A great new beginning for the Renaissance formation 2.0 (which, with a name like that, was already at an advantage, I would like to see). "Kiev," "Bound for Infinity," and "Rajah Khan" are my favorites but the whole album is beautiful, without any missteps. More curious is the clear division of roles between composition and performance. The band is entirely new, dominated by Tout's piano and Haslam's voice, but the tracks are all composed either by McCarty, who continued to write for the band even though he no longer played with them, or by Michael Dunford, who in "Prologue" wasn't even an "active" member of the band, along with the lyricist Tatcher (no, not Margherita, but Bettina). In short, the usuals wrote the songs and the 5 of the new formation were practically excellent interpreters/performers. But anyway, great album.
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