Flight123 wrote:
Surprised 'Lamneth' got this many votes... I was already heavily into prog at age 14 when I first heard this and thought it was incredibly lame - I still do! I was delighted to have been at Knebworth in 78 when 'Salmacis' was performed (some controversy over whether it is the version that appears on 'Three Sides Live' - I am sure some experts will tell me!)
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The version on Three sides live was recorded in 1980.
The version from the 1978 Knebworth show is probably my favourite version of the song. Sadly I only ever had it on a crappy booleg recorded from a radio broadcast courtesy of Tommy Vance on Radio 1. I think I was about 9 in 1978!
I get why many folk aren't keen on Lamneth, but for me it's one of those songs that has a sentimental value more than anything else. As an epic it's fairly flawed and doesn't flow that well at times, but has a special atmosphere and reminds me of a good time in my early teens when I was exploring Rush for the first time.