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Procol Harum’s claim to fame is ‘

A Whiter Shade Of Pale’, a huge hit in 1967. They differ from most of the progressive rock bands of the 70s in the relatively prominent blues component to their sound, which is largely due to the voice and piano of leader Gary Brooker. In the early years, Matthew Fisher’s organ and Robin Trower’s guitar combined for a unique sound.

In various formations, the band has continued into the 21st Century. Some say that their third album, A Salty Dog, is their best effort and considered the pinnacle of their career, but the many varied styles of Procol’s albums gives many peaks.

The hippy prog of Shine on Brightly with the symphonic ‘In Held Twas in I’ gave way to the melancholy of Home whose tracks covered death in many ways. These were followed by the rock simplicity of Broken Barricades with songs featuring Robin Trower’s Hendrix-style guitar and Barrie (BJ) Wilson’s drums. Grand Hotel which followed marked a return to richer sounds with the richly orchestrated title track outstanding.

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1	A Whiter Shade Of Pale full track	5,256
2	Shine On Brightly full track	271
3	Repent Walpurgis full track	261
4	Conquistador	214
5	Whiter Shade Of Pale	212
6	Rambling On full track	168
7	Wish Me Well full track	159
8	Boredom full track	156
9	Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) full track	145
10	Simple Sister full track	143
11	Homburg	137
12	A Salty Dog	135
13	Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) full track	108
14	Whaling Stories full track	104
15	She Wandered Through the Garden Fence	94

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Bananasaur wrote:
last week

I was named after Robin Trower. I'm required to enjoy this band.

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Nololob wrote:
September 2009

Klasyka Rocka

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DonVitorioblue wrote:
September 2009

The Best song of Procol Harum is "In Held Twas In I"

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ashoman wrote:
September 2009

http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Hammond+organ+lovers

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meddelhed wrote:
September 2009

Dammit, I saw AWSOP being number 1 and I thought "Write 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale is overrated' in the shoutbox :D

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Bastard1 wrote:
September 2009

You're overrated. We all are.

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barsik wrote:
September 2009

A whiter shade of pale is overrated.

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FrankTyrell wrote:
September 2009

They are much more than A Whiter Shade of Pale!

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bepx2009 wrote:
August 2009

Заказ билетов на концерты в Москве и Питере через сайт www.procol-harum.ru !!!!!!

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Manowar1 wrote:
August 2009

Join our new fan group for Procol Harum's guitarist, Robin Trower

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Deogracias wrote:
August 2009

I really like the "In Concert With The Danish National Concert Orchestra & Choir" cd. This live concert makes me want to listen more stuff from them. Great stuff by this band, the songs I know so far.

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prosopagnosia wrote:
August 2009

Seriously, there's more to them than A Whiter Shade of Pale. O__o Still underrated band regardless of that hit song.

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Nololob wrote:
July 2009

Klasyka Rocka polish group for classic rock fans

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xmotylanogax wrote:
July 2009

I love ttheir songs!

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Tangellope wrote:
July 2009

most underrated band of all time

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mugsys wrote:
June 2009

breath of fresh air!!!!!!

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Tux_Soul wrote:
June 2009

Yeah... Love it

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haneater wrote:
May 2009

great band

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TuomasMetal wrote:
April 2009

Nothing's too progressive! Anyway, I love this band!

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lordinfamous wrote:
April 2009

Sweet

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