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Procol Harum at Longwood Gardens, PA, USA

Wednesday 16 June 2010

Brooker, Dunn, Pegg, Phillips, Whitehorn

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Cerdes (Outside the Gates of)
Broken Barricades (nice fill by Geoff D)
Homburg
One Eye on the Future
The Devil Came from Kansas
As Strong as Samson
Grand Hotel
Wall Street Blues (great work by both Geoffs)
The Blink of an Eye
Robert's Box (Gary’s voice started to go)
Strangers in Space
A bit of James Brown (Get on Up)
Sister Mary
A Salty Dog
 Conquistador

Encore
 Whisky Train
A Whiter Shade of Pale (3 verses)

 Sound-check (shorter than Atlantic City)

A Salty Dog (pizzicato string part from the end) and Conquistador (trumpet) on the Motif.
Strangers in Space
Grand Hotel (GB: 'Tonight we eat fish and chips'; likewise GW on the backup vocals)
Fires (Which Burnt Brightly)
Whaling Stories (from 'daybreak' to end. Extraordinarily beautiful choir on the Motif)
Over the Rainbow (prominent guitar and GB vocal)
Aqualung (GW, guitar) just a few chords
Blink of an Eye (complete)
Pandora's Box ( a few brief seconds)
Great Balls of Fire (a few brief seconds)

Thanks, Evan
 


Band-copy of the setlist signed by the five performing members backstage after the show at Longwood Gardens, Pa. The actual set-list differed in several regards. The sixth signature, near Grand Hotel, is that of Spencer Zahn, who was in attendance with his family, and who illustrated the Grand Hotel album (thanks, Evan)


 
16

songs altogether:

 2

From Procol Harum

  

from Shine on Brightly
2

From A Salty Dog

 1

From Home

 1

from Broken Barricades
2

From Grand Hotel

 1

From Exotic Birds and Fruit

  

from Procol's Ninth
1

From Something Magic

  

From The Prodigal Stranger

 2

from The Well's on Fire
2 non-album tracks 2 Not yet released in studio versions  

'Just in from a great PH show!' (writes Bill Mounce, a long-standing and valued BtP contributor). 'Michael Tearson, an influential Philly DJ who promoted Procol Harum in the early days, introduced them.  Gary was in excellent voice;  the sound was very good after the first couple of songs.  Gary talked a lot, was very funny.  He commented that Longwood Gardens, a huge public gardens, reminded him of George Harrison’s property, only smaller!  I had not seen Dunn or Phillips before, impressed with both and looking forward to hearing what they do with new material.  I heard the same old grumblings, ‘he’s not BJ’, ‘you shouldn’t do Whisky Train without Trower’… well, bullsh*t!, they did a great job interpreting existing songs, and as I say, I look forward to hearing how they handle new stuff.' BtP thanks BfP

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