Memory:Timothy Campbell
Many years ago, Gentle Giant gave a concert at Theatre St. Denis, here in Montreal. This city was one of the first places in North America where GG was first appreciated, and the fans were totally devoted.
Now picture this: Gentle Giant are just winding up the last few notes of Mobile (from Free Hand). The music appears to stop. The audience (about 1500 people) remain ABSOLUTELY SILENT FOR FIVE SECONDS, at which point the drummer does a bass roll of three strokes. The audience goes WILD!
You see, on the record album, there's an inexplicable five-second delay, followed by the drum-roll. EVERYBODY in the audience knew this. NOBODY clapped. NOBODY breathed. 1500 totally dedicated fans (and perhaps a few utterly mystified non-fans) were waiting for the song to end properly.