SAGA – The Security Of Illusion +1 [Remastered reissue 2021] HQ

In 2021, earMUSIC is celebrating SAGA’s four-decade legacy launching a reissue series exquisitely remastered and these “must own” releases will be welcome additions to the musical libraries of the Saga faithful. Their sonic trademarks – synthesizer harmonies, keyboard-guitar riffs, melodic arrangements, and the charismatic vocals of frontman Michael Sadler – have made Saga an influential rock act of the modern era.
The ninth studio album “The Security of Illusion” was originally released 1993 and marks the return of Jim Gilmour (keyboards) and Steve Negus (drums), who both had left the band in 1986. This new reunion definitely sparked new creativity into the band.
This is easily one of our favorite SAGA albums, mixing their classic style with an early ’90s American AOR sound, and now this 2021 reissue comes out of the speakers wonderfully pristine. One of the best remastering jobs we heard in a while.

During the second half of the ’80s, Saga sound tourned more AOR, mainstream rock&pop. I love this period of the band, in which they created really catchy tunes.
Well, “The Security of Illusion” blends this Eighties flavor with a slightly more progressive, slightly harder sound that awakens vivid memories to Saga classic albums from the early ’80s. You have the best of both worlds here, and the result was spectacular.

After the short intro ‘Entracte’, arrives the terrific “Mind Over Matter”, a guitar driven melodic rocker / AOR rocker which still has that characteristic, unmistakable Saga sound. This is one of the best tracks the genre has bring forth during the Nineties, no doubt about it.
You have more uptempo kickin’ songs in “Stand Up”, but the album doesn’t neglect a soft touch with the tender ballad “Alone Again Tonight” or “Voila!”, which is a nice classically-influences instrumental.

Simply put, if you love Journey’s Trial By Fire / Raised On Radio albums (who doesn’t?), you NEED “The Security Of Illusion”. For this band’s 40th anniversary reissue series on “The Security Of Illusion” we find an incredible sound quality, plus a bonus track.
One of our favorite albums of all time now remastered in all its glory.
Cult classic for many, for us, A Must Have

01 – Entracte (Remastered)
02 – Mind over Matter (Remastered)
03 – Once Is Never Enough (Remastered)
04 – Alone Again Tonight (Remastered)
05 – I’ll Leave It in Your Hands (Remastered)
06 – The Security of Illusion (Remastered)
07 – Stand Up (Remastered)
08 – Days Like These (Remastered)
09 – Voila! (Remastered)
10 – No Man’s Land (Remastered)
11 – Without You (Remastered)
BONUS TRACK:
12 – The Security of Illusion (Acoustic Version)

Michael Sadler – vocals
Ian Crichton – guitar
Jim Gilmour – keyboards
Jim Crichton – bass
Steve Negus – drums, percussion

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