Gentle Giant: Discography Part 1 (1970 - 1974)
Kostas has done another comprehensive profile of Brit prog rock masters Gentle Giant
Not my style but that has nothing to do with anything, Kostas is so thorough it deserves our attention and especially if you are a fan
[Noting this is merely Part One of his profile and we will keep a weather eye out for Vol Two]
A KOSTAS SPECIAL
As he says:
"Formed at the dawn of the progressive rock era, Gentle Giant seemed poised for a time in the mid-'70s to break out of their cult-band status, but they somehow never made the jump. Somewhat closer in spirit to Yes and King Crimson than to Emerson, Lake & Palmer or the Nice, their unique sound melded hard rock and classical music, with an almost medieval approach to singing. Gentle Giant is known as the paradigmatic progressive rock band. With an uncomparable musicianship, they went as far as no one ever did into unexplored grounds in the progressive music, navigating over dissonant 20th-century classical chamber music, medieval vocal music, jazz and rock. The multi-instrumentation capabilities of the musicians gave such dynamic to their music, which set parameters to a whole coming generation up to these very days. They explored Moogs, Mellotrons and Fender Rhodes usage with such majesty! Not to mention other instruments like oboes, violins, cellos and horns among others"
