GeddyRulz Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Annie Haslam and Renaissance... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvyoMaqyIk&feature=related Secret Mission Carpet of the Sun Black Flame Running Hard More to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Winter Tree Northern Lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 HUGE Renaissance fan here! Check out Ashes are Burning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Apr 18 2008, 03:23 AM) HUGE Renaissance fan here! Check out Ashes are Burning... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi_QCi4rjZM Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 Can You Understand? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TQ_nnfhIg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Apr 21 2008, 09:27 PM) Can You Understand? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TQ_nnfhIg One of my faves! Did you recognize the intermission? It's a theme from "Doctor Zhivago"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Apr 22 2008, 02:53 AM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Apr 21 2008, 09:27 PM) Can You Understand? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TQ_nnfhIg One of my faves! Did you recognize the intermission? It's a theme from "Doctor Zhivago"... They were lovers of Russian themes. They borrowed melodies from Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Rachmaninoff. And a few of their songs addressed Russian subject matter: "Kiev," "Ukraine Ways," and "Mother Russia" (about exiled Soviet author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Did somebody say "MOther Russia"??? Unfortunately this is a live version from the 80s, there's also the original out there but it's not a video of the band... On a different note: I'm quite surprised that in a Rush forum nobody ever mentions Jon Camp, he was another Rickenbacker god in his days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Apr 24 2008, 03:19 AM) I'm quite surprised that in a Rush forum nobody ever mentions Jon Camp, he was another Rickenbacker god in his days... He was definitely from the Chris Squire School of playing, and admits as much. Great player. I always felt he was a little spotlight hungry, though. He'd do lead vocals sometimes, even though they already had an amazing vocalist; he'd make announcements between songs in concert, drawing the audience's attention; and he took over much of the songwriting in their later years - perhaps even being responsible for taking the band in too "commercial" a direction, and driving the band into the ground. But a great bass player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Renaissance are touring, to celebrate their 40th anniversary, and I'm going to see them tonight here in Albany! I just found out two days ago that they were coming. Thank Ged I did, or I would've missed this opportunity. Who knows when they'll tour again. http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx32/Renaissance40/Annie_and_Michaelforpublicity2.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2432913851_5130f6e774.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/84/222167231_2c341eb9b4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Wow! Which original members (aside from Annie)? Be sure to let us know how they were!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Oct 13 2009, 10:53 AM) Wow! Which original members (aside from Annie)? Be sure to let us know how they were!!! Only original members are Michael Dunford and Annie... but that's enough for me! Would've liked to see Jon Camp on bass, but oh well. The keyboardist is a young kid I've seen with Yes; he's very good. Called the box office this morning and they had JUST sold out! So I'm going to go anyway and hope to find a scalper, otherwise I'm driving 2.5 hours to New Jersey on Friday night directly from work. I don't want to miss them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I used to have a couple of LP's of theirs back when I had LP's - they're a gaping hole in my prog collection - I need to get some of their CD's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 13 2009, 12:44 PM) I used to have a couple of LP's of theirs back when I had LP's - they're a gaping hole in my prog collection - I need to get some of their CD's... Getting them on CD might be difficult. There was a two-volume compilation released in the 90s called "Tales of 1001 Nights" - that you might still be able to find. The back catalog has been released and discontinued two or more times by two or more different small houses, so those are harder to find. (And they're not "remastered" or anything; they're kinda chintzy.) I managed to get their first and second albums on CD: "Prologue" and "Ashes Are Burning." I also have "Tales of 1001 Nights, Volumes I and II," but other than that all my Renaissance is on vinyl. BTW, I mentioned tonight's show in Albany had sold out as of this morning, but I did some pecking at the keyboard this afternoon and managed to snag a single ticket. So I'm going TONIGHT in MY HOMETOWN and I'm PSYCHED! I won't have to wait until Friday to see them, and I won't have to drive to five hours roundtrip to do it. I've been playing them at work today and I'm PUMPED!!!! http://www.nlightsweb.com/lib/gallery/prog77.jpg How hot was she? Look at those legs! Okay, she's 62 now, but I think she's still looking good and still has the five-octave range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt2112 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I actually just saw them in Rochester with my Dad (who is a huge fan). They pretty much blew me away; A LOT better than what I was expecting considering their age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 There's a very good 2cd comp doing the rounds called Da Capo. It came out in '95. Decent liner notes by journalist Chris Welch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULTIPLIED REACTION Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 13 2009, 12:44 PM) I used to have a couple of LP's of theirs back when I had LP's - they're a gaping hole in my prog collection - I need to get some of their CD's... There is a lot of them on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fledgehog Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 love 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt2112 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Oct 13 2009, 12:50 PM) Only original members are Michael Dunford and Annie... but that's enough for me! Would've liked to see Jon Camp on bass, but oh well. The keyboardist is a young kid I've seen with Yes; he's very good. They also have Rave Tesar, who does some amazing work on the piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Annie has an incredible voice. I never heard of Renaissance until I bought a Yes tribute and heard her sing this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJcEnRR4fs4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 QUOTE (Gompers @ Oct 13 2009, 10:09 PM) Annie has an incredible voice. I never heard of Renaissance until I bought a Yes tribute and heard her sing this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJcEnRR4fs4 I have that same Yes tribute, "Tales From Yesterday," with Annie singing "Turn of the Century." Just got home from the Renaissance concert. Pretty good! Annie is heavier, has gone through breast cancer, and now looks her age (a pretty 62 years-old). She's lost a little of her legendary 5-octave range, but still sounds very good. I enjoyed the show, but I got to thinking: between this show and the last Yes show I went to, ummm... is it pathetic and sad that aging 60-year-old hippies are embarking on these little tours, cranking old their greatest oldies, and I'm going to see them for nostalgia's sake? Renaissance sold-out Carnegie Hall on three consecutive nights back in 1975, and now they're playing 450-seat theaters. (Also sold out, but still.) As for Yes, they booked the largest venue in my area... and four-fifths of it was empty at showtime. All of this has highlighted to me that I listen to unpopular music way past its prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I don't think it's just nostalgia sake, the point is they have very good songs, not comparable to anyone else's, so it's an experience in itself to go and listen to them. But the nostalghia market is still very profitable in many areas, not just music... Every "nerdy" slice of market can still turn out profits nowadays, as it seems. Not The Big Money but enough to cash some bucks... On the other hand, I'm happy that Renaissance can benefit from the general rediscovery of 70s prog that is going on in these days, with young fellas discovering forgotten bands... Just look at this thread: it was just you and me before this tour... Hope they will get their catalogue remastered, that would be a fitting way to complement the tour. I'll go looking for some videos out there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Oct 14 2009, 02:44 AM) I don't think it's just nostalgia sake, the point is they have very good songs, not comparable to anyone else's, so it's an experience in itself to go and listen to them. But the nostalghia market is still very profitable in many areas, not just music... Every "nerdy" slice of market can still turn out profits nowadays, as it seems. Not The Big Money but enough to cash some bucks... On the other hand, I'm happy that Renaissance can benefit from the general rediscovery of 70s prog that is going on in these days, with young fellas discovering forgotten bands... Just look at this thread: it was just you and me before this tour... Hope they will get their catalogue remastered, that would be a fitting way to complement the tour. I'll go looking for some videos out there.... As for this "tour" they're doing, they only have 9 dates scheduled so far; they started a week ago and they finish next week in Atlantic City. (All eastern dates; they were biggest in the 70s along the northeast corridor.) Annie said in an interview that more dates are possible, as they've been getting requests to play from places like Seattle, and overseas, but as of now they're only doing nine shows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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