Yes, insanely tight and funky! These guys were truly musicians' musicians, no wonder Frank Zappa lauded them as a very interesting band around this time (ca 1975).
Putting the slow zoom in on Weathers at exactly 2:29 must be one of the greatest artistic decisions by anyone ever, on any medium. Props to the Dutch TV people.
I was 14 when that concert aired - and I saw it there and then. Usually, the "ZDF Sonntagskonzert" only aired classical music, which I just can't get my head around. But that day, the on-cam host said, "And now one of the besta bands in rock!" I was like, "ROCK? HELL YEAH!" "Gentle Giant!" What? Total blank. Never heard of them. I listened and was converted instantly and became a lifelong GG fan - and of course, prog rock. If I only got to keep one DVD, it would be this one. The most influential concert of my whole life.
I have been there since they started. I have seen them play live. They are magnificent. Legendary, like King Crimson or early Genesis and Yes, Van Der Graf Generator. Etc
What an unusual yet totally catchy song. As a violinist, cellist, bassist, flutist, singer and on and on, these talented cats impress the heck out of me. Tight compound rhthyms, equally tight, fascinating melodic and harmonic twists. GG's music never wears out. Superb musical artists.
I saw this band twice in my lifetime in little small venues and while they're even better live, you can't even believe it ,at one time throughout the concert they're all playing the drums, they're all playing guitar at one time I mean it they're just unbelievable musicians ,you can't believe how great they are,in concert. .
+holdem5180 They are the greatest band ever .Even though i unfortunately never got to see them live i for one dont need any convincing how damm, great they were/are
This band is truly a miracle. What brought these men together to play such complex yet beautiful music? Appreciated by so few in their time, only now gaining the recognition that they deserve? Will we ever see anything like this again?
I believe Giant will never get 10% of the recognition they deserve. They are the tighest band of all time, took me years to admit, but they are tightest than Zappa.
@@associar6379 Yes, Zappa mentioned them in interviews around this time as a really good band who deserved more attention. As a bandleader with high standards he woould have known... GG were not completely a cult act in the seventies - they toured extensively, even headlining at large halls across Europe and the US, and produced roughly one studio album per year all through the decade - but they never broke through to really wide audiences the way Yes, Supertramp, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull or Roxy Music were able to do. Definitely a less "hooky" band than those...
I saw them live during this period and just listened to several of these videos back to back. Man what a flashback and what an amazing band. These guys were incredible and relentless in blowing your mind. Mesmerizing in every way
creo que no soy el unico que empezo escuchando ( elp, yes, genesis, jethro tull, king crimson, rush, etc..) tomando influencias de ellos para formar una banda. Luego descubres a Gentle Giant y te das cuenta que todo lo que quieres que sea tu banda esta hay... sin duda son la banda mas electica del progrock de la epoca y a mi parecer son la mejor banda de la via lactea, todos sus discos son fenomenales... GRANDES G.G !!!!
Some ten years ago I was looking into artists and bands that Frank Zappa actually liked. In one interview he mentioned Gentle Giant. This was the first video I found and they immediately turned into one of my favorite bands of all time. Thanks Frank
Makes me wish I had been born in the 40's or early 50's. Then I could've been old enough to see them live. Man I really missed out on something very special. Their sense of syncopation and rhythm is impressive! Not just in the bass & Drums but also in the keys & even lead vocals. This band is amazing!
Hey - the drummer looks like THE giant on their LP covers. THESE guys can PLAY! Unbelievable talent, great songs, I just loved them so much 30+ years back and still love them today. My absolute favorite is "Three Friends" - it has it all: cross harmonies, unusual and interesting melodies, fantastic drumming, keyboard and guitar - AND, most importantly, IT ROCKS!!!
Saw them twice in the 1970s. Never seen anything like this again. Musical perfection, great compositions. Today's computer musicians could learn a lot from GG. ... and in "Proclamation" they are only playing on 4 instruments and only 3 of the band members are singing.
Gentle Giant is for me the band that I keep on playing. It is only a pitty that there is so little good quality video material made of them. Their music is never boring. I think it is sad that so many reactions are on about the looks and assumptions on drug abuse. These guys were just a lot more than an image, they were musical genius.
Any expression of ones self or of anything through the medium of sound is music. No matter how bad or good it may be. This is fantastic creativity at work here. I gravitate towards progressive rock style bands because they explore their sounds a lot more, and I can identify best with that. Music in the pop industry, at least right now, tends to be more mathematical and safe. I don't like it very much at all, in fact, I can't tell you the name of 3 pop songs and their artists in the last 10 years, but in essence, it is still music.
CrankyHankyPanky The word “music” is like the word “art”. Every type of organized sound (or even random sometimes) would be considered music. But for those who really love music, they care about originality. Then they usually elevate their definition of music to something more authentic and deep. It's very hard to judge what is original or not, but it's easy to judge what moves us. I think that should always be the main thing. However, we see someone like Dylan: good music, good approach, full of real feeling. But then you hear Woody Guthrie and realize that Dylan was not really original. The thing is: usually people don't want something different. They want something that sounds like what they've heard before.
Absolutely blows my mind away, such genius, definitely one of the better Prog groups of that time and overall - they really pushed the envelop in the sense of creativity, composition, and musicianship.
this is what i like about Gentle Giant, they had soul and put lots of emotion into their music, there's lots of prog rock bands who get all technical but sound kinda stale and lifeless
Gentle Giant was my first interview subject in 1974 in support of this album. WTCC in Springfield, MA. They played the Sanderson (now gone) the next night.
These guys are, bar none, among THEE most accomplished musicians in the whole Prog Rock genre. I had the great pleasure of seeing 'em @ the long defunct White Plains Music Hall in October of '75, front row centre seats. Outreal! Thanks for uploading this gem ~ (•8-D
Thanks for posting this, ive been an avid fan of this band since the 70's, so sad to learn about John, my thoughts are with him. The band were an inspiration to me as a kid, and remain so now. All Hail!
Just WOW. What a performance. Dig this because it sounds just like the album cut, which was probably done in a single take....no overdubs needed...these guys are so absolutely tight like the Big Band musicians of old.
The situation we are in at this time Neither a good one, nor is it so unblessed It can change, it can stay the same I can say, I can make my claim Hail, hail, hail
Derek Shulman is THE HOTTEST man , his voice, his manner, his body, his aura....wow....those Shulman brothers really created a ground work for then, now and future ...........
![Gentle Giant: The Most Intricate Rock Band of All Time? Part 1 [Progressive Rock Guitar]](/img/n.gif)
Shout out to Travis Scott for sampling this legendary band
A fucking reel I saw of that recently reminded me of this song I forgot about lol
@@golfingcub02just because music isn’t the same as it was 50 years ago doesn’t mean it’s not real music, music is just evolving
was actually Kanye who produced it so he was the one that used the sample
@@golfingcub02you’re ridiculous
@@golfingcub02it’s been 50 years since hip hop and yet there are people that STILL say and think like this give me a fucking break
cant believe gentle giant has over a million views, faith in humanity restored.
One year later and only got 100k views :(
New comer here. Love peel the paint and a cry for everyone
Yes, my faith in humanity is restored every time I listen Gentle Giant = Gentle Geniuses.
yet we must not forget that each of us has seen this video at least ten times : that divides the potential viewers by a factor i wil not try to assess
OK THIS SHIT IS OUTTA CONTROL
IM DRIVIN THROUGH HELL AND I DONE BROUGHT SNOW
ITS SHINING HERE AND I DONE BROUGHT GLOW
@@IncredibleStudiosZTM I HEAR THE SIRENS RIGHT OUT THE CHATEAU
RUN ME THE INFO
@priyanshurabari6577 TRYNA HEAR WHAT YOU DID NOT HOW YOU CAME CLOSE
The syncopation of the vocals and keys against everything else in this song give me chills man
Counterpoint 🎼 🧮
Yes, insanely tight and funky! These guys were truly musicians' musicians, no wonder Frank Zappa lauded them as a very interesting band around this time (ca 1975).
Putting the slow zoom in on Weathers at exactly 2:29 must be one of the greatest artistic decisions by anyone ever, on any medium. Props to the Dutch TV people.
Agreed he's into it.
Yeah
I agree with you, but this was filmed in Brussels, Belgium. So props to the Belgian TV people ;)
Weather's is FEELING THE MUSIC, YA!!!
I always sincerely believed that John Weathers had the most challenging job of all the 70's prog drummers.
I was 14 when that concert aired - and I saw it there and then. Usually, the "ZDF Sonntagskonzert" only aired classical music, which I just can't get my head around. But that day, the on-cam host said, "And now one of the besta bands in rock!" I was like, "ROCK? HELL YEAH!" "Gentle Giant!" What? Total blank. Never heard of them. I listened and was converted instantly and became a lifelong GG fan - and of course, prog rock. If I only got to keep one DVD, it would be this one. The most influential concert of my whole life.
Excellent!
This is progressive life, not only progressive rock.
probably yes possably no
Frfr
Artaud
Drummer had a really good hit, i wish i could almost dislocate my jaw like that when trippin' .
They are the greatest band ever to grace this earth. Saw them in NYC in 1976.
infotainmen
Houston early 80s
Still one of my favorite bands saw them several times
Lucky if only was born in time to see them
Yes, the sound of this recording is amazing. Sounds just like the record. The instruments look really "alive"... no crazy effects, just plain talent.
John Weathers is a god...One of the best drummers ever.
g o d verdullemanogaantoexer?
@@funkfanzzify John on yksinkertaisesti COOL!!!
The Ringo of prog
Der Typ ist durchgeknallt. Aber ein super Drummer!
I found this band after 6 fucking years searching!! Only thing I know was the drummer appearance
Well those 6 years will pay back in the first second of this clip ;)
hahaha
6 years? I can't imagine the orgasm you felt
now, six years later, do u still listen to this wonderful band?
I love when the drums come in.
Groove overload
So cool. The drummer, himself, is enjoying it!
My fave drummer EVER = John Weathers.
I knew Gentle Giant before Travis gang
I have been there since they started. I have seen them play live. They are magnificent. Legendary, like King Crimson or early Genesis and Yes, Van Der Graf Generator. Etc
UTOPIA🌵
What an unusual yet totally catchy song.
As a violinist, cellist, bassist, flutist, singer and on and on, these talented cats impress the heck out of me. Tight compound rhthyms, equally tight, fascinating melodic and harmonic twists. GG's music never wears out. Superb musical artists.
How you doing now bro?
Best prog rock band ever, and Gary Green is the most tragically overlooked guitarist ever. Thank you for posting this great vid!
He’s amazing. And his background is blues.
I desperately wish more people my age liked this kind of music
I'm 12 and i wish the same
28 here bud I love this song
dont worry im 16 and i absolutely love gentle giant
26 you're not alone dude
I’m 18. I think it’s just a gay genre. You gay?
This is/was quite a fantastic band, and I am glad they are being recognized again, with constant rereleases of their albums. Very complex music
+ulfingvar1 Releasing those for which they have the master tapes. Unfortunately, Ray Shulman does not have all of the master tapes.
I saw this band twice in my lifetime in little small venues and while they're even better live, you can't even believe it ,at one time throughout the concert they're all playing the drums, they're all playing guitar at one time I mean it they're just unbelievable musicians ,you can't believe how great they are,in concert. .
+holdem5180 They are the greatest band ever .Even though i unfortunately never got to see them live i for one dont need any convincing how damm, great they were/are
ik geef toe het is even wennen, maar dan heb je er ook wat aan
to be or no, er gewoon voor zijn maar dat daarvooraan aan, zoiets geloof ik (I M O )
This band is truly a miracle. What brought these men together to play such complex yet beautiful music? Appreciated by so few in their time, only now gaining the recognition that they deserve? Will we ever see anything like this again?
I believe Giant will never get 10% of the recognition they deserve. They are the tighest band of all time, took me years to admit, but they are tightest than Zappa.
@@associar6379 Yes, Zappa mentioned them in interviews around this time as a really good band who deserved more attention. As a bandleader with high standards he woould have known...
GG were not completely a cult act in the seventies - they toured extensively, even headlining at large halls across Europe and the US, and produced roughly one studio album per year all through the decade - but they never broke through to really wide audiences the way Yes, Supertramp, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull or Roxy Music were able to do. Definitely a less "hooky" band than those...
I saw them live during this period and just listened to several of these videos back to back. Man what a flashback and what an amazing band. These guys were incredible and relentless in blowing your mind. Mesmerizing in every way
This is not only progressive rock, this os the progressive life!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👏
travis scott?
creo que no soy el unico que empezo escuchando ( elp, yes, genesis, jethro tull, king crimson, rush, etc..) tomando influencias de ellos para formar una banda.
Luego descubres a Gentle Giant y te das cuenta que todo lo que quieres que sea tu banda esta hay...
sin duda son la banda mas electica del progrock de la epoca y a mi parecer son la mejor banda de la via lactea, todos sus discos son fenomenales...
GRANDES G.G !!!!
Everything you need in a band.
marimbo should be added to it and some lavender I M O
Who’s here from Utopia? 👀
wtf? a movie?
@@wadson990 its a rap album from travis Scott , he samples this song on HYENA off of UTOPIA
@@jasonfromthe216 damn travis scott.... 💀
@@jasonfromthe216 omgg cringe
Im here because I have a good taste in music not following some artist who sampled them 😂
Jesus, look how much John Weathers is enjoying this, he is fantastic and criminally underrated.
Some ten years ago I was looking into artists and bands that Frank Zappa actually liked. In one interview he mentioned Gentle Giant. This was the first video I found and they immediately turned into one of my favorite bands of all time. Thanks Frank
Yeah, okay
This shit is outta control
I'm drivin' through Hell and I done brought snow
It's shinin' in here and I done brought glow
The best drummer GG ever had. His groove over every tune is peerless!!!
this was the first song of Gentle Giant i heard back then and I really was blown away..
As a 15 year old I hope that this music last forever and it will in my head
Someone after to listen hyena by tavis??
Travis Scott ppl here
Makes me wish I had been born in the 40's or early 50's. Then I could've been old enough to see them live. Man I really missed out on something very special. Their sense of syncopation and rhythm is impressive! Not just in the bass & Drums but also in the keys & even lead vocals. This band is amazing!
One of the best of all time.
adoro este som , muito bom mesmo , curti muito na minha juventude , hoje com 65 anos de idade ainda curto muito
OKAY THIS SHII OUTTA CONTROL
I love it all. Wurley intro, distinctive voice,deep drum groove, tight orchestration, some bluesy guitar riffs and the harmonies! Wow!
when drum enters I just dance.. can't stop feel that tremendous groove!
Hey - the drummer looks like THE giant on their LP covers. THESE guys can PLAY! Unbelievable talent, great songs, I just loved them so much 30+ years back and still love them today. My absolute favorite is "Three Friends" - it has it all: cross harmonies, unusual and interesting melodies, fantastic drumming, keyboard and guitar - AND, most importantly, IT ROCKS!!!
Saw them twice in the 1970s. Never seen anything like this again. Musical perfection, great compositions. Today's computer musicians could learn a lot from GG. ... and in "Proclamation" they are only playing on 4 instruments and only 3 of the band members are singing.
The drummer is excellent. I fell in love at first sight!
Love Gentle Giant
Fantastic. I've rediscovered my old GG albums in the last month or so, and seeing this makes me realise what a great band they really were.
Gentle Giant is for me the band that I keep on playing. It is only a pitty that there is so little good quality video material made of them. Their music is never boring. I think it is sad that so many reactions are on about the looks and assumptions on drug abuse. These guys were just a lot more than an image, they were musical genius.
Now this is Music, folks. Music.
Thanks for clearing that up.
Any expression of ones self or of anything through the medium of sound is music. No matter how bad or good it may be. This is fantastic creativity at work here. I gravitate towards progressive rock style bands because they explore their sounds a lot more, and I can identify best with that. Music in the pop industry, at least right now, tends to be more mathematical and safe. I don't like it very much at all, in fact, I can't tell you the name of 3 pop songs and their artists in the last 10 years, but in essence, it is still music.
CrankyHankyPanky The word “music” is like the word “art”. Every type of organized sound (or even random sometimes) would be considered music. But for those who really love music, they care about originality. Then they usually elevate their definition of music to something more authentic and deep. It's very hard to judge what is original or not, but it's easy to judge what moves us. I think that should always be the main thing. However, we see someone like Dylan: good music, good approach, full of real feeling. But then you hear Woody Guthrie and realize that Dylan was not really original. The thing is: usually people don't want something different. They want something that sounds like what they've heard before.
I can't believe there are people stupid enough to start an argument based on perkvistA's comment.
perkvistA Sounds like organized noise to me. No wonder I never could name one Gentle Giant song by name.
I absolutely love finding video of stuff I was listening to and admiring back in the day.
No, a rapper is not a genius for sampling a song that already stands proudly on its own.
HOTTTTTTTTT!!!!!! Best Progressive Rock....so amazingly ancient and progressively classic!!!!!
GENTLE GIANT... Dizer o quê???
Umas das melhores banda de todos os tempos...Daqui a 200 anos estarão ouvindo esses mestres... Maravilhoso...❤
yes! one of my fave songs of GG!
got that DVD myself and watched it endless times :-)
HOLY Syncopation....!!!
Great performance..!!
AMAZZZZIN..!
Ok this shit is outta control
dat drummer is epic!!
;) !!!
DIE vertellend
It was a good acid tho haha! But yeah hes good as hell!!
Absolutely blows my mind away, such genius, definitely one of the better Prog groups of that time and overall - they really pushed the envelop in the sense of creativity, composition, and musicianship.
Ah, the good old days of free artistic expression ... genius!
Funny how this will forever be known as a Travis Scott song now
No its not funny at all and travis and his noise are total shit the only redeeming positive thing anout it is that gg will get royalties from it.
No, it will not. Stfu.
@@1359401bruh why so mad lmao CHILL
@@808NASTYhis life is miserable don’t worry if you lived like he did you would be pissed too
@@ForeverCacti hell yeah id be mad as a bitch 💀
Rest in peace, Raymond... u.u
His legacy Will be forever relevant
I love this band !
Just imagining Travis listening to this like “yea dis shi hard for sure” lmao I knew he was a prog rock head tho lmao
this is what i like about Gentle Giant, they had soul and put lots of emotion into their music, there's lots of prog rock bands who get all technical but sound kinda stale and lifeless
Great Band and Great Drummer!!!
Zappa loved them, MIke Kenneally learned to play guitar by listening to them, and I adore GG. Thank you for putting this up.
Yeah. I've never heard any other band so amazing. So complex, but so pleasant to listen to.
The audience must have been listening to this song without headphones
They are beautiful and completely unique! Они прекрасны и совершенно уникальные!
I've seen someone make faces like that before... and they were buggin' out of their mind on mushrooms and coke.
UTopiA BroUGhT Me HEre…🔥🔥🔥
Yeah cause samples make you want to go back to the original music. Kinda like an artist recommending something
Dios mío, la pasión con la cual tocan los instrumentos, me da ganas de llorar. Es hermoso 😭
No llores....disfruta. :)
Its funk its jazz and its rock n roll.... great song!!
Great in concert, I saw them live with Yes in 1976.
Haha! I saw John a few days ago - he's married to my cousin and lives nearby!
Travis
Such excellent musicianship.
That voice...........spectacular!!
I’m here from Travis!
Travis Scott brought me here 🔥🔥👍🙏 I love sampled beats
Gentle Giant was my first interview subject in 1974 in support of this album. WTCC in Springfield, MA. They played the Sanderson (now gone) the next night.
These guys are, bar none, among THEE most accomplished musicians in the whole Prog Rock genre. I had the great pleasure of seeing 'em @ the long defunct White Plains Music Hall in October of '75, front row centre seats. Outreal! Thanks for uploading this gem ~ (•8-D
Incredible how travis scott used this song on his intro of HYAENA on Utopia, geez this aged really good.
Trav insane for sampling this 🐐🐐
Fabulous riffs!
Love this. So much.
Okay this shit is outta control
I’m driving through hell and I done brought snow
It's shinin' in here and I done brought glow
I hear the sirens right out the chateau, run me the info
@@chipperfan619 tryna hear what you did not how you came close
@@gold1.618 cause I get bobble head like I done made pro
The Shulman parents must be very proud
this chills down my spine!
Thanks for posting this, ive been an avid fan of this band since the 70's, so sad to learn about John, my thoughts are with him. The band were an inspiration to me as a kid, and remain so now. All Hail!
I've always associated the bass player to a rough draft of Bruce Campbell
Excellent Prog band-superb writing/musicianship--vastly underrated!!
Just WOW. What a performance. Dig this because it sounds just like the album cut, which was probably done in a single take....no overdubs needed...these guys are so absolutely tight like the Big Band musicians of old.
If making faces makes me play as well as he does here, I'll be all about the faces! Great clip and fantastic music. Thank you for posting it.
The situation we are in at this time
Neither a good one, nor is it so unblessed
It can change, it can stay the same
I can say, I can make my claim
Hail, hail, hail
I'm only here cuz of hyena
I remember before they had a million views back in HS used to just smoke with my friends listen to mad prog loved it.
Wow. I haven't heard this for years! Thanks for uploading.
All travis fan where you at
Travis has some amazing taste.
the best music in my live
Gentle Giant are musical giants!!!!And of course from the great 70s!!
Derek Shulman is THE HOTTEST man , his voice, his manner, his body, his aura....wow....those Shulman brothers really created a ground work for then, now and future ...........