Home Plus [Original recording remastered, Import]

Procol Harum | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Westside UK
• ASIN: B00000IY1S
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #408,187 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Whisky Train

2. The Dead Man's Dream

3. Still There'll Be More

4. Nothing That I Didn't Know

5. About to Die

6. Barnyard Story

7. Piggy Pig Pig

8. Whaling Stories

9. Your Own Choice

10. Medley [*]

11. The Dead Man's Dream [Take 7][*]

12. Procol Have a Laugh [*]

13. Still There'll Be More [Instrumental Take 3][*]

14. About to Die [Instrumental Takes 1 & 2][*]

15. Barnyard Story [*]

16. Piggy Pig Pig [*]

17. Your Own Choice [*]

18. Whaling Stories [Take 2][*]

Editorial Reviews

Reissue of the hit British rocker's 1970 album for A&M. Contains all nine of the original cuts, plus nine bonus tracks, 'Rockin' Warm-Up/ Go Go Go (Move On Down The Line)', 'The Dead Man's Dream' (Take 7), 'Procol Have A Laugh...', 'Still There'll Be More' (Instrumental Take 3), 'About To Die' (Instrumental Takes 1 & 2), 'Barnyard Story' (Take 4 Remix), 'Piggy Pig Pig' (Take 2 Remix), 'Your Own Choice' (Take 14 Remix) and 'Whaling Stories' (Take 2). 18 tracks total, all in stereo. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once I thought it was the worst...I was dreadfully wrong, September 5, 2000

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"cerdes" (Topeka, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Plus (Audio CD)

Honestly, after first listening to this album, I admit feeling a little let down. The only song that seemed to be worth my time was the 7 mintue mini-epic "Whaling Stories." But, like any true music fan, I decided to give the album a second chance. I was certainly glad that I had! Though I still cannot stomach the album's opener, the horrible rocker "Whiskey Train," I have developed a new appreciation for the remaining eight songs. The album features lyricist Keith Reid at his absolute darkest with most of the chosen subject material concerning itself with death and decay. The haunting "Dead Man's Dream" is more than enough to support the above assertion. Musically, the album finds Procol in a much heavier and simpler mode. This only works to their advantage as Reid's lyrics seem to demand this sort of songwriting. Highlights of the album include the angry-versed but musically light-hearted "Still There'll Be More," the moving ballad of a young girl's demise "Nothing That I Didn't Know," and the synthesis of many different musical styles in "Whaling Stories." Overall, the album is another superb creation from Procol Harum. One warning: this album may be difficult to handle at first, but please, by all means, give it another chance!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars robin steps up, May 22, 2005

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Peter Baklava (Charles City, Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Plus (Audio CD)

Home was Procol Harum's fourth release, and quite a departure from the group's previous efforts. With organist Matthew Fisher gone, Procol coalesced around their 'one-two' punch of drummer B.J. Wilson and guitarist Robin Trower to create a surprisingly hard rocking album.

Between "Salty Dog" (1969) and "Home" (1970), Robin Trower showed the most astonishing leap in his guitar mastery. Previously he had demonstrated tasteful leads that augmented songs well, but on "Home" he cuts loose with powerfully muscular guitar that propels Procol Harum to a new level of excellence.

To be sure, it is Trower's rocker, "Whiskey Train" that gives the album a great kick-off. "Still There'll Be More" and "Piggy Pig Pig" feature great, ripping fretwork. The piece de resistance of the the album, though, is "Whaling Stories", where Trower blazes through one of the most spine-tinglingly great solos in all of rock.

I had the great fortune to see these fellows in Minneapolis in 1971 at a place called the Depot (later featured in Prince's "Purple Rain" movie). When the band exited the dressing room and headed toward the stage, I still remember Trower, looking like a gnome with the unmistakably long-fingered hands of an artist. Procol was collectively great that night.

In fact, I don't mean to minimize the talents of Gary Brooker, B.J. Wilson, or Chris Copping. But, at this stage of the game, Procol was a showcase for Trower. He completed one more album with the group, and went on to his solo career, where he was always faulted for sounding too much like Jimi Hendrix. Well, people, Hendrix's influence on rock was much like Charlie Parker's on jazz. Many sax players followed Parker's lead, but they weren't denigrated like guitarists in the wake of Hendrix.

"Home" is the sound of Robin Trower finding his voice. I still think of it as a pinnacle in his career. Check it out for yourself.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Band, Best Album, Best Song of All Time, May 12, 2003

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J. Speer (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home Plus (Audio CD)

Sorry, I stole that title from another review of the same album, but consider this, then, a whole-heated seconding of that opinion.

You will never hear a better band, album, or song than Procol Harum, Home, and Barnyard Story, in that order. This is my opinion, and with a little research you can find out that most people don't agree with my opinions. However, even the broken clock is correct twice a day, and I'm keeping my hands firmly pointed on "Home."

You'll also see that many many people consider this the best thing in rock music since the discovery of sound waves. This is true.