Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant
Latest Release
- I be Gentle Giant
- July 2025
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | Pantagruel's Nativity | ||
| 2 | Nothing At All | ||
| 3 | The House, The Street, The Room | ||
| 4 | Just the Same | ||
| 5 | Free Hand |
Albums
May 2025 • 13 songs
Mar 2025 • 1 song
Sep 2024 • 1 song
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Biography
Formed at the dawn of the progressive rock era, Gentle Giant seemed poised for a time in the mid-'70s to break out of their cult-band status, but they somehow never made the jump. Somewhat closer in spirit to Yes and King Crimson than to Emerson, Lake & Palmer or the Nice, their unique sound melded hard rock and classical music, with an almost medieval approach to singing.
Gentle Giant were born out of the ruins of Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, an R&B-based outfit led by brothers Derek, Ray, and Phil Shulman. After switching to psychedelia in 1967 and scoring their only majo...