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Look, plenty of artists are "influenced" by Gentle Giant, but very few actually sound like them outside of a few tracks or snippets here and there. If you're looking for the Spock's Beard tracks that actually sound somewhat like GG, they are Thoughts and Thoughts Pt. II. Mostly for the vocal polyphony. Kind of like how it's used in Cockroach King or Crystallised by Haken.

Again, the only band I've heard that really sounds pretty close to GG through and through is Et Cetera. I'm sure a few that were mentioned before also get pretty close. I'll have to check out Advent and Miriodor at some point.


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Atheist always had a GG-like vibe to their controlled madness, albeit it's metal and not traditional prog rock!

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The Gourishankar (Russia) made a cover of Gentle Giant: For Nobody.
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Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:

Look, plenty of artists are "influenced" by Gentle Giant, but very few actually sound like them outside of a few tracks or snippets here and there. If you're looking for the Spock's Beard tracks that actually sound somewhat like GG, they are Thoughts and Thoughts Pt. II. Mostly for the vocal polyphony. Kind of like how it's used in Cockroach King or Crystallised by Haken.

Again, the only band I've heard that really sounds pretty close to GG through and through is Et Cetera. I'm sure a few that were mentioned before also get pretty close. I'll have to check out Advent and Miriodor at some point.



Thanks, I readily hear the Gentle Giant in those tracks.   Unfortunately, the people were being vague by just recommending SB as Gentle Giant-like, and I didn't ask for specific albums or music (this was in 2005) at the time, and I was on something of a carefree spending spree at the time. I had only myself to blame for going for the wrong stuff without proper research/ due diligence.

When I first heard Gentle Giant (in 2004 I think), music such as "The Moon is Down" (Acquiring the Taste being my favourite Gentle Giant album) reminded me of Frank Zappa's "Peaches en Regalia". I liked the exuberance and adventurous nature of much GG, and Miriodor had a similar vibe for me. Miriodor is the first post-classic "Prog" band that I got into, followed by U Totem. Both appealed to me for similar reasons that GG appealed to me.

I hardly ever listen to Gentle Giant now, but in the mid 2000s it was a favourite band of mine (I particularly like the early GG albums).
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Some sequences with High Wheel: There and Back From The Void (Germany). Wink
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I have Ripaille and Et Cetera albums. Ripaille better

Edited by dr prog - September 27 2020 at 16:47
All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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To me Wobbler's From Silence to Somewhere sounds a bit like Gentle Giant.
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This thing is about as close as you’re ever going to get to Gentle Giant:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vG5RqRhkL0g
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It may seems odd to you but I hear GG influence in "A Passion Play" by Jethro Tull. It's their most technicaly complicated album and GG comes to mind (at list mine) quite often while listening to it.  
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I am surprised no one mentioned Gnidrolog yet.  I think their two 1972 albums are very much like Gentle Giant in sound and style.

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Bulgarian rock band FSB covered Gentle Giant on their debut album... without ever crediting them!
So, here's another band that was influenced A LOT by GG and is definitely not well-known.
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

New Jersey band ADVENT did two credible albums in the 21st Century, 2006's Cantus Firmus and 2015's The Silent Sentinel. Not quite as complex or compact as GG, but definitely in that ballpark.





(I don't think these uploads will work, so just search for yourself on YouTube. All songs of both albums are available there.)

Also, MOON SAFARI's Blomljud contains a lot of "GG-Lite"-like music--especially the vocals.

Took the albums right otta my hands...^
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Just discovered this magnificent piece of music today, enjoy!
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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:



Just discovered this magnificent piece of music today, enjoy!
About time! Not sure this is a Giant-like tune, but welcome to the world of Mike Keneally. Seriously neglected artist.
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^ Thanks a lot, guys! Nice find for me! Are there more albums like this one within the Mike Keneally discography?
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Originally posted by projeKct projeKct wrote:

^ Thanks a lot, guys! Nice find for me! Are there more albums like this one within the Mike Keneally discography?
Mike is quite diverse. I think his first three albums are killer. Guitar Therapy Live may be a good starter disc... gives an overview of his music. Be warned, some of his albums such as Nonkertomph are
very out there - avant, dissonant and too weird for my tastes, yet others may disagree. Enjoy the Keneally journey.
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^ I will be promptly checking out those first three albums. I was also wondering where to start based on that incredible track, and there's my answer!
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Early Gentle Giant vibe here, I think (especially the second part of the song) :
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Epidermis 
Et Cetera(Canada 1976)
Yezda Urfa
Hands
Advent
Gryphon
Banco (a little bit)
Echolyn (a little bit)
Jethro Tull (a little bit)


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