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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby Nancy » 04 Aug 2017, 21:05

kath wrote:gearin up.

got smoker's cough.


I know this was a Simple Sister reference, but I couldn't help being reminded of this....

"Doctor Parkinson declared 'I'm not surprised to see you here
You've got smokers cough from smoking, brewer's droop from drinking beer
I don't know how you came to get the Betty Davis knees
But worst of all young man you've got Industrial Disease'"
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby kath » 04 Aug 2017, 21:05

love when they get this kinda hornage and whatnot. adds its own whammm.

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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby Nancy » 04 Aug 2017, 21:06

Love the Jon Lord-ian Hammond echo at the end there.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2017, 21:06

This is new to me & very different sounding to my expectations. Allmusic has revealed that Matthew Fisher had left the band hence the lack of organ.


Powerful opening track, enjoyed Trower's work.
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Postby Nancy » 04 Aug 2017, 21:07

The title track is just beautiful.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby kath » 04 Aug 2017, 21:07

Nancy wrote:
kath wrote:gearin up.

got smoker's cough.


I know this was a Simple Sister reference, but I couldn't help being reminded of this....

"Doctor Parkinson declared 'I'm not surprised to see you here
You've got smokers cough from smoking, brewer's droop from drinking beer
I don't know how you came to get the Betty Davis knees
But worst of all young man you've got Industrial Disease'"


mwhahahahaaaa

broken barricades... they do these kinda songs so well... moving into the pretty and rich mode so easily

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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2017, 21:08

Love the timbre of Brooker's voice.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby kath » 04 Aug 2017, 21:08

John aka Josh wrote:This is new to me & very different sounding to my expectations. Allmusic has revealed that Matthew Fisher had left the band hence the lack of organ.


Powerful opening track, enjoyed Trower's work.


yep

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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

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John aka Josh wrote:Love the timbre of Brooker's voice.


He's an amazing vocalist. A rich and powerful voice.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby Nancy » 04 Aug 2017, 21:09

And now, Robin gets to boogie.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby kath » 04 Aug 2017, 21:10

John aka Josh wrote:Love the timbre of Brooker's voice.


i love the albums leading up to this one, too

this one i think is rockier than many, but it is still so harummy

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Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2017, 21:10

The start of Memorial Drive brings Mountain to mind.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby kath » 04 Aug 2017, 21:10

Nancy wrote:
John aka Josh wrote:Love the timbre of Brooker's voice.


He's an amazing vocalist. A rich and powerful voice.


agreeed. procol in general has such a rich sound to me

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Postby kath » 04 Aug 2017, 21:11

John aka Josh wrote:The start of Memorial Drive brings Mountain to mind.


it does indeeed

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Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2017, 21:11

Lovely simple piano sounding above the boogie.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby Nancy » 04 Aug 2017, 21:11

kath wrote:
John aka Josh wrote:Love the timbre of Brooker's voice.


i love the albums leading up to this one, too

this one i think is rockier than many, but it is still so harummy


Home is probably the closest of the previous ones to this one on the rock scale, but then Whiskey Train all by iteslf raises that bar considerably.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby Nancy » 04 Aug 2017, 21:12

kath wrote:
John aka Josh wrote:The start of Memorial Drive brings Mountain to mind.


it does indeeed


Yes, wonderful sludgy loud distorted guitar tone.
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Postby Spock! » 04 Aug 2017, 21:12

Altogether much rockier than I expected. Toe is a tappin' and head a noddin'.
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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby kath » 04 Aug 2017, 21:13

now here come some of my fave freak lyrics, mwhahahahaaaa

but what would freud say?

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Re: PROG SYNCH LISTEN: Procol Harum - Broken Barricades - Friday, August 4 @ 9 PM

Postby Nancy » 04 Aug 2017, 21:14

I like the pace of the album, alternating the rock tracks with the epic/ballad tracks.
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