Gentle Giant Hollywood Bowl

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Gentle Giant 15-09-1972 Hollywood Bowl LA

Prologue
Alucard
Cherry Bomb
Funny Ways
Nothing At All
Plain Truth

one of the rare live recordings of the early GG shows....the band opened at this time for Black Sabbath and the crwod reception was not always great as proved by this concert BTW. Apparently the band tried to adapt slightly and played a bit harder then usual which gives the music from the first two records an interesting rockier edge....in the beginning of "Funny Ways" someone lit  a fire cracker (or maybe threw it on stage) and Derek  shouts at the audience....despite the bad audience reception the band plays a very good concert...interesting document

Edited by Alucard - July 08 2008 at 13:43

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Alucard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 10 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 3888	Topic: Gentle Giant Hollywood Bowl Posted: July 08 2008 at 13:42
	Gentle Giant 15-09-1972 Hollywood Bowl LA Prologue Alucard Cherry Bomb Funny Ways Nothing At All Plain Truth one of the rare live recordings of the early GG shows....the band opened at this time for Black Sabbath and the crwod reception was not always great as proved by this concert BTW. Apparently the band tried to adapt slightly and played a bit harder then usual which gives the music from the first two records an interesting rockier edge....in the beginning of "Funny Ways" someone lit a fire cracker (or maybe threw it on stage) and Derek shouts at the audience....despite the bad audience reception the band plays a very good concert...interesting document Edited by Alucard - July 08 2008 at 13:43
	Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear "Hey there! Rotter's Club! Explain the meaning of this song and share it"

chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20032	Posted: July 09 2008 at 07:45
	Gentle Giant opening for the Sabs? That must have been a barrel of laughs for them.

Alucard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 10 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 3888	Posted: July 09 2008 at 12:26
	"....much of the crowd was particularly unkind to the band (Gentle Giant), throwing beer bottles and the like. firecrackers were set off during the introduction to 'Funny Ways', causing Derek and Phil to yell at the crowd. a tape exists of this concert, at which 20,000 fans were present. unfortunately, Sabbath's Tony Iommi collapsed while on stage at this show." (GG website) Gentle Giant music can have strange side effects.... Edited by Alucard - July 09 2008 at 12:26
	Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear "Hey there! Rotter's Club! Explain the meaning of this song and share it"