Procol Harum - Bilzen 1967

[donwallace212]

The guitar solo is clipped and emphatic. The reason it drifts is, if you check out the people behind Trower, a fight breaks out! He's playing and getting out of the way. Classic Germania.

[musicplateau1]

Brooker was, and still is............ the glue that makes PH stick and click (sorry fore the rhyme but it's so true.

[tonante27]

That guitarist taking the solo isa young Robin Trower (Bridge Of Sighs). This is just a year or so before he left the group to concentrate on his blues playing - like a self-imposed exile I think. I always thought the guitarist on the tune Conquistador from their  Albert Hall Live album was Trower but he had left before '69. Rare video of him palying a Gibson Les Paul.

[posthumanhero]

omg, the guitar solo...funny.

[umraan]

this guitar solo fucking rocks. its broken and fits the song perfectly. the one on the album is fantastic as well. very distinct.

[zoznack]

Is it my immagination, or does the singer sound just like Steve Winwood?

[presto35]

@zoznack You're right - he does sound like Winwood. In fact, you oughta check out "(Outside the Gates of) Cerdes" from their first album - they sound almost exactly like Traffic on that track!

[colorado5a2]

I disagree with the fellas saying there will never be bands or sounds like that...

Psychedelia is alive, RocknRoll is alive, u can find guys of every age playing their instruments just like the old times... even better in some cases, as they can write new and outstanding songs inspired by the golden era - I´m talking about those awesome garage bands, not Lady Gaga.

[pdorn777]

Check out the "bouncer" manhandling some poor photographer far left side of the screen at about 2:50.....jeez!!!!

[chapeuduro]

Great!

[aquarius11]

I LOVE Procol Harum....but geez, did these guys just get in from a come-as-you-are all night Harlequin party?

[Topographic0ceans]

these guys are opening for Jethro Tull in June... gonna be an awesome concert I can't wait

[53alfy]

primi amori,primi turbamenti,felici riflessioni.

[7243federico]

This is a Perfect Example of what Classic Rock and Roll should be,Deep inside the Roots this is Procol Harum one of the Best Bands Ever.

[alcalaed]

Isn't this era (60's) like a dream and suddenly we feel like waking up to reality in 21st century? It's so oniric because things have changed so much and don't seem as wonderous anymore :(

[jazo54]

Amazing b&w video of an amazingly talented era. I love it and of course I love PH. These people could play amazing music live with no tricks

[tumppi46]

This brings to me very many good memories...we also played some of Procol's tunes already in 1967 with my friends when we were going round a month in Finland's Lapland...It was a very fine time...those we the days...

[TheGrabsplatter]

Sounds like a young Steve Winwood

[kounoupiaa]

i like it

[56oldssuper88]

Trower is a god and i didnt really think his solo was bad in this imean theres a couple of mistakes but its not horrible.

[guitrmn10]

the influence on traffic is undeniable-robins guitar solso is pretty bad but its delivered with great bravado so he is excused-however the band is well rehearsed and never missed any Qs as it were to make the sound any more or less brilliant -fantastic stuff........

[56oldssuper88]

@guitrmn10 Robins solo isnt that bad but its not his best either.

[CPE1784TKS]

fuck off the photographer...very funny scene!!!! hey!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThomasDeLello]

Did you see the bouncer throw the photographer off the stage at 2:51 ...!?

[MisssSmartini]

Great song although Robin Trower lays down a terrible solo in the middle. Completely out of tune. But BJ Wilson is fantastic on drums and so is Matthew Fisher on organ. The bass player is okay too and it wouldn't have been such a mess if Trower didn't play so bad.

Christmas Carol is a melancholic number but so beautiful.

Gary's voice sounds weak but at least it's in tune.

Thanks for putting this on You Tube! Never saw Procol alive....

[MisssSmartini]

@MisssSmartini

O, My God.....Of course it's "Christmas Camel" and NOT "Christmas Carol".

Anyway, what a great group it was! Still have their first three albums.

Listen to their drummer, BJ Wilson!

[lindapittsburgh]

We were not allowed to watch when these

bands came on tv nor were we allowed to go to concerts and such..

some of these YT videos are the first time I am seeing the bands from my teen years

[halomasterchief14]

Did anyone notice the fight, a guy wearing glasses taking pictures (Photographist) got into a brawl, near the backdrop... its funny it happens after 2:45 or some after you can see a guy taking pictures but then hes pulled off stage, but after he is shown pushing other staff and the bounce came in... you can hear a faint "HEY!"

[mikecappa]

photographist? photographer?

[halomasterchief14]

yea , the guy was errogant about getting publicity...

[MrPicroute]

I was there... I was 17 old ... Not famous ... The worst guitar solo that night .... But I think they were all drunked ... (So was I) Better listen to their records .....

[tiddler111]

you are right, they were definitely drinking that night, this is well loose. and the looks on their faces.

[dcaccavo]

@MrPicroute - Funny, the guitar solo on the record sorta sucks too! I guess Robin had trouble playing over those changes....some of his other solos on the record are pretty good though....

[ziggy107]

@MrPicroute 67? Just as likely trippin' as drunk

[tiddler111]

my god look at their eyes. lol would the police spot these guys. (i'm referring to the 'we can spot you drug users by your eyes' campaining running on british tv right now. )

[kenfig]

Love Procol Harum.The best album for me is their second 'Shine on Brightly' from 1968.This number is so so so so influenced by Dylan's 'Ballad of a thin man' as they were fans of his and of The Band

[shecki]

@kenfig Great observation re: Dylan! I never picked up on that. Any numbers you feel reflect The Band specifically?

[kenfig]

@shecki Well once you have it's obvious.On the original cover notes to Shine On Brightly (U.K.) the group's second album, it reviews the band generally and makes comparisons between the group's debut album released in 1967 and Dylan / Blonde On Blonde.The Band's Music From Big Pink released in '68 is very similar in places to this with its Dylan influences,piano and organ.For Procol Harum i would say their first album is more like Dylan / The Band whereas their second, their best for me is less

[shecki]

@kenfig Ah, I see. Well, there's always a cross-pollination. I'm guessing the liner notes were by some reviewer or the record co., not the band. I first bought "Home," and then became an overall fan since then, and probably have heard all of their work. They definitely have their own sound, but I guess no one can avoid their influences. And it was such a seminal time. Harum had elegance, very British all the time. Clapton's book mentions them and his contact with Brooker...some problems between

[kenfig]

@shecki Yes one more point i couldnt make( as my word limit was up ! ) was that the brilliant SOB is more contemporary and influenced by the current trend of psychadelia and Sgt.Pepper such as a lot of great (and not so !) albums were e.g. Ih Search Of The Lost Chord by the Moody Blues, although Procol's debut released in 67 could have been but i think Pepper,once released shook a lot of people and its success and popularity could not be ignored so bands were too tempted not to try to emulate it

[kenfig]

@shecki Sorry i meant too tempted TO TRY and emulate it ! Lol

[victormotta262]

Sinceramente, não conhecia o trabalho da banda, estou surpreso com a qualidade, essa música é muito boa.

[dragonsrightwing]

I wonder if Gary Brooker got the cape idea from Rick Wakeman, or vice versa?

[tornmask]

this song & video is very Rare & Smashing too ! ! ! thank u very much fer posting this Incredible Classic Jewel ! ! !  =oD

[ElMutanto]

Look lika bunch of Swashbucklers

[oldbump]

Gary forgot to take off the shower cap.

[13loomisst]

Quite special. Thanks very much.

[rurbert]

If YouTube has succeded in anything , it's the ability to bring the past to life once again. Will there ever be moments of such great talent and imagination,again? Only time will tell.

[jsupe]

Its a travesty that the RRHoF has not recognized this great band, the Beatles even aspired to their level of greatness and very much admired them!!! What a sham!

[drj602]

You are so right. The RRHoF is joke and a very bad one too.

[chinacat]

It brings the past to life again until the greedy record corporations pull the videos down or mute the soundtrack. It's not like there are official dvd's of these clips out there, it's the record companies loss for not putting this stuff out there for sale. How sad that all this stuff is rotting away in the vaults because they think there's no market for it (but they don't want you to upload it!).

[mikecappa]

agreed

[CadillacL]

I can only hope. Music today has NO feeling, at least what we hear on radio. They wouldn't touch this. Music like this is underground, unsigned.

[edrixie]

@rurbert

THERE WILL NEVER BE MOMENTS OR BANDS LIKE THESE AGAIN.

[safetylights]

The singer is wearing a funny looking hat!

[Snotra]

Prog Rockers!!

[avery7001]

Reg performed on (In the Skys )with Peter Green in 79 .Jimmy Dewar passed in 82 from a long illness .I hate it when My Heroes go. A

[avery7001]

Was it called Truce because Reg Came back after He left the band before(Long Misty Days)? ( o: PS Great Album even with Bill banging the cynbals.

[999plod]

Sadly Reg Isidore passed away at the weekend on 22nd March.

He played on the first two albums, Twice Removed From Yesterday and Bridge OF Sighs, then Truce and Someday Blues. Reg was a fantastic drummer and like Trower was underated. Really nice bloke he will be sorely missed :-(

[mockinator15]

fight at 2:49 in the back left corner.

[ironbuttermilk]

But Jimi could tune in the midst of a song, or even bend out of tune strings to sound in tune while chording. Poor Robin was and is a great player, but someone handed him a Very out of tune guitar, and he couldn't do much with it. Maybe that floating bridge got bumped.

[ironbuttermilk]

This is a great band, but they look idiotic and sound terrible. Trower is so outta tune and off, it's very grating.

[avery7001]

Cowboys don't stay in tune.(Quote;Jimi Hendrix ) :o )

[GBMorris]

Note the guy getting booted off the stage around 2:47 for taking pictures. Haha.

[kounoupiaa]

hahahahahahahahahahaha

[mgssol90]

Gary Brooker looks like a superhero.

[cfssblue]

GRANDIOSO GENIAL

[RegencyRoyale]

It's so cool to listen to these lyrics!

[allennnnnn91]

Hey if anyone would like to hear some more

Procol Harum songs I uploaded some songs from the salty dog/ home album

[maida1982a]

Gary's voice got better, stronger and richer, through the years and it stiil is a unique instrument. Miss BJ big time----

[cairo69]

Bilzen ? you mean in Bilzen from Belgium or is there a place in The US wich is called Bilzen?

Good music!

Peace

[unholm]

It's Bilzen in Belgium, indeed.

And it's really good music - it's legendary.

So long,

Helmut (Germany)

[kntshrm]

This was Bilzen, Belgium.

[jsupe]

"Still sees truth quite easily, but shrouds all else in mystery" An absurdist, plaintive, poetic, surrealistic masterpiece. I wish you all a hot dog stand and merry gnu ear. (It was six inch nails in the sixties and nine inch nails in the nineties)

[rurbert]

Your review on Procol Harum was right on the money! They were SO under underrated.

[oknov]

вот такой музыки не хватает, а право Бах рулит в веках!

[Jherichi08]

gary booker, what's that outfit? you like a priest. . .

[umraan]

fuckin amazing

[derrickk007]

great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[auhosj877]

haha poppin them thangs thats fucking awesome! dr. dre is a genius

[unholm]

poppin them "Thangs" ain't fucking awesome.

He just steels good stuff, fucks around with it 'til it sounds like bullshit, and then he thinks that's art or music (ha ha !!).

Sorry, all those Dr.'s and 50 Cents and all the techno,rap, hip hip hop hop, Gangsta-assholes-

get off of my cloud.

BTW., Mr auhosj877 I DO NOT in any way want to say anything negative about YOU, I just write what I think, and I deeply respect Your opinion.

So long, Helmut

[xolesteas]

turn buck time

[underpuka]

AAAAAA PORKE VERGAS SE VE ASI!!!????

[GreenyMcFleetwood]

Check out the young Robin Trower DIG IT

[999plod]

Yeh and by the look on Robin's face he was already planning his exit strategy! Going solo was the best move he ever made and his body of work stands as a testament to that.

[avery7001]

Please tell Me of any Trower that I should hear after Fury .I never heard anything on the Radio since Sighs or Earth Below . Thanks :o )

[999plod]

Here's a list of Trower albums after Victims Of The Fury, excluding compilations: BLT (with Jack Bruce & Bill Lorden) Truce (with Jack Bruce & Reg Isidore) Back It Up Beyond The Mist Passion Take What You Need In The Line Of Fire 20th Century Blues This WasNow '74-'98 Go My Way LOOT Some Day Blues Seven Moons (with Jack Bruce and Gary Husband) I would suggest you start with Beyond The Mist, Passion, 20th Century Blues, Go My Way and LOOT. LOOT also on DVD and it is superb :-D

[RayNDeere]

WIthout a Fender Strat to boot!

[Tommaso0574]

What is the title of this song?

[jdepersia]

Christmas Camel

[Ninyae1]

Looks like some roady took exception to someone taking photos.

[wailin1967]

Ha ha - see the fight break out behind the amps at 2.51 !!

I love this track ! - one of my faves from the first albm

[zappatx]

Wow, he sounds like Winwood...

[oblemenko]

i agree ! i said "g unit - poppin that thangs" it was reproduced by storch ...! with his Motif Es 6(i think)! he didn't use the sample ! he can put(remake) into(with) his motif ...everything! "he said" !

[HalForD666GOD]

Immortals!!

[oblemenko]

g unit -poppin them thang!

[truetalent86]

i thought scott storch made that beat and he dont sample. this just sounds like it. but i dunno just a guess

[truetalent86]

na just checked not g-unit. scott storch did the piano himself for that theres no amples in poppin them thangs!

it does sound very similar tho

[sscolta]

To HombreHambre: then why to listen to Bach,Mozart etc? I dig good music tha's all made now or 100 years ago. Music is food for the spirit.... Procol Harum melodies are amazing and before many rappers used classical samplers in their songs to look progresive people like The Moody Blues, EL&P,and so on , experimented with music but with a great difference; 60's bands were more creative in their compositions and not so repetive and minimalist as many many many rap bands.

[ethermadness]

It would be like Groundhog Year

[HombreHambre]

Why go back to the 60's when you've got gangsta rap, President Bush, global terrorism, and all the other wonderful trappings and cultural phenomena of the 00's. Now is where it's at!

[mtopper66]

Ha!! Fuck ya! Hurray for the OO's. It truly is the OO's.

Take Coldplay--wannabe U2 that's still the best thing around, but they would've been a supporting act in the 60s.

[Nicatroubadour]

My amazon 6 triggered bride - now searching for a place to hide

[gt40mk2]

Robin Trower is a wonderful, truly unique guitarist. Nobody plays like him. (PS - Check out the guy being pushed off the stage at 2:50!)

[zoznack]

His voice sounds like Steve Winwood's on this tune.

[GuinevereJuliet]

Outta sight. I'm amazed at how young they were and wish we could all go back to 1967. The best band in the best decade. Thanks.

[unholm]

Yeah !!

I'd go with you back to 1967 without thinking a second. Those years were the best of my life...will we ever relive this again??

Maybe in the next world, if there is one???

[GuinevereJuliet]

I believe that everyone who was fortunate enough to have lived in the 1960s would return to those years. They were the best years of my life as well. Ha! I've often wondered if we could ever relive those years and I hope hope hope that we can. Thanks for replying. Let's go back to '67!

[nameless58]

Hey, I want in on this too! Go from '67 to '74 then repeat as necessary!

[talpajam]

look at those beautiful '67 plexi Marshalls with the tall bottoms...what I wouldn't give...

[barnyardstory]

Sorry I hit the down thumb instead of the up thumb, dumb shit. I agree, sooo beautiful, it's too bad Trowers solo wasn't caught, typical editing, show everyone else while the guitar solo is playing. It looks like he's playing a Gretch.

[avery7001]

He had a Les Paul ,You can hear the Whiskey Train rif in this song.lol Thanks great post : o )

[ironbuttermilk]

Nope, that's not a Les Paul, it's a Gretsch.

[avery7001]

The adjustable Bridge is the Clue ,,The same as My old Gretch Hollow Body Bass .. Saw one for sale in the upper 1000's .Good one Thanks :o )

[subwaydreams]

i was not born in the 60s, but want to go badly, who will take me.....

[timjmoran]

wow.. what a wild piece of film.. they sound just on the verge of falling apart here.. Trower in partic. sounds pretty rough...and did you notice at one point during his first

solo, they put the camera on him, and he is

playing a Barre chord!!Odd! And WHAT is up with those wacky duds!! Too much.

[Geistclan]

Longtime fan of Procol, they look like some villians on the original batman show in this video!

[tad449]

Oh this is wonderful! BJ bashing away, Gary's cap, young Robin I just love Procol

[bleustilton]

Love the band, love the song, love the clothes.

[biribikan]

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[teetosh]

Love the bully in the background punching out a photgrapher. Gary doesn't even know and keeps on singing. You know it's live because the piano is grossly out of tune. In spite of these small hassels one of the most original bands of all time ,"SHINES ON BRIGHTLY" Has anybody been this unique ever since?

[hiphoppolitics]

g unit used a sample of this song for poppin them thangs

[japidon87]

wow that´s true(but pink floyd has born on 1965)

forever BJ wilson,a legend of the drum!

[bobadork]

procol and chicago had a child and they called him pink floyd. Nice leather hat!

[blueironbutterfly]

And in the fullness of time, bobadork, it came to pass that they had a second born son, called Blue Oyster Cult...

[bobadork]

did procal ever have any good cowbell songs?

[blueironbutterfly]

My reply to cowbell comments would have to be: "Boredom" :D

But "Still There'll be More" is the mother of "Career of Evil" for sure.

[presto35]

Yes they did, in fact - check out "Whiskey Train" off their 1970 "Home" CD - BJ Wilson mastered the cowbell like a MF on that one.

[barryroot]

Robin Trower's playing a Gretsch solidbody. I didn't know he ever played one of those.

[Berron148]

What a pity it's not in full color. With these clothes....

[presto35]

Nine times out of ten they show Procol performing "A Whiter Shade of Pale" ... which makes this rare clip a very special treat especially for us Procol-holics. Thanx for posting this!

[biribikan]

FANTASTIC!!!

[roguejedi420]

The reason it showed him playing a solo is because in videos when they edit they may show other members of the band playing at any point in the song, all videos do this, most of the time it lines up, here it does not.

[Straydogger]

You will NEVER see people standing on the stage like that these days.......hah!

[alwaysopen]

How was Trower strumming chords while the audio was him playing a solo?

[56BUICKRiviera]

Thats how he roll

[OneBlood106]

this shit was sampled for poppin them thangs

[fiutare]

ok, here it is, my alltime favourite: Christmas Camel! Oh well, you made my day!!!!!!

[melmere]

They were unreal :P

[RobinofSactown]

Wow! Please folks post more w/ any Trower early stuff! We want live vid of WHISKEY TRAIN!!! This was so cool- thanks

[CharlesWAllison2]

Look like Burkes but sound brilliant  A historic film

[Bobbytoo]

No one comes close to Keith Reid and Gary Brooker.

Near Perfect. Procol Forever.

[Jazzman1985]

My god, Garry was once so young :D The performance is already great in that era, better than I thought.

[ricogarion]

quite a battle going on around the 3 minute mark over that guy taking pictures behind Gary.

[progdave]

excellent lovely to see Robin Trower solo - great piece from '67 many thanks

[CharlesWAllison2]

whats the echo ???

Makes it incoprehensible for me

[jgwalker]

Mighty cool. The crowd seems a bit stunned by Gary Brooker's Flying Circus. Much thanks to you, submitter.

[ChanceyAnn]

Great song! Great singing! Great musicians, too! I realize it was 1967, but who dressed these guys? and what's up with Gary's hat?

[keesvanzon]

I keep being amazed that these guys keep telling all kind of truths in all seriousness, that does seem incomprehensible anyway to all others. But it's cool anyway! And such fun!