Derek, Phil and Ray could have done anything they bloody well pleased and they would have been successful. Thank God Gentle Giant satisfied their creative energy even if it was at the cost of mainstream fame.
I love Gentle Giant, and it's great to see this side of them. Phil' Shulman's especially having fun. Hard to believe this is 4/6 (2/3's) of the folks on the first GG album, with drummer Martin Smith included.
at the time, they thought this bit of silliness would be forgotten within days. I'm sure Phil would have done a different dance if he'd known it was going to be for eternity.
@@gurgisjones1120 Exatamente, também sou fã do prog, e adoro ver os primórdios das bandas. E sim, esses são os Shulman, pra quem gosta de GG, não tem como não amar vendo esses três juntos!
I remember this kind of Awful Silly music around 1965-69' Thank God it didn't last !!! 😆 And the Shulman's starting Classic Prog legends Gentle Giant !! 🎶
😳 Crazy funny and Cringe-worthy at the same time !!! 😆 Thank GOD they changed their tune and started one of the Greatest Classic Prog bands Ever Gentle Giant !!! 👍🎼🎶
All around all around all around all around.
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In what way did I use you?
RIP Ray Shulman (1949-2023). 😢
Derek, Phil and Ray could have done anything they bloody well pleased and they would have been successful. Thank God Gentle Giant satisfied their creative energy even if it was at the cost of mainstream fame.
I love Gentle Giant, and it's great to see this side of them. Phil' Shulman's especially having fun. Hard to believe this is 4/6 (2/3's) of the folks on the first GG album, with drummer Martin Smith included.
you can hear and see the beginnings of gentle giant forming here.
hahaha the "black past" of my beloved Gentle Giant. Sensational..thanks for posting.
Gentle Giant never truly abandoned their pirate roots. “Wreck” on Acquiring the Taste is the sequel to this song.
jajaja i always think the same way!!!!!!!
Amazing to see the three brothers together. Rare footage indeed!
at the time, they thought this bit of silliness would be forgotten within days. I'm sure Phil would have done a different dance if he'd known it was going to be for eternity.
Phil Shulman playing the wine bottle, dancing, and whistling. Priceless. Derek's vocals sound really good btw.
I didn´t know till now that there were any videos of this pre-Gentle Giant group. Loved to see them so early in their career! Thanks for posting!
Prog rock lovers will hate this, of course, but it's a brilliant piece of late sixties pop - easily up there with the Mike D'Abo era Manfred Mann.
No way. I'm a prog lover, and really enjoy and appreciate this. Prog fans should be open-minded. Plus, it's the Shulman brothers... can't go wrong.
@@gurgisjones1120 Exatamente, também sou fã do prog, e adoro ver os primórdios das bandas. E sim, esses são os Shulman, pra quem gosta de GG, não tem como não amar vendo esses três juntos!
Pre Gentle Giant!
I love this song, memories of my parents! Thanks for posting.
It is really weird that only a year later these guys would be writing Giant.
The band made some great records. I also like ' Thinking about my Life'
Amazing clip.
I recall Elton John was their key board player on a UK tour
The pirate ship was sunk by an Octopus.
Love it, Should have been a big hit.
Yes, no worse than Henry the 8th.
Super Cool! Thanks for posting.
Un gran grupo britanico pop-psych-soul estilo The Herd,The Foundations...
As a huge Gentle Giant fan, I was going to comment on this...but decided not to. I'm just glad that they moved on to more interesting music.
You did comment on it?
@@chriswakefield9538 I'm not commenting on your comment.
@@timwhite5647 You did it again. Just The Same ;)
@@timwhite5647 On Reflection, I should have seen this one coming.
@@chriswakefield9538 People who live in Glass Houses shouldn't throw stones. Looking in the mirror can you tell me what you see?
This reminds me a lot of Pictures of Lily by The Who
Seems to be aiming for a Dave, Dee,.... type of music. The kind of music that didn't play in the USA.
Oh dear!
Could you imagine if they did this song in the live action One Piece adaptation
Wonder what other video clips are not being released by this group from Beat Club/ radio Bremen??
Wheres Dudley Moore ?
I remember this kind of Awful Silly music around 1965-69' Thank God it didn't last !!! 😆
And the Shulman's starting Classic Prog legends Gentle Giant !! 🎶
They later became the BGs of course.
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Ha harr! iy've 'erd a dese blokes fer donkeez......but ne'er seen this'n! But seriously, Adam Ant must've got some of his ideas from them.
Are all those guys the same line up as early .gentle giant?
Michael Walters No. Only the 3 Shulmans and the drummer, Martin Smith.
AMAZING to see the three brothers together. Rare footage indeed.
Only Phil, Derek, Ray and Martin.
Well, with 4/6's (or 2/3's) of the original band lineup, it's fairly close.
I feel like The New Main Street Singers from A Mighty Wind were somewhat a parody of this kind of group.
1:56 Ray doing the stanky leg
Not Ray.
I was talking about the dude on the far left (who happens to be Ray)
@@NimrodelMirageRay is the 12 strings guitar.
You lot sure have some funny ways, singing an Inmates Lullaby perhaps?
Does she really say Jimmy Savile?! 😄
Embarrassing!
Maybe to you. They obviously were having a great time, and lots of people enjoy this fun, light-hearted music.
they're all on drugs.......surely........?????? ;)
😳 Crazy funny and Cringe-worthy at the same time !!! 😆
Thank GOD they changed their tune and started one of the Greatest Classic Prog bands Ever Gentle Giant !!! 👍🎼🎶
Wow this is awful LOL. Thank the Lord they changed this awfulness to the greatness of Gentle Giant
This was definitely not gentle giant's style! Their incredible musical genius only came out after this.
Ah yes. The early years. Kites was ok for it's time. This is shit.
Weird. Almost as weird as gentle giant. Singer sucked back then too.
Pre Gentle Giant!