RENAISSANCE : MY FATHER'S PLACE 1974

1. Intro
2. Can You Understand ?
3. Let It Grow
4. Kiev
5. Things I Don't Understand
6. Ashes Are Burning
7. Prologue

Label : Amity Records

Venue : My Father's Place, Roslyn, New York, USA

Recording Date : April 3, 1974

Length : 58:37

Quality : FM recording (A+)

Review : This show comes from an off-air recording of a WLIR-FM radio broadcast of the complete show including the encore. The band played 5 nights at My Father's Place, Wednesday through to Sunday. They were on their second US tour, and pushing to develop an audience there. Hence there are several radio broadcast recordings from this period, such as the Ebbets Field, Denver show in August. Both broadcasts show the band having onstage and mixing problems due to the complexity of their arrangements and prominent use of acoustic piano. On this evening, the piano can be heard cutting in and out, possibly due to a dodgy microphone connection which can be heard adding crackle on the original tape (repaired here). It wasn't only the piano; vocals, bass and guitar all get lost or jump out of the mix at various points in the show. The only stable element is the drums, and even they are occasionally a little dominant. But hey, it's a live show and the band were on fire and in good spirits.