Yes, insanely tight and funky! These guys were truly musicians' musicians, no wonder Frank Zappa lauded them as a very interesting band around this time (ca 1975).
Putting the slow zoom in on Weathers at exactly 2:29 must be one of the greatest artistic decisions by anyone ever, on any medium. Props to the Dutch TV people.
I was 14 when that concert aired - and I saw it there and then. Usually, the "ZDF Sonntagskonzert" only aired classical music, which I just can't get my head around. But that day, the on-cam host said, "And now one of the besta bands in rock!" I was like, "ROCK? HELL YEAH!" "Gentle Giant!" What? Total blank. Never heard of them. I listened and was converted instantly and became a lifelong GG fan - and of course, prog rock. If I only got to keep one DVD, it would be this one. The most influential concert of my whole life.
What an unusual yet totally catchy song. As a violinist, cellist, bassist, flutist, singer and on and on, these talented cats impress the heck out of me. Tight compound rhthyms, equally tight, fascinating melodic and harmonic twists. GG's music never wears out. Superb musical artists.
I saw this band twice in my lifetime in little small venues and while they're even better live, you can't even believe it ,at one time throughout the concert they're all playing the drums, they're all playing guitar at one time I mean it they're just unbelievable musicians ,you can't believe how great they are,in concert. .
+holdem5180 They are the greatest band ever .Even though i unfortunately never got to see them live i for one dont need any convincing how damm, great they were/are
creo que no soy el unico que empezo escuchando ( elp, yes, genesis, jethro tull, king crimson, rush, etc..) tomando influencias de ellos para formar una banda. Luego descubres a Gentle Giant y te das cuenta que todo lo que quieres que sea tu banda esta hay... sin duda son la banda mas electica del progrock de la epoca y a mi parecer son la mejor banda de la via lactea, todos sus discos son fenomenales... GRANDES G.G !!!!
This band is truly a miracle. What brought these men together to play such complex yet beautiful music? Appreciated by so few in their time, only now gaining the recognition that they deserve? Will we ever see anything like this again?
I believe Giant will never get 10% of the recognition they deserve. They are the tighest band of all time, took me years to admit, but they are tightest than Zappa.
@@associar6379 Yes, Zappa mentioned them in interviews around this time as a really good band who deserved more attention. As a bandleader with high standards he woould have known... GG were not completely a cult act in the seventies - they toured extensively, even headlining at large halls across Europe and the US, and produced roughly one studio album per year all through the decade - but they never broke through to really wide audiences the way Yes, Supertramp, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull or Roxy Music were able to do. Definitely a less "hooky" band than those...
I saw them live during this period and just listened to several of these videos back to back. Man what a flashback and what an amazing band. These guys were incredible and relentless in blowing your mind. Mesmerizing in every way
Makes me wish I had been born in the 40's or early 50's. Then I could've been old enough to see them live. Man I really missed out on something very special. Their sense of syncopation and rhythm is impressive! Not just in the bass & Drums but also in the keys & even lead vocals. This band is amazing!
Hey - the drummer looks like THE giant on their LP covers. THESE guys can PLAY! Unbelievable talent, great songs, I just loved them so much 30+ years back and still love them today. My absolute favorite is "Three Friends" - it has it all: cross harmonies, unusual and interesting melodies, fantastic drumming, keyboard and guitar - AND, most importantly, IT ROCKS!!!
Some ten years ago I was looking into artists and bands that Frank Zappa actually liked. In one interview he mentioned Gentle Giant. This was the first video I found and they immediately turned into one of my favorite bands of all time. Thanks Frank
this is what i like about Gentle Giant, they had soul and put lots of emotion into their music, there's lots of prog rock bands who get all technical but sound kinda stale and lifeless
Gentle Giant is for me the band that I keep on playing. It is only a pitty that there is so little good quality video material made of them. Their music is never boring. I think it is sad that so many reactions are on about the looks and assumptions on drug abuse. These guys were just a lot more than an image, they were musical genius.
Saw them twice in the 1970s. Never seen anything like this again. Musical perfection, great compositions. Today's computer musicians could learn a lot from GG. ... and in "Proclamation" they are only playing on 4 instruments and only 3 of the band members are singing.
You know what’s crazy? This is the first video I ever watched on RUclips....not long after it was first uploaded. I was searching for live Gentle Giant videos and found this....on “RUclips” (whatever that is). Gentle Giant introduced me to RUclips hahahha
I have been there since they started. I have seen them play live. They are magnificent. Legendary, like King Crimson or early Genesis and Yes, Van Der Graf Generator. Etc
it's hard not to like how they adapt their songs to the live sets as well as the little details, swapping the strings for the Wurlitzer after the second break sounds incredible
Absolutely blows my mind away, such genius, definitely one of the better Prog groups of that time and overall - they really pushed the envelop in the sense of creativity, composition, and musicianship.
About ten years ago at the Golden Prague festival, I had the pleasure to have a lengthy chat with the director of this TV transmission, Mr. Christopher Nupen, who was one of the most prominent TV directors in classical music of his time. He said that he had never met more focused musicians than the Gentle Giant (and he had seen the lot). He didn't need to convince me.
The situation we are in at this time Neither a good one, nor is it so unblessed It can change, it can stay the same I can say, I can make my claim Hail, hail, hail
Probably the best live band I have ever seen!--- Five men on one drum kit,- each played the other's instruments,- vocal harmonies were so complicated they made your head spin. I feel great sadness for those of you who did not and now cannot ever experience a GG gig!
So, although John Weathers looks pretty much exactly like the Gentle Giant from the album covers, he didn't join the band until several albums in, well after they toned down their use of the Giant in their promo. Although they did bring the Giant back in a big way for their less than stellar "Giant For a Day" LP where you could cut a paper mask of the Giant out of the front of the album jacket. Mine, thankfully, remains intact.
Just WOW. What a performance. Dig this because it sounds just like the album cut, which was probably done in a single take....no overdubs needed...these guys are so absolutely tight like the Big Band musicians of old.
Any expression of ones self or of anything through the medium of sound is music. No matter how bad or good it may be. This is fantastic creativity at work here. I gravitate towards progressive rock style bands because they explore their sounds a lot more, and I can identify best with that. Music in the pop industry, at least right now, tends to be more mathematical and safe. I don't like it very much at all, in fact, I can't tell you the name of 3 pop songs and their artists in the last 10 years, but in essence, it is still music.
CrankyHankyPanky The word “music” is like the word “art”. Every type of organized sound (or even random sometimes) would be considered music. But for those who really love music, they care about originality. Then they usually elevate their definition of music to something more authentic and deep. It's very hard to judge what is original or not, but it's easy to judge what moves us. I think that should always be the main thing. However, we see someone like Dylan: good music, good approach, full of real feeling. But then you hear Woody Guthrie and realize that Dylan was not really original. The thing is: usually people don't want something different. They want something that sounds like what they've heard before.
Gentle Giant was my first interview subject in 1974 in support of this album. WTCC in Springfield, MA. They played the Sanderson (now gone) the next night.
Another practically flawless exhibition of Giants musical virtuousity. Find a fault, there are none and its LIVE. Giant are an all time fave band to me and i understand they are still performing live and touring with almost the original lineup.
Derek Shulman is THE HOTTEST man , his voice, his manner, his body, his aura....wow....those Shulman brothers really created a ground work for then, now and future ...........
These guys are, bar none, among THEE most accomplished musicians in the whole Prog Rock genre. I had the great pleasure of seeing 'em @ the long defunct White Plains Music Hall in October of '75, front row centre seats. Outreal! Thanks for uploading this gem ~ (•8-D
Gentle Giant is an awesome group,-(prog rock is definitely an acquired taste) you have to appreciate true musicianship to truly "get" GG.The singer fits the style of this band perfectly.One of the best bands to ever come out of England(along with Caravan,Camel,Genesis,ELP & Soft Machine) -to name just a few.English bands didnt have to fit the mold of pop songs and structure to be considered good,amazingly talented cats here my friends!!!
I' d add to the list Jethotull, steven wlison& Porcupine tree to your list...indeed UK has been a source of prog rock amazing bands since the 70'. Sweden also (opeth, Bearfish, for instance)
I was 11 when they broke up, so it took until about 1987 for me to discover them when my high school friends found some of their LPs. I had my friend dub HIS cassette recording of that old vinyl onto yet another cassette (3rd generation recording, all in analog for those who lost count), and wore those shitty-sounding tapes completely out on my Walkman. Thank goodness their material is all out in digital format now, including a growing list of bootlegs. I'm in heaven too!
Én el 1970 Oi por 1ra Vez a"Gentle Giant"uno de"Mis grupos Favoritos"Retantes"Musicalmente"(Los Grupos Como Los Beatles,The Who,The Rollings Stones Eran grúpo de"Shows""Bautyfull Music"Y de"Bailes de Discoteca Psycodélica"...!!Pero Nò eran grupos Para"retar u Aprender Musicalmente")Si pues Mi Mente"De Buscar Musica"Retante"Para Evolucionar,Crecer y sacar Sus"Canciones"-y-"Progresar Tratando de "Sacar de Oido"Sus Canciónes."En Mis Instrumentos"Él Violín,La Viola,El Cuatro Puertorriqueño"que Fué Usado por Jon Anderson-Guitarrista de YES en Una De Sus Discos en Los 1970 Ll amandolo"10 Strings Guitars"("EL CUATRO Fué Ragalado por Una Novia"Groupy Presiosa"Modelo Boricua"al Guitarrista Virtuoso"Én su Yáte Lo encontrò Muy Interesante-y- Lo usó en Una de las Grabaciones de"YES"(El Cuatro Fue"Mi 1er Instrumento-y-Tiple Tipicos Boricuas)donde Mi Padre fue Mi Maestro-y-Mentor desde Los 6 Años"Don Franco Olmo"-Cuarista a Nivel de"Pascual Melendez"Su Amigo",Maso Rivera"-Y-Julio Negron"Cuatrista y Tiplero"quien a los 6 Años Papá Un Dia de reyes Subimos"Una Jalda En Naranjito Para Buscar"Un Cuatro hecho por"El Maestro Julio Negron".tambien La Guitarra,Piano Y Bateria,Timbal Y Timba(Pues lo que Llaman"Conga"-Es un "Ritmo Latino"Ilustrense"Mis Herman@s😉). El Grupo"Gentle Giant"Fundados en 1970"Por Los Hermanos Dereck Shulman-Y-Ray Shulman/Otros Músicos:John Wearhers,Kerry Minnear y Gary C green:Cada úno Tocaban"Mas de 5 Instrumentos cada Uno("2 al Azar"Ejemplos:Derek Shulman:Era"Voz"Y Tocaba-Bajo,Violin,Mandolina,Saxofon(Soprano&Alto)Guitarra.-John Weaders-Drummer,Toda Percusiòn,Flauta Barroca(Dulce),Saxofòn y Piano)-Y-Eran un grupo de"Rock Progresivo,Ecleptico,Clasico de"Musicos de Estudio Y Viajaban del Rock al Jazz a La Fusion y Clasico...!!Con Gran"Facilidad"Cuando Comence a Oirlos-Fué en El 1970(Tambien en ésa Epoca Empece a Oir a Emerson,Lake&Palmer;Pero Antes En 1969 Oia a"Vanilla Fuhge"(DelDrumer"Carmine Apice"-Creador de"Cactus")The Flock"(Con Jerry Goodman-Violin de Mahavishnu)-Y-á"King Crimson"(Con Grek Lake-Cantante y Bajo de "ELP")"Proclamation" És Una De Las 100tos de Canciones que"Gentle Giant"-Pegaron en"El Mercado"Americano"(Pues Ya Eran"Bien Famosos en Europa")Att.Angel Olmos"El Viochebass del Jazz,Rock"Spiritual"
It's so great to see that today's teens have discovered, and in fact, appreciate The Giant! Their complex style can easily be underestimated and completely overlooked as nothing like it is being created today. I discovered Gentle Giant while in college and took to them instantly! Even had a the good fortune to see them live in the mid-70's.... Their music is timeless. Long live Gentle Giant!
I saw them play around 1975. They were featuring "The Power and The Glory" and it was exhausting to watch. I had always assumed there were at least a dozen of them, but there were were only five or six moving back and forth between a large array of musical instruments. The writing and the subject matter was absolutely brilliant because it dealt with power, glory, abuse of power, loss of power, public humility and justification. A.K.A: The Nixon Years
RIP John Barry genius songsmith. Arise Gentle Giant, both different, both awesome in their talents and both loved by me, and maybe a couple of others...... ;-) RIP John Barry, you gave us so much spine tingleossity with your effortless tunesmith craft. Such a shame GG weren't revered as much as you - they deserved it.
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OK THIS SHIT IS OUTTA CONTROL
IM DRIVIN THROUGH HELL AND I DONE BROUGHT SNOW
ITS SHINING HERE AND I DONE BROUGHT GLOW
@@IncredibleStudiosZTM I HEAR THE SIRENS RIGHT OUT THE CHATEAU
RUN ME THE INFO
@priyanshurabari6577 TRYNA HEAR WHAT YOU DID NOT HOW YOU CAME CLOSE
cant believe gentle giant has over a million views, faith in humanity restored.
One year later and only got 100k views :(
New comer here. Love peel the paint and a cry for everyone
Yes, my faith in humanity is restored every time I listen Gentle Giant = Gentle Geniuses.
yet we must not forget that each of us has seen this video at least ten times : that divides the potential viewers by a factor i wil not try to assess
The syncopation of the vocals and keys against everything else in this song give me chills man
Counterpoint 🎼 🧮
Yes, insanely tight and funky! These guys were truly musicians' musicians, no wonder Frank Zappa lauded them as a very interesting band around this time (ca 1975).
Putting the slow zoom in on Weathers at exactly 2:29 must be one of the greatest artistic decisions by anyone ever, on any medium. Props to the Dutch TV people.
Agreed he's into it.
Yeah
I agree with you, but this was filmed in Brussels, Belgium. So props to the Belgian TV people ;)
Weather's is FEELING THE MUSIC, YA!!!
I always sincerely believed that John Weathers had the most challenging job of all the 70's prog drummers.
I was 14 when that concert aired - and I saw it there and then. Usually, the "ZDF Sonntagskonzert" only aired classical music, which I just can't get my head around. But that day, the on-cam host said, "And now one of the besta bands in rock!" I was like, "ROCK? HELL YEAH!" "Gentle Giant!" What? Total blank. Never heard of them. I listened and was converted instantly and became a lifelong GG fan - and of course, prog rock. If I only got to keep one DVD, it would be this one. The most influential concert of my whole life.
Excellent!
Drummer had a really good hit, i wish i could almost dislocate my jaw like that when trippin' .
Yes, the sound of this recording is amazing. Sounds just like the record. The instruments look really "alive"... no crazy effects, just plain talent.
Shout out to Travis Scott for sampling this legendary band
A fucking reel I saw of that recently reminded me of this song I forgot about lol
@@golfingcub02just because music isn’t the same as it was 50 years ago doesn’t mean it’s not real music, music is just evolving
was actually Kanye who produced it so he was the one that used the sample
@@golfingcub02you’re ridiculous
@@golfingcub02it’s been 50 years since hip hop and yet there are people that STILL say and think like this give me a fucking break
I found this band after 6 fucking years searching!! Only thing I know was the drummer appearance
Well those 6 years will pay back in the first second of this clip ;)
hahaha
6 years? I can't imagine the orgasm you felt
now, six years later, do u still listen to this wonderful band?
They are the greatest band ever to grace this earth. Saw them in NYC in 1976.
infotainmen
Houston early 80s
What an unusual yet totally catchy song.
As a violinist, cellist, bassist, flutist, singer and on and on, these talented cats impress the heck out of me. Tight compound rhthyms, equally tight, fascinating melodic and harmonic twists. GG's music never wears out. Superb musical artists.
How you doing now bro?
Yea... Are you still alive?
This is progressive life, not only progressive rock.
probably yes possably no
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I love when the drums come in.
Groove overload
So cool. The drummer, himself, is enjoying it!
My fave drummer EVER = John Weathers.
This is/was quite a fantastic band, and I am glad they are being recognized again, with constant rereleases of their albums. Very complex music
+ulfingvar1 Releasing those for which they have the master tapes. Unfortunately, Ray Shulman does not have all of the master tapes.
I saw this band twice in my lifetime in little small venues and while they're even better live, you can't even believe it ,at one time throughout the concert they're all playing the drums, they're all playing guitar at one time I mean it they're just unbelievable musicians ,you can't believe how great they are,in concert. .
+holdem5180 They are the greatest band ever .Even though i unfortunately never got to see them live i for one dont need any convincing how damm, great they were/are
ik geef toe het is even wennen, maar dan heb je er ook wat aan
to be or no, er gewoon voor zijn maar dat daarvooraan aan, zoiets geloof ik (I M O )
Best prog rock band ever, and Gary Green is the most tragically overlooked guitarist ever. Thank you for posting this great vid!
He’s amazing. And his background is blues.
creo que no soy el unico que empezo escuchando ( elp, yes, genesis, jethro tull, king crimson, rush, etc..) tomando influencias de ellos para formar una banda.
Luego descubres a Gentle Giant y te das cuenta que todo lo que quieres que sea tu banda esta hay...
sin duda son la banda mas electica del progrock de la epoca y a mi parecer son la mejor banda de la via lactea, todos sus discos son fenomenales...
GRANDES G.G !!!!
John Weathers is a god...One of the best drummers ever.
g o d verdullemanogaantoexer?
@@funkfanzzify John on yksinkertaisesti COOL!!!
The Ringo of prog
Der Typ ist durchgeknallt. Aber ein super Drummer!
Jesus, look how much John Weathers is enjoying this, he is fantastic and criminally underrated.
This band is truly a miracle. What brought these men together to play such complex yet beautiful music? Appreciated by so few in their time, only now gaining the recognition that they deserve? Will we ever see anything like this again?
I believe Giant will never get 10% of the recognition they deserve. They are the tighest band of all time, took me years to admit, but they are tightest than Zappa.
@@associar6379 Yes, Zappa mentioned them in interviews around this time as a really good band who deserved more attention. As a bandleader with high standards he woould have known...
GG were not completely a cult act in the seventies - they toured extensively, even headlining at large halls across Europe and the US, and produced roughly one studio album per year all through the decade - but they never broke through to really wide audiences the way Yes, Supertramp, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull or Roxy Music were able to do. Definitely a less "hooky" band than those...
Yeah, okay
This shit is outta control
I'm drivin' through Hell and I done brought snow
It's shinin' in here and I done brought glow
Still one of my favorite bands saw them several times
Lucky if only was born in time to see them
This is not only progressive rock, this os the progressive life!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👏
travis scott?
As a 15 year old I hope that this music last forever and it will in my head
Everything you need in a band.
marimbo should be added to it and some lavender I M O
I saw them live during this period and just listened to several of these videos back to back. Man what a flashback and what an amazing band. These guys were incredible and relentless in blowing your mind. Mesmerizing in every way
Makes me wish I had been born in the 40's or early 50's. Then I could've been old enough to see them live. Man I really missed out on something very special. Their sense of syncopation and rhythm is impressive! Not just in the bass & Drums but also in the keys & even lead vocals. This band is amazing!
this was the first song of Gentle Giant i heard back then and I really was blown away..
Hey - the drummer looks like THE giant on their LP covers. THESE guys can PLAY! Unbelievable talent, great songs, I just loved them so much 30+ years back and still love them today. My absolute favorite is "Three Friends" - it has it all: cross harmonies, unusual and interesting melodies, fantastic drumming, keyboard and guitar - AND, most importantly, IT ROCKS!!!
The best drummer GG ever had. His groove over every tune is peerless!!!
Some ten years ago I was looking into artists and bands that Frank Zappa actually liked. In one interview he mentioned Gentle Giant. This was the first video I found and they immediately turned into one of my favorite bands of all time. Thanks Frank
this is what i like about Gentle Giant, they had soul and put lots of emotion into their music, there's lots of prog rock bands who get all technical but sound kinda stale and lifeless
I've seen someone make faces like that before... and they were buggin' out of their mind on mushrooms and coke.
Zappa loved them, MIke Kenneally learned to play guitar by listening to them, and I adore GG. Thank you for putting this up.
I love it all. Wurley intro, distinctive voice,deep drum groove, tight orchestration, some bluesy guitar riffs and the harmonies! Wow!
No, a rapper is not a genius for sampling a song that already stands proudly on its own.
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Yes if the sample is well edited and well mixed with the song it is
@@Koba4203 No.
@@edwardcumpstey9061 gay
Gentle Giant is for me the band that I keep on playing. It is only a pitty that there is so little good quality video material made of them. Their music is never boring. I think it is sad that so many reactions are on about the looks and assumptions on drug abuse. These guys were just a lot more than an image, they were musical genius.
Saw them twice in the 1970s. Never seen anything like this again. Musical perfection, great compositions. Today's computer musicians could learn a lot from GG. ... and in "Proclamation" they are only playing on 4 instruments and only 3 of the band members are singing.
You know what’s crazy? This is the first video I ever watched on RUclips....not long after it was first uploaded. I was searching for live Gentle Giant videos and found this....on “RUclips” (whatever that is). Gentle Giant introduced me to RUclips hahahha
adoro este som , muito bom mesmo , curti muito na minha juventude , hoje com 65 anos de idade ainda curto muito
I knew Gentle Giant before Travis gang
I have been there since they started. I have seen them play live. They are magnificent. Legendary, like King Crimson or early Genesis and Yes, Van Der Graf Generator. Etc
UTOPIA🌵
OKAY THIS SHII OUTTA CONTROL
Dios mío, la pasión con la cual tocan los instrumentos, me da ganas de llorar. Es hermoso 😭
No llores....disfruta. :)
Still the most underrated band in the world. Prog or otherwise.
Add the words Greatest obscenely criminally to underrated and you would be correct.
One of the best of all time.
it's hard not to like how they adapt their songs to the live sets as well as the little details, swapping the strings for the Wurlitzer after the second break sounds incredible
HOTTTTTTTTT!!!!!! Best Progressive Rock....so amazingly ancient and progressively classic!!!!!
Absolutely blows my mind away, such genius, definitely one of the better Prog groups of that time and overall - they really pushed the envelop in the sense of creativity, composition, and musicianship.
Ok this shit is outta control
About ten years ago at the Golden Prague festival, I had the pleasure to have a lengthy chat with the director of this TV transmission, Mr. Christopher Nupen, who was one of the most prominent TV directors in classical music of his time. He said that he had never met more focused musicians than the Gentle Giant (and he had seen the lot). He didn't need to convince me.
The situation we are in at this time
Neither a good one, nor is it so unblessed
It can change, it can stay the same
I can say, I can make my claim
Hail, hail, hail
Probably the best live band I have ever seen!--- Five men on one drum kit,- each played the other's instruments,- vocal harmonies were so complicated they made your head spin. I feel great sadness for those of you who did not and now cannot ever experience a GG gig!
My recolation of seeing GG in the mid '70s too. Trading off each others instruments and incredible vocals. Made my head spin trying to keep up.
Is John Weathers the Gentle Giant?
So, although John Weathers looks pretty much exactly like the Gentle Giant from the album covers, he didn't join the band until several albums in, well after they toned down their use of the Giant in their promo. Although they did bring the Giant back in a big way for their less than stellar "Giant For a Day" LP where you could cut a paper mask of the Giant out of the front of the album jacket. Mine, thankfully, remains intact.
The Giant does look gentle, with his enigmatic smile, but it could be deceptive and I'm not willing to take the risk
Haha, I used to think he was. I actually rather like to still think he is.
The drummer is excellent. I fell in love at first sight!
Love Gentle Giant
GENTLE GIANT... Dizer o quê???
Umas das melhores banda de todos os tempos...Daqui a 200 anos estarão ouvindo esses mestres... Maravilhoso...❤
If making faces makes me play as well as he does here, I'll be all about the faces! Great clip and fantastic music. Thank you for posting it.
Just imagining Travis listening to this like “yea dis shi hard for sure” lmao I knew he was a prog rock head tho lmao
Just WOW. What a performance. Dig this because it sounds just like the album cut, which was probably done in a single take....no overdubs needed...these guys are so absolutely tight like the Big Band musicians of old.
I've always associated the bass player to a rough draft of Bruce Campbell
They are beautiful and completely unique! Они прекрасны и совершенно уникальные!
I desperately wish more people my age liked this kind of music
I'm 12 and i wish the same
28 here bud I love this song
dont worry im 16 and i absolutely love gentle giant
26 you're not alone dude
I’m 18. I think it’s just a gay genre. You gay?
Fantastic. I've rediscovered my old GG albums in the last month or so, and seeing this makes me realise what a great band they really were.
Haha! I saw John a few days ago - he's married to my cousin and lives nearby!
Ah, the good old days of free artistic expression ... genius!
Now this is Music, folks. Music.
Thanks for clearing that up.
Any expression of ones self or of anything through the medium of sound is music. No matter how bad or good it may be. This is fantastic creativity at work here. I gravitate towards progressive rock style bands because they explore their sounds a lot more, and I can identify best with that. Music in the pop industry, at least right now, tends to be more mathematical and safe. I don't like it very much at all, in fact, I can't tell you the name of 3 pop songs and their artists in the last 10 years, but in essence, it is still music.
CrankyHankyPanky The word “music” is like the word “art”. Every type of organized sound (or even random sometimes) would be considered music. But for those who really love music, they care about originality. Then they usually elevate their definition of music to something more authentic and deep. It's very hard to judge what is original or not, but it's easy to judge what moves us. I think that should always be the main thing. However, we see someone like Dylan: good music, good approach, full of real feeling. But then you hear Woody Guthrie and realize that Dylan was not really original. The thing is: usually people don't want something different. They want something that sounds like what they've heard before.
I can't believe there are people stupid enough to start an argument based on perkvistA's comment.
perkvistA Sounds like organized noise to me. No wonder I never could name one Gentle Giant song by name.
Today is 12 October 2018. Yesterday I have met this band on RUclips music. It is brilliant.
congrats-you have discovered the greatest most criminally underated band ever
Rest in peace, Raymond... u.u
His legacy Will be forever relevant
Gentle Giant was my first interview subject in 1974 in support of this album. WTCC in Springfield, MA. They played the Sanderson (now gone) the next night.
Hahaha, Pugwash on drums. Hooray John Weathers.
Another practically flawless exhibition of Giants musical virtuousity. Find a fault, there are none and its LIVE. Giant are an all time fave band to me and i understand they are still performing live and touring with almost the original lineup.
Derek Shulman is THE HOTTEST man , his voice, his manner, his body, his aura....wow....those Shulman brothers really created a ground work for then, now and future ...........
These guys are, bar none, among THEE most accomplished musicians in the whole Prog Rock genre. I had the great pleasure of seeing 'em @ the long defunct White Plains Music Hall in October of '75, front row centre seats. Outreal! Thanks for uploading this gem ~ (•8-D
dat drummer is epic!!
;) !!!
DIE vertellend
It was a good acid tho haha! But yeah hes good as hell!!
I absolutely love finding video of stuff I was listening to and admiring back in the day.
Gentle Giant is an awesome group,-(prog rock is definitely an acquired taste) you have to appreciate true musicianship to truly "get" GG.The singer fits the style of this band perfectly.One of the best bands to ever come out of England(along with Caravan,Camel,Genesis,ELP & Soft Machine) -to name just a few.English bands didnt have to fit the mold of pop songs and structure to be considered good,amazingly talented cats here my friends!!!
I' d add to the list Jethotull, steven wlison& Porcupine tree to your list...indeed UK has been a source of prog rock amazing bands since the 70'. Sweden also (opeth, Bearfish, for instance)
when drum enters I just dance.. can't stop feel that tremendous groove!
The audience must have been listening to this song without headphones
Always be impressed how such a complexe music can sound so much rocky
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Eu to virando o lesado
Droga man to na b. Q deus me ajude
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Olha nois aqui kkk, descobri essa banda por causa dele kkkk
I was 11 when they broke up, so it took until about 1987 for me to discover them when my high school friends found some of their LPs. I had my friend dub HIS cassette recording of that old vinyl onto yet another cassette (3rd generation recording, all in analog for those who lost count), and wore those shitty-sounding tapes completely out on my Walkman. Thank goodness their material is all out in digital format now, including a growing list of bootlegs. I'm in heaven too!
The Shulman parents must be very proud
I'm here cuz of Spotify recommendation, new fav album "The power and the Glory"
I’m here from Travis!
OMG THIS IS FANTASTIC. Especially the drummer's face.
Én el 1970 Oi por 1ra Vez a"Gentle Giant"uno de"Mis grupos Favoritos"Retantes"Musicalmente"(Los Grupos Como Los Beatles,The Who,The Rollings Stones Eran grúpo de"Shows""Bautyfull Music"Y de"Bailes de Discoteca Psycodélica"...!!Pero Nò eran grupos Para"retar u Aprender Musicalmente")Si pues Mi Mente"De Buscar Musica"Retante"Para Evolucionar,Crecer y sacar Sus"Canciones"-y-"Progresar Tratando de "Sacar de Oido"Sus Canciónes."En Mis Instrumentos"Él Violín,La Viola,El Cuatro Puertorriqueño"que Fué Usado por Jon Anderson-Guitarrista de YES en Una De Sus Discos en Los 1970 Ll amandolo"10 Strings Guitars"("EL CUATRO Fué Ragalado por Una Novia"Groupy Presiosa"Modelo Boricua"al Guitarrista Virtuoso"Én su Yáte Lo encontrò Muy Interesante-y- Lo usó en Una de las Grabaciones de"YES"(El Cuatro Fue"Mi 1er Instrumento-y-Tiple Tipicos Boricuas)donde Mi Padre fue Mi Maestro-y-Mentor desde Los 6 Años"Don Franco Olmo"-Cuarista a Nivel de"Pascual Melendez"Su Amigo",Maso Rivera"-Y-Julio Negron"Cuatrista y Tiplero"quien a los 6 Años Papá Un Dia de reyes Subimos"Una Jalda En Naranjito Para Buscar"Un Cuatro hecho por"El Maestro Julio Negron".tambien La Guitarra,Piano Y Bateria,Timbal Y Timba(Pues lo que Llaman"Conga"-Es un "Ritmo Latino"Ilustrense"Mis Herman@s😉).
El Grupo"Gentle Giant"Fundados en 1970"Por Los Hermanos Dereck Shulman-Y-Ray Shulman/Otros Músicos:John Wearhers,Kerry Minnear y Gary C green:Cada úno Tocaban"Mas de 5 Instrumentos cada Uno("2 al Azar"Ejemplos:Derek Shulman:Era"Voz"Y Tocaba-Bajo,Violin,Mandolina,Saxofon(Soprano&Alto)Guitarra.-John Weaders-Drummer,Toda Percusiòn,Flauta Barroca(Dulce),Saxofòn y Piano)-Y-Eran un grupo de"Rock Progresivo,Ecleptico,Clasico de"Musicos de Estudio Y Viajaban del Rock al Jazz a La Fusion y Clasico...!!Con Gran"Facilidad"Cuando Comence a Oirlos-Fué en El 1970(Tambien en ésa Epoca Empece a Oir a Emerson,Lake&Palmer;Pero Antes En 1969 Oia a"Vanilla Fuhge"(DelDrumer"Carmine Apice"-Creador de"Cactus")The Flock"(Con Jerry Goodman-Violin de Mahavishnu)-Y-á"King Crimson"(Con Grek Lake-Cantante y Bajo de "ELP")"Proclamation" És Una De Las 100tos de Canciones que"Gentle Giant"-Pegaron en"El Mercado"Americano"(Pues Ya Eran"Bien Famosos en Europa")Att.Angel Olmos"El Viochebass del Jazz,Rock"Spiritual"
Its funk its jazz and its rock n roll.... great song!!
Trav insane for sampling this 🐐🐐
they are insane he did nothing
This is the like the only band to take fully fledged vocal harmonies seriously besides maybe Queen. I love it.
Travis Scott brought me here 🔥🔥👍🙏 I love sampled beats
I remember before they had a million views back in HS used to just smoke with my friends listen to mad prog loved it.
Incredible how travis scott used this song on his intro of HYAENA on Utopia, geez this aged really good.
Wow. I haven't heard this for years! Thanks for uploading.
Someone after to listen hyena by tavis??
you get that this is way better than Travis
It's so great to see that today's teens have discovered, and in fact, appreciate The Giant! Their complex style can easily be underestimated and completely overlooked as nothing like it is being created today. I discovered Gentle Giant while in college and took to them instantly! Even had a the good fortune to see them live in the mid-70's.... Their music is timeless. Long live Gentle Giant!
Excellent Prog band-superb writing/musicianship--vastly underrated!!
Undeniably underrated, great musicians, pull this off live!@##🙃🙃🙃😲😲🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
3:16 This part sounds like an avant-garde version of Yes.
Olga Nesterowicz The magic of Prog-Rock for you.
never compaire an apple with a peer, PERIOD
progessive? who invented this label anyhow must be oldfashionated as Hek
Err....What? Thats the genre of music. Progressive Rock. Yes, King Crimson, Gentle-Giant, Styx, etc. etc. All have that label.
i know that, but what is progressive about iit compared to 'normal rock, or distinquist rock, old rock etc. You see what I mean?
I saw them play around 1975. They were featuring "The Power and The Glory" and it was exhausting to watch. I had always assumed there were at least a dozen of them, but there were were only five or six moving back and forth between a large array of musical instruments.
The writing and the subject matter was absolutely brilliant because it dealt with power, glory, abuse of power, loss of power, public humility and justification.
A.K.A: The Nixon Years
Travis has some amazing taste.
RIP John Barry genius songsmith.
Arise Gentle Giant, both different, both awesome in their talents and both loved by me, and maybe a couple of others...... ;-)
RIP John Barry, you gave us so much spine tingleossity with your effortless tunesmith craft.
Such a shame GG weren't revered as much as you - they deserved it.