Gentle Giant
‘Free Hand’: Behind Gentle Giant’s Gripping Seventh Album
‘Free Hand’ was the seventh album by prog legends Gentle Giant. Another artistic triumph for the band, it has endured as one of their best-loved releases.
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News3 months agoWatch The Video For Steven Wilson’s Remix Of Gentle Giant’s ‘Just The Same’
'Just The Same' features on the newly-remixed Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound edition of the band's 'Free Hand' album, set for release on May 25.
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Features3 months ago‘Fish Rising’: The Maiden Solo Voyage Of Steve Hillage
The 1975 album was the record that paved the way for the prog frontiersman's Top 10 success with 'L.'
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Features3 months ago
In Search Of The Forgotten Heroes Of 70s Rock
These overlooked 70s rock heroes moved audiences, made fantastic albums, then faded, but are still fondly thought of by diehards. Remember them with love.
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Features3 months ago
8 Of The Most Bizarre Concept Albums Of All Time
Picking the most bizarre concept albums isn’t easy, since the most beloved concept albums are themselves pretty bizarre, but here are a few masterstrokes.
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Features3 months ago
‘Interview’: How Gentle Giant Gave The Finger To Punk
Gentle Giant felt the punks advancing during 1976, yet they stuck to their guns and released ‘Interview,’ a sardonic concept album.
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Features3 months ago
The Best Songs Based On Books
From songs by The Beatles to Rick Wakeman, Metallica to The Rolling Stones, uDiscover Music uncovers the best songs inspired by books.
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Features3 months ago
‘Three Friends’: Behind Gentle Giant’s First Ever Concept Album
The first concept album in Gentle Giant’s formidable body of work, ‘Three Friends’ remains a well-loved record that hints at greater glories to come.
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Features5 months ago
The Greatest Prog Guitarists: An Essential Top 25 Countdown
Whether they’re the mastermind of the band or keep the cosmic flights well-grounded, we pay tribute to the best prog guitarists of all time.
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Features6 months ago
‘Civilian’: The Album That Showed Gentle Giant’s Human Side
Gentle Giant’s final album, ‘Civilian’ shocked many, but was full of hooky, chorus-heavy rock/pop songs as visceral as anything the New Wave had to offer.
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News6 months ago
Gentle Giant Share Early 1970s Denver College Radio Interview
The interview forms part of a new series on the band's official YouTube channel called 'The Missing Interviews: The Early Days'.
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Features8 months ago
Why Gentle Giant’s Debut Album Was A Towering Achievement
The Gentle Giant debut album established the group as one of the most distinctive and forward-thinking of the new wave of prog rock bands to emerge in 1970.
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Features8 months ago
The Visual History Behind The Greatest Prog Rock Album Covers
Few kinds of music are more inherently visual than prog rock. The music lends itself to elaborate flights of fantasy, which is why prog-rock album covers are an art form on their...
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Features9 months ago
How Steven Wilson Made Prog Rock Cool Again
With his original band, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson nearly single-handedly sparked a prog revival and it continues with his concert film ‘Home Invasion’.
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Features10 months ago
25 Greatest Prog Rock Albums Of All Time
Side-long concept pieces, walls of Mellotrons, keyboardists in capes...such were the glories of the greatest prog rock albums.
