Gentle Giantformed out of the blues based group Simon Dupree & The Big Sound, which featured the multi-instrumental Shulman brothers Derek, Ray, and Phil. They joined with guitarist Gary Green, keyboard player Kerry Minnear, and a series of drummers (John Weathers most consistently) to play music beyond the scope of ordinary rock, though with still a hint of blues in Green's guitar. Minnear's elaborate arrangements featured elements of both medieval polyphony and twentieth century composition. In particular, the complex four-part vocal arrangements give the band its unusual character, with each part functioning independently rather than forming simple harmonies. The instrumental parts were just as complex, often featuring interlocking parts often in odd meters, all backed by a solid drum pattern.
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Gentle Giant
As I sit, as the world goes 'round,
In the room I've known before
Is it me? Am I inside out?
In a dream, as I watch the floor
Everywhere, see, they are closing in,
- Do I need lifting, do I need lifting
But you say, no, there's nobody there,
- Do I need lifting, do I need,
do I need, do I, do I need?
How the colors seemed so bright,
Now it feels they've lost their glow
And the dreams, only nightmares now,
Images, from down below
Everything is spinning 'round,
'Round and 'round I go
- Do I need lifting, do I need lifting
Where's the door, now I don't know
- Do I need lifting,
(do I need, do I need, do I?) x3
Do I need lifting, do I need lifting
Do I need lifting, do I need?
Funny how I lose control
Funny how, I don't feel me
But I do feel I'm inside out
But I hear, I feel, I see
Everything is getting dark
No, please don't lock me in
Do I need lifting, do I need lifting
Am I here, the light is growing dim
- Do I need lifting,
(do I need, do I need, do I?) x3
- Do I need lifting, do I need lifting
Inside out
- Do I need lifting, do I need lifting
Inside out
- Do I need lifting, do I need lifting
- Do I need lifting, do I need lifting