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    Renaissance Time Line

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    A little too much of its time for my tastes. I purchased it because I was a "completist." Renaissance was evolving in a direction to which I never warmed.
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    Really bad.....















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    That album had a couple good songs but mostly was very weak. The one before camera camera was better.

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    Worst album by that band ....ever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jubal View Post
    Worst album by that band ....ever.
    Completely agree, but damnit, Annie imo looks super-hot on that cover!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Casey View Post
    A little too much of its time for my tastes.
    Definitely for completists only. It did not age well...sounds like a tinny 80s pop record; but I still like 2 or three of the cuts.
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    I’ve only heard “Flight,” and then only in a live version. It was not a bad song, not embarrassing, but I understand it was the only good song on the album. I have all the ones before it, though (including the two Illusion albums, if you count those).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fracktured View Post
    The one before camera camera was better.
    I love Camera Camera. It was a different sound for Renaissance, but I thought they pulled it off really well. This one, I have to agree with the majority that there are at least a couple of nice songs (including the single "Richard IX"), but otherwise it's pretty dispensable.

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    liked some of Camera Camera (title, Okichi San, Remember) but hated TL. lost interest after that.
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    "Okichi San" was by far the best track on an otherwise crappy album, and would not have been out of place on a much earlier album.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UnephenStephen View Post
    liked some of Camera Camera (title, Okichi San, Remember) but hated TL. lost interest after that.
    I remember liking "Bonjour Swansong" as well; kind of a "Northern Lights" vibe to it, imo.

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    Atrocious, like the cover.

    Anyway, I lost all interest with "Azure d'or" and never really bothered with later albums.
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    I love Azure D'Or

    Rather like 'Camera Camera'

    Not a fan of 'Time Line', but it does have one gem, 'Chagrin Boulevard'. Also, 'The Entertainer' and 'Distant Horizons' are pretty nice, the rest so-so. Songs like 'Richard The Ninth' to me pretty much suck. Maybe I'd feel differently if I heard it today, but I remember that was the song that I'm like, 'huh?'. Much of the album was written by Jon Camp, by the way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Progbear View Post
    I’ve only heard “Flight,” and then only in a live version. It was not a bad song, not embarrassing, but I understand it was the only good song on the album. I have all the ones before it, though (including the two Illusion albums, if you count those).
    'Flight' the best song on the album? I sure wouldn't say so. Give 'Chagrin Boulevard' a listen if its on youtube-its actually quite nice. 'The Entertainer' would be my 2nd choice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bill g View Post
    Much of the album was written by Jon Camp, by the way.
    And after that he was banished, never to return?

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    It has been years since I have heard it, but I remember thinking that they were trying to sound like Berlin………..and Berlin this type of music much better.

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    Would I be correct then saying this is Renaissance's Love Beach?
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    I have Timeline. It's OK but nothing like the classic albums. I have never heard Camera, Camera but would love to find a used vinyl LP. I do like Symphony of Light. Very good album.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune Blackwings View Post
    Would I be correct then saying this is Renaissance's Love Beach?
    Yes, but I'm with geezer on this one, Annie looks great in that totally-80s 'do.

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    If that hair is a genuine 80s 'do, that means the back of her head is flat. Knowing that I shall reveal my sexist bent, when you see a face like that coming towards you, the only thing you're looking at when she passes you is her ass.
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    Is an expert on 80's hair styles a thing that looks impressive on your resume?
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    This is the time period when they became more and more acoustic...unlike the Novella period where orchestra and 5 piece band shared the composition with some oddball time signatures and dreamy ambient soundscapes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rune Blackwings View Post
    Would I be correct then saying this is Renaissance's Love Beach?
    Except 'Love Beach' has a good side two. It is a very 'electric' album, perhaps more of a 'In The Hot Seat'

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