Renaissance - Scheherazade And Other Stories
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Topic: Renaissance - Scheherazade And Other Stories
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Subject: Renaissance - Scheherazade And Other Stories
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 17:10
I think I already see a winner here  . A beautiful, beautiful album that is truly a masterpiece. My vote goes to the obvious option, Song Of Scheherazade.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 17:14
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The wonderful Ocean Gypsy for me. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 17:16
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Trip to the Fair. ------------- 
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Posted By: PabstRibbon
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 17:39
| The Epic one |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 17:41
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Always loved `The Vultures Fly High', short and sweet, a nice break from all the epics on that album!
But really, the entire album is top-notch! One of the very first prog albums I ever heard, and I still love it just as much today as when I first heard it!
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Posted By: njb0168
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 18:27
| Ocean Gypsy for me, still a regular on my playlist. Great album |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 19:17
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Yes, a brilliant album - Renaissance's finest hour. I have to go with the titular track, after that, Ocean Gyspsy, A Trip to the Fair, and finally The Vulture's Fly High which proves that they could do a great song under 10 minutes. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Olwe
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 19:24
| Guys, recommend me sth similiar, I haven't heard music as lovely and fairy as Schehezerada... |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 19:30
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Brilliant album, but the epic Song of Sheherezade is unbeatable Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 20:04
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No question: Trip to the Fair. One of the most unsettling and mood-manipulating songs ever created. Never fails to send shivers through me. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 20:41
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"Song Of Scheherazade". Pure bliss!!!
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: December 22 2011 at 23:51
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The title track for me. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Junges
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 01:54
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The whole album is fantastic, but the epic is the best. ------------- 
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 03:40
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No surprises here even though Ocean Gipsy is as good as Sheherazade, only a bit shorter ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 04:39
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Give my vote to the Trip to the Fair but Wow!!!! The whole album is beautiful
------------- FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT |
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 04:40
 ------------- FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT |
BrufordFreak wrote:Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 07:11
| Trip to the fair easily, one of my favourite Renaissance tracks. The epic is my least favourite on a strong album. |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 07:12
| title song |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 21:30
  . The song send you on a journey. The keyboards are absolutely magnificent is the song as well.-------------
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 22:06
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Close between the first two.
I'll give a pity vote to the Vultures. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 24 2011 at 08:05
| Ocean Gypsy is my fave, but the epic title track is quite good too. |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: December 24 2011 at 08:39
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I voted for "Song Of Scheherazade" but "Ocean Gypsy" is a very close second. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: December 24 2011 at 10:44
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Fantastic album. A trip to the fair for me.
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Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: December 28 2011 at 20:05
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A Trip to the Fair...but nobody was there...
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: December 29 2011 at 14:01
this
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 29 2011 at 14:07
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Also A trip to the Fair. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 29 2011 at 14:27
They left to hang out with Steven Wilson.  I only have the album in the form of a two disc compilation but everything from the album was in included. Prime Renaissance to be sure. I went for Vultures. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Zombywoof
Date Posted: February 02 2012 at 22:18
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I'm going to go against the grain and vote "Vultures". I must say, the lyrics can really speak to me at times when I find some vultures of my own hovering above me. ------------- Continue the prog discussion here: http://zombyprog.proboards.com/index.cgi ... |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 18 2013 at 15:41
Me: A tie between the first and the last tracks. The 25-minute wonder may have been stretched too far, but damn, it's got "The Young Prince And Princess As Told By Scheherazade".  However, "Trip To The Fair" does not have a single moment that loses me, not even in the slightest; gotta listen to the whole thing as it flows so perfectly.Ah, screw it. Not gonna choose. No vote!
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: April 18 2013 at 19:13
| Title track, easily. Though I do feel it's a bit overlong and looses a bit of continuity on the way. |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: April 18 2013 at 19:19
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Well, the whole album is sublime! It was one of the very first prog albums I bought, and had no idea what to expect.
But I'm going to vote for the `underdog' here, `The Vulture Flies High' is kind of a terrific classy pop track! 
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: April 18 2013 at 19:50
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Trip to the Fair
------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 18 2013 at 19:53
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Scheherazade/Fair/Gypsy/Fly High ------------- |
Posted By: MJAben
Date Posted: April 18 2013 at 20:13
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Hard not to give it to Scheherazade, but the whole album is amazing! ------------- The anteater is the worlds fastest land mammal. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 18 2013 at 23:58
| I'll have to go with the sensational opener - 'Trip To The Fair'. But the entire album is delicious as they come. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 19 2013 at 08:10
| Trip to the Fair - wonderful. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 19 2013 at 08:32
| Ocean Gypsy - probably my favourite Renaissance song |