Three Friends - School Days

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  • @manongaudreau806
    @manongaudreau806 2 года назад +10

    I was born in 1962, but I have 4 brothers older than me. My Mom didn't care much for the big Rock and Roll but she did like Gentle Giant. She said it's modern Classic Music. I have all their CD's. I'm 60 years old now and I still love them as much then when I was young.

  • @mikew4001
    @mikew4001 13 лет назад +8

    Gary Green (guitar and vocals), Malcolm Mortimore (drums), Roger Carey (bass and vocals), Andy Williams (guitar), Kerry Minnear (piano and keyboards), Mick Wilson (lead vocals). Phil Shulman was involved as a lyricist, while Ray and Derek stayed out of the project.

    • @scottsinner7530
      @scottsinner7530 26 дней назад

      That pianist looks nothing like Kerry.

    • @owenjnelson-fb9mg
      @owenjnelson-fb9mg 18 дней назад

      @@scottsinner7530deff not him but plays his parts very well…..the piano part sounds amazing

  • @robloncio
    @robloncio Год назад +3

    Genial composición! la escuché a mis 15 años, y me dejó maravillado....

  • @tigerlami
    @tigerlami 13 лет назад +5

    I was listening at this ... back in 1973 ... GREAT !

  • @markderen205
    @markderen205 2 года назад +6

    Gentle Giant at Rider College in New Jersey was my first concert in 1974. The audience was giving standing ovations standing on their chairs. My friend and I snuck backstage to meet the band. The image sticks in my mind.

  • @byron272007
    @byron272007 10 лет назад +77

    I am a Gentle Giant fan since 1972, have listen to their albums hundreds of time. I always come back to Gentle because this group is so amazing and the music makes me dreaming the same way it used to when I was 15! This is very very nicely done. Great to have some members of that group amongst us again, for our own pleasure and for others who wish to acquire the taste .....

  • @acbar1
    @acbar1 12 лет назад +3

    super fantastic bridge
    G.G. great school

  • @usergently
    @usergently 11 лет назад +77

    That's Gary Green on guitar. The original guitarist still kicking ass.

  • @richardyes8787
    @richardyes8787 10 лет назад +139

    Trust me, people may think that young people do not listen to good music like this amazing song of GG, trust me, we do. The work that GG did in this album (Three Friends) is one of their finest works ever performed. Thank you sirs, your music will be always beloved. Long life to prog rock!

    • @baixolaval
      @baixolaval 7 лет назад +8

      i have 18 years old man and i love this kind of song

    • @claudedallaire4249
      @claudedallaire4249 7 лет назад +5

      So true so great!!!! I MISSED SO MUCH THIS FEELING OF THIS TIME OF THE 70'S ......

    • @harveydents
      @harveydents 7 лет назад

      ITs awesome you guys dig this. IM 44 grew up on prog. Since you love prog, check out my PRogressive Rock band GIDEONS MOB ruclips.net/user/harveydentsvideos?view_as=subscriber soundcloud.com/brian-urso-2

    • @edgaramilcar482
      @edgaramilcar482 6 лет назад +1

      have you heard about fifth species? they sound a lot like gg and they released their album like six months ago... listen to it, it's worth it...

    • @codybrockway1616
      @codybrockway1616 4 года назад +3

      Damn right we do. I’m almost 22 and I love this stuff!! Cheers!

  • @graemesandstrom5654
    @graemesandstrom5654 4 месяца назад +1

    My favourite Gentle Giant piece and you’ve absolutely nailed it! Astonishing! I love it! Thank you for keeping this brilliant piece alive. 👍✅🙏🚀🎸🇦🇺

  • @Sunchild333
    @Sunchild333 12 лет назад +30

    Gary Green (guitar)
    Malcolm Mortimre (drums)
    Mick Wilson (vocals)
    John Donaldson (keyboards)
    Andy Williams (guitar)
    Roger Carey (bass, vocals)

  • @cmikex2
    @cmikex2 14 лет назад +7

    Good Music always stands the test of time.

  • @holdem5180
    @holdem5180 11 лет назад +2

    I saw em im Chicago and once in la in 1976 and 81 and to this day its the best band I have ever seen and the most talented....

  • @rubenfernandocarrillolopez1682
    @rubenfernandocarrillolopez1682 2 года назад +4

    Gentle Giant cambió el paradigma del rock con las herramientas llamadas creatividad y originalidad. Su intelectualidad les premitió dar origen a temas como el que aquí se interpreta a la altura que se merece.

  • @davideveson3041
    @davideveson3041 4 года назад +2

    I didnt recognise gary green , the last time i saw him was in 76 at birmingham town hall, i recognised his playing though...and this track is spot on just like the vinyl version.

  • @bonychiarelli7429
    @bonychiarelli7429 7 лет назад +48

    Gentle Giant is the best prog ever

  • @colinbeatson5026
    @colinbeatson5026 3 года назад +2

    Shades of Soft Machine, E.L.P., and Chapman, Whitney Streetwalkers/ Free, and non the worse for it. All of a similar era, and boy do I wish I was back there again. Real musicians, some classically trained, pushing the boundaries without even realising it, takes me back to gentler times. Thanks guys.

  • @rnemchev
    @rnemchev 6 лет назад +5

    The singer's voice is very similar to Kerry's voice. Beautiful song!

  • @steveblomerth1
    @steveblomerth1 11 лет назад +24

    Three Friends playing 'School Days'. This is extremely well played and recorded and shows true reverence for the music.

  • @chizmo7
    @chizmo7 12 лет назад +2

    Unbelievable. This video made my day. I think this Gentle Giant song was released around 1972.
    40 years ago! Thank you Gary Green for keeping this music alive!

  • @gerardlee4319
    @gerardlee4319 4 года назад +11

    Just an amazing song from an amazing album by an amazing band. That's all.

  • @Michibz57
    @Michibz57 7 лет назад +4

    Jesus, they are soooooo good. I love 'em!

  • @MrSweetnighter
    @MrSweetnighter 4 года назад +3

    Got to see GG in the early 70's at the Liverpool Stadium and they were really, really good live - one of my favourite gigs. Watching the musicians change their instruments a lot will stick with me. Three Friends is still my favourite album/CD by them. This version by Three Friends is wonderful :-)

  • @percytate3292
    @percytate3292 9 лет назад +3

    Three Friends is one of my favorite albums

  • @Carlo8836
    @Carlo8836 13 лет назад +3

    About as fantastic and wonderful as music can get!

  • @andreasantini492
    @andreasantini492 2 года назад +1

    Per me "School Days" è uno dei migliori brani mai composti nel progressive!
    Ovviamente i musicisti sono fantastici: suonare un brano così complicato e complesso richiede capacità musicali e ritmiche mostruose!
    BRAVI !!!

  • @animandum8458
    @animandum8458 5 лет назад +2

    I grew up listening to Gentle Giant, buying all of their LP that I still have. I recognized a magic in their music at that time, that same magic that is still here today, despite of these crazy days. I was so fascinated that I personally built and painted a life-size mask of the Giant portrayed on the cover of the first album.

  • @ssphil2001
    @ssphil2001 8 лет назад +49

    Funny how many seem to find this song the weak link on the Three Friends album. It's am amazing composition and execution - so much going on, so many phases. To see it performed in one take is fantastic. I saw these guys in Montreal a few years back. They were absolutely amazing!

    • @legionimprov
      @legionimprov 8 лет назад +16

      School Days is one of my all time favorite GG songs.

    • @aweso100
      @aweso100 8 лет назад +4

      Me too. Probably my favorite on the album. With Mr. Class and Quality.

    • @platinum10000
      @platinum10000 8 лет назад +1

      in mtl or beloeil? I was at beloeil show and it was crazy good ( with hamadryad opening the show)!

    • @ssphil2001
      @ssphil2001 8 лет назад +1

      platinum10000 yes!!! It was indeed Beloeil!

    • @platinum10000
      @platinum10000 8 лет назад +2

      haha nice, what a show that was!! It drove me to tears when they began playing in a glass house :p

  • @IsraelChilpancingo
    @IsraelChilpancingo 5 лет назад +6

    MAESTROS!!!
    Bravo!
    Greetings from México!

  • @getstek
    @getstek 14 лет назад +4

    What a magnificent performance!

  • @victorcoral
    @victorcoral 9 лет назад +26

    I never realized the drums part was so complicated from just hearing the record .... kudos Malcolm !

  • @arno-luyendijk4798
    @arno-luyendijk4798 5 лет назад +5

    Wow, that is a flawless rendtion, people! The three friends album is big on my list "what unmissable albums to take with you to an uninhabitated island".

  • @Slntpsych
    @Slntpsych 14 лет назад +4

    Wow, never though I'd ever be able to see video of anyone doing this live. Incredible.

  • @rileyraines6719
    @rileyraines6719 6 лет назад +2

    One of my favorite bands, pure class sofistcated , talented bands ever . love you

  • @pierrjohnson
    @pierrjohnson 12 лет назад +2

    Loved it then, love it now! Thank you for keeping it live!

  • @mikeamfoxtrot
    @mikeamfoxtrot 11 лет назад +3

    Awesome! Classical music for me.
    The soundtrack of my life, to be honest...

  • @undercoverman100
    @undercoverman100 9 лет назад +1

    Far Out Man! , How cool is this saw these guys in Central Park back in the day

  • @sergiosaenz859
    @sergiosaenz859 8 лет назад +20

    Gary Green is a Prog God. Wow!

  • @MrGTO-ze7vb
    @MrGTO-ze7vb 6 лет назад +1

    Just WOW.. a very beautiful and technical song.. Thank you GG... I am still waiting for a reunion...... Last saw Gentle Giant in NYC 1978? at the Palladium.. A fantastic show in Quadraphonic.!!

  • @heliodecastro9926
    @heliodecastro9926 4 года назад +1

    GIANT never sleep. Go boys in the Band

  • @andreashensel2890
    @andreashensel2890 9 лет назад +3

    Glad to see that these great prog-rock compositions are being kept alive.

  • @2wayplebney
    @2wayplebney 12 лет назад +5

    This is fantastic. Thank you so much, Gary and Friends.

  • @Studio-62
    @Studio-62 6 лет назад +4

    Sounds great - never expected to see this song played live. Would love "Working All Day"!

    • @zboyphillips
      @zboyphillips  6 лет назад

      Ralph Detko it’s on this channel mate

  • @arlowest8012
    @arlowest8012 8 лет назад +2

    Stunningly beautiful and hauntingly reminiscent of my school days listening to this wonderful classic from Gentle Giant. The first song I ever listened to from GG was "Boys in the Band" and I can honestly say that it changed my musical life in so many ways. A huge thank you to "Three Friends" for taking me back to a place not often visited but never ever forgotten. Bravo and Cheers!

  • @BorzHed
    @BorzHed 12 лет назад +4

    Brilliant... loved the album, love this version. Great job.

  • @2wayplebney
    @2wayplebney 7 лет назад +1

    Extraordinarily beautiful.

  • @jeffandlaurekrueger
    @jeffandlaurekrueger 7 лет назад +2

    Absolutely brilliant!!! Thanks for keeping GG alive guys, saw you 30 or more times in the 70's. Fave band of all time......................

  • @stevepride2761
    @stevepride2761 9 лет назад +3

    Brilliant...I did not catch this in 2010. I got here as quick as I could. Thank you all!

  • @SpikeWorsley
    @SpikeWorsley 9 лет назад +16

    I love the whole revisiting of these amazing pieces of music! So great to see Gary Green still doing his thing. That's not Kerry Minnear on keys, it's John Donladson. Kerry was in the first incarnation of Three Friends but left. There are videos of TF which include both John and Kerry on keyboards. Amazing stuff and I'm dying to see them perform, although I've just found out that Gary has recently been in hospital after a heart attack and has had a stent fitted. Speedy recovery to you Gary!

  • @jamespealing3518
    @jamespealing3518 10 лет назад +16

    Brilliant, guys. Great tribute to "The Giant!" A hell of a challenge but you dudes nailed it. Bravo!

  • @MrOldGuy69
    @MrOldGuy69 14 лет назад +1

    I remember sitting and listening to this album over and over when it first came out. I love it

  • @stonyhil
    @stonyhil 4 года назад +5

    Outstanding😍, very ambitious and not easy 😎♥️🙏 Frank Zappa stated he thought their stuff was truly great and different

  • @borrisaudio6955
    @borrisaudio6955 4 года назад +7

    Wow, you guys have just broken my head! As a boy I thought no-one could ever play as well as the real GG, and now at 35 I'm floored by how well you all play! Thankyou for uploading this, you've made my day. (btw the vocals are exceptionally good).

  • @ugobalmas1195
    @ugobalmas1195 6 лет назад +5

    In direct line with God......: G.G. perform His sound and He blesses them ....We can only LOVE THEM FOR EVER !!!!!!

  • @d.j.fowler6921
    @d.j.fowler6921 2 года назад +1

    Giant forever!

  • @princesslilliput
    @princesslilliput 14 лет назад +2

    BRILLIANT!!!! Yet again this band is amazing. First time I've heard this song. Thank you x x x x

  • @SandSpock33
    @SandSpock33 13 лет назад +2

    Greatest performance i've ever seen on RUclips. This is It! Masterful. Wow.

  • @rajazjardel
    @rajazjardel 7 лет назад +4

    Ficou perfeito, arranjado de difícil execução.

  • @AldoSAndrade
    @AldoSAndrade 10 лет назад +4

    Man, that´s awesome! Just perfect! Good times...

    • @AldoSAndrade
      @AldoSAndrade 10 лет назад +2

      And would be nice to know the band´s line up, name and from where are them too!

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg 10 лет назад +1

    Imitation is the best form of flattery...And, this imitation would make the Shulman brothers blush...Great job...Anyone doing Giant is an amazing person to me. : )

    • @synthonaplinth5980
      @synthonaplinth5980 6 лет назад

      Imitation? Gary Green was the original guitarist for GG.

  • @gb5uq
    @gb5uq 12 лет назад

    Hard to tell the difference between this and the original. Amazing. Thanks Gary et al.

  • @petecellar
    @petecellar 14 лет назад +1

    WOW! A freshly filmed Three Friends rehearsal? It sounds totally great.
    Great footage, feels like we're in the studio with you guys. I cannot wait until the Keswick Theater show on June 20th.

  • @Bruford79
    @Bruford79 6 лет назад

    Unreal.... listening again and again.

  • @ProjectRnL
    @ProjectRnL 14 лет назад

    I'm totally speechless. I've seen Three Friends live (with Kerry) in Shoreham a few months ago (which was really amazing), but this, with the sound and video is just an amazing new way to experience GG music. This songs is one of my favorite songs, and this performance gave it a whole new life.

  • @orlandomarquez00
    @orlandomarquez00 14 лет назад +1

    Impresionante!! Por favor, vengan a Venezuela, serán bienvenidos!!

  • @nowzdfu2r
    @nowzdfu2r 12 лет назад +1

    I'm blown away! Awesome performance guys!!! I grew up listening to Gentle Giant and never got to see them perform live. This is brilliant! So tight and clean sounding. It took me a bit to realize you weren't Gentle Giant.

  • @imix23
    @imix23 12 лет назад +2

    Puff! Excelente y exquisito, un deleite para el oído!!! Puff saludos desde México :)

  • @musicmania52ify
    @musicmania52ify 12 лет назад

    cette musique est imprimée dans ma mémoire depuis si longtemps.elle me donne toujours autant d'émerveillement par sa subtilité son raffinement et son originalité!!

  • @RaffaeleMazzarella
    @RaffaeleMazzarella 4 года назад +1

    Nella mia modesta conoscenza musicale, ritengo che i Gentle Giant sia stato un gruppo MERAVIGLIOSO...essi sono stati MAESTRI nell' incastro .....sia vocale che strumentale....e il tutto in perfetta sintonia

  • @YouraWildManGeorge
    @YouraWildManGeorge 12 лет назад

    Kerry Minnear {keyboards} & Gary Green {guitar} are actually part of Three Friends, along with guests from other groups, incl. 10cc

  • @leonsilva27
    @leonsilva27 8 лет назад +16

    WHAT A THING MORE BEAUTIFUL TO HEAR!!!! QUE COISA MAIS LINDA DE SE OUVIR!

    • @eugeniomarins2936
      @eugeniomarins2936 7 лет назад +2

      Sou fã do GG desde... deixe eu lebrar... 1983, acho...

    • @leonsilva27
      @leonsilva27 7 лет назад

      foi agraciado antes amigo! mas eu conheci gg uns 10 anos atrás e de lá pra cá, passou a ser a minha banda numero 1 furando a fila do yes, genesis, e o resto. bom para todos nós. ressalvando que gosto de todos os albuns e todas as canções até o interview. depois disso alguma coisa do the missing piece. 2 do giant for a day e nada do civilian.

    • @eugeniomarins2936
      @eugeniomarins2936 7 лет назад +2

      "alguma coisa do the missing piece. 2 do giant for a day" Hahaha! Concordo totalmente!
      O GG está entre os meus favoritos, junto com Jethro Tull, Traffic, Camel e outras velharias!

    • @jabr6349
      @jabr6349 7 лет назад +1

      sou fã a menos de 2 meses e já acho a melhor banda de todos os tempos hahaha

    • @leonsilva27
      @leonsilva27 7 лет назад

      parabéns amigo! você tem um ótimo gosto musical. ótimas bandas. fico pensando sobre essas" outras velharias" gosto de muita velharia. coloca ai uma lista com outras velharias.sempre tem coisas a compartilhar. tanto conhecer como apresentar aos demais.
      enquanto isso fico aqui curtindo meus Giants e meus Zappas.

  • @andxmenx
    @andxmenx 11 лет назад

    I am a GG fan since 1979.
    Thjs is just music as I always feel it should be.
    Thanks for share. Andrea, Italy

  • @enricodallosto
    @enricodallosto 13 лет назад

    Great is not enough. From an old supporter with love.

  • @adrianomondini8795
    @adrianomondini8795 2 года назад

    FANTASTIC !!!! MARVELLOUS !!!

  • @DavidCornwell-p3h
    @DavidCornwell-p3h Месяц назад

    Hauntingly beautiful

  • @janillodrum
    @janillodrum 13 лет назад

    From Chile a hug, thank you very much for the renaissance of the Gentle Giant sound

  • @Tuurke01
    @Tuurke01 14 лет назад +2

    This is absolutely smashing stuff! Thanks for posting!

  • @burgersoft777
    @burgersoft777 12 лет назад

    FANTASTICO....I agree, Gentle giant are the band very much great. Three Freind's are a tribute group ....fantastico, Even more so dur to having Two real members of GG.

  • @cosmicdrifter287
    @cosmicdrifter287 9 лет назад +26

    these guys play circles around a lot of bands.

    • @vano758
      @vano758 8 лет назад +3

      the lead singer sang with 10CC

    • @cosmicdrifter287
      @cosmicdrifter287 2 года назад +1

      @@vano758 High quality in check as always.

    • @vano758
      @vano758 2 года назад +1

      @@cosmicdrifter287 , Derek Shulman's parts are a challenge for ANY vocalist. Even Mick didn't always make it -- and he's no bad singer at all .... Here in this song, the vocals are very fine for sure.

    • @vano758
      @vano758 2 года назад

      @@cosmicdrifter287 , i have a few Gentle Giant covers here on my channel : Johnny LuckyLad (Lviv, Ukraine) A Reunion, Johnny LuckyLad (Lviv, Ukraine) Aspirations and Johnny LuckyLad (Lviv, Ukraine) Think Of Me With Kindness .... Welcome to watch em when you got time and desire. Perhaps you'll wanna leave your feedback below one of the videos. I'd appreciate you soing it, sir. Cheers.

    • @cosmicdrifter287
      @cosmicdrifter287 2 года назад

      @@vano758 Sounds good to me.Thanks Johnny.

  • @stephenweaver8030
    @stephenweaver8030 10 лет назад

    I am stunned by the musicianship these kids show.

  • @philipatoz
    @philipatoz 5 лет назад +1

    These guys were always such a breath of fresh air! Whereas rock bands in their heyday were all about verse, chorus, powerchords, and lead solos, lots of dramatic screaming - fairly predictable approaches. In contrast, GG songs are always beautifully delicate, haunting, nostalgic, magical, complex, reflective - and the lyrics typically tell an imaginative story which the music appropriately illustrates - often with interesting explorations at an unhurried pace. They were truly creating wonderful art that would stand the test of time. These boys really understand the art and craftmanship that goes into all great music - and execute it with passion, patience and exuberance.
    It truly does not do GG justice to merely label them as a Prog band, because their complex movements and sudden time signature shifts, all that, weren't, like so many "progs," just made for the sake of dynamics and dramatics. Rather, their quirks are typically supportive of the feeling and visually suggested trajectory of the songs' story arcs. And it's a grand talent to blend so many delicate parts in ways that seem to naturally fit, into a seamless, unified whole. And that they were given the artistic freedom to make these wonderful albums is just a gift for us all. It was just a magical but narrow era that the corporate record company types and accountants have now mostly ruined. And thank God for RUclips, eh???!!!

  • @charliequinn160
    @charliequinn160 10 лет назад +1

    Simply put, the Greatest of the Great !!! WOW !!!!!

  • @lmnop1022
    @lmnop1022 12 лет назад +1

    Fabulous writing, fabulous performance. I've been a GG fan since their first album, in fact I'm pouring over the transcriptions now on their website.
    Too bad music like this will just bounce off the ears of most [commercially addicted] people.

  • @PaulAdamssongs
    @PaulAdamssongs 14 лет назад

    Absolutely great !!!!!!!

  • @brainiac9129
    @brainiac9129 12 лет назад +1

    Congratulations, guys!! exceptional performance! :)

  • @carterdoleman
    @carterdoleman 14 лет назад +1

    This is amazing! I can't believe the virtuosity of these guys...this sounds identical to GG's iconic original! I shudder to think of the amount of practice that it must have taken to perfect this song.

  • @Lillalolmc
    @Lillalolmc 3 месяца назад

    Can't believe it was fifteen years ago I saw them live!

  • @ripaseca
    @ripaseca 13 лет назад

    GOD, you guys made me understand how complex is this song. no words for... perfect

  • @messas22
    @messas22 12 лет назад +2

    Impressionante ouvir isso tantos anos depois.. è o gary Green na guitarra? fantástico!

  • @ugobalmas1195
    @ugobalmas1195 8 лет назад +7

    Solo chi e' in possesso di tale "Class and Quality" puo' permettersi di "toccare" mostri sacri come i GG!!! Molto,molto bravi...veri Musicisti!!!

    • @fabrigasan2150
      @fabrigasan2150 4 года назад

      Polistrumentisti , le scuole in GB , insegnano molti strumenti, da noi i bimbi li portano a scuola calcio , da ex giocatori professionisti, poi a 18 anni non sanno scrivere il loro nome e cognome……… pora Italy🙄🙄

  • @Eleventhearlofmars
    @Eleventhearlofmars 11 лет назад +14

    This is just damn impressive, love it

  • @sproodie
    @sproodie 12 лет назад +1

    I love both these albums. World's apart from the norm, thank god, but were able to localize around an arena so profound. So yes, I can see how dreams may have come true from them.

  • @peterpantagruel
    @peterpantagruel 12 лет назад

    Absolutely superb !!! Awesome....

  • @notrombones5041
    @notrombones5041 14 лет назад

    Wow.
    I saw them 4 times in the 70s, but they never did this one.
    Great to hear it.
    In ANY incarnation--What a frikkin' band!

  • @pierreferland6323
    @pierreferland6323 12 лет назад

    Very good version. This song and music are still actual.

  • @glipabazza9994
    @glipabazza9994 5 лет назад

    Real writers / composers / musicians. Love the haunting central part of this great song.

  • @curtismapman
    @curtismapman 12 лет назад

    Well I am completely blown away. I bought this album on its initial American release in 1972 (with the first UK album's cover) and know this music thoroughly. This faithful near note-for-note interpretation is masterful. I thought the half minute or so was synced it's so close to the original. I saw GG at least five times in the '70s and don't remember them doing this live. I hate to say it, but I think this is a better job than the original band would have done. I can't praise this enough.

  • @Marc-Huber-PH7
    @Marc-Huber-PH7 12 лет назад

    Le groupe est de mieux en mieux. Il est composé de compositeurs et est plus «soul» que jamais. J'ajoute que la tournée du groupe au Québec en octotbre 2012, fut précédée et suivit d'un séisme. Si je me permet de rêver, cela veut dire que Three Friends compose du nouveau matériel qui risque de nous faire trembler. On vous aime.

  • @potens1824
    @potens1824 11 лет назад +1

    Great rendition chaps. Thanks so much.

  • @mikemcclintock8086
    @mikemcclintock8086 7 лет назад +2

    Love this song, and this rivals the recording, which is amazing!