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ASHES ARE BURNING

Renaissance

 

Symphonic Prog

4.26 | 875 ratings

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Evolver
Special Collaborator
Crossover & JR/F/Canterbury Teams
4 stars Here, guitarist Michael Dunford is finally a full fledged member of Renaissance. And they finally hit the big time.

The album opens and closes spectacularly. Can You Understand and Ashes Are Burning are two of the finest prog rock pieces in the entire Renaissance catalog. They have that big symphonic sound, fronted by John Tout's keyboards, and Jon Camp's strong bass lines, and of course, Annie Haslam's perfect voice.

In between those classic pieces are some nice prog folk tunes. Haslam carries these songs. Let It Grow by any other band would be completely forgettable, but when Annie sings those high notes, I just picture a beautiful song bird. Carpet Of The Sun became an international hit. It's a great song, but Haslam's trilling voice takes it to another level.

It's not quite a masterpiece, but it is a classic.

Evolver | 4/5 |

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