Η σύμπραξη των Procol Harum με Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα για το live άλμπουμ τους του 1972 είναι από τις πρώτες περιπτώσεις του είδους (ανάμεσα σ’ αυτές η δική τους, τρια χρόνια πριν, σε δυο από τα κομμάτια του μνημειώδους Salty Dog). Θα έλεγα ότι είναι και η πιο επιτυχημένη. Ακούω για μια ακόμα φορά το εισαγωγικό κομμάτι του άλμπουμ – ζηλεύοντας τους τυχερούς παρισταμένους τη βραδιά της 18ης Νοεμβρίου 1971 στο Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium του Edmonton του Καναδά. 🟡 🟡 The collaboration between Procol Harum and a Symphony Orchestra for their 1972 live album is one of the earliest examples of the kind (among them is their own three years later, on two tracks from the monumentary A Salty Dog). I ‘d say it’s also the most successful one. I’m listening once again to the opening track of the album – envying the lucky attendees that night of November 18, 1971, at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Canada.

Written by Gary Brooker, Keith Reid Album In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Producer Chris Thomas

Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company
And like some angel’s hallowed brow you reek of purity
I see your armour-plated breast has long since lost its sheen
And in your death mask face there are no signs which can be seen
Though I hoped for something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
Conquistador, a vulture sits upon your silver shield
And in your rusty scabbard now the sand has taken seed
I know your jewel-encrusted blade has not been plundered still
Sea has washed across your face
And taken of its fill
And though I hoped for, something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
Conquistador, there is no time
I must pay my respects
And though I came to jeer at you, I leave now with regrets
And as the gloom begins to fall
I see there is no, only all
I know you came with sword held high
You did not conquer, only die
Though I hoped for, something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
And though I hoped for, something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
And though I hoped for, something to find
I could see no maze to unwind