Total Procol Harum
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Topic: Total Procol Harum
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Total Procol Harum
Date Posted: February 27 2023 at 11:48
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This is A Rum Tale of Good Captain Clack, A Salty Dog who sailed his ship, the Homburg, Beyond the Pale of Ireland, charting a Pilgrim's Progress across the vast Atlantic Ocean. The weather omens were good, and the captain always believed there's Something Magic about setting off on a long voyage when the sun Shines On Brightly upon white fluffy clouds glowing A Whiter Shade of Pale. He carried with him a Souvenir of London from the Grand Hotel to remind him of Home. He'd always had An Old English Dream to follow the route of the Conquistadors to the New World in search of gold, when often all they discovered was Fool's Gold, and Quite Rightly So. Before leaving, the captain said The Long Goodbye to his Simple Sister Mary and wished her Toujours L'amour. She kept the Home Fires burning while he was Bringing Home the Bacon away at sea. His loyal crew stocked the ship with a Kaleidoscope of Exotic Birds and Fruit baskets and All This and More besides for the long voyage ahead. The crew relieved Boredom by entertaining themselves with Whaling Stories and they all remembered the cautionary tale of The Wreck of the Hesperus, when a disastrous Power Failure led to the ship hitting rocks, and the Hesperus' crew were tossed helplessly Into the Flood and left Holding On to the ship's wreckage for dear life, when even those As Strong as Samson were About to Die.  All songs in Blue Highlights by Procol Harum  1967: Procol Harum - Procol Harum - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsKZlHvjSnF0rGn-iLZJ4OE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsKZlHvjSnF0rGn-iLZJ4OE  1968: Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtRhKh3YljL2xyEVYjZ4d66" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtRhKh3YljL2xyEVYjZ4d66 1969: Procol Harum - A Salty Dog - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvlFtifWDwD9nny_MVLowCO" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvlFtifWDwD9nny_MVLowCO 1970: Procol Harum - Home - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LssBCJxebVPuRlZneh4-Dk0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LssBCJxebVPuRlZneh4-Dk0 1971: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsnocUWFRzm_GflS9f8RiTy" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsnocUWFRzm_GflS9f8RiTy 1972: Procol Harum - Live in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtCNWuQkyzwAweJro2030iX" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtCNWuQkyzwAweJro2030iX 1973: Procol Harum - Grand Hotel - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LukG2kBQqxGUrYtjnepf2iL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LukG2kBQqxGUrYtjnepf2iL 1974: Procol Harum - Exotic Birds and Fruit - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ltinw7bx-EKP2GDqtP6Y_sM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ltinw7bx-EKP2GDqtP6Y_sM  1975: Procol Harum - Procol's Ninth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LuJKW8oPCWVJNcCRJkQkKmm" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LuJKW8oPCWVJNcCRJkQkKmm 1976: Procol Harum - Live at Rockpalast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lt1S2-cH0WEUbHbasGq6F5W" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lt1S2-cH0WEUbHbasGq6F5W 1977: Procol Harum - Something Magic - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lu9-i_95xg6VuyxAOqHW-uX" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lu9-i_95xg6VuyxAOqHW-uX 1977: Procol Harum - BBC Sight & Sound in Concert - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsYNfYua7LiGFUaXTmvztvv" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsYNfYua7LiGFUaXTmvztvv 1991: Procol Harum - The Prodigal Stranger - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv1kPkcq4W2KfHeLoqF4dda" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv1kPkcq4W2KfHeLoqF4dda 1995: Procol Harum - The Long Goodbye - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LttgVBBRnvGwKsir0RVzPqt" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LttgVBBRnvGwKsir0RVzPqt 2003: Procol Harum - The Well's on Fire - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvkLzd9s9moCQPjFDEpYdvV" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvkLzd9s9moCQPjFDEpYdvV 2004: Procol Harum - Live at Union Chapel, London - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ls6xItSLUbu9kSbXvaW1mdU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ls6xItSLUbu9kSbXvaW1mdU 2006: Procol Harum - In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsWuj3szv0ANQtF1peQEWqI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsWuj3szv0ANQtF1peQEWqI 2017: Procol Harum - Novum - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LuhV14h-Vi8khgm_YS4BTAb" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LuhV14h-Vi8khgm_YS4BTAb 1979: Gary Brooker - No More Fear of Flying - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nYxxkYfPHeVAl3C85g_L_9B4rLSucLWYI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nYxxkYfPHeVAl3C85g_L_9B4rLSucLWYI 1982: Gary Brooker - Lead Me to the Water - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mYhSQ1yykYmN3GV89MWzWQiaB527vPHtw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mYhSQ1yykYmN3GV89MWzWQiaB527vPHtw 1985: Gary Brooker - Echoes in the Night - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kn_6YzNFsAxNekOSJJr1yT1-D1ZeinkAw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kn_6YzNFsAxNekOSJJr1yT1-D1ZeinkAw 1996: The Gary Brooker Ensemble - Within Our House - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n2TbG1XnocJEOVuxwKfVaYIGq_KfU6Pvc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n2TbG1XnocJEOVuxwKfVaYIGq_KfU6Pvc 1973: Matthew Fisher - Journey's End - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5D68F55711C3031" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5D68F55711C3031 1974: Matthew Fisher - I'll Be There 1979: Matthew Fisher - Matthew Fisher - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvxZMDLoqBqYCxuaIeBMKI5XvtZNsWmYF" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvxZMDLoqBqYCxuaIeBMKI5XvtZNsWmYF 1981: Matthew Fisher - Strange Days - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI5NFomdVbM98xf38PX75DY9MmJrsqxoW" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI5NFomdVbM98xf38PX75DY9MmJrsqxoW 1990: Matthew Fisher - A Salty Dog Returns 2017: Matthew Fisher and Friends - A Pilgrim's Promise - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lMvnRpzrICE5pVzk7dTUZ4TEn8swgO1rw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lMvnRpzrICE5pVzk7dTUZ4TEn8swgO1rw 1972: Mick Grabham - Mick the Lad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkeeMJKcVI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkeeMJKcVI 1970: Liquorice John Death - Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrQ3GzE7RU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrQ3GzE7RU 1965: The Paramounts - Whiter Shades of R & B - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxWu3iPVoYQmIp5Vy_yW0MBzLo_t1lTrN" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxWu3iPVoYQmIp5Vy_yW0MBzLo_t1lTrN 1973: Robin Trower - Twice Removed from Yesterday - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsxK4ekEQYcNmTdgmKpiE3J" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsxK4ekEQYcNmTdgmKpiE3J 1974: Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtUGu4fIEFSDrPQOsL_I1TH" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtUGu4fIEFSDrPQOsL_I1TH 1975: Robin Trower - For Earth Below - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvmGOnu9SI00dp-7MUpJhOt" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvmGOnu9SI00dp-7MUpJhOt 1975: Robin Trower - Live at Winterland - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lt_o0H-6oI4e50KxIm6vX6D" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lt_o0H-6oI4e50KxIm6vX6D 1975: Robin Trower - Robin Trower Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvX374O2YsV_22I3Iyvuq61" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvX374O2YsV_22I3Iyvuq61 1976: Robin Trower - Long Misty Days - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvrfKJDqkJlDf8joOIuyHPd" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvrfKJDqkJlDf8joOIuyHPd 1977: Robin Trower - In City Dreams - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsG1iDQQjaeSntZAV-dd4Kv" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsG1iDQQjaeSntZAV-dd4Kv 1978: Robin Trower - Caravan to Midnight - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtWYY8cmI1WUhZl96MHrZ_1" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtWYY8cmI1WUhZl96MHrZ_1 1980: Robin Trower - Victims of the Fury - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ltbm2fCWopGaaJzslvz27ey" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ltbm2fCWopGaaJzslvz27ey 1980: Robin Trower - Rock Goes to College - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsO4MwcgaiitcHWJiturawd" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsO4MwcgaiitcHWJiturawd 1981: Robin Trower, Jack Bruce & Bill Lordan - B.L.T. - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvlUmCRgAAAI-mBouNYz4Bb" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvlUmCRgAAAI-mBouNYz4Bb 1982: Robin Trower, Jack Bruce & Reg Isidore - Truce - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LspGxgUHWeg8joxSeZ4ZiWi" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LspGxgUHWeg8joxSeZ4ZiWi 1983: Robin Trower - Back It Up - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsAMMZM-JJbuOOTK9uXErjC" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsAMMZM-JJbuOOTK9uXErjC 1985: Robin Trower - Beyond the Mist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvFIWuNVDEnf995Wkqznf47" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvFIWuNVDEnf995Wkqznf47 1987: Robin Trower - Passion - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LviBwI7-FYOvzzRSoyUAkJP" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LviBwI7-FYOvzzRSoyUAkJP 1988: Robin Trower - Take What You Need - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lteo1mksAjcbmdZHd6PZrty" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lteo1mksAjcbmdZHd6PZrty 1990: Robin Trower - In the Line of Fire - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lu8dpQLSdVxZekYlLZn1OQc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lu8dpQLSdVxZekYlLZn1OQc 1994: Robin Trower - 20th Century Blues - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv7kOOecRin_ftDV40iIzYd" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv7kOOecRin_ftDV40iIzYd 1997: Robin Trower - Someday Blues - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvFqf4uINyWFqNoeqnGe1HL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvFqf4uINyWFqNoeqnGe1HL 2000: Robin Trower - Go My Way - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtM8U0TPdEpG6pyJLEQZbmE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtM8U0TPdEpG6pyJLEQZbmE 2003: Robin Trower - Living Out of Time - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvUgBHG7KFf4bqsZpgH49t1" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvUgBHG7KFf4bqsZpgH49t1 2005: Robin Trower - Another Day's Blues - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvK8RgnF9ipIIhfz3k4L7wr" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvK8RgnF9ipIIhfz3k4L7wr 2005: Robin Trower - Live at Rockpalast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv9yfnFohcM7Nv4atW-wayW" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv9yfnFohcM7Nv4atW-wayW 2007: Robin Trower & Jack Bruce - Seven Moons - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LujBjU1Jl_QviXSf2iFTjPL" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LujBjU1Jl_QviXSf2iFTjPL 2009: Robin Trower & Jack Bruce - Songs from the Road - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsDuje7-ptSfV2fN7bekN4w" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsDuje7-ptSfV2fN7bekN4w 2009: Robin Trower - What Lies Beneath - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvbgRikwKZpjvMdMOImyryl" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvbgRikwKZpjvMdMOImyryl 2010: Robin Trower - The Playful Heart - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtAt9IExKtIKY7" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtAt9IExKtIKY7 2013: Robin Trower - Roots and Branches - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvYaYJpyjYLYpiMGvbeLmlK" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvYaYJpyjYLYpiMGvbeLmlK 2014: Robin Trower - Something's About to Change - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv2A21FZW4xbvfSq4t8m3Cq" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Lv2A21FZW4xbvfSq4t8m3Cq 2016: Robin Trower - Where You Are Going To - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvXrBGwYyhO0Rgqc8-qxzNC" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvXrBGwYyhO0Rgqc8-qxzNC 2017: Robin Trower - Time and Emotion - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ltuzj_58Zw8VPU1xAw08vtR" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1Ltuzj_58Zw8VPU1xAw08vtR 2019: Robin Trower - Coming Closer to the Day - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsWSC_bs71vk7W4EFHFQqPu" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsWSC_bs71vk7W4EFHFQqPu 2020: Robin Trower, Maxi Priest & Livingstone Brown - United State of Mind - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LseMCHVcx8QcL4_ErNUlLkm" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LseMCHVcx8QcL4_ErNUlLkm 1974: Geoff Whitehorn - Whitehorn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvBNV8-XuNw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvBNV8-XuNw |
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: February 27 2023 at 12:48
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1968: Shine on Brightly This one is my sure PH favourite.  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 27 2023 at 12:55
These are my Top 7 favourites, which made some Procol Harum fans go a whiter shade of pale when they saw how offbeat my list is, but then again, what's new!?  1. The Long Goodbye 2. In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra 3. The Prodigal Stranger 4. Grand Hotel 5. Procol Harum 6. Shine On Brightly 7. Something Magic |
David_D wrote:Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: February 27 2023 at 13:51
 Well that’s surely is up with your usual offbeat approach ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 27 2023 at 14:14
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^ A-ha, but I do remember you saying at the time that you agreed with my Procol Harum Top 7. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124925" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124925
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: February 27 2023 at 15:23
No problem with me here.  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 28 2023 at 06:56
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A Whiter Shade of Pale - The Story Behind the Song. |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: February 28 2023 at 06:57
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When I was very young, having idols was more like a teenage matter, but yes, times are a changin'. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 28 2023 at 08:38
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I see a lot of albums here that should be 5 stars. And a few that should be 2 stars. Lol. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 28 2023 at 09:32
I dare not even ask which albums deserve only 2 stars.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 28 2023 at 09:58
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Top Procol Tops: Debut, Shine On, Edmonton Below: Home, Barricades, Sailor the rest: (between ** and ***) the rest the pits: Worm & Tree, Prodigal Stranger (bad 80's production) Top Trower: Tops: Bridges, Twice Removed , Live, BBC sessions Below: For Earth, Misty Days Even more below: City Dreams, Caravan @ 24h, BLT The rest: (between ** and ***) the rest .
------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 01 2023 at 02:05
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1967: Procol Harum - Procol Harum - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsKZlHvjSnF0rGn-iLZJ4OE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsKZlHvjSnF0rGn-iLZJ4OE An extended version of Repent Walpurgis from Procol Harum's self-titled debut, which is quite possibly the first ever Progressive Rock album.  |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 01 2023 at 02:32
Matthew Fisher wins the court case for his share of copyright royalties due for his iconic organ solo on A Whiter Shade of Pale, which Gary Brooker mockingly describes as "A Darker Shade of Black" for justice, but was it really seventy years ago since the classic song was originally written and recorded!?? Channel 4 News seems to think so.  |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 02 2023 at 11:18
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For those who know the history of Procol Harum - named after someone's cat - the band had "overnight success" with A White Shade of Pale in 1967, but that success was around four years in the making with the birth of Gary Brooker's original band The Paramounts in 1963 and Whiter Shades of R & B.  1965: The Paramounts - Whiter Shades of R & B - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxWu3iPVoYQmIp5Vy_yW0MBzLo_t1lTrN" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxWu3iPVoYQmIp5Vy_yW0MBzLo_t1lTrN |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 03 2023 at 09:44
Procol Harum's complete, unexpurgated Beat Club performance from 1971, including studio chatter between Gary Brooker and the band.  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo8xutKdjY5I1aiScz22SyRGQaRnq7whh" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo8xutKdjY5I1aiScz22SyRGQaRnq7whh |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 06 2023 at 02:13
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Giorgio Moroder & Munich Machine - A Whiter Shade of Disco |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 06 2023 at 11:36
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My Top 10 Procol Harum Songs (in alphabetical order) Broken Barricades Grand Hotel Homburg The Long Goodbye Pilgrim's Progress Quite Rightly So Repent Walpurgis A Salty Dog Simple Sister A Whiter Shade of Pale The Long Goodbye (featuring the explosive ending to Zabriskie Point) |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 08 2023 at 04:59
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1968: Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtRhKh3YljL2xyEVYjZ4d66" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LtRhKh3YljL2xyEVYjZ4d66 Procol Harum's second album, generally regarded as their best, and Quite Rightly So. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 08 2023 at 19:30
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Just finished listening to Shine on Brightly. I gave it a 5 star review on PA, and it remains one of my favorite albums. Also extremely fond of A Salty Dog, Home, and Broken Barricades. Grand Hotel & Exotic Birds not too far behind that. Oh, and the debut record of course. So yeah, I'm a fan. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 09 2023 at 03:05
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1969: Procol Harum - A Salty Dog - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvlFtifWDwD9nny_MVLowCO" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LvlFtifWDwD9nny_MVLowCO Procol Harum's third album has a nautical theme (no kidding!) with an album cover based on Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. This was the last Procol Harum album to feature Matthew Fisher (organ) and Dave Knights (bass). |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 10 2023 at 02:59
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1970: Procol Harum - Home - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LssBCJxebVPuRlZneh4-Dk0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LssBCJxebVPuRlZneh4-Dk0 Climb aboard the Whiskey Train for Procol Harum's fourth album - the first album without Matthew Fisher and featuring the original line-up of The Parmaounts:- Gary Brooker - piano, vocals Robin Trower - guitar Chris Copping - organ, bass B.J. Wilson - drums Keith Reid - lyrics |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 10 2023 at 06:55
You're right about this album being the earliest "prog" album ever released, though back then it was probably tagged as psych. Interesting version of Repent W, but like all your YT, this is the 70's line-up, where only Wilson & Broojer are left as original members (along with Reid) ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Jacob Schoolcraft
Date Posted: March 12 2023 at 17:47
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The first three albums were innovative. They were like a teaching machine to other bands throughout Europe and America. Their ideas were unique as such having two keyboard players in 1967 and producing a Classical edge in Rock. That alone was shocking to young musicians on the national circuit. Also the addition of a poet was different for the times. Not totally different as an idea because we had Jim Morrison blending poetry in a unique way with Rock. It was definitely the Classical edge to Whiter Shade Of Pale and actually throughout their albums that seemed to stun everybody. They were magical times and when I heard them in 67' it felt ethereal and dreamy not unlike the Moody Blues. After Mathew Fisher left Procol Harum they released Home ...which I define as a dark album containing songs of gloom and doom. Some of the lyricism being disturbing and impressionable it felt as if the album differed from A Salty Dog and Shine On Brightly. Home felt like a collection of songs with dark tales. Grand Hotel is my favorite. It seemed like a return to their early style . It featured choir on T.V. Caesar and Grand Hotel. The hauntingly beautiful vocals on Fires ( Which Burnt Brightly). A Rum Tale sounded off a return to their early days when they wrote short quirky songs with haunting melodies. They always had that particular quality in their music ..for example...certain songs from Exotic Birds And Fruit...but when I heard Grand Hotel in the 70s it gave me the overall impression that they were reborn. A kind of Rebirth of the early style with the addition of choir and I was completely floored by it all. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 13 2023 at 03:44
| ^ That's a nice summation. I think they struggled to get with the seventies to some extent. By that I mean ostentatious theatrics and massive keyboard stacks were definitely not their thing. I well remember them appearing on Top Of The Pops playing Pandora's Box in 1975 and then shortly they were 'gone'. I would happily listen to all their albums up to 1975 in one sitting. Very creative but perhaps hugely underrated because of the massive success of Whiter shade of pale which casual listeners probably think is is all they did. |
Posted By: Jacob Schoolcraft
Date Posted: March 13 2023 at 10:21
Interesting points! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 10 2023 at 11:02
A special 1970 tribute to Procol Harum's lyrical genius, Keith Reid (1946-2023)  |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: April 10 2023 at 14:10
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Jawohl! Live in Munich, Germany, 1980 :- The complete "In Held Twas I" suite from the Shine on Brightly album, and yes, it really is a suite. |
Posted By: ProcolWho?
Date Posted: May 07 2023 at 23:57
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If my fellow Procoholics haven't heard , Keith Reid has passed. Not long after Gary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Reid
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: June 10 2023 at 08:13
My favourite album by Procol Harum. I just love it!  |
Posted By: Jacob Schoolcraft
Date Posted: June 14 2023 at 08:49
I really like the way this album flows. I have the deluxe version of this. I sit at the picnic table in my backyard with a bottle of imported wine and listen to this album . It's a very powerful album. I can't explain the enjoyment other than stating that it's a kind of journey. The writing is beautiful! B J Wilson plays beautifully! The way his drumming compliments the arrangements is perfect. The way in which several of the songs build and the grand endings are epic sounding. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 12 2024 at 12:46
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1971: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsnocUWFRzm_GflS9f8RiTy" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIDt_C5y1LsnocUWFRzm_GflS9f8RiTy A favourite song from Procol Harum's fifth album and the most psychedelic, chilled out piece of music they ever recorded. Song for a Dreamer (that would be me then) |
Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: July 15 2024 at 10:56
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Several examples from Grand Hotel: Toujours L'Amour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4l5zejNTN4" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4l5zejNTN4 Bringing Home the Bacon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crAwe8MiPWY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crAwe8MiPWY A Rum Tale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBcO-PEUjA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBcO-PEUjA I recommend the Gurgis Jones YouTube website! |