Saw these guys in the mid 1970's. The only band I ever saw where they rotated instruments after each song. The guitarist would play bass, then keyboards, then drums. Crazy talent. Such an under-rated band in an era where Kiss was top of the charts.
Gentle Giant might be my favorite Prog Band from that era, they are criminally underrated, it just baffles me. Gary Green’s playing is so rich and soulful.
You should listen (if you haven't already) to Echidna's Arf of You. Written about the same time as this song. Listen to Echidna's on Roxy and Elsewhere. It was recorded the same year as this concert. See the huge difference in quality?
Totally agree. Hardly anyone in North America ever knew these guys, yet their musicianship and creativity was easily equal to Crimson, Yes, Genesis, EL&P, etc. There management really messed up, never gave them a good chance over here.
We're the same age then!! I trust you've seen bands like Stickmen, Nick Masons Saucerful of Secrets (/ and Haken) in recent years? I'm playing some serious bass guitar now and it's allll prog inspired with a lean towards a metal intensity. Most prog bands like GG i firmly believe would be metal bands if they were a 2000's act - I look at bands like Rush and the snakes and arrows album; they were so closely rubbing shoulders with the progressive metal bands that neil peart was literally doing double kick patterns. GG makes me feel the same with their intensity 😊
The more I listen to Gentle Giant, the more I appreciate what a brilliant Drummer John Weathers is. Along with the rest of the band, he is right up there with the best.
Bravo on that part about having fun I've never seen members of the band smile More or playing live in these guys Especially Gary Green and Ray schulman
Yeah, I don't know how they found him, but he was playing in a Chicago Blues-style band. I wonder what they saw in him, or what he saw in them. I would've loved to be there at the audition!
@@leelaine01 He responded to an ad in "Melody Maker", but had second thoughts when he saw "Simon Dupree and the Big Sound" (a pop group) on the bass drum! There is an archived interview if you check his Wiki.
this just blew my head apart. i am still in disbelief that i only recently got into this band. i'm 48 and i've been a fan of all the titans of prog for years. so much of what i got into early-on was based on word of mouth, late night DJs on weird independent radio stations, and conversations with record store owners - but no one ever mentioned nor introduced me to this band! and i am in disbelief about that as well. gentle giant is right up there with all the greats, and clearly underrated, underappreciated, undermarketed, etc, etc. something is very wrong with this picture. i don't understand why none of those late night DJs or record store guys ever said or played or talked about any of it. i wasn't in a small market, either, as i grew up in the chicago area. plenty of eclectic radio on the lower end of the dial in those days. and, plenty of eclectic funky record stores all over. so how did i finally get into this band? youtube algorithm brought me to "in a glass house" (full album). i was in another room and had to come in to see what i was hearing, it was so good. so now i am addicted to this band! they would be one of my all-time favorites had i gotten into them back when i got into genesis, yes, rush, tull, kc, zappa, etc.. now they are a new favorite. better late than never!
Yo los acabo de descubrir esta noche. Diosito es tramposo a veces. No puedo entender como hasta hoy me ha ocultado tal maravilla. Buscando cosas de los KC, concretamente Islands, queria escuchar de nuevo Formentera Lady y pummm, youtube me ha plantado esto en las narices y no doy crédito. Son absolutamente estratosféricos.
What a phantastic performance! At least as good as the original studio recording! This band is unique! No words to praise them enough. My favorite track from my favorite album. I'm really happy to be born at the right time to grow up with bands like GG. I feel so sorry for the young people today because the most of them will never know what real good music sounds like.
The most unique band I ever heard, and they played these 13/11 time signature gems like they're frolicking on the beach! By this point they had these babies down to a science....😊
I have been amazed since I first heard them back when they came on the scene. Over the years, my admiration never flags. They are powerfully progressive alright!
You are absolutely a gazillion percent correct-My favorite bass player and multi instrumentalist in the greatest band of all time who is the most criminally underated player ever
Not only did he write some of THE most intelligent electric bass guitar lines of all time, the dude composed most of the parts to their songs! He and Kerry Minnear were the glue of GG.
I cannot imagine how embarassing it must have been to have Gentle Giant on as a supporting act with any band. They would upstage about anyone, except perhaps the Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, Rick Laird and of course, the great Billy Cobham on drums. Mahavishnu could at times be very, very loud. I saw them when they opened for Jeff Beck and dang, they were LOUD! Gentle Giant had great dynamics, great counterpoint, switched instruments which they all played at an expert level. They really grooved even when they were playing unusual solos. The keyboard player was phenomenal, as was the drummer. Great vocal quality and definitely a band with great songs and vocal ability. These guys must have all gone to the Berkley School of Music or something! The flutes, the bass work and great guitar work are impressive also.
@@douglasmccomb2029 First time I saw them they were third on the bill, playing before Stray (who were very good too at what they did) and the top billed Groundhogs, who were who Davie and I had gone to see... we were blown away (Octopus was just on release) and we've been lifelong fans ever since.
Ahh Gentile Giant...like an aged single malt scotch...not for everybody, but once you're brave enough to "acquire the taste", you're hooked...thanks for the post!
a musician's musician band ; a once in a lifetime occurence , for shure, and soooo unrecognized , luckily less these days ;took a long time waking up to this exceptional phenomenon of music creation.Weathers is a badass drum hero.
Caught them in Portland OR opening for Yes. Had listened to them a bit for a year or two before the show... nothing was printed in the head yet. Live it was obvious that they were sharper and executed more effectively than Yes. It wasn't that Yes had a bad night or that they were less than excellent. Gentle Giant was just #$!!**** amazing!
Gary Green is the most Underrated Guitar Player....Incredible Precision, Feel amd A Penchant for throwing a Blues solo anywjhere He could, then following it with sequences Bob Fripp woyld have been proud to play.
this was the year they released Giant for a Day, and it seems they were trying to present themselves a bit differently - even in the presentation of a classic like this track.
I can't get over the quality of the sound recording for this video, it is exceptional. Never mind the the virtuosity of the players, the quirkiness of the composition, the multiple time signatures, and the blending of Funk, Folk and Rock into a prog masterpiece. This track and 'Two Weeks In Spain' turned me onto GG. The late great Ray Shulman and the monstrously talented John Weathers make up one of my favourite rhythm sections of all time. Only whish I could have seen them live and also chatted to Ray before he sadly passed recently.
This was/is quite a fantastic band, whose music is very complex, and not always easily accesible, and was sadly overshadowed by other progressive bands at the time, but I am glad that they are being recognized again, with constant releases of their albums.
I was very young but already a fan when this record came out. Now, after more than 40 years, I listen to it again and understand where Steps Ahead and Mike Stern grabbed the idea of playing dissonant harmonies over funky grooves. Gentle Giant were light years ahead.
The music these guys squeezed out may endure and grow forever. I believe they are up there with the greats. Sadly, we are stuck with noise like gaga and beyonce.
If only The Gentle Giants could see our comments!. I'm very sure that most of one from us would pay ANYTHING to see them live just ONCE ON A LIFE TIME!.
Their pool of talent is undeniable. But they were a little 'prog' to be commercially viable. There stuff is amazing, but they don't appeal to a wide audience, never did.
Saw them open for Yes on their Relayer tour, which was Giant's Interview tour. I have still not recovered. Got to hang with Mr. Green quite a bit when he showed up at Progday 2006. What a great guy.
Saw them several times in small venues, right up front..never ceased to be amazed that they did their stuff live so incredibly. Constant changing of instruments ....all excellent on whatever they were playing. You could see how much they enjoyed what they were doing. Ray et al making hysterical faces. So exciting. Your heart was in your throat at the complexity. Cheeks literally hurt by the end of the concert because you spent so much time smiling. Even watching this now I get that swelling feeling in my chest...pure musical Joy. No one could touch them..... Man I miss those days. Thanks guys.
Five brilliant musicians at the top of their game. Credit, too, to the BBC sound engineer, the mix is perfect! The first note of Gary's solo is staggering!
I absolutely love this band. Having 24 and listening to this with my dad is the best experience ever. They do deserve more credit for such creative and amazing music
A very underappreciated prog band by the masses. You always hear talk of ELP, Yes, Genesis, etc., but these guys are an incredible band with a style and sound nobody can copy properly, with the versatility of the instruments they play. I have been listening to them since the 70s. They aren't the type of band you listen to everyday, but when you are in the mood, you really appreciate their talent.
Obviously a lot of talented members in that group and it would have been easy for them to write music which catered for the masses yet they stayed true to themselves. I'd really like to thank them for that.
***** I heard Peeling the Paint for the first time when I was a teenager and that heavy ass riff....just got me. I'm 33 now, but at the time I was like "hey dad here is the sort of prog you should've been listening to when you were young, Pink Floyd is lame, this is heavy and yaddayadda" in typical teenager fashion. "Oh yeah?" My father gets up, walks over to his vinyls, pulls out the entire Gentle Giant collection from the rack, throws it on my lap and walks away smug as hell. "Have fun" :O
This music is SO complicated.. it's just unbelievable.. As funky as it is, no American funk or soul band could EVER play this: just too far out of their reach musically... Gentle Giant was an incredible phenomenon.
larry urbon ...The Brecker Brothers, maybe...but I agree it's way more orchestrated than anything TOP or Funkadelic/Parliment would perform. Don't think that makes it "better", though :-) It's funky, but it's lack of silence in the orchestration keeps it from being (or ever becoming) a "funk groove". AWB's "Cut the Cake", Parliment's "Knee Deep", Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce"...they all have mad levels of syncopation like this...but they also have that space/silence that allows you to "get your head bob on"! Lol
Umphreys McGee are the only ones with half a chance to duplicate something similar. But this Gentle Giant is the standard by which I measure musicianship.
Saw them in 1975 - astonishing concert and one that really did change my life - no exageration! Ray Shulman has got to be one of the most underrated bass players of all time.
Real musicians playing awesome totally original super well crafted tunes-what a concept!! GENTLE GIANT is only for people who like real music.Where have all the real bands gone?
Tremendous stuff from one of the great prog bands. Great musicians all and one of my favourite tracks. They should have got far more recognition but maybe they were just too complex for the average ear. It's difficult to describe how good Gary Green is on guitar, Ray Shulman on bass and Kerry Minnear on keyboards.
I had the privilege of seeing these people two time ...once at the shrine auditorium:) what an amazing band they were. they would all change instruments in the middle of a song:) ya...those were the days:)
R.I.P. Ray! Gentle Giant são eternos. Ray Schulman será sempre lembrado. SEMPRE!!! Uma das melhores bandas que ouvi e sempre nos meus gostos deste 70´s.
@@FranHn1982 Hey francisco-a gazillion means more than any total numeric number possible-an infinite amount-cheers and hail to power and to glorys way-GG the greatest most criminally underated band ever
@@1359401 then I agree with you a GAZILLION % jaja.., but even if it is one of the most underrated bands in musical history, there are many who treasure their magnificent legacy! and honestly I even like that it is an unpopular band, as they themselves said about their purpose: "to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming extremely unpopular." Cheers my friend, thanks for your answer and long live GG!!!
Saw them on a bill with Sha Na Na in Portland, OR...they blew the place apart...saw them again in London in 1976... Best. Band. Ever. ....Not even close.
![Gentle Giant - Two weeks in Spain 1978 BBC [HQ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8N8ck4nV2zg/mqdefault.jpg)
RIP Ray, one of the finest multi-instrumentalist of our lifetime
genius
Absolutely agree. Extraordinary musician.
I just read it now. Didn't know it. RIP Ray!
mastermind
No doubt.
No doubt indeed...
Saw these guys in the mid 1970's. The only band I ever saw where they rotated instruments after each song. The guitarist would play bass, then keyboards, then drums. Crazy talent. Such an under-rated band in an era where Kiss was top of the charts.
Not a musician huh? Most half decent musicians play at least one other instrument.
John Thompson and you probably never played live if you think that is easy to pull off. (You probably did but you sound like a dick)
John Thompson you wouldn’t talk that shit if you saw GG own it live.
and the string section too from Kerry Minnear and Ray Shulman on songs like On reflection, funny ways
@@JohnInTahoe Which other bands have you seen do this live? The parent comment's point is that this is rare for a band to do. What was your point?
Gentle Giant might be my favorite Prog Band from that era, they are criminally underrated, it just baffles me.
Gary Green’s playing is so rich and soulful.
Who did peeps vote 4 in 2019? ........................ Get my drift?
In retrospect, lead vocals a bit weak, but I still love them!
It's not just the complication of the music, it's how tight they are while they're doing it. Pretty astounding performance.
You should listen (if you haven't already) to Echidna's Arf of You. Written about the same time as this song. Listen to Echidna's on Roxy and Elsewhere. It was recorded the same year as this concert. See the huge difference in quality?
@@tixximmi Are you trying to one up a 10 year old comment of a guy who's not even being critical of FZ and the MOI?
It's the funk.
Jazzy, funky, folky, classical, avant garde, they did it all!
Their music truly defied description
You left out Medieval & Renaissance!!
...often in the same song 😊
Yes, thx for reminding me!!!@@BarrettBarfinsky
Arguably the Most under-rated band. Ever.
Absolutely-without a doubt
Totally agree. Hardly anyone in North America ever knew these guys, yet their musicianship and creativity was easily equal to Crimson, Yes, Genesis, EL&P, etc. There management really messed up, never gave them a good chance over here.
@@twtobin941 I'm so glad I got to see them, as well as the four other bands you mentioned.
Maybe 300 years from now they'll get the proper appreciation
Hard to get over the vocals. The instrumentation is incredible
When you're a 26 year old huge fan who never got to see them live, footage like this is precious. hail....hail.....hail....
I'm an 18 year old fan
24 year old fan here, I agree
I'm 97 (I am not joking) and I love Gentle Giant.
We're the same age then!! I trust you've seen bands like Stickmen, Nick Masons Saucerful of Secrets (/ and Haken) in recent years?
I'm playing some serious bass guitar now and it's allll prog inspired with a lean towards a metal intensity.
Most prog bands like GG i firmly believe would be metal bands if they were a 2000's act -
I look at bands like Rush and the snakes and arrows album; they were so closely rubbing shoulders with the progressive metal bands that neil peart was literally doing double kick patterns.
GG makes me feel the same with their intensity 😊
Saw them in the 70s, supporting Wishbone Ash, I think...
The more I listen to Gentle Giant, the more I appreciate what a brilliant Drummer John Weathers is. Along with the rest of the band, he is right up there with the best.
ABSOLUTELY! Amen, Bro..
Couldn’t agree more!
My new fav Drummer!!!
No other band brought such soul and funk to the prog-rock genre. Absolutely awesome live recording here.
This is some of the best sounding bass I have ever heard.
That's because it's maestro Ray Shulman!
i so love that music sounding...that's GENTLE GIANT!
+ jannick top
He's never on the 'Great Bass Player' lists, but he should be. Not only complicated and melodic, but the tone he produced was magnificent.
Fender P bass with a pick, round round strings, into a mildly pushed valve amp and voila, you’re there
Wow, this live version tops the studio track. Unreal, it's so good.
How in the hell could they play such a complex, polyrhythmic, multi-layered tune like this -- live -- so cleanly, so flawlessly?
Man, these guys were UNBELIEVABLE!
R.i.P: Ray Wizard Genius of Bass and almost all Instruments and also voice .. your legacy will live forever..
Amen to all that!
Kids will be studying this for years to come
I have never heard a better band than Gentle Giant. These guys were the standard of musicianship, performance, composition, and just having fun!
Bravo on that part about having fun
I've never seen members of the band smile More or playing live in these guys
Especially Gary Green and Ray schulman
@@tommyrawlings3046 Just look at Pugwash in any of the clips, he's having the time of his life!
I really admire Gary Green - he was basically a blues guitarist, but he really commits to the intricate style of 'the Giant'.
Yeah, I don't know how they found him, but he was playing in a Chicago Blues-style band. I wonder what they saw in him, or what he saw in them. I would've loved to be there at the audition!
@@leelaine01 He responded to an ad in "Melody Maker", but had second thoughts when he saw "Simon Dupree and the Big Sound" (a pop group) on the bass drum! There is an archived interview if you check his Wiki.
They all played the blues back then.
When Giant closed shop, didn’t Green move to Peoria Illinois, and play at blues clubs?
Gary Green is an extremely talented guitar player. You can hear elements of jazz, rock, blues and folk in his playing.
this just blew my head apart. i am still in disbelief that i only recently got into this band. i'm 48 and i've been a fan of all the titans of prog for years. so much of what i got into early-on was based on word of mouth, late night DJs on weird independent radio stations, and conversations with record store owners - but no one ever mentioned nor introduced me to this band! and i am in disbelief about that as well.
gentle giant is right up there with all the greats, and clearly underrated, underappreciated, undermarketed, etc, etc. something is very wrong with this picture. i don't understand why none of those late night DJs or record store guys ever said or played or talked about any of it. i wasn't in a small market, either, as i grew up in the chicago area. plenty of eclectic radio on the lower end of the dial in those days. and, plenty of eclectic funky record stores all over.
so how did i finally get into this band? youtube algorithm brought me to "in a glass house" (full album). i was in another room and had to come in to see what i was hearing, it was so good. so now i am addicted to this band! they would be one of my all-time favorites had i gotten into them back when i got into genesis, yes, rush, tull, kc, zappa, etc.. now they are a new favorite. better late than never!
better late than never!
Yo los acabo de descubrir esta noche. Diosito es tramposo a veces. No puedo entender como hasta hoy me ha ocultado tal maravilla. Buscando cosas de los KC, concretamente Islands, queria escuchar de nuevo Formentera Lady y pummm, youtube me ha plantado esto en las narices y no doy crédito. Son absolutamente estratosféricos.
What a phantastic performance!
At least as good as the original studio recording!
This band is unique!
No words to praise them enough.
My favorite track from my favorite album.
I'm really happy to be born at the right time to grow up with bands like GG.
I feel so sorry for the young people today because the most of them will never know what real good music sounds like.
The best 1st dance wedding song of all time.
LOL
The most powerfull progresive band on planet earth
The most unique band I ever heard, and they played these 13/11 time signature gems like they're frolicking on the beach! By this point they had these babies down to a science....😊
I have been amazed since I first heard them back when they came on the scene. Over the years, my admiration never flags. They are powerfully progressive alright!
oh yeah! just WOW
Diddo. They did more for progressive rock than any other band, save maybe Yes
In their own strata...
Ray Shulman FTW. Hands down the most under appreciated electric bass player of all time. This is not hyperbole!
You are absolutely a gazillion percent correct-My favorite bass player and multi instrumentalist in the greatest band of all time who is the most criminally underated player ever
Not only did he write some of THE most intelligent electric bass guitar lines of all time, the dude composed most of the parts to their songs! He and Kerry Minnear were the glue of GG.
@@FreneticZetetic Yes, I believe those two were the true geniuses behind the music.... though ALL were incredible musicians.
AND HE PLAYS WITH A PICK!
Tom Fowler and Randy George are both better and less known
the only band i ever heard zappa say he was listening to.
Dear Raymond Shulman Rest In Peace
Great guitar solo starts here: 4:18
STILL my favorite progressive rock band. Incredible musicians!
I cannot imagine how embarassing it must have been to have Gentle Giant on as a supporting act with any band. They would upstage about anyone, except perhaps the Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, Rick Laird and of course, the great Billy Cobham on drums. Mahavishnu could at times be very, very loud. I saw them when they opened for Jeff Beck and dang, they were LOUD!
Gentle Giant had great dynamics, great counterpoint, switched instruments which they all played at an expert level. They really grooved even when they were playing unusual solos.
The keyboard player was phenomenal, as was the drummer. Great vocal quality and definitely a band with great songs and vocal ability. These guys must have all gone to the Berkley School of Music or something! The flutes, the bass work and great guitar work are impressive also.
@@douglasmccomb2029 First time I saw them they were third on the bill, playing before Stray (who were very good too at what they did) and the top billed Groundhogs, who were who Davie and I had gone to see... we were blown away (Octopus was just on release) and we've been lifelong fans ever since.
Ahh Gentile Giant...like an aged single malt scotch...not for everybody, but once you're brave enough to "acquire the taste", you're hooked...thanks for the post!
Rest in peace, Ray. No bassist understands composition quite like you did.
Drummer is fantastic.
The guitar solo is one of my favourites ever. Paired with the bass, and organ, it sounds like 70's car chase music in the coolest way possible.
Prog's Finest !!! These guys were awesome..
That guitar solo is amazing. Genius band!
His he good? Man...he is better than so many other of theses guitarists of that era and stil....
This goes to show that the best bands aren't always the ones you hear on the radio
The best musicians I have ever heard!
the greatest most criminally underated band ever
Undoubtedly the best band ever. These people are genius.
Yes you are absolutely correct and i would also add that they are/were the most criminally underated band ever
With the possible exceprion of Cardiacs, I completely agree
Procol Harum also very underrated!
This live version rocks so much harder than the studio version with new instrumental sections added.
One of the best ever. Sheer brilliance.
Major prog band👍👍👏👏❤️
This was my GG initiation 15 years ago. This is probably the most important video I've watched in my entire life.
a musician's musician band ; a once in a lifetime occurence , for shure, and soooo unrecognized , luckily less these days ;took a long time waking up to this exceptional phenomenon of music creation.Weathers is a badass drum hero.
Why is Kerry Minnear not ranked alongside Wakeman, Emerson, Lord and the other keyboard giants of the 70s?
Amazing that they can be so tight on something so complicated! Wow....
Very well noted!
thats what being a profesional means
Len Audsley No fooling
Tight and also very funky!john weathers , fab drummer
@@Phoebedumplings Agreed, loved his drumming with GG.. .. gave their music the power it needed, more so than earlier albums.
Caught them in Portland OR opening for Yes. Had listened to them a bit for a year or two before the show... nothing was printed in the head yet. Live it was obvious that they were sharper and executed more effectively than Yes. It wasn't that Yes had a bad night or that they were less than excellent. Gentle Giant was just #$!!**** amazing!
Love how they changed the arrangement from the studio album...these guys ROCK!
i had forgotten how awesome they were...
I'm not even a bassist, but I recognise Ray's genius throughout this, as well as many other of their tracks.
Stunnig guitar playing from Bill Hicks
Gary Green is the most Underrated Guitar Player....Incredible Precision, Feel amd A Penchant for throwing a Blues solo anywjhere He could, then following it with sequences Bob Fripp woyld have been proud to play.
Ray’s bass tone & Playing is the cleanest ever ! He was a master !
this was the year they released Giant for a Day, and it seems they were trying to present themselves a bit differently - even in the presentation of a classic like this track.
impressive the talent of this band, the way they perform complex arrangements with ease and joy. For me, the best prog band ever, unmatched.
Gentle giant rocks!
Oh the 70s… the definite decade of the best progressive rock ever
Most talented group ever
Great tone on that Fender Precision Bass.
all around! The drums are glorious.
An incredible rhythm section here...and the guitarist isn’t too bad either
I particularly like Kerry's clavinet/electric piano combo myself.
A circus of music! Most entertaining of all the prog bands in my eyes...and ears...I Love them !!
I can't get over the quality of the sound recording for this video, it is exceptional. Never mind the the virtuosity of the players, the quirkiness of the composition, the multiple time signatures, and the blending of Funk, Folk and Rock into a prog masterpiece. This track and 'Two Weeks In Spain' turned me onto GG. The late great Ray Shulman and the monstrously talented John Weathers make up one of my favourite rhythm sections of all time.
Only whish I could have seen them live and also chatted to Ray before he sadly passed recently.
These guys rock so hard! It's pretty cool how these guys are so into their performance, it shows their true musicianship.
This was/is quite a fantastic band, whose music is very complex, and not always easily accesible, and was sadly overshadowed by other progressive bands at the time, but I am glad that they are being recognized again, with constant releases of their albums.
Wow , I'm a King Crimson"early" and E.L.P. fan but damn this band kicks azz
I was very young but already a fan when this record came out. Now, after more than 40 years, I listen to it again and understand where Steps Ahead and Mike Stern grabbed the idea of playing dissonant harmonies over funky grooves. Gentle Giant were light years ahead.
I'm 12 years old and i've been listening to this since i born, every time i listen to Gentle Giant It feels like the first time
The music these guys squeezed out may endure and grow forever. I believe they are up there with the greats. Sadly, we are stuck with noise like gaga and beyonce.
They are easily the greatest most criminally underated band ever
Rest in peace Ray Shulman.
one of the greatest! criminally underated!
If only The Gentle Giants could see our comments!. I'm very sure that most of one from us would pay ANYTHING to see them live just ONCE ON A LIFE TIME!.
They may well see some of these comments, if they watch this again (for old time’s sake) … 😊
I love watching drummer John Weather! He gives it everything. He really was the rocking heart of this band.
No Question about it The Most Underrated Band Ever, Gentle Giant should have been as Big as Yes and King Crimson
i love yes but without a doubt GG is/was the greatest most criminally underated genius band ever
Their pool of talent is undeniable. But they were a little 'prog' to be commercially viable. There stuff is amazing, but they don't appeal to a wide audience, never did.
Saw them in 80 on their last tour. Played over 2 hours. Even played songs I thought no way can the play it live. I was totally mind blown.
Great, great, great. This band die the best modern music Performance ever. Iti is now 2011 and we still can`t believe it ! The best of thebest !
drummer looks like he popped in from 2010s.
kuburga k dude I swear I thought the exact same thing
kuburga k And he also plays like a drummer in 2010!
God forbid these kids start wearing Andy Pandy overalls too, there’s only so many retro visions that essay taste successfully.
Theo Katzman from vulfpeck with more beard
@@christianbalzer8101
Reercanation maybe😄
Saw them open for Yes on their Relayer tour, which was Giant's Interview tour.
I have still not recovered.
Got to hang with Mr. Green quite a bit when he showed up at Progday 2006. What a great guy.
Saw them several times in small venues, right up front..never ceased to be amazed that they did their stuff live so incredibly. Constant changing of instruments ....all excellent on whatever they were playing. You could see how much they enjoyed what they were doing. Ray et al making hysterical faces. So exciting. Your heart was in your throat at the complexity. Cheeks literally hurt by the end of the concert because you spent so much time smiling. Even watching this now I get that swelling feeling in my chest...pure musical Joy. No one could touch them..... Man I miss those days. Thanks guys.
Five brilliant musicians at the top of their game. Credit, too, to the BBC sound engineer, the mix is perfect! The first note of Gary's solo is staggering!
RIP Ray Shulman
I absolutely love this band. Having 24 and listening to this with my dad is the best experience ever. They do deserve more credit for such creative and amazing music
They are/were the greatest most criminally underated band ever
This song got me dancing with intensity at 6:05 AM before work... the power (and the glory) of gentle giant.
I was blessed to have seen them live in 77 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.
They fill my brain to the ultimate Maximum.
Giant for ever one of the best bands ever
Yes!
A very underappreciated prog band by the masses. You always hear talk of ELP, Yes, Genesis, etc., but these guys are an incredible band with a style and sound nobody can copy properly, with the versatility of the instruments they play. I have been listening to them since the 70s. They aren't the type of band you listen to everyday, but when you are in the mood, you really appreciate their talent.
Obviously a lot of talented members in that group and it would have been easy for them to write music which catered for the masses yet they stayed true to themselves. I'd really like to thank them for that.
WTF...seeing them live...OMG...respect...so this was them...I was 16 and wondered what they looked like...live
I think this is the best song to start with Gentle Giant
Mine was Nothing At All from their eponymous album. My favourite though is I Lost my Head.
***** I heard Peeling the Paint for the first time when I was a teenager and that heavy ass riff....just got me.
I'm 33 now, but at the time I was like "hey dad here is the sort of prog you should've been listening to when you were young, Pink Floyd is lame, this is heavy and yaddayadda" in typical teenager fashion.
"Oh yeah?"
My father gets up, walks over to his vinyls, pulls out the entire Gentle Giant collection from the rack, throws it on my lap and walks away smug as hell.
"Have fun"
:O
+SoilentGr33n Wow, owned, but with a full collection of GG vinyls ... I envy you :D
Riff from working all day is unbeatable.
if you're looking for a heir for your gg records, i would be a great nominee :) :/
I keep coming back to watch the guitar solo. Such amazing use of phrasing and melody.
This music is SO complicated.. it's just unbelievable.. As funky as it is, no American funk or soul band could EVER play this: just too far out of their reach musically... Gentle Giant was an incredible phenomenon.
larry urbon ...The Brecker Brothers, maybe...but I agree it's way more orchestrated than anything TOP or Funkadelic/Parliment would perform. Don't think that makes it "better", though :-) It's funky, but it's lack of silence in the orchestration keeps it from being (or ever becoming) a "funk groove". AWB's "Cut the Cake", Parliment's "Knee Deep", Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce"...they all have mad levels of syncopation like this...but they also have that space/silence that allows you to "get your head bob on"! Lol
I'd love to see Phish give it a go.
Parliament funkadelic comes close
It is my humble opinion that Eddie Hazel could sure play a mean guitar like this, but as a whole Funkadelic/Parliament don't come even close.
Umphreys McGee are the only ones with half a chance to duplicate something similar. But this Gentle Giant is the standard by which I measure musicianship.
Nice musicianship.
I really like that drummer.
Wow, that Les Paul "burst" sure looks and sounds great!
Saw them in 1975 - astonishing concert and one that really did change my life - no exageration! Ray Shulman has got to be one of the most underrated bass players of all time.
Real musicians playing awesome totally original super well crafted tunes-what a concept!! GENTLE GIANT is only for people who like real music.Where have all the real bands gone?
RIP MASTER Ray Shulman, and THANK YOU!!!
UNbelievable !!!!!! They are the best of the best!!! No one better than GG !
Tremendous stuff from one of the great prog bands. Great musicians all and one of my favourite tracks. They should have got far more recognition but maybe they were just too complex for the average ear. It's difficult to describe how good Gary Green is on guitar, Ray Shulman on bass and Kerry Minnear on keyboards.
How about that GREAT drummer???
I had the privilege of seeing these people two time ...once at the shrine auditorium:)
what an amazing band they were.
they would all change instruments in the middle of a song:)
ya...those were the days:)
During the piano break at 1:31 Green does some really tasteful slides that aren't on the album recording.
So funky
Best group ever, no argument!
R.I.P. Ray! Gentle Giant são eternos. Ray Schulman será sempre lembrado. SEMPRE!!! Uma das melhores bandas que ouvi e sempre nos meus gostos deste 70´s.
For such an intricate prog song it's hella groovy
The best band of the World !!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes you are absolutely a gazillion percent correct -they are without a doubt the greatest and most criminally underated band ever
@@1359401 i saw another post of you and apart of be totally agree with you i need to know what is a GAZILLION!
Cheers for the greatest band ever!
@@FranHn1982 Hey francisco-a gazillion means more than any total numeric number possible-an infinite amount-cheers and hail to power and to glorys way-GG the greatest most criminally underated band ever
@@1359401 then I agree with you a GAZILLION % jaja.., but even if it is one of the most underrated bands in musical history, there are many who treasure their magnificent legacy! and honestly I even like that it is an unpopular band, as they themselves said about their purpose: "to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming extremely unpopular."
Cheers my friend, thanks for your answer and long live GG!!!
Saw them on a bill with Sha Na Na in Portland, OR...they blew the place apart...saw them again in London in 1976... Best. Band. Ever. ....Not even close.
RIP Ray