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Marsaphire 
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 Posted: October 07 2006 at 17:11 |
Rush and Gentle Giant? No, can't really say I hear it, either. Geddy is the only one who sings, and he sounds nothing like anyone in GG. But hey, if Rush like the Giant, that just makes me appreciate them more 
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"Life is fleeting, man" - Slick Willie
"Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die" - Another famous Willie
"Don't fear the reaper" -BOC
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Alex Zambra
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 23:06 |
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.
I started on them about 1 year ago and so far keep listening to their stuff over and over.
So I don't know any band like this.
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 23:29 |
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You can't have a VDGG without a GG
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mickstafa
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 23:31 |
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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.
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Marsaphire
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Posted: October 08 2006 at 05:26 |
Yes, Yezda Urfa are great: Gentle Giant on speed. Or perhaps Yes on crack. I dunno. Anyway, it's fantastic stuff Alex, I'm with you. Nobody really sounds like GG. However, there are quite a few bands, primarily newer ones (90's and later - pointed out to me by Easy Livin) that are influenced by them and incorporate aspects of GG sound into their music. As for VDGG, I like them, and definitely hear that Crimsonian darkness - but nothing that really makes me say "Ah, that was a GG moment!". But I'll keep listening. Gladly
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"Life is fleeting, man" - Slick Willie
"Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die" - Another famous Willie
"Don't fear the reaper" -BOC
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SlipperFink
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Posted: October 09 2006 at 03:58 |
 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.
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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.
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Marsaphire
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Posted: October 09 2006 at 05:35 |
^ SlipperFink, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading that post
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"Life is fleeting, man" - Slick Willie
"Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die" - Another famous Willie
"Don't fear the reaper" -BOC
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pero
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Posted: October 09 2006 at 06:01 |
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Slipperfink, for one 96 year old you have pretty good memory.
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IVNORD
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 10:35 |
Alex Zambra wrote:
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.
I started on them about 1 year ago and so far keep listening to their stuff over and over.
So I don't know any band like this. |
Almost agree... Yezda Urfa have been influenced heavily by GG and Yes. They imitated both bands and quite remarkably so, although I find their music to be without substance, just sheer technical vertuosity.
Also, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso's album "Io Sono Nato Libero" displays a lot of GG influence.
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