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2009 remaster with 3 bonus tracks in card sleeve. Final LP from 60s/70s incarnation feat classic Brooker/Reid songs
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This re-issue is worth buying, not the least because of excellent re-mastering and 3 bonus tracks. For me, it doesn't quite hit the heights of Grand Hotel and Exotic Birds and Fruit largely due to the 3 part final track, The Worm and The Tree, where lyricist Keith Reid is at his most unfathomable and Gary Brooker's spoken contribution adds little to the proceedings. This said, I think it is well worth buying for the other tracks.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I can't agree with the above reviwer. Out of Procol's 10 albums (pre 1977), this is by far their worst. Even the producers doubted the material they were asked to work with and Gary Brooker, has, over the years made some unsympathetic comments towards this LP. Part of the problem was the original B side; a dated prog rock 18 minute cheesy story. I thought the original single "Wizard man" was also quite weak by their standards, but hoped it might chart at the time.
Compare this album to the quite brilliant "Shine on brightly" (their Sgt. Pepper" and "Exotic birds and fruit" and you can tell there's a gulf of difference.
TONY DOBB
Compare this album to the quite brilliant "Shine on brightly" (their Sgt. Pepper" and "Exotic birds and fruit" and you can tell there's a gulf of difference.
TONY DOBB
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Yes, despite it being Procol Harum's worst selling album (released at the heigt of punk rock), it really is quite good. It was also pilloried at the time for the second side of the original album, which comprised just the one complex piece "The Worm & The Tree".
However, despite some embarrassing moments (the narration and the fable are not high points), some of the actual music of "The Worm & The Tree" is very pretty and certainly on a par with some of Procol's finest.
The first side of the album is also strong with some very beautiful melodic pieces such as "Skating on Thin Ice" and "Strangers in Space". Contrasting with these are the title track and "The Mark of the Claw", written by then current guitarist Mick Grabham, which are beefier and more up tempo.
All in all, I would have thought that most fans of Procol Harum's would enjoy this album: even those fans who may have been disenchanted with a couple of their previous offerings, as in my opinion this album is better than, say, Procol's Ninth.
Of the bonus tracks, "Wizzard man" is very catchy and well worth having on the CD.
Good sound quality too.
So, if you have often thought this was "procol's Turkey" then think again and give it a chance.
However, despite some embarrassing moments (the narration and the fable are not high points), some of the actual music of "The Worm & The Tree" is very pretty and certainly on a par with some of Procol's finest.
The first side of the album is also strong with some very beautiful melodic pieces such as "Skating on Thin Ice" and "Strangers in Space". Contrasting with these are the title track and "The Mark of the Claw", written by then current guitarist Mick Grabham, which are beefier and more up tempo.
All in all, I would have thought that most fans of Procol Harum's would enjoy this album: even those fans who may have been disenchanted with a couple of their previous offerings, as in my opinion this album is better than, say, Procol's Ninth.
Of the bonus tracks, "Wizzard man" is very catchy and well worth having on the CD.
Good sound quality too.
So, if you have often thought this was "procol's Turkey" then think again and give it a chance.
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Side 2 argh
Much has been said about the second side of this album. Firstly, the original side one is great, full of Procol Harum signatures and great playing, highly recommended. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2010 by 70s
a magic album.....or something
Few fans would have thought that Procol Harum could have dragged themselves up from the disastrous Procol's Ninth album to end their "first" musical career on a high note. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by Mr. F. M. Havicon
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