Renaissance - Can You Understand (Live)

This video is made for all of you Prog heads out there, and more importantly, to introduce Renaissance to everyone else. This song is from the legendary "Ashes Are Burning" LP (1973), although the version I have uploaded, is the live one from the "Live at Carnegie Hall" album (1976).

The band is still touring, with Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford, and others, and is absolutely one of the best bands in history. It is my second favorite of all true Progressive rock bands, second only to the mighty YES.

In "Can You Understand", you will hear masterful classical piano, Annie's soaring vocals, wonderful acoustic guitars, and an experience you will remember and cherish always.

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• Renaissance (band)
• Annie Haslam
• Ashes are Burning

[MikeRes52]

My favorite all time band,,,when i die i told my kids to bury me with my ipod on with renaissance playing

[SeattleLA]

@MikeRes52 Thank you for your comment. Yes, they are great. You probably are in UK, or maybe Philly, since they sure are not well- known. Recently, I met the first person besides me, who is familiar with Renaissance, but he is a long-time professional rock musician!

[sundresslady]

GREAT!!

[SeattleLA]

@sundresslady Hello. Thank you for your comment. I love Renaissance, and Annie still tours with them. You have a nice channel. I miss Europe.

[marjimdt]

My first concert was Renaissance in 1979 @ Asbury Park, NJ. Have always loved them.

[SeattleLA]

@marjimdt Hi! That is great. 1979-The exact same year I began to listen to them, also. Glad you love the band. They are touring again. I heard from Annie, just that they don't come to Seattle much.

[SeattleLA]

@727JeffN Hi. Well, the ones from 1972-1975, are so great. I will look more at your channel. I got onto Renaissance's email mailing address and Annie Haslam's also. Running Hard is a good song. I just remembered- I prepared a great video of their songs, which was blocked, but I have it in my computer, if I can figure out how to send it to you. We just finished one week of snow on the ground, rare for Seattle.

[727JeffN]

@SeattleLA I'm going to be posting some tracks from that soon, but I don't have any of their other albums. Hopefully they don't get blocked.

[SeattleLA]

@727JeffN Yes, I was going to mention that, but I ran out of room. They are big mainly in Philly and NYC, perhaps due to the true classical nature of their music. Founded by ex-Yardbirds, Keith Relf and Jim McCarty in 1969, they are a great prog band. My second favorite prog band, after only the mighty YES. Annie's vocals are so great. The first album I got, was a later work of theirs, Azure d' Or. It is good, but the classic period is best. Thank you for your comments.

[727JeffN]

@SeattleLA I think they were more known in the Northeast part of the U.S., but I don't remember hearing them on the radio here.