This arrangement had everything..The highs and the lows..The middle improv was somethig to be marveled at! I am still stunned that they didn't win. This will go down as a classic arrangement...
Superb placement of rhythmic stresses and accents where they wouldn't normally occur in a typical pan arrangement. Hands down one of the BEST, most intricate, unsyncopated musical steel drum arrangements of ALL time. He lived up to his name....a true PRO!....Thanks for the music...RIP
I was in the North Stand that night. Comments were made that the tune was played too fast. As a veteran of playing the steelpan for the last fifty years the commentators did not know what a panaroma tune was about. Fonclaire has one of the best tonal quality that night ( from my experience was a judging criteria) and all the various pans were clearly heard. I agree the Professor was robbed that night.
Agree about the tonal quality, thanks Fonclaire for retaining Lloyd Gay when most people dumped him guess he had to show off to get back his business after the storm he got more business, I have been through storm and there is a calm when the eye passes , you can go outside and play a little. The song has that but with the speed it was missed,
@@TheBardapple True. I think "Iron Man" tempo was more smoother and Renegades took advantage...eventho Fonclaire's storm came a-booming. Everybody jumped up in de storm, but after it passed people partied in the calm still n forget bout de storm it seems---well de judges lol
People were stunned at that performance after they played people actually left the savanna that night saying that they have heard enough pan did already know that fonclarie had won when the result was announced people started booing
No other tuner in panorama history has been talked about so much. This will always be remembered. Tunes come and go but everyone will always know pan by storm.
so what about pan rising by phase 2 that was the biggest robbery anyway I thought myself fonclarie won but Renegades was perfect clean on point that night
For me, the semi-finals' performance was better than the finals. Of Renegades, their finals' night performance was the most clean and cohesive of a truly coherent arrangement.
When panorama comes around, Trinidad becomes divided with the Southern region and Tobago becoming foreigners. This tune plus Pan in A minor by Renegades are the two biggest robberies in Panorama history. Sad, but that's how we do ourselves.
Boy I am a Renegades fanatic listening to that piece of music again by Fonclaire, they indeed was the better band on the night. They should have won. Professor gone to soon rest in peace!
Ken Professor Philmore is probably fed up of people telling him that he won Panorama with that arrangement but will have to live with that for the rest of his life. I am happy I was there to experience it.
I'm still hypnotized by that run between 7:31 and 7:48, that run commands you to shake something. If the judges were blindfolded and didn't know that this was a band from South, then Panorama 1990 would've belonged the the Professor.
Saturday 24th February. 1990 National Panorama Finals Queens Park Savannah. What was forecasted to be a Cat 5.Storm (Musical Storm) was somehow downgraded to a Cat 2. Storm by d judges. Fonclaire places 2nd. But we knew that they won on that night. R.I.P Bro. Ken "Great Music".......
The thing is, eventho people jumped up in de storm, the judges enjoyed the calm afterwards unfortunately...which "Iron Man" tempo was just right n not too fast. Still this was a masterpiece
Greatest steelband opening for a panorama tune. It was Professor's year and will always be the winning tune for me. Even Boogsie could not top this introduction.
The test of anything is that it endures ( stand the test of time).No one can DENY you of the fact that this performance endures.ONE OF MY TOP CHOICES.plays it regularly.
Never heard a panorama crowd cheer louder at the end of a performance. How they didn't win that night will always be a mystery to me. Robbery without a gun!
It's a blessing in disguise that Fonclaire didn't win. The fact that people still talk about 18 years and at basically every Panorama speaks for itself
San'do best pan soloist in the new error home grown Vister Bella the one and only Professor from Hatters to Foncliar becomes International star.Professor needs a Star on the Promenade so is Geoffrey Holder Lord Melody he put San Fernando on the world with Shame and Scandal and Guinness Cavaliers Melody Mass dont leave out Winifred Atwell we need our own walk of fame" Mr Mayor aka Pan man".professor competeted with the amazing Anthony Williams Bertie Marshall Ellie Marnett Neville Jules Rudolph Charles Jit Samaroo and the lovely Pat Bishop they should form a Spiritual Band dont forget Winston Spree Simon and Lord Kirchner the master composer.
THIS IS PHILMORE SOUL CRYING OUT YOU HEAR THIS NOT A DULL MOMENT HMMMMMM ....THE JUDGES NEVER LIKE PHIL CAUSE HE SPEAKS HIS MIND AND DOWN TO EARTH REAL SOLDIER OF LOVE ..R.I.P
This robbery took the air out of Mr. Philmore's sail. Don't think he ever recovered from this. He said to Alvin Daniels a few panoramas ago. "What does a south band have to do to win a panorama"? It's time mandatory drug testing be implemented for the judges after each competition. They sure were high on something this night.
The results did not do justice to this performance. It is obvious that the Judges were not present at the Savannah for this performance. Well done Fonclaire!
From the first note it hits you! If they ever have a countdown of the best steelband arrangements in Panorama, THIS hands-down would be my vote for number 1! That song just stole my heart and soul. I was a secondary school student at the time and years later it was a welcome earworm during the school day. That performance cemented a love for pan music in my teens. It has stuck with me for life. A true classic!
Thought they had won it...really!There are some arrangements you hear on panorama night,and that's it.Even those that might have won.And then there are arrangements you can listen to years after with the same relish...the same joy.This is one for the latter category!
Just heard the sad news. This was got to be my most enjoyable and memorable Panorama Finals performance arranged by the late Ken "Professor" Philmore who just passed topday! :-(
No disrespect to the bands that played between Fonclaire and Renegades but they were boring after the storm, not that the music was bad just they fail to get to the level, when Renegades came it was flawless and they fired up the crowd once again, with Fonclaire score sheets handed in a while and Renegades sounding so much better than the bands after Fonclaire I expected some judges to forget what they gave Fonclaire and score them higher unintentionally, so after Renegades I said they win and they did. I am sure the standards were pretty high and the judges were generous and they probably didn't get lower than 95 , but the eye shrunk with the speed so the storm ended with the eye as opposed to Renegades who kept the refrain she hit it pang, throughout the piece, not a Jit classic but another flawless Renegades rendition gained the rewards had they played before the storm it would've had a different results
They were not robbed Their semis performance was better than their finals I was there and asking myself, why did they not play like they did for the semis
I remember this Panorama finals like it was yesterday. Renegades won with Kitchener's' "Iron Man". No one actually remembers that. All we remember is that VAT 19 Add to dictionary was robbed. Does anyone remember what margin they lost by?
They lost by 2.5 points, and even though arguably it was the biggest robbery in panorama history, to be fair Renegades Iron Man is and would always be remembered so don't let your emotions resort to insults.
WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is the Third south Steel Band have the Opportunity to go for the BIG ONE in (1990) Exactly like the first two large south Steel Band who won the National Panorama in 1965 , 1967 is Cavaliers also 1975 is Hatters each one of us miss the RIP Professor!!!!!!!!!!! evey Body love his Tallant .
One of the greatest panorama performances of all times...
You are so right on this. If ever ask about a memorable moment in panorama this is my first.
Second only to woman on the bass by All stars
They were also rob that year. Everybody knows that
This arrangement had everything..The highs and the lows..The middle improv was somethig to be marveled at! I am still stunned that they didn't win. This will go down as a
classic arrangement...
Yes
The greatest panorama arrangement I ever heard
This is the Year Fonclaire won the Panorama but placed 2nd.
R.I.P Professor....................
RIP Professor! Your music lives on!
Superb placement of rhythmic stresses and accents where they wouldn't normally occur in a typical pan arrangement. Hands down one of the BEST, most intricate, unsyncopated musical steel drum arrangements of ALL time. He lived up to his name....a true PRO!....Thanks for the music...RIP
This storm now pass and blow down my house and today is Wed 16th June 2021. MASTERCLASS LOVE IT !! . My 1990 Panorama Champion.
Still brings chills....This has to be some of the sweetest pan ever heard anywhere in the world. RIP my friend.
I was in the North Stand that night. Comments were made that the tune was played too fast. As a veteran of playing the steelpan for the last fifty years the commentators did not know what a panaroma tune was about. Fonclaire has one of the best tonal quality that night ( from my experience was a judging criteria) and all the various pans were clearly heard. I agree the Professor was robbed that night.
Agree about the tonal quality, thanks Fonclaire for retaining Lloyd Gay when most people dumped him guess he had to show off to get back his business after the storm he got more business, I have been through storm and there is a calm when the eye passes , you can go outside and play a little. The song has that but with the speed it was missed,
@@TheBardapple this rendition was nice to me it was the best bt jit samaroo and renegades playing the lord kitchener song is so clean
@@TheBardapple True. I think "Iron Man" tempo was more smoother and Renegades took advantage...eventho Fonclaire's storm came a-booming. Everybody jumped up in de storm, but after it passed people partied in the calm still n forget bout de storm it seems---well de judges lol
People were stunned at that performance after they played people actually left the savanna that night saying that they have heard enough pan did already know that fonclarie had won when the result was announced people started booing
No other tuner in panorama history has been talked about so much. This will always be remembered. Tunes come and go but everyone will always know pan by storm.
so what about pan rising by phase 2 that was the biggest robbery anyway I thought myself fonclarie won but Renegades was perfect clean on point that night
For me, the semi-finals' performance was better than the finals.
Of Renegades, their finals' night performance was the most clean and cohesive of a truly coherent arrangement.
When panorama comes around, Trinidad becomes divided with the Southern region and Tobago becoming foreigners. This tune plus Pan in A minor by Renegades are the two biggest robberies in Panorama history. Sad, but that's how we do ourselves.
Oh man...I was there...on that nite!! This was the first time I went to Panorama and I was blown away!! Fell in love with pan that nite as a J'can...
RIP Professor it was wonderful well done my brother
The biggest robbery in Panorama
Totally agree with you! I was there with my Dad when it happened! I cried like a baby..oh the politics of Panorama/Thieforama
Mark Pouchet l
I totally agree. I don’t know anyone from this band but I fell in love with this from a little girl until today.
The Best Pan by Storm I have ever heard..... I wish I was born some years before this just so I can play it... dammm this is am amazing arrangement !!
Boy I am a Renegades fanatic listening to that piece of music again by Fonclaire, they indeed was the better band on the night. They should have won.
Professor gone to soon rest in peace!
This melody infected so many of us, except for the pan judges.
Ken Professor Philmore is probably fed up of people telling him that he won Panorama with that arrangement but will have to live with that for the rest of his life. I am happy I was there to experience it.
The BEST Pan Tune ever , the BEST Finals performance ever and the BEST Arrangement of a Panorama tune ever.
From 1963 to date the BEST ever .
Absolutely!
I'm still hypnotized by that run between 7:31 and 7:48, that run commands you to shake something. If the judges were blindfolded and didn't know that this was a band from South, then Panorama 1990 would've belonged the the Professor.
Saturday 24th February. 1990
National Panorama Finals
Queens Park Savannah.
What was forecasted to be a Cat 5.Storm (Musical Storm) was somehow downgraded to a
Cat 2. Storm by d judges.
Fonclaire places 2nd.
But we knew that they won on that night.
R.I.P Bro. Ken "Great Music".......
The thing is, eventho people jumped up in de storm, the judges enjoyed the calm afterwards unfortunately...which "Iron Man" tempo was just right n not too fast. Still this was a masterpiece
I cry I cry, till today I still cry.
Greatest steelband opening for a panorama tune. It was Professor's year and will always be the winning tune for me. Even Boogsie could not top this introduction.
Professor this was your masterpiece
True... but check out Pan in De Party bro... fr fr... #Professor #Philmore #ReallyGonnaMissThatStyleBro... #PushingPan
The test of anything is that it endures ( stand the test of time).No one can DENY you of the fact that this performance endures.ONE OF MY TOP CHOICES.plays it regularly.
From since i have been listing. . This was before time. And still the best pan tune ever played.
If this band was from town dey would have won the panaroma that year!!
Rip “pro” I had the honor of playing your music.. you and your music will live forever
Rip professor greatest arrangement ever
Rest In Peace Professor😭
Never heard a panorama crowd cheer louder at the end of a performance. How they didn't win that night will always be a mystery to me. Robbery without a gun!
Still the best. Ken Philmore was a genius. ❤️
if not the absolutely best,,, one of the best
Professor will always be # 1.
The best pan production ever
Just Wonderful, that's all i have to say.... Everything else has been said already...
my favourite pan tune!!!
D Best.......by half a point 2 Iron Man🤔😣😣😣
I change my mind . This is second to none of all times
I had the honour to be taught by Pro in Pleasantville senior comprehensive school steel band in 1982. Rip
It's a blessing in disguise that Fonclaire didn't win. The fact that people still talk about 18 years and at basically every Panorama speaks for itself
Playing this for my dad aka BUTCH, 6 n 9 bass man and it's like he's there all over again....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #FONCLAIRE4EVA.
YESSSSSS SIR!
This was the absolute best arrangement of the 90s. Fuss dey tief dem this year!
Missing my sweet T&T 😍
That was the perfect storm.Thunder and lightning.
Not everyone does like the results ok. but the judges say is final. BUT this song Will always be a classic. Love it.
Judges also get it wrong at times. This was one of them. OK!
They should have won. Beautiful arrangement.
Every time i hear Fonclaire playing pan by storm? i dose be happy for the music but sad with the panorama result that year, winning music
Gone but not forgotten. The Professor's Tune has become the repertoire of a whole lot of bands to date.
ETERNAL REST MY FRIEND....YOU WILL BE MISSED.
My family and I would like to put you in our prayers! May your musical soul rest in peace and I really love playing along with you!
Professor your death brought me here. I would never forget this performance, coming from an All Stars fan.
I will second it. THE BIGGEST ROBBERY IN PANORAMA.
Paul Garcia not the biggest
+Donte Burgess BIGGEST!!!! You kidding me?
This and Curry Tabanca by All Stars
San'do best pan soloist in the new error home grown Vister Bella the one and only Professor from Hatters to Foncliar becomes International star.Professor needs a Star on the Promenade so is Geoffrey Holder Lord Melody he put San Fernando on the world with Shame and Scandal and Guinness Cavaliers Melody Mass dont leave out Winifred Atwell we need our own walk of fame" Mr Mayor aka Pan man".professor competeted with the amazing Anthony Williams Bertie Marshall Ellie Marnett Neville Jules Rudolph Charles Jit Samaroo and the lovely Pat Bishop they should form a Spiritual Band dont forget Winston Spree Simon and Lord Kirchner the master composer.
If only the savannah would be this packed for pan again
This was a "SUPER STORM"
I remember being on the track, jumping ... tears in my eyes .... so blissful
Damn! What an emotional arrangement! Thank you Mr. Phillmore.
A BRILLIANT ARRANGEMENT, SUPERB!!
Best ever!!! After all these years, it still gives me chills.
Never mind the judges; in the court of public opinion, they are the undisputed winners!
Ken the vibes man of panorama this is music from heaven
PRO YOU WON THE HEARTS LOVE AND RESPECT OF A LOT OF PAN LOVERS THE WORLD OVER BRO... ONE OF THE BEST ARRANGED PANORAMA SONGS OF ALL TIME BLESS MAN....
Absolutely beautiful
THIS IS PHILMORE SOUL CRYING OUT YOU HEAR THIS NOT A DULL MOMENT HMMMMMM ....THE JUDGES NEVER LIKE PHIL CAUSE HE SPEAKS HIS MIND AND DOWN TO EARTH REAL SOLDIER OF LOVE ..R.I.P
This robbery took the air out of Mr. Philmore's sail. Don't think he ever recovered from this. He said to Alvin Daniels a few panoramas ago. "What does a south band have to do to win a panorama"? It's time mandatory drug testing be implemented for the judges after each competition. They sure were high on something this night.
Another great genius in pan, gone too soon. Will miss you Professor 😔
The results did not do justice to this performance. It is obvious that the Judges were not present at the Savannah for this performance. Well done Fonclaire!
Dey tief we !!!!!
From the first note it hits you! If they ever have a countdown of the best steelband arrangements in Panorama, THIS hands-down would be my vote for number 1! That song just stole my heart and soul. I was a secondary school student at the time and years later it was a welcome earworm during the school day. That performance cemented a love for pan music in my teens. It has stuck with me for life. A true classic!
Thought they had won it...really!There are some arrangements you hear on panorama night,and that's it.Even those that might have won.And then there are arrangements you can listen to years after with the same relish...the same joy.This is one for the latter category!
Just heard the sad news. This was got to be my most enjoyable and memorable Panorama Finals performance arranged by the late Ken "Professor" Philmore who just passed topday! :-(
waw this is 2014 n this is still better music than what some of these bands are playing
No disrespect to the bands that played between Fonclaire and Renegades but they were boring after the storm, not that the music was bad just they fail to get to the level, when Renegades came it was flawless and they fired up the crowd once again, with Fonclaire score sheets handed in a while and Renegades sounding so much better than the bands after Fonclaire I expected some judges to forget what they gave Fonclaire and score them higher unintentionally, so after Renegades I said they win and they did.
I am sure the standards were pretty high and the judges were generous and they probably didn't get lower than 95 , but the eye shrunk with the speed so the storm ended with the eye as opposed to Renegades who kept the refrain she hit it pang, throughout the piece, not a Jit classic but another flawless Renegades rendition gained the rewards had they played before the storm it would've had a different results
Rest in eternal peace my friend.
jus lovin d pan......
h c Enterprise my son came because of this will done sweet pan
@@lovelykim4327 pan by storm is the best arranged i ever heard
The Professor will always be the boss, RIP.
R.I.P. Sir.
Should be given a post humous first place........ is it possible to honour the Professor???? Dey real get tief that night boi!!! R I P Phillmore!!!!
May he rest in peace!
JHAPPY BIRTHDAY BY PHASE 2 PAN GROOVE
The rendition was cut at 2:51...
one of the best panorama performance I don't know why they were not the winner everyone knew they won except the judges lol
R i p professor great arranger this is the biggest robbery in panorama history
the biggest robbery in panorama history
R.I.P Professor
RIP Professor.
@superdave443 . Man just keep on listening and creating your own Storm. First Time yer say; Dat have to be real excitement. Stay on Top Bro.
One of the biggest robbery in a Panorama history .... still sounding great.
RIP Pro!
With all due respect to the winning band that year, does anyone remember what they played?
Lol
One of the great arrangement that never won.
They were not robbed
Their semis performance was better than their finals
I was there and asking myself, why did they not play like they did for the semis
Those 31 people who disliked this please try allyuh best.
Not ashamed to say it.......every time I hear this it's like I'm having sex for the first time...... no lie!
I remember this Panorama finals like it was yesterday.
Renegades won with Kitchener's' "Iron Man". No one actually remembers that.
All we remember is that VAT 19 Add to dictionary was robbed. Does anyone remember what margin they lost by?
They lost by 2.5 points, and even though arguably it was the biggest robbery in panorama history, to be fair Renegades Iron Man is and would always be remembered so don't let your emotions resort to insults.
Half a point
Fonclaire was robbed hands down that year. Say what anybody want HE WAS ROBBED.
I think it should be a tied
I still say too fast, the performance is scintillating but the lines are being chewed up,
You must be 'mad'! It's Pan by STORM!?
WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is the Third south Steel Band have the Opportunity to go for the BIG ONE in (1990) Exactly like the first two large south Steel Band who won the National Panorama in 1965 , 1967 is Cavaliers also 1975 is Hatters each one of us miss the RIP Professor!!!!!!!!!!! evey Body love his Tallant .
Robbery, Robbery is the cry. Skiffle will be robbed this year.
To get beat by half a point, smells of corruption.