Formed in England in 1967, Procol Harum are probably best known for their massive debut single “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” a chilling, Bach-inspired, organ-led beauty of a tune deemed by some the first progressive-rock song ever. But prog or not, it introduced the world to the baroque-rock grandeur Procol Harum came to specialize in, with its sweeping arrangements and epic, story-driven lyrics along with double-keyboard interplay between singer and pianist Gary Brooker and organist Matthew Fisher, and complex, bluesey shredding by guitarist Robin Trower.…
Formed in England in 1967, Procol Harum are probably best known for their massive debut single “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” a chilling, Bach-inspired, organ-led beauty of a tune deemed by some the first progressive-rock song ever. But prog or not, it introduced the world to the baroque-rock grandeur Procol Harum came to specialize in, with its sweeping arrangements and epic, story-driven lyrics along with double-keyboard interplay between singer and pianist Gary Brooker and organist Matthew Fisher, and complex, bluesey shredding by guitarist Robin Trower.…