Conquistador - Procol Harum Live @ Haarlem 2007

[tonante27]

Nah Trower is not in this one and he was not in the origianl tune form '69 although the guitarist who replaced him sounded just like him. This guy is good too.

[raponte1955]

Holy cow, Gary's voice hasn't changed a bit in 4 decades!!!!!! Few of rock's frontmen can say that!

[luvwings]

Only Gary Brooker,,,,its not Procol Harum to me....

[luvwings]

is Brooker the only one from the original band here?

[pg1171]

This song has been re-doscovered in the last few years! I remember hearing it only a couple of times on the radio in my lifetime (I'm 46). WONDERFUL SONG! I think the Edmonton version sounds better though, as it has the full orchestra backing the band.

[rafaelfraguela]

great song

[kronlof2]

Just over 30 days till I see this wonderful band again 11/12/10

[LeonardLi66]

Wow! They can STILL pound it out!!!!! Awesome almost no difference to yesteryear!

[cjo2112]

Isn't that SNL guy G.E. Smith on guitar?

[oneliferocks]

NOT a version to be remembered, it's just tuned-up to dutch standards of high notes, and lost its profound inner genuity.

Without its ow original character ,what remains? One of the bad versions of...

That is what I think.

[beatboy001]

Good history band too !

[pildskadden]

Powerful voice!! And used in such a seemingly effortless way.

[michimotosatoh]

The same sound!

[ancientofdays12]

I've been looking for a live version of this. Thanks for the upload!

[someoneelse101]

Just Gary Brooker. This would have been recorded shortly after Matthew Fisher took Gary Brooker to court over AWSOP.

[Deagledrumzz]

Still 1 of the most fantastic bands of any era.  They are all fine musicians and still do the music credit.

[oddsnends09]

Wow! I am a huge fan of procol harum....this is awesome!!!

[procol0616]

Great! Thanks for posting...Re: Gary's voice. Yes..still strong timbre after all this time. But, almost more important...SPOT ON PITCH !!! Ya.! Quality # ONE.

[LouMusic]

Down in front! Great song and it's amazing how Gary Brooker's voice holds up so well after all these years...

[btflash55]

is trower here?

[CindydeRot]

Nope

[ClubViking63]

@CindydeRot Is this Gary brooker? Love his voice!

[geshtasb]

Of course he's not here with these wimps...

Trower's career height was during his collaboration with James Dewar ( the magic voice )...Trower wrote amazing songs during this period (bridge of sighs, Day of the Eagle, Can't wait much longer, etc...)

[btflash55]

question was already answered 9 months ago. i didnt need a history lesson! lol

[geshtasb]

I know my son....but I like to lecture kids...lol

[btflash55]

well"son" as a guitar teacher of over 30 years i dont need a lecture from you. wise ass! grow up!

!

[geshtasb]

hahahahah...Sorry for having offended you Mr would be Superman...:)

[btflash55]

no offense taken . i appreciate the superman reference. obviously youve heard me play guitar! lol ha,ha

[2c0p0b7]

Man. That's incredible. His voice sounds as good as it did 40 years ago.

[Hardcoreheaven08]

I heard Homburg for the first time in a long time on my local radio station they don't play procol harum songs very often but when they do its a whiter shade pale love that song so i got my procol harum records out played them lol

[jbslegend]

holy cow - cant believe how great this sounds. what a song - surely one of the greatest songs ever written. spine tingling! can you imagine the likes of oasis, radiohead, the kooks or any of these other new 'guitar' bands coming up with something as effortlessly brilliant as this? different era, different class. they really dont make them like this anymore

[Kegwithlegs]

were any other Harums playing here or just Gary? I luv these old PH songs,never tired of hearing them!

[HenryFussy]

Gary Brooker has one of the strongest, most distinctive voices ever. One question though: no one cares when you record at concerts these days? I tried once at a Stephen Stills concert 20 years ago, security saw me and threatened to confiscate my camera.

[CindydeRot]

Sometimes you can't bring cameras if they are "professional" (large zoom lens), but most of the time you can walk trough security with your camera in your hand. I think it is because everybody has a phone these days with a camera in it and you can't forbid people to bring their phones. I don't know if I'd dare to film a whole concert when standing at the front of the stage though!

[nicky52]

Agreed, Gary Brooker is a good musician and his voice is astounding. What is more remarkable is that he still sounds as good as he did 35 years ago. Most vocalists lose the power in their voice after a few years - look at Bryan Ferry for instance - he sounds like an old grandad now. I'm old enough to remember seeing Gary on TOTP doing 'whiter shade of pale' week after week when it was number one and I've been a music fan ever since, but he is still one of my favourite voices of all time.

[bimwopbarn]

wow tell me the song "this love" by maroon 5 doesnt borrow a shit load from this song!!

[stargazer2756]

I havent heard this song on the radio for a long time since the stations anymore only play about a dozen songs from their playlist. Sad!!

anyway, I heard it twice this week unbelievable and I had it cranked in my car radio!! Loved it!!

[reggie4409]

q107fm plays it on pyschadelic sundays. between 9am - 9pm

[metalmyth]

How can this song be so good? Even after all these years, I can't help but sing along.

[dragster58]

Love this underrated piece!

[wonderfulhuman161]

Down in front :(

[vonobert]

please opload "A RUM TALE" if you have it

[vettert]

maybe the best version of this song i´ve ever heard....do u have some more videos from this gig?

would be great!!

thank you 4 this video!!!

[CindydeRot]

Yes, I have more videos of this gig. I will upload them soon!

[JuMunchie]

I like this version. But, the live version with the orchestra... that was just fantastic to listen to.