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[rainingmusic]

Renaissance - Kiev

[decembersoul]

Ashes Are Burning - Renaissance    Happy Birthday to Annie Haslam♥♥♥

[ponderingrandomthings]

Wow.

Looks like a very hard working band... This is a 1974 footage.

And, of course, they have their own place in music.

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Is it just me or does the video at 1:50 remind me of the Alan Parsons Project song A Dream Within a Dream (at 2:25)?

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If I remember correctly, most of the band's lyrics were written by a lyricist Betty Thatcher.

And fascinating/funny trivia about her:

"she won a scholarship to a grammar school, where she refused to take part in any examinations. After two years excelling in English and art, she transferred to a school that accepted difficult students."

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From Wikipedia: "Thatcher wrote most of the band's lyrics for the studio albums:

Prologue (1972)

Ashes Are Burning (1973)

Turn of the Cards (1974)

Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975)

Novella (1977)

A Song for All Seasons (1978)

Azure d'Or (1979)

Camera Camera (1981)" - this was her last album for Renaissance.

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Current Members:

Annie Haslam – vocals, percussion (1971–1987, 1998–2002, 2009–present)

Rave Tesar – keyboards, piano (2001–2002, 2009–present)

Mark Lambert – guitar, backing vocals (2015–present); bass (1985–1987)

Frank Pagano – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2009–2017, 2018–present)

Leo Traversa – bass, backing vocals (2015–2018, 2022–present)

Geoffrey Langley – keyboards, backing vocals (2016–present)

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Read this link for an exhaustive list or Renaissance band members.

List of Renaissance band members - Wikipedia

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Gustavo Santhiago: Animam

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[progtracks]

RENAISSANCE - “RUNNING HARD” (Turn Of The Cards - 1974)

R.I.P. John Tout, keyboardist for Renaissance.

This is probably my favorite John Tout performance with Renaissance.  Listen closely and you’ll hear how his playing was truly the foundation of the classic Renaissance sound.  

The Musicians:   Jon Camp / bass, vocals; Michael Dunford / acoustic guitar, vocals; Annie Haslam / lead vocals; Terrence Sullivan / drums, percussion, backing vocals; John Tout / keyboards

[progtracks]

RENAISSANCE - “ON THE FRONTIER” (Ashes Are Burning - 1973)

R.I.P. Renaissance keyboardist, John Tout.  Underrated in the Prog World, but so integral to the iconic Renaissance sound.

I will always remember seeing John with Renaissance at Red Rocks Amphitheater outside Denver in 1979 (shortly before he left the band).  John’s deliberate notes rang so clear off of those hills.  Gives me chills just thinking about it.  

Damn!  This one hurts bad.

“On The Frontier”

We all are standing unafraid on the frontier We all are shadows in the shade on the frontier When the dawn is come we will stand strong Where we belong

The day belongs to each of us our time is getting near The way is wrong for each of us our time is getting near The seeds of yesterday are breaking through To you

We're on the frontier now We're on the frontier now We're on the frontier now We're on the frontier now

We're on the frontier now

So come on leave the dark behind and join the day now It's peaceful revolution time to join the day now Morning breaks the light will shine and find the blind

We all are standing unafraid on the frontier We all are shadows in the shade on the frontier

The Musicians:  Jon Camp / bass, vocals; Annie Haslam / lead vocals; Terrence Sullivan / drums, percussion, backing vocals; John Tout / keyboards, backing vocals (R.I.P.); Michael Dunford / acoustic guitars (R.I.P.)