Grand Hotel
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Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel is the sixth studio album by Procol Harum. Released in 1973, it signalled a change of direction for the band. Guitarist Dave Ball who had joined the band for their live album the previous year left shortly after the photo shoot for the proposed album's cover to be replaced by Mick Grabham. Grabham's head was superimposed on the front and back cover of the album on Ball's body. Although the band had gone through significant personnel changes in previous years, the band would enter its most stable phase with this line up. -Wikipedia
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The material tends to rely more on ornate arrangements than guitar riffs, making this somewhat more dignified than either of their previous studio albums.
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The progressive Aspect
2018 - Grand Hotel is not just Procol Harum’s magnum opus, it’s also an album that refuses to die.
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Classic Rock Review
2013 - Everything about it, from the title to the album cover to the lush strings/choirs/piano arrangements, suggests that this is a fine example of barocco art. And I like barocco art.
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Louder than War
2018 - Musical diversity and orchestral arrangements were the watchwords for Grand Hotel.
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Antimusic
The overall impression left by this classy album, is the lifestyle of the rich, famous and elegantly wasted.
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Only Solitaire
Some of the most luxuriant sounding symph rock tunes are captured on this one.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
The album shows that the primary greatness of PH's music
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Don Ignacio Music Reviews
The ULTIMATE art-rock album!
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