Saga - Generation 13 (1995)

Posted By: Andi_Deris
Date: Sept. 8, 2015

Saga - Generation 13 (1995)
XLD Rip | FLAC: Image+Cue+Log | 470 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 163 Mb | Scans | 137 Mb | Time: 01:08:49
Genre: Progressive Rock, Neo-Prog, Arena Rock | Label: Polydor GmbH | Cat.№: 527 770-2

Saga's 1995 release sets a turning point in the band's sound. It's the middle 90s with grunge and alternative metal as the main players in the world of music. By the end of the 80's Saga decided to change their sound to a more radio-friendly pop/rock sound; that endured right until 1995, when the band decided to make this extraordinary conceptual and progressive rock album.

Generation 13 is the best album since Worlds Apart, and brings Saga back to his roots. Generation 13 is one of the most spectacular albums ever devised in the 90s. It's a conceptual album with 25 tracks and tells the story of social misfit "Sam" and his adventures. The album almost never stops with the music flowing from track to track. Like any concept album, this album works better as a whole rather than with individual highlights. The storyline is wonderfully written, inspired in part by the book "13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?" by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss. All the characters have a clear intent to contribute to the story, there's "no waste" in this album, with characters such as "Jeremy", "Morty" or "Sam's New Friend". The sound effects are brilliant, creating the right atmosphere for the mysterious side of this album; all the instrumental transitions between tracks are very well designed and includes spoken parts from the characters of the story. Lyrically, this album is really innovative for Saga's discography, the lyrics are dark and introspective, most of them have the intent to transmit the dark side of "Sam", and most of the story goes through the characters problems and social affairs. Another very positive aspect of Generation 13 is the sound effects and experimental side of the album, Saga innovate their sound into something never done by the band; the album production and sound dynamics are brilliantly designed, making it the best album produced in the band's discography. This album can build a feeling of togetherness and bond with the listener; all the emotions are very well transmitted. This album can make you think, it was made to reflect about opportunity, failure, life and hope.

This 1995 iconic album was wonderfully designed and composed; it's one of the best albums in the 90s. Somehow it brings to mind the progressive rock album classic The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis. This album is one of the most spectacular and innovative works in the level of concept, instrumental and technicality, production and group performance. It's a joy for any progressive rock fan, and of course for any Saga fan. written by AndMetalForAll



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Track Listing

01. Changes Are #1 (01:42)
02. Generation 13 (Theme #1) (02:42)
03. All Will Change (Goodbye und Good Luck) (06:04)
a) The Cross (Home #3)
04. Danger Whistle (05:19)
a) Leave Her Alone
05. I'll Never Be Like You #1 (01:20)
a) "My Name Is Sam" (Finding a Friend)
06. The 13th Generation (04:27)
07. The Cross (02:03)
08. The Learning Tree (04:58)
09. I'll Never Be Like You (Once Again) (03:59)
10. Snake Oil (06:05)
a) We Hope You're Feeling Better (The Test)
11. "My Name Is Sam" (Your Time Is Up) (02:36)
12. Generation 13 (Theme #2) (02:39)
13. Where Are You Now? (05:35)
a) "Screw Em"
14. No Strings Attached (05:20)
15. All Will Change (It's Happening To Me) (02:00)
16. The Victim (02:59)
17. One Small Step (07:16)
a) Sam's New Friend
b) We Hope You're Feeling Better
18. Changes Are #2 (01:36)

Produced by Jim Crichton

The Band

• Michael Sadler - lead vocals, pipe organ
• Ian Crichton - guitars
• Jim Gilmour - keyboards, backing vocals, clarinet
• Jim Crichton - bass
• Steve Negus - drums, percussion
• Mary Newland - backing vocals on "We Hope You're Feeling Better"
Orchestrations: Richard Baker & The Panorama City Philharmonic

Notes

Epiloge

Optimism, hope and a belief in constant Progress have been cornerstones of the American Dream for more than 200 years. To the extent that the 20th Century has been called the American century, this notion of Progress could well be seen as the greatest Icon of our Age. Yet as we approach the 21st Century there is a definite sourness, a Growing Anxiety that this icon, this great Locomotive is going off the rails. Are we really better off today than our grandparents generation? What lies ahead for our grandchildren? How will they view all of this so called Progress in fifty years time? What have we left for them?

What's more the suspicion exists that the whole notion of Perpetual Progress may have been a ruse all along to keep us reaching into our back pockets, to keep us madly consuming in the present without any regard to the future consequences of our actions. Merchants of Myth have amassed fortunes selling us products we think we want. We are Over-Consuming to the point where there is a dangerous possibility that the Ecological Fallout may be irreversible. As if the enviromental pollution wasn't bad enough it is even more frightening to contemplate the damage and degradation to our Collective Psyche. The purveryors of fantasy and popular culture have anesthesized us to Violence and Horror and created a culture of Information Anxiety where we are overwhelmed by gigabytes of Data. Like Magicians at work, they've had us all looking "over there" while the real stuff's been happening "over here". The "over here" is now on our doorsteps, in our backyards, in our broken families,in our violent schoolhouses…our collapsing planet.
But who are these Magicians? Are they predators perpetrating a great crime against an Innocent Prey? It's so easy to play the blame game…to become a Victim…but surely it is Us. We are all accountable. It's time to stop complaining and try to focus.

How are we going to restore sanity to this great Genetic Experiment?
How will you?

The 13th Generation is here…..



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