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I suspect a Daniel O’Donnell revival is just around the corner.

…who’s probably on the ‘To cancel’ list anyway, given his history 😄

To be fair, when we’re listening to music we’re largely excluding deaf people.

My goodness.. if that's how you feel, don't ever join a folk band. The lyrics to half of those tunes will give you nightmares.

Oh yes - that’s a classic cover. Forgot that one. Good record, too - starting to get into that one.

Unexpected...?

The only thing that could top some of these is if someone like, I dunno, Charlie Drake made a record with Peter Gabriel, Sandy Denny, Robert Fripp, Phil Collins, Percy Jones and Keith Tippett. Oh, wait...

It was Proclamation that started the ball rolling, specifically the brilliant fan video that I clicked on by accident. I was, like, ‘what the hell’s this??’, and off I went. Enjoyed The Power and the Glory (even the title track which I don’t think the band are very keen on) and getting into Free Hand at the moment. Terrible album sleeves though (apart from The Power and the Glory which is mint). Quite looking forward to getting into the later years. The unpopular stuff is always interesting…

Hey gang Gentle Giant have completely passed me by until recently. I'm now starting to chip away at the catalogue, and I really like some of it. I've always been fascinated with the history and musical evolution of bands - even those I don't really like - and GG's seems to be more interesting than most. Lots to take in, most of it bonkers. And what a rhythm section, eh?

It’s tradition - just a bit of theatre. The Wobbly Eggs should learn to relax a bit.

We’ll, maybe DG are the exception. If they are, good on them. Do we know which power modules they’re using?

I’m just suspicious of all class D wattage ratings, and how they relate to the real world. It’s just marketing, ain’t it.

I’m not saying it’s not loud enough.

Quite.

I’d like to see the evidence that what they have written in their manual is true.

I stand by my comment.

900w. Lol.

Ah man... that's outrageous. I hope you get it - or your money - soon. 😞

Are other drummers available?

Haven't read the whole thread - sorry - but I agree with the 'less is more' approach. Assuming someone has suggested that.

Step right this way >>>>

Oh, go on then. In 2004, Mrs. WoT & I hit San Francisco as part of our honeymoon adventure (God, the days before kids when we had a few quid...). I was browsing The guestbook on the Band's website (big fan that I was / am) and spotted a post from someone to say that Garth and Maud (Mrs. Hudson) were playing that night in Boz Skaggs' club in the Theatre district. I posted a 'We're going!' comment, and thought nowt else about it. We got in the car and muddled our way across, and parked outside on what seemed to be an otherwise empty, quiet street. There were no posters outside, nothing. We ventured in and checked with the bar staff, who confirmed we had the right place and time. Medium sized venue with a stage, probably feel great with a couple of hundred people in there. The seating was cabaret style, so we took a seat at the front and waited for the hordes to arrive. ...which didn't happen. There was probably about 30 people in there by the time Garth, Maude and the guitarist and bass player arrived on stage. We were treated to a couple of hours of jazz / blues musical brilliance. Maude sang like an angel, and Garth spread himself out over his keyboard, accordion and sax head-down and hands sprawling, exactly like you'd imagine. They played stuff from his album of the time, some standards, some Band stuff, and it was incredible. At the end of the show, we were getting ready to leave when someone (I think the guitarist or bass player, but I can't quite remember) came over and said 'Are you the couple from England? Stick around for a bit 'cos Garth wants to say hello'. 😮 So we did. Once the 25-odd other people left, Garth and Maud came out and we sat at a table with them and another couple who lived nearby. Just the six of us, for probably an hour or two, listening to these AMAZING stories about his life on the road with The Band and Dylan. They were absolutely mesmerising, and then he came out with the first accordion joke: 'What's the definition of a gentleman? Someone who can play the accordion but chooses not to.". And that's when the accordion jokes began. I laughed. Then pinched myself. Then laughed. Then pinched myself. etc. Unreal, man.

Did I ever tell you about the night I spent sharing a table in a San Francisco nightclub with Garth, trading accordion jokes?