EssentialTension Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 (edited) I've never been much of a 'progressive' fan but I've found myself listening to Gentle Giant lately. I'm impressed with Ray Shulman's funkiness. Edited October 12, 2010 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmySims Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I'm a MASSIVE Ray Shulman fan, ever since my first girlfriend (who happened to be the daughter of Giant keyboard player Kerry) introduced me to Gentle Giant. I've even had the pleasure of meeting the man himself a couple of times. I've just picked up a 73 p-bass with a rosewood board just to try to get that sound. If you're into his grooves, check out The Face from the Power And The Glory album [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymf-QlLn8UU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymf-QlLn8UU[/url] Jimmy Sims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 [quote name='JimmySims' post='986196' date='Oct 12 2010, 08:30 PM']I'm a MASSIVE Ray Shulman fan, ever since my first girlfriend (who happened to be the daughter of Giant keyboard player Kerry) introduced me to Gentle Giant. I've even had the pleasure of meeting the man himself a couple of times. I've just picked up a 73 p-bass with a rosewood board just to try to get that sound. If you're into his grooves, check out The Face from the Power And The Glory album [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymf-QlLn8UU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymf-QlLn8UU[/url] Jimmy Sims[/quote] Well, it's small world because many years ago I was in a band with Kerry Minnear's sister-in-law. Gentle Giant even knicked our roadie who became Kerry's keyboard tech for one of the US/European tours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmySims Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 In a band with Peta? What on earth!? I never new she was a musician! [quote name='EssentialTension' post='986214' date='Oct 12 2010, 08:43 PM']Well, it's small world because many years ago I was in a band with Kerry Minnear's sister-in-law. Gentle Giant even knicked our roadie who became Kerry's keyboard tech for one of the US/European tours.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 [quote name='JimmySims' post='986245' date='Oct 12 2010, 09:07 PM']In a band with Peta? What on earth!? I never new she was a musician![/quote] It was a long time ago and 'musician' may have been too generous a description for any of us. I had no idea what I was doing but we did gigs so it was a band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkThrust Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 (edited) [quote name='EssentialTension' post='986214' date='Oct 12 2010, 08:43 PM']Well, it's small world[/quote] My Dad taught at Eastney Modern School with one of the Shulman brothers in the 1970s before they became big and then a few years later, probably early eighties, my brother used to go out with Adele, the daughter of one of them. Edited October 12, 2010 by AndyMartin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Great band Gentle Giant. Remeber them (well most of them) as Simon Dupree and the big sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Drummer Pugwash (John Weathers) is a mate. Needs a zimmer to get around now due to degenerated spine but still cheerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateybass Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Brings back memories for me that clip. It's from 1978 and the Sight and Sound In Concert series simulcast on BBC2 and Radio1. I remember watching that as a spotty 14 year old who had just taken up playing bass... I sat through the whole show spellbound with my mouth open wondering if I'd ever be good enough to play in a band like that. I've been a fan of GG ever since, one of my favourite ever songs is "Memories of Old Days". As far as prog rock was concerned, if Genesis was for uni students, Gentle Giant was for Astrophysicists Incidentally, I believe this broadcast made history as being the first ever broadcast in quadraphonic sound... "Matrix H" to be precise or as Derek Shulman quipped during the broadcast, in Preparation H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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