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Track Listings
| 1. Something Magic |
| 2. Skating On Thin Ice |
| 3. The Mark Of The Claw |
| 4. Strangers In Space |
| 5. The Worm and The Tree: Part One, Introduction - Menace - Occupation |
| 6. The Worm and The Tree: Part Two, Enervation - Expectancy - Battle |
| 7. The Worm and The Tree: Part Three, Regeneration - epilogue |
| 8. Wizard Man (bonus track) |
| 9. Backgammon (bonus track) |
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PROCOL HARUM Something Magic (2001 German 9-track CD album originally released in 1977 including bonus recordings Wizard Man and Backgammon sealed picture sleeve)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mostly Magic!,
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This review is from: Something Magic (40th Anniversary Series) (Audio CD)
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.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
PROCOL'S WORST!,
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This review is from: Something magic (Audio CD)
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
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This really is quite good!,
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This review is from: Something magic (Audio CD)
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.
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