Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Procol Harum Title: Exotic Birds & Fruit Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Label: Friday Music Release Date: 10/5/2004 Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Styles: Europe, Britain & Ireland, Progressive, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 829421102120 |
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Another successful follow up was in order for Procol Harum as their classic Exotic Birds and Fruit climbed the album charts and received significant airplay in 1974. "Nothing But The Truth" kicks off this album, and fr... more » |
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Album Description Another successful follow up was in order for Procol Harum as their classic Exotic Birds and Fruit climbed the album charts and received significant airplay in 1974. "Nothing But The Truth" kicks off this album, and from the driving piano provided by Brooker and the orchestral arrangements throughout the album, the listener is treated to a great rock recording which stands up nicely to their other classics like Home and Broken Barricades. Mick Grabham's guitar work is stunning and B.J. Wilson's drum style really add to the delivery of the songs as one can hear plainly on "The Idol" and the hit single "As Strong As Samson." One particular favorite, "Beyond The Pale," truly shows the classical orientation of this popular band. Cleverly mixing and weaving melodies and meters unlike other rock acts of the time, Procol Harum truly helped develop the first echoes of the progressive Rock movement, dating all the way back to 1967's Whiter Shade Of Pale. "Beyond The Pale" and the other tracks on Exotic Birds and Fruit continue this tradition. The Procol Harum Remaster series and Friday Music are proud to present Exotic Birds and Fruit for the first time on CD in North America. It hasn't seen the light of day here in over three decades, the treasured masterpiece is now open for all to hear. As another disc in the extensive reissue program authorized by Procol Harum, Gary Brooker has given us two very rare bonus tracks to round out the collection, the rare B side "Drunk Again" and the unreleased extended studio version of "The Blue Danube" by Johnann Strauss II. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsAn Overlooked Classic Kurt Harding | Boerne TX | 10/27/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Note: This review is for the Friday Music remaster. For some reason, amazon puts this review in with the Salvo remaster as well. Comments on that follow as two reviews on essentially the same recording are not permitted. Exotic Birds and Fruit was originally issued at a time when disco fever was beginning to sweep the AM radio charts and at a time when imaginative music got increasingly less airplay on FM as radio business consolidations standardized playlists across the country. I remember buying it the day it arrived in the record store and rushing home to put it on. Immediately, I recognized the songs on side 1 of the album as being as good as anything the boys had issued to this point. Side 2 of the album was played less as I felt at the time the songs were somewhat weaker. With CDs, listening to a recording is a whole new experience. Sure, you can skip songs you don't like and easily replay those you do without the hassle of getting up to move the needle. But I tend to listen to the recording in its entirety which often gets me to hear a song I once did not care for with new ears. Such has been the case with the Friday Music reissue of Exotic Birds and Fruit. First of all, the sound is of excellent quality. Secondly, Friday Music tempts the Procol Harum fan with a couple of bonus tracks. Nothing But The Truth, Beyond The Pale, and Strong as Sampson still rate among the band's best songs but after hearing this well-made remaster, I have a new appreciation for The Idol, Fresh Fruit, Monsieur R Monde, and Butterfly Boys. I still don't much care for The Thin End of The Wedge but that is no demerit for this. Of the two bonus cuts, the band's magnificent rendition of Strauss' Blue Danube waltz stands tall, particularly during keyboard solos. Whether you are an old-time Procol Harum fan or a Procol-curious newcomer, you can't go wrong adding this overlooked classic to your CD collection. June 20, 2010: Well, its clear that amazon has screwed up again in not fixing the product information despite appeals by disgruntled buyers to do so. The Salvo Records reissue being sold does not include a version of Blue Danube. Instead, you are provided with an alternate mix of As Strong As Samson. BFD!, I'd rather have Blue Danube. But even if you already own the Friday Music remaster, I say go for the Salvo as well. Why? For the six-panel digipak packaging and the booklet which is chock full of pictures and info about the band at this period in its career. The Salvo booklets are classic and not to be missed!" The Exotic Harum Alan Caylow | USA | 12/07/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Procol Harum's 1974 release, "Exotic Birds And Fruit," is one of the group's finest albums. It may not boast any "hits," but diehard Harum fans know classic Harum songs when they hear them, and "Exotic Birds" contains many of them, such as the thumping "Nothing But The Truth," the drinking-song pastiche "Beyond The Pale," the fine melodies of "As Strong As Samson" (with one of Keith Reid's very best lyrics: "Ain't no use in preacher's preaching/When they don't know what they're teaching"), the spooky "The Thin Edge Of The Wedge," the playful "Fresh Fruit," and the rockin' "Butterfly Boys." The band, led by singer/pianist extraordinaire Gary Brooker, sound superb on this one. Thumbs up all the way on Procol Harum's "Exotic Birds And Fruit.""
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