I’ve been listening to Procul Harum a lot lately. I agreed to do a gig with some friends playing a set of their tunes, I periodically agree to do something like this and then resent the effort I’ve had to put in before coming round again. It’s always worth it to get under the skin of other keyboard players and other writers of music in general. The lyrics in the Procul Harum back catalogue don’t always have the grand, elegant vagueness of A Whiter Shade of Pale and are frequently nautically themed. Which is a bit turd let’s face it. The chord choices and the way the melody weaves through them are constantly interesting and surprising though. Take this tune, A Rum Tale:
When There Are Two
When There Are Two
When There Are Two
I’ve been listening to Procul Harum a lot lately. I agreed to do a gig with some friends playing a set of their tunes, I periodically agree to do something like this and then resent the effort I’ve had to put in before coming round again. It’s always worth it to get under the skin of other keyboard players and other writers of music in general. The lyrics in the Procul Harum back catalogue don’t always have the grand, elegant vagueness of A Whiter Shade of Pale and are frequently nautically themed. Which is a bit turd let’s face it. The chord choices and the way the melody weaves through them are constantly interesting and surprising though. Take this tune, A Rum Tale: