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AFlowerKingCrimson 
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Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 18999 |
 Posted: May 21 2017 at 09:03 |
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I see someone has mentioned Advent. I'll second that recommendation. There aren't many bands I've heard that actually capture the essence of GG. I think aside from them Gryphon, Jethro Tull(early to mid), Banco, Echolyn and maybe a few others are worth exploring.
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Kepler62
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Posted: May 21 2017 at 09:12 |
I have a couple of albums by this band including this one. I would think that they sound more like early Genesis rather than the intricate music of Gentle Giant. They came a bit too late to be fully appreciated. And the name. Could have been a bit more... original? No? Another band from the seventies that could sound like Gentle Giant at times was Hands. I'not going to link it because of the goddamned friggin' robot tests. It's probably in the PA database. Anyway, NO band sounds like Gentle Giant. It was very unique. Edited by Kepler62 - May 21 2017 at 09:25 |
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Dopeydoc
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Posted: May 21 2017 at 12:46 |
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Haken - Cockroach king
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_e4YX73Ww4 Haken has some GG moments |
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RoeDent
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Posted: May 21 2017 at 13:37 |
This is just wrong. So so so so wrong. If anything, the rock instruments are more weird, because violin, cello et al have been around for centuries longer than rock instruments.
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: May 21 2017 at 13:48 |
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ratracer
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Joined: May 18 2017 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 4 |
Posted: May 22 2017 at 13:12 |
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Thanks! So many suggestions. I will definitely listen to them, starting with Advent expecting that their name won't mean that they are trying too much to copy or emulate GG and moreso being influenced by them.
Funny you mentioned Gryphon and Jethro Tull (although I don't agree too much about them being like GG) as I have been recently to a prog rock festival where they were featured (and, also, were I discovered that italian band I mentioned, Promenade - listen to them, they are worth a try! - at Gouveia, Portugal. Some years ago, that same Gouveia festival hosted Three Friends (already without Kerry Minnear) and they were magnificent (pretty close to the original GG!!!!) They still deliver, but their portfolio was too much in the past, very early albuns, I would prefer Thick as a Brick onwards, and Mushrumps onwards, but, alas, no... Well, I guess I already listened to JT too many times before... I enjoyed more those newer bands (and I am an middle age geezer, so I surprised myself), Promenade, The Loomings and even Isildur Bane for the added diversity and originality... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEYJ_87x9EM&list=PLozD3aRiYtH6ukMXuCrghfYYwhJ89Aq4o Edited by ratracer - May 22 2017 at 13:17 |
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Bands that sound like Gentle Giant, from '90 to 13
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hellogoodbye wrote:
and vibraphone.