one of my favourite ealy gig going experience in the late 70s was seeing Gordon Giltrap & band live with my Dad. This record and Fear Of The Dark were played in the house every Sunday for years - I love this stuff, thanks for featuring this one, Jim.
Ahh, Exellent! Almost forgot about him. Had a period in the later part of the 70ties when he rotated heavily on the household's turntable😊. This one and the next album in particular. Good one Jim, thanks for bringing him back to me!
In 2010 I had the opportunity to go to a birthday party of a friend. She had booked Gordon Giltrap to play at her party. Followed the next day by the Yes tribute band Seyes. 2010 was also a significant year for Gordon Giltrap as that year he had recorded an album with Rick Wakeman called "Brush and Stone", I also remember the theme tune for the series "Holiday". Interestingly Gordon did an update of the song in 1993 with Brian May, Midge Ure, Rick Wakeman, Neil Murray and Steve Howe.
That 70s sound. Mellow. Missing Gerry Rafferty...but Gordon carries the flag. I saw him back in the 1980s in The Half Moon in Putney doing a duo with Rick Sanders (violinist). Wonderful days.
I bought this album, plus about half a dozen of his others, back in the day. The problem i always had with him, was that he was a great acoustic player, but he seemed to have trouble adapting to electric guitar. He always got drowned out by the rest of the band. On so many pieces he introduces things with a flourish of cascading acousticity and then Blam! and he disappears for the rest of the track. It’s still nice, bucolic stuff though, and as Gordon wrote it, he deserved his name in lights (and peculiar font). He was made an MBE too, which was nice. Btw, years before this he recorded an album under the name of Accolade, in partnership with ‘60s Superstar Busker Don Partridge. It’s a very interesting album too. Part Folk, Part Proggy-ish, Part Jazzy. There was a second Accolade lp but Gordon left before that. Of his late ‘70s ‘Trilogy’, PJ is my least favourite, though it is the most accessible and easiest to listen to, which is obviously why it sold more than the others. Not so ‘Cardigan and Slippers’ as the likes of Sky, and there aren’t the occasional odd eccentricities that even the likes of Camel would indulge in, so it’s a bit ‘background listening’ for me. Very ‘Hmmm Nice’ as Whispering Bob would say.
this name didn't ring a bell for me, I only know John Gilstrap - the author - . But when I saw the inner sleeve of the album I knew it must be an older CD, I don't think you see those nowadays anymore. Then I googled him and was surprised of the extended description of his musical life ... ok, let's listen : After the first side I feel like, this is one of those records and listen to the whole thing at once ... as you said, well composed and performed. At the beginning I tried to remember, what it sounds like - I heard a bit Triumvirat ... and at the beginning of the last song on side 1 I thought of John Miles Music so let's see, what side 2 has for us
I remember this album from my dad's collection, likely also due to it's use in the Holiday programme. Don't think he was impressed enough to explore Gordon's other albums.
Hi Jim, Completely unfamiliar name to me, as usual 😅. Yes, very seventies sound. The music though is mwah..it’s quite boring. It’s well played but boring. Compare this to Alan Parsons project, Camel, Caravan…that’s way better music. Pure instrumental music: Bert Kaempfert, Fausto Papetti etc. are better. This on the other hand is perfect background music.
I thought that I might have seen Gordon Giltrap live once but extensive (well, brief) examination of my archives suggests otherwise. That's how much impression he may or may not have made on me at the time. This is prog made for my mum and dad in 1977, not me. They say that prog was why punk had to happen. I think it's more precise than that. Gordon Giltrap is why punk had to happen. Apologies to Mr Giltrap who isn't a bad musician and hasn't (to the best of my knowledge) posted any mean things about me but sometimes it's fun to poke a stick at someone!. The sax did not help.
Still have this album and loved going to see him play live with his band, superb guitar player, thanks for featuring him.
one of my favourite ealy gig going experience in the late 70s was seeing Gordon Giltrap & band live with my Dad. This record and Fear Of The Dark were played in the house every Sunday for years - I love this stuff, thanks for featuring this one, Jim.
This is great, just grabbed a vinyl copy on Ebay for next to nothing, thanks Jim!
Wonderful album,and artist,visionary his first album is fabulous.
Always liked Gordons music, I still have this album and some others from the 70's, great music.
Ahh, Exellent! Almost forgot about him. Had a period in the later part of the 70ties when he rotated heavily on the household's turntable😊. This one and the next album in particular. Good one Jim, thanks for bringing him back to me!
This is the first time hearing this album fom Gordon - I'm very impressed! The first and last parts are superb
In 2010 I had the opportunity to go to a birthday party of a friend. She had booked Gordon Giltrap to play at her party. Followed the next day by the Yes tribute band Seyes. 2010 was also a significant year for Gordon Giltrap as that year he had recorded an album with Rick Wakeman called "Brush and Stone", I also remember the theme tune for the series "Holiday". Interestingly Gordon did an update of the song in 1993 with Brian May, Midge Ure, Rick Wakeman, Neil Murray and Steve Howe.
That 70s sound. Mellow. Missing Gerry Rafferty...but Gordon carries the flag. I saw him back in the 1980s in The Half Moon in Putney doing a duo with Rick Sanders (violinist). Wonderful days.
Hm, it sounds like library music for 70s TV, then again there are some great passages in there. I enjoyed it.
I bought this album, plus about half a dozen of his others, back in the day. The problem i always had with him, was that he was a great acoustic player, but he seemed to have trouble adapting to electric guitar. He always got drowned out by the rest of the band. On so many pieces he introduces things with a flourish of cascading acousticity and then Blam! and he disappears for the rest of the track.
It’s still nice, bucolic stuff though, and as Gordon wrote it, he deserved his name in lights (and peculiar font). He was made an MBE too, which was nice.
Btw, years before this he recorded an album under the name of Accolade, in partnership with ‘60s Superstar Busker Don Partridge. It’s a very interesting album too. Part Folk, Part Proggy-ish, Part Jazzy. There was a second Accolade lp but Gordon left before that.
Of his late ‘70s ‘Trilogy’, PJ is my least favourite, though it is the most accessible and easiest to listen to, which is obviously why it sold more than the others.
Not so ‘Cardigan and Slippers’ as the likes of Sky, and there aren’t the occasional odd eccentricities that even the likes of Camel would indulge in, so it’s a bit ‘background listening’ for me.
Very ‘Hmmm Nice’ as Whispering Bob would say.
this name didn't ring a bell for me, I only know John Gilstrap - the author - . But when I saw the inner sleeve of the album I knew it must be an older CD, I don't think you see those nowadays anymore. Then I googled him and was surprised of the extended description of his musical life ... ok, let's listen :
After the first side I feel like, this is one of those records and listen to the whole thing at once ... as you said, well composed and performed.
At the beginning I tried to remember, what it sounds like - I heard a bit Triumvirat ... and at the beginning of the last song on side 1 I thought of John Miles Music
so let's see, what side 2 has for us
He did some work with Rick Wakeman.
Two words: Simon Phillips!
I always thought this album was bin fodder in charity shops, I might have misjudged...
Hmm, a bit bright and light for me. I'll admit though there are bits of guitar in here that make me think I might like his folk work more.
I remember this album from my dad's collection, likely also due to it's use in the Holiday programme. Don't think he was impressed enough to explore Gordon's other albums.
Hi Jim,
Completely unfamiliar name to me, as usual 😅.
Yes, very seventies sound. The music though is mwah..it’s quite boring. It’s well played but boring.
Compare this to Alan Parsons project, Camel, Caravan…that’s way better music. Pure instrumental music: Bert Kaempfert, Fausto Papetti etc. are better.
This on the other hand is perfect background music.
I thought that I might have seen Gordon Giltrap live once but extensive (well, brief) examination of my archives suggests otherwise. That's how much impression he may or may not have made on me at the time. This is prog made for my mum and dad in 1977, not me. They say that prog was why punk had to happen. I think it's more precise than that. Gordon Giltrap is why punk had to happen.
Apologies to Mr Giltrap who isn't a bad musician and hasn't (to the best of my knowledge) posted any mean things about me but sometimes it's fun to poke a stick at someone!. The sax did not help.