In the mid 70's they made their way to England, the birthplace of their musical roots, in an attempt to establish themselves in the land of their musical heroes. And though they garnered considerable critical acclaim from the music press of the day, the deteriorating national economic climate in England forced them to leave before they could achieve their goal. In the late summer of 1975 the original lineup dissolved.
Fortunately for the music world, their permanent retirement was
not to be. In early 1999, after a decade of watching the Internet - driven
International Progressive Music Scene grow, the original members of Glass
decided that perhaps the world had now caught up with them. Meetings ensued
throughout that year, old master tapes resurfaced, archiving was done
and the resulting triumph was the CD "No Stranger to The Skies"
on their own independent label Relentless Pursuit Records. The album is
a brilliant retrospective that includes material spanning the length of
their early career. The CD set has done so well that in May of 2004, the
French Progressive label Musea Records re-released it worldwide through
retailers and major online music sources such as Amazon.com. In the time
since their reformation Glass has also been asked to play several of the
world's major Progressive Festivals such as BajaProg in Mexicali, Mexico
(where they performed in 2002 and 2004!) and the Progman Cometh Festivals
in Seattle in 2002 and 2003 and they also performed at the inaugural ProgWest
Festival in 2001. Additionally, Glass completed
work on their first new studio album in 27 years in 2005. Entitled Illuminations
it was released by Musea Records in September of that year as one of their three Selections
of the Month. It is available now at the bands Arcadia Web Store at:
Arcadia Web Store .
Glass has also returned from their first European Tour this past November to support their new Musea release "Glass Live at Progman Cometh" It is available as well at the bands Arcadia Web Store.
GLASS has come a long way in reaching their dream. And with the
release of "Glass Live at Progman Cometh" and a European Tour under their belts, they seem poised at the brink of the larger
success they have so long deserved. We invite you to come along on this
part of their journey . . .
DISCOGRAPHY:
No Stranger To The Skies - GLASS (RELENTLESS PURSUIT RECORDS RD4128)
No Stranger To The Skies Vol III GLASS (RELENTLESS PURSUIT RECORDS RD 4128 III)
No Stranger To The Skies (re-release) GLASS (MUSEA RECORDS FGBG 4516.AR)
Illuminations GLASS (MUSEA RECORDS FGBG 4594.AR)
Glass Live At Progman Cometh - GLASS (MUSEA RECORDS FGBG 4736.AR)