It's 2023. And I still listen to this (and other live recordings from this incredible group) often. So glad I had the chance to see/hear them in concert when Gary was still with us. Now he's with us in our minds and hearts.
When we speak of intelligent rock music we must point a bony finger toward "In Held 'Twas In I." This song is so intense that at a mere 3:22 it's something most heavy metal bands have yet to approach. I guess it's called majesty...this music has majesty the way Procol Harum so often displays. "Autumn of My Madness," "Grand Hotel," & that entire finale of "In Held...."
Saw these guys 3 or 4 times in the early 70's. As great as their recordings are, they were even better live... Procol Harum... "Beyond These Things..."
I used to listen to this tune almost everyday along with the tunes from "Shine On Brightly" and couldn't get enough of it. Now that I play (on guitar) some of the beautiful pieces of music in Jazz, I truly appreciate the genuine quality and intricacies of their music even more. What an amazing band this is!!! Thank you for posting!
One my very favorite bands. I took a road trip with some friends to NYC August 1971. And picked a pretty good week we saw Procol Harum play in Central Park, The Allman Brothers w Duane on another day and The Jefferson Airplane at a open air park all within a weeks time. The good old days of rock in the early 70's of NYC. I only wish could have visited Fillmore East for a show. Oh well! .
Howard Black I wish Buddy Rich had been there. It was a singer Mylon LeFevre and he had some success. But I love to listen to Buddy he was the best. A friend of mine saw ELP and said Carl Palmer was the best. He is great but he isn’t like Buddy Rich great,not close. I like Danny Seraphines playing better then most and I also like Vinnie Colaiutas playing as well, Steve Gadd,, Jim Keltner , Al Jackson, Jim Gordon, Ed Shaughnessy, Tony Williams, and Hal Blaine . So many great timekeepers can’t name them all.
@@Oh_I_Will Yes you’re probably correct except about the first part of that old text. That was all true, a fun road trip to NYC and some incredible music.
Procul Harum used Keith Reid lyrics for beautiful renditions in their albums “Shine on Brightly” (1968) and the one Daniel posted here from “Live in concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra” (1972). I first bought the cassette version of this album at the (now defunct) Rochester NY branch of Tower Records back in 1977 and it has been one of my favorites ever since.
It might interest you that they are playing the whole edmonton concert (and more) with choir and orchetra on Oct 9 at The London Palladium. Band now nearly into its 52nd year
From In Held twas in I, a masterpiece, not well known. Has everything a masterpiece should have and more. Intense, so beware, much like Beethoven's 5th or 9th, it is a wild ride and do it all at once and study the sh... Out of it, you will do yourself a favor and be all the better for it that we can try to emulate true greatness.
I have titled my latest poems Proculed in tribute to the band of my youth and now my life,what a journey it has been for both of us. What singer today could replace Gary, i would be interested to hear from all you loyal fans
Dalla suite in held twas in i Questo brano è sicuramente una delle primissime suite assieme all' altra altrettanto storica ed altrettanto splendida Valentine suite dei grandi Colosseum da qui in poi ne arriveranno altre meravigliose es ars longa vita brevis Nice Atom heart mother Pink Floyd Moon in June Soft machine A plague of light House keepers Van Der Graaf Generator Close to the Edge Yes TARKUS EL&P Supper's ready Genesis Thick as a brick Jethro Tull Song of Scheerazade Renaissance ed altre altrettanto belle. Ma forse i primissimi che hanno sviluppato un album concept diviso in diversi episodi risultando alla fine un unica suite lunga due facciate sono i Moody Blues di A days future passed Si era nel 1967 Storici e Mitici Moodies Ma anche i Procol Harum non gli sono stati da meno grazie a questa suite
Thanks! I've always wondered who did that occasional singing in PROCOL HARUM. So, that's probably Fisher again on "Boredom". I like his lazy and smooth intonations.
The person who said they were better live was so right Check out the Osaka live concert from Japan The best performance of salty dog Whiter shade of pale And a far greater performance of the autum of my madness then the studio version here Edgar Alan Poe who wrote the fall of the house of usher about his own mind crumbling would have paid tribute to the greatness of the autumn of my madness Check it out
I love this song. However I prefer the original version with Matthew Fisher on vocals. His voice has more vulnerability to it picturing a man under assault by death on his deathbed. Just my opinion.
To Hakim: The original studio version was released on their second album "Shine On Brightly" in 1968 with Matthew Fisher handling the lead vocal. The version here is from their 1972 album "Live With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra" (recorded in Nov. 1971). Matthew Fisher left the band in 1969 after their third album called "A Salty Dog" (which he also produced).
I agree with you on this one. As great a singer as Gary is, he butchers this song that was so moving in the original version But there was no other vocalist in the group at that time.
Nonsens! Fisher sang it on an original album. There were problems, when Fisher left, so Gary started singing is, as well as singing Pilgrims Progress. Fisher's voice was trully more fitting in both tunes.
Indeed - they were the precursors to bands like Genesis. John Lennon said if he had the musicianship, this is the sort of band he'd have loved to have been in. They were immensely respected among the musicians of the late 60s and unlike anyone else - though they ripped off J S Bach :-)
Matthew Fisher's organ melody was original. This was decided in the lawsuit by the original presiding judge who was also a trained classical musician. His ruling was upheld in the court of appeals and the House of Lords. Fisher has publicly stated that it was inspired by Bach's Sleeper's Awake and bits and pieces of other pop melodies. There is a web page contained in the fans PH website Beyond the Pale which analyzes Fisher's solo in exhaustive detail. As for Brooker he was influenced by Bach but didn't know it. The chord progressions were based on a cigar commercial that he heard on TV which was in fact based, or ripped off if you will, on Bach's Air On A G String. Fisher wrote his melody after he was recruited into the band and Brooker had started the song but needed an organ solo for it.
It's 2023. And I still listen to this (and other live recordings from this incredible group) often. So glad I had the chance to see/hear them in concert when Gary was still with us. Now he's with us in our minds and hearts.
This suite In Held Twas in I is some of the most beautiful and haunting music of our era. 40 years on I still choke up when I listen to it.....
Matthew Fisher sang this on the studio album Shine On Brightly and in my opinion was a better choice than Gary.
When we speak of intelligent rock music we must point a bony finger toward "In Held 'Twas In I." This song is so intense that at a mere 3:22 it's something most heavy metal bands have yet to approach. I guess it's called majesty...this music has majesty the way Procol Harum so often displays. "Autumn of My Madness," "Grand Hotel," & that entire finale of "In Held...."
Pop music at its best! The sound of the ever Hammond line
is a wonderful sequence
Quanta dolcezza e nostalgia mi trasmette questa bella canzone dei Procol Harum!
GENIUS! BRILLIANT BAND! ..still.....
Saw these guys 3 or 4 times in the early 70's. As great as their recordings are, they were even better live... Procol Harum... "Beyond These Things..."
Congratulations
I used to listen to this tune almost everyday along with the tunes from "Shine On Brightly" and couldn't get enough of it. Now that I play (on guitar) some of the beautiful pieces of music in Jazz, I truly appreciate the genuine quality and intricacies of their music even more. What an amazing band this is!!! Thank you for posting!
Meravigliosi come sempre ♥️
Simply the BEST!
Always loved them SO much..Always will.
One my very favorite bands. I took a road trip with some friends to NYC August 1971. And picked a pretty good week we saw Procol Harum play in Central Park, The Allman Brothers w Duane on another day and The Jefferson Airplane at a open air park all within a weeks time. The good old days of rock in the early 70's of NYC. I only wish could have visited Fillmore East for a show. Oh well!
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Howard Black I wish Buddy Rich had been there. It was a singer Mylon LeFevre and he had some success. But I love to listen to Buddy he was the best. A friend of mine saw ELP and said Carl Palmer was the best. He is great but he isn’t like Buddy Rich great,not close. I like Danny Seraphines playing better then most and I also like Vinnie Colaiutas playing as well, Steve Gadd,, Jim Keltner , Al Jackson, Jim Gordon, Ed Shaughnessy, Tony Williams, and Hal Blaine . So many great timekeepers can’t name them all.
Howard Black , No I don’t believe so. I wish I had made his acquaintance I could have used some photography classes.
You people are so FOS
@@Oh_I_Will Yes you’re probably correct except about the first part of that old text. That was all true, a fun road trip to NYC and some incredible music.
Wonderful, forever
Procul Harum used Keith Reid lyrics for beautiful renditions in their albums “Shine on Brightly” (1968) and the one Daniel posted here from “Live in concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra” (1972). I first bought the cassette version of this album at the (now defunct) Rochester NY branch of Tower Records back in 1977 and it has been one of my favorites ever since.
💟Grandi PROCOL HARUM 💟
f'ing brilliant! wish there were more brilliant recordings of bands like this...but thank God there are some; it could be worse!
PROCOL la grande époque!!!
Awesome
beautiful piece!
HAMMOND Criss Coppin !!!pour cet album superbe!!!!!!
Wow I played this vinyl daily and quite rightly so.....the beginning of prog rock methinks..
I heard King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Zepellin and thought I'd heard all there is to hear of modern music. And then they prove me wrong.
Back in the 70s?
No, the 90s and 00s.
Those aren't from that time period. Procol Harum was popular in the mid 70's and early 80's...
Yea yea, I know, but I thought you asked me when I started listening to them.
Ah, all great musicians nonetheless.
in the autumn of my madness en live est une super vertion!!!
Einfach überirdisch !
cet version live ! vraiment bien !....
robin played on the studio album (shine on brightly). this live version featured dave ball on guitar. the album is well worth buying.
As well, Matthew Fisher sang this on the studio version.
@@annakimborahpa very true.
magnifique!!
It might interest you that they are playing the whole edmonton concert (and more) with choir and orchetra on Oct 9 at The London Palladium. Band now nearly into its 52nd year
Què temazo!
From In Held twas in I, a masterpiece, not well known. Has everything a masterpiece should have and more. Intense, so beware, much like Beethoven's 5th or 9th, it is a wild ride and do it all at once and study the sh... Out of it, you will do yourself a favor and be all the better for it that we can try to emulate true greatness.
So is it safe to assume that you like it?
Great piece from a great band.
@@keithjohnston5936 yes, like as much as anything I ever heard. A hidden gem!
Ages ago❤❤
Damn, it stops right at Robin's killer guitar bit! Waaaah!
this is a part of a song called : in held Twas in I
I have titled my latest poems Proculed in tribute to the band of my youth and now my life,what a journey it has been for both of us. What singer today could replace Gary, i would be interested to hear from all you loyal fans
Dalla suite in held twas in i Questo brano è sicuramente una delle primissime suite assieme all' altra altrettanto storica ed altrettanto splendida Valentine suite dei grandi Colosseum da qui in poi ne arriveranno altre meravigliose es ars longa vita brevis Nice Atom heart mother Pink Floyd Moon in June Soft machine A plague of light House keepers Van Der Graaf Generator Close to the Edge Yes TARKUS EL&P Supper's ready Genesis Thick as a brick Jethro Tull Song of Scheerazade Renaissance ed altre altrettanto belle. Ma forse i primissimi che hanno sviluppato un album concept diviso in diversi episodi risultando alla fine un unica suite lunga due facciate sono i Moody Blues di A days future passed Si era nel 1967 Storici e Mitici Moodies Ma anche i Procol Harum non gli sono stati da meno grazie a questa suite
I am not the only boomer who craves the "Rock of Julliard."
(message from 8 years hence) No, I crave it too.
i hope this is on the juke box at the bar,my hip hop revenge,hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.................eeeeeerrrrrrrrrr...........
Live version Edmonton. Gary singing, not Matthew. Dave Ball on guitar. (so only two on the photo - Gary & BJ - playing on this version)
Great album, man.
Thanks! I've always wondered who did that occasional singing in PROCOL HARUM. So, that's probably Fisher again on "Boredom". I like his lazy and smooth intonations.
Pr
Procol harum is in my top 5 all time bands beating out many more popular groups, there is no band that sounds like them.
¿Dolly Parton autora de la letra? ¿están locos los que han puesto eso?
in this case, sympho-rock
So dark
The person who said they were better live was so right
Check out the Osaka live concert from Japan
The best performance of salty dog
Whiter shade of pale
And a far greater performance of the autum of my madness then the studio version here
Edgar Alan Poe who wrote the fall of the house of usher about his own mind crumbling would have paid tribute to the greatness of the autumn of my madness
Check it out
I love this song. However I prefer the original version with Matthew Fisher on vocals. His voice has more vulnerability to it picturing a man under assault by death on his deathbed. Just my opinion.
Is this a demo? Sorry, I'm a newbie when it comes to Procol Harum.
To Hakim: The original studio version was released on their second album "Shine On Brightly" in 1968 with Matthew Fisher handling the lead vocal. The version here is from their 1972 album "Live With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra" (recorded in Nov. 1971). Matthew Fisher left the band in 1969 after their third album called "A Salty Dog" (which he also produced).
@@matthatter2849 He also plays organ and piano on the '68 album
I agree with you on this one. As great a singer as Gary is, he butchers this song that was so moving in the original version But there was no other vocalist in the group at that time.
Procol covered a Dolly Parton song. Is there nothing they can’t or won’t do?
Matthew Fisher never sung this. It was always Sir Gary of Brooker.
dear friend, this section of In Held Twas In I was written, recorded and sung by Matthew Fisher 1968
You are absolutely correct of course John. I think I'm getting older and sillier than I thought!!
cheers! theesbband
Nonsens! Fisher sang it on an original album. There were problems, when Fisher left, so Gary started singing is, as well as singing Pilgrims Progress. Fisher's voice was trully more fitting in both tunes.
Indeed - they were the precursors to bands like Genesis. John Lennon said if he had the musicianship, this is the sort of band he'd have loved to have been in. They were immensely respected among the musicians of the late 60s and unlike anyone else - though they ripped off J S Bach :-)
Matthew Fisher's organ melody was original. This was decided in the lawsuit by the original presiding judge who was also a trained classical musician. His ruling was upheld in the court of appeals and the House of Lords. Fisher has publicly stated that it was inspired by Bach's Sleeper's Awake and bits and pieces of other pop melodies. There is a web page contained in the fans PH website Beyond the Pale which analyzes Fisher's solo in exhaustive detail. As for Brooker he was influenced by Bach but didn't know it. The chord progressions were based on a cigar commercial that he heard on TV which was in fact based, or ripped off if you will, on Bach's Air On A G String. Fisher wrote his melody after he was recruited into the band and Brooker had started the song but needed an organ solo for it.
Слава богу что на альбоме это поет не Брукер!
Awesome