MUSIC NEWS- After a considerable wait, finally, on November 3, 2009, classic 70's prog rockers, Gentle Giant (Kerry Minnear, brothers Ray & Derek Shulman, Gary Green and John Weathers) will be digitally releasing seven of their best-known albums and tracks in a digital form for the very first time via their own Alucard label (distributed by EMI Music's Label Services).The progressive rock ba
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On November 3rd 2009 Gentle Giant will be digitally releasing seven of their best-known albums and tracks in digital form for the very first time via their own Alucard label through EMI Music's Label Services unit.This progressive rock band, which was active from 1970 through 1980, was made up of multi-instrumentalists, and lived to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk...
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The cover might have sold as many albums as the music, I mean that is a cool cover. Anyway this was Gentle Giants best selling album but in my opinion not the best work, Octopus and Free Hand are their best, but still this work is far superior to the last albums. If you have never listen to GG they do take some time to get used to. Their official live album "Playing The Fool" is the easiest "en...
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Gentle Giant is my absolute favorite of the British prog rock bands. I likes 'em better than Tull, Yes, ELP, Genesis. The clips here are all from, I think, 1975. Gentle Giant has a lot medieval and renaissance sounds in their songs. They all look like a bunch of Hobbits, but unlike a lot of other prog bands, there really isn't a lot of Tolkien-like fantasy in there. It's really just like a...
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Okay, I'm getting the feeling this has gone on long enough. The comments per post have slowly dwindled over the last few weeks, and my desire to keep posting on the topic has frankly waned as well. I'd like to think that I accomplished my original goal, which was not to get everyone to fall in love with progressive rock, but just to clue you in on the fact that not all prog is capes and over ...
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note : covers would just not work for some of the musically inclined...
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Here's another nice, mostly mellow, tune you may like, Wiz. My wife says it sounds like a mix of the Beatles and Tull. You be the judge.
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On November 3rd 2009 Gentle Giant will be digitally releasing seven of their best-known albums and tracks in digital form for the very first time via their own Alucard label through EMI Music's Label Services unit.This progressive rock band, which was active from 1970 through 1980, was made up of multi-instrumentalists, and lived to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk...
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Sorry Wiz. Thanks to Music RX I was reminede of your request for some Giant.I'm not a big fan (let's see if that brings Groon back) so I may not have chosen "wisely." But here ya go.
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| 2 In a Glass House |
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| 3 Plain Truth |
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| 5 Pantagruel's Nativity |
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