Gentle Giant - Playing The Fool (1977)

Músicas:

1. Just the Same" – 5:57

2. Proclamation" – 5:18

3. On Reflection" – 6:20

4. Excerpts From Octopus" – 15:39

5.Funny Ways" – 8:30

6. The Runaway" – 3:56

7. Experience" – 5:36

8. So Sincere" – 10:20

9. Free Hand" – 7:40

10. Sweet Georgia Brown (Breakdown In Brussels)" – 1:21

11. Peel the Paint / I Lost My Head" – 7:32

Músicos:

Gary Green / electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, alto recorder, descant recorder, vocals, percussion

Kerry Minnear / keyboards, cello, vibes, tenor recorder, vocals, percussion

Derek Shulman / vocals, alto sax, descant recorder, bass, percussion

Ray Shulman / bass, violin, acoustic guitar, descant recorder, trumpet, vocals, percussion

John Weathers / drums, vibes, tambour, vocals, percussion

Comentários

Playing The Fool é um álbum ao vivo da banda inglesa Gentle Giant que foi lançado em 1977. Esse álbum demonstra toda a complexidade e talento da banda também mostrando versões das músicas diferentes da gravação original de estúdio.

Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste ** (1971)

Músicas:

01. Pantagruel's Nativity (6:50)

02. Edge Of Twilight (3:47)

03. The House, The Street, The Room (6:01)

04. Acquiring The Taste (1:36)

05. Wreck (4:36)

06. The Moon Is Down (4:45)

07. Black Cat (3:51)

08. Plain Truth (7:36)

Músicos:

- Gary Green / 6 string guitar, 12 string guitar, 12 string wah-wah guitar, donkey's jawbone, cat calls, voice

- Kerry Minnear / electric piano, organ, mellotron, vibraphone, Moog, piano, celeste, clavichord, harpsichord, tympani, maracas, lead vocals

- Derek Shulman / alto sax, clavichord, cowbell, lead vocals

- Phil Shulman / alto & tenor sax, clarinet, trumpet, piano, claves, maracas, lead vocals

- Ray Shulman / bass, violin, viola, electric violin, Spanish guitar, tambourine, 12 string guitar, organ bass pedals, skulls, vocals

- Martin Smith / drums, tambourine, gongs, side drum

- Assisted by Paul Cosh (trumpet, organ) and Tony Visconti (recorder, bass drum, triangle)

Gentle Giant - In A Glass House (1973)

1. The Runaway (7:15)

2. An Inmate's Lullaby (4:40)

3. Way of Life (7:52)

4. Experience (7:50)

5. A Reunion (2:11)

6. In a Glass House (8:26)

- Gary Green / 6 & 12 string guitars, mandolin, percussion, alto recorder

- Kerry Minnear / keyboards, tuned percussion, recorder, vocals

- Derek Shulman / vocals, alto sax, soprano sax, recorder

- Ray Shulman / bass guitar, violin, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals

- John Weathers / drums, percussion

Gentle Giant - Free Hand (1975)

1. Just The Same (5:34)

2. On Reflection (5:41)

3. Free Hand (6:14)

4. Time To Kill (5:08)

5. His Last Voyage (6:27)

6. Talybont (2:43)

7. Mobile (5:05)

- Derek Shulman / vocals, recorders, sax

- Ray Shulman / bass, violin, recorders, vocals

- Gary Green, guitars, vocals

- Kerry Minear / keyboards, vocals

- John Weathers / percussion

Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory (1974)

1. Proclamation (6:48)

2. So Sincere (3:52)

3. Aspirations (4:41)

4. Playing the Game (6:46)

5. Cogs in Cogs (3:08)

6. No God's a Man (4:28)

7. The Face (4:12)

8. Valedictory (3:21)

9. The Power And The Glory (2:53)

- Gary Green / guitars

- Kerry Minnear / keyboards, cello, vocals

- Derek Shulman / vocals, saxes

- Ray Shulman / bass, violin, vocals

- John Weathers / drums, percussion, vocals

Gentle Giant - Octopus (1972)

1. The Advent Of Panurge (4:45)

2. Raconteur Troubadour (4:03)

3. A Cry For Everyone (4:06)

4. Knots (4:11)

5. The Boys In The Band (4:34)

6. Dog's Life (3:13)

7. Think Of Me With Kindness (3:31)

8. River (5:52)

- Gary Green / guitars, percussion

- Kerry Minnear / all keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, cello, Moog, lead and backing vocals

- Derek Shulman / lead vocals, alto saxophone

- Philip Shulman / saxophones, trumpet, mellophone, lead and backing vocals

- Raymond Shulman / bass violin, guitar, percussion, vocals

- John Weathers / drums, percussion, xylophone

Gentle Giant - Three Friends (1972)

1. Prologue (6:12)

2. Schooldays (7:33)

3. Working All Day (5:07)

4. Peel The Paint (7:25)

5. Mister Class And Quality? (5:51)

6. Three Friends (3:00)

- Gary Green / guitars, percussion

- Kerry Minnear / keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, Moog, vocals

- Malcolm Mortimore / drums

- Derek Shulman / vocals

- Phil Schulman / sax, vocals

- Ray Shulman / bass, violin, 12 string guitar, vocals

- Assisted by: Calvin Shulman, Ray's son (boy's voice on Schooldays)

Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant (1970)

1. Giant (6:22)

2. Funny Ways (4:21)

3. Alucard (6:00)

4. Isn't It Quiet And Cold? (3:51)

5. Nothing At All (9:08)

6. Why Not (5:31)

7. The Queen (1:40)

- Gary Green / lead guitar, 12 string guitar

- Kerry Minnear / keyboard, some bass, cello, lead vocals, backing vocals, some tuned percussion

- Derek Shulman / lead vocals, backing vocals, some bass

- Phil Shulman / sax, trumpet, recorder, lead vocals, backing vocals

- Ray Shulman / most bass, violin, some guitar, percussion, backing vocals

- Martin Smith / drums, percussion