Artist : Fleesh

Album : In The Mist of Time (A Renaissance Tribute)

Release Date : 08-05-2020

Added : 19-06-2020

For regulars of myprogmusic, you probably know that I appreciate the Brazilian group of 'Fleesh' with several chronicles already written for a year already with 'Live at Carioca Progfestival' at the end of 2019 , 'Versions I' in 2019 and 'Across The Sea' in 2019 and on the other hand that the 'Renaissance' band is also very dear to me for several decades (see chronicle of the very beautiful live 'A Symphonic Journey'). So when the duo 'Gabby Vessoni' / 'Celo Oliveira' released an album of 'Renaissance' covers, I'm necessarily fullfilled with this 'In The Mist of Time (A Renaissance Tribute)' which was also richly endowed with 20 tracks for almost 2 hours of listening.

The Brazilians embarked on the long career of the British with to start the start of 'Renaissance' with their first albums and the very beginning with the cover of 'Island' released already 51 years ago and which has not a wrinkle, then all the emblematic titles starting with 'Bound for Infinity' and 'Spare Some Love' from the album 'Prologue' of 1971, then 3 of the 5 compositions from the album 'Ashes Are Burning' with the long developments 'Can You Understand?' and 'Ashes are Burning'. All major albums are represented and we can quote the very beautiful versions of 'Day of the Dreamer', 'Ocean Gypsy', 'Things I Don’t Understand' or 'Trip to the Fair'. And, as usual, it's not pale copies of the originals but Gabby and Celo appropriate the compositions and brilliantly transform all these legendary titles into a version in which 'Gabby Vessoni' has her own vocal personality and moves us deeply as always.

In summary, this album of covers of the Brazilians of 'Fleesh' is a very beautiful tribute to the English of 'Renaissance' and allows us to immerse ourselves in these magnificent compositions which have accompanied us throughout decades between 1970s and 2000s and which should appeal not only to fans of 'Fleesh' and 'Renaissance' but to a large audience who like a sensitive, imaginative and poetry-filled progressive...

Line Up / Musicians

Gabby Vessoni (Vocal), Celo Oliveira (All Instruments)