Renaissance Ashes Are Burning Live At Carnegie Hall

Prestigiosa banda de rock progresivo de los años 70,

[@VisionProCONTACTS]

The Best song by Renaisance, and this is the best version of this song! The bass solo is so fantastic as well the ethereal power that Annie sends us in another dimension with chills when she extolls "Imagine the Burning Embers"........ and then sends me into a dream when she sings Ashes are burning the...."WAY!" This song also incorporates, jazz, sythesizer, classical music as well as contemporary & operatic vocals and a kick ass bass solo! Top Ten songs for me of all time! chris

[@alanbruce8632]

I have never heard bass guitar played much better than it is here by Jon Camp.

[@martinkeulen7015]

I agree with you totally. I saw them live in Amsterdam in the seventies, I didnt knew them at all, but from that moment this live registration is one of my favorite concerts ever. That voice of Annie, so crystalclear.....Beutifull.

[@JJ8KK]

IMO, when it comes to recorded live bass solos, Jon Camp's performance on this recording of Ashes Are Burning is second _only_ to Chris Squire's live rendition of "The Fish" on the Yessongs live album. Of course, Jon freely admitted that Chris Squire was his main inspiration... Annie's voice was always a major, appealing feature of Renaissance along with John Tout's keys, but IMO, it was Jon Camp's bass playing that made me say, "This is a _really great_ band!"

[@jamesmacaulay4064]

The Four J's of Rock Bass Guitar Playing: Jack Bruce, John Entwhistle, Jack Casady, and Jon Camp (with apologies to Greg Lake ! )

[@dianequick3127]

@@alanbruce8632 I agree. I am not certain why he was not voted into the top bass players list. I mean, seven minute bass solo of this caliber? how can this possibly be missed by people rating bass players?

[@briandalrymple980]

Saw them at Carnegie Hall when the live album was made with my best friend at the time Rita S. They brought the house down with Ashes Are Burning. Annie's voice was so pure. Unforgettable evening in NYC.

[@jeffreykoran4820]

YOU WERE THERE BRO ?? AWWW.. YOU DOG !!

[@davidcohen821]

I was there too. That was a magical evening.

[@MugurDeBrad]

seriously, Annie's voice is pure and bright and crystalline. They don't sing this way any more..... Annie's voice is probably the best voice i've ever heard. A singer should cultivate that, a singer should perfect the sound of her/his voice, trying to reach the maximum purity as possible. This particular performance at Carnegie Hall remains of the best recorded performances in history. We need performances like that again...

[@MugurDeBrad]

@@davidcohen821 wow!

[@JJ8KK]

@@MugurDeBrad Indeed. What I especially love about her voice is that while she has that incredible range to hit those high notes, she doesn't feel obliged to apply that excessive show-off vibrato that many singers with equal range feel they must include on every note. To me, a fair amount of appropriate vibrato on sustained notes is great, but when it's excessive, IMO, it distracts from the overall beauty of what a great 'set of pipes' can produce in a song. Annie is a favorite of mine cuz she always seemed to understand that. :)

[@erobed4565]

One of the great tragedies of the 70's is that these concerts were not filmed! Their music is beyond reproach and transports you to another world. Was fortunate enough to see them in the very early 80's at a small bar in St. Louis. Great show, but the encore, Ashes Are Burning, brought the place to their knees!

[@beds139]

British orchestral prog rock at its very best. Annie's voice simply amazing.

[@marlachristensen2076]

Not to mention Jon Camp's 7-minute bass solo, eh?

[@jimgordon759]

This is a band running on all cylinders and standing the test of time! Annie, Jon and Terry, please, at least one more time!

[@brucejones299]

I saw them at Winterland (San Francisco) opening for Rick Wakeman on Halloween in 1975. The hall wasn't too full. As was my custom back then, my consciousness was 'enhanced'. Ashes Are Burning was the last song played. When they reached the part (in this version at about 16:45) where it begins to speed up, the mirror ball kicked in. I spent the last part of the song whirling around the floor like a Dervish. Even almost 40 years later, it still brings a smile.

[@henryurbach7973]

You just brought a smile to my face

[@davidz4218]

Soooo underrated! Should have been as big as other prog groups (Genesis, Yes, Moody Blues, etc.)

[@ricardooliva4034]

Ubnderrated? Are you a dumb?

[@kmaher4980]

I agree with your statement. They certainly deserve to be in the R-n-R HOF..

[@jennd8935]

I think this is the best live version of this song. Been a fan since the Prologue album

[@pqnaudio7466]

This is the classic great version but Annies vocals on the '83 Chicago show is mind blowing and off the charts..Nothing compares.

[@dylanlacomb4519]

@@pqnaudio7466 Absolute siren/banshee

[@cjrvision]

When Annie is queued up and sings "imagine the burning embers"........ I always get goosebumps and I get transported to another plane of existence :-) The absolutely best rendition of ashes are burning with an unbelievable bass solo as well as the rest of the arrangement and of course a Annie's unbelievable ethereal powerful voice. This album really has the best versions of all their songs like running hard, mother Russia, prologue, etc.

[@tonymanero2147]

Annie Haslam's vocals are particularly haunting . . . Betty Thatcher Newsinger, the poet who wrote the lyrics, was quoted as saying the song was based on a near-death experience -- "Your sins, you won't remember . . . Ashes are burning the way . . ."

[@alanbruce8632]

Interesting. Thanks for your posting.

[@dianequick3127]

This is so spectacular you posted this!

[@andypandywalters]

Quite possibly the best bass solo i've ever heard ! It never fails to send shivers down my spine........

[@georgederasmo530]

saw them live in 78 greatest concert turned my son on to them & he has the live album which I gave him

[@jamesmacaulay4064]

Find "Powerhouse Sod" on West, Bruce & Laing' s live album "Live & Kicking" for Jack Bruce's incredible bass guitar solo. Leslie West introduces him as " here he is, finest in the world, Jack Bruce ! "

[@TheLarry82]

Lol it seems you’ve never heard of Jaco Pastorius

[@ricardooliva4034]

You really need to hear more music. A lot more music.

[@kmaher4980]

Jaco was the best electric bassist I ever saw live.@@TheLarry82

[@BenABurford]

They were amazing in concert. Annie was barefooted. I was smitten.

[@nanvolentine9110]

My gay friend Steve said he'd turn for her.

[@beds139]

She would stand with her hands on her hips and sway to the music.So sexy.Forget the bump and grind of Madge and Beyonce.

[@alanbruce8632]

Annie was barefoot in Cleveland as well. White robe, too, as I recall.

[@davidcohen821]

She still does her concerts barefooted. I saw Renaissance back in 2017 and she still does that. Her voice was a little off towards the end, but it was the last date of the tour, and she still hit EVERY note on Ashes.

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

Well, I am a woman so I am smitten by her visual art, memorable voice, and songwriting skills. She is such a great painter. She is seriously intelligent, gifted and artistically gifted. I do think that she is a pretty lady though.

[@tonyrat4442]

I was at this concert with my lovely future wife and my very good friend, Richie who turned us onto them. Fast forward to 2018, Saw Renaissance again after all these years with my lovely wife and my two sons. Annie is still Annie, great stage presence and marvelous voice.

[@arpege9269]

To me, most underrated band in the rock history. Great band in the great era. Who does get even near to do this kind of music today? And you would never make a living by creating this kind of music these days

[@michaelpaulmccartney1931]

This must be the greatest live concert ever. If Renaissance is not the best band ever in this styleI dont know who can be. Annie Haslam, Jon Camp, Terry Sullivan, John Tout and Michael Dunford. Nothing to add. Everything s said

[@michaelrocker9000]

i was at all 3 shows at Carnegie Hall. I worked for the promoter Howard Stein. Saw them at the first show they ever did in the US. It was love at first note. I hope the band will bury the hatchet and do a tour one more time. The version touring now to me is not Renaissance.

[@michaelpaulmccartney1931]

Renaissance is this line up and just this line up. No more Renaissance without one of them. Greetings

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[@michaelrocker9000]

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[@frederickfranchi6408]

I feel the same way, some of the best concert footage ever, I wish I was there !!!!😎😍

[@robinscouse4840]

Jon Camp on bass...wow!!!!!!!!

[@pugmalion14]

JON TOUT ON KEYBOARDS WOW WOW

[@dougwarren8569]

Best bass solo ever played, period.

[@dianequick3127]

Yeah I know! Like a friggin’ 7 minute bass solo here? Oh, and ends in Renaissance magic! Oh, and his bass is. Always supporting Annie’s voice. How spectacular is this!

[@16mmfilmcollector]

One of the best concerts in my life. Had 3rd row center seats and was blown away. Loved them since 1972! Annie Haslam, one of the best singers of all time. Jon Camp's bass was so powerful. Thanks for posting.

[@theatredrakul4694]

I saw them shortly after this at Radio City. Never been the same since. I cry when I listen to this song.

[@16mmfilmcollector]

I saw them at Radio City too. Think it was for the Novella album tour. ----Cheers!

[@jamesfarrell6330]

Brilliant

[@martyippolito369]

Probably the best thing they did! To this day it gives me chills. Caught them at Carnegie in '76 and at Academy of Music, 14th Street NYc a couple of years earlier!

[@kmaher4980]

I would be unable to place any other Renaissance album ahead of Live at Carnegie Hall. One or two are comparable but not better.

[@gorthmundkrunier3534]

This is really the best version of this song. Their masterpiece, indeed! Fantastic band... impressive.

[@jamesfarrell6330]

The notes that she is hitting at 21 00 is insane

[@78yestor93]

James Farrell - As we all know Annie has a 5 Octave range and I was advised by another fan that she would sometimes go into E6 which tends to sound like a whistle!!

[@MrHowie18]

good concert, i was there, rainy night, a bit of 420, nice lady, voila!

[@jameskeyes9112]

You are a lucky man. What I would have given to see the original lineup, and this one with a live orchestra.

[@robinsnell2231]

This piece stands the test of time! Not least the inimitable four-minute-long bass guitar solo starting at 7:21

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

I bought this and at the time, only 17 years old of age, no words to describe how good it is now as it was then.

[@renningervaness5762]

I was at this show I had box seats above the stage an awesome memory

[@wayneswhirld]

R.I.P. Michael Dunford - passed away Nov. 21, 2012. His guitar playing will live on forever.

[@RandyTheBee]

I still have the 2 album vinyl set. (And CD) One of the very best albums I ever bought.

[@danielbellinghausen6072]

Best Livemusic Ever! Annie is the best Singer of all times

[@marlachristensen2076]

This is the most amazing live performance song ever performed.

[@dandecastro51]

I love musical interludes (as a massive YES junkie hehe)... but then, like with YES when Jon returns to the mic, when Annie comes back like an angel, I melt and tears roll down my face.

[@dougoconnell4683]

What a great comparison! Absolutely agree!

[@joseduarte8293]

​@@dougoconnell4683and Jon Camp like Chris Squire...

[@gustavograffe5146]

One of the best versions...ashes are burning!

[@andypandywalters]

What a stunning bass solo !

[@OriginalLHB]

In 1978 Renaissance sold out Mackey Auditorium at the University of Colorado 3 nights in a row. They always closed with this. This is as close as I can get to hearing it the way it was done back in the day, live. An absolute masterpiece. Renaissance was insanely popular in CO and NYC back ih the late 70s.

[@henryurbach7973]

There's at least one boot (radio broadcast) I think from Denver from 1974, Ebbet's Field if I'm not mistaken. Worth finding it.

[@MikeRes52]

Carnagie hall concert with orchestra and the live intro to scherazade was amazing. This encore was amazing

[@andrewsharpe6125]

A gorgeous woman with a great voice. northern lights and ashes are burning are classics.

[@stellabryant6237]

I saw them in Madison Wi. Anne was telling jokes I was front row center,only about 1500 people. She asked me why I was the only person laughing at her jokes. I told her my father in law wrote for Punch. Not very exciting but memorable for me

[@CUBALAW]

Betty Thatcher was an Angel who spent time on this Earth....She was magical!

[@tonymanero5544]

Betty Thatcher was the poet lyricist who write the lyrics to Ashes and nearly all their standard hits. The singer, vocalist is Annie Haslam with a 5 octave voice who trained with an opera instructor.

[@sterlingknight9778]

I saw them at Radio City Music Hall not long after this album was released and they were using "Ashes Are Burning" for their encore. It was transporting. I am not able to hear this song without tearing up. It possesses an ethereal beauty beyond any other piece of music I have ever heard. Like the entire show, the timing and improvisation was immaculate and perfect. Annie's voice was indescribable; pure and shining. I left the show with tears pouring down my face. Unforgetable!

[@contaxman]

Still get the shivers every time I hear Annie hit that high note and I've listened to this dozens of times.

[@theatredrakul4694]

Travel the days of freedom Roads leading everywhere Come with me now and show how you care Follow the dying embers Cross on the paths that they lay Breath of the past the earths yesterday Clear your mind maybe you will find That the past is still turning Circles sway echo yesterday Ashes burning ashes burning Colours are fading starlight Silver the way to find Walking the shadows, there in our mind Changing the order slowly Leaving the mist of time Fingers are holding fragments of mine Clear your mind maybe you will find That the past is still turning Circles sway echo yesterday Ashes burning ashes burning Imagine the burning embers They glow below and above Your sins you won't remember And all you'll find there is love Ashes are burning brightly The smoke can be seen from afar So now you're seeing how far Ashes are burning the way Ashes are burning the way

[@jamesfarrell6330]

Thank you for posting I really appreciate it

[@jamesfarrell6330]

Thank you for posting I really appreciate it Love this song

[@jameskeyes9112]

I discovered this band when I was in high school, just perusing the stacks of LPs at the local record shop. I fell in love with this album, and only wished I had seen the original lineup live. It was about the time that Midas Man was released. 1977. I listened to every song on the LP 100s of times and never got tired of them. The sign of a great LP.

[@otepba7232]

yeah bass awesome lol thought was the only one did get that feeling by listening to that song an the bass

[@robmaas3428]

Got to know this great band during my college years in Middelburg, The Netherlands at a party in a student home when the host turned me on to them. I was blown away from the start by Annie's voice. Absolutely the best band I never saw live but during the years collected all their albums....

[@jukkaleskinen2582]

Thank You for the moment.

[@DeeDeeJ1354]

My brother turned me on to this song while we were all camping. he and my sister got to see them recently in NH... awesome. I loved it.

[@joelliebler5690]

One of the greatest progressive rock songs of all time!👍🏻❤️☮️🎤🎼🎸🎹🌲

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

Ethereal, moody, dark and they have a certain nuisance. They are among my favorites. I am really heavily into EARLY Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett and Rick Wright..they were extremely innovative, original and experimental. They were also unreal in a different way. I love Renaissance because their music has a certain depth to it. It just does not sound as if they were writing music just to become famous. It was quite melodic and emotional in fact. Take care all.

[@johung7894]

one of my fav. albums°!^ deepLove

[@paulomoreira9589]

great version! of a great music, a classic for all times. thanks! best album ever, also :)

[@jimyost2585]

I saw them at the Birmingham Civic Center in Birmingham Alabama in the summer of 1978. It was a memorable concert.

[@frankconte467]

What a beautiful voice!

[@Marco33185]

MASTERPIECE ... toujours aussi beau ...

[@jimryan5479]

I was at this show and it was, by far, the best show of my life!

[@markstevens6568]

Followed them since Prologue when I was about 15…….the album is their best, but they made many wonderful recordings. So underrated.

[@ottogernegro2135]

An unknown masterpiece!

[@dougwarren8569]

Played it for two grandkids and a grand-nephew who is taking lessons on bass. They were all blown away, granddaughter loved Annie’s voice, grandson loved the whole concept of a 23 minute piece of music, nephew’s eyes and ears were popping.

[@mcoyosuna4511]

the best lo mejor lo escuche en 1982 y nada lo supera ,,

[@johnyoung2701]

I saw them during this same tour at Mackie Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado (more intimate than Carnegie Hall). It is still my all time favorite live performance. Jon Camp's Rickenbacker bass solo was amazing! He was Chris Squire's only peer.

[@classymen2860]

A fabulous group. Perfect and excellent music and great poetry. Thank you for the fascinating. Pena Gil

[@joannah1477]

Saw them at the Park West in Chicago. Totally awesome.

[@Lightmane]

Annie Hazlam's voice just took me to Heaven and back, OMG!

[@gordonioni]

Had this live recording on tape - took me down many miles of highway in the western US. Magnifico. The musicians are so good and Annie has the perhaps the best female voice. Saw them Boulder CO with about 400 people - small venue was perfect.

[@mcoyosuna4511]

2016, nada se compara,,, super good,,,, meico es mi no. 9, de paises que viajo por trabajo ,,,,en 30 años esta es buena banda,,,vieja pero lo mejor del mundo,,,,,,,,

[@sterlingknight5918]

Saw them a year after this at Radio City Music Hall, another venue of the gods. There are no words, just a life changing event. Nothing before or since to compare. They really did sound this good LIVE!

[@tonymanero2147]

The vocals by Annie Haslam can't be replicated.

[@dandecastro51]

Female & male angels: Annie Aslam & Jon Anderson

[@tonycook1624]

@@dandecastro51 They come from neighbouring Lancashire towns - Bolton and Accrington - must be something in the air

[@freelancefiend66]

Just picked this up on vinyl and it sounds so damn good!

[@peaver1608]

only band I remember that did not have a lead guitarist. they didn't need one with Jon Camp on bass! my favorite song and band!

[@Firecatx66]

Best progressive rock song in it's best version. Do'nt tell me you love great music, if you do not appreciate this song.

[@terri9020]

this album made me feel love Rennaissance my freshmen year in highschool

[@paolosimonelli5653]

Terri Hampton

[@paolosimonelli5653]

Terri Hampton

[@RicherPickle]

They were fantastic and magical at 'The Joint in the Woods".

[@robmaas667]

Just fookin' SUPER AWESOME!!!

[@paulquintin3607]

Always has been a favorite piece of vinyl for me. Got my first copy while working our college radio station, and promptly wore it out…. Picked up another copy which I still have today (care of vinyl goes a long ways to keeping it sounding good). This is such a great set of performances, wish I would been able to witness it. Every member is at the top of their game, and Annie’s vocals are top shelf.

[@biagiotripodi9725]

Still such a great perfect performance

[@michaelpaul4690]

A uniquely awsome band

[@Hansse]

Wish I would have been there.

[@jeffreykoran4820]

SEEN THEM TWICE IN CONCERT... WORTH EVERY PENNY

[@irapadva]

Annie hits the note at Carnegie Hall in ‘75. A lifetime memory.

[@joseduarte8293]

Annie Haslam... The voice!... ❤

[@Lunarscape]

I saw this Live ust have been 2019 in Rio de Janeiro. And I do confess that I have a love thing with "Ashes Are Burning" like since the early 70ies So 40 years later the still emotion was there and Dunford wasnt there ! Annie is the absolute Diva of progressive rock.

[@elliscossio3376]

un pezzo stupendo senza età

[@atlasking6110]

He says: a stupendous, timeless piece.

[@susanlorenz8450]

Oh my gosh, still awesome. Heard this for the first time at Rocky Ridge Music camp 1975. Still amazing.

[@kimromanski1061]

My high school boyfriend turned me on to renaissance! So glad he did!

[@michaelrocker9000]

You got that right Steven. I was fortunate to meet her in the 70's when the band played at Radio City Music Hall

[@Jpeterson7]

Saw them 10th row center with Gentle Giant at the Riviera in Chicago. Best concert I ever saw and I've seen them all except for the Who and Zep.

[@soqquadrocaos1018]

Masterpiece

[@nancyfarrell2947]

Thank you one of the best bands ever saw them at Penns landing in Philadelphia best concert I have ever seen next to Pink Floyd at the vet in Philly So awesome!

[@bigmagic96]

Pure and beautiful, all in perfect harmony.

[@genericocorreio2994]

Great band.

[@peterfisher9286]

Brilliant live version. First time hearing it. One of my favorite groups. First heard Prologue in 1973 when vacationing after high school. Brings back great memories and is spine tinling as are most of their songs, just like I feel when listening to classical music.

[@antoineorleanz8705]

Divino manjar de notas altas y fino piano es renaissance

[@captainshadowdreamer]

britney spears could never reach such vocal power of such like an annie haslam

[@minnasulkanen5195]

1981 year when this reached my ears and all

[@cdsorvinyl]

Awesome band!

[@SurfOn]

THE BEST OF ALL TIMES, RENAISSANCE. COME TO BRAZIL!!!

[@stevebarber4191]

Jon Camp on Bass was world class as was Annies vocals So loved this group absolutely faultless

[@donaldwhittaker7987]

Outstanding

[@pelikaaann]

Annie the one and only...

[@davidbeard121]

Absolutely transcendental. How many singers of Annie's timber play with the best band possible, rather than just a vehicle for their megalomania. Greg Lake, Annie, then the list gets short.

[@RhiannonsList]

Jon Camp played lead bass - it was the lead guitar, it was their signature thing

[@douglasrepko2598]

Great band and music and the current rock music does not have the same passion and soul

[@bassguitarbill]

Best bass solo of all time and it's not even close

[@mcoyosuna4511]

saludos Alberto Marturet, compartimos en los 80, en Autin TX, se que te gusta, saludos Ibrahin....