Gentle Giant was an English art-rock band that released eleven studio albums between 1970 and 1980. Their original lineup featured multi-instrumentalist brothers Phil, Derek, and Ray Shulman, plus guitarist Gary Green and composer–keyboardist Kerry Minnear. Derek, Phil, and Kerry traded lead vocals. In 1972, John Weathers joined as their permanent drummer. After the fourth album, […]
The Power and the Glory is the sixth album by English art-rock quintet Gentle Giant, released in 1974 on WWA/Capitol. Tracklist: A1. Proclamation (6:47) A2. So Sincere (3:51) A3. Aspirations (4:40) A4. Playing the Game (6:46) B1. Cogs in Cogs (3:07) B2. No God’s a Man (4:27) B3. The Face (4:12) B4. Valedictory (3:21) Credits: […]
In a Glass House is the fifth album by English art-rock quintet Gentle Giant, released in 1973 on WWA. Tracklist: A1. The Runaway (7:24) A2. An Inmates Lullaby (4:27) A3. Way of Life (7:45) B1. Experience (7:47) B2. A Reunion (2:08) B3. In a Glass House (7:41) B4. Index (0:20) Credits: Derek Shulman — alto […]
Free Hand is the seventh album by English art-rock quintet Gentle Giant, released in 1975 on Chrysalis/Capitol. Tracklist: A1. Just the Same (5:34) A2. On Reflection (5:41) A3. Free Hand (6:14) B1. Time to Kill (5:08) B2. His Last Voyage (6:27) B3. Talybont (2:34) B4. Mobile (5:05) Credits: Derek V. Shulman — saxophone, vocals, writer […]
Interview is the eighth album by English art-rock quintet Gentle Giant, released in 1976 on Chrysalis/Capitol. Tracklist: A1. Interview (6:54) A2. Give It Back (5:12) A3. Design (5:01) B1. Another Show (3:30) B2. Empty City (4:24) B3. Timing (4:52) B4. I Lost My Head (6:58) Credits: John Weathers — drums Derek Shulman — vocals, saxophone, […]
Gentle Giant is the debut album by the English art-rock sextet of the same name, released in 1970 on the Vertigo “swirl” label. Tracklist: A1. Giant (6:24) A2. Funny Ways (4:23) A3. Alucard (6:01) A4. Isn’t It Quiet and Cold? (3:53) B1. Nothing at All (9:08) B2. Why Not? (5:31) B3. The Queen (1:40) Credits: […]
Acquiring the Taste is the second album by English art-rock sextet Gentle Giant, released in 1971 on the Vertigo “swirl” label. Tracklist: A1. Pantagruel’s Nativity (6:49) A2. Edge of Twilight (3:48) A3. The House, the Street, the Room (6:04) A4. Acquiring the Taste (1:36) B1. Wreck (4:37) B2. The Moon Is Down (4:45) B3. Black […]
Octopus is the fourth album by English art-rock six-piece Gentle Giant, released in 1972 on the Vertigo and Columbia labels. Tracklist: A1. The Advent of Panurge (4:41) A2. Raconteur Troubadour (4:01) A3. A Cry for Everyone (4:03) A4. Knots (4:11) B1. The Boys in the Band (4:32) B2. Dog’s Life (3:11) B3. Think of Me […]
Three Friends is the third album by English art-rock sextet Gentle Giant, released in 1972 on Vertigo. Tracklist: A1. Prologue (6:13) A2. Schooldays (7:37) A3. Working All Day (5:12) B1. Peel the Paint (7:31) B2. Mister Class and Quality? (3:22) B3. Three Friends (5:26) Credits: Kerry Minnear — keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, Moog, vocals, writer Ray […]
