A good friend turned me on to Renaissance back around '76 or so.....that's over 35 years ago and their music is still part of how I see myself....i feel like I know something that most people don't...
Yes, Renaissance does still perform a few shows each year, mostly on the east coast. Check out Annie Haslam's web site. She usually posts information about upcoming tours or shows.
Way back in '75, I saw them live. The highlight of the show, which was superb from start to finish, was Jon Camp's bass solo on this song. What a revelation. May have been the best bass solo I ever saw live (in rock anyway...jazz is another category). Certainly the most surprising, as it's not on the record beyond the basic riff.
This is an amazing track, so full of flavour & many contours. It's how music would sound if it were an Art form now, & not a Product in a failing industry of avarice; hell bent on making money by manufacturing countless 3 minute songs in stone cold environments.
I don't think Yes - barring TFTO - really made such a bad case for prog rock and I really never got why LZ were allowed to write meandering, rambling blues rock but tight, thoroughly composed Genesis songs were so 'excessive'. Oh wait, I guess only 'American' music like blues and jazz is 'true' and European sources like classical or folk are pompous. So much rock critique is based on an ignorant and biased view of music, worse still for how readily it is echoed by listeners in arguments.
Just imagine if Annie Haslam had replaced Peter Gabriel when he quit Genesis! Phil Collins could have concentrated on his drumming (and spared us his solo career).
I would mark a signifigant portion of the output of Yes and ELP as that which made "progressive rock" very conveniently the favorite whipping boys of the knowing right to this day, a excess that the likes of Renaissance, Jethro Tull and King Crimson were very much less guilty of. Still waiting, for instance, for the world of rock to come up with anyone of the talent of Ian Anderson, ain't gonna happen, you could wait 100 years.
They came to my college. But "Annie" had a sore throat. 1978. They did 2 songs and excused themseleves. I'm still not over it. Sore throat? Bull Shit. They owe me
A good friend turned me on to Renaissance back around '76 or so.....that's over 35 years ago and their music is still part of how I see myself....i feel like I know something that most people don't...
esauerkraut 9 minutes ago
Yes, Renaissance does still perform a few shows each year, mostly on the east coast. Check out Annie Haslam's web site. She usually posts information about upcoming tours or shows.
Rushcuckoo15 4 days ago
Annie Haslam. What can one say about that incredibly beautiful and haunting voice!
Rushcuckoo15 4 days ago
Why the fuck did I never heard of this band before ?
LordFenrizJVC 6 days ago
Too short...
Raphacom123 1 month ago
Way back in '75, I saw them live. The highlight of the show, which was superb from start to finish, was Jon Camp's bass solo on this song. What a revelation. May have been the best bass solo I ever saw live (in rock anyway...jazz is another category). Certainly the most surprising, as it's not on the record beyond the basic riff.
gpollak34 1 month ago
Talk about a voice!!! Lyrics are poetry...
Mustash524 1 month ago
fxck. kno is amazing.
versatialproductions 1 month ago 2
From Progarchives: "Annie HASLAM's five octave range fit perfectly with the classical/orchestral rock"
zadigx 2 months ago
I´m found the voices fron de angels
Anisio156 2 months ago
angel, voices.... putz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cool
Anisio156 2 months ago
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I just found out they still perform !....Where, when? Someone google for me, please !
seedogreed 2 months ago
I just found out they still perform...in 2010...where next ??? someone google for me, please!
seedogreed 2 months ago
Thanks for sharing this work of audio art!
vernonirwin1 3 months ago
i love the vocal solo better, but it is still better than the best!! :) thanks for posting!
richellecraig 3 months ago
This is an amazing track, so full of flavour & many contours. It's how music would sound if it were an Art form now, & not a Product in a failing industry of avarice; hell bent on making money by manufacturing countless 3 minute songs in stone cold environments.
therealKINDLE 5 months ago 2
Rest in peace Becky Thatcher, their lyricist...especially of this song. died August 15th at 67. Rennaisance IS on tour as of tomorrow.
jpirard 5 months ago
Thank you so much Peter, for uploading. Greetings of peace from Brazil.
escaler65 6 months ago 2
los amo
artarcana 6 months ago
Un gruppo di virtuosi, una cantante bravissima, e questo "Ashes are Burning" stupendo!
gnirogniro 6 months ago
Perfect!!!
SubtleRJ 7 months ago
Today's earthquake might brougt us serioua damage, that is unrememberble.
This song might prosee the present earthquake in Japan.
ParuPiko 7 months ago
issoo é muito SOMMMMMMMMMMMMM !! Caraioo.. Como eu queria ter sido dessa época.. viajemmmmmmmm purinhaa..
TheViniciusjovemfla 8 months ago
this song got me hooked in 1974 at my girlfriends house. her older brother was paying the album 37 year fan of Renaissance
MikeRes52 8 months ago
I don't think Yes - barring TFTO - really made such a bad case for prog rock and I really never got why LZ were allowed to write meandering, rambling blues rock but tight, thoroughly composed Genesis songs were so 'excessive'. Oh wait, I guess only 'American' music like blues and jazz is 'true' and European sources like classical or folk are pompous. So much rock critique is based on an ignorant and biased view of music, worse still for how readily it is echoed by listeners in arguments.
CrimsonKing589051 9 months ago
Just imagine if Annie Haslam had replaced Peter Gabriel when he quit Genesis! Phil Collins could have concentrated on his drumming (and spared us his solo career).
bpmcl 9 months ago 15
@bpmcl And since none of that happened. Here we are today. And Renaissance the group is no longer around.
larosenoire1 5 months ago
@larosenoire1 um Rennaisance is beginning their tour tomorrow....
jpirard 5 months ago
@jpirard News to me. I had thought they no longer existed.
larosenoire1 5 months ago
@bpmcl That's a great coment, Genesis went (to me) down hill after Peter Quit!
pjcdrummer 3 months ago
CunninLynguists - Embers
HipHoff 9 months ago
I would mark a signifigant portion of the output of Yes and ELP as that which made "progressive rock" very conveniently the favorite whipping boys of the knowing right to this day, a excess that the likes of Renaissance, Jethro Tull and King Crimson were very much less guilty of. Still waiting, for instance, for the world of rock to come up with anyone of the talent of Ian Anderson, ain't gonna happen, you could wait 100 years.
tullist 10 months ago
Can you understand,ashes are burning
frist album and the best ever
Adriaan4321 10 months ago
@Adriaan4321 It wasn't the first.
tonibcnn 8 months ago
The Epitome of what made 70s groups like this and YES and E.L.P. truly great,a song wasn't just a song,but a suite.
aragorn5284 10 months ago
brilliant
sexyhooliganyolanda 11 months ago
They came to my college. But "Annie" had a sore throat. 1978. They did 2 songs and excused themseleves. I'm still not over it. Sore throat? Bull Shit. They owe me
crobarus 1 year ago
@crobarus so go to their website, buy tickets and go see them. They ARE TOURING!
jpirard 5 months ago
I MISS THEM!!!!
sephoramaria 1 year ago 5
hey this is pretty cool
internash 1 year ago
I always loved Renaissance after I saw them live in 75 at Carnegie Hall in NYC
Jeffnfun631 1 year ago