I can still remember it vividly. My sister and I, both huge fans of Renaissance, had seen them perform in smaller venues. Now we were going to see them on a warm summer night in June 1975 at Carnegie Hall,…
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Geoffrey Feakes – 1973: A Year in Progressive Rock / Richard Rees Jones – Peter Hammill On Track: Every Album, Every Song
Sonicbond’s series of books by amateur music enthusiasts continues with these two volumes, and before I go any further, I would simply say that the many and mostly, if not all, amateur enthusiasts, are all far more disciplined than me.…
View More Geoffrey Feakes – 1973: A Year in Progressive Rock / Richard Rees Jones – Peter Hammill On Track: Every Album, Every SongRenaissance – Scheherazade and Other Stories [Remastered & Expanded 3-disc Box Set]
Reviewing this album honestly feels like cheating. Most albums we humble scribblers have to review require us to take a leap into the unknown to something between the latest sensation and an abysmal waste of time. Scheherazade and Other Stories,…
View More Renaissance – Scheherazade and Other Stories [Remastered & Expanded 3-disc Box Set]Renaissance – 50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning – An Anthology Live In Concert
2019 was a year in which a number of legendary bands celebrated their 50th anniversary. For example Yes, Jethro Tull and King Crimson were among the jubilees. The British symphonic rock group Renaissance also celebrated the occasion of five decades…
View More Renaissance – 50th Anniversary: Ashes Are Burning – An Anthology Live In ConcertRenaissance – A Song For All Seasons (Deluxe Edition)
It’s been nearly 50 years since Renaissance originally formed, combining the genres of classical, folk and jazz and melding them into the style of progressive rock that is Renaissance. From the Jane Relf-era, through the transitional line-up featuring Binky Cullom,…
View More Renaissance – A Song For All Seasons (Deluxe Edition)Angel Air Re-Release Special: Renaissance / Greenslade / Dave Greenslade
In the reviewing business (if you can call it a business) we often get more than one CD at a time from a particular record company. Angel Air Records went one further and also offered us an interview with the…
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