Saturday, 8 February 2014

Drunk Again 1974

Procol Harum on Beat club circa 1974.

How good were this band, without this really strong gifted line-up I think the band would have folded. Post Robin Trower who won many Procoholic hearts and minds. But then so did BJ Wilson.


http://youtu.be/877s7_5ML4w



Bringing home the bacon Rockpalast 1976

Sadly this is out of sync, which is annoying but still it is always great to see clear shots of Barrie and the band.

Another rare gig of procol Harum live and the last great line-up imho anyway. ( I missed the return of Matthew Fisher to the past decades later).

The line-up here is Gary Brooker, piano; Barrie J Wilson, drums; Mick Grabham, guitar; Alan Cartwright, bass; Chris Copping, organ. KeithReid, possibly lurking in the background, words.

http://youtu.be/PW6ZfF6swJc

For Liquorice John 1973

Our hero at work on one of their (Procol Harum) best songs .

An ode to a true friend from the older days, who lost his life by his own actions. A magically beautifully well crafted song written by Brooker and Reid but one wonders what it'd sound like without this most gifted and sensitive drummer.

Barrie J Wilson the expression on his face is a a sign he's giving his all to this song.


For Liquorice John.

http://youtu.be/S3HY9G77Y5A