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GENTLE GIANT was one of my favorite bands ever. The complexity of their music and the ability that it took to play it were truly amazing. |
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KERRY MINNEAR: Keys, percussion, vocals
RAY SHULMAN: Bass, violin, 12-string, vocals
GARY GREEN: Guitar, percussion
DEREK SHULMAN: Vocals
MALCOLM MORTIMORE: Drums
PHILLIP SHULMAN: Sax, vocals |
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| This was the cover of their first album called "GENTLE GIANT" (1970), but the cover was also used for later versions of the album "THREE FRIENDS" (1972). |
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"ACQUIRING THE TASTE" (1971) |
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"It started off being a very experimental band. I mean we didn't really care too much about whether the audience was going to like us or not."
GARY GREEN |
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The quality of this photo is poor, but it is one that was taken by a friend of mine in 1972? in Baltimore? and will not be found any place else on the Web...until tomorrow anyway. |
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| This is the original cover of their third album, "THREE FRIENDS" (1972), but the one on the left was used for the United States release. |
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"OCTOPUS" (1973) |
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"Before 'Free Hand,' we stepped back and reappraised ourselves and decided that we would have to use more melody to be both happy with what we do and for people to accept us on the level we want to be accepted on."
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"IN A GLASS HOUSE" (1973) |
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"INTERVIEW" (1976) |
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| "THE POWER AND THE GLORY" (1974) |
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"FREEHAND" (1975) is my personal favorite. |
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"My opinion of the band has always been that there aren't many bands I would rather have been in at that stage and definitely no other band now."
KERRY MINNEAR |
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"On every album, there is something worth hearing... You see, as the band went on making records and albums, they eventually became self-financing in terms of actually making the records... consequently, what sounds often very thin and un-GG like was I think often the case of simply finance."
PHIL SHULMAN |
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"PLAYING THE FOOL - LIVE" (1976) |
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"MISSING PIECE" (1977) |
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"After a couple of years, we found our pattern - I suppose anyone does really. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I suppose it's down to arrangement, that's our trademark really."
GARY GREEN |
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"CIVILIAN" (1980) |
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| "GIANT FOR A DAY" (1978) |
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THE INCREDIBLY RIDICULOUS
MTV-ROLLING STONE'S 100 TOP SONGS (1963-2000):
41. PROUD MARY, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (1969)
(There are other CCR songs that are better.)
100. TAINTED LOVE, SOFT CELL (1982)
(I'm not familiar with this song.)
MY TOP 100 SONGS:
I LOST MY HEAD, GENTLE GIANT |
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POSTSCRIPT
"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good,
you'll have to ram them down people's throats."
HOWARD AIKEN |
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