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Gentle Giant   Pays : England Genre : Rock Progressif Symphonique Dates : URL : cliquez ici Acheter un album de Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant a été consulté 7022 fois - Gentle Giant a une moyenne de : 8.27 sur 10 - Gentle Giant a reçu 111 note(s) et 7 critique(s) - Gentle Giant est classé : 231 ème
Biographie de Gentle Giant
Formed at the dawn of the progressive rock era in 1969, Gentle Giant seemed poised for a time in the mid-'70s to break out of its cult-band status, but somehow never made the jump. Somewhat closer in spirit to Yes and King Crimson than to Emerson, Lake & Palmer or the Nice, their unique sound melded hard rock and classical music, with an almost medieval approach to singing. Gentle Giant was born out of the ruins of Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, an R&B-based outfit led by brothers Derek, Ray, and Phil Shulman. After switching to psychedelia in 1967 and scoring their only major hit that year with "Kites," as Gentle Giant the group abandoned both the R&B and psychedelic orientations of the previous band; Derek sang and played guitar and bass, Ray sang and played bass and violin, and Phil handled the saxophone, augmented by Kerry Minnear on keyboards, and Gary Green on guitar. Their original lineup also featured Martin Smith on drums, but they went through several percussionists in the first three years of their existence. In 1970, Gentle Giant signed to the Vertigo label, and their self-titled first album — a shockingly daring work mixing hard rock and full electric playing with classical elements — came out later that year. Their second effort, 1971's Acquiring the Taste, was slightly more accessible and their third, Three Friends, featuring Malcolm Mortimore on drums, was their first record to get released in the U.S. (on Columbia). Their fourth album, 1973's Octopus, looked poised for a breakthrough; it seemed as though they had found the mix of hard rock and classical sounds that the critics and the public could accept, and they finally had a permanent drummer in the person of John Weathers, an ex-member of the Graham Bond Organisation. In 1974, however, Gentle Giant began coming apart. Phil Shulman decided to give up music after the Octopus tour, and became a teacher. Then the group recorded the album In a Glass House, their hardest-ro ... Lire la suite
Discographie de Gentle Giant
Albums Studio
Civilian 1980 (Studio) Moyenne : 5.25   Giant For A Day 1978 (Studio) Moyenne : 5.5   The Missing Piece 1977 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.62   Interview 1976 (Studio) Moyenne : 6.85   Free Hand 1975 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.82   The Power And The Glory 1974 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.70   In A Glass House 1973 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.45   Octopus 1973 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.44   Three Friends 1972 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.46   Acquiring The Taste 1971 (Studio) Moyenne : 9.12   Gentle Giant 1970 (Studio) Moyenne : 8.21
Albums Live
Giant On The Box 2004 (Live) Moyenne : 9.25   Endless Life 2003 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Way Of Life 2003 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Prologue 2003 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Interview In Concert 2000 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Totally Out Of The Woods 2000 (Live) Moyenne : 8.5   Live In Rome 1974 2000 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   In A Palesport House 1999 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents 1998 (Live) Moyenne : 7   Out Of The Fire 1998 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Out Of The Woods 1996 (Live) Moyenne : 8   The Last Steps 1996 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   In Concert (bbc Radio 1) 1994 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note   Playing The Fool - The Official Live 1976 (Live) Moyenne : 9.2
Albums Compilation, EP, Demo, Bootleg etc.
In A Glass House (35th Anniversary Edition) 2005 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : pas de note   Scraping The Barrel 2004 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note   Experience 2002 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : pas de note   Under Construction 1997 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : pas de note   Ultrasonic '75 Unofficial Bootleg 1997 (Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo/Demo/Bootlegs) Moyenne : pas de note   Edge Of Twilight 1996 (Boxset/Compilation) Moyenne : 8
DVD de Gentle Giant
Cg At The Cg 2006 (Live) Moyenne : pas de note
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Line-up du dernier album studio de Gentle Giant
-gary Green / All Guitars -kerry Minnear / Keyboards, Vocals -derek Shulman / Vocals -ray Shulman / Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals -john Weathers / Drums, Backing Vocals

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