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  • @gman-zl3vm
    @gman-zl3vm 11 місяців тому +18

    The GOAT! RIP Ray! I miss you!

    • @1359401
      @1359401 Місяць тому

      My ultimate epic legendary genius hero in all of music RIP maestro.

  • @ronaldhirsch8968
    @ronaldhirsch8968 Рік тому +32

    They were doing stuff that nobody else could dream of doing. Simply put, they were way, way ahead of their time.

  • @chrismadmonk
    @chrismadmonk 14 років тому +11

    this is simply fantastic, no one makes music (progrissive) like this now,,, there not capably now..........hail

  • @rafaelaugustolarapalmeros8060
    @rafaelaugustolarapalmeros8060 Рік тому +20

    Gentle Giant was one the best Prog Rock band in Rock History

    • @1359401
      @1359401 Рік тому +1

      Correction gentle giant is/was the greatest most epic legendary unique genius band ever.

  • @JeffReams
    @JeffReams Рік тому +15

    Speechless …
    So much talent in this band.

  • @davidemaria9791
    @davidemaria9791 2 роки тому +43

    There has never been and there will never be a band like Gentle Giant.

  • @jababorg4484
    @jababorg4484 5 років тому +159

    4:07 Ray Shumann plays a highly elaborate melody on the violin and at the same time sings super complex verses. It's unbelievable. This guy was a complete musician, one of the biggest I've ever seen in my life.

    • @fictionmusictv
      @fictionmusictv 2 роки тому +7

      I agree totally, BUT the melody he is playing and singing are the same. Still. What a fucking master.

    • @chatelain567
      @chatelain567 2 роки тому +6

      And the wickeddest bass player ;a wizard!!

    • @Chadner
      @Chadner Рік тому +2

      Absolute legend. These guys were the real deal. May he rest in peace.

  • @tommyrawlings3046
    @tommyrawlings3046 2 місяці тому +9

    It's my favorite gentle Giant song
    An absolute masterpiece!

  • @achaarpickler
    @achaarpickler 5 років тому +55

    Wait...he plays the bass, he plays the violin, he sings and he keeps wicked timing.....Kill me Lord.....

    • @SurreyMan0409
      @SurreyMan0409 Місяць тому +2

      Well, that’s impressive enough. But when you put him with four other equally phenomenally talented musicians, you get a band like no other. I suspect that if the song required it, they could play bagpipes, euphonium, serpent, anything at all!

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining Місяць тому +3

    Im over 50 and just started listening to these guys the last few months. They were just never on my radar and you know, a lot of us get comfortable with the same bands we always knew. So glad i dove in. They are fantastic. Gone thru all their albums a few times. Just wonderful

    • @stevelandress
      @stevelandress 13 днів тому +1

      Welcome to the unofficial Gentle Giant appreciation society. I'm in my 70s and have been listening to them since the 1970s. Of all the prog bands I've heard over the years GG are the ones that imo truly embraced and used music from the Renaissance era.

  • @sadboi7537
    @sadboi7537 2 роки тому +25

    One of the most underrated bands ever that’s no one really knows about.

  • @wardka
    @wardka 7 років тому +166

    When they start off instrumentally I thought, "Okay, so they can't really sing it live. This is still great." Then my mind is blown and I'm devastated for the rest of the day. 6 minutes is all I need. How did anyone survive an entire concert? It's too good!

    • @roniszR
      @roniszR 7 років тому +10

      Check out Knots live. That video got me into this band with the complex vocal part :)

    • @iadorenewyork1
      @iadorenewyork1 4 роки тому +10

      When I saw them live, twice, back then, I thought they'd not be able to replicate their album perfection. ... But they did!

    • @TheJulioChaul
      @TheJulioChaul 19 днів тому

      the same here 😅

  • @ripetomato9629
    @ripetomato9629 Рік тому +7

    Incredible. Every time.

  • @blazingday8596
    @blazingday8596 6 років тому +72

    Ray Schulman - Bass guitar hanging from neck.....violin in hand.... and singing his rounds...…..unique.

  • @bunnyhead71
    @bunnyhead71 11 років тому +274

    Speechless...How this band did not get up there with the likes of Yes, Genesis, ELP and Renaissance is criminal...

    • @pdoerfler58
      @pdoerfler58 10 років тому +7

      Agree

    • @holdem5180
      @holdem5180 10 років тому +16

      I saw every band you named, and with Gabriel and when i saw Giant, it was the best live band i ever saw.....Pink Floyd Animals tour was the best show I ever saw........

    • @rogerparry5914
      @rogerparry5914 10 років тому +19

      Sadly, piss-pour marketing...

    • @holdem5180
      @holdem5180 10 років тому +12

      Roger Parry sadly that was better for the public because we got to see them in small venues it was actually great

    • @VeganChefRon
      @VeganChefRon 6 років тому +12

      The level of musicianship is off the chart. I've met Gary Green a couple of times. He still rocks anywhere he plays! Super nice guy.

  • @martinbrodie8507
    @martinbrodie8507 4 роки тому +13

    Gentle Giant is the reason I started playing the recorder in high school in the early 70s.

  • @martinparadudelle4581
    @martinparadudelle4581 4 роки тому +6

    Thanks to musical friends.....I found these guys 45 years ago. Unfortunately, never live.

  • @paulbennett772
    @paulbennett772 6 місяців тому +5

    Without doubt the most versatile band ever. Finished with standard rock lineup, - guitar, bass, kbdd, drums - but started with recorder, violin, cello, vibes!

  • @corkskrewclubhouse93
    @corkskrewclubhouse93 13 років тому +20

    Holy shit. The amount of talent in this band, uncanny.

  • @yahosna4429
    @yahosna4429 12 років тому +4

    Diese Gruppe begleitet mich schon mein ganzes Leben. Mehr Musik geht nicht ...!

  • @racheldavies2623
    @racheldavies2623 7 років тому +15

    the greatest prog band of all time, ridiculously talented

  • @giannottister
    @giannottister Рік тому +6

    The musical knowledge of this band is amazing.

  • @martijnvaassen
    @martijnvaassen 4 роки тому +26

    Ray Shulman deserves a statue....in 24k gold...with inlay rhinestones and a cherry on top. I mean, look at him being a total bad @$$, pulling off sick musical feats, wearing a constant smile of total enjoyment. Man, I'd be happy with just 10% of the supremeness this cat has.

    • @jeffwolinski2659
      @jeffwolinski2659 Рік тому +4

      Agreed, and the genius is now gone, RIP Ray.

    • @coldresin
      @coldresin Рік тому +2

      @@jeffwolinski2659 We'll miss him. I'm so thankful we have all this music recorded, imagine if we didn't have the technology for it back then.

  • @craigcolbert9403
    @craigcolbert9403 2 роки тому +32

    If I had a time machine I would go back and relive their live performances. They are absolutely incredible.

  • @39selrach
    @39selrach 14 років тому +11

    ray looks like such a badass playing the violin while singing and with a bass strapped around his shoulders.

  • @scottsinner7530
    @scottsinner7530 Рік тому +13

    Just read that Ray passed away a couple of days ago. Sad to hear, but happy with how much amazing music he created while he was here. RIP, Ray.

  • @victormelton
    @victormelton 13 років тому +12

    Oh boy, this never gets old...

  • @nancyhoddinott
    @nancyhoddinott 8 років тому +55

    Gentle Giant is absolutely mind numbing. Best live performances I have ever seen. Shifting time signatures, modes , key changes and brilliant interaction of the musicians onstage--who are all multi instrumentalists--has never been equaled.

    • @sapiensfromterra5103
      @sapiensfromterra5103 5 років тому +5

      Don't forget about the counterpoint in their music, this is even more impressive than the above!

    • @tommyrawlings3046
      @tommyrawlings3046 2 роки тому +5

      No one remotely like them! Works of genius!

    • @ronaldoroyal8443
      @ronaldoroyal8443 Рік тому +3

      For most people, this awesome music ( Band); was too much difficult to understand . Point ........👍💯🎸

    • @wimcooijmans8271
      @wimcooijmans8271 Рік тому

      It's almost human ...🙂

  • @mttmtmmt5701
    @mttmtmmt5701 5 років тому +14

    Absolute genius. No other band could touch their technical mastery.

    • @guidorovelli1888
      @guidorovelli1888 4 місяці тому

      technical mastery, at its best borin,g for my delicate ears.

  • @SurreyMan0409
    @SurreyMan0409 4 роки тому +20

    I didn’t think they could play this live, but what a phenomenal performance! Five incredible musicians, and like everyone else says, they deserve much more acclaim than they have ever got. Absolute genius!!

    • @MartinandFreddie
      @MartinandFreddie Рік тому +2

      Saw them a number of times in the 70's, they could reproduce anything, they recorded, live on stage, often with enhancements. One of the joys of a GG concert was watching them swap around their instruments, and of course seeing 5 men play one drum kit !!

  • @davesantos
    @davesantos 13 років тому +4

    I like to watch/listen to these guys everyday when i wake up... I don't know, they help me to go through with good expectations and a smile. =)

  • @mithuna_rasifal
    @mithuna_rasifal Рік тому +5

    RIP, Ray Shulman.
    😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @jeffwolinski2659
    @jeffwolinski2659 Рік тому +14

    RIP, Ray Shulman, what an amazing musician, this is my first stop on a Gentle Giant video binge after hearing the news.

  • @michaelcox436
    @michaelcox436 2 роки тому +1

    Anyone else ever notice that the lyrics of most of their best songs tend to be about arguments and terrible relationships? The irony of presenting an argument in a fugue-like structure is sheer brilliance.

  • @Crinklechip-s
    @Crinklechip-s 5 років тому +10

    You can argue if you like the music or not (personally I think its awesome) but surely these guys were the most talented rock band on the planet when they were together?! What I wouldn’t give for a time machine!

  • @Beatagonia
    @Beatagonia 7 років тому +55

    that bass line at the end is just sick

  • @marijanbrkic4875
    @marijanbrkic4875 Рік тому +4

    R.I.P. Ray Shulman ✌

  • @alancksweet6634
    @alancksweet6634 10 років тому +6

    The BEST you can get RIGHT here w/ Gentle Giant. Played this track at my wedding day in 2000 & EVERYBODY just loved it!! :) Miss these guys! Alan CK Sweet-Music producer/drummer-

  • @ripetomato9629
    @ripetomato9629 Рік тому +4

    This still excites me deeply. Thank you to Wayne Morris Bryant.❤

  • @tranquilitybase6417
    @tranquilitybase6417 8 років тому +90

    We will NEVER hear music like this again.

    • @xsamitt
      @xsamitt 5 років тому +3

      Your are right ....most people today are unable to grasp real musicianship and artist purity and beauty!

    • @GuitarWholesale
      @GuitarWholesale 5 років тому

      Hold my folk and weird instruments.

    • @creaketh
      @creaketh 4 роки тому +4

      I once said that a while ago, and here I am--listening to it again!
      Yeah, that was bad.. Oh well.

    • @chainmatrix
      @chainmatrix 4 роки тому

      21 years later there was this though ua-cam.com/video/A5Zx-0om5N0/v-deo.html

    • @yatz57
      @yatz57 4 роки тому

      "Never" is a very long time... Still, seeing as how we're almost out of it - yeah, you're probably right.

  • @kevinhastings4982
    @kevinhastings4982 4 місяці тому +3

    The Best of the BEST!

  • @alancumming6407
    @alancumming6407 4 роки тому +6

    Unique. To be treasured.

  • @79SteelyMatt
    @79SteelyMatt 11 років тому +10

    Gentle Giant was the best prog band ever-an absolute amazing group of super talented musicians that could play any instrument

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 9 місяців тому +3

      And the definition of Prog is non existent. When someone asks what is prog the answer should be Gentle Giant. Outside of that, there isn't any definition.

    • @79SteelyMatt
      @79SteelyMatt 9 місяців тому +2

      That comment was eleven years ago and nothing has changed your comment still rings true!!

  • @munrotop
    @munrotop 6 років тому +15

    40 years on and it’s still awesome

  • @jeffreyizzo8811
    @jeffreyizzo8811 3 роки тому +5

    I saw them three times in the 70s -- once in a small 400-seat club in Boston. Simply beyond description. Another time they were opening for Renaissance -- once they were done no one wanted the headliners!

  • @AlansTV
    @AlansTV 14 років тому +2

    Sheer Genius is right! I think this band was more than what most musicans could dream of doing.

  • @rembeadgc
    @rembeadgc 9 років тому +123

    One of the greatest prog bands ever! Excellent.

    • @relayerdan
      @relayerdan 8 років тому +3

      I agree with you they were amazing !!

    • @andyspiller7323
      @andyspiller7323 7 років тому +2

      What a band fantastic musicians.

    • @bigchuzzle2117
      @bigchuzzle2117 6 років тому +1

      One of the best bands full stop!

  • @johnheav
    @johnheav 7 років тому +49

    I "borrowed" this album from a music professor in 1977 and never gave it back. Their music was at once mathematical AND emotional. I've never heard anything like it. Forty years later they still engage both my brain and my heart.

    • @klaasbil8459
      @klaasbil8459 6 років тому +13

      That poor professor has been crying about it the rest of his life.

    • @manalbouchafra9700
      @manalbouchafra9700 3 роки тому +2

      Stealing is a bad bad thing John!

    • @dudovich13
      @dudovich13 Рік тому +1

      Record thief. Can't tell you how many albums I loaned out and never got back. Needless to say I don't loan any more.

  • @koshersalaami
    @koshersalaami 4 роки тому +35

    I saw them do this live once. They didn’t do it like this, they did more like the studio version. Each of them strolled to their microphone in turn and as they got there they hit their vocal entrance. I couldn’t believe I was watching it. I’ve played rock, I’ve played Renaissance and Baroque, and that is one complex set of vocal lines, and the tempo doesn’t make it any easier. And it looked so damned casual.

  • @chatelain567
    @chatelain567 2 роки тому +1

    Quelle merveille;nous ne connaîtrons jamais plus un band comme eux

  • @asaibene
    @asaibene 4 роки тому +7

    Masterpiece!!!!

  • @BlueSkies32
    @BlueSkies32 6 років тому +11

    This band is not of this earth, how magnificent, and no charts!

  • @jupiterlegrand4817
    @jupiterlegrand4817 4 роки тому +10

    The greatest prog band of all time. Oh, to see them just one more time~!

  • @mmacham
    @mmacham 12 років тому +45

    Is it just me, or does John Weathers' sweet-ass baseball outfit make the badassery of this video go through the roof or what?!

    • @banishedfromthedwarfplanet530
      @banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 5 років тому +1

      Oakland A's.

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn 3 роки тому

      I was just going to comment on that,its not just a jersey it looks like the entire outfit. I wonder why he picked Oakland, maybe he just likes green.

    • @oscarbrittingham-detxemend396
      @oscarbrittingham-detxemend396 3 роки тому

      @@hifijohn the name says weathers on the back. idk if it’s custom or if he got it because of the name, but it’s still a super cool fit

    • @pangurechyx3010
      @pangurechyx3010 3 роки тому +1

      @@oscarbrittingham-detxemend396 and Weathers 69, no less.

  • @northernranger1
    @northernranger1 11 років тому +6

    I have always been a GG fan. This song is unbelievable. So tight. I am really happy to be stuck in the 70s with music like this. The level of musicianship is on another planet. Real musicians are rare these days.

  • @polishrocker93
    @polishrocker93 4 роки тому +10

    I listened to the studio version and the live back to back and I felt like I was listening to two different songs. Incredible

  • @miodre
    @miodre 13 років тому +11

    How I miss those days! Still brings me to tears....
    Timeless music

  • @LastTree
    @LastTree Рік тому +2

    Such talent, pure joy to hear

  • @llpBR
    @llpBR 9 років тому +5

    The quality of this video is so superb I thought they replaced everyone with lookalikes. Majestic.

  • @thomasdixon1369
    @thomasdixon1369 8 років тому +63

    Incredible that they could pull this piece off live. With 5 vocalists and ability to play multiple instruments, I don't think there was a band that was that versatile or had that big of a sound at the time (perhaps Kansas or the jazz group Oregon). Great post!

    • @ulfingvar1
      @ulfingvar1 8 років тому +9

      +Thomas Dixon One of the best band ever!!!! To imagine that unimaginative hackwork today is more commercially successful is shameful

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 8 років тому +6

      +ulfingvar1 the tripe of today doesn't deserve a comparison mate, nail hit on the head

    • @waynedent63
      @waynedent63 7 років тому +6

      Love your post mate. I don't trust today's music because they have that machine that makes out of tune singing sound in tune. Gentle Giant did this stuff without such trickery. They sang in tune, the most inventive harmonies and melodies in rock music history.

    • @PhilShary
      @PhilShary 7 років тому +8

      As much as I love the 70s music, I would go even further to say that even back in the day of Gentle Giant much simpler and low-quality music was way more popular. But not everything can stand the test of time and gain a cult following.

    • @gatogorka
      @gatogorka 7 років тому +3

      No matter how great the music created during the 70s by such bands like Yes, Tull, Genesis, Hatfield and the North, and a lot others was, I never listened to anything like Gentle Giant... There was not one single note that wasn't worth listening to. And listening to with great attention to the best of rewards.
      Great from beginning to (nearly) the end, that was Gentle Giant, although Giant for a Day, Civilian and the first side of Missing Piece were a bit below par.
      Anyway, although the 70s are gone and so are Gentle Giant, I have to give a shout to a recent and young band coming from Italy, Promenade of their name, who have the intricacies of Gentle Giant's works, specially their track Athletics from album Noi al dir di noi.
      No, they aren't Gentle Giant (and are not trying to be, either) but having such great music in the 2010s is still great news...

  • @Bucky315
    @Bucky315 13 років тому +10

    THIS is really great musicianship. THIS is whats missing from neoprogressive music today. I own the Free Hand album and bought it upon it's original release way back. Tracks like this are so complex I just assumed they were studio creations not to be pulled off live. I'm blown away by the calibre of musicianship show here. . to think these guys would pull this off live is nothing short of mind-boggling

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 Рік тому

      You should have seen Zappa.

  • @AdamMithriddle
    @AdamMithriddle 7 років тому +37

    Regarding the first part, if you listen carefully you can hear that Kerry's playing Ray's bass part on the cello, and Ray's essentially playing Kerry's keyboard part on violin.

    • @Implementing0Failure
      @Implementing0Failure 6 років тому +1

      Adam W Seems natural since the two of them co-wrote most of the musical parts in most of GG’s compositons?

  • @ericpiazzi3444
    @ericpiazzi3444 7 років тому +5

    One of the best bands ever!

  • @morado666
    @morado666 13 років тому +6

    The vocals harmonies are insane !!!

  • @paulocesarmalinverni9302
    @paulocesarmalinverni9302 Рік тому +2

    unbelievable. I love it

  • @fishybishbash
    @fishybishbash 10 років тому +143

    Neo-classical turbo-charged folk influenced British acid rock

    • @1354gaston
      @1354gaston 10 років тому +45

      Or simply just call it Prog Rock.

    • @fabrigasan2150
      @fabrigasan2150 5 років тому +2

      Polistrumentisti eccezzionali li ho sentiti ad Ascona 35 anni fa bei tempi🏋🏼‍♀️🤸‍♀️

    • @fabrigasan2150
      @fabrigasan2150 5 років тому +2

      Ecco cosa serve imparare a suonare e ad ascoltare musica classica nelle scuole da bambini: invece di isegnarci tante minchiate……

    • @superslayerguy
      @superslayerguy 4 роки тому +2

      the best genre

    • @Laulanmad
      @Laulanmad 4 роки тому

      the frontier among all

  • @JesseMoynihan
    @JesseMoynihan 9 років тому +30

    This is a priceless example of a sound and development of ideas that could possibly never exist again. Everything is on the line. Rigorous and sublime.

  • @rodolfolaterza
    @rodolfolaterza 7 років тому +9

    It's not just a virtuose and incredible song: any person can see a pure, honest, sensitive, original, terrific, complex, unforgettable music. Forever will be an inspiration for everyone that see music as a culture that can change concepts and lifes. This song is timeless. Please, all here must share for your friends, family this unique moment of music history.

  • @suphiresa
    @suphiresa 9 років тому +45

    I was 20 when I heard them in 1976 on the Ankara Radio and waited to buy ''Official Live'' two months as a University student! Now I am 58 and still listen GG. They are great and new!

    • @waynedanberry
      @waynedanberry 7 років тому +3

      Nothing Else Like Them!

    • @niklasprytz6740
      @niklasprytz6740 4 роки тому +3

      I was 21 1976 when i saw them live in Stockholm doing this
      Such a knock-out

  • @lennartback4579
    @lennartback4579 3 місяці тому +2

    Together with Crimson the absolutlely best progband

  • @joaquintakanaka
    @joaquintakanaka 9 років тому +25

    If a being from a distant galaxy asked me what Progressive Rock is all about, and I only could play just one theme, this would be a serious candidate. Thank you Gentle Giant for the AMAZING music you made! In 500 hundred years from now, schools will teaching your music.

    • @milosmakovsky6110
      @milosmakovsky6110 7 років тому +1

      Yes. :-)

    • @DecksterPenkor
      @DecksterPenkor 6 років тому +1

      Ummmm - Good band - but your prediction is far-fetched. School? Teaching Gentle Giant music? The world would have to vastly change for the better.

    • @townshendshean
      @townshendshean 2 роки тому

      I don't know man...according to the libtards, the planet is doomed and we've only got a decade or two left lol!

    • @joaquintakanaka
      @joaquintakanaka 2 роки тому

      @@DecksterPenkor Ahah, guess I'm an optimist :)

  • @adam872
    @adam872 7 років тому +9

    This really is a mind blowing song and performance. They were incredibly talented these guys. All that multi-tasking and crazy counterpoint. I just shake my head and marvel at it all.

  • @russellgeorge1993
    @russellgeorge1993 8 років тому +12

    one of the most criminally underated bands of all time! I'm so glad that my brother turned me on to this band.

    • @1359401
      @1359401 8 років тому +3

      they are absolutely the greatest most criminally underated band ever

  • @keef000
    @keef000 5 років тому +3

    Great band from me youth, seen them, love them, and from Portsmouth, Awesome stuff.

  • @davidebrunelli2781
    @davidebrunelli2781 4 місяці тому +2

    Tutto l'album Free Hand dà una particolare sensazione
    di freschezza e di fluidità sonora.

  • @meyershwarzstein8867
    @meyershwarzstein8867 9 років тому +25

    I saw this tour -- amazing stuff. What a privilege!

  • @haraldsoosalu2628
    @haraldsoosalu2628 7 років тому +23

    Ray has an incredible sense of harmony. Really god damn fun to listen to his bass runs and he never repeats himself. This is the most flawless and the most beautiful piece of music that no other band will never be able to pull off.

  • @salahalawi1170
    @salahalawi1170 10 років тому +25

    For a second I wanted to cry!! This music will never be repeated again
    Such a tempo..groovy. ..what ever u name it hahahaha

    • @tamaramorrison9220
      @tamaramorrison9220 9 років тому +2

      salah alawi Try Fewjar maybe. Not exactly the same actually, but also this lets-mix-as-many-kinds-of-music-in-one-song-as-possible - type.
      Gluttony, Problem 3 (album: Afewsides) or S.p.a.m (album: Afewsides) for example.
      I love them as much as Gentle Giant or Nirvana (which means a lot^^).
      In their making-of-vids (unfortunately in German) you can see that they will use classical instruments for their new album, too! I defenitly look forward for this piece of shit =D

    • @tamaramorrison9220
      @tamaramorrison9220 9 років тому +1

      TheGoldfish
      Thanks!
      Do you know some good bands maybe? Always seaching^^

    • @tamaramorrison9220
      @tamaramorrison9220 9 років тому +1

      TheGoldfish
      Yas, love Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd.
      But I will try out the other ones, thank you!

    • @tamaramorrison9220
      @tamaramorrison9220 9 років тому +1

      TheGoldfish Certainly not everiything... but I listen to Jethro Tull since I was a child, my father loves them. So ... there are some albums in my shelf =D

    • @tamaramorrison9220
      @tamaramorrison9220 9 років тому

      TheGoldfish
      Yeah, true^^
      He came home so often with a new DVD - we always watch together.

  • @donn8916
    @donn8916 10 днів тому

    What is mind-blowing is how tight and seamless their ensemble playing is with the relative inefficiency of 1970's monitors!

  • @steinar123
    @steinar123 Рік тому +2

    RIP Ray Shulman❤

  • @GustavoFajardoR
    @GustavoFajardoR 4 місяці тому +1

    Baby Boom tenían que ser, que enseñanzas nos dejan estos. GG lo mejor

  • @rileyraines6719
    @rileyraines6719 6 років тому +5

    So good ,so talented, so lost in the shuffle, one of the best bands ever!!!

  • @stargate1555
    @stargate1555 Місяць тому

    Gentle Giant pulled this off live. Brilliantly done. Spot on. Rarely will you hear a performance like this outside of the studio.

  • @johnmccool3482
    @johnmccool3482 3 роки тому +5

    My all time favorite band. First time I heard them I was blown away. They were such a talented group

  • @OSMP27
    @OSMP27 11 років тому +8

    If early medieval minstrels had played with half the vitality of gentle giant, in the courts of their kings, the dark ages wouldn't have happened!

  • @rofcay9606
    @rofcay9606 9 років тому +9

    40 years later and I STILL get goose-bumps. SO grateful I saw them multi- times. Hail the Giant !!!!!!

  • @JoséDiSiervi
    @JoséDiSiervi Рік тому +3

    A real masterpiece. The musicians are excellent!

  • @callumsutherland2954
    @callumsutherland2954 7 років тому +6

    Possibly the most incredible live performance I have ever seen... Astounding.

  • @MaxPaws
    @MaxPaws 14 років тому +5

    Sheer Genius! A most amazing group of musicians! Saw them live once, way back... wish it had been more.

  • @RayRay-ot5xd
    @RayRay-ot5xd 5 років тому +3

    Absolute brilliance!

  • @RalfS777
    @RalfS777 5 років тому +4

    Wow.....so much raw talent in this band of musicians!!!!!! Have to be one of the most talented groups i've heard to date!

  • @snicky58
    @snicky58 11 років тому +5

    Bloody amazing that they would even attempt to do this song live. Even more amazing that they did such an excellent job of it.

  • @sygendron
    @sygendron 7 років тому +9

    I saw that show. It was amazing. They were the best live. I'm still amazed by such talent and maestra.

  • @peterg.bassist
    @peterg.bassist 6 років тому +4

    5:26 such an amazing counterpoint- bassline! Just an amazing band!

  • @JonahJojoTheMan
    @JonahJojoTheMan 6 років тому +8

    My God! How beautiful! The music that introduced me to GG. It's been so long ... I remember well that I was ecstatic listening to it on the radio, on an old progressive rock show, with my eyes turned upwards, wondering if it was possible for a rock band to do something so wonderful and elaborate.
    Yes, it was. Gentle Giant, best band ever.

  • @Studio-C
    @Studio-C Місяць тому

    I started following Gentle Giant since 1971 and wish I still could. One of the most inventive music groups of all time. The band Dream Theater also enjoyed them and their unique time signatures.

  • @sergiotropea7594
    @sergiotropea7594 4 роки тому +1

    Che meraviglia, 45 anni dopo

  • @ulfingvar1
    @ulfingvar1 8 років тому +67

    Absolutely fucking brilliant! Xcuse my french, but this band has got to be one of THE most versatile and musically adept band ever!!!

    • @haplessasshole9615
      @haplessasshole9615 8 років тому +17

      A friend of mine -- a highly versatile musician -- used to dismiss Gentle Giant as "Just a studio band." Guess this video puts paid to *that* complaint, huh?
      Yep, GG is one of the most musically diverse, genre-jumping bands ever. A lot of progressive rock bands -- Genesis, Yes, and King Crimson among them -- were and are dynamite, but for my money (though I ain't got a lot of it...), GG is the most rewarding to sit and *listen* to.
      Wonderful melodies. Exceptional lyrics. Jaw-droppingly gorgeous arrangements. What's not to love?

    • @tedl7425
      @tedl7425 8 років тому +4

      I don't know who said GG were just a studio band. One of my favourite live albums is Playing the Fool. That shows they can take the studio sound and recreate it on stage.

    • @Aia20131tbloes
      @Aia20131tbloes 7 років тому +1

      Hello fellas have you ever heard about Hermeto Pascoal or Itiberê Zwarg? you should check it if you like versatile musicians and complex compositions!! High quality material!

    • @notadoc2130
      @notadoc2130 5 років тому

      I describe them to people as, "The technically most proficient and musically diverse group in recorded history."

  • @robsatoz
    @robsatoz Рік тому +2

    Sublime ! Thank you GG for providing so many hours divine listening. Love ‘ya

  • @sbacon3407
    @sbacon3407 8 років тому +15

    God I love this song. It ends with such hope and promise. It always picks me up.