Saga chapters live - side 1

from the site Ground and Sky review of album

According to the liner notes, the band's bassist, Jim Crichton, came up with a story concept in 1978, before Saga had recorded their first album. The story involves an alien race who are concerned about the Earth's growing destructive power. They come here looking for an Earthling who is smart enough to prevent us from unleashing that destruction. Finding no living person who can meet their needs, they come across the preserved brain of Albert Einstein, and build a new body to put it in. After that, the story gets a bit hazy — there seems to be a war (although I can't tell whether it was started by the aliens or by humans), civilization is wiped out but starts to rebuild itself, Einstein is involved somehow... the lyrics are open to interpretation to say the least.


as you see as wild as any prog concept,

i really like the opener though Images very classical influenced and nice piano work

i have seen odder polls so why not ,

also songs are songs and since they are seperate songs they can be judged alone as muchas any song on the Lamb can be judge alone, 

I like Saga quite a bit.  As a matter of fact I am in the process of listening to all of their albums again.  Not sure that I can make a choice from the poll however.  Probably Don't Be Late or Will It Be You, but I will have to listen to the Chapters album to make an actual vote.  These are the only two songs that I recognize by title.

Edited by rushfan4 - November 14 2011 at 15:37

I like the idea of bringing a concept of songs spread over a lot of studio outings. I think it's a fine accomplishment to finish it after all those years. To bring it live and to record it, is the final stage. And we are lucky to have it.

And so it begins.  I am finally getting around to listening to Chapters Live.  Hit quite the Detour along the way.