For months, thousands of Saga fans have been asking themselves anxiously: how will the band sound after vocalist Michael Sadler’s departure? Before going into any more detail, let’s answer the big question: on their latest album, The Human Condition, Saga still sound unmistakably like Saga but with a big dash freshness. The essential elements of the sound which the band has continuously developed over decades, their rocking attitude, haunting melodies, virtuoso solo passages and intelligent arrangements, haven’t changed one bit in 2009. And what is more: the band members, Ian Crichton (guitar), Jim Crichton (bass, keyboards) and Jim Gilmour (keyboards) have used the recent line-up change for an artistic evolution of their expressive means. To cut a long story short: The Human Condition is 100% Saga, and much more. Or, as Ian Crichton comments: “It’s still us, of course with a different twist, some of the ideas on the CD are more prog than before.”

2007 was a very special year in the history of the legendary Canadian rock band SAGA. On the one hand they celebrated their 30th anniversary with a huge European tour, on the other hand co-founder and singer Michael Sadler declared his exit from SAGA in order to spend more time with his family and new born son.

2007 was a very special year in the history of the legendary Canadian rock band SAGA. On the one hand they celebrated their 30th anniversary with a huge European tour, on the other hand co-founder and singer Michael Sadler declared his exit from SAGA in order to spend more time with his family and new born son.

2007 was a very special year in the history of the legendary Canadian rock band SAGA. On the one hand they celebrated their 30th anniversary with a huge European tour, on the other hand co-founder and singer Michael Sadler declared his exit from SAGA in order to spend more time with his family and new born son.