Gentle Giant - Playing the Game (Official Audio)
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- Опубліковано 13 лис 2020
- Gentle Giant | Playing the Game | The powerd and the Glory (1974)
www.gentlegiantband.com
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Lyrics:
As I hold the key to the back door
Of the world I feel my
Hand touching bounds never had before
I can view the power of my position and my
Eyes can see more than anyone in any place
I'll play the game and never ever lose
I'm the king in fighting competition
And the other pieces
Are there for my art and my tactics now
All my games are won before they're played for
I have planned that no opposition can stage a fight
I'll play the game and never ever lose
My thoughts never spoken only the
Visions inside my head the truth never broken
Within my silent words left unsaid
I will steer the helm of all the nation
As the captain
Take my rewards for all the good I'm doing now
And no words that I'm the knave will alter my
Philosophy for if any are heard, the games started
Again I'll never ever lose
Standard rock music goes down the path everyone knows. Progressive rock takes a turn and goes down a different path that few know about.
the lucky few
well said..
Prog still sounds fresh tho unlike dad rock
And changes 9 times during the song……..
Idk tbh quite a bit of Garage Style Rock and Punk especially Hardcore seems wildly creative even if it's in Pop Time or whatever.
Recorded 50 years ago, GG's music sounds like it was Recorded 50 years from now,,,
50 years on, and still as fresh as when I first heard it. Very, very few bands can lay claim to such a legacy.
The groove of this song is illegally good, Jesus Christ!
😅❤
This is the song that turned me into a Gentle Giant fan. By God they were GREAT!!!!
So great that God must have had a hand in it!!! Not even kidding, here.
I love Gentle Giant! I love how funky they are with "progressive rock "!
WOW IHAVE GOOSE BUMPS, KUNDALINI RISING UP THE ROOF, PURE BLISS TO LISTEN TO GG , A GROUP OF GENIUS MUSICIANS. IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO KNOW THEM AT 16.WHAT A DISCOVERY...
One of the best bass lines I've ever heard, wow.
Glad to hear Derek Shulman name this as his favorite album, I feel it doesn’t get as much love from the fans. This track is so good!
Yes. Arguably their best album.
It’s my favorite. I bought this album in 1974. I still have it!
funny, i always thought this was most fan's favorite album or right behind free hand
A great track, yes!
Thank you GG
You were the best of prog alongside KC. You are a prime source of inspiration for upcoming musicians.
@@Tawanyh
Objectively, there is virtually nothing bad to say about them.
They made great music, and are part of the Founding Fathers of the Genre like Soft Machine & all the others that were forgotten.
Maybe Ive just havent got to swim enough in their pool yet, for I love experimental rock.
Thanks for reminding me of a band that Ive forgot to binge-track as time goes by.
Keep in mind right before they formed GG they needed to fire the keyboard player. A guy name Reggie Dwight. You know him as Elton John.
@@tixximmi wow, never knew this...
@@michaelfuria4257 Watched it in a interview with Derek.
I'd throw Yes and Genesis in there
One of the best B3 rock organ solos on the break, ever. F'ing brilliant!
The whole middle section with Kerry's vocals and the electric piano is brilliant. But I agree; that is an absolutely murderous organ solo.
Kerry's keyboards were, are, hypnotic, another musical planet, style, wisdom and taste and much more that cannot be explained.
GG, attempts at imitation, but .......... the case is closed, long live the Giant
An amazing song at the top of progressive music.
As I hold the key to the back door
Of the world I feel my
Hand touching bounds never had before
I can view the power of my position and my
Eyes can see more than anyone in any place
I'll play the game and never ever lose
I'm the king in fighting competition
And the other pieces
Are there for my art and my tactics now
All my games are won before they're played for
I have planned that no opposition can stage a fight
I'll play the game and never ever lose
My thoughts never spoken only the
Visions inside my head the truth never broken
Within my silent words left unsaid
I will steer the helm of all the nation
As the captain
Take my rewards for all the good I'm doing now
And no words that I'm the knave will alter my
Philosophy for if any are heard, the games started
Again I'll never ever lose
Memories of me my brother and best friend listening to this in the late 70s with a case of beer and some smoke RIP Bryan and Jim
Sounds very new wave-y but still very rooted in progressive rock. I feel like this was influential to discipline era king crimson
yeah! there are a lot of new wave here, years before new wave even existed. it's so incredible that this song it's at least 5 years ahead from your time
Leur discographie est un véritable trésor .
Chaques Opus relève de la maestria
Celui-ci n’y échappe pas .
I read an article about GG and critics and professional musicians rated GG from some top quality 500 bands around the world, GG was rated 54 in progressive rock n roll. Long Live GG!
Nice. They got it close. They were only off by 53.
Finally a track with a satisfying sound quality on YT, I was already losing hope.
Such a witty vindication of my teenage faith in the inventiveness of this very special group of human beings. I saw them once in Bournemouth; Derek Shulman asked for a request (I think) and my mate shouted out, “Knots!” The response was immediate and wonderful! It’s interesting to note that after a lifetime of interest in classical music, Gentle Giant still charms the soul.
I didn't expect to find this melody years after hearing it while going through GG's discography...
Som sofisticado demais pra 1974... Biscoito finíssimo!!! 😍
Concordo plenamente. Genialidade ao extremo! Nunca mais teremos um clássico desse. Demais!!!
as always, the rhythm of melodies is sublime, but also de colors of harmony, is magic
Such great musicianship and and still inspires to this day.
Just got into Genital Giant. I love it so far.
GENITAL
@@abandonlife111 lol
Just listen to the repeated lick played over the diatonically shifting bass line... BRILLIANT!!!!
Where's my Guinness?????
Aaaaaah the audio is so crisp and clean!
Absolutely outstanding!!!
Long live the Giant!
Gentle Giant: to know and to love!
As a drummer, I can say that trying to play to GG songs...it isnt so easy! John Weathers makes it seem so. Love this band
Words can never adequately describe Giants music!!
So glad I saw G.G. twice at The Newcastle City Hall 1975 ish
BRAVO!
Great song!
Absolutely, always, anytime, anywhere, ENJOY YOUR LIFE WITH with G.G. Fabulous music. Good time for you
This should be the ost for chess, such a nice catchy tune
You are the best, GG!!😁
I played this song over and over hundreds of times. I love your work!!!!!!!
incredible GIANTS
Absolutely fantastic❤
very very good......................................................................
notable
wow..amazing tune!
Im listening to this track about half an hour now...yo do the math!
Suggested reading: Marcus Aurelius - The Emperor's Handbook 🙂
Aguante GG carajo.
una maquina !!!!!!!, noooooo?
shot 16mm as if this were a commercial of a young couple going to an ATM before their Date! ~1983.
buena
"Okay, I'm going to attempt to drown myself. You can try this at home. You can be just like me."
Suggested reading: Erich Fromm - The Sane Society🙂
THE WIZZARDS OF THE UNIVERSE MUSIC
Here is the Shulberry in action.
Prog Rock? This is so *funky*
I'mo rap to this shit soon! I love progressive rock
I heard this song and watched the video on acid, all I can say is... Jesus
Todd Rundgren must have been influenced by this song when he recorded Utopia (or vice versa!)
melhor que annita
E Ludmila e Pablo Vittar.😂😂😂😂
Não, monarquista presunçoso
SUPREMIUM
I would love to rap to this
Please don’t.
People have tried to rap to samples of Gentle Giant before and the only MC I recall pulling it off and with good taste is MF Doom on the song 'Strange Ways'
DOOM used a track from their first album. He killed it like everything on the madvillianey album
Why destroy a work of art with the sterile garbage of shit that is rap (hip hop)? This crap can't even be called music! This rubbish has been, for decades, the same poor rhythm as always with idiotic gestures to accompany it. It always sounds like the same prayer! ...nha, nhanhanha, nhanhanha nhan...! Always the same! No creativity! Destroy this shit residue once and for all! We are tired of the garbage verbiage of that "street poetry" full of "fucks", "kill the white man"... etc. Let the Music in Peace!
@@antoncardus7864Your heroes in Gentle Giant would call you a fool and have confessed on several occaisions that rap is progressive music. Its funny people like you enjoy this type of art and can still be so close minded and ugly
Can God beat the devil at his own game while playing by his rules? 🤔
ace of hearts♥