Gentle Giant influenced bands

Slipperfink, for one 96 year old you have pretty good memory.

Easy Livin wrote: There have been similar discussions, but not for a while.   My personal view is that history has been kind to GG in terms of their perceived influence. They were not one of the major bands during the time of their existence, indeed I suspect many of the bands deemed to have been influenced by them had in reality heard little by them.

You're JOKING RIGHT?

KIDDING?

A horrible joke gone wrong?

Giant was THE "musicians band" thru the mid 70's.

The most respected and admired band HANDS DOWN by prog musicians.

I lived thru it.

Crash.

Who won "Contemporary Keyboard" band of the year in 1975?

Giant.

NO magazine was more indicative of "what was hip" for prog musicians in the mid Seventies. It was the bible.

Giant was KING.

KING.

Not KC.

Not PG Genesis.

Not Yes.

Not ELP.

Those jokers were bigger with the FANS than they were with the MUSICIANS. This is because all those bands had passionate afficiandos and detractors among the musical community. You rarely could find somebody who wasn't a whole hell of a lot more into KC than Genesis... or vice versa.

Not so for GIANT.

Universally respected and revered by prog musicians worldwide.

Feared.

Loved.

Then again... you may be some kinda moderator thingie here but... yer named after a Uriah Heep song... and no self-respecting prog musician would be caught DEAD holding one of their albums back in de daze.

Kiss of death... Gearhead music.

Chopless metalheads who smoked too much lousy Mexican weed and read Tolkien.

SM.
    

What?!? Van Der Graaf??! They are completely different camps!

Gentle Giant is so harmonious with their vocals, their songs are often witty and light-hearted (there are some exceptions though, especially on Aquiring the Taste). They often incorperate some straight-ahead rocking segments in their songs as well.

Van Der Graaf is more akin to Crimson more than anyone else. I have no idea what you guys are talking about with this one....


Oh, and definitely get Yezda Urfa. Only two CDs, but man, they are amazing! Any GG fan will love them, yet they are not clones.

I can't find anyone that would even resemble Gentle Giant; at least all have heard till "Interview" is so unique. Would take geniuses working together for a long time.

Visitor13 and MattiR,

Thanks to you both for the Gargantua tip. I've just been to the site and listened to a few clips. Very nice - if that's the right word to use

My Polish wife (I only point out her nationality because I'm a Yank from SoCal) says she's heard of them, and that they've played at some point in the smal city where we live....Man, where the heck was I that day??

Maybe next time....

Geddy Lee has said that Rush was influenced by GG. Can't really hear it, however.

Dick Heath wrote: R o V e R wrote: van der graff generator is the answer To what question however VdGG predates GG. Try Advent

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i'll try "Advent"
     

I think you may well have a point there Mars. There's no doubt in my mind that GG have had considerably more influence on more recent bands (The Flower Kings spring to mind too) than they did on their 1970's peers.

Not obvious, but MIA has some Gentle Giants stuff every now and then...specially when the vocals, try the Cornostipicum album.

Saga claims they are very GG influenced, but I don't hear it. Spock's Beard's acapella moments are affectionately called "Gentle Giants" amongst the band...