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There are 7 artists/bands under the name of Renaissance:
1) A British progressive rock band - The first incarnation of Renaissance came out of the ashes of The Yardbirds in early 1968 when drummer Jim McCarty and guitarist/vocalist Keith Relf formed an acoustic based band. They added keyboardist John Hawken, bassist Louis Cennamo and vocalist Jane Relf (Keith’s sister). This band released two albums (Renaissance (1969) and Illusion (1971)) before breaking up. Some of the members reformed as Illusion.
McCarty then reformed the band with singer Binky Cullom, bassist Jon Camp, keyboardist John Tout, drummer Terence Sullivan, and guitarist/composer mike dunford. Cullom was promptly replaced by Annie Haslam, then McCarty himself left soon after, but this group went on to become the “classic” lineup of Renaissance. They recorded a string of successful albums starting with the LP Prologue (1972). Throughout numerous personnel changes in the 70s, Haslam, Dunford and Camp remained the core of the band.
Their particular brand of mixing classical and classically-inspired music with melodic rock is arguably one of the most successful attempts at this sort of fusion. In the 80s, the band saw their popularity wane with a turn to shorter song forms dominated by synthesizers. After breaking up in the mid-80s, various combinations have reformed for concerts and recordings.
2) A Mexican rock band ( Mexican Renaissance)
3) A Japanese band. (Japanese Rеnaissance)
1) A British progressive rock band - The first incarnation of Renaissance came out of the ashes of The Yardbirds in early 1968 when drummer Jim McCarty and guitarist/vocalist Keith Relf formed an acoustic based band. They added keyboardist John Hawken, bassist Louis Cennamo and vocalist Jane Relf (Keith’s sister). This band released two albums (Renaissance (1969) and Illusion (1971)) before breaking up. Some of the members reformed as Illusion.
McCarty then reformed the band with singer Binky Cullom, bassist Jon Camp, keyboardist John Tout, drummer Terence Sullivan, and guitarist/composer mike dunford. Cullom was promptly replaced by Annie Haslam, then McCarty himself left soon after, but this group went on to become the “classic” lineup of Renaissance. They recorded a string of successful albums starting with the LP Prologue (1972). Throughout numerous personnel changes in the 70s, Haslam, Dunford and Camp remained the core of the band.
Their particular brand of mixing classical and classically-inspired music with melodic rock is arguably one of the most successful attempts at this sort of fusion. In the 80s, the band saw their popularity wane with a turn to shorter song forms dominated by synthesizers. After breaking up in the mid-80s, various combinations have reformed for concerts and recordings.
2) A Mexican rock band ( Mexican Renaissance)
3) A Japanese band. (Japanese Rеnaissance)
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Nunfire wrote:
Yet another Rennaisance. Avantgarde metal from Belgium, so underrated band http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Renaissance/43063
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CasiniProjekt wrote:
Hey please check out my music, its free hard rock/prog http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cassini+Projekt/Blind+Vision
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ProgShine wrote:
http://progshine.com/2011/12/05/renaissance-lanca-cddvd-ao-vivo-com-os-discos-turn-of-the-cards-scheherazade-and-other-stories/
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silvertree wrote:
Timeless. Love the band Illusion too.
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ProgShine wrote:
http://progshine.com/2011/09/14/renaissance-leva-os-discos-turn-of-the-cards-scheherazade-and-other-stories-para-os-palcos/
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Seederman wrote:
@kynoos: Some fact-checking in in order... Keith Relf died in 1976, well after the Annie Haslam's version of the band formed. The original lineup broke up in 1969 when Keith Relf and McCarty quit. The second lineup, on the "Illusion" album was mostly Jane Relf (yes, she stayed) and members of the Nashville Teens (Michael Dunford's old band). In 1971, the third lineup of Renaissance debuted with Haslam. After Keith's death, the first lineup formed the band Illusion
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Ryumin wrote:
Why doesn't Last FM make more than 1 page? This is not what I'm listening. I'm listening a Japanese band called Renaissence.
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kynoos wrote:
to Mistah Johnson: what I know is that the first line up disbanded after the death of Keith Relf (brother of Jace, the lead female voice) during a concert caused by an eletctric accident on his guitar. The second album named "Illusion" was edited AFTER the dsibanding, and in the sleeve notes is explained this. I don't know if the second line up was formed by friends of the first or by the label or the producers. Bye!
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juanbrujox wrote:
1000th artist in my library... So glad are they
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KathyRockett wrote:
That photo is beautiful, yes. But Annie Haslam IS the voice of Renaissance, not her.
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robsonflorencio wrote:
http://geocities.ws/renaissancehaslam É o site de uma das maiores e melhores bandas de rock progressivo do Planeta Terra, principalmente, na voz dourada de alcance de cinco oitavas de Annie Haslam. RENAISSANCE - ANNIE HASLAM - JANE RELF - NEVADA - BINKY CULLOM - STEPHANIE ADLINGTON - YARDBIRDS - MOODY BLUES - KITARO - LORENA MCKENNITT - ENYA - MARIA CALLAS - YMA SUMAC - MARY HOPKIN - enfim, as deusas das vozes da música mundial. Correspondente Lucas Teixeira da Silva, Minas Novas, MG, é adepto do rock progressivo e do bom e velho rock and roll. Lucas-2011 é poeta e versártil da cidade Minas Novas - MG.
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genegir wrote:
А есть ещё мексиканская группа Renaissance. У них выходил альбом Renaissance записанный в 1969.
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Serjia wrote:
Their debut is one of my favourite albums ever, from 12 years! Kings and Queens is brilliant, I've never heard something like this. The power of classic prog rock.
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robsonflorencio wrote:
http://geocities.ws/renaissancehaslam Correspondente Lucas Teixeira da Silva, de Minas Novas/MG
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danielreisinger wrote:
here comes psychedelic progressive rock from austria!! http://www.youtube.com/grandgreenofficial and/or http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/TheGrandGreenOfficial :) tell me, what you think about it and do not hesitate getting friends of us and mine :)
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lajana3 wrote:
Sounds of the Sea ... yes, they are wonderfully relaxing sounds ... Beautiful track! Thank you Chris! <3
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Adegmar wrote:
Progressive blog: http://experienciaprogressiva.blogspot.com/
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robsonflorencio wrote:
A banda RENAISSANCE é o que há de melhor no genero rock progressivo, principalmente, nas lindas vozes de Jane Relf e da Annie Haslam. Já dizia o nosso correspondente de Minas Novas/MG, Lucas Teixeira da Silva, para BH diretamente para o acervopaim do Jornalista Robson FLORENCIO PAIM. http://geocities.ws/renaissancehaslam
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Sosen wrote:
Darnit, I knew I would get sick of them eventually...
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jfsmac wrote:
Saw them in a concert hall and in a club. Both shows were terrific!
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