procol harum

• yüzyılın belki de en iyi ve en bilinen parçası olan ''a whiter shade of pale''in yaratıcısı...şüphesiz hakettiği kadar bilinememiş progressive grubu...
• kanımca çok güzel, hani böyle şık gibi bir isme sahip britanyalı müzik grubudur.
  70'lerin ruhunu şahane yanısıtır, a whiter shade of pale in klibini izlerken nedense hababam sınıfı ve neşeli günler filmleri gelir akla. bu arada klip hikaye anlatımı tekniği ve tarzı konusunda da baya' bi' ilgi çekici geldi bana.
  quite rightly so su vardır bi' de, o da ayrı güzeldir.
  
  ben bu iki şarkıyı da bilmeme rağmen grubun kendisinden yeni haberdar oldum mesela; hafiften utanıyorum, ne yalan söyleyeyim.
• a salty dog, repent walpurgis falan dururken, sadece a whiter shade of pale ile anılan grup. one hit wonder falan değil adamlar. em kötü 3 hit wonder falan.
• 2006 whiter shade of pale performansları da efsanedir. ulan insan kırk yıl aradan sonra bi detone olur, sesi bi çatallaşır di mi? gary brooker tabuları yıkıyor adeta. saygılar.
• şarkılarının çoğu mükemmel olan grup. fakat kendi şarkılarını bırakın dünya üzerindeki diğer çoğu müzisyenin yanına yaklaşamayacağı a whiter shade of pale gibi bir şarkı yaparak kendilerine kötülük yapmışlardır. diğerlerini dinlemeye eli, kulağı gitmez kimsenin. one hit wonder ilan edilirler.
• ismi harry potter' dan fırlamış bir büyü ismi gibi duran^* , pek leziz ve tabi ki yine brit olan müzik topluluğu.
• adı bir dostlarının birmanya türü kedisi procul harun'dan türeyen ve aslında latince'de "bilinenin ötesinde" değil, bir harf farkla (bkz: procul) "onlardan (kadınlardan) uzakta" anlamına gelen gruptur. a whiter shade of pale de çocukluğumun aşmış şarkısıdır.
  
  adını bir kediden alan bir grubu sevmemek mümkün mü?
• robin trower'ın gitarist olarak yer aldığı grup.
• diskografisi şöyledir:
  
  procol harum - procol harum - 1967
  
  north america release
  
  1. a whiter shade of pale (4:04)
  2. she wandered through the garden fence (3:18)
  3. something following me (3:37)
  4. mabel (1:50)
  5. cerdes (outside the gates of) (5:04)
  6. a christmas camel (4:48)
  7. conquistador (2:38)
  8. kaleidoscope (2:53)
  9. salad days (are here again) (3:38)
  10. repent walpurgis (5:04)
  
  uk release
  
  1. conquistador (2:38)
  2. she wandered through the garden fence (3:24)
  3. something following me (3:37)
  4. mabel (1:53)
  5. cerdes (outside the gates of) (5:03)
  6. a christmas camel (4:49)
  7. kaleidoscope (2:53)
  8. salad days (are here again) (3:38)
  9. good captain clack (1:30)
  10. repent walpurgis (5:02)
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano
  - robin trower / guitars
  - matthew fisher / hammond organ
  - david knights / bass
  - barrie james wilson / drums, percussion
  - bill eyden / drums (11,12)
  - ray royer / guitar (13-16,18)
  - bobby harrison / drums (13-16,18)
  
  shine on brightly - 1968
  
  1. quite rightly so (3:40)
  2. shine on brightly (3:32)
  3. skip softly (my moonbeams) (3:47)
  4. wish me well (3:18)
  5. rambling on (4:31)
  6. magdalene (my regal zonophone) (2:50)
  7. in held twas in i (17:31)
  8. in the wee small hours of sixpence [*] (3:00)
  9. il tuo diamante [*] (3:29)
  10. homburg [*] (3:53)
  
  - robin trower / guitar
  - gary brooker / harmonica, keyboards, vocals
  - matthew fisher / guitar, keyboards
  - david knights / bass
  - keith reid / words
  
  a salty dog - 1969
  
  1. a salty dog (4:41)
  2. the milk of human kindness (3:47)
  3. too much between us (3:45)
  4. the devil came from kansas (4:38)
  5. boredom (4:34)
  6. juicy john pink [mono version] (2:08)
  7. wreck of the hesperus (3:49)
  8. all this and more (3:52)
  9. crucifiction lane (5:03)
  10. pilgrims progress (4:32)
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano, celeste, 3 string guitar, bells, harmonica, recorders, woods
  - matthew fisher / organ, backing vocals, marimba, acoustic & electric rhythm guitars, piano, recorders
  - dave knights / bass
  - keith reid / words
  - robin trower / acoustic & lead guitars, backing vocals, sleigh tambourine
  - barrie james wilson / drums, tabla, congas
  
  + kellogs / bosun's whistle
  - orchestral arrangements by gary brooker and matthew fisher.
  
  home - 1970
  
  1. whisky train (4:31)
  2. the dead man's dream (4:46)
  3. still there'll be more (4:53)
  4. nothing that i didn't know (3:38)
  5. about to die (3:35)
  6. barnyard story (2:46)
  7. piggy pig pig (4:47)
  8. whaling stories (7:06)
  9. your own choice (3:13)
  10. rockin' warm-up/go go go (4:46)
  11. the dead man's dream [take 7] (3:57)
  12. still there'll be more [instrumental take 3] (4:57)
  13. about to die (4:38)
  14. barnyard story (2:49)
  15. piggy pig pig (5:43)
  16. your own choice (3:15)
  17. whaling stories [take 2] (7:20)
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano
  - chris copping / bass, organ
  - keith reid / words
  - robin trower / guitars
  - barrie james wilson / drums
  
  broken barricades - 1971
  
  1. simple sister (5:48)
  2. broken barricades (3:09)
  3. memorial drive (3:43)
  4. luskus delph (3:44)
  5. power failure (4:29)
  6. song for a dreamer (5:36)
  7. playmate of the mouth (5:03)
  8. poor mohammed (3:05)
  9. broken barricades (single edit) (2:32)
  10. power failure (single edit) (3:09)
  11. simple sister (mono version) (5:48)
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano
  - chris copping / bass, organ, synthesizers
  - robin trower / guitars
  - barrie james wilson / drums
  
  grand hotel - 1973
  
  1. grand hotel (6:10)
  2. toujours l'amour (3:31)
  3. a rum tale (3:20)
  4. t.v. ceasar (5:52)
  5. a souvenir of london (3:23)
  6. bringing home the bacon (4:21)
  7. for liquorice john (4:27)
  8. fires (which burnt brightly) (5:10)
  9. robert's box (4:45)
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano, orchestration
  - alan cartwright / bass
  - chris copping / organ
  - mick grabham / guitars
  - keith reid / words
  - barrie james wilson / drums, 22 mandolins
  + dave ball / spoons (5)
  - denny brown / spoons (5)
  - christianne legrand / soprano voice (8)
  - the pahene recorder ensemble (6)
  
  exotic birds and fruit - 1974
  
  1. nothing but the truth (3:13)
  2. beyond the pale (3:03)
  3. as strong as samson (5:05)
  4. the idol (6:38)
  5. the thin end of the wedge (3:44)
  6. monsieur r. monde (3:40)
  7. fresh fruit (3:05)
  8. butterfly boys (4:25)
  9. new lamps for old (4:07)
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano
  - alan cartwright / bass
  - chris copping / organ
  - mick grabham / guitars
  - keith reid / words
  - barrie james wilson / drums
  + b.j. cole / pedal steel guitar
  
  procol's ninth - 1975
  
  1. pandora's box (3:36)
  2. fools gold (3:58)
  3. taking the time (3:37)
  4. the unquiet zone (3:39)
  5. the final thrust (4:35)
  6. i keep forgetting (3:25)
  7. without a doubt (4:29)
  8. the piper's tune (4:26)
  9. typewriter torment (4:27)
  10. eight days a week (2:54)
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano
  - alan cartwright / bass
  - chris copping / organ
  - mick grabham / guitars
  - keith reid / words
  - barrie james wilson / drums
  
  something magic - 1977
  
  1. something magic (3:34)
  2. skating on thin ice (4:46)
  3. wizard man (2:30)
  4. the mark of the claw (4:37)
  5. strangers in space (6:02)
  6. the worm and the tree(18:35)
  part one: introduction / menace / occupation
  part two: enervation / expectency / battle
  part three: regeneration / epilogue
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano
  - chris copping / bass
  - mick grabham / guitars
  - keith reid / words
  - peter solley / farfisa organ, synthesizers
  - barrie james wilson / drums
  
  prodigal stranger - 1991
  
  1. the truth won't fade away (4:19)
  2. holding on (4:18)
  3. man with a mission (4:10)
  4. (you can't) turn back the page (4:00)
  5. one more time (3:43)
  6. a dream in ev'ry home (4:04)
  7. the hand that rocks the cradle (4:07)
  8. the king of hearts (4:23)
  9. all our dreams are sold (5:31)
  10. perpetual motion (4:48)
  11. learn to fly (4:26)
  12. the pursuit of happiness (4:00)
  
  - dave bronze / bass
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano
  - mark brzezicki / drums
  - matthew fisher / hammond organ
  - keith reid / words
  - robin trower / guitars
  + steve lange / backing vocals (2)
  - maggie ryder / backing vocals (2)
  - henry spinell / drums (1)
  - terry stevenson / mandolin, guitar
  - miriam stockley / backing vocals (2)
  
  the long goodbye - 1995
  
  1. conquistador (3:36)
  2. homburg (4:46)
  3. grand hotel (6:45)
  4. simple sister (5:51)
  5. a salty dog (5:53)
  6. pandora's box (3:00)
  7. a whiter shade of pale (5:21)
  8. repent walpurgis (5:40)
  9. (you can't) turn back the page (4:11)
  10. strangers in space (6:50)
  11. butterfly boys (3:46)
  12. the long goodbye (6:02)
  
  - dave bronze / bass
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano, organ, harpsichord, accordion
  - mark brzezicki / drums
  - matthew fisher / the organ of all saints church, london w.8.
  - keith reid / words
  
  + mario constantinou / bouzouki
  - andy fairweather low / guitar (11)
  - james galway / flute (6)
  - jerry hadley / vocals (3)
  - tom jones / vocals (4)
  - robin trower / guitar (8)
  
  - the london symphony orchestra / the london philharmonic orchestra / the sinfonia of london / the chameleon arts chorus
  - nicholas dodd & darryl way: conducting the orchestras and arrangements, along with christian kabits & gary brooker.
  
  the well's on fire - 2003
  
  1. an old english dream (4:41)
  2. shadow boxed (3:34)
  3. a robe of silk (2:43)
  4. the blink of an eye (4:42)
  5. the vip room (4:55)
  6. the question (5:01)
  7. the world is rich (5:20)
  8. fellow travellers (4:47)
  9. wall street blues (4:26)
  10. the emperor's new clothes (4:17)
  11. so far behind (3:51)
  12. every dog will have his day (5:20)
  13. weisselklenzenacht (the signature) (5:24)
  
  - gary brooker / lead vocals, piano
  - mark brzezicki / drums
  - matthew fisher / hammond organ
  - matt pegg / bass
  - keith reid / words
  - geoff whitehorn / guitars
  + roger taylor / backing vocals (2)
• müzik hayatında 50. yılını deviren efsane rock grubu.