instruments playd on freehand album (yikes)
Gary Green – electric guitar (1-7), acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 7), descant recorder (tracks 2, 6), co-lead vocals on track 2
Kerry Minnear – piano (tracks 1-5, 7), Hammond organ (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7), Clavinet (tracks 3, 5-7), Minimoog (tracks 1, 2, 4), synthesizer (tracks 1, 3, 6), electric piano (tracks 3, 4), harpsichord (tracks 2, 6), Wurlitzer electric piano, honky-tonk piano (track 7), celesta (track 2), glockenspiel (track 2), vibraphone (tracks 1, 2, 5), marimba (track 2), tympani (track 2), harp (track 2), cello (track 2), tenor recorder (track 6), lead vocals on tracks 2-5
Derek Shulman – lead vocals on tracks 1-4 and 7, treble recorder (track 6), alto saxophones (track 1)
Ray Shulman – bass, electric violin (track 7), violin (track 7), viola (track 2), co-lead vocals on track 2
John Weathers – drums (tracks 1-5, 7),[5] tambourine (tracks 1, 6, 7), bass drum (tracks 2, 6), tom-tom (tracks 6, 7), snare drum (track 2), triangle (track 2), cymbal (track 2), woodblock (track 3), cowbell (track 3), frame drums (track 7), percussion (track 2)
Prog Synch Listen: Gentle Giant, Played the Game
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Re: Prog Synch Listen: Gentle Giant, NOW PLAYING
what a great mix in this track
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Nancy wrote:Some Tullish sounds here
agree
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Hightea wrote:instruments playd on freehand album (yikes)
Gary Green – electric guitar (1-7), acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 7), descant recorder (tracks 2, 6), co-lead vocals on track 2
Kerry Minnear – piano (tracks 1-5, 7), Hammond organ (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7), Clavinet (tracks 3, 5-7), Minimoog (tracks 1, 2, 4), synthesizer (tracks 1, 3, 6), electric piano (tracks 3, 4), harpsichord (tracks 2, 6), Wurlitzer electric piano, honky-tonk piano (track 7), celesta (track 2), glockenspiel (track 2), vibraphone (tracks 1, 2, 5), marimba (track 2), tympani (track 2), harp (track 2), cello (track 2), tenor recorder (track 6), lead vocals on tracks 2-5
Derek Shulman – lead vocals on tracks 1-4 and 7, treble recorder (track 6), alto saxophones (track 1)
Ray Shulman – bass, electric violin (track 7), violin (track 7), viola (track 2), co-lead vocals on track 2
John Weathers – drums (tracks 1-5, 7),[5] tambourine (tracks 1, 6, 7), bass drum (tracks 2, 6), tom-tom (tracks 6, 7), snare drum (track 2), triangle (track 2), cymbal (track 2), woodblock (track 3), cowbell (track 3), frame drums (track 7), percussion (track 2)
holy gotdamn.
i see i need more instruments in this life.
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Hugh wrote:36 short minutes. Lovely.
Isn't it.
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C wrote:Talybont is a small hamlet in Wales near to where John Weathers lived
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didn't know that. Did you see them back in the day C? I saw them twice in 78 and 79.
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Hugh wrote:36 short minutes.
Interestingly, all the GG albums are under 40 minutes
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Thanks for the pick, C! Most illuminating.
Pontificating incorrigibly since birth.
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Great album & company, thanks all. Have wonderful weekends!
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C wrote:Hugh wrote:36 short minutes.
Interestingly, all the GG albums are under 40 minutes
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Longer and some clarity might have been lost in the cutting stage?
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spotify has 3 bonus live tracks - so far very nice.
have a nice weekend all - off to the northern woods of ny state with a stop over to see the masters Neil/Willie!
have a nice weekend all - off to the northern woods of ny state with a stop over to see the masters Neil/Willie!
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Thanks all!
A great album and great company
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A great album and great company
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mudshark wrote:Where is he anyway, that very soft lad?
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Hightea wrote:have a nice weekend all - off to the northern woods of ny state with a stop over to see the masters Neil/Willie!
Have fun!
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mudshark wrote:Where is he anyway, that very soft lad?
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Hugh wrote:36 short minutes. Lovely.
they pack a lot in, and it works so wellll for me. this will merit many a relisten. many a.
thank ye all for joining in. thank you c for the suggestion. i have struggled with the limited GG i have heard, except for some beautiful tracks along the way. but this entire album is fanfucquintastic.
happy weekend, all.
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