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Poll Question: Who was the most talented member of Gentle Giant?
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    Posted: March 17 2006 at 18:45

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Easily Minnear is the most talented as far as music writing is cincerned

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Ray Shulman, THE BASS PLAYER, got my vote.
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Originally posted by Paulieg Paulieg wrote:

I'm surprised nobody voted for Phil Shulman.  He was an amazing bass player.


Phil has never played on bass guitar You thought of Ray perheps
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Originally posted by Dr. Occulator Dr. Occulator wrote:

Touche!!!
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I get those bros mixed up this early in the morning.


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Originally posted by Dr. Occulator Dr. Occulator wrote:

Phil was only around for a couple of albums right?



Phil has left GG after fantastic "Octopus" (fourth album)

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a vote for Ray... but would have gone to Kerry if he were trailing Ray.  Most talented.. who knows... supremely talented.. a vote for both. 
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Kerry Minnear was amazing and I voted for him.  I'm surprised nobody voted for Phil Shulman.  He was an amazing bass player who could play other instruments, like the violin, just as well.  This is truly a hard poll and I almost couldn't vote, but I feel Kerry really led the band with his keyboard playing.
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Touche!!!
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I get those bros mixed up this early in the morning.

Phil was only around for a couple of albums right?
Ray best bassist.
Derek best Vocals.
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Originally posted by Dr. Occulator Dr. Occulator wrote:

Ray the best lead vocalist in GG.



Ray, not Derek?
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I can only say
Kerry is the best keyboardist in GG.
Ray the best lead vocalist in GG.
Phil the best bassist in GG.
Gary the best guitarist in GG.
John the best drummer in GG.
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Kerry Minnear, because he was creating great part of Gentle Giant music. 
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Originally posted by robertplantowns robertplantowns wrote:

If they're all supposedly equal then you should put your votes in with the least represented members to try to compensate.  Plus like he said in the beginning, ALL EQUAL IS NOT AN OPTION.  I guess by refusing to vote for anyone you are all tacitly accepting that Ray Schulman and Kerry Minnear are the best    

thus the winking smily in my post

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If they're all supposedly equal then you should put your votes in with the least represented members to try to compensate.  Plus like he said in the beginning, ALL EQUAL IS NOT AN OPTION.  I guess by refusing to vote for anyone you are all tacitly accepting that Ray Schulman and Kerry Minnear are the best    


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Originally posted by video vertigo video vertigo wrote:

they're definitely all equal 

Then vote for phil damnit

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they're definitely all equal 
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Kerry but they are all top-notch, especially the shulmans
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How about this:

All 'they are equal' votes get marked down under Phil Shulman

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Difficult to say...

I'll go with all equal too

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Points: 2771 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2006 at 15:23
I wouldn't say they are all equal ... because Kerry Minnear and Ray Shulman stand out IMO ... but I really can't decide between 'em ... partly because with so much instrument swapping going on, I'm not always sure who does what (although superficially Kerry is the keyboardist and Ray is the bassist, I believe)

But the level in this band is tough ... a decade of listening to them and I still can't decide between the drummers ...
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