Saga
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Biography
[Edit]Over the course of a career that's spanned five decades, Saga have established themselves as one of Canada's most successful progressive rock bands, and have found a loyal, international audience for their ambitious music. Saga was formed in Oakville, Ontario by bassist and keyboard player Jim Crichton, and singer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Michael Sadler; Crichton had been a latter-day member of Toronto rockers Fludd and when he struck up a friendship with Sadler, they began writing songs. Crichton recruited fellow Fludd alumni Steve Negus (drums) and Peter Rochon (keyboards), as well as his brother, Ian Crichton (lead guitar), and the first lineup of Saga was complete, with the new band making their live debut in June 1977. From the outset, Saga was committed to playing original material their own way, and with close to 30 songs already in their repertoire, Saga went into the studio to record an album six months after their first show. The self-financed project was picked up for release by the Canadian branch of Polygram Records, and Saga's self-titled debut was released in June 1978; the album also featured two songs in what would become known as "The Chapters," a non-sequential song cycle which formed a futuristic narrative spread out over several albums. The album sold well in Canada and did surprisingly well in Germany as an import item, and Polygram signed the band to an international deal. For Saga's second album, 1979's Images at Twilight (which spawned a minor hit single in Canada, "It's Time"), Greg Chadd replaced Peter Rochon, and on 1980's Silent Knight, Chadd was out and Jim Gilmour became the band's new keyboard player. Silent Knight sold well in Canada, and Saga's next effort, 1981's Worlds Apart, would be their international breakthrough; produced by Rupert Hine, the album featured a major hit single in "On the Loose" ("Wind Him Up" also reached the Top 40), and earned platinum sales awards in Canada and the United States; the tour that followed produced a live album, 1982's In Transit. 1983's Heads or Tales also sold well, if not as well as its predecessor, and featured another successful single, "The Flyer," while 1985's Behaviour included the hit "What Do I Know." However, Behaviour was Saga's last album with Hine as producer, and their next effort, 1987's Wildest Dreams, found Gilmour out of the band and Steve Negus replaced by session drummer Curt Cress. Gilmour and Negus formed the Gilmour-Negus Project, and Saga went on hiatus following 1989's The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes, which was a commercial disappointment. In 1993, Saga returned with their classic lineup — Sadler, the Crichton Brothers, Gilmour, and Negus — for a new album, The Security of Illusion. The album marked a return to the more purely progressive style of Saga's early work, and while it didn't fare well on the Canadian or American sales charts, it sold well in Germany, Sweden, and Scandinavia, where the group had developed a passionate following, and from this point onward, Saga would focus most of their touring and promotional efforts on these markets as well as their native Canada. In 1994, Saga wrote and recorded musical scores for a short-lived American television series, Cobra; this music would become the basis of the 1994 album Steel Umbrellas. 1995's Generation 13 was that prog rock staple, a concept album, and in 1997, as the band celebrated their 20th anniversary, they released two discs — a new studio set, Pleasure and the Pain, and an archival release, Phase 1, which collected demo recordings of the songs from Images at Twilight. In 2001, the band scored an unexpected hit single in Canada with "Money Talks," an acoustic-flavored tune from the album House of Cards. In 2003, Steve Negus left Saga, and Christian Simpson became the band's new drummer, making his recorded debut on the 2004 album Network. Simpson only lasted two years with Saga, and in 2005, Brian Doerner, formerly of Helix, took over behind the drums. More surprising for many fans was the announcement by Michael Sadler that he would leave Saga at the end of 2007, citing the stress of traveling and a desire to spend more time with his family. Rob Moratti, ex-Final Frontier, was tapped to become Saga's new singer, and he appeared on their 2009 album The Human Condition. In 2011, Saga announced that Michael Sadler had rejoined the lineup, with major tours of Europe and Scandinavia in the works.
Title: Live In Hamburg (Limited Edition) (CD1)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Contact: Live In Munich
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Live In Hamburg (Limited Edition) (CD2)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes (2015 Edition)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Heads or Tales (Live)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, World Music
Title: Pleasure & The Pain (2015 Edition)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Pleasure And The Pain
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Worlds Apart Revisited (Live)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Best Of Saga Now & Then The Collection 1978-Infinity (CD2)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Progressive Rock
Title: Midgård (Pro Patria 3) / Midgard (Pro Patria 3)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Security of Illusion (2015 Edition)
Artist: Saga
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal
Collections
Title: Goa Culture, Vol. 9
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Goa, Vol. 46 (Compiled by DJ ShaMane)
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Black Grove 401 Records Compilation, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Afro Star Collaboration
Genre: Pop, Alternative
Title: My Son
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Vuuv Festival Compilation 2012
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Bridging the Gap - Compiled by Dynamic Range
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Central Point of Trancesphere 2
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Уличный Рэп / Ulicnyj Rep
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul
Title: Best of Psy Trance
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Trancendance: Prologue (Compiled By Boom Shankar)
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Harmonic Spectrum
Genre: Electronica, Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Goa X, Vol. 15 - Moonlight Edition
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: You Are We - Compiled By Spinal Fusion
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Рэп От Лэйбла 100PRO / Rep Ot Lejbla 100PRO
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul
Title: RAP На 100, Ч. 9 / RAP Na 100, C. 9
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul
Title: 324 Records Va Winter 2014
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The W.A.B - Western Afro Bangers
Genre: New Age, Alternative
Title: Rise (The Box Set)
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 100% Rock CD 2
Genre: Rock
Title: 100% Rock CD 6
Genre: Rock
Title: Initial D Fourth Stage Music Complete Box CD3
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Goa Culture Vol. 9 (CD2)
Genre: Psychedelic Trance, Goa Trance, Psychedelic
Title: Audiophile Vol. 11 - Power Beats
Genre: World Music
Title: Armada Top 15 2014-05
Genre: Uplifting House, Trance
Title: Trance Hits Top 20 2014-06
Genre: Uplifting House, Trance
Title: Kucshel Klassik Vol. 6 (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Rock'n'Roll Children (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Oh What A Feeling
Title: Rock [R] Evolution (Prog Rock) (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1980 (CD12)
Title: Rock Collection 1980 (CD14)
Title: Rock Collection 1980 (CD9)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Post Punk, Punk Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal
Title: Rock Collection 1980 (CD6)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Post Punk, Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1980 (CD8)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Progressive Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Pop
Title: Tales Of The Unexpected 3 (Mixed By Hardfloor) (CD2)
Genre: Techno
Title: Solo Novedades 2016
Genre: Pop
Title: Vuuv Festival
Genre: Psychedelic
Title: Superlatinos 2016 (CD1)
Genre: Latin
Title: Superlatinos 2016 (CD2)
Genre: Latin
Title: Supervivientes 2016
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: KuschelRock 30 (CD2)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, New Wave, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: KuschelRock Vol. 30 (CD2)
Title: 50 Latin Hits 2016
Genre: Pop
Title: YSE In The Box Vol. 11
Genre: Psychedelic Trance, Goa Trance, Psychedelic
Title: 101 70s Rock Anthems 5CD (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Y. S. E. In The Box Vol. 11
Genre: Progressive Trance, Psychedelic
Title: Hard Dance Anthems Vol. 15
Title: Blank & Jones Present So80s (So Eighties) Vol. 12
Genre: New Wave, Italo Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk, Classical
Title: Rock In The City (Vol. 02) (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Dancefloor Fire Vol. 12
Genre: Garage, House, Acid House, Industrial, Electro, EBM
Title: Rock Matrix (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: New Found Home: Rebel Rock Review (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: I Prefer Rock (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Indie
Title: 80s Complete (800 Tracks From 80s) (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: You Are We - compiled by Spinal Fusion
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Защитникам Отечества / Zasitnikam Otecestva
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Punk Rock
Title: House Party ADE Sampler 2018
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Chansons Populaires Suédoises (Mono Version)
Artist: Birgit Bergström / Birgit Bergstrom
Genre: Folk
Title: Não Tenho Tempo (SaGa! Remix) / Nao Tenho Tempo (SaGa! Remix)
Artist: Jimmy Maximus
Genre: Electronica