Procol Harum - The Long Goodbye: Symphonic Music Of Procol Harum (1995)
BAND/ARTIST: Procol Harum
- Title: The Long Goodbye: Symphonic Music Of Procol Harum
- Year Of Release: 1995
- Label: RCA Victor [09026 68029 2]
- Genre: Rock, Symphonic Rock
- Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
- Total Time: 62:44
- Total Size: 292 MB(+3%) | 148 MB(+3%)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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)
personnel :
London Symphony Orchestra - various instruments
London Philharmonic Orchestra - various instruments
Sinfonia of London - various instruments on "The Long Goodbye"
Matthew Fisher – church organ on "Repent Walpurgis"
Dave Bronze – bass
Mark Brzezicki – drums
Robin Trower – guitar on "Repent Walpurgis"
Geoff Whitehorn – guitar
Andy Fairweather Low – guitar
Gary Brooker – piano, accordion, harpsichord, vocals
Keith Reid – lyrics
Also
Tom Jones – vocals on "Simple Sister"
Jerry Hadley – vocals on "Grand Hotel"
James Galway – flute on "Pandora's Box"
With its pop adaptations of Bach and its album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Procol Harum was an early advocate of a marriage between rock and classical music. So, this album of Procol Harum music recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and (on the title track) the Sinfonia of London, with former Procol Harum vocalist/pianist Gary Brooker singing on seven of the 12 tracks and producing, and with former Procol Harum guitarist Robin Trower and organist Matthew Fisher appearing on a version of "Repent Walpurgis," would seem like a more comfortable combination than similar recent collections devoted to the Rolling Stones and Yes. But the effectiveness of the band's music lay in a balancing of styles, and here the symphonic approach dominates, making the music seem less stately than soporific. Brooker sounds bored, and the set only livens up vocally when guests Jerry Hadley ("Grand Hotel") and Tom Jones ("Simple Sister") step in.~William Ruhlmann
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)
personnel :
London Symphony Orchestra - various instruments
London Philharmonic Orchestra - various instruments
Sinfonia of London - various instruments on "The Long Goodbye"
Matthew Fisher – church organ on "Repent Walpurgis"
Dave Bronze – bass
Mark Brzezicki – drums
Robin Trower – guitar on "Repent Walpurgis"
Geoff Whitehorn – guitar
Andy Fairweather Low – guitar
Gary Brooker – piano, accordion, harpsichord, vocals
Keith Reid – lyrics
Also
Tom Jones – vocals on "Simple Sister"
Jerry Hadley – vocals on "Grand Hotel"
James Galway – flute on "Pandora's Box"
With its pop adaptations of Bach and its album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Procol Harum was an early advocate of a marriage between rock and classical music. So, this album of Procol Harum music recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and (on the title track) the Sinfonia of London, with former Procol Harum vocalist/pianist Gary Brooker singing on seven of the 12 tracks and producing, and with former Procol Harum guitarist Robin Trower and organist Matthew Fisher appearing on a version of "Repent Walpurgis," would seem like a more comfortable combination than similar recent collections devoted to the Rolling Stones and Yes. But the effectiveness of the band's music lay in a balancing of styles, and here the symphonic approach dominates, making the music seem less stately than soporific. Brooker sounds bored, and the set only livens up vocally when guests Jerry Hadley ("Grand Hotel") and Tom Jones ("Simple Sister") step in.~William Ruhlmann
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