Agreed. He not only was truly great on the bass (pretty adept at guitar and violin too), but he was most likely the principal author of most of their original material and of their musical approach. He and Kerry Minnear remain truly giants of prog rock, IMHO
Eric Golub-- It's true that the majority of the music recorded by Gentle Giant was composed by Ray Shulman and Kerry Minnear. The others contributed also, but the majority was written by Ray and Kerry.
GG - strong, talented, creative, capable, funky, fun, classical, theatrical, energetic and infectious are all words that come to mind when I hear their music or see it filmed live like here. And I wasn't even born for another 6 years after they broke up.
@@hangemhigh63 I have seen a Yes show. I will amend it to say, 'one of the best', however, in the style of what they are do, I feel they are the best, and in the style of what Yes does, they are the best. It's not a competition, they are both awesome.
I think he's the most single greatest multi-instrument musician I've ever seen...and he's one of the greatest progressive rock keyboard players ever. It's Emerson and Wakeman...then all the others including Minnear.
@@Eleventhearlofmars Like I said it Emersona and Wakeman in the top tier. In the second tier there's Banks, Wright, Minnear and Evan..third tier Moraz, Argent, and Bardens. I am not a Rudess fan.
Sensational concert in front of living corpses:) Kerry 's incredible vibraphone solo reminded me how he improvised, not only on vibraphone, NOT following any blues or jazz cliché. It's like Stravinski or Hindemith improvising. Mind blowing.
John Weathers is such a functional drummer. I love Bill Bruford, Robert Wyatt or Billy Cobham for their creativity. But John is just so GOOD and serving, I love it
So few people for such a great band and song...But, as Ian wrote in Thick as a Brick; "We shall be geared towards the average rather than the exceptional" So sublime...So amazing!
Superhuman levels of musicianship. You saw that a lot in prog rock. Gentle Giant were almost a genre of their own, incredibly original and very influential. Personally I'd rather listen to Genesis, Floyd or Crimson, but I have the utmost respect for GG.
The part that starts at 1:43 is easily one of the highest moments on music and is not available on any record... or is it? That guitar figure at 1:51 gets second to second more intense, reaching at 2:07 its very top.
the only band i ever heard zappa say he was into was GG. thought they were really different. i still play cogs for my students just to see their face and mouths drop.
En vous baladant dans les prés du présent, vous pouvez cueillir des bouquets de fleurs folles et improbables, revenir avec de somptueux extraits de ces musiciens sensibles et écorchés et vous dire que vous gagnez parfois du temps à ignorer tant de ces musiques contemporaines redondantes & futiles pour gagner en force et sérénité¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Слышу GG впервые.. Перешёл по ссылке в комментарии к видео о ламповом звуке.. Керри Миннер, я так понял, руководитель этой группы и доктор наук как композитор! Исполнение на фоне более поздних групп несколько наивным кажется конечно, но восхищает мелодика и собранность каждой композиции... Как будто произведение Баха, Шопена, Глинки, Чайковского, Рахманинова...
2:54 No applause?!? LOL Maybe they were told not to, or that all would die if they did. By the way, this is the best quality (video and sound) of these particular clips.
Muchas gracias a mi amiga pipilin por recordarme estas canciones, muchas de estas no las comprendo, pero me terminan gustando por lo peculiares y diversas que llegan a ser. Me gustaría tener un nivel alto de inglés para poder comprender mejor la letra de las canciones, pese a eso logro captar parte del mensaje e interpretaciones. Tambien quiero agradecer a mk amigo Tramer por existir, también lo quiero mucho. Me gustaría algun dia poder invitarles un ceviche y agradecerles por su amistad y apoyo, aun que los conozco no hace mucho, los quiero bastante. Incluso podría considerarlos como los hermanos mayores que siempre quise tener. Me gusta jugar dota 2.
+Vincent Janowski every live broadcasted concert like this had an audience resembling the same behavior back in the 70's nothing strange, people were just different in Europe at that time.
+Vincent Janowski Good old times when the audience was there to listen to the artists and shut the fuck up. Today they come to hear themselves clap falsely to bad music.
The most bizarre part of this performance was the audience. I would be tapping my foot and keeping time with the music. Silence. No applause between songs. The audience had to have been staged or deer looking into the headlights.
Don't be so negative, music like G G and Genesis are unique in their own right, be open to different styles and tastes, some people just don't give these musicians a good listen.👍😎
I really dislike these Gentle Giant videos, but the first track here, Cogs in Cogs, stands out for me. It's less a "look how much we practised"-vibe I get so often with Gentle Giant, but it actually brings across a kind of energy I like in some prog rock.
How ironic of you to say that being that cogs in cogs is probably the most challenging song they played on this set lol...maybe you're not a musician so you can't tell the difference, idk.
