Three Friends

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Topic: Three Friends

Posted By: Axe Victim
Subject: Three Friends
Date Posted: July 22 2004 at 01:00

Prologue

Lead vocals: Phil

Three friends are made, three lives are laughs and tears
Through years of school and play they share
As time stands still the days change into years
And future comes without a care.
But fate and skill and chances play their part
The wind of change leaves no good-bye
Three boys are men their ways have drawn apart
They tell their tales to justify.

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Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: July 24 2004 at 02:20

Black Cat

Lead vocals: Phil

There's a cat prowling through the streets at night
And she's black and her eyes are burning yellow
fierce and bright
The lights are darkened;
Senses sharpened;
Wide awake

As she acts out her past of Jungle days
When the night was her friend in many other
different ways
It gave protection
Of detection
By her prey

With a sway and swing she walks away
And the look in her eye it never seems
to say
The way she's feeling
No revealing,
Black Cat Ways

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Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: February 15 2005 at 21:27

I decided to jump back six months in the main discussions history, and I saw this.

What is this man's point?

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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: February 15 2005 at 21:36

"Prologue" is a song from Gentle Giant's fantastic album called "Three Friends". And "Black Cat" is from GG's "Acquiring The Taste". I think he wanted us to talk about this.

Gentle Giant kicks ass!

Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: February 15 2005 at 21:54

Ahh ok, I don't have Acquiring the Taste.

but prologue as well as the other tunes on three friends are amazing.

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Posted By: Harmonium
Date Posted: February 15 2005 at 22:07

Acquiring The Taste kick butts ! Black Cat is one of my favorite on this album. I also have Octopus, which is amazing. I'm planning to buy In A Glass House, I heard good things about it, what do you guys say ?

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Posted By: Vegetableman
Date Posted: February 15 2005 at 22:20

In A Glass House is definitly my favorite GG album!

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Posted By: starofsirius
Date Posted: February 15 2005 at 23:36

Awesome I just actually bought Three Friends tonight. Its my first step into the world of Gentle Giant. I must say I really enjoy the album. Very good!

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 02:25

Joren Wrote:

"Prologue" is a song from Gentle Giant's fantastic album called "Three Friends". And "Black Cat" is from GG's "Acquiring The Taste". I think he wanted us to talk about this.

Gentle Giant kicks ass!

Gentle giant certainly do kick ass..

Prologue

Lead vocals: Phil

Three friends are made, three lives are laughs and tears
Through years of school and play they share
As time stands still the days change into years
And future comes without a care.
But fate and skill and chances play their part
The wind of change leaves no good-bye
Three boys are men their ways have drawn apart
They tell their tales to justify.

Black Cat
Lead vocals: Phil There's a cat prowling through the streets at night
And she's black and her eyes are burning yellow
fierce and bright
The lights are darkened;
Senses sharpened;
Wide awake

As she acts out her past of Jungle days
When the night was her friend in many other
different ways
It gave protection
Of detection
By her prey

With a sway and swing she walks away
And the look in her eye it never seems
to say
The way she's feeling
No revealing,
Black Cat Ways
 
 
I got three friends
ELP
 
ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 02:26

I have all the albums by Gentle Giant (including two live-albums) except that compilation of unreleased tracks... The band is one of my mostly favorite

My favorite albums are the debut one (the most favorite!) and Acquiring The Taste. Though I consider THREE FRIENDS as the least strong album by GG till 1977... It seems rather naive and not so impressive to me.

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 02:36

Emperor Wrote:

I have all the albums by Gentle Giant (including two live-albums) except that compilation of unreleased tracks... The band is one of my mostly favorite

Listern to ''Free Hand''album Emperor,it's very good too.Bit off the mark stepping into '75 for me.but there you go.

http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/pix/big/fh.gif"> Cover

Free Hand (1975)

About the Album

One of Gentle Giant's finest albums, Free Hand is much influenced by the music of the Renaissance and Middle Ages.

Musicians

Gary Green, Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman, and John Weathers. No instrument credits are listed on the album.

Other liner notes:

  All selections composed by Ray Shulman, Derek Shulman and Kerry Minnear
  All selections published by Gentle Giant Music (Controlled in USA and 
  Canada by Moth Music Corp.) BMI
  
  Recorded at Advision Studios, London, April '75
  Engineer: Gary Martin assisted by Paul Northfield
  Cover design by Gentle Giant
  Graphics by Richard Evans
  A Gentle Giant Production

Track List

http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/free.hand.html#JUST THE SAME - Just The Same (5:34)
http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/free.hand.html#on REFLECTIon - On Reflection (5:41)
http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/free.hand.html#FREE HAND - Free Hand (6:14)
http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/free.hand.html#TIME TO KILL - Time To Kill (5:08)
http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/free.hand.html#HIS LAST VOYAGE - His Last Voyage (6:27)
http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/free.hand.html#TALYBonT - Talybont (2:43)
http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/free.hand.html#MOBILE - Mobile (5:05)

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 04:00

WOW...!!!!... It never ceases to amaze me how Gentle Giant is never spoken of in a derogatory manner......!!!!!! Albeit that I realize this is a progressive forum, The Boys In The Band are still Tops .......

Aspirations http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/audio/aspirations.mp3">

Lead vocals: Kerry

As the dust settles, see our dreams,
          all coming true
it depends on you,
If our times, they are troubled times,
          show us the way,
tell us what to do.

As our faith, maybe aimless blind,
          hope our ideals and
our thoughts are yours
And believing the promises,
          please make your claims
really so sincere.

Be our guide, our light and our way of life
and let the world see the way we lead our way.
Hopes, dreams, hopes dreaming that all our
          sorrows gone.

In your hands, holding everyone's 
          future and fate
It is all in you,
Make us strong build our unity,
          all men as one
it is all in you.

Be our guide, our light and our way of life
and let the world see the way we lead our way.
Hopes, dreams, dreaming that all our sorrows
          gone forever.

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 04:09

Axe Victim wrote:

Hi Axe victim

Your lucky G.G. are well respected in this room,especially by myself.

People in here go out on a limb to rip ELP apart..

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 04:14

Dang....... I grew up on ELP...... That's unfortunate that people could be indifferent to ELP.....Especially on a Progressive Rock Forum !!!!! They all need to... Just Take A Pebble

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Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 04:19

Karnevil9 wrote:

Listern to ''Free Hand''album Emperor,it's very good too.

-I know! That's just my 3rd favorite album by GG ON REFLECTIONS is simply amazingly-beautiful!!!!

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:01

Axe Victim wrote

Dang....... I grew up on ELP...... That's unfortunate that people could be indifferent to ELP.....Especially on a Progressive Rock Forum !!!!! They all need to... Just Take A Pebble[.

Exactly what blows my mind!I can understand for the life of me how a prog fan could dislike ELP ,for christ sake they were the pinnacle of prog.

Ill have to set 'Benny the bouncer on em'he he..

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:27

STFU about your ELP, this is a thread about a BETTER band

I want In a Glass House.

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Epic.

Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:28

what means STFU ????

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:38

JrKASperov

STFU about your ELP, this is a thread about a BETTER band

Like who depressing VDGG.

Pha!

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:41

Axe Victim WROTE:

what means STFU ????

You'll find,what that arse means to say is

Shut The F**k Up

Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:46

BTW, I also really prefer VDGG to ELP as the more thoughtful, original, stable-in-quality and sincere band (don't take an offence ). ELP were more pompous and technically skilled, but these compounds are not so general for myself in Music... And ELP were the 1st Big Prog-Band which got the crises of ideas and turned into pop-oriented music...

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Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:53

Oh shut the f__ up ?? That is totally uncalled for.. You were right.. These people or at least that person needs a ride on Knife Edge and to be taken before The Barbarian,,,,, Sheesh

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Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:55

I mean how Ignorant can one be ??? You know??

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Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 05:58

How sad. I mean why am I so shocked by that. I thought this forum was ? well at least intellegent... Goodness

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Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 06:04

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 06:30

Axe Victim wrote:

Oh shut the f__ up ?? That is totally uncalled for.. You were right.. These people or at least that person needs a ride on Knife Edge and to be taken before The Barbarian,,,,, Sheesh

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 06:32

Karnevil9 wrote:

Listern to ''Free Hand''album Emperor,it's very good too.Bit off the mark stepping into '75 for me.but there you go. http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/pix/big/fh.gif"> Cover

Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 10:27

Axe Victim wrote:

well at least intellegent...

ROFLMAO

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Epic.

Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 11:17

Axe Victim wrote:

You may be right about the prog fans liking them ... (I'll never forget hearing Peel The Paint for the first time ... and I've seen other proggers jaws drop when I played them that one) ... but by God, most of my non-prog friends despise Gentle Giant ...

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Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 14:53

I've got almost all GG stuff on vinyl up 'til 'Missing Piece', but still missing out on 'Octopus' (although I heard that one and love it). My favs are 'In A Glass House' and 'Free Hand'.

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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 16:58

Boring- go away now.

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 18:18

Reed Lover wrote:

Boring- go away now.

Can't wait to see three fates reaction to this petty crap.

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 18:45

Karnevil9 wrote:

Reed Lover wrote:

Boring- go away now.

Can't wait to see three fates reaction to this petty crap.

ELP IS LIFE

Oh my gosh, I am sooooooooooooooooo worried!
Karnevil go away and suck at mummy's tit!

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Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 19:03

Can I interrupt all the squabbling. I haven't heard GG they somehow passed me by.There are so many on here raving about them I have to listen to them. What's the best? or do I just go with what's already been recommended in these posts.

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 19:21

Fragile

No squabbling just a trouble causing member who has no constructive back bone.

Regarding G.G....

Go for there debut album 'Gentle Giant' Excellent,many find it of poor production,but not me.

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 19:23

Fragile

Check this Fragile..

http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/ - http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/albums/

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 19:35

Thank you Karnevil You seem as crazy about ELP as the 3 Fates; hope your sleeping habits haven't been as exciting as she

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 20:07

Fragile wrote:

Thank you Karnevil You seem as crazy about ELP as the 3 Fates; hope your sleeping habits haven't been as exciting as she

No problem Fragile..

I am crazy about ELP but hey it's a taboo subject in here.

Tel me about three fates sleeping habits then..

ELP IS LIFE

Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 04:22

Karnevil9 wrote:

Fragile wrote:

Thank you Karnevil You seem as crazy about ELP as the 3 Fates; hope your sleeping habits haven't been as exciting as she

No problem Fragile..

I am crazy about ELP but hey it's a taboo subject in here.

Tel me about three fates sleeping habits then..

ELP IS LIFE

Like you dont know! Confused

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Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 06:05

Hey Karnevil, ELP's first 3 studio albums were amazing with their eponymous 1st for me their best. As for 3 Fates, well,her more than friendship with a certain Mr.Greg Lake and a few others was well catalogued on here before Christmas, but she's more than unusually quiet at the moment.Guess she's up in the Catskills reading her cherished ELP literature, she'll surely get to sleep that way

Posted By: Axe Victim
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 06:50

Fragile wrote:

Start from the beginning and go from there......

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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 07:50

Returning to the original topic - 3 Friends is a very good album, but probably not the best place for a GG novice to start - Acquiring The Taste and Octopus are much more representative of their style. It's probably the closest they came to straightforward rock music in their pre 1976 albums, and for that reason is often considered to be the joker in the pack. Even GG fans who don't get the album as a whole generally acknowledge that 'Peel The Paint' is one of their all time classics. Over most of the album the music and lyrics blend together seamlessly to describe the different characters, in a way that few other prog acts really managed - only VDGG spring to mind.

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Posted By: CrimsonKing
Date Posted: March 08 2005 at 14:36

Fragile wrote:

Acquiring the taste...Three friends...Octopus...In a glass house...The power and the glory...Free hand

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