Gentle Giant. . Whatever happened (merged several similar threads)

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  1. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    Gentle Giant? What happened? Any Freehand Z out there?
     
  2. SirNoseDVoid

    SirNoseDVoid Forum Resident

    Euhm, they broke up almost 40 years ago.. I guess thats what happened.
     
  3. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    The Tower Theater in philadelpia. 1980. I went to see them.. It was fantastic. .Freehand.
     
  4. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    The members do anything after?
     
  5. Siegmund

    Siegmund Vinyl Sceptic

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    Derek Shulman occupied a leading A&R position at Atco and signed some very high profile acts.

    Kerry Minnear was composing Christian-themed music, the last I heard.

    Not sure about the others.
     
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  6. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    That gives me a start.. Fantastic live.. Unbelievable. . Ty.
     
  7. CJBx7

    CJBx7 Well-Known Member

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    In 2009 guitarist Gary Green, original drummer Malcolm Mortimore, and keyboardist Kerry Minnear formed the band Three Friends, which is dedicated to playing Gentle Giant material live. They are the only original Gentle Giant members in the group, with other musicians taking the lead vocals and other instrumental duties. Minnear has since left the band but as of 2016 Green and Mortimore are still with the group. More info here: https://threefriendsmusic.wordpress.com/
     
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  8. Vangro

    Vangro Forum Resident

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    Ray Shulman produced the Sugarcubes and others.
     
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  9. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    Interesting. . I was young then..
     
  10. Vangro

    Vangro Forum Resident

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    So was he.
     
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  11. moomaloo

    moomaloo All-round good egg

    I nominate the following statement for 'Vague Anecdote Of The Week':

    About 20 years ago, a colleague told me that one of the ex-Giant crew was working as an archivist for Worcestershire County Council. I have no idea who or whether this was true.

    So there.
     
  12. pbuzby

    pbuzby Senior Member

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    I recall reading that he signed Bon Jovi to Polygram. Not sure if it's true.
     
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  13. PretzelLogic

    PretzelLogic Feeling duped by MoFi? You probably deserve it.

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    They keep teasing a potential reunion, and there have been a few photos of them (at least Derek, Ray and Kerry Minnear) together recently. But Phil Shulman will be 80 next month, so if anything does happen, don't expect him to be included.
     
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  14. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    A royal scam without him?
     
  15. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    Can u post photos?
     
  16. PretzelLogic

    PretzelLogic Feeling duped by MoFi? You probably deserve it.

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    This is a screengrab from their Facebook page (not by me).

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  17. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    Fantastic. . Ty.. Ty very much. .
     
  18. pbuzby

    pbuzby Senior Member

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    He has been involved in producing music DVDs recently. Some of the Jethro Tull reissues mention him in the credits.
     
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  19. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    Ty. Songs from the wood
     
  20. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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  21. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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    Ty.. all. For being kind enough to show your wealth of knowledge. Ty
     
  22. Francis A Carr

    Francis A Carr Member Thread Starter

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  23. Siegmund

    Siegmund Vinyl Sceptic

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    He definitely signed Dream Theater to Atco.
     
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  24. Siegmund

    Siegmund Vinyl Sceptic

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    All looking pretty good. :)
     
  25. Lownote30

    Lownote30 Bass Clef Addict

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    Ray also does graphic design now, and did all of the visuals for The Power And The Glory surround sound mix, which are fantastic!
     
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