Renaissance
Live At Carnegie Hall
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

1976 2LP Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. “The Fourth Great Album In A Row For Renaissance, Live At Carnegie Hall Was Recorded At Three Concerts On June 20, 21, And 22, 1975, At New York's Carnegie Hall. Although No One Could Have Known It At The Time, It Also Marked The High Point Of The Group's Influence And Acceptance -- Waiting In The Wings, At Just About The Time This Album Was Released The Following Year, Was The Punk Rock Boom And, A Little After That, The Disco Boom, Which Would Quickly Sour Audiences And Critics On Progressive Rock. Recorded On Tour Ahead Of The Release Of Scheherazade And Other Stories, This Was The Most Ambitious Concert Venture To Come Out Of The Progressive Rock Boom Of The 1970s Up To That Time, Featuring The Group Accompanied By The (Uncredited) New York Philharmonic, Whose Playing Shows Up On Several Numbers, But Is Mostly Here For "Song Of Scheherazade," Which Took Up One Side Of The Original Double LP. The Truly Distinctive Cut, However, Is "Ashes Are Burning," Which Is Turned Into An Extended Jam Showcasing John Tout's Piano And John Camp's Bass In Gorgeous Solo Passages. “ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide.