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grantman 
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 Topic: gentle giant (musical styles)Posted: January 31 2019 at 08:35 |
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Lately i have noticed many or similar, arrangements ,that gentle giant was the first, in these complex arrangements,the bands,that have i recognized, were KANSAS,YES and JETHRO TULL.My question for prog fans if there is ,any more other groups ,that fans like you can suggest ,i listen to. thank you for taking the time read peace grant
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 09:40 |
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For me Gentle Giant is in my top 3 prog bands of all time; In a Glass House is perfection IMHO. I'm finding a weird parallel not so much in arrangement, but in terms of "jarring approach" to putting sections together, in Van Der Graaf Generator. For later extreme experimental progressive metal with insane arrangements, try the Gorguts album "Obscura".
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 09:48 |
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Actualy some of Ceteras bass work in Chicago V are sort of Gentle Giant like, by accident. Or Chicago V at its progiest touches on GG teritory, spesially with their wide use of brass and woodwind instrumentation and dissonancehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WTh6m53eBBs
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Logan
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 10:17 |
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Maybe I'm too off-base.
Et Cetera for the harmonies and modalities, and Miriodor for arrangements. For those into Gentle Giant, Island's Pictures, Gnidrolog, and even Cardiacs could appeal (with Cardiacs it's not so much the arrangements as it is other factors). You might very well like Kevin Gilbert's The Shaming of the True if you don;t know it already Edited by Logan - January 31 2019 at 10:19 |
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 10:18 |
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You'll surely enjoy Et Cetera from La Belle Province:
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Logan
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 10:20 |
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Et Cetera is kind of the obvious one when people ask for music similar to Gentle Giant.
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 10:22 |
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Yezda Urfs and Happy the Man and swedish act Rituals are GGnauts
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 10:25 |
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^ Good calls. I had meant to mention Yezda Urfa and Happy the Man too, but I got a phone call while composing my post
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 10:26 |
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Yezda Urfa's album "Sacred Baboon" (recorded in '76, released in '89) is my fave GG influenced album...
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 10:27 |
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Look into Spain's prog bands from the era, you'll find a lot you can feast on.
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 10:34 |
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Bands similar to Gentle Giant?
Hmmm not that many echoing the old Robin Hood troop, but Terreno Baldio came very close - perhaps too close for some reviewers: Edited by Guldbamsen - January 31 2019 at 10:35 |
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 15:22 |
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Hmmm.......been listening to Echolyn lately and As The World has a good deal of that vibe.
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 15:37 |
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https://rateyourmusic.com/list/terramystic/gentle_giant_and_influenced_artists/
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 17:44 |
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Damn, there are some killer links in this thread.
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One of my favorite albums! I also love Island, Gnidrolog, Cardiacs! The best!!!!
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Posted: January 31 2019 at 19:49 |
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I have to check out some of these, I love GG
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Posted: February 01 2019 at 00:10 |
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Early PFM is the most obvious one to me. Check out their first 2 Italian releases. Enjoy!
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Island - Pictures
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery Cathedral - Stained Glass Stories Le Orme - Contrappunti Yezda Urfa - Sacred Baboon Those are the closest I know. Mostly just in their virtuosity, but the styles are radically different still. Not many bands decided to modern Medieval prog rockers. I'd say Island and Yezda Urfa would be closest (though the latter takes most of their inspiration from YES, but they still have moments where they sound a lot like Gentle Giant). Edited by philipemery - February 06 2019 at 10:36 |
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Posted: February 15 2019 at 16:35 |
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Spock’s Beard have ventured into GG-like territory on many tracks ; Gibberish is one that comes to mind instantly. I gotta say that SB are one of my favourite Prog bands these days.
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