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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 24 2005 at 18:00

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I find this band painful: too much breaks, rythm changes, bad singing...overrated in my opinion.

 So we are two to notice that the singing is not very pleasant to the ears. Once again, guys : if you want to discover the real roots of GG (stop telling that they were the first ones to play this kind of music), check out the music of the troubadours, they played with much more soul and more pleasant vocals.
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PRETENTIOUS FOR THE SAKE OF IT.

Bilden “http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/pix/misc/cello.jpg” kan inte visas, då den innehåller fel.
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A killer song live - transformed from being a quirky little curioso on the album to a 20th avant garde classical song bursting into an insane rock workout and concluding with a completely gratuitous five-man percussion session. Bloody good lyrics too!
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^So Sincere, from Power and the Glory!
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... are those GG lyrics  ?
I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
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Hear, he'll do it all for you, you will see it,
wise and knowing what to do, what to be
and every word is ........

Lies, he only tells the truth, for he means it,
means, not anything he says, eyes unseen,
but everything is ........

So sincere, so sincere, so sincere, so sin.

Yes, that is to say no, understanding
wrong, he makes his promise right, with your hand
you'll never know why.

So sincere, so sincere, so sincere, so sincere.

So, sincere his thoughts so full, always empty
Good, or maybe things are bad, so sincere,
and every word is ........

So sincere, so ........
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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Ha ha ! i know this is provocation.

But i'm sincere when i say it's bad!

The fact that you don't like, doesn't make it bad does it!
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Points: 6308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 24 2005 at 08:43
Ha ha ! i know this is provocation.

But i'm sincere when i say it's bad!
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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

I find this band painful: too much breaks, rythm changes, bad singing...overrated in my opinion.

 

Sssssh! keep your voice down ... d'you want to get flamed

I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
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I find this band painful: too much breaks, rythm changes, bad singing...overrated in my opinion.
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Just in case you didn't know... Lasers Edge is selling remasters for $11.50 ... look under new arrivals ... http://www.lasercd.com/default.asp

 
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Playing The Fool, The Missing Piece, Giant for a Day and Civilian are also due to be released. The other, alas, were released by Vertigo and it looks like they're not being cleared for remastering... Who knows, though?
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These remasters came out of nowhere... I saw two of them in Best Buy of all places.

Are they planning on remastering the earlier albums or are we just getting these three (four when they fix the INTERVIEW disc)?
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 aw shucks...
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T'was very much appreciated  Manunkind
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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by Manunkind Manunkind wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by felona felona wrote:

Originally posted by Manunkind Manunkind wrote:

Originally posted by felona felona wrote:

I've heard that many people do not like GG on first, second or even third listen ... that it takes some time to really appreciate ... was this true for you guys?

I've only got 'Octopus', but I got into it straight away. If you're buying that one, get ready for one exhilirating ride.

I won't even bother trying to describe the music from that album. Someone once said that talking about music is like singing about architecture. I agree completely, even more so as when it comes to GG, 'architecture' is the second word that springs to mind after 'music'.  

From what's been said so far  I'm preparing my ears for a real workout ...are there any other bands comparable to GG that I  could listen to which might help  ?

 


Nope - like Yes, Gentle Giant are a band to compare other bands to, not the other way round. There is no major group one can compare them to.

This isn't 100% true. There was an obscure American band called Yezda Urfa sporting a similar sound and according to the mp3 I heard  

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAN D.asp?band_id=355

and the reviews I read the 2 albums they released are a match for GG's best.

Gentle Giant are also the main source of inspiration for the Polish band Gargantua

http://www.gargantua.abc.pl/

(mp3s available on the site) and while the pupil hasn't surpassed the teacher, neither definitely needs to be ashamed!



Oh I agree! I could name a dozen bands with strong GG influences. The point I was making is that GG did it first - there's no MAJOR band that made comparable music, only obscure groups who dig the sound and take it in their own directions.

You're right, GG was there first, but Felona was asking for a bands with a comparable sound to get herself prepared for GG, so I obliged.
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Points: 5964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 24 2005 at 07:46
Originally posted by felona felona wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Oi Velv! Do you have to tease me? 

 
hey TP ... I am getting the remasters (currently in transit from USA) if (god forbid) I  don't like them, maybe we can do a deal ...



Ha! No, you've got to give those albums plenty of time if you don't like them at first - by which time I'll have hopefully gathered the cash to get 'em myself!
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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Oi Velv! Do you have to tease me? 

 

hey TP ... I am getting the remasters (currently in transit from USA) if (god forbid) I  don't like them, maybe we can do a deal ...
I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
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Originally posted by Manunkind Manunkind wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by felona felona wrote:

Originally posted by Manunkind Manunkind wrote:

Originally posted by felona felona wrote:

I've heard that many people do not like GG on first, second or even third listen ... that it takes some time to really appreciate ... was this true for you guys?

I've only got 'Octopus', but I got into it straight away. If you're buying that one, get ready for one exhilirating ride.

I won't even bother trying to describe the music from that album. Someone once said that talking about music is like singing about architecture. I agree completely, even more so as when it comes to GG, 'architecture' is the second word that springs to mind after 'music'.  

From what's been said so far  I'm preparing my ears for a real workout ...are there any other bands comparable to GG that I  could listen to which might help  ?

 


Nope - like Yes, Gentle Giant are a band to compare other bands to, not the other way round. There is no major group one can compare them to.

This isn't 100% true. There was an obscure American band called Yezda Urfa sporting a similar sound and according to the mp3 I heard  

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAN D.asp?band_id=355

and the reviews I read the 2 albums they released are a match for GG's best.

Gentle Giant are also the main source of inspiration for the Polish band Gargantua

http://www.gargantua.abc.pl/

(mp3s available on the site) and while the pupil hasn't surpassed the teacher, neither definitely needs to be ashamed!



Oh I agree! I could name a dozen bands with strong GG influences. The point I was making is that GG did it first - there's no MAJOR band that made comparable music, only obscure groups who dig the sound and take it in their own directions.
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All should get this DVD + CD as well.
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