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=== Raconteur Troubadour === | === Raconteur Troubadour === | ||
Lead vocals: Derek | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | ||
'' (Here we have tried to capture something of the medieval English troubadour, by the instrumentation, arrangement and lyrics.) '' | '' (Here we have tried to capture something of the medieval English troubadour, by the instrumentation, arrangement and lyrics.) '' | ||
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=== A Cry for Everyone === | === A Cry for Everyone === | ||
Lead vocals: Derek | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | ||
'' (The lyric gives away something of the lyric thoughts of one or two members of the band, and is inspired by the literature and philosophy of Albert Camus.) '' | '' (The lyric gives away something of the lyric thoughts of one or two members of the band, and is inspired by the literature and philosophy of Albert Camus.) '' | ||
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=== Knots === | === Knots === | ||
Lead vocals: Phil, Kerry, Derek and ??? (in order of appearance); | Lead vocals: [[Phil]], [[Kerry]], [[Derek]] and ??? (in order of appearance); | ||
'' (R.D. Laing, an eminent psychologist, has stimulated us by his intriguing, logical, poetic riddles into composing this latter-day madrigal - and something of a musical jigsaw.) '' | '' ([[R.D. Laing]], an eminent psychologist, has stimulated us by his intriguing, logical, poetic riddles into composing this latter-day madrigal - and something of a musical jigsaw.) '' | ||
All in all each man in all men | All in all each man in all men | ||
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=== The Boys in the Band === | === The Boys in the Band === | ||
'' (Not to be confused with the play of the same name - at least not the characters, we hope. This piece is for Gentle Giant as a whole - our engineer, Martin Rushant, included.) '' | '' (Not to be confused with the play of the same name - at least not the characters, we hope. This piece is for Gentle Giant as a whole - our engineer, [[Martin Rushant]], included.) '' | ||
''Instrumental'' | ''Instrumental'' | ||
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=== Dog's Life === | === Dog's Life === | ||
Lead vocals: Phil | Lead vocals: [[Phil]] | ||
'' (A backhanded tribute to our roadies; our musical parody could only be drawn to a wily old dog. Surely two more unmatched sounds as the Regal (a medieval reed organ) and string section could not be found, but they seem to successfully convey the whine of both dog and roadie.) '' | '' (A backhanded tribute to our roadies; our musical parody could only be drawn to a wily old dog. Surely two more unmatched sounds as the Regal (a medieval reed organ) and string section could not be found, but they seem to successfully convey the whine of both dog and roadie.) '' | ||
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=== Think of Me With Kindness === | === Think of Me With Kindness === | ||
Lead vocals: Kerry | Lead vocals: [[Kerry]] | ||
'' (A personal song. It has been kept simple to retain the essentially intimate mood of the piece.) '' | '' (A personal song. It has been kept simple to retain the essentially intimate mood of the piece.) '' | ||
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=== River === | === River === | ||
Lead vocals: Derek (main), Phil ("Moving highway...") | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] (main), [[Phil]] ("Moving highway...") | ||
'' (We have tried to create several atmospheres within the boundaries of one song by using the various electronic devices at our disposal in the recording studio.) '' | '' (We have tried to create several atmospheres within the boundaries of one song by using the various electronic devices at our disposal in the recording studio.) '' | ||