Don’t call the music of the band Renaissance “progressive rock” in front of longtime lead singer Annie Haslam. It’s not that the description upsets her; it’s just that she doesn’t think it’s accurate.
“Most people say that, [progressive rock], but I don’t think it really fits us,” said Haslam. “Progressive rock nowadays is a little bit heavier. I’ve always described us as classical rock or symphonic rock. And to somebody who has never heard us, that gives them an idea what to expect.”
Fans can make their own determination how to describe the band when lead vocalist and lyricist Haslam leads a revitalized Renaissance back out on tour for 12 dates in April, with a stop for one show at 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the World Café Live Wilmington in Delaware.
The band will play two of its timeless albums in their entirety — “Turn of the Cards” from 1974 and “Scheherazade and Other Stories” from 1975 as well as some of its new stuff.
“Most people say that, [progressive rock], but I don’t think it really fits us,” said Haslam. “Progressive rock nowadays is a little bit heavier. I’ve always described us as classical rock or symphonic rock. And to somebody who has never heard us, that gives them an idea what to expect.”
Fans can make their own determination how to describe the band when lead vocalist and lyricist Haslam leads a revitalized Renaissance back out on tour for 12 dates in April, with a stop for one show at 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the World Café Live Wilmington in Delaware.
The band will play two of its timeless albums in their entirety — “Turn of the Cards” from 1974 and “Scheherazade and Other Stories” from 1975 as well as some of its new stuff.
The thing is, it hasn’t been easy for Haslam and Renaissance to get back on the road in recent months. The band completed its latest studio album, “Grandine il Vento,” in 2012. But this will be the group’s first concert appearances since the death of principal composer and guitarist Michael Dunford in November 2012, shortly after the latest record was completed.
Add the shock of Dunford’s death to the fact that Haslam herself experienced some health issues that prevented her from doing much of anything — she had a collapsed vertebra in her back and was in a brace for five months.
Add the shock of Dunford’s death to the fact that Haslam herself experienced some health issues that prevented her from doing much of anything — she had a collapsed vertebra in her back and was in a brace for five months.
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