 then would be:

1. A song for all seasons

2. Sheherazadeand other stories

3. Ashes are burning
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Live at Carnegie Hall gets my vote (shame they couldn't put A Trip to the Fair on it.. I just love that song)

Ashes are Burning and Prologue right behind it.
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number one--most definately, Ashes are Burning!!!!!

number two fav is  Turn of the Cards and

 

a tie for third place is Song for all Seasons and Novella
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  1. Live At The Carnegie Hall (1976)
  2. Ashes are Burning (1973)
  3. Scheherazade (1975)
  4. Renaissance (1969)
  5. Turn of the Cards (1974)
  6. Prologue (1972)
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Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

RENAISSANCE was one of the best symphonic prog bands from the '70s; they released many good albums from '69 until '79; which is your favourite???

  1. Ashes Are Burning
  2. Scheherazade And Other Stories
  3. Turn Of The Cards

These are my favorite 3 as well only I prefer Cards to Scheherazade. Prologue is also up there after these.
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Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

RENAISSANCE was one of the best symphonic prog bands from the '70s; they released many good albums from '69 until '79; which is your favourite???

  1. Ashes Are Burning
  2. Scheherazade And Other Stories
  3. Turn Of The Cards

These are my favorite 3 as well only I prefer Cards to Scheherazade. Prologue is also up there after these.

My choices too, in the same order as you. Excellent band!

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Indeed a though question. My vote went for "Ashes are Burning", although "Turn of the Cards" is also a masterpiece.  for the poll!
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Hannie Haslam was one of the best (or maybe the best) female singer in the '70s, do you agree?
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Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Hannie Haslam was one of the best (or maybe the best) female singer in the '70s, do you agree?


well ... there is the matter of Linda Ronstadt but prog-wise... oh yeah
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Live at Carnegie Hall gets my vote (shame they couldn't put A Trip to the Fair on it.. I just love that song)

Ashes are Burning and Prologue right behind it.

Sh!t, can't believe this, I agree 100% with Micky!!!!!!!!!! I'm scared

Now seriously, Live at Carnegie Hall is probably the best live compilation any Prog band has ever made.

  • Yessongs was recorded  too early in Yes career and misses a lot of later great Yes stuff,
  • Live 73 (Genesis) is incomplete, they wanted to make a double album to include Supper's Ready and Can Utility, but Mister Stratton Smith thought it was too risky.
  • Seconds Out has Collins on vocals  and destroyed many Steve Hackett parts mixing them loud enough to be listened only by wolves and  certain dog races.
  • Welcome Back my Friends is very good, but doesn't convince me totally.

Live At Carnegie Hall has the best version ever done of Sheherezade and includes essential material.

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Originally posted by Soul Dreamer Soul Dreamer wrote:

I may be a bit strange, but I vote for "A song for all seasons", allthough the album also has some weak moments. But I hold very "dear" memories to that record. I also think that the opening (Opening Out) is still among my all time favourite album opening songs.

My top 3 then would be:

1. A song for all seasons

2. Sheherazadeand other stories

3. Ashes are burning

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i agree with it, except the switching of 1 and 2
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I prefer the Yarbirds line-up so no surprise that the debut wins out easily. Illusion, prologue are in my top five along with Ashes and Turn Of The Cards

After that they were wey tooooo............................. predictable and rather too soft for my liking
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Originally posted by ANDREW ANDREW wrote:

Hannie Haslam was one of the best (or maybe the best) female singer in the '70s, do you agree?
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