Procol Harum - Power Failure Lyrics

Rock Primitive of 70s Tipical ,Very good

Tremendous song!

e m p shakes at sonic

1967 Central park Scaefer beer, $2.00 ticket Fantastic!

I have this album! It is my precious...

Met Gary, Keith and Matthew Fisher(!) after the Prodigal show in the 90's. Nice meeting the writing braintrust behind all the great music. Matthew was at the bar sort of sulking by himself. Some things never change. Still, c'mon Gary, Matthew did (ostensibly) invent that great B-3 hook for Pale, you could have kicked him down a few pence for that one!

Buster Bloodvessel No Trower?, pretty sure he was on the Prodigal album.

yes Jason, he was on the LP (although a rather generic offering by Robin) but I don't know he did much of the tour, certainly not L.A.

yes, but he did not do much of the live tour if any - he was not at the L.A. show I saw- but of course he did the album, but that was a flown-in recording, and sounds like it

always liked it never new

there was a fire at there concert thats what this song is about

wish the radio would play more

better believe it

love this time of music

#throwbackthursday

robin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lightsone1 it's all the drummer,if you listen to them doing it live ,he had hands comparable to Buddy Rich,amazing drummer.

Rich cited BJ as one of two rock drummers he could tolerate.

Yes, you had to see B.J.live to fully appreciate him.

@city zen - Rich also mentioned that BJ's accuracy and creativity were also due to his holding his drumsticks traditional -- jazz style. If I remember the interview correctly Rich also mentioned Danny Seraphine of Chicago as superb. Buddy seldom complimented any drummers, especially from the rock arena.

Leo Kottke does a great cover of this.

Kottke is one of my favorites; it's a shame he's somewhat overlooked.  The problem is, his music has been tricky to categorize;  I've seen him listed under rock, country, folk, pop, even new age.  Just list him under finger style with John Fahey, Peter Lang, etc.

That's called "lyrical drumming" where I'm from - thanks to my classmate Mark Wilson of North Hunterdon Regional High School for turning me on to this album and this cut!

Also known as melodic drumming.

Also known as Keith Moon and Clive Bunker...

great work of b.j. wilson on percussion rip

How much speed must one ingest to play drums like that?? Good God!

Everybody in the group was playing a percussion instrument.

Should have had my car in "75

The main reason, Seth, and everyone, for the "ambient" CROWD noise, for "Power Failure" IS a song/ homage to their SPEAKER systems that CARRIED them through their TOURS...and HOW much THEY empathize WITH "the feelings"...

THINK: "Another BRICK In The WALL" for PINK FLOYD...

I know that, Richard. But certainly the song also has an important political meaning, mostly considering the title of the album. Keith's lyrics were always highly intricate and hermetic and allow several interpretations. Maybe this dual interpretation was made on purpose. Best regards !

The hilarious thing is -- this was a studio album!  The massive crowd cheer got added in, but, damn if it wasn't appropriate!

Well,  sure!  It was after a drum solo!  :)

Yes!!! 'Nother old Detroit boy agrees.  I still have my D.R.E.A.D. card, and ya hafta go back a ways with Detroit radio to know what that means!

dig this tune..

Was at the concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in grade 10. 

I had that album, played it many times.

You're a very lucky man.

absolutamente originales. Escuché este disco cuando salió. Tendría 13, o poco mas. Sigue siendo un gran trabajo!

awesome ...since 1971.

Same here. High school class of '75. Detroit WABX, WRIF & WWWW were THE rock stations - before fm went all corporate.

Hail fellow Detroiter.

me, too

i guess a bit of it rubbed off...

This song bites!!!! Hope they play this live when and if they tour the USA.

Why go to see them if you're such an ingoramus?

BJ RULES!!

I had this album in high school. I grew up during a time of geniuses.

Leo Kottke's version is Better.

I love both but with B.J. Wilson's drumming the original is far better than Leo's cover version.

BJ was one of the all time greats. T hank you Procul Harum.

One of the most underrated of PH songs.