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longliverockback · 7 years

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Procol Harum Secrets of the Hive 2007 Salvo ————————————————— Tracks CD One: 01. A Whiter Shade of Pale 02. A Christmas Camel 03. Quite Rightly So 04. Long Gone Geek 05. All This and More 06. Whisky Train 07. Broken Barricades 08. Simple Sister 09. A Salty Dog 10. Fires (Which Burn Brightly) 11. Bringing Home the Bacon 12. Beyond the Pale 13. Nothing But the Truth 14. Something Magic 15. Holding On 16. Into the Flood 17. An Old English Dream 18. Repent Walpurgis

Tracks CD Two: 01. Homburg 02. She Wandered through the Garden Fence 03. Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) 04. Shine on Brightly 05. The Devil Came from Kansas 06. Whaling Stories 07. Power Failure 08. Conquistador 09. Grand Hotel 10. A Souvenir of London 11. The Idol 12. As Strong as Samson 13. Pandora’s Box 14. (You Can’t) Turn back the Page 15. A Dream in Ev’ry Home 16. This World is Rich (for Stephen Maboe) 17. Weisselklenzenacht (the Signature) —————————————————

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mitjalovse · 2 years

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I have actually included so many different musicians in my discussions about the American rock groups from the 80's that I can't really say what their most common characteristics might have been. Sure, the official moniker of New Wave does put them all under the same umbrella, yet I would dare to suggest power pop might have been a better term. Then again, what could that be? The nebulous term doesn't really define anything, though you can usually locate the musicians of the idiom. I mean, listen to The Romantics to notice the way the guitars and the vocal harmonies update what The Beach Boys did in the 60's, but observe how the production favours the grit associated with the punk ethos. True, we have only met one example of power pop, there are many variants of the latter.

#the romantics #the romantics album #what i like about you #wally palmar #mike skill #rich cole #jimmy marinos #pete solley #80's music #power pop

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julio-viernes · 7 months

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El loquísimo mundo de Arthur Brown echando chispas desde la azotea. "Fire" fue su gran éxito en 1968, temazo psycho- groovy, proto heavy también, no hay más que escuchar como este cabrown sacaba todo el "metal" de su voz pa'fuera. En las imágenes, el teclista Vincent Crane (> Atomic Rooster > Katmandu > Dexys M.R.) ya no estaba. Peter Solley es quién toca el órgano, y es posible que el baterista enmascarado fuese Carl Palmer (> Emerson Lake & Palmer). A cada baja que sufría El Loco Mundo de A.B. tiraba mucho de los reputados Thunderbirds de Chris Farlowe como cantera. "Fire" la produjeron Pete Townshend y Kit Lambert para Track Records.

#the crazy world of arthur brown #peter solley #vincent crane #atomic rooster #carl palmer #chris farlowe #emerson lake and palmer #dexys midnight runners #pete townshend

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singeratlarge · 11 months

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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “Hold On” by Rupert’s People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbrxbXH5bs. Rupert’s People was a “made in the studio” band formed around members of Fleur de Lys. In 1967, Rod Lynton was a rising songwriter, so managers and record companies got behind him to record his songs by using bands-for-hire—in this case it was Fleur de Lys with Chris Andrews on lead vocals. To avoid confusion over the Fleur de Lys “brand,” the band re-named themselves “Rupert’s People” to avoid confusion. “Hold On” was the B-side to the Rupert’s People “Reflections on Charles Brown,” a single issued to positive response in 10 countries. However, many said “Hold On” is the stronger track, amped up with muscular organ by Pete Solley (future sideman w/Eric Clapton, Al Stewart, Whitesnake, etc.) and edgy lead guitar by Phil Sawyer. The song was co-written with bassist Gordon Haskell (later of “Harry’s Bar” and King Crimson) and guitar hero Bryn Haworth (not credited on the record label). On a cosmic jukebox “Hold On” plays next to the soulful hard-edged blues-rock fusions of Spencer Davis Group, Pretty Things, and Brian Auger & The Trinity.

Lynton went on to collaborate with John Lennon, and Rupert’s People tracks have been reissued on soundtracks and compilations celebrating the best of 60s British rock. Fleur de Lys became a launching pad for several careers, with Chris Andrews going on as a solo act and collaborator with Roger Daltrey, David Essex, Davy Jones (Monkees), and other notables. This video was made in 2023 with remastered audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbrxbXH5bs

#chrisandrews #rupertspeople #charlesbrown #psychedelicrock #britishrock #classicrock #britpop #fleurdelys #rodlynton #johnlennon #brynhaworth #gordonhaskell #kingcrimson #spencerdavisgroup #prettythings #brianauger #rogerdaltrey #davidessex #davyjones #monkees #singersongwriter #bluesrock #britishinvasionrock #60srock

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rainingmusic · 5 years

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The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep

#the romantics #talking in your sleep #in heat #coz canler #wally palmer #mike skill #jimmy marinos #pete solley #new wave #rock #pop rock #music #music video #music is life #music is love #music is religion #raining music #80s

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krispyweiss · 3 years

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Album Review: Procol Harum - Something Magic (Expanded & Remastered)

When it came out in 1977, Something Magic, the 10th - and final - album of Procol Harum’s initial run, represented the sound of a band running on creative fumes.

Filled out with the side-long (18 minutes) “The Worm & the Tree,” an orchestral, spoken-word treatise on greed, it has but a few high-quality tunes, including the symphonic title track.

Remastered - brighter and with more high end - and expanded with studio cuts, including the uncharacteristic bluegrass of “This Old Dog” with organist Pete Solley on fiddle, and a terrific BBC Radio 1 concert, the Something Magic reissue is worth a 21st-century revisit for the bonus material.

The live performance finds the band playing much of its classically tinged music - “Something Magic,” “Conquistador,” “Grand Hotel,” et al. - sans strings, leaving vocalist Gary Brooker and Solley to recreate those parts on piano and organ, respectively. This sets the songs in unique arrangements and allows the band - not to mention Brooker on the mic - to show off its formidable musical chops.

“Wizard Man,” meanwhile, foreshadows every rock ‘n’ roll song Bruce Springsteen would pen for The River and “A Whiter Shade of Pale” proves this Procol incarnation - despite having only Brooker and drummer B.J. Wilson, plus non-performing lyricist Keith Reid, from the original lineup - capable of recapturing decade-old magic just before the end of the line.

Grade card: Procol Harum - Something Magic (Expanded & Remastered) - B

3/30/21

#procol harum #something magic #gary brooker #keith reid #b.j. wilson #chris copping #pete solley #mick grabham #bruce springsteen

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singeratlarge · 11 months

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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “Hold On” by Rupert’s People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbrxbXH5bs. Rupert’s People was a “made in the studio” band formed around members of Fleur de Lys. In 1967, Rod Lynton was a rising songwriter, so managers and record companies got behind him to record his songs by using bands-for-hire—in this case it was Fleur de Lys with Chris Andrews on lead vocals. To avoid confusion over the Fleur de Lys “brand,” the band re-named themselves “Rupert’s People” to avoid confusion. “Hold On” was the B-side to the Rupert’s People “Reflections on Charles Brown,” a single issued to positive response in 10 countries. However, many said “Hold On” is the stronger track, amped up with muscular organ by Pete Solley (future sideman w/Eric Clapton, Al Stewart, Whitesnake, etc.) and edgy lead guitar by Phil Sawyer. The song was co-written with bassist Gordon Haskell (later of “Harry’s Bar” and King Crimson) and guitar hero Bryn Haworth (not credited on the record label). On a cosmic jukebox “Hold On” plays next to the soulful hard-edged blues-rock fusions of Spencer Davis Group, Pretty Things, and Brian Auger & The Trinity.

Lynton went on to collaborate with John Lennon, and Rupert’s People tracks have been reissued on soundtracks and compilations celebrating the best of 60s British rock. Fleur de Lys became a launching pad for several careers, with Chris Andrews going on as a solo act and collaborator with Roger Daltrey, David Essex, Davy Jones (Monkees), and other notables. This video was made in 2023 with remastered audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbrxbXH5bs

#chrisandrews #rupertspeople #charlesbrown #psychedelicrock #britishrock #classicrock #britpop #fleurdelys #rodlynton #johnlennon #brynhaworth #gordonhaskell #kingcrimson #spencerdavisgroup #prettythings #brianauger #rogerdaltrey #davidessex #davyjones #monkees #singersongwriter #bluesrock #britishinvasionrock #60srock

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singeratlarge · 2 years

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THE THURSDAY TIME TRAVELER—https://timchrisandrews.bandcamp.com/track/hold-on ...The Time Machine whirs back to London 1967: Rod Lynton was a rising songwriter, with managers and record companies getting behind him to record his songs using bands-for-hire—in this case the “band du jour” was Fleur de Lys with Chris Andrews on lead vocals. To avoid confusion, FDL re-named themselves “Rupert’s People.” “Hold On” was the B-side to the Rupert’s People “Reflections on Charles Brown,” a single that was issued to positive response in 10 countries. However, many said “Hold On” is the stronger track, amped up with muscular organ by Pete Solley (future sideman w/Eric Clapton, Al Stewart, Whitesnake, etc.). The song was co-written with bassist Gordon Haskell (later of “Harry’s Bar” and King Crimson) and guitar hero Bryn Haworth (not credited on the record label), tracking next to the soulful hard-edged blues-rock fusions of Spencer Davis Group, Pretty Things, and Brian Auger & The Trinity.

Lynton went on to collaborate with John Lennon, and Rupert’s People tracks have been reissued numerous times on soundtracks and compilations celebrating the best of 60s British rock. Fleur de Lys became a launching pad for several careers, notably Chris Andrews, going on as a solo act and collaborator with Roger Daltrey, David Essex, Davy Jones (Monkees), and other notables. https://timchrisandrews.bandcamp.com/track/hold-on

#chrisandrews #rupertspeople #charlesbrown #psychedelicrock #britishrock #classicrock #britpop #fleurdelys #rodlynton #johnlennon #brynhaworth #gordonhaskell #kingcrimson #spencerdavisgroup #prettythings #brianauger #rogerdaltrey #davidessex #davyjones #monkees #singersongwriter #bluesrock #britishinvasionrock #60srock

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longliverockback · 7 years

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Procol Harum Something Magic 1977 Chrysalis ————————————————— Tracks: 1. Something Magic 2. Skating on Thin Ice 3. Wizard Man 4. The Mark of the Claw 5. Strangers in Space 6. The Worm & the Tree · Part One: Introduction · Menace · Occupation · Part Two: Enervation · Expectancy · Battle · Part Three: Regeneration · Epilogue —————————————————

Gary Brooker

Chris Copping

Mick Grabham

Keith Reid

Pete Solley

B.J. Wilson

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#ProcolHarum #Procol Harum #Gary Brooker #Chris Copping #Mick Grabham #Keith Reid #Pete Solley #BJ Wilson #Something Magic #LP #Progressive #1977

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