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    Posted: October 05 2018 at 13:31
HI
Gnidrolog 
first album is super-underated... what is your opinion?























 
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GG......but Gnirdrolog did two nice albums back in the old days.
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Gnidrolog take influences of GGIANT? 
I think that not...mere coincidence...
I like more GNIDROLOG thought ,,,,
Someone know bands  with GNIDROLOG sound?
There was two german bands similar to GNIDROLOG  but  forget your names....
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Gnidrolog? That band where the guy sings with a pineapple stuck up his ass?

GG all the way!
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Originally posted by Junges Junges wrote:

Gnidrolog? That band where the guy sings with a pineapple stuck up his ass?

GG all the way!


Is the pineapple inserted vertically or sideways?!
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

GG......but Gnirdrolog did two nice albums back in the old days.


I agree !!!
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Gentle Giant, no question. It does not mean that Gnirdrolog are not good, indeed, they are a really good band, but Gentle Giant are quite ahead of them.
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I like Gnidrolog not or hardly less than Gentle Giant. There is some similarity between those bands. I'd place Gnidrolog near the center of the eclectic triangle Gentle Giant - Van der Graaf Generator - Jethro Tull. Harry's Toenail was a good debut (4+/5 in my book), Lady Lake a masterpiece on par with Gentle Giant's best albums.

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Gentle Giant > most bands I can think of.

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Gnidrolog was a nice band but not in same league as Giant, IMO.
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

I like Gnidrolog not or hardly less than Gentle Giant. There is some similarity between those bands. I'd place Gnidrolog near the center of the eclectic triangle Gentle Giant - Van der Graaf Generator - Jethro Tull. Harry's Toenail was a good debut (4+/5 in my book), Lady Lake a masterpiece on par with Gentle Giant's best albums.
 
I had to wait 10 posts to see VdGG mentioned as the other end of Gni's influences.
Toenail is quite hard to get into, but LL is definitely easier, but ultimately both are excellent
 
Please also pay attention to their posthumous Live 72 with plenty of unheard elsewhere tracks
 
However forget the 00's comeback album... Outside the opening track (great), the rest is dreck.
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I Think they´re wholly different types of band.
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I have to confess that I've never listened to Gnidrolog
 
If they're anywhere near Gentle Giant and VdGG then they'll definitely be worth checking out
 
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

I like Gnidrolog not or hardly less than Gentle Giant. There is some similarity between those bands. I'd place Gnidrolog near the center of the eclectic triangle Gentle Giant - Van der Graaf Generator - Jethro Tull. Harry's Toenail was a good debut (4+/5 in my book), Lady Lake a masterpiece on par with Gentle Giant's best albums.
 
I had to wait 10 posts to see VdGG mentioned as the other end of Gni's influences.
Toenail is quite hard to get into, but LL is definitely easier, but ultimately both are excellent
 
Please also pay attention to their posthumous Live 72 with plenty of unheard elsewhere tracks
thanks - perfect post!
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I love both the Gnidrolog lps (and have originals of both which seem to fetch unbelievable prices on Ebay!) but have never really understood the supposed connection or 'similarity' between the two bands. Likewise I think they have more in common with VDGG tho' are fairly unique in their sound. As for Gentle Giant, obviously they have a much much larger and more diverse catalogue (much of which I adore) but have also had to try and adapt to the zeitgeist and the length of time through which they existed so, perhaps inevitably, produced a few stinkers.. I suppose that applies to most of the major bands referenced here.. maybe its better to produce one or two jewels then disappear?

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What i like about Gnidrolog is that they sound so raw and never uses synth, they are very gritty, raw and "ugly" sounding in a beutifull way. Like Space Shanty of Khan and Arzachel.
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to Cosmiclawnmower :
Yes.yes... I think that GNIDROLOD is closer to Vand derGenerator really (truly) if you think 
meticulously
Hamill influence is very very obvious in the vocal but the vocalist is more powerful  than Hammill sometimes
and even superior sometimes. Very theatrical sometimes (only conection GG )but bitter and anger sometimes
shocking music ! maybe the most great discover lost gem  all 70s times in my life!
wow......someone have date issue ...72 but what month...

Third Gentle Giant album 72 and VGG Paw Hearts 71.


SUPPOSEDLY if GG influence is true its influence is limited or almost impossible


to sean tranne:
i will check live album later i taste slowly the music 
i think live album includes unhearseld low fi material
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