Album
Gentle Giant
1970 · Rock
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Gentle Giant is a Rock album by Gentle Giant, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 73 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
While their music would grow in sophistication over their first few albums, the 1970 debut by this British band is a stunningly crafted crop of tunes. From the start, GG blended classical influences, Renaissance madrigals, folk, hard rock, and avant-garde experimentalism. They introduce themselves to the world on "Giant," shifting between knotty, angular riffs and grandly sweeping sonic surges. The acoustic-based "Funny Ways" starts as a more conventionally melodic tune, evocative of early Genesis' folkier moments, before Gary Green's guitar starts kicking up a fuss. "Alucard" spins strange, sophisticated vocal harmonies around a storming, stomping guitar/synth riff, while "Nothing at All" goes from quiet, contemplative balladry to blistering rock before an effects-laden drum solo shifts things to avant-jazz territory. By the time their wry rock version of "God Save the Queen" ends the album, <i>Gentle Giant</i> has turned your ears in dozens of directions over just seven tracks.
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Tracklist
- 1Giant6:22
- 2Funny Ways4:21
- 3Alucard6:00
- 4Isn't It Quiet and Cold?3:51
- 5Nothing at All9:08
- 6Why Not?5:31
- 7The Queen1:40
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- intense
- cerebral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Released on a ''swirl Vertigo label in a fold-out cover.
The "Vertigo" wording on the label is located UNDER the spindle hole.
First cat. no. variation on label, second on cover.
A3 appears on the label erroneously as ''Alcard''.
Track A4 title within cover is "Isn't It Quiet And Cold?"; on record label the "?" is missing. Similarly with Track B2, the title within cover is "Why Not?"; on record label the "?" is also absent.
The second (somewhat similar) pressing is Gentle Giant (UK 1970) (opens in a new tab).
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Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Claire DenizVOCALS CELLO
- Derek ShulmanBAND, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, BASS LEAD VOCALS , BACKING VOCALS , BASS LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, BASS
- Gary GreenBAND, LEAD GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR GUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS
- Kerry MinnearBAND, KEYBOARDS, BASS , CELLO, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION CELLO CELLO , KEYBOARDS , BASS , LEAD VOCALS , BACKING VOCALS , PERCUSSION
- Martin SmithBAND, DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS DRUMS , PERCUSSION
- Philip ShulmanBAND, SAXOPHONE , TRUMPET, RECORDER, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS RECORDER SAXOPHONE
- Ray ShulmanBAND, BASS , VIOLIN, GUITAR , PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS BASS BASS , VIOLIN, GUITAR , PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
- Paul CoshTENOR HORN
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 73 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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