Procol Harum

Beyond
the Pale

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Procol Harum at Moscow, Russia

Setlist: 13 October 2009


Brooker, Dunn, Pegg, Phillips, Whitehorn

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Conquistadorgreat power
Broken Barricadesextended ending: Dunn amazing
One Eye on the Future a must-see, live
Homburg
solid as always: nice new power from Geoff Dunn
TV Ceasar Dunn just gets it. Nice solo  from Josh Phillips
Pandora's Box lots of power
Robert's Box • everything sounds amazing [live download here]
Wall Street Bluesvery nice solo from Geoff Whitehorn – extended midsection
Taking the Time • guitar-line for initial horn and the Speakeasy bluesy/jazz midsection and ending play between Geoff W and Josh. Rockin'!
Barnyard Story 'one of our happier tunes' – solid
Sister Mary • 'dedicated to the people from last night' – more condensed and powerful. Nice decorations by Josh during last verse. Another one to see live
Beyond the Palevery powerful with nice crowd response - a second ending for an audience hoy!
Grand Hotel Gary's hand falls off the front of the keyboard for a good laugh à la Victor Borge during the piano solo. Massive response and applause
Cerdes (Outside the Gates of) • the power is astonishing! Massive ending and crowd applause
A Salty Dog 'for all of our friends who couldn't be here tonight and for those who watch us from above'. Amazing and full!

Encore
Band intros
(YouTube clip here)

Russian National Anthem lead-in to A Whiter Shade of Pale massive applause, and everyone stood up for the anthem (YouTube clip here)

Massive applause, possibly hoping for another encore that didn't happen; smiles all around from the band during and after the show.

Soundcheck notes

Start approx 3:25
Broken Barricades (instrumental)
Grand Hotel
Russian Anthem into AWSoP (a few times)
Regular ending of AWSoP
Missing Persons
Whisky Train (instrumental, basically)
Whaling Stories (instrumental, mostly)
Taking the Time (playing the guitar/Hammond exchange)
End about 4:20

 

 

16

songs altogether:

2

From Procol Harum

0

from Shine on Brightly

1

From  A Salty Dog

1

From  Home

1

from  Broken Barricades

3

From  Grand Hotel

1

From Exotic Birds and Fruit

2

from Procol's Ninth

0

From Something Magic

0

From The Prodigal Stranger

1

from The Well's on Fire

2 non-album tracks 2 Not yet recorded in studios Procol in Moscow, eight years earlier: here and here

Concert notes and soundcheck report from Allen 'One-Eye' Edelist – thanks!


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