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
Rock climber, Good-timer,
Backstager, All-nighter
Rock climber, Good-timer, follows the songs through the night
In the night
Backstager, All-nighter, Fills you with praise till it's light
She's waited for you (or me). She saw you there on TV
And said you looked good, not like you could,
You're better in life you see
Remember her friend last year, Knew John with the lighting gear,
You've such a nice face, what time what place,
Do you want to meet me tomorrow not there, she's a...
Rock climber, Good-timer,
Backstager, All-nighter
Rock climber, Good-timer, follows the songs through the night
In the night
Backstager, All-nighter, Fills you with praise till it's light
And then when she's in your room, it's over she calls your tune
She crazes your head, takes you to bed,
All over for her too soon
No tears when you say goodbye, You'll write, well you say you'll try
She goes like a dream, to dream new schemes,
Tonight there's more faces, in all the same places, she's a...
Rock climber, Good-timer,
Backstager, All-nighter
Rock climber, Good-timer, follows the songs through the night
In the night
Backstager, All-nighter, Fills you with praise till it's light