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Gentle Giant Were A British Progressive Rock Band Founded In London United Kingdom Active Between 1970 And 1980. The Band Was Known For The Complexity And Sophistication Of Its Music And For The Varied Musical Skills Of Its Members. All Of The Band Members Except The First Two Drummers Were Multi-Instrumentalists. Although Not Commercially Successful They Did Achieve A Cult Following. The Band's Onetime Stated Aim Was To "expand The Frontiers Of Contemporary Popular Music At The Risk Of Becoming Very Unpopular " Although This Stance Was To Alter Significantly With Time. While Never Achieving The Commercial Heights Of Progressive Rock Contemporaries Such As Jethro Tull Genesis Yes Or Emerson Lake & Palmer Gentle Giant Was Considered To Be One Of The Most Experimental Bands In The Genre As Well As One Of The Most Experimental Rock Bands Of The 1970s . Gentle Giant's Music Was Considered Complex Even By Progressive Rock Standards Drawing On A Broad Swathe Of Music Including Folk Soul Jazz And Classical Music. Unlike Many Of Their Progressive Rock Contemporaries Their "classical" Influences Ranged Beyond The Romantic And Incorporated Mediaeval Baroque And Modernist Chamber Music Elements. The Band Also Had A Taste For Broad Themes For Their Lyrics Drawing Inspiration Not Only From Personal Events But From Philosophy And The Works Of Both François Rabelais And R. D. Laing. Band Members Members Of Classic Lineup Listed In Bold. Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals Saxophone Recorder Keyboards Bass Drums Percussion "Shulberry" 3-String Custom Electric Ukulele 1970-1980 Ray Shulman - Bass Trumpet Violin Vocals Viola Drums Percussion Recorder Guitar 1970-1980 Kerry Minnear - Keyboards Lead Vocals On Recordings Only Cello Vibraphone Xylophone Recorder Guitar Bass Drums 1970-1980 Gary Green - Guitar Mandolin Vocals Recorder Bass Drums Xylophone 1970-1980 John Weathers - Drums Percussion Vibraphone Xylophone Vocals Guitar 1972-1980 Phil Shulman - Lead Vocals Saxophone Trumpet Clarinet Recorder Percussion 1970–72 Martin Smith - Drums Percussion 1970–1971 Malcolm Mortimore - Drums Percussion 1971–1972
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Gentle Giant Were A British Progressive Rock Band Founded In London United Kingdom Active Between 1970 And 1980. The Band Was Known For The Complexity And Sophistication Of Its Music And For The Varied Musical Skills Of Its Members. All Of The Band Members Except The First Two Drummers Were Multi-Instrumentalists. Although Not Commercially Successful They Did Achieve A Cult Following. The Band's Onetime Stated Aim Was To "expand The Frontiers Of Contemporary Popular Music At The Risk Of Becoming Very Unpopular " Although This Stance Was To Alter Significantly With Time. While Never Achieving The Commercial Heights Of Progressive Rock Contemporaries Such As Jethro Tull Genesis Yes Or Emerson Lake & Palmer Gentle Giant Was Considered To Be One Of The Most Experimental Bands In The Genre As Well As One Of The Most Experimental Rock Bands Of The 1970s . Gentle Giant's Music Was Considered Complex Even By Progressive Rock Standards Drawing On A Broad Swathe Of Music Including Folk Soul Jazz And Classical Music. Unlike Many Of Their Progressive Rock Contemporaries Their "classical" Influences Ranged Beyond The Romantic And Incorporated Mediaeval Baroque And Modernist Chamber Music Elements. The Band Also Had A Taste For Broad Themes For Their Lyrics Drawing Inspiration Not Only From Personal Events But From Philosophy And The Works Of Both François Rabelais And R. D. Laing. Band Members Members Of Classic Lineup Listed In Bold. Derek Shulman - Lead Vocals Saxophone Recorder Keyboards Bass Drums Percussion "Shulberry" 3-String Custom Electric Ukulele 1970-1980 Ray Shulman - Bass Trumpet Violin Vocals Viola Drums Percussion Recorder Guitar 1970-1980 Kerry Minnear - Keyboards Lead Vocals On Recordings Only Cello Vibraphone Xylophone Recorder Guitar Bass Drums 1970-1980 Gary Green - Guitar Mandolin Vocals Recorder Bass Drums Xylophone 1970-1980 John Weathers - Drums Percussion Vibraphone Xylophone Vocals Guitar 1972-1980 Phil Shulman - Lead Vocals Saxophone Trumpet Clarinet Recorder Percussion 1970–72 Martin Smith - Drums Percussion 1970–1971 Malcolm Mortimore - Drums Percussion 1971–1972 read less
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Gentle Giant Is The First Album By British Progressive Rock Band Gentle Giant Released In 1970. It Was The Band's Only Album To Chart On The Billboard 200 Chart Peaking At Number 48. Since The LP Was Not Originally Released In The United States The Cover Illustration Was Not Available. It First Appeared In The United States And Canada With The Same Cover As The Three Friends Album. American Hip-Hop Duo Madvillain Sampled "Funny Ways" On "Strange Ways" From Their Album Madvillainy Which Was Subsequently Featured In An Episode Of The Television Show The Boondocks.