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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Little Brown Bag Lyrics
Gentle Giant
HOLD ON;
To the little brown bag. If it's all that she has to show,
Torn like a rag,
Crazy lady she doesn't know,
LOOK IN;
Cos there's nothing inside, Was there anything anytime
Little Brown Bag
She'll be there in the morning,
sitting alone with her world in her hands,
No goodnight in the evening,
The city it understands, the circumstance
DREAM ON;
In the, little brown bag. Maybe here she's better than you
Torn like a rag, Look away it's good that you do
MAYBE;
As you're, staring too hard, You could see that somehow it's real
Little Brown Bag
What did she turn her back on,
Was it the nightmare she couldnt face;
Look around, It may tell you, She only puts a good case,
So lady,
HOLD ON......
Little Brown Bag
She'll be there in the morning,
sitting alone with her world in her hands,
No goodnight in the evening,
The city it understands,
So lady,
HOLD ON......
HOLD ON;
To the little brown bag. If it's all (that) she has to show,
Torn like a rag, Crazy lady she doesn't know,
LOOK IN;
Cos there's nothing inside, Was there anything anytime
Little Brown Bag