COTM - Feature #58 - Gentle Giant

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Greetings Mooniverse!

A special treat this week. When one thinks of the big names and earliest pioneers of Progressive Rock the names that first come up are the big three: King Crimson, Yes, and Genesis. A name that is often left out is our featured artists for this program, Gentle Giant.

Releasing their eponymous debut album in 1970, they kept producing albums until Citizen in 1980. Their popularity is best described as Cult-ish. I think this can be directly correlated by the complexity of their composition and incredible multi-instrumental musicianship. Just the kind of stuff that prog-nerds such as ourselves love.

Today's program will feature their first two efforts, 1970's Gentle Giant, and Acquiring The Taste from 1971. I am going to fill in the remainder with a little live material from 1975 and a special surprise.

I hope to see you on the radio.

Dale