Renaissance - Tales of 1000 Nights - Volume 1
	Released: 1990 Label: Sire Cat. No.: Total Time: 74:38
	Reviewed by: Stephanie Sollow, July 1999 The tracks here were recorded in the 70's, and listening to it, there is no mistaking that fact. Which isn't intended as negative criticism, nor as commentary to the sound production. There are moments during "Running Hard" that I think Annie Haslam is going to break into a chorus of "Downtown" - she sounds so much like Petula Clark. Haslam's voice isn't the best in the world, there are moments here were it is flat, but overall, the music here is terrific and Haslem puts her vocals to good use. She sounds at ease and doesn't strain for notes her voice just can't reach. Renaissance are considered more progressive folk than progressive rock, but sometimes folk is just a short cut to saying gentle, acoustic based. There is more instrumentation here than that, more a classical feel than folk. Okay, I really like this compilation. More about Tales of 1000 Nights - Volume 1: Track Listing: Prologue (7:48) / Can You Understand (10:24) / Carpet Of The Sun (4:17) / Running Hard (3:07) / I Think Of You (6:23) / Black Flame (6:23) / Mother Russia (9:18) / Ocean Gypsy (7:05) / Trip To The Fair (10:48) / The Vultures Fly High (3:07) / The Young Prince and Princess As Told By Scheherazade (4:04) Musicians: John Tout - Keyboards and Vocals Annie Haslam - Lead and Backing Vocals Jon Camp - Bass, Bass Pedals, and Vocals Terence Sullivan - Drums, Percussion and Vocals Michael Dunford - Acoustic Guitars and Vocals Contact: Website: www.nlightsweb.com Note: will open new browser window Discography Renaissance (1969) Illusion (1970) Prologue (1972) Ashes Are Burning (1973) Turn Of The Cards (1974) Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) Live At Carnegie Hall (1976) Novella (1977) A Song For All Seasons (1978) In The Beginning (1978) Azure D'Or (1979) Rock Galaxy (1980) Camera Camera (1981) Time Line (1983) Tales Of 1000 Nights - Volume 1 (1990) Tales Of 1000 Nights - Volume 2 (1990) Renaissance Live In London 1975 (1992) De Capo (1995) Blessing In Disguise (1996, Haslam) The Other Woman (1996, Dunford) King Biscuit Flower Hour (1997) King Biscuit Flower Hour, Vol. 2 (1997) Songs From Renaissance Days (1997) Ocean Gypsy (1997) Innocence (1998) Trip To The Fair (1998) BBC Sessions (1999) Day Of The Dreamer (2000) Unplugged - Live At The Academy Of Music, Philadelphia, PA (2000) Tuscany (2000/01) Turn Of The Seasons (2001) Renaissance - Archive (2001) Can You Hear Me (2001) In The Land Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan 2001 (2002) Mother Russia (2002) Live + Direct (2002)
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