Relayer71
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After listening to classic Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Rush and others for many years I finally decided to check out Gentle Giant which I had heard a lot about and am SO glad I did. "Free Hand" and "In A Glass House" have not left my CD player or Ipod playlist for a couple of weeks now!
Of course it was easy for me to dismiss GG since they were nowhere as popular as the other bands in their day and for some reason the covers with the "Giant Face" really turned me off, so did the band name.
But it also seems I've overlooked one of the BIGGEST bands of the 70s era, Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
I picked up Trilogy a few months ago which I liked and I just got Brain Salad Surgery last week and have to say, WOW! Is it me or is Karn Evil 9 some of the most "out there" music ever recorded (in Rock, anyway)? The compositions and playing are astounding! I thought Phil Collins and Bill Bruford drummed phenominally but Carl Palmer is on a whole other level. And I don't mean he's "better", just that his style is even more fluid and especially unconventional. But it's not just him. Although there are some typical "rock" grooves and structure, and I find the lyrics weak, some sections of music just sound so uniquely "otherworldly", and impressively complex.
Any fans out there who can tell me which album to get next (after I fully digest this one!)?
Any other bands worthy of a listen from that 70s era?
Of course it was easy for me to dismiss GG since they were nowhere as popular as the other bands in their day and for some reason the covers with the "Giant Face" really turned me off, so did the band name.
But it also seems I've overlooked one of the BIGGEST bands of the 70s era, Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
I picked up Trilogy a few months ago which I liked and I just got Brain Salad Surgery last week and have to say, WOW! Is it me or is Karn Evil 9 some of the most "out there" music ever recorded (in Rock, anyway)? The compositions and playing are astounding! I thought Phil Collins and Bill Bruford drummed phenominally but Carl Palmer is on a whole other level. And I don't mean he's "better", just that his style is even more fluid and especially unconventional. But it's not just him. Although there are some typical "rock" grooves and structure, and I find the lyrics weak, some sections of music just sound so uniquely "otherworldly", and impressively complex.
Any fans out there who can tell me which album to get next (after I fully digest this one!)?
Any other bands worthy of a listen from that 70s era?