Top 10 Procol Harum songs
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Topic: Top 10 Procol Harum songs
Posted By: humor4u1959
Subject: Top 10 Procol Harum songs
Date Posted: April 20 2013 at 22:15
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Since they're my favorite band and don't seem to get a whole lot of attention here, I thought I'd start this thread. What are your Top 10 favorite songs by Procol Harum?
Here are mine, but not in order: 1-A Whiter Shade Of Pale 2-Whaling Stories 3-Quite Rightly So 4-In Held 'Twas In I 5-Shine On Brightly 6-Simple Sister 7-Conquistador 8-Repent Walpurgis 9-A Salty Dog 10-As Strong As Samson I welcome your responses. |
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Posted By: jtoczynski
Date Posted: April 21 2013 at 20:53
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Hard to pick only 10, but these will have to do.... Pilgrim's Progress As Strong as Samson Robert's Box Beyond the Pale In Held 'Twas in I (Grand Finale) Fires Which Burned Brightly Pandora's Box Wreck of the Hesperus A Salty Dog Simple Sister |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 21 2013 at 20:57
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1. Shine on Brightly 2. Whaling Stories 3. The Devil Came from Kansas 4. In Held Twas in I 5. Simple Sister 6. Piggy Pig Pig 7. Rambling On 8. A Salty Dog 9. Grand Hotel 10. The Milk of Human Kindness ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 21 2013 at 21:08
No Whiter Shade of Pale... pffftttttttttttt  ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
HolyMoly wrote:Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 04:18
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Cannot compile the right list yet. But my top 3 is a definite one:
1. Grand Hotel 2. A Salty Dog 3. In Held Twas in I ------------- 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 07:24
 Or maybe you knew that already.  ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 07:32
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1. In Held Twas In I 2. About To Die 3. Whaling Stories 4. Grand Hotel 5. Repent Walpurgis 6. A Salty Dog 7. Pilgrims Progress 8. Robert's Box 9. Fires (Which Burnt Brightly) 10. Simple Sister |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: April 22 2013 at 17:07
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Great question for one of my favorite bands...in no specific order... x) In Held Twas in I x) Still There'll Be More x) A Whiter Shade of Pale x) Eight Days a Week (Beatles cover) x) Seem to Have the Blues all the Time x) TV Caesar x) Shine on Brightly x) Rambling On x) Too Much Between Us x) The Dead Man's Dream ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 02:10
I don't mind your list but can't see how you could leave out Homburg.
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Posted By: humor4u1959
Date Posted: April 24 2013 at 15:51
It was difficult to just list 10. Homburg would be number 11, I suppose. It's a great song! |
Posted By: Roy Batty
Date Posted: April 27 2013 at 18:55
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OOOOOOhhhhhhhh sh*t! Impossible! But.... 1 - In Held 'Twas In I 2 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale 3 - Piggy Pig Pig 4 - Whaling Stories 5 - Repent Walpurgis 6 - Grand Hotel 7 - The Idol 8 - Simple Sister 9 - A Salty Dog 10 - Weisselklenzenacht (The Signature)
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 28 2013 at 18:17
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Conquistador A Salty Dog Simple Sister Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) Whisky Train Whaling Stories A Lighter Shade of Pale Repent Walpurgis Homburg Shine on Brightly ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: DiamondDog
Date Posted: April 30 2013 at 14:59
| I think they only managed about three quality songs - Whiter Shade; Homburg; Salty Dog, they were goodies though. |
Posted By: humor4u1959
Date Posted: May 17 2013 at 02:16
As they say, "Ignorance is bliss." |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: May 26 2013 at 10:23
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in no particular order whiter shade of pale conquistador (1972 live version) salty dog pilgrim's progress as strong as samson your own choice shine on brightly homburg quite rightly so fires which burnt brightly |
Posted By: geogkrt
Date Posted: May 28 2013 at 07:13
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Posted By: humor4u1959
Date Posted: June 04 2013 at 02:59
| Some really great lists here. Thanks to all that posted! |
Posted By: Knobby
Date Posted: June 04 2013 at 07:46
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Best Procol track is Kaleidoscope.
Pilgrim's Progress is like much of the early work of Jack Bruce - quite unique in composition. You won't find much to compare to it.
In Held 'Twas In I
Shine On Brightly Skip Softly My Moonbams Conquistador Repent Walpurgis A Salty Dog Too Much Between Us A Christmas Camel
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: June 16 2013 at 04:56
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The winner is In held Twas in I.... deservedly everything on the compilation Secrets of the Hive is my choice - Cant pick only 10. ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 16 2013 at 05:18
| The only album I have is the Live With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra but its massive. Love everything on it although I've always had a soft spot for A Salty Dog which of course inspired that album |
Posted By: AreYouHuman
Date Posted: August 13 2013 at 22:06
If you like the live album then feel free to check out any of their studio albums. The first one, Shine on Brightly, A Salty Dog and Grand Hotel are the best to start with IMO. 
As for me, it's hard to narrow it down to just ten, but here goes: Grand Hotel For Liquorice John Repent Walpurgis In Held ‘Twas in I Shine on Brightly A Salty Dog Too Much Between Us Pilgrims Progress Fires (Which Burnt Brightly) Homburg Honorable mentions: Toujours L'Amour Kaliedoscope The Dead Man’s Dream Wreck of the Hesperus Song for a Dreamer Long Gone Geek Power Failure In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence |
Posted By: Jethro Toe
Date Posted: August 29 2013 at 02:04
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Of course 10 is not quiet enough, but... 1. Fires (Which Burn Brightly) 2. Something Magic 3. Broken Barricades 5. The King of Hearts 6. Simple Sister 7. The Emperor's New Clothes 8. Beyond The Pale 9. Grand Hotel 10. Repent Walpurgis |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: August 31 2013 at 16:42
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I don't know Procol Harum that well overall but I do own Shine On Brightly (one of my favourite albums) so probably:
Everything from Shine On Brightly except Wish Them Well: (Quite Rightly So Shine On Brightly Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) Rambling On Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) In Held Twas In I Then the other 4: A Whiter Shade Of Pale Conquistador The Worm & The Tree (or maybe just "Something Magic"?) Grand Hotel |
Posted By: notesworth
Date Posted: September 01 2013 at 21:05
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I posted this on another thread once: Homburg In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence A Whiter Shade of Pale Nothing But the Truth Conquistador Fires (Which Burnt Brightly) A Christmas Camel Shine On Brightly Power Failure Pilgrim's Progress The old thread's at http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=89148" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=89148 . The BBcode won't work right so I put the link down here instead.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 05 2013 at 04:09
no Whaling Stories  one of the doomyest songs of thw 70s-------------  
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 06 2013 at 13:17
How do you mean, several people mentioned Whaling Stories, including myself
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 06 2013 at 13:19
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ok just wanted to whale some -------------
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 09 2013 at 03:44
I got this and loved it all - so thats my pick! cant do without any of these tracks CD One 1. Whiter Shade Of Pale 2. Christmas Camel 3. Quite Rightly So 4. Long Gone Geek 5. All This And More 6. Whisky Train 7. Broken Barricades 8. Simple Sister 9. Salty Dog 10. Fires (Which Burn Brightly) 11. Bringing Home The Bacon 12. Beyond The Pale 13. Nothing But The Truth 14. Something Magic 15. Holding On 16. Into The Flood 17. Old English Dream 18. Repent Walpurgis CD Two 1. Homburg 2. She Wandered Through The Garden Fence 3. Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) 4. Shine On Brightly 5. Devil Came From Kansas 6. Whaling Stories 7. Power Failure 8. Conquistador 9. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=23440#" rel="nofollow - Grand Hotel 10. Souvenir Of London 11. Idol 12. As Strong As Samson 13. Pandora's Box 14. You Can't Turn Back The Page 15. Dream In Ev'ry Home 16. This World Is Rich (For Stephen Maboe) 17. Weisselklenzenacht -------------
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Posted By: EmCee
Date Posted: November 21 2016 at 17:58
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How about a top five? 5 is easy: (1) Simple Sister (one of the greatest guitar/bass songs ever) (2) A Whiter Shade of Pale (lyrics sound really intelligent but no idea what the hell it means) (3) Bringing Home the Bacon (4) Conquistador (a little too orchestral but still strong) (5) Boredom (their most underrated song) |
Posted By: A_Flower
Date Posted: November 23 2016 at 07:55
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1. In Held 'Twas in I 2. Simple Sister 3. A Whiter Shade of Pale 4. Whaling Stories 5. A Christmas Camel 6. Luskus Delph 7. Broken Baricades 8. Too Much Between Us 9. Repent Walpurgis 10. Whiskey Train Honorable Mentions: About to Die, Piggy Pig Pig, Playmate of the Mouth Shine on Brightly, Conquistador, Quite Rightly So, Still They'll be More, Grand Hotel, and many more ------------- User Banned for this Post |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 23 2016 at 09:27
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In no special order In Held 'Twas In I Gates Of Cerdes A Salty Dog Wreck of the Hesperus Skip Softly (Moonbeams) >> surprised this hasn't been mentioned before) Whiter Shade Of Pale All This And More Simple Sister Salty Dog Repent Walpurgis Whaling Stories Crucifiction Lane About To Die Conquistador The Dead Man's Dream Song for a Dreamer Yup,; nothing past Edmonton Live album
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Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: November 24 2016 at 16:32
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The 9 tracks on Exotic Birds & Fruit + Conquistador. ------------- Shake & bake. |