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The Lost Chord 
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:17 |
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What do you guys think of him, I like what i hear
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cucacola54
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:21 |
he is so good, just to think in all those polyrythms...
GG rocks, one of my fav bands
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andYouandI45
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 19:35 |
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Loving it like im Loving it and McDonald's!
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eddietrooper
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:15 |
I think he was a very good drummer. It's not easy to play that kind of music, and all he did fit the sound of Gentle Giant really well. I have seen GG in DVD and looking at his movements and face expressions I think he really seemed to feel the music. 
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Evolver
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:22 |
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He seemed to be three different people: Martin Smith, Malcolm Mortimore & John Weathers. I prefer when he was Mortimore, followed closely by when he was Smith. When he was Weathers, he often seemed like only a timekeeper.
Edited by Evolver - May 02 2006 at 20:22
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Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
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Zoso
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:34 |
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Most certainly talented to play along with those guys.
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:35 |
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I thought the lost chord hated gentle giant lol
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soundspectrum
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:41 |
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It is extremely hard to even be a time keeper in that band!!! NAh but weathers was pretty good, he seemed like kind of a straight ahead guy...not a show off...but never screwed up. i like him a lot for that
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mithrandir
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:44 |
I like how he actually looks like the Gentle Giant mascot,
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Hierophant
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 20:48 |
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Wow.
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deafmoon
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:01 |
Excellent drummer - one of prog's best. All over Freehand with a vengeance. Great stuff.
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Dr. Occulator
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:06 |
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I actually think of every musician in Gentle Giant, Weathers kept
things as simple as he could considering the controlled mayhem that was
being played around him. I think if he had over-played more it would
have infringed on the beauty of the musical complexity. I think he was
the perfect drummer for the band.
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My Doc Told Me I Have Doggie Head.
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Bj-1
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 21:07 |
He's excellent. He play's GG's music with complete ease. Great drummer!
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Ben2112
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 23:22 |
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Weathers is my favorite of the three drummers. It seemed to me that starting with his first album (Octopus), GG went in a very different direction due to his amazing ability to play funky, groovy backbeats in the structure of GG's quirky songs. No other prog band I know of was as downright danceable---while remaing very complex---as Gentle Giant after JP joined.
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mrgd
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 23:36 |
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Yes to everything positive thats been said about J.'Pugwash' Weathers, assuming also that he is the drummer we are being invited to talk about-- that's not to detract from Mortimore [who I also really liked] or Smith. The only live drumming I've either seen or heard is JPW and,for me, that's the real test. Are there any good live recordings of the others of which anyone is aware?
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Looking still the same after all these years...
mrgd
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Ricochet
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 00:33 |
Weathers is also my favourite....he's great,plus puts a smile on my face every time...don't know how just does... 
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Ricochet
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 00:34 |
 Bj-1 wrote:
He's excellent. He play's GG's music with complete ease. Great drummer! |
well mostly every GG member plays GG with complete ease 
or? 
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oracus
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 05:13 |
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Man, you have watch how he plays in lives. I love his style
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Moribund
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 05:22 |
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Perfect for the band. And watch the DVD's - he sings with the 5-part harmonies, plays vibes perfectly adequately and guitar too. rarely flashy, but always solid.
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magellan_head
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 11:06 |
he is good , excellent in fact ... I`m a drummer and I think GG`s stuff would be a nightmare to drum to
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