Generation 13 Explained
Generation 13 should not be confused with Generación del 13.
| Generation 13 |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Saga |
| Cover: | Saga generation 13.jpg |
| Released: | 26 June 1995[1] |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Genre: | Progressive rock |
| Length: | 68:50 |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Jim Crichton |
| Prev Title: | Steel Umbrellas |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Pleasure & the Pain |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
Generation 13 is the eleventh studio album by Saga.
Concept
Generation 13 is a concept album, written by bassist Jim Crichton, which is inspired by the 1993 book 13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? by American authors Neil Howe and William Strauss.[2] The book says people born between 1961 and 1981 are America's 13th generation, with a generation occurring every 20 –25 years from the American Revolution.
Personnel
- Musicians
- 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 (24)
- Players
- Jeremy / Michael Sadler
- Morty / Roger Sommers
- The Father (As a teenager & Mr. Monger) / Michael Sadler
- The Barker (At the carnival) / Steve Negus
- Jeremy's Sister / Penny Crichton
- The Orphanage Master / Michael Sadler
- The "80's" Ghosts / The Goodnight LA-Bv's
- The Amateur Show Host / Michael Sadler
- Sam's New Friend / Christopher Crichton
- Sam (On a good day) / Jim Gilmour
- Sam (On a bad day) / Roger Sommers
- Sarcastic Sam / Jim Crichton
- The Psychiatrist / Roger Sommers
- Java Joe / Jim Crichton
References
- AllMusic [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r219189|pure_url=yes}} Generation 13 > Overview], Accessed 6 December 2009
- Web site: Saga – Generation 13. Joakim Jahlmar & Hester Stasse. dprp.net. 19 May 2002.
