Gentle Giant - Sight an Sound in Concert (Full)

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  • 2 MILLION VIEWS! THANK YOU ALL! THANK YOU GENTLE GIANT!
    O nome das músicas está logo abaixo na descrição!
    The name of the songs are below on description!
    Show COMPLETO da banda inglesa Gentle Giant. A qualidade foi a melhor que eu achei! Espero que vocês aproveitem bastante, pois não foi fácil conseguir esse show completo!!
    Complete concert by the british band Gentle Giant. They are one of the best progressive rock bands that existed in the world! That's the best quality i've found. I hope you enjoy this show!
    Lista de músicas / Set list:
    1. Two Weeks In Spain 0:22
    2. Free Hand 3:33
    3. On Reflection 11:10
    4. I'm Turning Around 16:57
    5. Just The Same 21:06
    6. Playing the Game 26:03
    7. Memories Of Old Days 30:50
    8. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It 38:14
    9. JP Weathers presents 40:53
    10. Funny Ways 42:40
    11. For Nobody 51:23
    12. Mountain Time 56:00
    The BBC Sight & Sound concert Golders Green Hippodrome, London, January 5th, 1978

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  • @davidgarione2206
    @davidgarione2206 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Gentle Giant is the most underated prog band in history! What a concert man!

    • @1359401
      @1359401 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      More like they are/were the greatest most epic legendary unique innovative genius most obscenely criminally underrated band ever.

    • @ChicoFagundes78
      @ChicoFagundes78 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agree!

    • @lanfrancojelo145
      @lanfrancojelo145 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@1359401 Yes you right but... Millions of musicians all over the world appreciate them music and they influenced millions of bands. Them music is still studied and played all over the world. Not to mention endorsements giveth from Frank Zappa to Elio e le storie tese. They are Giants... nothing more nothing else. Thanks to have been existed Kids.

    • @frunobulax1960
      @frunobulax1960 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      very zappaesk! fantasic Band!!

    • @hadywellbie2368
      @hadywellbie2368 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And you hear the punk in there too huh?

  • @zeeeOgre
    @zeeeOgre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    This drummer is so incredibly on point.

    • @larrylanberg3552
      @larrylanberg3552 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's a dick. He was consumed by jealousy of Genesis - in his own words "resentment" - because they fared better commercially. Bad sport.

    • @owenjones9608
      @owenjones9608 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      John 'pugwash' Weathers - went on to join Man, replacing the brilliant Terry Williams (Pugwash also did a stint with the Neutrons). Great drummer, indeed.

    • @garyhillman4993
      @garyhillman4993 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They all are on point

    • @cerievans1734
      @cerievans1734 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I saw him many times as part of this band th-cam.com/video/G_Gh94QgWg4/w-d-xo.html

    • @TinusTegenlicht
      @TinusTegenlicht 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great drummer!

  • @daveorme9979
    @daveorme9979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    Can you imagine a band like this today trying to get a record deal? Thank goodness for a time that fostered this kind of creativity.

    • @nista67
      @nista67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@LibrarianValkyrie
      "Nowadays you can do everything yourself". Not quite. Granted, the 'cost of entry' is, thankfully, not what it used to be.

    • @nista67
      @nista67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Good point. Someone like Ian Dury would not have a hope and we'd be the poorer for it. ✌👍

    • @loganperry
      @loganperry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Sungod has a point. You could release this through bandcamp on your own terms and record in who knows how many ways. I will admit, maybe the openness to creativity was a tiny bit higher than it is now, but that discredits the hard work of experimenting musicians today. Jd Beck and Domi and pushing the limits of jazz fusion from their bedrooms.

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neal Morse? Similitude of a Dream Part I

    • @lyricessence
      @lyricessence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A lot of great music happened because it was across the pond.

  • @unknownrobot
    @unknownrobot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +486

    This band is the definition of progressive rock.

    • @TheConsciousEvolutionchannel
      @TheConsciousEvolutionchannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I AGREE!!!

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So what is the definition?

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheConsciousEvolutionchannel So what is the definition?

    • @charuan12
      @charuan12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@TheConsciousEvolutionchannel gentle giant

    • @MrBamcito
      @MrBamcito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@tixximmi1 Technical, Emotional, Epic and hard to play, that's is prog.

  • @MediaWest
    @MediaWest ปีที่แล้ว +163

    been listening to them for over 50 years now. and it still shakes my giblets. no dancers, no light show, no screens, just masterful musicianship.

    • @boblupton583
      @boblupton583 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same her. wish i could play like that.

    • @litup6465
      @litup6465 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bass player is doing a little dance

    • @pcatful
      @pcatful ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I see plenty of dancing.

    • @Retriever-nk8nl
      @Retriever-nk8nl ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@litup6465 🧐 😅

    • @Retriever-nk8nl
      @Retriever-nk8nl ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolute! Same here.

  • @gillian9178
    @gillian9178 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The Shulmans lived 200 yds from me in Potsmouth when they first started out, they were then called The Roadrunners around 1964/65. I used to watch them play at Eastney youth club at Eastney moden school back then as a 14 year old. Also Phill Schulman who played sax in the band was my art teacher at Eastney Modern school. They then turned profesional & changed there name to Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, before forming Gentle Giant. Lots of care free happy moments back in those days.

    • @stephaneraymond762
      @stephaneraymond762 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Merci beaucoup pour se partage, j'avoue que c'est l'un des meilleurs groupes progressifs des années 70....

  • @FossilisedFishooks
    @FossilisedFishooks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    Some credit due to the sound engineers, what a superb recording!

  • @mma__matchmaker
    @mma__matchmaker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I'm a 24 years old discovering Prog, and Gentle Giant is slowly getting there as my favorite Prog Band. Crazy how they had talent !

    • @1359401
      @1359401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Congrats for discovering GG-the greatest most legendary genius band ever

    • @ДмитрийБрылов-ж6к
      @ДмитрийБрылов-ж6к ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Вы молодец, мало кто из молодёжи понимает серьёзную музыку.

    • @coltonbeatty6117
      @coltonbeatty6117 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I remember liking them when I was younger. I grew out of this juvenile crud.

  • @bjsmith5444
    @bjsmith5444 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Ashamed to say that despite being 61 I'd never heard of Gentle Giant until this year. Every album is a gem uncovered.

    • @curiouscatlabincgetsworrie7755
      @curiouscatlabincgetsworrie7755 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That's probably more a matter of great marketing on part of the managements of those bands you HAVE heard of? :D Gentle Giant did their part of the deal (!) writing, rehearsing, recording and performing the music and people couldn't market it properly. I'm 61 as well and sometimes I feel there is too much nostalgia going on in my record collection. Count yourself lucky to have a "new fresh" experience to be surprised by. :D

    • @MoeJoe974
      @MoeJoe974 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Better late than never 😊

    • @markgreen3135
      @markgreen3135 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm 62 same story, what a discovery, incredible talent and creativity

    • @coltonbeatty6117
      @coltonbeatty6117 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm in my late 20s. I liked this stuff when I was around 16, but I've grown away from it. Too juvenile.

  • @adolfomendonca
    @adolfomendonca 5 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    What happens in On Reflection is a miracle. I showed that to dozens of students, musicians and friends. Some were shocked, but some couldn't note how impossible is to make someone play 4-part poliphony in 2 different instruments and still sing a capella polyphonic lines

    • @Percopius
      @Percopius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Yeah, its the complete mastery of music displayed.

    • @toddeverett7008
      @toddeverett7008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@Percopius The Most Underrated Progressive Rock Band, Gentle Giant

    • @johnunderwood3132
      @johnunderwood3132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It’s crazy how talented these guys are. I thinks they are my favorite band.

    • @sammywight7899
      @sammywight7899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You are correct, best band ever!

    • @RicardoMartinez-jy5lo
      @RicardoMartinez-jy5lo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I am in a shopping mall in Toledo, Ohio, listening to this band in my ear plugs, I have know their music for over forty years and yet now their music is blowing my mind again, this is wondrous, how could they play live so well? Live they are even better than my favorite band ever, Genesis. Both bands were just amazing.

  • @bobparker8294
    @bobparker8294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Ray Shulman is one of the most criminally overlooked and underrated bassist of all time.

    • @bobparker8294
      @bobparker8294 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Lance Williams Agreed, but it was his bass playing that always jumped out at me. I also liked his stage presence. I saw Giant live a couple of times and he always had a special "spark" about him on stage.

    • @birage9885
      @birage9885 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bobparker8294 I agree. We all know how talented these guys are on multiple instruments, but, yes, his bass playing is superb. not in the solo sense, but as part of the symphony that is held together by a strong rhythm section. Very interplaying, yet strong and forward.

    • @birage9885
      @birage9885 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I don't think the drummer gets much attention either. When you listen to their music and focus on his drumming, he is perfect for their style and sound. Too many people judge drummers by their athletic drum solos, and that is not the main function of a drummer in a band.

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 ปีที่แล้ว

      No he wasn't.

    • @mancuniancandidatem
      @mancuniancandidatem ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​​​​@@birage9885 I agree. John Weathers is amazing here. There are household names like Bonham, Paice and Peart that are continually held aloft as the best that 70s rock drumming had to offer. They are all great drummers but, I sincerely believe they were not of a calibre to play in a band like this. I think, John Weathers could of however filled in for their bands with a couple of weeks rehearsal. He is amazing.
      Not to mention his guitar and mallet(tuned percussion) skills. Obviously a very talented all-round musician, as was every other member of this group.

  • @underwoodvoice9077
    @underwoodvoice9077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    My reaction remains the same as the first time I heard Gentle Giant: Oh. My. God.

  • @renatorivolta3558
    @renatorivolta3558 10 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    The BEST band, ever. Fine composers, fine performers, virtuoso instrumentalists.
    they were able to write in all kind of styles: ballads, hard rock songs, classic counterpoint, funky, Renaissance tunes.... And they did not care very much about show business: the music was at first place, always. Just amazing. Every musician has something to learn from them. Thank you, Giants.

    • @1359401
      @1359401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Absolutely love your comments/statement/agree a gazillion% with every word.cheers my friend

    • @ginelcosovan2647
      @ginelcosovan2647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100% agree on what you've written above Renato.Thank you for put it so well!

    • @Njm1965
      @Njm1965 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joking right?

  • @majortheprotagonist5561
    @majortheprotagonist5561 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    RIP Ray, one of the finest multi-instrumentalist of our lifetime

    • @brianearley5858
      @brianearley5858 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And a wonderful guy. An old friend of mine from Western Pennsylvania, Barbara Tanner, was his wife, and I was fortunate to spend some time with them. Ray was humble and soft-spoken; you'd never know that he was this incredibly talented and skilled musician. Taken too soon.

    • @eddiew.6485
      @eddiew.6485 ปีที่แล้ว

      He passed?

  • @alephking2370
    @alephking2370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This is like the 100th time I've watched this. Loove this band.

    • @1359401
      @1359401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The greatest band ever

    • @TinusTegenlicht
      @TinusTegenlicht หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same here.....

  • @GoodSneakers
    @GoodSneakers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    I’ve played difficult music in many bands and projects; Rush, Toto, Steely Dan etc but this stuff - this is truly unbelievably hard to play as a band and as individuals.

    • @dr.juerdotitsgo5119
      @dr.juerdotitsgo5119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Gentle Giant, King Crimson, and Zappa are probably the hardest things you can come across (although Steely Dan can be a huge pain in the ass). Thank God nobody ever requests those three at clubs.

    • @63MGB1
      @63MGB1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 I would include Hatfield and the North in that list, also.

    • @Notecrusher
      @Notecrusher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was in a band that covered "Just the Same". Man, that was a BITCH. Half the band playing in 6, half the band playing in 7 on the verses. Totally insane.

    • @drt-abrat1256
      @drt-abrat1256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍

    • @unknown6390
      @unknown6390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Notecrusher Do you happen to have footage of that? I would love to see someone else's interpretation of that song

  • @johnnyq1233
    @johnnyq1233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    This is how you did shit back then...no computers, no auto tune, no drum machines, no samples.... the mixer was as long as a dining room table...everything was hard wired and the tape was 2" wide and cost a fortune!!!
    You worked your part until you could play it in your sleep! This was the best time in audio EVER!!!!!

    • @QuartetoScherzo
      @QuartetoScherzo  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Have to agree! The musicians must had the songs on the fingers. There was no cutting or tune. Played wrong? Do it again, until make it right!

    • @timothydavies7223
      @timothydavies7223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen. I sorely miss those days. Analog all the way.

    • @nonddd9222
      @nonddd9222 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      12 seconds in and already I see a dude surrounded by electronic keyboards and synths, waiting for the taped intro to finish. it’s one bad haircut away from a Skrillex gig

    • @donf3877
      @donf3877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@QuartetoScherzo Picked up my new mixer at Yellow Freight 15 years ago. Had to leave the tailgate down and strap it in. In its shipping box, the damn thing wouldn't fit inside the 5 1/2 foot bed of my friend's pick-up!!! BIG mixer... an analog Allen & Heath 56 channel with 10 subs :) Also had two large custom made slant front side cabinets full of equipment to go along with it. Twelve dbx266xl compressors, two TC Electronics and one Lexicon multi-effect processors, four Aphex Aural Exciters, six Orban Dynamic Sibilance Controllers, two single channel 31 band EQ's, four feedback eliminators, a real time analyzer, etc., etc.
      I hate digital mixers... will not work with one PERIOD. I will not go through a half dozen screens just to reset a compressor to 3:1 instead of 2:1. Or another half dozens screens to kick a little more 2K in a vocal channel, or drop the center frequency to 1.8K. With an analog mixer and an analog off-board rack, I can make that change in a millisecond. Had people come up all the time after a concert to tell me how great everything sounded... then be shocked that I was using an 'old' analog mixer and off-board effects. My answer... THAT is why it sounded so good!!! I won't use the new switching power supply power amps either. Yeah they're light weight... but the bass will start breaking up way before their supposed rated power :( My old QSC's might weigh 30 pounds a piece... but they will run right at clip for hours and hours and put out crystal clear sound and floor shaking bass.
      It saddened me to see the Gentle Giant's keyboardist with an on-stage mixer. The only thing worse to me is an on-stage mixer for the drums. For the keyboards... what he/she hears on stage isn't always what is needed in the house mix. And somethings a little EQ'ing is needed, but just on one of the keyboards :( And drums... how the hell can I pull the snare or bass or high-hat up in the mix depending on the song being played it they are all mixed on-stage??? I also always demanded a separate mic for the ride cymbal. With just overheads, the ride gets lost in the mix. Plus every individual instrument and vocalist needs their own separate channel. It IS a pain in the a$$ to keep on top of all those channels... but THAT is what a sound man is paid for.

    • @JeremyRenthlei
      @JeremyRenthlei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nonddd9222 Nothing to do with what they say up there. That's just a welcome intro. The one people use these days are software synth or softsynth(computer generated sound) very2 different from an old generation digital hardware synth.

  • @alienalibi2382
    @alienalibi2382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Bands like this is why Iove prog so much

    • @coltonbeatty6117
      @coltonbeatty6117 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Funny, because this is pretty much why I'm losing interest in prog.

  • @Steven-xd5kn
    @Steven-xd5kn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    What is refreshing about these guys is that they did not attempt to be any kind of superstar. Just every day people with extraordinary musical talents enjoying making great music.

  • @27funkyes
    @27funkyes ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Derek Shulman (Lead Vocals, Tambourine), Gary Green (Guitars, Recorder, Co-lead vocals), Ray Shulman (Bass, Viola, Co-lead vocals), Kerry Minnear (Keyboards, Cello, Co-lead vocals), John Weathers (Drums, Vibraphone)

  • @cpcnw
    @cpcnw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    Hang on a minute, the keyboard player is playing a cello, the guitarist is playing a recorder and the bassist is playing a violin!!! What the... kind of super group IS this???

    • @1359401
      @1359401 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      You ask what kind of o super group is this? answer-they were/are the greatest most criminally underated band ever

    • @jlperron4702
      @jlperron4702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Aaaaaand...they sang!!!

    • @remitablechair
      @remitablechair 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Seen this band in The Liverpool Stadium in about 1972, everyone played everything, very talented band..I read somewhere Reg Dwight stepped in on keyboards for a few gigs in the early days.

    • @michaeljoseph997
      @michaeljoseph997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Underrated indeed it about to start this again its is I a musical class all by itself. This is new music & record companies should recognize its potential. Listening record companies?

    • @glenross6952
      @glenross6952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      SIMPLE PUT IT...PROG ROCK....😁🎸🎶🎵🎻🎶🎶🎼🎼🎼

  • @Ogsonofgroo
    @Ogsonofgroo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Still grooving to them half a century later, timeless brilliance will be in my heart forever with so many other greats.

  • @sonofbarnsey
    @sonofbarnsey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    "Memories of Old Days" is just staggering. The way the four guitars are orchestrated is unbelievable

    • @SouthCircinus
      @SouthCircinus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes it is! An absolutely beautiful piece of music, defenitely one of my favourites. Don´t you think this live version here was quite weak though?

    • @frizzonofficial
      @frizzonofficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      when kerry pulled out the guitar I nearly cried

    • @theupstairsbasementstudio7657
      @theupstairsbasementstudio7657 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Saw them in Chicago in my late teens, they changed my brain, my outlook on music changed … they set a clean standard in music for me, what a group and never got the respect ! Prog was changed in my mind, loved them !

    • @coltonbeatty6117
      @coltonbeatty6117 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@theupstairsbasementstudio7657 Still haven't grown out of it!? These guys were clowns

  • @davidofpiano423
    @davidofpiano423 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What an incredible band. Love the drummer’s groove and that he’s wearing an A’s uniform! My hometown!

  • @j.aaronkambeitz9848
    @j.aaronkambeitz9848 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Pugwash is awesome. Seriously underrated drummer

  • @dennisfrancis2119
    @dennisfrancis2119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Ok, so the entire BAND can play guitar and how many other instruments?!? Easily one of the most underrated prog bands of all time. Incredibly intricate and tasteful arrangements coupled with shear raw talent. I ask you - where are the band like this today??

    • @flowkap6911
      @flowkap6911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haken. Which btw. adore gentle giant ^^

    • @progbc
      @progbc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How about thank you scientist?@@flowkap6911

    • @len801
      @len801 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Shulman sons (and grandson/s) as REPLIKIN. . .
      th-cam.com/video/O7Uuwj6Z8Go/w-d-xo.html

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Neal Morse.

    • @a.whyattmann5057
      @a.whyattmann5057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If it was here today, would you even find this special

  • @grahamnunn8998
    @grahamnunn8998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    As a huge prog fan I have to admit I came a little late to these guys. There is, in my mind no other band who achieved that level of musicianship. Gary Green is easily up there with Howe and Hackett and Ray Shulman and is up there with Chris Squire and that's only two them. The vocals first drew me in and here they a faultless. I can only think they never won as many plaudits on their instruments because they never stayed on them long enough!
    A friend's band supported them around this era and said it blew their minds watching them after their set.
    So glad they are getting the appreciation they deserve now, they were truly ahead of their time. Thank you Gentle Giant for the music and the humour, no one worked as hard as you.

    • @lesblatnyak5947
      @lesblatnyak5947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well said, I got to see GG 4 times, very special group of musicians.

    • @ppmppm7010
      @ppmppm7010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is that a celtic shirt

  • @dorianarenas1192
    @dorianarenas1192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    It’s 2022, I have seen this a gazzillion times, and never stop to amaze me, those guys where brilliant !!

    • @mattyextrordinair6733
      @mattyextrordinair6733 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fuckin A 🤘 Rock on.

    • @uubuuh
      @uubuuh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and hey why not, this video is one of the best things so far about 2023.

  • @byrongraw1742
    @byrongraw1742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Only a band as great as Gentle Giant can make a song like "Two Weeks in Spain" sound so good.

  • @DocSardo
    @DocSardo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Gary Green has to be one of the most underrated guitarists of all time.

    • @FalardeMusicaeLegal
      @FalardeMusicaeLegal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's infuriating

    • @b1gBud00bo1
      @b1gBud00bo1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      glen chimp yes! His solo, while I wouldn’t say it’s nuts, I would say it’s groovy and very nicely composed

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@b1gBud00bo1 Guilty as charged.

    • @MaxPlaid
      @MaxPlaid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not to shabby on the recorder either!

    • @timbogillyfish7974
      @timbogillyfish7974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His solo on "His last voyage" alone would made Jimi smile ear to ear. Brutal musician.

  • @johnunderwood3132
    @johnunderwood3132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This has to be one of the best bands ever. So friggin good

  • @altercharmeur2554
    @altercharmeur2554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    For Gentle Giant round about two million views, respect! They are one of the most criminaly underrated bands ever. I like GG so much, it's real good music.

    • @RicardoMartinez-jy5lo
      @RicardoMartinez-jy5lo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is the kind of Western music many people in Japan love, this is indeed good music.

    • @tonymorey1
      @tonymorey1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fully agreed. I loved the "criminal underrated" definition. All multi-instrumentist musicians. Btw best record is The Power and The Glory imho

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The word underrated is used way too much. But in this case I think it holds true.

    • @seltaeb9691
      @seltaeb9691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup, here comes Underrated again, yeesh give strength..

    • @vitorfernandes651
      @vitorfernandes651 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t see how. I haven’t stopped 1 single good song. All songs I could have easily written myself.

  • @bubbleman498
    @bubbleman498 8 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    the second time I got to see Gentle Giant I was living In Atlanta GA. they played a relatively small club downtown called Alex Cooleys Electric Ballroom. I went there with a friend and was tripping on LSD. Got separated from my bud and was searching for him, I went upstairs and there was a section roped off with 5 people sitting at a table I was standing next to them and one of them turns to me and asks me if I was familiar with this music. I said oh hell yes and told them of my first time seeing GG. they invited me between the ropes and I sat down, these people are known as the band Kansas. I sit with them tripping and drinking on their dime for the whole concert. What a life for a poor boy from Indiana.

    • @rosesandsongs21
      @rosesandsongs21 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +rick thompson What a sad story, my thoughts are with you, get well soon.

    • @davidstewart4780
      @davidstewart4780 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Interesting because both groups became popular around the same time

    • @InstrumentalJourney
      @InstrumentalJourney 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Gentle Giant is Kerry Livgrens favorite band...seems kansas being there all together was a great thing.. great story. .

    • @InstrumentalJourney
      @InstrumentalJourney 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rick.. he is a monster. What an incredible musician

    • @vtownvmax
      @vtownvmax 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      THATS A GOOD TIME BRO

  • @LisaBellaDonnaMusic
    @LisaBellaDonnaMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    My god what a formidable live band. One of the few Progressive Rock bands that actually ROCK. Then there’s vast dimensions of their arrangements. Forever cherished Band. ❤️

    • @warmfuzzydeath
      @warmfuzzydeath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      marry me

    • @TONE11111
      @TONE11111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @LisaBellaDonnaMusic
      @LisaBellaDonnaMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    • @LisaBellaDonnaMusic
      @LisaBellaDonnaMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TONE11111 this was amazing! Thank you for posting! Subscribed! ❤️

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      :)...A bit short sighted or, perhaps over exuberant.. But, Having started my concert going career in 1974, I assure you ALL of the prog bands rocked...YES, Genesis, U.K, Crimso, Pink Floyd, Mahavishnu orchestra, Kansas, ELP, and many others...Just as great as this...:)

  • @ArthurSeeClarke
    @ArthurSeeClarke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    More than the depth and complexity in the music itself, and more than the musical mastery of every single one of the band members, the raw energy that comes from total conviction and the absence of mediocrity are what I find so inspiring. They believe in their music with a vengeance. Also, I think it's brilliant to use complexity itself as a means of expression, when it has only ever been a consequence of expression before. It's brutally unapologetic, just as real rock should be.

    • @rohanroll
      @rohanroll ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That comment should be engraved in gold. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @ericmendelman3411
      @ericmendelman3411 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And it's catchy, has tight grooves, is really uplifting and not so cerebral that it's sounds self serving.

    • @Mai-Gninwod
      @Mai-Gninwod ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Best comment ever

    • @joshmaddox1556
      @joshmaddox1556 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Brilliant - the music and your comment

    • @coltonbeatty6117
      @coltonbeatty6117 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Gimmicky

  • @haroldoaristeu5967
    @haroldoaristeu5967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Os brasileiros também amam o Gentle Giant. Maravilha das maravilhas!!!!

    • @giovanefrandalozzo4604
      @giovanefrandalozzo4604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Gentle Giant é um diamante do progressivo.

    • @deboleaubass4467
      @deboleaubass4467 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Isso aí brother!

    • @szjeann
      @szjeann 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Muito bom umas das minhas bandas de rock progressivo favoritas.

  • @jamesallanburruto
    @jamesallanburruto ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Gary was just awarded a star on the walk of fame!

  • @HughCorbyCruick
    @HughCorbyCruick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    October 11, 1975 New York Academy of Music. The tightest display of musicianship this Concert Rat has ever seen. These guys.

  • @aspirationsthegentlegiantp5362
    @aspirationsthegentlegiantp5362 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Long live the Giant! Long live the greatest drummer of all time, Pugwash John Weathers!!!

  • @BigboyRoy100
    @BigboyRoy100 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    RIP Ray Shulman, those bass grooves and that awesome fat tone will live forever. 🙏🏻 🎸

  • @SupremeMrRici
    @SupremeMrRici ปีที่แล้ว +10

    RiP Raymond Shulman. Amazing songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and sound engineer. You'll be sorely missed.

  • @chungiemunchin
    @chungiemunchin 11 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    By far the greatest of the "Prog Rock" bands from that era. Those harmonies.....how did they come up with them, much less remember the notes they were supposed to hit when the time came? Truly amazing!

  • @mannyruiz1954
    @mannyruiz1954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Most unique prog band ever. Amazing musicians.

    • @larrylanberg3552
      @larrylanberg3552 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with you. But I also stand by my position that their low rung position was appropriate.

  • @santiagoribs1554
    @santiagoribs1554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Amazing underrated band by the mainstream and part of the public...

    • @1359401
      @1359401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the greatest most criminally underated band ever

  • @ODST4570
    @ODST4570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Dereck Shulman : " look whose coming to the show dressed as a baseball player..."
    Wheathers:" Says the guy dressed as a plasterer"

    • @richarddrolet7746
      @richarddrolet7746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They were cool man.....love it.

    • @mancuniancandidatem
      @mancuniancandidatem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love the fact that they all look different.

    • @dr.juerdotitsgo5119
      @dr.juerdotitsgo5119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wheathers is a monster. That groove 4:30. I'd take that over any of today's drum clinic brand salesman virtuoso.

  • @jupitermoon5559
    @jupitermoon5559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The greatest band ever. Period. I encourage especially the die-hard Gentle Giant fans who were critical of the later, more commercial tunes to listen to this show as a whole. The juxtaposition of the non-prog songs adds quite a bit, just like the constant rotating of instruments and overall dynamics.

  • @pentiiplenty1885
    @pentiiplenty1885 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Unreal. Totally unreal. I mean, how on earth do you compose and perform music like this? Unreal...really.

  • @toddeverett7008
    @toddeverett7008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Most Underrated Band Ever!

    • @1359401
      @1359401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You almost got it right but you should have added the word criminally before underated and added the words greatest band ever

  • @aphillips1987
    @aphillips1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Ray, once again proving bass is the hardest instrument. What a monster player.

    • @coltonbeatty6117
      @coltonbeatty6117 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Only a bassist would say that. Joker

  • @kentborges5114
    @kentborges5114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    AMAZING AND WAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME !
    Derek has a very unique and pleasing voice.

    • @1359401
      @1359401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agree with what you gave said here a gazillion% the greatest most legendary genius band ever

    • @tonymain341
      @tonymain341 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They all play so many instruments with such brilliance, great 👍

  • @Percopius
    @Percopius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I saw them at the Roxy in L.A. around the same time. They were jaw dropping. Tight, so very very tight playing really complex parts executed flawlessly.

  • @renatoquinones4686
    @renatoquinones4686 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Gentle Giant is one of the most original bands in modern music. The musical level of each member and as a team is simply extraordinary. There are bands that are way ahead of their time and musical era, and Gentle Giant is clearly one of them. I truly admire and love Gentle Giant. Thank you so much for your music, your creativity and your beautiful musical " craziness ".

  • @danroux4010
    @danroux4010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    These dudes were the real deal. Every song a masterpiece. Their work is virtually impossible to cover in any meaningful way.

    • @rickmorse9884
      @rickmorse9884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The only group that deserves to cover GG is Gary Green's group "Three Friends" ... no one outside of the group would really appreciate what was being created.

    • @klaasbil8459
      @klaasbil8459 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Look up "Egentligen Giant". They do a very good job covering GG. Although they might not have been in existence yet when you wrote your comment

  • @TagmakersCoUk
    @TagmakersCoUk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    For just one guy to be so brilliantly proficient is a rare find... For FIVE of them to be so good - and all find each other, and then to play like this, is a miracle. Exceptional musicianship - A true gem of a band - seldom given the credit they deserved, sadly. Perhaps it's just above most people's tiny brains.

    • @JohnDoe-yr4wc
      @JohnDoe-yr4wc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Tag Makers Pet Tags Haha, was thinking the same thing. Anyone that has played in a band knows what your talking about.

    • @klaasbil8459
      @klaasbil8459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not only is each of them brilliant, but what really makes it Gentle Giant is their most intricate interplay. Together they made some of the most complex and beautiful prog rock (even though they don't like that label).

    • @johnharvey4496
      @johnharvey4496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like Rush, from the same era, prog rock, all virtuosos

  • @Aussie6490_gaming
    @Aussie6490_gaming 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This is quite simply the finest live music you will ever hear. The versatility and togetherness of the band, combined with the arrangements and atmosphere created by the sheer might of the writing ability is astounding. I say this as a Fripp, Zappa, Genesis and Yes fan. This is another level in my opinion.

    • @shaneoconnor5811
      @shaneoconnor5811 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's hard to disagree with you, this is spellbinding stuff, I'm a massive fan of Yes too and this more than holds it own.

    • @michaelbeerbados3291
      @michaelbeerbados3291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shaneoconnor5811 Yes Music is far more structured and memorable.

    • @tjschakow
      @tjschakow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Saw them live 7/4/76 in Rochester, NY. Could not believe what I had just experienced. Still, too this day, the greatest show I’ve ever seen and I’m now 61.

    • @chrisstainthorpe8172
      @chrisstainthorpe8172 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed!

  • @samissomar
    @samissomar 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    One of the greatest Progressive Rock bands,both in studio,and alive...Masters !...

  • @24eGardian
    @24eGardian 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    As a big fan of prog rock and as a young musician writing prog rock, the discovery of this band made my day

  • @lakshmangunasekara9401
    @lakshmangunasekara9401 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Shit! This band is good! Being in Sri Lanka at the margins of the western music world, I came across Gentle Giant much after I immersed in Western hard rock, progressive and jazz rock. In the seventies, we only got to hear the big names - ELP, Yes, Tull, Floyd et al - and may be vaguely of the existence of these lesser known groups like G Giant, Gong. It's thanks to You Tube and you cool guys who upload.

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I would have tears streaming down my face to witness this in person...One of the few prog bands I never saw...

    • @martinbrodie8507
      @martinbrodie8507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My favorite band in high school from 1971-75.

    • @toddeverett7008
      @toddeverett7008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      An Absolutely Amazing Band,Gentle Giant were So Severely Underrated

    • @louispaquet8185
      @louispaquet8185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Saw them at the Stade Municipal, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada in 1975

    • @tjschakow
      @tjschakow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      July 4th 1976 Auditorium theatre Rochester, NY. I was 16, first time I ever heard them. Friend of mine said hey man, trust me you wanna see this band. The greatest display of musicianship I’ve ever seen. Have been hooked since.

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tjschakow :)...Those were the days! I was 16 in 76...One of the my greatest years as a man...So many changes since those days; We thought it was just going to get better and better; post Nam...Good health and freedom to you and yours and all fellow Prog heads...What's you favorite GG album? Three Friends for me. But, I love them all...:)

  • @garycritcher3009
    @garycritcher3009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At this time I was working for the BBC and actually went to this recording!

  • @paulbaker9699
    @paulbaker9699 10 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Can not sing enough praises of this group. They should go down in rock history as among the best of prog rock groups. And the most inventive groups of all time

  • @Amsterdamagesoup
    @Amsterdamagesoup 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    These musicians come from another planet.

    • @sylvainjazz
      @sylvainjazz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed, they appeared as UFOs on the world music scene! They're great! I love them! More and more!

    • @TONE11111
      @TONE11111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/8vYHuxYxUGE/w-d-xo.html

    • @tjschakow
      @tjschakow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Real musicians, real talent. You won’t find a more talented group of musicians in any other band.

  • @tweer64
    @tweer64 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1. Two Weeks In Spain (The Missing Piece) 0:22
    Gary Green - Electric Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Wurlitzer, Synthesizer, Hammond Organ
    Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals, Tambourine
    Ray Shulman - Bass Guitar
    John Weathers - Drum Kit
    2. Free Hand (Free Hand) 3:33
    Gary Green - Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
    Kerry Minnear - Wurlitzer, Hammond Organ, Clavinet, Backing Vocals
    Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals
    Ray Shulman - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
    John Weathers - Drum Kit
    3. On Reflection (Free Hand) 11:10
    Gary Green - Soprano Recorder, Vocals, Electric Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Cello, Vocals, Wurlitzer, Clavinet, Synthesizer
    Derek Shulman - Vocals, Tambourine
    Ray Shulman - Violin, Vocals, Bass Guitar
    John Weathers - Vibraphone, Vocals, Sleigh Bells, Drum Kit, Glockenspiel
    4. I'm Turning Around (The Missing Piece) 16:57
    Gary Green - Electric Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Wurlitzer, Hammond Organ
    Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals
    Ray Shulman - Bass Guitar
    John Weathers - Drum Kit
    5. Just The Same (Free Hand) 21:06
    Gary Green - Electric Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Wurlitzer, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Hammond Organ
    Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals, Tambourine
    Ray Shulman - Bass Guitar
    John Weathers - Drum Kit
    6. Playing the Game (The Power and the Glory) 26:03
    Gary Green - Electric Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Minimoog, Synthesizer
    Derek Shulman - "Shulberry", Lead Vocals
    Ray Shulman - Electric Guitar
    John Weathers - Drum Kit
    7. Memories Of Old Days (The Missing Piece) 30:50
    Gary Green - 12-String Acoustic Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer, Synthesizer, Electric Guitar
    Derek Shulman - Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals
    Ray Shulman - Acoustic Guitar
    John Weathers - Electric Guitar
    8. Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It (The Missing Piece) 38:14
    Gary Green - Electric Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Electric Guitar
    Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals
    Ray Shulman - Bass Guitar
    John Weathers - Drum Kit
    9. JP Weathers presents 40:53
    10. Funny Ways (Gentle Giant) 42:40
    Gary Green - 12-String Acoustic Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Cello, Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Synthesizer, Vibraphone
    Derek Shulman - Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals
    Ray Shulman - Violin, Backing Vocals, Trumpet
    John Weathers - Drum Kit
    11. For Nobody (The Missing Piece) 51:23
    Gary Green - Electric Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals, Wurlitzer
    Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals
    Ray Shulman - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
    John Weathers - Drum Kit
    12. Mountain Time (The Missing Piece) 56:00
    Gary Green - Electric Guitar
    Kerry Minnear - Wurlitzer, Hammond Organ
    Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals
    Ray Shulman - Bass Guitar
    John Weathers - Drum Kit

  • @garywoolcott4013
    @garywoolcott4013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Great Band ! Saw them live a few times back in NYC

  • @paulself8698
    @paulself8698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    The tone on Ray Shulman's bass is killer! He was a genius of a bass player. Plus the keyboard playing, drumming, singing and guitaring are all phenomenal!

    • @MrAdvance2go
      @MrAdvance2go ปีที่แล้ว +7

      His tone and playing style is similar to John Camp of Renaissance.
      In fact they sound like an avant-garde Renaissance

    • @plumage_again
      @plumage_again ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just enough fuzz. ;)

    • @elbowrinkles
      @elbowrinkles ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My thoughts exactly

    • @uubuuh
      @uubuuh ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@plumage_again His tone is miraculous. the bass and low end proper are Fender perfection, and as you point out, there's just enough edge, like a tube preamp, or real tubes somewhere.

    • @louise_rose
      @louise_rose ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Last year, in a book about a famous live concert venue in my hometown, where lots of great acts played during the 70s and 80s - everyone from Deep Purple to Diana Ross - I spotted some recollections by a guy who had seen them during their 1976 tour. He and his acquaintance on the seat next to him were both super impressed by the playing skills of GG, and as aspiring bassists, especially by Ray Shulman. "We were floored by him...In time I went into other direcftions in life; my friend however did make a living out of playing the bass. His name was Jonas Hellborg."

  • @westrokker
    @westrokker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I can’t imagine trying to play this … the beat, the changes , so complex. Omg

    • @BH530711
      @BH530711 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Playing it? Absolutely! But writing it? Oh. My. God! 😳

  • @katowilbur5994
    @katowilbur5994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There was never anything even remotely like Gentle Giant before they appeared and there's never been anything like them since they've gone. A completely unique experience.

    • @garyhillman4993
      @garyhillman4993 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think Marillion I would pick as a close sound to them with the mixture of prog rock. Rock. Folk baroque sound

  • @LXBR58
    @LXBR58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    2021 I'm listening!

  • @johennes6021
    @johennes6021 10 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    In my opinion, it's simply one of the best bands even after 40 years. Incredible. Thanks for publishing.

  • @altercharmeur2554
    @altercharmeur2554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It isn't the GG style of the mid 70's, a different sound and another outfits. But i can't stop listening to this awesome Gentle Giant BBC concert. It's even realy good. They played five GG classics and six songs from The Missing Piece album.

    • @1359401
      @1359401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You cant stop lstening because they are/were the greatest band ever

  • @eilidh771
    @eilidh771 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love the painter and decorator aesthetic the band had in those days.

    • @7merkaba7
      @7merkaba7 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They kinda look like a group of teachers and janitors 😂

  • @decker3100
    @decker3100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    15:04 transition gives me chills. Massive amount of talent in this band. Have watched this concert countless times now. Never gets stale.

    • @1359401
      @1359401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It never gets stale because they were/are the greatest band ever

    • @decker3100
      @decker3100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@1359401 👍

  • @grahamd5418
    @grahamd5418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Wow this Is Genesis meets Steely Dan meets ELP meets Family. Absolutely stunning!

    • @JohnDaubSuperfan369
      @JohnDaubSuperfan369 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All of those bands are utterly inferior to Gentle Giant, these guys were actually talented

    • @frankmurphyburr3598
      @frankmurphyburr3598 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hear a bit of Zappa as well

    • @duncefunce1513
      @duncefunce1513 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@JohnDaubSuperfan369yeah, no talent in Genesis or Steely Dan. Chancers.

    • @johnnyblackhorse9022
      @johnnyblackhorse9022 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😀 Ha! Yes!

  • @cdavies9603
    @cdavies9603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was their that night. A most underrated band with some exceptional talent.

    • @sheldoncooper8199
      @sheldoncooper8199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @C Davis
      How can they be underrated when this has 1,6 Million views ?
      They are not underrated among Prog Fans they are mentioned in the same Sentence like Mahavishnu Orchestra and Frank Zappa s 1975 Band.

  • @waltwittaker6751
    @waltwittaker6751 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Zappa loved this band,high praise indeed.

    • @ericfullilove4111
      @ericfullilove4111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed.

    • @waynekasmar4401
      @waynekasmar4401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought of Zappa as soon as they started.

    • @tixximmi1
      @tixximmi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Zappa loved Amon Duul too.

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Anyone from that era; loved this band...I know; I was there...:)

    • @hourshandhacker4194
      @hourshandhacker4194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nearly The Shaggs level band

  • @smiralmore
    @smiralmore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Nunca receberam a atenção que mereciam. Banda iconica dos anos 70!

  • @phidias13
    @phidias13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Listening to this version of On Reflection makes me the happiest person in the world

  • @m-tetsuo
    @m-tetsuo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Im so happy to see this has 2M views. Restores my faith in humanity a bit

  • @jimdangler4163
    @jimdangler4163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I first saw them live in maybe 1970 opening for Jethro Tull in Rochester, NY. I have every album and have seen them live another 3 or 4 times through to their disbandment. Whoever would think that Gregorian Chant could be so electric; that Medieval sound could rock in such an innovative way. What a great band with such great musicians playing multiple instruments. I miss them

  • @tunes5077
    @tunes5077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am a Gentle Giant junkie. I listened to just GG for years... drove everyone, including myself, crazy!! Love them!

  • @Tarkus2040
    @Tarkus2040 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Prog rock at its finest! All around!

  • @maxg.-musician02
    @maxg.-musician02 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Rest easy, Ray! Such a tremendous multi-instrumentalist, greatly demonstrated here!

  • @СергейАндреевич-у8ь
    @СергейАндреевич-у8ь ปีที่แล้ว +3

    WELL THAT WAS GOLDEN YEARS OF ROCK... THERE WAS HOLE BUNCH OF GRATEST BANDS WWICH HAD SHOWED THE WAY TO CREATIONS... ONE OF THEM THE BEST THEY WERE..
    . I'm RUSSIAN CONGRATULATION FROM WEST RUSSIA KONIGSBERG /КАЛИНИНГРАД
    ROCK IS HERE THERE & EVERYWHERE FOREVER....

  • @cglittle683
    @cglittle683 8 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    ONe of those accidental discoveries that takes the boredom out of life and turns it into pure musical bliss. I've never heard of this group before but i'm loving it!!! Thanks for sharing.

    • @1359401
      @1359401 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      congratulations you just discovered the greatest most underated band ever

    • @TONE11111
      @TONE11111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@1359401 other than CARDIACS

    • @craigroberts1670
      @craigroberts1670 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      One of the top five progressive rock bands ever. What I really like about them is they have a very original sound, they have soooo much fun on stage, and all of them can swap around different instruments. Lead singer has a very unique vocal style, very soulful and melodic.

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      1359401 underrated is an overrated comment.

    • @alvarhanso6310
      @alvarhanso6310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I stumbled on them less than a year ago through this video and have wondered where they were my whole life. Killer musicians with incredible live presence and uncanny precision. And the medieval compositions and virtuosic performances on multiple instruments is just great. But does it get much better than John Weathers beating his kit into submission one moment and playing the most delicate and complex runs on the vibraphone or xylophone the next. Wonderful band of true musicians.

  • @falsenotefest
    @falsenotefest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1978 and what a sound !!!! What a band of course and what an amazing concert, all is good, not boring or sad, like other prog can be with the years...... this band is alway very modern and in the time for 2020 !!!! Incredible !
    My favorite prog group with Kansas.
    This guys are a great part of the human music history ....

    • @eduardofontana859
      @eduardofontana859 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kansas ,gentle y genesis.

    • @falsenotefest
      @falsenotefest ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eduardofontana859 Yes buddy, have a good continuation

    • @mikeschmitterikgriessmann4085
      @mikeschmitterikgriessmann4085 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i m a fan since over
      twenty years.......

    • @falsenotefest
      @falsenotefest 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mikeschmitterikgriessmann4085 Hi ! That is Great music, always !

  • @fernandogarajalde4066
    @fernandogarajalde4066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “Betcha thought... “ was one of the most creative commentary of the rock scene in its time. Good to hear it again in 2021. 💖

  • @Torilla_on_kilinää
    @Torilla_on_kilinää ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hard to believe the passing of Ray Shulman. Giants music will go on forever!

  • @japhyriddle
    @japhyriddle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    On the DVD, there's a wonderful band commentary audio track option where they critique themselves through the entire performance.

    • @charuan12
      @charuan12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dude, do you have that available? I need that DVD!!!!!!

  • @michaelfuria4257
    @michaelfuria4257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Hard to believe how good this band is. Pure musical geniuses.

    • @JohnInTahoe
      @JohnInTahoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And terrible songwriters and vocalists.

    • @rowane965
      @rowane965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JohnInTahoe bad and also wrong opinion

    • @rowane965
      @rowane965 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adamlacey81 I'm taking the piss, man. Dude comes in with a terrible take and I'm telling him off. At least we can agree that this rocks. Gentle Giant is fantastic

    • @peterfitton4529
      @peterfitton4529 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JohnInTahoe there are more great songs on their Free Hand album alone than most prog bands had in their entire careers. Nothing wrong with the singing either.

    • @TONE11111
      @TONE11111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/8vYHuxYxUGE/w-d-xo.html

  • @charlesnolan7602
    @charlesnolan7602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw Gentle Giant
    It was the concert at Widener University featured on the latest huge boxset:
    " CHESTER, 1977"
    GG turned a mausoleum of a field house into a concert hall. Ray Schulman's quad violin solo was extraordinary!

  • @earlrobicheaux2632
    @earlrobicheaux2632 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The time changes and metric modulation alone is formidable.

  • @jankowalski6731
    @jankowalski6731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    They played rock music in a classical execution. Indeed.

  • @harmenopoulos
    @harmenopoulos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    What a great band! There's everything: folk, funk, rock, jazz and incredible lots of talent

  • @lanfrancojelo145
    @lanfrancojelo145 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ray was huge in any sense. A Fender bass in his hands look as a strato. RIP dear giant.❤

  • @JonathanGoslan
    @JonathanGoslan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It doesn’t get any better than this.

  • @phatox2535
    @phatox2535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Was introduced to this band at age 20 by a music "connaisseur" friend during our civil service time in Münster, Germany (Thanks Andreas, you made my life richer) and ever since I believe these guys to be the most innovative, intoxicating flavour rich band of all times. Best be served sober (or with booze, or weed, or fruit....:)

  • @philipatoz
    @philipatoz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Has a band ever had a more appropriate name???!!! Because they were GIANTS! I own almost all of their vinyl LPs, bought new in the 70s / early 80s. And as magical as those LPs are, FINALLY seeing them live is pure magic - as they were also great showmen. But to really get the experience, you have to read their lyrics and look at the album art. And usually when one says a certain band's member is extremely talented, they are typically talking about his or her proficiency on one instrument - whereas these guys are each masters of several. I love that they played all of these delicate, beautiful parts, the incredible harmonies, the wonderful, unusual keyboard embellishments, dynamic bass lines, awesome drumming, and layered acoustic guitars, and then loud, bluesy passages that really rock on electric - and so often, all in the same track!

  • @lesblatnyak5947
    @lesblatnyak5947 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I came to GG by accident. My best buds sister had tickets so we went,one wine skin 6 joints and fifty yrs later still listening.

  • @BringingPsycheBacktoPsychiatry
    @BringingPsycheBacktoPsychiatry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    As silly as it is, I've always thought Mountain Time was an underrated song. The performance at the end of this show only confirms my conviction.

  • @kopciowaty
    @kopciowaty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Listening to this concert for years. It's like meeting an old friend. I showed this gem numerous times to my friends, no one understands what is so special in this music. I don't get it. So lonely sometimes...