this is for pikpen, because of your line of work. I thought this was a interesting side note. The second album [ Animal note ] was originally written as a Rock opera about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which John Palumbo was enthralled with after seeing them while touring Canada. The record label said they would not allow it. The only track that made it to album was [ Rangers at midnight ]
Iād heard that somewhere before, about the rock opera. I would love to hear the rest of what was supposed to complete the opera.
I just listedned to the complete Neruda album by Red Rider which is touted as āprogyā. No so much prog but fun
No kiddinā¦
Funny I recall thinking on a couple of those tracks thinking they were rather rock opera-ish.
There ya go.
I love music stories.
There used to be a trivial pursuit game called Rock Trivia - I still have it. Me and my musician buddies played the heck outa that game. We played often enough that Iām sure we repeated all the questions a couple times over. I still remember we had to sharpie correct one that was WRONG. - What city was the song Lights by Journey about? The game answer had it as L.A. Nuh-uh.
Ah yes, Human Race had a bit of airplay in the day - Can Con regulations make sure radio was at least 35% Canadian Content - fortunately that was never a problem as we have boatloads of great Canuck music. Not a bad album - not worthy of too many regular spins. I always thought of it as the āCheck out our finger walkinā dude on BASSā album. As Far As Siam is my favorite Red Rider Tom-get-a-farkin-haircut-Cochrane album. 
He went pretty pop after this album. But hey, thatās where the money is.
After your post I spun it again today. 
Neruda - art work by Hugh Syme - Wikipedia THAT dude and appreciate the scope of his work! (If youāre as big of a Rush fan as i am - youāll recognize that name)
I recall that because with vinyl, I used to read the covers & jackets over & over while I listened and thatās why I can recite who played solos, where it was recorded, who engineered it, who did the art work, who all the musicians were, who wrote, who co-wrote, how long the songs are (close-ish) half of the people who were special thankād and yet I canāt remember why I just walked over to my tool box. I donāt miss vinyl one iota but I sure miss the tradition of full examination of the album covers.
Like the time I was once again perusing the Moody Blues Long Distance Voyager with its busy detailed art depicting the minstrel flavored 1840 Thomas Webster āPunchā painting and THIS time noticed the satellite in the skyā¦
WHOAAAAH! 
San Fran
I used to do the same. Read all covers, notes and lyrics.
I buy Japanese Mini LPās when I can to get that!
Some was the cover artist and I think played keys?
Full Circle is my fav front to back Saga (studio) album - yours?
Of the new ones, Full Circle I agree. They went back to their original style.
If I can only pick one, it would be Saga (the self titled first album). It gave us The Perfectionist, Humble Stance and How Long which were in constant rotation in our local (back then) rock station āAlpha Rock 106ā.
BTW, they were live in Caracas Venezuela yesterday.
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Thanks for the post. Iāll be listening to it tomorrow. Iāve been waiting for something new from them.
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Sure. I just received it tonight, the Blu-ray version of the concert. Well-executed musicianship, however, sadly foreclosed by inadequate sound-quality.
Another, quite wonderful, serendipitous find for me this year is Caligulaās Horse, with their most recent release. Bandcamp provides a high-resolution version of the album.
Have we listened to the new release from Airbag?
Just emerged on BandCamp:
Caligulaās Horse on Audiotree Live.
Heard a new Caligulaās Horse release this morning.
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After having not seen it in years, I spent the last couple days at work triple screening Watersā Wall Live at Berlin DVD. (My poor but tolerant neighbors ā good thing Iām in an industrial area) The amazing Rick De Fonsi and legendary sound and style of Snowy White on guitar, Thomas Dolby, Paul Carrack, Van Morrison, The Scorpions, Bryan Adams, Garth Hudson on multi instruments, Michael Kamen conducting the orchestraā¦ā¦ And then I forgot the bit parts by the (overtly recognizable) Tim Curry, Marianne Faithful and Albert Finney. I can only imagine the sense of pride, joy and accomplishment at the post concert gathering of the musicians and all the folk who pulled it off.
How they pulled that off ā the great sound, visuals, audio insertions, changes, multiple people, stages, props, HUGE inflatables, sets, rapellers, choirs, cars, costumes, pyro, film gear, limos and motorcycles, ambulances and all (seemingly) without a hitch. (Waters DOES nearly knock over his mic stand a couple times). I mean, YOU try mixing a full military band into a live outdoor show. There should be a documentary on the making of that masterpiece. How many mics, amps, what kind of gear ā I wanna KNOW! Two of my Canuck friends were there and although they said they couldnāt really see anything, or hear much, and the bathroom situation was apparently pretty bleak ā they were THERE!!!
The performances by Joni Mitchell, Cindi Lauper, and Sinead OāConnor are truly near tear inducing. Some of Lauperās soloing bits at the end are shiver worthy.
If you havenāt seen it in a while ā it might be time again.
Waters looks so youngā¦
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I have that DVD. Iāve probably watched it 4-5 times in the past. I have read that it is the most expensive life music concert ever produced, and that Waters lost money, but never regretted doing it. Even while you are watching it, you canāt believe itās a real thing that someone actually pulled off. I think itās time for a rewatch.
I decided to scroll back to the beginning of the forum , start over checking out all of the tracks and Bands listed. I found this album on tidal THR33. I really like the instrumental fusion tracks, but my favorite is the above mentioned , Hanging on. Beautiful vocals and Lyrics, plus the guitar and hammond organ. I was thinking the whole time about Grayson Murray who couldnāt hang on any longer last Friday.