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| 1. Grand Hotel |
| 2. Something Magic |
| 3. Homburg |
| 4. Fires (Which Burn Brightly) |
| 5. Nothing But The Truth |
| 6. Into The Flood |
| 7. A Salty Dog |
| 8. Sympathy For The Hard Of Hearing |
| 9. A Whiter Shade Of Pale |
| 10. Conquistador |
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The musicians with whom Gary Brooker played Procol Harum songs in the early nineties, are the ones he takes on tour to this day. Except for Matthew Fisher that is, the only other original member, who left after a royalty dispute in 2006, but not before playing the Hammond on the surprisingly good The Well's On Fire. But Brooker knows all too well that his fans do not come for the new stuff. Especially when he gets the offer to perform in symphonic setting. And those songs shine as of old: some of the rock songs that started life without orchestration got one for occasions like these, mostly by Brooker himself. A few of the older arrangements were freshened up. A Salty Dog has an unusual choral part in Latin, lifting the song to even greater heights. Also in Fires (Which Burnt Brightly) is a special role for them. The lush introduction by horns, strings and choir, of Homburg and the playing with faintly familiar classical tunes in Into The Flood, it is all original and fanciful. Already in the opener Grand Hotel it becomes clear this is not a supportive orchestra that stays in the background and at most may fill a break that the band leaves them here or there, but they integrate completely with the band.
The sound is clear and well in balance. The applause on this live performance, recorded over two days, is not annoying because it gets quickly dubbed over by the next song, that starts without introduction; so the music does not lose momentum whilst the live atmosphere is still there.
All ten songs barring one or two, are true classics, because they have stood the test of time; they still sound as impressive as when they first came out. That, too, includes the epic, heart-rending Sympathy For The Hard Of Hearing from one of Brooker's three excellent solo albums. His piano playing has always been in service of the music, not the virtuoso soloing kind, and therefore has not aged a bit. And he always had that croaky old man's voice, which makes him sound today still as young as ever.
I am not at all the nostalgic type, but listening to In Concert With...., makes me.
The sound is clear and well in balance. The applause on this live performance, recorded over two days, is not annoying because it gets quickly dubbed over by the next song, that starts without introduction; so the music does not lose momentum whilst the live atmosphere is still there.
All ten songs barring one or two, are true classics, because they have stood the test of time; they still sound as impressive as when they first came out. That, too, includes the epic, heart-rending Sympathy For The Hard Of Hearing from one of Brooker's three excellent solo albums. His piano playing has always been in service of the music, not the virtuoso soloing kind, and therefore has not aged a bit. And he always had that croaky old man's voice, which makes him sound today still as young as ever.
I am not at all the nostalgic type, but listening to In Concert With...., makes me.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Pleasant Surprise
21 Sep 2011
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Went to see Jethro Tull in the summer of 2010. The opening act was Procol Harum. I'd seen Tull a few times in the 70's, once in the 80's and then not again until 2010 but I was aware they were around in some form or other all that time. Procol Harum on the other hand I'd not heard of in more than 30 years and figured this must be a reunion tour or something. My wife and I were absolutely blown away by the group! For our money they totally outperformed Tull. During their performance they mentioned this CD and DVD and after thoroughly enjoying the night I decided to grab it. I must be honest I was a bit underwhelmed when I first listened through. There was no Simple Sister and I thought Salty Dog could've been closer to the original. But here I am a year later reviewing it and I've got to be honest here. I have this CD on my mp3 player and listen to it in its entirety at least a few times a week. I absolutely love it. There's something about a full orchestra and chorus that grabs me but when Gary starts singing you realize he hasn't lost a thing from the 60's and if anything he's gotten better with age. I highly recommend this CD.
8 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Great CD!
25 Aug 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It was great to see Procol Harum back in aciton. This CD with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir sounds great.I think I like this one better than the one in 1972 with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. If you like Procol Harum you have to have this CD.
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