I was paying attention to them way back in 1968 when I was 17, crazy (different crazy from now) and playing a rock and roll band. I damned near wore out my copy of Salty Dog...that tune has one of Trower's most awesome guitar playing. At a time when Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck ,and Hendrix dominated the stage Trower's playing was in a class of its own. I'm glad to know that cat at the age of 72 is still touring n and playing.
This song was imprinted in my DNA . Just back from the jungles of Nam.. completely screwed up from a year in combat and lost….this song played constantly in my head for many years… some strange source of comfort. The whole SaltyDog LP was a masterpiece. Most folks these days are not aware of this great group of artists .
It's always wonderful to see Procol with Barrie on the drumzz. He was and always will be the eternal Procol drummer.This version of the band with Mick Grabham on guitar was also a very wonderful combination. I saw the Harum 22 times in the 60 's and 70's,and I can say without any hesitation,ANY BAND that had to follow the Harums amazing set (with Brooker,Trower,Fisher,and BJ) were in trouble,because their sound was like an electric symphony played by the GODS themselves.
@@MegaCirse No, not as a replacement. Page hadn't even met Bonzo when he invited BJ, who he'd played with on Joe Cocker's 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. Page had already invited his session-playing drummer mates Bobby Graham and Clem Cattini, though neither of them took him up on the invite. One must remember that there was no Led Zeppelin when Page was inviting the likes of BJ and singer Terry Reid (who was interested but his solo career got in the way). It was just Page. And he was attempting to resurrect the Yardbirds, a once great band (when Jeff Beck was in it) that had lost its position as an innovative chart-topper (thanks to producer Mickie Most). It is understandable that nobody wanted to join - they were all doing better than Page! Even Bonzo didn't want to join - he had to be bribed.
what a lovely if strange performance-last time I saw BJ and company was live onstage at the Fillmore East, when I was working as their roadie, under master road manager Mick-a shared bill, with Traffic-and it was glorious. I did love BJ as a drummer and a sweet guy, who made me feel like part of the crew on the road. An amazing and superb band, with a simply astonishing drummer and human being.
A shared bill with Traffic? Did you know that Jimmy Page's invite for BJ to join him in what became Led Zeppelin came about as a result of the two of them replacing Traffic's Stevie Winwood and Jim Capaldi for the recording of Joe Cocker's 'With A Little Help From My Friends'? It seems the Traffic lads couldn't nail the 12/8 groove - something Page would have done in sessions and BJ did often with Procol - so they were sent home by producer Denny Cordell, and Page and Wilson were enlisted.
Got most of their stuff on vinyl… They were and always will be fantastic. Rip Gary…. No more fear of flying now! And as for Robin Trower … another phenomenal associated act!!!
How incredibly lucky those folks were to hear PH in such a small setting. BJ was simply the best. Never a better tub thumper technically nor creatively, and we actually get to see a bit of him in this one. Thank you for posting this!
Oh, no. I’ve loved them since they started out n the 60s. I’m a huge fan of other bands, maybe, but not like PH and Gary Brooker. At least you’re learning about them, now, after all!
Partially true, JohnGalt009...also, arts, music and many other important programs have had their funding cut and not encouraged in schools. Guitar center is 1.6BB in debt...it ain't because people are buying guitars at the same rate as they were when we were in HS.
PROCOL HARUM ON FILM & TV - An event in London on Saturday November 3rd at 18.00 until 20.00 at The British Film Institute's National Film & TV Theatre on The Thames Southbank. Contact The BFI Ticket office via their website for tickets. Celebrities will be present including members of Procol Harum. There will also be book signings in the BFI Bookshop after. Procol harum & The Ghosts Of A Whiter Shade Of Pale is an Omnibus Press Publication says Henry Scott-irvine (author)
waited along time to see this song, since '70. Had smoking girl, and no clue. Still where's the organist?, and there's never gonna be a trower to replace trower. Their reunion album was a call in
@Deagledrumzz ... you're one of the few who saw them more than me ... 3 times with Trower, a dozen after, all by 1974. World's Greatest Band with Robyn.
@thewordofgord Saw King Crimson that year as well, in Detroit, and Procol Harum as well - not together. My cup of tea by far was PH ... altho Crimson is the loudest band I ever saw, by far actually - my ears rung for days after and, I don't believe, ever fully recovered (I'm semi-ashamed to admit it was worth it). But PH's subject matter, with the magic of Trower, made the difference for me.
Provolone rocks the house, great band and one of the best lead singers with the haunting voice of Gary Booker. Missing Robin Trower? Was hooked the first time I heard AWSOP! Craig Murden
Interestingly, BJ and Robin Trower were not with Procol when 'AWSOP' was recorded. Ray Royer was on guitar, and the band's drummer, Bobby Harrison, didn't do the session, so Bill Eyden, a jazzer from Georgie Fame's Blue Flames is who we hear on that record.
@@waltersavage7023 Thank you. Worth noting that when 'AWSOP' became a hit, drummer Harrison who did not appear on the record demanded his share of royalties. It became a legal matter that led to him leaving the band. When he went, so did guitarist Ray Royer. They formed the short-lived band Freedom before Harrison ended up as the - very good - singer/drummer with the band SNAFU. Trower and Wilson were enlisted from Gary Brooker's previous band, the Paramounts. Another Paramounts member, Chris Copping would later be enlisted on bass and organ after the departures of David Knights and Matthew Fisher. Alan Cartwright would soon take over the bass role, while Trower's departure saw David Ball join, only to leave because he apparently wanted the band to move in a bluesier direction. That led to the enlisting of Mick Grabham, who I felt did a great job - he was one of the few who understood how to play a Les Paul (i.e., not too many note too quickly).
Watching how deeply they get into these slow musical parts, a concise response appeared even before i read the Mike Roberts query: working with a laptop on little bits of processed musical parts is not going to charge up the soul like joining together in passion like this. And the "top liners" - melody providers on Song Factory tracks - are as well called upon to evoke their phrasing in a much different mental climate than here/
CHECK THIS OUT.. Acclaimed author Sebastian Faulks kindly wrote the magnificent 'Afterword' to my biography of the seminal British band Procol Harum. PROCOL HARUM & THE GHOSTS OF A WHITER SHADE OF PALE. The biog is available in Europe now and launches in the USA on June 1 2013. MARTIN SCORSESE and SIR ALAN PARKER wrote the Forewords. Available now at amazon.co.uk and bookdepository.co.uk
@lancelightning I so agree with you. Grabham never really did it for me either, but Cartwright's a good bass player. Dave Ball was awesome, and should have stayed. I much prefer Copping to Fisher, and there's the immortal Barrie Wilson. All in all, a great line up. Yes the lyrics - I'd like some of what Keith Reid was on!
The Devil came from Kansas. Where he went to I can't say Though I teach I'm not a preacher, and I aim to stay that way There's a monkey riding on my back, been there for some time He says he knows me very well but he's no friend of mine I am not a humble pilgrim There's no need to scrape and squeeze And don't beg for silver paper When I'm trying to sell you cheese The Devil came from Carlsberg. Where he went to I can't say If you really are my brother then you'd better start to pray For the sins of those departed and the ones about to go There's a dark cloud just above us, don't tell me 'cause I know I am not a humble pilgrim There's no need to scrape and squeeze And don't beg for silver paper When I'm trying to sell you cheese No I never came from Kansas, don't forget to thank the cook Which reminds me of my duty: I was lost and now I look For the turning and the signpost and the road which takes you down To that pool inside the forest in whose waters I shall drown I am not a humble pilgrim There's no need to scrape and squeeze And don't beg for silver paper When I'm trying to sell you cheese
Mostly agreed Deagle, but on one of the five or so times I saw them, in Toronto in 1971, King Crimson opened and really did blow them away. Mind you, that line-up and that tour ("Earthbound") they would have blown away anyone. wordofgord
*sigh* Mick Ronson had his jaw on the floor when he heard Procol Harum just as everyone else in Britain and the rest of the developed world did. Fix up.
@tblkcd052951 With Trower a force unlike any other,rock royalty without question.Robin how about you and Matthew Fischer playing a tour with the Harum?
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R.I.P .Gary Brooker M.B.E. who sadly passed away on Saturday - a brilliant musician, vocalist , song writer and a graceful human being.
The best drummer you never heard of, and the best band you never paid any attention to.
Nice to see someone else who appreciates bj wilson, a genuine talent who looks to have had some classical training in his artistic development.
Barrie was one of the best - as a drummer + as a human being!
I was paying attention to them way back in 1968 when I was 17, crazy (different crazy from now) and playing a rock and roll band. I damned near wore out my copy of Salty Dog...that tune has one of Trower's most awesome guitar playing. At a time when Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck ,and Hendrix dominated the stage Trower's playing was in a class of its own. I'm glad to know that cat at the age of 72 is still touring n and playing.
Sorry, but it was Keith Moon (WHO)!!!
Best Rock Band and lyricist (K. Reid) EVER
My god this is 50 years ago - Procol 50 years+ ahead of their time (TIMELESS)
This song was imprinted in my DNA . Just back from the jungles of Nam.. completely screwed up from a year in combat and lost….this song played constantly in my head for many years… some strange source of comfort. The whole SaltyDog LP was a masterpiece. Most folks these days are not aware of this great group of artists .
One of the finest bands of all time
#!
What a band - RIP the Great Gary Brooker and B J Wilson
And Keith Reid RIP, he died about one year after Gary’s death.
It's always wonderful to see Procol with Barrie on the drumzz. He was and always will be the eternal Procol drummer.This version of the band with Mick Grabham on guitar was also a very wonderful combination. I saw the Harum 22 times in the 60 's and 70's,and I can say without any hesitation,ANY BAND that had to follow the Harums amazing set (with Brooker,Trower,Fisher,and BJ) were in trouble,because their sound was like an electric symphony played by the GODS themselves.
Agreed, I even started his fan group on Facebook.
Good man, Deagle! I felt lucky to see Procol just once (1973). I couldn't believe how low BJ sat behind his Ludwigs.
I love these guys, and my heart is broken from Gary Brooker’s death. He was a talent that is hard to explain or recreate. RIP, Commander..
I very much like what you said. " A TALENT THAT IS HARD TO EXPLAIN"
BJ was the best drummer to ever walk the Earth. He had a very unique style of playing which was great!
A long time ago, Jimmy Page wanted to take him on Led Zeppelin" as a replacement for Bonzo
@@MegaCirse I believe that. He was a fantastic drummer! I still remember when BJ died and seeing it on the news.
@@MegaCirse No, not as a replacement. Page hadn't even met Bonzo when he invited BJ, who he'd played with on Joe Cocker's 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. Page had already invited his session-playing drummer mates Bobby Graham and Clem Cattini, though neither of them took him up on the invite. One must remember that there was no Led Zeppelin when Page was inviting the likes of BJ and singer Terry Reid (who was interested but his solo career got in the way). It was just Page. And he was attempting to resurrect the Yardbirds, a once great band (when Jeff Beck was in it) that had lost its position as an innovative chart-topper (thanks to producer Mickie Most). It is understandable that nobody wanted to join - they were all doing better than Page! Even Bonzo didn't want to join - he had to be bribed.
About everything we love about Procol is contained in this single performance, just so damn good
A Salty Dog should have sold millions and set them up at the top of the tree.
what a lovely if strange performance-last time I saw BJ and company was live onstage at the Fillmore East, when I was working as their roadie, under master road manager Mick-a shared bill, with Traffic-and it was glorious. I did love BJ as a drummer and a sweet guy, who made me feel like part of the crew on the road. An amazing and superb band, with a simply astonishing drummer and human being.
A shared bill with Traffic? Did you know that Jimmy Page's invite for BJ to join him in what became Led Zeppelin came about as a result of the two of them replacing Traffic's Stevie Winwood and Jim Capaldi for the recording of Joe Cocker's 'With A Little Help From My Friends'? It seems the Traffic lads couldn't nail the 12/8 groove - something Page would have done in sessions and BJ did often with Procol - so they were sent home by producer Denny Cordell, and Page and Wilson were enlisted.
@@MrCherryJuice ...what amazing talent we had in those days. lucky to be around, then and now. Thanks!
The most underrated band ever!
not. rated 11 out of 10 by me forever.
@@loupasternak same here; MAGNIFICENT; Psychedelic & Rockin
One of the best bands ever! And Gary Booker sounds JUST as good, today, if not even better!!!
May he RIP
YES!!! His voice was the same for decades!! Incredible!
Great rousing version and Mick Grabham's solo at the end is killer.
B.J Wilson was such a cutie ❤
Got most of their stuff on vinyl… They were and always will be fantastic. Rip Gary…. No more fear of flying now! And as for Robin Trower … another phenomenal associated act!!!
Many thanks to the Danes for filming and preserving a great live performance.
B.J. Wilson !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How incredibly lucky those folks were to hear PH in such a small setting. BJ was simply the best. Never a better tub thumper technically nor creatively, and we actually get to see a bit of him in this one. Thank you for posting this!
He drops a “the devil came from Carlsberg” 😂😂 Fabulous band!
Some of the best music ever
One of the greatest groups I know about!
ollip71: Thanks for posting. Happy Birthday today(June 28) to original Procul Harum bassist David Knights. Cheers!
Before there was Emo, there was me booding in the cellar over this song on a cloudy day...
@Michaelgeraddejong,Barrie is B.J Wilson,B.J is the initials,his real name is Barrie.And he was the soul of Procol Harum.He is GREATLY MISSED!!!
Shine On Brightly
thank you so much for sharing this. RIP Sir Gary ♥
Anyone else just finding out how fantastic these guys were now?
Check out everything about them - Procol Harum will seep into your lifeblood - PURE CLASS!!!!
And not "were" - but still "ARE" - and always have been
Oh, no. I’ve loved them since they started out n the 60s. I’m a huge fan of other bands, maybe, but not like PH and Gary Brooker. At least you’re learning about them, now, after all!
A class act from start to present
There's some serious jamming going on here. Love me some Mick Grabham here, fantastic guitarist.
Amazing band - so delightfully obscure, heavy and soulful - all at the same time. Music today is a joke compared to this - what happened?
Run-D.M.C. happened, and ruined everything.
Mike Roberts I have absolutely no clue where it went Mike.Maybe that Ol wives saying about throwing the baby out with the bathwater applies here?
Partially true, JohnGalt009...also, arts, music and many other important programs have had their funding cut and not encouraged in schools. Guitar center is 1.6BB in debt...it ain't because people are buying guitars at the same rate as they were when we were in HS.
Jews....
@@cliffwebb1621 Fool
Always 1of my faves.74 band very good ,fresh a timeless tune. Gary's voice so special
What an intimate setting ! This is very enjoyable. Thank you.
Yes, lucky to see them in 1971, Cincinnati
To my friends who took that all expense hunting trip to Vietnam . See if you remember this , I know it's been 47 years ago , but I still remember.
PROCOL HARUM ON FILM & TV - An event in London on Saturday November 3rd at 18.00 until 20.00 at The British Film Institute's National Film & TV Theatre on The Thames Southbank. Contact The BFI Ticket office via their website for tickets. Celebrities will be present including members of Procol Harum. There will also be book signings in the BFI Bookshop after. Procol harum & The Ghosts Of A Whiter Shade Of Pale is an Omnibus Press Publication says Henry Scott-irvine (author)
Gary Brooker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥️👍🙄💕🌹🌲🌱
1:29 The devil came from CARLSBERG!!!😂😂😂🍻🍺
Edit: RIP master Brooker....This beer is for you!
A reference to a fine Danish beer
thank you for posting this. Yeah BJ was the best! I love this.
Miss Trower's blistering solo. Though this solo was pretty good.
ringside Gary, what an enduring voice .... GB
Where has this song been all my life?
An epic song.
My favorite Procol Harum song. Thanks for posting.
there is not bad note on salty dog
@@dougmphilly that’s how I feel about that album as well, perfection
waited along time to see this song, since
'70. Had smoking girl, and no clue.
Still where's the organist?, and there's never gonna be a trower to replace trower.
Their reunion album was a call in
Nice version but sadly missing Trower and Fisher. First version still is the best.
This one of my favorites!
Grande gruppo e grande musica.
Grabham's face when Broiler sings "the devil came from Carlsberg" 😀😀
Wonderful!!!
@Deagledrumzz ... you're one of the few who saw them more than me ... 3 times with Trower, a dozen after, all by 1974. World's Greatest Band with Robyn.
B J Wilson!!!
INDEED. Look at how low he sat. Wonder how much that was part of his unique sound.
Effing brilliant. Pure rock genius.
The devil came from Kansas and he went down to Georgia.
Grande Gary Brooker
Great band.
excellent
' ¡ Un grupo expectacular ! '
Dig that sweet wallpaper!
@thewordofgord
Saw King Crimson that year as well, in Detroit, and Procol Harum as well - not together. My cup of tea by far was PH ... altho Crimson is the loudest band I ever saw, by far actually - my ears rung for days after and, I don't believe, ever fully recovered (I'm semi-ashamed to admit it was worth it). But PH's subject matter, with the magic of Trower, made the difference for me.
Provolone rocks the house, great band and one of the best lead singers with the haunting voice of Gary Booker. Missing Robin Trower? Was hooked the first time I heard AWSOP! Craig Murden
Interestingly, BJ and Robin Trower were not with Procol when 'AWSOP' was recorded. Ray Royer was on guitar, and the band's drummer, Bobby Harrison, didn't do the session, so Bill Eyden, a jazzer from Georgie Fame's Blue Flames is who we hear on that record.
@@MrCherryJuiceit’s great to read all this information you’ve provided. Thanks from a true believer
@@waltersavage7023 Thank you. Worth noting that when 'AWSOP' became a hit, drummer Harrison who did not appear on the record demanded his share of royalties. It became a legal matter that led to him leaving the band. When he went, so did guitarist Ray Royer. They formed the short-lived band Freedom before Harrison ended up as the - very good - singer/drummer with the band SNAFU.
Trower and Wilson were enlisted from Gary Brooker's previous band, the Paramounts. Another Paramounts member, Chris Copping would later be enlisted on bass and organ after the departures of David Knights and Matthew Fisher. Alan Cartwright would soon take over the bass role, while Trower's departure saw David Ball join, only to leave because he apparently wanted the band to move in a bluesier direction. That led to the enlisting of Mick Grabham, who I felt did a great job - he was one of the few who understood how to play a Les Paul (i.e., not too many note too quickly).
love this song
... on 1:31 "the devil came from Carlsberg.... very danish
Ein toller Song! Höre ich regelmäßig!
Watching how deeply they get into these slow musical parts, a concise response appeared even before i read the Mike Roberts query: working with a laptop on little bits of processed musical parts is not going to charge up the soul like joining together in passion like this. And the "top liners" - melody providers on Song Factory tracks - are as well called upon to evoke their phrasing in a much different mental climate than here/
CHECK THIS OUT.. Acclaimed author Sebastian Faulks kindly wrote the magnificent 'Afterword' to my biography of the seminal British band Procol Harum. PROCOL HARUM & THE GHOSTS OF A WHITER SHADE OF PALE. The biog is available in Europe now and launches in the USA on June 1 2013. MARTIN SCORSESE and SIR ALAN PARKER wrote the Forewords. Available now at amazon.co.uk and bookdepository.co.uk
@lancelightning I so agree with you. Grabham never really did it for me either, but Cartwright's a good bass player. Dave Ball was awesome, and should have stayed. I much prefer Copping to Fisher, and there's the immortal Barrie Wilson. All in all, a great line up. Yes the lyrics - I'd like some of what Keith Reid was on!
the idea of this kind of band just HAS TO DO: CHANGE
EVERY MEMBER IS AN ARTIST :Superb"
The Devil came from Kansas. Where he went to I can't say
Though I teach I'm not a preacher, and I aim to stay that way
There's a monkey riding on my back, been there for some time
He says he knows me very well but he's no friend of mine
I am not a humble pilgrim
There's no need to scrape and squeeze
And don't beg for silver paper
When I'm trying to sell you cheese
The Devil came from Carlsberg. Where he went to I can't say
If you really are my brother then you'd better start to pray
For the sins of those departed and the ones about to go
There's a dark cloud just above us, don't tell me 'cause I know
I am not a humble pilgrim
There's no need to scrape and squeeze
And don't beg for silver paper
When I'm trying to sell you cheese
No I never came from Kansas, don't forget to thank the cook
Which reminds me of my duty: I was lost and now I look
For the turning and the signpost and the road which takes you down
To that pool inside the forest in whose waters I shall drown
I am not a humble pilgrim
There's no need to scrape and squeeze
And don't beg for silver paper
When I'm trying to sell you cheese
No one more profound than Keith Reid!!!
@Deagledrumzz - saw 'em 3 times with Trower, 12 after, all by '74 ... never though I could be beat on that - congrats! With Robyn, Best Band Ever
Lilyhammer brought me here!
Heard much good about this series and always wanted to see it... What episode are you talking about?
ollip71 I can't remember. I think it was Season 3.
ollip71 it was season 2 episode 7. The last two minutes. Great song.
ollip71 it was season 2 episode 7. The last two minutes. Great song.
More rock bands should cover this great song. Yusef/Cat Stevens does a pretty good cover but it lacks the fire needed.
Mostly agreed Deagle, but on one of the five or so times I saw them, in Toronto in 1971, King Crimson opened and really did blow them away. Mind you, that line-up and that tour ("Earthbound") they would have blown away anyone.
wordofgord
Awesome!!
Thanks for posting!
Farewell Keith
Great posting
@Deagledrumzz don't you mean B.J. Wilson my friend ???
He's the drummer I link the most with Procal
If I'm not mistaken it was possible that BJ could have had Bonham's spot in Led Zep.
True but he chose to stay with PH.
❤️Gary Brooker❤️
Procol brooker harum !!!!!!!
Politically he certainly lives there.
The Devil came from Carlsberg ?
Herrlich. The Devil Came From Kansas - und der Mörder ist immer der Gärtner ...
Look how young Gary brooker was....
Amen!
cat stevens playing this in concert brought me here :)
@mrkenray
I believe there is a photo of Mr Kenray in the latest Webster's Dictionary under the word 'opinionated'.
traditional drum grip like buddy rich
That's not Robin Trower, is it??
who came here after BILLY MUTHERFUCKING STRINGS just killed this tonight!!!!
@Ananas_hoi......"Where he went to I can't say"
*sigh* Mick Ronson had his jaw on the floor when he heard Procol Harum just as everyone else in Britain and the rest of the developed world did. Fix up.
RIP
Is it on< Tommy?
At German piano club ?
Please don't beat me up for this comment but in the context of PH, I prefer Dave Ball.Absolutely love RT but he is at his best in his own band.
You can't see the keyboardist, he didn't fit on the stage! You can see him briefly around 0:43.
My alta ego is a devil!
@tblkcd052951 With Trower a force unlike any other,rock royalty without question.Robin how about you and Matthew Fischer playing a tour with the Harum?
I,m still trying to sellyou cheese,,,,,,,,,,z