Music – Procol Harum, The Mayfire, Bryan Ferry's Dylanesque, And Chicago's amazing Blues Festival. (B.B. King returns after 20 years.)
It's interesting to hear Robin Trower grow into the style he explored with his excellent trio, there's a kind of push and pull in the music of Procol Harum between the Symphonic leanings of Brooker and Fisher against Robins bluesy style, it works to the point Robin left to focus on his own style.
Shine on brightly fellow conquistadors.
Good to see CS back!
A great read - but I haven't been able to listen yet - have to let the sleeping dogs lie, not to mention the long-suffering V.
But looking forward!
I always tend to forget that Procol Harum were anything other than a Whiter Shade..
Chicago Festival sounds fantastic!
Maybe one day you'll do something about Clapton and I'll share a funny anecdote.
some Procol trivia:
in 1964,The Paramounts, led by Gary Brooker and Robin Trower and including Chris Copping, scored a moderate British success with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's "Poison Ivy" reaching number 35 in the UK singles chart.
In June 2006 they played at the Isle of Wight festival, they were only act also to have played the original festival in 1969.
In August 2006, Procol Harum played two outdoor concerts with the Danish Radio orchestra at Ledrebourg Castle in Denmark.
A DVD of their performance in 2004 Live at the Union Chapel is widely available.
From 1976's Something Magic-
Wizard Man- (Terry Reid lyrics)
Wizard man's got a magic tooth
Carry it low but keep it loose
Don't wait for Christmas when the four winds blow
When they carry you out you're gonna have to go
Wizard man's got a pocketful of lead
Keep a clear eye and a steady head
Don't wait for Christmas 'cos it's bound to snow
When they carry you out you're gonna have to go
Wizard man's got an angel's heart
Show it slow but do it sharp
Don't wait for Christmas join a traveling show
When they carry you out you won't want to go
One of my favorites:
The 1967 video for "whiter Shade Of Pale".
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1m3tm_procol-...
Also I'm not seeing the link I posted for Procols German TV appearance (Apologies if it shows up later).
Shine On Brightly- German TV-
I have Bryan Ferrys' Avalon compilation and remember the Procol Harum album cover but, not unfortunately much of the music. My brother liked Procol and I liked King Crimson and today I have neither of their albums. Wonder what our collections would be worth today ? They were worth many a day hauling and stacking alfalfa and hay bales to purchase as I also remember.
I lived a few years close to St.Louis and did spend a few too brief years pub crawling the blues bars.
I suppose I've been greatly fortunate to have stumbled on and under (humor) so many groups that still resonate today, although, I never became a true connoisseur of any one genre but, remain (with what I have left of my hearing) as a casual listener across many differing classes of music.
Dylan was the voice of the 60's, simply said.
Procol and King Crimson... The good stuff I'd say! There was an awful lot of good music at that time wasn't there? Really inventive stuff, a brief time when being quite different was musically fashionable...days before the corporate stamp began to control everything. Fond memories.
I liked King Crimson a lot. Saw them live once.
Re DeLeMa's post - with due respect to your opinion of Uncle Bob's unarguable significance I know for sure that HE was hearing other voices too..
Starting with Joan Baez, of course..
Oh it is a delicate web, Woody Guthrie heavy in the mix too, perhaps the "Beat" poets having some sway...Bob was transcendent in verse, but his ears were always open too.
(Crimson was a HUGE influence on me, I studied with Robert Fripp at the Center for Continuing Education in Charlestown W. Va. around 1990. (he taught guitar craft for about 3 years there before moving it (to Germany I believe). A remarkable brilliant man, with the driest wit I have ever encountered.
Yes, of course WG! And the beats..
Dylan's arrival time in NY was perfect.
By happenstance it was a good friend of mine - from later days, in England where he was my roommate - called Fred Underhill who drove him from Madison to Greenwich Village - and first turned me on to his music..
Fred was a great raconteur and we were sometimes sceptical of his stories. I was both delighted and embarrassed many years later, skimming a bio of Dylan, to discover that this was precisely accurate. Unfortunately I can't find him now to fess up..
Guitarist and singer Johnny Winter will be making his first appearance at the Chicago Blues Festival since the the very first one in 1984. He'll be part of the opening night celebration of Muddy Waters on Thursday, June 5th, sharing the spotlight with "Superharp" James Cotton. What an amazing event! A spotlight on Americana!
The Festival is the largest free outdoor blues event in the world. You can find out more here:
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/por... Festival&e...
"If you got ears you got to listen"... Don Van Vliet
COOL!
Heres Johnny at the Crossroads Festival...I think in Chicago.He's playing with Derek Trucks ,son of Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers.Derek also plays in Claptons road band...
I picked up the Crossroads concert DVD a month or so ago. I have to say it is one of the best live concert DVDs I have come across. Not only are the performances truly stellar, but the quality of the recording is remarkable as well. If your not a blues fan, you will be after watching the Crossroads DVD!!
Also the Mayfire has some upcoming shows:
June 4 2008 9:00P
The Rumble at Harlot San Francisco, California
June 24 2008 9:00P
Elbo Room supporting Babasonicos (from Argentina) San Francisco, California
Jul 18 2008 8:00P
Balazo Gallery - Mission Creek Festival
San Francisco, California
Their CD is available on CDbaby as well.
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3 of the artists in heavy play on my MP3 player. For some reason I have been listening to a lot of Procol Harum, something I haven't really done since the music was current.
The lyrics are knocking me out, beautiful stuff. Then there's Mayfire who I am just enjoying the sounds of...their unusual combination of influences just merge into something quite different. Ferry's Dylanesque...love it or hate it. I love it.
Bob Dylan's songwriting is often served well by other artist's doing their own interpretations. Then perhaps the greatest Blues Festival in the world - and it's free! Get ready for June!
Ohhhh .. How about ... take a "walker" on the wild side ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ88oTITMoM
LOL! or perhaps Sgt Pepper's Missing Parts Club Band.
Roxy Music.:-)