One of their best imo
I don't understand the griping about the cover. It's no worse than other Renaissance covers which are pretty bland.
AAB (by Hipgnosis)
SaOS (by Hipgnosis)
Novella
I bought "Prologue" without any knowledge of the band just because I liked the cover (by Hipggnosis) and it's the only one I actually like.
However, it bears no relationship to the music on the album.
To me that's a little like falling off of the wagon after "The Yes Album" or "Fragile", as I feel tracks such as "Scheherazade", "Can You Hear Me?", "Touching Once", "Opening Out/Day of the Dreamer", "Northern Lights" (yes, even a short one) and "A Song For All Seasons" are their masterpieces. To each his own, of course.
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Really, who cares about covers? Song for All Seasons is probably my favorite, or second favorite behind Scheherazade, of the studio albums - I much prefer the live albums though.
Hipgnosis covers are notoriously poor for many prog acts..
Yes GFTO and Tormato
Genesis ATTWT
I often wonder how much input the groups had in these covers.
While I'm not crazy about the covers for GFTO or Tormato, I've always liked the cover of ATTWT. It's really moody, and makes me think of late summer or early autumn evenings around dusk specifically. I think it's a perfect fit for the music, even though I realize this probably puts me in the minority.
I came to this one late myself, but as others mention it is quite good.
I like this one they did for the Nice's Elegy.
I find Tormato cover pretty good.. Much better than GFTO.
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always loved the title track - one of my all time favorite prog epics. and the album as a whole has a much harder edge to it with Dunford playing a lot of electric guitar. more of a rock album than the softer acoustic based stuff they were doing before.
and come to think of it, ASFAS was only 1 of 2 albums they recorded with the classic lineup following Novella so i'd say Song was the best (the other being Azure). Camera Camera had its moments (title track, Okichi San) but after that, downhill all the way.
"She said you are the air I breathe
The life I love, the dream I weave."
Unevensong - Camel
Doesn't make him any more right (or wrong) than I, as far as feelings the artwork evokes. Especially considering what I said was that it reminds me of "late summer or early autumn evenings around dusk specifically."
Sheesh.
It's the way the sky looks, sunset with clouds, against the black background of the landscape. That is what early autumn looks like where I live.
I don't remember A Song For All Seasons, yet I have the CD. Asure D'Or is good, but not my fave. I always ranked as most impressive two albums of theirs - Ashes Are Burning and Novella.
Dig the album. Dig the cover.
Btw, ATTWT has a fantastic cover, IMO. That sky is positively haunting.
Albums covers are part of the gesamtkunstwerk.
Always thought this was overall one of their finer releases. Yes, 'She Is Love' is poor, (imo) but most of the rest is anywhere from nice to really good. While not being the best song on the album, I always viewed 'Back Home Once Again' as an improved version of 'Carpet of the Sun', the latter never being one of my favorites, maybe I'm missing something? But, like others have said, the first two and last two are outstanding. And what's wrong with the cover? I always thought it conveyed a very nice mood.
Strong album, on par with Novella IMO. Even Azure d'Or has its moments.
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