[Enverxis]

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I'm dating myself but does anyone here know of the 70's band "Renaissance" from England? It's not exactly what you would call metal. I would describe it as symyphonic progressive rock with a hint of jazz if that makes any sense. The vocalist was Annie Haslam, a soprano with a 5 octave range and a very haunting voice. She now lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

I remember a while ago Gratefulshrink was trying to introduce me to bands from the late 60's-70's, after aaages of looking I finally found something I might be interested in, I was wondering if anyone here has heard of these guys ?

 

[NiceCans]

On AMG: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...1:lza9qj4bojja

On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...ds=Renaissance

 

[gratefulshrink]

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Originally Posted by Enverxis I remember a while ago Gratefulshrink was trying to introduce me to bands from the late 60's-70's, after aaages of looking I finally found something I might be interested in, I was wondering if anyone here has heard of these guys ?

LOL, I saw them at an outdoor summer concert at Tanglewood (in the Berkshires) in the summer of 1979. I was sixteen. I don't remember too much, but, IIRC, they had a unique mixture of folk-rock, progressive jazz, and airy vocals. don't know if their sound will stand the test of time....

 

[Doc Sarvis]

I love 'em. Annie Haslam is one of the best vocalists you'll ever hear.

They have a greatest hits package called "1001 Arabian Nights" or something like that - it is very good.

And, for the record, I'm a person of yesteryear AND today.

 

[bigshot]

If you like Renaissance, Curved Air is a very similar sound from the same era.

See ya
Steve

 

[Absorbine_Sr]

I can recommend their "Live at Carnegie Hall" album. I owned it years ago on LP, and just this year picked it up again on CD. Progressive Folk Rock with a twinge of Classical maybe... hard to describe but great to listen to.

And Doc, they sound awesome on the HD 25!

A_Sr.