Broken Barricades

Broken Barricades
Studio album by
Procol Harum
ReleasedApril 1971 (US)
RecordedFebruary–March 1971
StudioAIR, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length35:06
LabelChrysalis
ProducerChris Thomas
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Singles from Broken Barricades
  1. "Broken Barricades" / "Power Failure"
    Released: July 1971 (US)
  2. "Simple Sister"
    Released: September 1971 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC−[2]

Broken Barricades is the fifth studio album by English rock band Procol Harum, released the same week they began their U.S. tour, on 3 April 1971.[3] The UK release was on 11 June 1971. It was guitarist Robin Trower's last recording with the group until The Prodigal Stranger (1991).

"Song for a Dreamer" is a tribute to late Jimi Hendrix from Trower, who was stunned by Hendrix's death in September 1970 at the age of 27.[4]

  1. ^ Greenwald, Matthew. Procol Harum: Broken Barricades > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 10 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Cash Box magazine, April 10, 1971, page 36.
  4. ^ Welch, Chris (June 2002). Broken Barricades (booklet). Procol Harum. Hamburg: Repertoire Records. p. 9.