Gentle Giant

Founded: 1970

Headquarters: Great Britain

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Label(s)

 * Chrysalis
 * Vertigo
 * Columbia
 * Capitol
 * One Way
 * Alucard Music
 * DRT Entertainment

Genre(s)

 * Progressive rock
 * Symphonic rock
 * Experimental rock
 * Hard rock

RIYL

 * Yes
 * King Crimson
 * Genesis
 * Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Band Members

 * Derek Schulman
 * Kerry Minnear
 * Ray Schulman
 * Gary Green
 * John Weathers
 * Phil Shulman
 * Martin Smith
 * Malcolm Mortimore

Includes Members of

 * Simon Dupree and the Big Sound

Band Biography
Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band, one of the most experimental of the 1970s. Textually inspired by philosophy, personal events and the works of François Rabelais, the group's compositional purpose was to "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular."

=Discography=

Albums

 * Gentle Giant (1970)
 * Acquiring The Taste (1971)
 * Three Friends (1972)
 * Octopus (1972)
 * In A Glass House (1973)
 * The Power And The Glory (1974)
 * Free Hand (1975)
 * Giant Steps: The First Five Years (1975) (Compilation)
 * Interview (1976)
 * Playing The Fool (1977)
 * Giant Edits (1977) (Compilation)
 * The Missing Piece (1977)
 * Pretentious: For The Sake Of It (1977) (Compilation)
 * Giant For A Day (1978)
 * Civilian (1980)
 * In Concert (1994) (Live)
 * Out Of The Woods: The BBC Sessions (1996) (Live)
 * The Last Steps (1996) (Live)
 * Under Construction (1997) (Box Set)
 * King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents (1998) (Live)
 * Out Of The Fire: The BBC Concerts (1998) (Live)
 * Live Rome 1974 (2000) (Live)
 * Totally Out Of The Woods: The BBC Sessions (2000) (Live)
 * Experience (2001) (Live)
 * In A Palesport House (2001) (Live)
 * Artistically Cryme (2002) (Live)
 * Endless Life (2002) (Live)
 * The Missing Face (2002) (Live)
 * Scraping The Barrel (2004) (Box Set)

Singles

 * Prologue (1972)
 * In A Glass House (1973)
 * The Adventure Of Panurge (1973)
 * The Power And The Glory (1974)
 * Give It Back (1976)
 * I'm Turning Around (1977)
 * Two Weeks In Spain (1977)
 * Thank You (1978)
 * Words From The Wise (1978)
 * All Through The Night (1980)