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Post by bluemarble on Feb 22, 2022 10:23:24 GMT -5
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Post by E on Feb 22, 2022 12:18:39 GMT -5
RIP, indeed.
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Post by jk on Feb 22, 2022 13:46:17 GMT -5
What awful news.
In 1967, I was with my brother in a cafe in London's West End. All of a sudden, one of the other customers there exclaimed, "B.J.'s lost his case!" Now, B.J. Wilson was Procol Harum's drummer from "Homburg" onwards. And yes, it was them -- a magical moment. (B.J. died in 1990.)
This is the gem I will most remember Gary for (and the band as a whole). In a fair world, "A Salty Dog" would be as popular and as well-loved as "AWSAP". Rest in peace, sir.
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Post by jk on Feb 26, 2022 17:24:32 GMT -5
Back in 1973, I was engaged on voluntary work in Birmingham in a commune of sorts. I lived in this small attic room with a cassette player to lull me to sleep. Among the tapes I was given by one or more kind people were goodly chunks of Neil Young's Harvest, George's ATMP, Stephen Stills' debut and a Procol Harum "best of" album, which unceremoniously ended in the middle of "Shine On Brightly", since then a huge favourite of mine among PH's songs: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_On_Brightly |
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Post by E on Feb 26, 2022 18:35:59 GMT -5
Man, he should've covered Sail on Sailor
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Post by jk on Feb 27, 2022 5:16:17 GMT -5
Man, he should've covered Sail on Sailor To be sure. Well, PH hardly ever did cover versions, one exception being "Eight Days A Week" on the underwhelming Procol's Ninth. Still, the Pale Boys could put the boot in when they wanted to, such as on the opening track of its far superior predecessor Exotic Birds and Fruit (1974): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic_Birds_and_Fruit |
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