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| | Amazon.ca: Crusader: Music: Chris De Burgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) |
 | | But just before that point, in 1979, he released what many to this day consider his masterpiece; the album most pointedly embodying the tradition in which, if interviews he gave at the time were to be believed, he saw himself. |
 | | But the album's piece de resistance is its title track, an (especially considering the time of its release) epic, nine-minute long tale retelling the story of Richard the Lionheart's crusade; beginning quietly but rising to dramatic heights as the enemies face each other over Jerusalem, and yet, ending on a quiet, pensive note. |
 | | But even for those of us who think he later sold out, there are still his first four albums -- and particularly this one - to turn to for enchantment, comfort, and exceptional storytelling... |
| www.amazon.ca /Crusader-Chris-Burgh/dp/B000094AMT (503 words) |
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