''The Chapters Live'' is a

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band

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that was recorded in 2003, released in 2005. It is the last live recording to feature drummer Steve Negus.

Details

The album compiles all 16 "Chapter" songs in live format in its correct order, which were originally released over eight studio albums starting in 1978 and concluding in 2003. The studio versions were released over a 25-year period in a mixed-up order to create a conceptual puzzle.

Concept

The story was inspired by the

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, and the preservation of

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's brain, which was kept by Thomas S. Harvey, M.D. There are also

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, such as

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being concerned with humanity's self-destruction, and the resurrection of the dead through technology.

Track listing

Personnel

* Michael Sadler – lead vocals, except on "No Regrets (Chapter 5)" and "Not This Way (Chapter 10)", keyboards * Ian Crichton – guitars * Jim Gilmour – keyboards, clarinet (on Disc one title 5), backing and lead vocals on "No Regrets (Chapter 5)", "Not This Way (Chapter 10)" and first and last part of "Worlds Apart (Chapter 16)". * Jim Crichton – bass, bass keyboards *

Steve Negus Stephen William Negus (born February 19, 1952) is a Canadian drummer, songwriter, who was a member of the progressive rock band Saga for twenty-six years. In the late 80s, he and keyboardist Jim Gilmour left Saga and formed GNP (Gilmour Negus ...

– drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapters Live, The Saga (band) albums 2005 live albums Inside Out Music live albums