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Sweetnighter 
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 00:52 |
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My main question is: why is this band so little mentioned on this
board? I hypothesize that this board is bent more towards the more
metal side of prog and thus shies away from Renaissance, but this band
did some incredible stuff. Ashes Are Burning, Sheherazade (butchered
that word) and Other Stories, and Novella are all classic prog albums
IMHO.
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DallasBryan
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 01:50 |
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Not my favorite band but I respect those who hold
them in high esteem. Turn of the Cards and
Scheherazade and Other Stories are good albums.
Throw them in there with other what I consider
second tier Canterbury spin along with Fairport
Convention - Liege and Lief and Steeleye Span -
Commoners Crown.
As good as most of the Soft Machine, National
Health, Henry Cow, Bill Bruford,
Colusseum(noisehead) and Barclay James
Harvest, Caravan(mellowhead) so so's, but on a
different level.
Not up to par with lesser hyped Robert Wyatt - Rock
Bottom, Audience - House on the Hill, Gryphon - Red
Queen to Gryphon Three, the true classics of
Canterbury.
Of course Jethro one upped them all with Aqualung
and Thick As A Brick!!!
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BebieM
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 02:00 |
i only have few of their songs, but i really like them. 
I guess I should buy one of their album. Is ashes are burning the best choice?
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threefates
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 02:19 |
Uhh... I mention them all the time. John Tout is one of my favorite musicians.. and I just love "Can You Understand", "Ashes are Burning", "Running Hard", "Ocean Gypsy", etc.. John Tout's piano on "Can You Understand" is just beautiful.
Annie Haslam has a voice very hard to beat.. she was one of those with a supposedly 5-octave range. Renaissance actually had a really big following here in the States. Their "Live at Carnegie Hall" album is a really great live album.
Annie lives here in the States these days in PA... she's doing an east coast tour of the US in 2005 accompanied by original E Street Band member DAVID SANCIOUS.
http://www.anniehaslam.com/ah_news.html
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dropForge
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 02:56 |
Yes, I like Renaissance.
 Annie lives here in the States these days in PA... |
Her Progression interview was well done.
| she's doing an east coast tour of the US in 2005 accompanied by original E Street Band member DAVID SANCIOUS. |
David is AWESOME. He's uncannily good, arguably better than most of the major prog lords (yes, Emo included). His solo albums are amazing!
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richardh
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 03:27 |
Bit of a 'no brainer' ..YES! Annie Haslam 
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Syzygy
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 07:50 |
Renaissance were/are an excellent prog band, but they do seem to have been largely forgotten. This may be because they were a British band who were far more successful in the USA than at home - here in the UK they're principally remembered for the hit single 'Northern Lights'.
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Joren
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 07:53 |
I've only heard two songs. Those, I like!
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lucas
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 07:57 |
dropForge wrote:
| she's doing an east coast tour of the US in 2005 accompanied by original E Street Band member DAVID SANCIOUS. |
David is AWESOME. He's uncannily good, arguably better than most of the major prog lords (yes, Emo included). His solo albums are amazing!
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Have you heard David's 'suite for the end of an age'. It sounds like UK at the time of their 'Danger money' album. I also must admit I prefer his solo albums with Tones ('just as I thought' and 'True stories') to most of the keyboard-driven prog bands.
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lucas
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 08:00 |
The first renaissance-era is often forgotten when it comes to discuss about Renaissance. Their first two albums are as good, if not superior, as the following Renaissance records. The piano layers in peculiar are really astonishing and Jane Relf's voice is mesmerizing.
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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greenback
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 19:34 |
I write all the time about renaissance! it is one of my all-time favorite prog band! very few bands like them flirted with classical music. annie's voice is definitely one of the best in the MUSIC history. Only maggie reilley and couples of opera singers can be compared to her!
lucas wrote:
The first renaissance-era is often forgotten when it comes to discuss about Renaissance. Their first two albums are as good, if not superior, as the following Renaissance records. The piano layers in peculiar are really astonishing and Jane Relf's voice is mesmerizing.
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yeah, the 2 first albums are excellent too, and jane relf is excellent, but compared to annie, she is an amateur!
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 19:40 |
zzzzzzz zzzzzzz
You get the picture?
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gdub411
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 19:42 |
You tired Reed? or are you saying Renaissance is boring? I for one like Renaissance so there....HA!!!
you drunken git,you!
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 19:44 |
gdub411 wrote:
You tired Reed? or are you saying Renaissance is boring. I for one like Renaissance so there....HA!!! |
C'mon..where they from Snoozeville, Arizona
If they are prog then so is prozac!
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Eemu Ranta
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 19:44 |
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I recently purchased "Scheherazade" and I must admit that the epic title
track is absolutely fantastic, even if my expectations were sky-high being
a fan of Rimsky-Korsakov's original composition. Haslam has indeed an
impressive range and stability.
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gdub411
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 19:50 |
Reed Lover wrote:
gdub411 wrote:
You tired Reed? or are you saying Renaissance is boring. I for one like Renaissance so there....HA!!! |
C'mon..where they from Snoozeville, Arizona
If they are prog then so is prozac!
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No!....but I heard James Lee lives in those parts. Snooze is what kind of happens to me when I have to read through his Looooooooonnnnnnnngggg posts.
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project23
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 20:00 |
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A little folksier than most stuff I like, but very good compositions and a superb vocalist.
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threefates
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 20:38 |
dropForge wrote:
| she's doing an east coast tour of the US in 2005 accompanied by original E Street Band member DAVID SANCIOUS. |
David is AWESOME. He's uncannily good, arguably better than most of the major prog lords (yes, Emo included). His solo albums are amazing!
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Of course he is... Who don't you think is better than Emo these days...
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Posted: December 31 2004 at 21:01 |
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I picked up Ashes Are Burning on vinyl the other day, I'll get back to you once I've listened to it.
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gdub411
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Posted: January 01 2005 at 02:07 |
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I picked up Ashes Are Burning on vinyl the other day, I'll get back to you once I've listened to it. |
you Ash..hole!!
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