Frank Mead, superb and convulsive sax / flute / harmonica player, has often been seen on stage in Gary Brooker's company : he's a long-standing contributor to No Stiletto Shoes and to Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, in both of which ensembles he has of course played A Whiter Shade of Pale along with other occasional PH / Brooker pieces.
On Saturday 6 May 2000, however, UK audiences had the chance to see The Rhythm Kings guesting on Jools Holland's Later on BBC2, during which Gary played a mesmerising AWSoP at the piano, featuring very light backing from Jools on Hammond, and a fabulous soprano sax solo from Frank Mead, and so it was that Frank came on stage at Guildford, 17 September 2000, to play it again, in the context of the highly-extended four-verse Pale that we heard at that time. He later returned to play alto with the band for New Lamps for Old. Five years on, his name appeared among the players in the Gary Brooker Ensemble for the gig in Guildford Cathedral. When Gary Brooker assembled his musical guests to perform 'The Lost Songs of Brooker and Reid', Frank was the reedsman again.
These admirable incursions alone, however, would not qualify us to list Frank among the personnel of Procol Harum; the fact is that his name was also to be found on the signed t-shirt that was offered as the raffle prize at the Beyond the Pale Convention on 16 September.
BtP asked him, at the following weekend's No Shoes Gig, if he were in fact now 'a member of Procol Harum'.
'I was very happy to be one last weekend,' he replied.
Incidentally ... we hear that in November 2002 the Frank Mead Band, playing and recording in Germany, is closing the show with A Whiter Shade of Pale ...
Re: 2 tour dates & band members released « Reply #4 on Jan 5, 2012, 4:16pm »
Would definately go but unfortunately it clashes with two other gigs...that I have already booked a prime position for .....wonder what that might be ?
Would definately go but unfortunately it clashes with two other gigs...that I have already booked a prime position for .....wonder what that might be ?
Is this all part of Martins plan ?
Are you wondering if this is coincidence or strategy? It may be a little of both. Martin would draw more if he tried to schedule away from Ian Anderson.
Re: 2 tour dates & band members released « Reply #8 on Jan 5, 2012, 10:24pm »
Is Tull no more? With Ian doing Thick as a Brick as a solo tour and Martin playing the music of Tull, it seems like it. This is all very very distressing
Or Am I mistaken about "Thick As A Brick"? What's the final word, will it be a Jethro Tull Tour?
Jethro Tull does not currently exist. Ian is off doing his thing and Martin is doing his, both playing the music of Jethro Tull. Seems pretty silly after playing together for more than 40 years. I find it hard to believe that they will ever reunite, now that they're in their mid-sixties. By that age most bands have long since thrown in the towel. My sense is that Ian wants to make money and Martin wants to play the music he loves. I wish them both success, just wish they could have found a way to do it together.
Would definately go but unfortunately it clashes with two other gigs...that I have already booked a prime position for .....wonder what that might be ?
Is this all part of Martins plan ?
So there is an interesting question:
If Jethro Tull with Ian Anderson was playing your town the same night as Wannabe Tull was with Martin, where would you put your hard earned money?
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Re: 2 tour dates & band members released « Reply #16 on Jan 6, 2012, 11:08am »
In the future I would hope Martin does not try to upstage Ian in any particular town. If both were playing I would have to beg Martin to play on a different night. Then I could see him without feeling guilty of missing TAAB in it's entirety.
In the future I would hope Martin does not try to upstage Ian in any particular town. If both were playing I would have to beg Martin to play on a different night. Then I could see him without feeling guilty of missing TAAB in it's entirety.
I'm not planning on missing TAAB. Tool is starting to tour again.
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