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Gentle Giant
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:04 am
by =^-..-^=
I have the album Octopus, which I enjoy immensely.
Now I see where Spock's Beard gets much of their influence - them and early Ambrosia.
What Gentle Giant recording should I get next?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:23 pm
by Hutnick
Their self titled debut disc has some material on it that you may enjoy.
If you haven't already, check out all of the early King Krimson albums too.
-Larks Tounges In Aspic, Starless and Bible Black etc...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:13 pm
by Silencio
Lark's Tongues in Aspic and Starless and Bible Black should be considered late Crimson albums. Released in '73 and '74 respectively, they are much further in time from '69s In The Court Of The Crimson King than they are from the band's implosion in 1975.
No need to buy anymore Gentle Giant than Octopus. They are totally irrelevant, and that "influence" you think you hear in Ambrosia isn't there, IMO. That kind of screwing around with time was just a stock cliche of the time... the fact that Gentle Giant never learned to do anything but play in 'hard' signatures is the reason for their lack of importance: they forgot to make music while they were at it, unlike Ambrosia, who's roots were firmly planted in LA superpop.
If you dig that 70's Brit Prog, check out Gryphon, particularly Red Queen to Gryphon Three, and whack-ass German band Nektar's A Tab In The Ocean.
GJ, who was there.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:54 pm
by Hutnick
Silencio wrote:Lark's Tongues in Aspic and Starless and Bible Black should be considered late Crimson albums. Released in '73 and '74 respectively, they are much further in time from '69s In The Court Of The Crimson King than they are from the band's implosion in 1975.
Were talking about the difference of a few years here. The reason I didn't mention their first couple albums by name is because I think they suck.
And never mind anything they did in the 80's or 90's. That would be "post-late Krimson" by your estimation, right?
Re: Gentle Giant
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:12 pm
by Hutnick
=^-..-^= wrote:What Gentle Giant recording should I get next?
If you haven't already, dig into some early Genesis albums as well.
Re: Gentle Giant
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:35 am
by =^-..-^=
Hutnick wrote:
If you haven't already, dig into some early Genesis albums as well.
Oh, of course!
Genesis to Revelation and Trespass are not great, but hey. Foxtrot, Nursery Cryme, Selling England, The Lamb. . . Great albums!
I even like the Phil Collins-era Genesis - up to Duke. Abacab? maybe, But after that, BLEEECCHHH!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:03 am
by Silencio
Hutnick wrote:Silencio wrote:Lark's Tongues in Aspic and Starless and Bible Black should be considered late Crimson albums. Released in '73 and '74 respectively, they are much further in time from '69s In The Court Of The Crimson King than they are from the band's implosion in 1975.
Were talking about the difference of a few years here. ....
Right, the few years the band actually existed. Early Crimson is
Court of the Crimson King, the band with Greg Lake in it. The albums you mentioned are just before they blew up, and can't be considered "early." That's all.
"Well, I don't count the first 700 years of human civilization as 'history,' caused I personally think it sucked."
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:15 am
by Hutnick
Silencio wrote:Right, the few years the band actually existed.
They sure sounded like a band when I saw them on the Thrak tour(actually two bands, but whos counting?).
No matter though. It's just different ways of looking at things.
Cheers!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:20 am
by bassjones
I actually prefer 80's era Crimson (Tony Levin), but what do I know. And I wish I would have seen the Thrak tour. Double Trios... Great album too. Dinosaur is a killer track.