Gentle Giant
Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood, CA

Recording Date   9/15/1972

Rock/Pop
Files, 6   Tracks, 47:41  Length
01 Prologue Gentle Giant 07:56
02 Alucard Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Phil Shulman; Ray Shulman 06:59
03 Cherry Bomb - 00:58
04 Funny Ways Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Phil Shulman; Ray Shulman 07:48
05 Nothing At All Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Phil Shulman; Ray Shulman 11:39
06 Plain Truth Kerry Minnear; Derek Shulman; Ray Shulman; Phil Shulman 12:21
Music Details
Product Details
Venue Hollywood Bowl
City, State/Country Hollywood, CA
Packaging FLAC
Live Yes
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Vocals Derek Shulman
Bass Ray Shulman
Keyboards Kerry Minnear
Guitar Gary Green
Bass Phil Shulman
Drums Malcolm Mortimore
Musician Gentle Giant
Personal Details
Index # 1302
Owner Dave
User Defined
Purchased ROIO
ROIO Source AUD
Notes
Gentle Giant Hollywood Bowl 1972-09-15 Master AUD reseed

Notes October 2010:

Another torrent from 2005 found on a loose archive disk, with great sound.

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Notes September 2005:


The Hollywood Bowl show has always been a favorite among Gentle Giant collectors. Here it is presented in a direct transfer from an uncirculated reel tape audience master.

In one of the more bizarre pairings of bands live on stage, Gentle Giant were the tour openers for Black Sabbath. Unfortunately then, and much funnier now, the crowd treated the band rather poorly. During the introduction for "Funny Ways", someone tossed a cherry bomb on stage. The rant that follows is truly classic.

That didn't stop the band from putting on a great set, however. Like true professionals, they kept on undisturbed.

If you are at all curious about Gentle Giant, this show is a good place to start for their earlier music. It's a mixture of the medieval period and odd harmonies, put on with an amazing proficiency and technical skill.

Some people say that early Tull is medieval, which Ian Anderson has repeatedly denied over the years. Think that style multiplied about tenfold, and you have Gentle Giant. Perhaps it isn't a good analogy, I don't know.

Setlist:

Prologue
Alucard
Cherry Bomb
Funny Ways
Nothing At All
Plain Truth

Lineage: Reel directly into Sound Forge -> tracks converted to FLAC by Nero -> You!

Enjoy

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