Feel the Giant, Hear the Giant...

My first experience with Gentle Giant came in 1974 with their first album. I always considered the song "Nothing at All" a masteripiece. Gentle Giant was one of the tightest Prog bands ever with an all-star family cast featuring Schulman brothers Derek, Ray and Phil. Over the years, I sort of lost touch with GG, and I think it's because they maintained their integrity, and stuck to their original game plan, and that was to offer the worl their brand of experimental rock no matter what the cost to them personally. In other words, "live free, or die." The styles seemed to change tremendously over the years, and I had a bit of difficulty holding an interest. However, Gentle Giant is probably one of the most honorable Prog bands ever. They did not give in to FM pressure, but kept their own style. Their fan base is loyal, and any Gentle Giant head I ever met was willing to lay down in front of a train for them.

I was a bit overcome by"Octopus". I picked it up because of the cover. It took a few listens, but then I was just visualizing how hard it must be to perform like they did.