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Topic: Gentle Giant vs Roxy Music Posted: July 07 2011 at 09:55
two bands that lasted just a decade, Gentle Giant managed to produce a little
more albums then Roxy Music but both bands had quality albums and they managed to produce concise music as
bands with high presission (with some low points), both bands are highly
experimental and have a nice dose of both madness and subtlety. Both use styles
from every musical and non-musical sources like jazz, blues, Avant-garde,
classical, minimalism atmospheres, folk, romantically and literature
they have both lucky to have great musicians, the ballance of well crefted songs and well written lyrics is equally strong in both bands, both known for their artsy and spectacular live
shows and both bands have a certain finger in today’s music scene both contemporary
and progressive (almost every New Wave band have a huge depth or
gratitude to Roxy Music),
(I predict a GG dominance but RM is a tough dog as well)
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Posted: July 07 2011 at 11:50
Roxy Music represents too many contradictions for me to vote for them. Although they had a unique sound and vision for their music, I think they got better as a band as they went more mainstream. Their first album sounds very rough, almost as if they hadn't yet figured out how to really play their instruments. Gentle Giant, on the other hand, started off strong, and only got better until the market dictated they simplify. I find GGs blending of classical, jazz, and rock more interesting than Roxy's retro-future style. Furthermore, using cello and recorders, etc. as well as the standard rock instruments is more charming to me than the abrasive sounds Roxy used. Despite how it may sound, I like Roxy a lot, it is just that I prefer GG.
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Posted: July 07 2011 at 11:53
friso wrote:
A single side of one album of Gentle Giant is more relevant for the progressive genre then the whole Roxy Music discography for me.
I am very proud to disagree, as RM introduced a whole new series of prog sensibilities (electronica RE The Bogus Man, incredible instrumental playing - Jobson, Manzanera, the incredible Paul Thompson and Andy Mackay) .
Most of all, RM brought class to prog as well as the rock world.
Now GG is something all together brilliant -I sa them twice live....and are quite deserving.
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Posted: July 07 2011 at 13:32
never forgett the charm factor it is the most countable and important messure to judge a prog band , what issen more charming then a Keybordist with 14 keybords and a twin necked guitar,
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Posted: July 07 2011 at 14:38
I see one stregth to Roxy Music which Gentle Giant lacks, and that is Andy Mackeys Oboe, yes they played everyother instrument on the planet, and good at that, but to me Oboe makes the most perfect sound of any woowind instruments. that ellevates Roxy for my part, though Gentle Giant is my favourite band (or one of them), so is Roxy but Gentle Giant is much more stronger force of genius to me.
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friso wrote:
as RM introduced a whole new series of prog sensibilities (electronica RE The Bogus Man, incredible instrumental playing - Jobson, Manzanera, the incredible Paul Thompson and Andy Mackay) .
, what issen more charming then a Keybordist with 14 keybords and a twin necked guitar,
