Saga
The Montreal Forum
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
February 26, 1984
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 6 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
Lineage: FM Recording > Sony Tape Deck > Master Copy > Audacity > Flac Level 6 16bit
01 On The Loose
02 Humble Stance
03 Perfectionist
04 Compromise
05 Catwalk
06 Ice Nice
07 The Flyer
08 Time's Up
09 Wind Him Up
10 Scratching The Surface
11 It's Time
12 Pitchman
13 Don't Be Late
14 You're Not Alone
15 A Briefcase (Drum Solo)
16 Careful Where You Step
Michael Sadler – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Jim Crichton – Bass, Keyboards
Ian Crichton – Guitar
Jim Gilmour – Keyboards, Vocals, Clarinet, Harmonica
Steve Negus – Drums
For this segment of our Salute To Progressive Rock Bands we have a show from Canadian Rockers Saga. Saga comes from the same musical waters as Kansas, Electric Light Orchestra, Supertramp, Asia, Ambrosia, Styx, Journey before Steve Perry, Phil Collins era Genesis, Trevor Rabin era Yes and many others. A style of Progressive Rock disowned by Prog-Rock Purists and insultingly called Pomp-Rock or Pomp-Prog. Progressive Rock with a distinct lean towards radio airplay and hitting the charts. This was to be done without sacrificing musicianship. A fine line just ask Carl Palmer about Love Beach.
Saga scored a couple Top 20 Singles. "Wind Him Up" hit #7 in Germany, "On The Loose" hit #2 in USA, and "The Flyer" hit #19 in the USA. All 3 of those songs were in heavy rotation on early era MTV. A lot of bands profited from the fact that MTV didn't have a lot of videos to play . Meaning if you had a video it made it on the air. Those 3 videos from Saga made me seek out their albums, which I still listen to (the vinyl yes JD). This tape shows a little age, but is an enjoyable listen. I do have a couple more Saga show that I will be posting in the future.
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