No More Fear of Flying

Artist: Gary Brooker
Label: Repertoire
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4009910465929
ASIN: B000024SQH

Release Date: 1997-06-26

No More Fear of Flying

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Tracks:

(No More) Fear of Flying
Say It Ain't So Joe
Pilot
Savannah
Angelina
Give Me Something to Remember You By
Let Me In
Old Manhattan Melodies
Get Up and Dance
Fat Cats [Previously Unreased]
S. S (Self-Sufficient) Blues (Single B-Side)
Switchboard Susan

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Album Description

Remastered reissue of the 1979 solo debut for Chrysalis by Procol Harum's vocalist/ pianist with two bonus tracks, the previously unreleased 'Fat Cats' and the B-side 'S.S. (Self-Sufficient) Blues'. 12 tracks total. Tim Renwick, Bruce Lynch and Dave Mattacks all guest throughout. 1997 Repertoire release.

Album Details

With Tim Renwick (Elton John), Bruce Lynch and Dave Mattacks.

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2006-06-02

If I put this cd in a pile with all my Procul Harum cd's and then rated them, I think this one would come in third!

Gary Brooker is an amazing talent!.......2006-02-04

Ever since I heard "A Salty Dog" on a "Progressive" FM station back in the early '70's, I've been a fan of Procol Harem. After many years of following them, I discovered his "solo" album (yes, it was an LP), but was reluctant to buy it because I hadn't heard anything from it on the radio. Their loss for not playing it. I'm glad, now, because Gary added a couple of songs that weren't on the original. Although they weren't great, they're still better than the rubbish on the radio now.

Gary Brooker Flies High.......2005-08-25

In 1979, two years after Procol Harum disbanded (until their reunion in 1991), singer/songwriter/pianist Gary Brooker released his first solo album, "No More Fear Of Flying." In short, if you love Procol Harum, then you'll love Gary solo, too. "No More Fear Of Flying" is an excellent album of top-notch, Harum-flavored piano pop/rock, spearheaded by Brooker's powerful voice and masterful playing on the keys. Great songs include the title track, the lovely "Say It Ain't So Joe" (written by Murray Head) and "Angelina," the catchy "Give Me Something To Remember You By" and "Get Up And Dance." There's also two bonus tracks to enjoy: the rare Brooker B-side "S.S. Blues" and the previously-unreleased fun of "Fat Cats." Gary Brooker's "No More Fear Of Flying" is a great disc.

Not Bad At All, Commander!.......2004-09-15

Maybe this is rambling, but it's unavoidable: this album came out about the same time as ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor's first album. Both albums, showcasing the talents of two irreplaceable members of two of the finest Rock and Roll Bands of all time. So which one is better: You're reading about it. Instead of one great song and the rest, long meaningless jams like with which MT padded his album, Brooker's "Flying" is, for the most part, all uptempo, cheerful songs, and the musicians he has backing him are incredible, too - especially guitarist Tim Renwick, and read my review of The Sutherland Bros & Quiver's "Reach For The Sky" for HIS appraisal. My favorite songs on the album are the title track (which had lyrics supplied by Procol Harum's lyricist Keith Reid), and, as all of Keith Reid's lyrics, they're open to interpretation. I, myself, read in it a recounting of how Procol Harum, realizing the deluge of disco and punk (that, ultimately, would KILL Rock and Roll when they interbred, creating the terrifying progeny "new wave"), decided they would call it a day, and "they would live to rise again." Which, thank The Lord, they DID in 1991, and onward. There's "Say It Ain't So" which was almost released as a single, until "Jesus Christ Superstar's" Murray Head released his version. My favorite tracks are the very best breakup song I've ever heard, "Give Me Something To Remember You By" and the balls-out rocker "Switchboard Susan." You might remember THAT from Nick Lowe's version which was released - yup, summer, 1979. It's almost blasphemous to say this, given Nick Lowe's stature as one of the last, TRUE Rock and Rollers, BUT: Gary Brooker's version is simply...better. Great guitar, almost Little Richard theatrics on the piano, and Brooker's lecherous (!) vocal. It's a great track. Gary Brooker would go on to release three more solo albums, the third being the most "Procolic," but for pure enjoyment - and, yes, "Flying" is one of those all-too-rare cd's that I can play and not have to lunge to skip every other song - Gary Brooker's "No More Fear Of Flying" was a very FINE end to the Seventies, an album (now cd) that left hope for the future. And you cannot honestly say THAT about "The Long Run" or "The Wall," now can ya?

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