''Network'' is the sixteenth
studio album by
Canadian
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rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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band
Saga, released in the fall of 2004. A two-disc version was released on November 8, 2005, comprising the original CD and a DVD containing a
5.1 mix of the original album.
It is the only Saga album to feature drummer Christian Simpson, who had replaced original drummer
Steve Negus
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.
Concept
''Network'' appears to be a partial
concept album about
television
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; the opening number is entitled "On the Air", and it features songs like "Keep It Reel" and "Live at Five", which make references to television programming. In addition, the cover artwork features a television set depicting five earlier Saga covers on the screen (the
debut album prominently in the middle,
Images at Twilight top left,
Silent Knight
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bottom right,
Full Circle bottom left and
House of Cards
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top right). On the back cover, the song titles were prefaced with "Channel 1", "Channel 2", "Channel 3" and so on, recalling the Chapters series that had closed with the previous album,
Marathon.
Track listing
Credits
;Saga
*Michael Sadler –
vocals
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*Jim Crichton –
bass
*Ian Crichton –
guitar
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*Jim Gilmour –
keyboards, vocals
*Christian Simpson –
drums
;Production
*Produced by Jim Crichton
*Engineered by Jim Crichton
*Mixed by Jim Crichton assisted by Michael Sadler
*Recorded and Mixed at Sound Image Studios, Van Nuys, California
*Additional recording done at:
**Dangling Carrot Studios, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
**Good Sheppard Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
**Canyon Studios, Malibu Canyon, California, USA
*Mastered by Brian Foraker, Autumnwood Mastering, Nashville, TN
*Cover Concept by Jim Crichton
*Cover Design by Penny Crichton for Imagestockaid
Charts
References
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Saga (band) albums
2004 albums
SPV/Steamhammer albums
Inside Out Music albums
Concept albums