Something Magic

by Procol Harum

Something Magic cover art

Arriving shortly before the veteran symphonic rock group disbanded for over a decade, this release attempts to balance shorter commercial songs with sprawling progressive ambition. The entirety of the second side is dedicated to 'The Worm & The Tree', an extended, polarizing fable featuring spoken-word narration over complex orchestral arrangements. The album struggled to find an audience amidst the rapidly changing musical climate of the late 1970s.

Genres

  • Progressive Rock

Tracklist

  1. Something Magic
  2. Skating On Thin Ice
  3. Wizard Man
  4. The Mark Of The Claw
  5. Strangers In Space
  6. The Worm & The Tree, Pt. 1: Introduction / Menace / Occupation
  7. The Worm & The Tree, Pt. 2: Enervation / Expectancy / Battle
  8. The Worm & The Tree, Pt. 3: Regeneration / Epilogue
  9. Backgammon
  10. You'd Better Wait - (Live Studio Recording)
  11. This Old Dog - (Live Studio Recording)
  12. Something Magic - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  13. Conquistador - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  14. Nothing But The Truth - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  15. Strangers In Space - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  16. Grand Hotel - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  17. Pandora's Box - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  18. Skating On Thin Ice - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  19. The Mark Of The Claw - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  20. Wizard Man - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  21. This Old Dog - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977
  22. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Live, BBC Radio 1 In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, 12 March 1977