GENTLE GIANT

What can I say about this?. Perhaps this work doesn´t describe the music that GG brought later (except Alucard or Giant), but this is an EXCEPTIONAL document -absolutely unique in prog bands- on how can a "Nº1 Soul Band" -at least in the UK (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound) can transform in that huge and exceptional -and obviously non-commercial- musical exploration called Gentle Giant. The keyboard genius and multi-instrumentalist Kerry Minnear, with his subtle voice, brought to the Shulman brothers some exceptional pre-releases (Freedoms Child or Hometown Special), that introduce this milestone of prog music. These guys are the TRUE MASTERS of this genre as they split the progressive genre in a lot of different "Funny Ways", and this work shows their music skills on unforgettable songs like "Nothing at All". This could be their most accesible work of their early era, but for most of the people is the best of them all, as it shows a band with a sound ahead of their time. No contemporary band -even VDGG, Pink Floyd, Yes, or GENESIS-, could reach that level of maturity in the year 1970.