Caravan vs Gentle Giant
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Topic: Caravan vs Gentle Giant
Posted By: YESESIS
Subject: Caravan vs Gentle Giant
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 16:23
| In The Land of Grey and Pink is just a fun album imo.. so is In a Glass House by GG, for sure. And really all around I find these to be two of the more 'Fun' prog bands(some may disagree). So anyway, I decided why not a poll to compare these two great bands. |
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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 16:28
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Camel: Good Gentle Giant: Great ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: Kepler62
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 16:31
| Gentle Giant is very unique. I don't have any particular system of ordering in my record collection but the GG albums are all together. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 16:33
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^ Camel ?? Love both Caravan and Gentle Giant equally. For the life of me, I couldn't choose one over the other.....soz 
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 16:34
| Gentle Giant for sure, but Caravan is not that far away. |
Posted By: noni
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 16:54
Caravan (Camel)  then Gentle Giant. Some GG albums can be too difficult to get into!!
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Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 17:01
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Caravan and Camel are NOT THE SAME THING lol. My man R Sinclair was part of a couple Camel albums but as far as I know that's it.
Edit: David Sinclair may have been with them for a while also, but still..
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Posted By: Frankh
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 17:06
So no Camel in Caravan, but yes Caravan in Camel. I may be a little bit confused. Even BEFORE this. 
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YESESIS wrote:Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 17:13
I guess you could say that lol. But still, they are.. NOT THE SAME THING! AHHHHHHHH!!! BTW Welcome.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 17:14
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Ah, but a group of camels crossing the desert is a caravan
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Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 17:16
| ^Ok, you got me. It's the same thing.. who are we kidding lol. |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 17:24
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Someone should start a new poll.. Are Caravan and Camel the same thing? Yes No
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Posted By: Frankh
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 17:27
Sorry, sorry lol ... I was amusing myself and apparently no one else. This happens all the time. Love both bands btw...once owned Mirage and In The Land Of Grey And Pink on vinyl in some now long distant epoch. lol And thx for the welcome! Also btw, saw Gentle Giant twice c. 1976-77. UnbeLIEVable. Don't think, as good as they were, either Caravan or Camel could've held up to Giant. The first time I saw them they opened for the wonderful Renaissance and blew them out of the building. Never saw the opening act dominate like that again. Had to have been a difficult tour for Annie Haslam and company. |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 17:37
Wow, you're lucky! Yeah I have no doubt that seeing GG live back then was an experience, I've heard they were energetic and very proficient(all of them). Also those are both GREAT albums that you mentioned. For me, personally, Caravan is special. I'm not sure if I'd put them ahead of GG but ONLY because GG is one of my four favorite prog bands ever.. but, other than that, Caravan is very very tough to beat imo(I love all of their first 7 albums). And their most recent one Paradise Filter.
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Posted By: Larkstongue41
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 18:05
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Close call. Gotta compare the three major releases (which three Gentle Giant albums come out on top is debatable). If I Could... > Acquiring the Taste In The Land of the Grey and Pink < Octopus For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night > In a Glass House Caravan for me. ------------- "Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar." |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 18:46
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Caravan for me... ------------- He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 18:52
Saw GG open for Yes in '76...they were amazing, but unlike the show you saw they did not blow these headliners off the stage, but who could blow mid 70's Yes off any stage? Anyway, 2nd concert I attended...still haven't recovered  As far as the poll...GG for me. I really like 'In the Land of Grey and Pink' a lot, but very few bands I would rate over Gentle Giant! ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 19:30
| Caravan |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 05 2017 at 22:51
Wow! I would pay good money to go back in time and be physically at that concert(Gentle Giant opening for Yes in 1976).
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 00:22
All in all I guess I prefer Gentle Giant but not by far.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 04:38
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I like both bands. but this is an easy pick: Gentle Giant. ------------- 
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 07:45
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love Caravan but GG ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 08:17
I saw the same tour! I think it was '76; Playing the Fool is a decent representation of what I saw. First time I ever heard Gentle Giant, went to see Renaissance and GG blew me away. Renaissance was great, too. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 08:27
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I don't think I've ever heard (or read) In a Glass House being termed as "fun." Congratulations on an eclectic P.A. moment. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 08:31
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Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 08:41
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Gentle Giant for me. ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 08:55
| Caravan, no doubt. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 09:25
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GG. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 09:36
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Gentle Giant for four reasons: 1) Octopus 2) In A Glass House 3) The Power & The Glory 4) Free Hand Only In The Land Of Grey And Pink comes close to the above (IMO.) (Unless you're counting Mirage, The Snow Goose and Moonmadness.)
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 17:12
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Both excellent bands, but I've gotta go with Caravan. For Girls... has to be one of the best albums of the early 70's. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 18:22
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Love both but easily Caravan. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: October 06 2017 at 22:20
| I admire the music GG came up with---beyond original---so GG |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: October 07 2017 at 01:09
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Caravan made the best album by either band (ITLOGAP), but overall, GG are my slight preference. So, Caravan - very good, GG great. (But Camel, who are not the same as Caravan even though there are strong links, are immortal) ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: ForestFriend
Date Posted: October 07 2017 at 10:21
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These are two bands that are pretty much on the opposite end of the spectrum, and I love them both for different reasons. But I think Gentle Giant was a lot more consistent and interesting (until The Missing Piece), whereas Caravan was sometimes a bit hit or miss even during their prime. ------------- https://borealkinship.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My prog band - Boreal Kinship |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: October 07 2017 at 10:32
GG is one of my top three bands ever, so  .------------- 
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Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: October 07 2017 at 15:45
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 07 2017 at 15:54
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I did see Caravn open up for Nektar on the Evolution tour. I didn't have any Caravan in my collection but I did pick up a couple. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 08 2017 at 14:02
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I like both bands but Caravan for me....I adore the whole Canterbury thing and at times GG is simply too pretentious for me. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 08 2017 at 14:04
Your check is in the mail. ;) ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: October 09 2017 at 21:55
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Both are great. I'm going with Caravan, but it's really close. ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 09 2017 at 22:13
| GG but probably not by a whole lot. Both are really great bands. I would probably take Camel and VDGG over both though. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 10 2017 at 14:36
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GG ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: October 13 2017 at 20:24
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Gimme caravan! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 14 2017 at 04:18
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Caravan I just listen to them more often than GG.
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Posted By: Zeptember
Date Posted: October 14 2017 at 04:42
| Love em both, but GG are special. |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 15 2017 at 14:47
Yeah, that's pretty much exactly how I feel too.
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 21 2018 at 12:51
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Gentle Giant all day. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |