I had the privilege to listen to this great band when they performed in San Diego CA I'm 67 years of age and still listen to them and so do all of my daughters. For some of you young music appreciators, you need to know that that music other the W. Shade of Pale was never played in AM stations, only in FM. It was called Underground Music, so was Ten Years After, Uria Heep and other bands during the '60s. They refused Bob Dylan to appear on TV, It warms my heart to find out that U appreciate them
This song was great to listen to, the sound is very good in that concert hall. I managed to get to go to this concert and still remember most of it, helps if you have the LP and listen to it a lot :)
I saw procol harum at least a couple times, once in Berkeley in "71 when Salty Dog and just been released, but the most memorable time was back in the midwest in the 60s and forgive me if I don't remember a lot from then but I do remember that when their set started it was thundering and lightning all through their set. When the set ended, which was the last of the outdoor concert, the rain finally began. What a time that was!
@fivewaystreet Without M. Fisher composition Procol Harum would never reach global status and today would be known only to narrow group of music lovers.
@@markwroblewski6500True. Without his hypnotic organ melody A Whiter Shade Of Pale would not have taken England by storm and sold a million copies in six weeks.
This such a fantastic version of an incredible masterpiece. The drumming by Mark Brzezicki is amazing at the end. He played in some awesome Procol shows over the later years. I can't believe this concert has no DVD ?
Spellbinding! How fortunate the audience was to hear A Whiter Shade Of Pale, The Long Goodbye, Grand Finale, Repent Walpurgis and Conquistador to close the show. I would have been so stoked I'm sure I couldn't have slept.
This song is the way they concluded their first album and their live shows early on. This is a monumental piece of music, because it was the first "classical rock" composition recorded. Robin Trower's guitar solo on the original recording has to be listed in the top five rock guitar solos of all time, because of not only it's skill and soulfulness, but due to the bridge he crossed between classical music and electric rock guitar. Gary Brooker's spellbinding piano break (brilliant arrangement) is from J.S. Bach's Prelude No 1 in C major from his 48 Preludes and Fugues, Book I. This was pure genius that went largely unnoticed in the shadows of Sgt. Pepper .... Our radio and alternative media was not up to full-speed at that point.
A KOALA man Geoff is a great guitarist and loyal member. Mark B on drums was also fantastic. Dave Bronze on bass, I guess. Organist, I do not know who? When was this? Not Edmonton, as that has David Ball on guitar.
My first encounter with this song was 10 minutes after hearing it & being told the band I was in had to learn it for a Halloween gig…. This was 1968? It still gives me chills.
It’s a perfect Halloween song. Although Walpurgis Night was the night before Mayday there was also a Celtic tradition on what became Halloween night marking the beginning of the “season of dark”. An opening from the land of the dead appeared on the surface of the earth and the living, drunk on grog, had to take care to avoid being caught in it and sent to the land of the dead. This song captures the essence of the terror of that night perfectly.
Jeden z najwspanialszych rockowych songów bez słów! Mathew Fisher & Gary Brooker. One of the Best song without words! Krzysztof Logan Tomaszewski Songwriter Poland 18.02.2020
Outstanding Masterpiece by a truly outstanding group! This live version with full orchestral accompanyment is SUPERB! I've always liked all of Procol's stuff since day 1, but always thought Walpurgis to be one of their all time true works of art! Thanks for the post! What the hell ever happened to "real" music and talent?!
So sad that dear Gary died earlier this year - such a huge loss. We will all miss his love of Baroque music, especially of Handel, although here, of course, he plays a bit of Bach - Prelude No.1 from The Well -Tempered Clavier, Book 1. We were going to see them at London Palladium complete with orchestra in February, but, sadly, it was not to be. However, I'm lucky enough to have seen the band about 23 times, including three with Robbie, five with Mick Grabham and countless times with the great Geoff Whitehorn - one of the best-ever concerts was in Tallinn in Estonia, where Gary was a National Hero. The band was also great at the Rock for Horsepower concert at Kenney Jones' polo park in Surrey, which included John Parr, Judie Tzuke, Jeff Beck, The Who, Mick Hucknall and others (see my review on the PH site). The main organ theme is a set four chords and the guitar section, as Matthew once said, "was a chance for Robin to 'wig out!'" - never the same twice! The lovely and brilliant Geoff Whitehorn (about the nicest guy you're ever likely to meet) does a brilliant job here on this hallowed instrumental - it's NOT "a song!" Marvellous!
I once saw the band play with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbiacan in London. They did 'Hotel Grand' 'A Salty Dog' and 'Grand Finale' amongst others. I will never forget it! DId anyone else here see that concert?
@bozeman302 Me too. I was 11 when I first heard Conquistador and I remember that distinct moment in time and space particularly well. Later on in life my interest went to classical music and nowadays I'm more into 15th century flemish polyphony. But I daresay that Procol Harum has influenced my musical tasts for the better. I am now (re-)discovering all Procol's sixties and seventies creations, and I can tell you boys and girls, this old man is having a ball !!!!!
Como pude deixar tanto tempo da minha vida sem ouvir está banda e Gary? Tempo perdido, maravilhoso❤
Grandi grandiosi Gary e i procol harum erano unici nel loro genere musicisti a tutti gli effetti oggi non esistono più band di questo calibro
Unici. Immensi. Immortali
Rest in peace, Gary Brooker. So sad to hear of your passing away, at age 76. 🙏
I had the privilege to listen to this great band when they performed in San Diego CA
I'm 67 years of age and still listen to them and so do all of my daughters. For some of you young music appreciators, you need to know that that music other the W. Shade of Pale was never played in AM stations, only in FM. It was called Underground Music, so was Ten Years After, Uria Heep and other bands during the '60s. They refused Bob Dylan to appear on TV, It warms my heart to find out that U appreciate them
Keine Band kommt an diese EHRENWERTE Vorstellung nur im entferntesten heran! Beste Darbietung EVER EVER. Liebe diese Band.
Irresistible and moving performance!
I cannot be done better. My Heart - Brooker and Procol❤
Esta música é de outro mundo é linda de mais!!! As lágrimas estão escorrendo pelo meu rosto.É inacreditável.!!!!!!!
Still get chills listening to this!
So do I, especially during the Bach interlude, before the universe collapses upon itself.
@@user-ft7tj9zz9xGreat description!
"before the universe collapses upon itself" What an accurate description of what happens here! Thanks!
If this song gives you anguish then it has hit the mark perfectly! Masterpiece!
Classic, Rock, Art.
No more words.
This song was great to listen to, the sound is very good in that concert hall. I managed to get to go to this concert and still remember most of it, helps if you have the LP and listen to it a lot :)
I saw procol harum at least a couple times, once in Berkeley in "71 when Salty Dog and just been released, but the most memorable time was back in the midwest in the 60s and forgive me if I don't remember a lot from then but I do remember that when their set started it was thundering and lightning all through their set. When the set ended, which was the last of the outdoor concert, the rain finally began. What a time that was!
I was at this concert. Both nights in fact. It was spectacular!
Ísso sim é uma obra prima, Maravilhoso
My all time favorite song.
The world coming to it's end.
Great observation!
Mi mancano le parole....... I am lost for words
Fantastic, poignant, beautiful, stirring and magical... I totally love this piece! Bravo Procul Harum!!
Let us remember Matthew Fisher fathered this masterpiece.
And B.J. Wilson at drums !
Best version as well.......Don's solo here is far too short.....Geoff gets the larger solo....typical.
MAF was the real heart of Procol in my opinion.
@fivewaystreet Without M. Fisher composition Procol Harum would never reach global status and today would be known only to narrow group of music lovers.
@@markwroblewski6500True. Without his hypnotic organ melody A Whiter Shade Of Pale would not have taken England by storm and sold a million copies in six weeks.
Infelizmente vou ter que comentar : Isso não é música isso aí é Um Verdadeiro Espetáculo. Maravilha Show.
This such a fantastic version of an incredible masterpiece. The drumming by Mark Brzezicki is amazing at the end. He played in some awesome Procol shows over the later years. I can't believe this concert has no DVD ?
Spellbinding! How fortunate the audience was to hear A Whiter Shade Of Pale, The Long Goodbye, Grand Finale, Repent Walpurgis and Conquistador to close the show. I would have been so stoked I'm sure I couldn't have slept.
This song is the way they concluded their first album and their live shows early on. This is a monumental piece of music, because it was the first "classical rock" composition recorded. Robin Trower's guitar solo on the original recording has to be listed in the top five rock guitar solos of all time, because of not only it's skill and soulfulness, but due to the bridge he crossed between classical music and electric rock guitar. Gary Brooker's spellbinding piano break (brilliant arrangement) is from J.S. Bach's Prelude No 1 in C major from his 48 Preludes and Fugues, Book I. This was pure genius that went largely unnoticed in the shadows of Sgt. Pepper .... Our radio and alternative media was not up to full-speed at that point.
It’s not a song: it’s an instrumental!🥹🥹
@@theesbband Call it what you will, but it's still brilliant.
@@radioPete444 It certainly is!
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well i got chills down ma spine listening to this song
thnx PH fr awesomely insane addictive music
Un vero capolavoro.
Qualcosa di immenso. Cultura classica e moderna fuse insieme in modo esemplare. Unici. Immortali
All i want for my soul and ears is here.
Amazingly wonderful
Geoff Whitehorn on guitar - then a young, and now longstanding, jewel in the Procol crown
A KOALA man Geoff is a great guitarist and loyal member. Mark B on drums was also fantastic. Dave Bronze on bass, I guess. Organist, I do not know who? When was this? Not Edmonton, as that has David Ball on guitar.
@@thomaspick4123 this was Edmonton in 1992, Dave had left the band years earlier
@@thomaspick4123 This was in Edmonton. The organist is Don Snow.
My first encounter with this song was 10 minutes after hearing it & being told the band I was in had to learn it for a Halloween gig…. This was 1968? It still gives me chills.
It’s a perfect Halloween song. Although Walpurgis Night was the night before Mayday there was also a Celtic tradition on what became Halloween night marking the beginning of the “season of dark”. An opening from the land of the dead appeared on the surface of the earth and the living, drunk on grog, had to take care to avoid being caught in it and sent to the land of the dead. This song captures the essence of the terror of that night perfectly.
In paradiso si suona così
Jeden z najwspanialszych rockowych songów bez słów!
Mathew Fisher & Gary Brooker.
One of the Best song without words!
Krzysztof Logan Tomaszewski
Songwriter
Poland
18.02.2020
It’s called “an instrumental!”
I am really curious about 2 idiots who dislike this masterpiece. Then how did they get here? Searching for Lady GaGa and by mistake lending here?
Lady Gaga is bar far not worst. She CAN sing and play piano.
Um balsamo para um final de tarde, para a nossa mente e alma.....✨✨
Outstanding Masterpiece by a truly outstanding group! This live version with full orchestral accompanyment is SUPERB! I've always liked all of Procol's stuff since day 1, but always thought Walpurgis to be one of their all time true works of art! Thanks for the post! What the hell ever happened to "real" music and talent?!
i feel the exact same way.
Bellissima💜
Intramontabili....
i love hearing classical and contemporary blended togather
Holy shit I love that fucking song!!!
So sad that dear Gary died earlier this year - such a huge loss. We will all miss his love of Baroque music, especially of Handel, although here, of course, he plays a bit of Bach - Prelude No.1 from The Well -Tempered Clavier, Book 1. We were going to see them at London Palladium complete with orchestra in February, but, sadly, it was not to be. However, I'm lucky enough to have seen the band about 23 times, including three with Robbie, five with Mick Grabham and countless times with the great Geoff Whitehorn - one of the best-ever concerts was in Tallinn in Estonia, where Gary was a National Hero. The band was also great at the Rock for Horsepower concert at Kenney Jones' polo park in Surrey, which included John Parr, Judie Tzuke, Jeff Beck, The Who, Mick Hucknall and others (see my review on the PH site).
The main organ theme is a set four chords and the guitar section, as Matthew once said, "was a chance for Robin to 'wig out!'" - never the same twice! The lovely and brilliant Geoff Whitehorn (about the nicest guy you're ever likely to meet) does a brilliant job here on this hallowed instrumental - it's NOT "a song!"
Marvellous!
uno dei classici del rock
The very best version ... goes right to the Heart .. that spirit and energy wauw
Fantastici
GREAT GREAT GREAT - a fantastic piece of music!
I'm right there with you, one of the great songs of all time
this will be my send off song, . . .
Mine too
And of many others I'd hazard a guess.
Great guitar work. Procol has always had the finest guitarists.
I once saw the band play with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbiacan in London. They did 'Hotel Grand' 'A Salty Dog' and 'Grand Finale' amongst others. I will never forget it! DId anyone else here see that concert?
FICA MAIS BONITO,SEM TRANÇA. PARABÉNS PRA TODOS VOCÊS.
masterpiece
AWESOME!!!!!!! Wow... This was an amazing version of this song. Hats off!!!
Absolutely fantastic!
I'm never going to get tired of watching this video! Amazing performance.
meraviglioso pezzo.
Spettacolare interpretazione
Magnifica!!!!!!!!
@bozeman302
Me too. I was 11 when I first heard Conquistador and I remember that distinct moment in time and space particularly well. Later on in life my interest went to classical music and nowadays I'm more into 15th century flemish polyphony. But I daresay that Procol Harum has influenced my musical tasts for the better. I am now (re-)discovering all Procol's sixties and seventies creations, and I can tell you boys and girls, this old man is having a ball !!!!!
Restano sempre the best ❤❤❤❤
Grazie Robluk1973, sono emozionato e non sono in grado di dirti altro.
perfect very very nice
UPありがとう😉👍🎶
holy cow... Procol harem was more than a one hit wonder... I gotta get this album!
Cool thanks
The drum solo at the end is unique. The audience always do not know when the song has actually ended. So many false endings.
Seems like the original
I like it so much
It s so hard in me
Thanks
Capolavoro 💟😪🤹♀️
Fabulous! As always
un pò di dolce nostalgia...
I really love it!
autentico pathos musicale.
oggi di questa roba non ne fanno più.
favolosi
всю душу наизнанку вывернули!!!! Супер!!!!!!
Show!!!!
Indeed Thomas, but like peterrmay7154 writes: in a way you wish the song was endless and lasts forever.
Intramontabili
素晴らしいライブを観せていただきました。
数あるこの曲の中でベストワンです、鳥肌立つくらい声になりません
Genial!!!!!!
bravo
😮❤❤❤❤❤
I give it 10 000 Upvotes and Hall of Fame- Voce Dei
stupenda
Zo mooi!
in my top 5 of ALL songs
Procol Harum still can do it!! Tip of the iceburg ....check them out, folks. There's an abundance of geat music by this band.
Masterpiece
muy bueno, apoteósico la verdad de las cosas
Superbe.
Thank you, hoverthroughthefog.
Anzi Mostri Sacri ❤❤❤
SUPERB!
Спасибо взаимно здоровья
Semestre li’e the original
I lire it it so much
I
un circulo q se repite mas allá de la saciedad
what an ending!
Proper musicians.
Better than ever.
... WOW
Ragazzi che complesso!
Favolosi
Dave B on Bass and Mark B on drums
Nice idea the addition of the chorus
Con todo mi respecto, a las generaciones jovenes, por favor, escuten y aprendan a hacer musica!!!!!!!!......... Saludos.
STUPENDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!