Gentle
Giant
Группа была сформирована в 1969 году братьями Шулманами - Дереком (р. 11 февраля 1947, Глазго, Шотландия; вокал, гитара, бас), Рэем (р. 3 декабря 1949, Портсмут, Англия; вокал, бас, скрипка) и Филом (р. 27 августа 1937, Глазго, Шотландия; саксофон) на обломках их предыдущей команды "SimonDupreeAndTheBigSound". Состав "Gentle Giant" был укомплектован Керри Миннером (р. 2 января 1948, Шафтсбури, Англия; клавишные, вокал), Гэри Грином (р. 20 ноября 1950, Лондон, Англия; гитара, вокал) и Мартином Смитом (ударные). Банда отошла от поп-соул стиля своей предшественницы и сделала уклон в прогрессив-рок, чем-то напоминая "Yes" и "King Crimson".
В 1970 году "Gentle giant" заключили контракт с известной фирмой "Vertigo Records" и записали дебютный альбом с продюсером Тони Висконти, который принимал участие и в последующих их релизах.
На диске звучала смесь хард-рока и классики с применением сложных аккордов, указывавшая на поиски новизны в музыке. Хотя альбом считался претенциозным многими критиками, он все-таки представлял индивидуальность "Gentle giant". После выхода второго диска "Acquiring The Taste" из группы ушел Смит. Его сменил Малколм Мортимор, участвоваший в записи "Three Friends". Вскоре он попал в аварию на мотоцикле и был вынужден тоже покинуть состав. Джон "Пагвош" Уэзерс (р. 2 февраля 1947, Кармартхен, Уэльс), бывший участник "Eyes Of Blue", "Graham Bond" и "Piblokto!" присоединился к команде перед записью "Octopus", наиболее известного альбома "Gentle giant". Однако, сопутствующий тур закончился уходом Фила, решившего завязать с музыкальным бизнесом.
Группа заключила новый контракт с фирмой "WWA", но столкнулась с проблемами в Америке, когда диск "In A Glass House" там посчитали слишком некоммерческим для выпуска.
Альбом "The Power And The Glory" был менее обескураживающим и в свою очередь обозначил переход группы на "Chrysalis Records". Следующий релиз "Free Hand" пользовался большим спросом в Великобритании, но в 1976 году на "Interview" группа опять вернулась к экспериментальному стилю более ранних выпусков. Концертный двойник "Playing The Fool" получился неплохим, но последующие альбомы были неудачными. Последней попыткой восстановить былую славу стал диск "Civilian", но уход Миннера, бывшего к тому времени музыкальным директором группы, обозначал ее полный упадок. В 1980 году "Gentle giant" развалился, и некоторые его бывшие члены занялись сольной карьерой.
Рэй Шулман стал довольно известным продюсером, работающим с разными музыкантами такими как "Sugarcubes", "Sundays" и Яном Маккаллофом. Его брат Дерек перебрался в Нью-Йорк, и стал директором "A&R" на "PolyGram Records".
Состав
Derek Shulman - вокал, гитара, бас
Ray Shulman - вокал, бас, скрипка
Phil Shulman - саксофон
Kerry Minnear - клавишные, вокал
Gary Green - гитара, вокал
John "Pugwash" Weathers - ударные
Дискография
Gentle Giant - 1970
Acquiring The Taste - 1971
Three Friends - 1972
Octopus- 1973
In A Glass House - 1973
The Power And The Glory - 1974
Free Hand - 1975
Interview - 1976
Playinп The Fool - 1977
The Missing Piece - 1977
Giant For A Day - 1978
Civilian - 1980
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