10 Darkest Rock Music Masterpieces
5. Still There'll Be More - Procol Harum
Best known for their 1967 hit single, A Whiter Shade Of Pale (which sold over ten million copies), the UK's Procol Harum remain a seriously underrated outfit. They embraced the questing nature of prog rock, certainly, together with elements of classical and psychedelic music, but Procol Harum, at heart, were an excellent R&B/blues band full of swagger and invention.
Like many a band with psychedelic influences, Procol Harum's music often ventured into dark waters, charting surreal fantasies which often displayed bleak turns and chilling visions. Still There'll Be More, which comes from the band's fourth album, Home (1970) is something of an anomaly on this list in that, in terms of composition and arrangement, it's an upbeat number.
A close listen to the lyrics, however, and you will understand why Still There'll Be More qualifies here: “I'll waylay your daughter and kidnap your wife, savage her sexless and burn out her eyes. I'll blacken your Christmas and piss on your door, you'll cry out for mercy, but still there'll be more...” For further disturbing adventures, listen also to Dead Man's Dream, from that same album.