Gnidrolog

Gnidrolog are very good band. I do not know about their reunion much and have not heard yet their latest album, but the two I have ("Lady lake" and "In spite of harry's toenail") are both great, well, "Lady lake" is slightly better IMO. You can listen to stream of best song from their second album on this site.

There were long discussions about this band on these forums in the past, so if you search, you might find useful information here.

It's amazing how nowadays no-one seems to react to the thread called Gnidrolog. Same could not have happened half an year ago, but now we have three pages of dithyrambs to Threshold instead.  

OT Räihälä wrote: I only recently learned about Gnidrolog from my b-in-l. Lady Lake sounded very interesting. What do others think? Were their re-union worth it?

Agree with both responses above. Lady Lake is a great album, and definitely worth checking out, especially if you like Crimson or VDGG, because while they don't necessarily sound alike, Gnidrolog shares a lot of musical ideas with those two bands.

I recently picked up the first two albums on one CD in a Virgin clearout sale, although I first heard of them as a teenage Steeleye Span fan in the 1970s. Both of the original studio albums are pretty good - Lady Lake is more consistent in terms of quality, but the debut has some moments of real inspiration. As well as the VDGG/Crimson influence, there's a bit of Gentle Giant in there as well. Very enjoyable stuff, especially if you're a fan of early 70s British prog.

I just picked up the 2 on 1 Gnidrolog CD, and I'm listening to it right now. They are both excellent.

For weeks I've listened to almost nothing else but Gnidrolog's 2in1 CD, and it keeps rising higher and higher. What a pity that this kind of band vanished so quickly after their two fantastic albums in 1972.
Their ability to write many-folded compositions AND to play them well with a great variety of instrumentation is second to Gentle Giant only. Strongly recommended!

I received the 2for1 Gnidrolog CD last week.

I have always thought these albums were masterpieces, Lady Lake especially. There is a genuine synergy between the members of this band, which is even more amazing if you have ever read about the backstabbing and betrayal that followed the release of the Lady Lake album. If I remember correctly, band members other than the Goldrings hijacked the name and formed a seperate band or kicked the two brothers out - it all got quite nasty.