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Angine de Poitrine

2026-04-05T12:14:41Z

Dan:

Quebec progressive rock band '''Angine de Poitrine''' [https://www.noizemagazine.com/blog/angine-de-poitrine-a-discussion-with-the-infectious-quebec-band cites] Gentle Giant as a "major influence":

<blockquote>
My ultimate lifelong
favourite is Gentle Giant, a prog rock band from the '70s. They were real
weirdos, progressive music geeks. They opened for Black Sabbath, and the
public booed them because it was so strange. The audience wasn't ready;
they wanted heavy metal riffs, and Gentle Giants showed up with their
violins, trumpets and medieval clothes (laughs).
</blockquote>

[[Category:Artists]]

Angine de Poitrine

2026-04-05T12:14:06Z

Dan: Created page with "Quebec progressive rock band '''Angine de Poitrine''' [https://www.noizemagazine.com/blog/angine-de-poitrine-a-discussion-with-the-infectious-quebec-band cites] Gentle Giant as an influence: <blockquote> My ultimate lifelong favourite is Gentle Giant, a prog rock band from the '70s. They were real weirdos, progressive music geeks. They opened for Black Sabbath, and the public booed them because it was so strange. The audience wasn't ready; they wanted heavy metal riffs,..."

Quebec progressive rock band '''Angine de Poitrine''' [https://www.noizemagazine.com/blog/angine-de-poitrine-a-discussion-with-the-infectious-quebec-band cites] Gentle Giant as an influence:

<blockquote>
My ultimate lifelong
favourite is Gentle Giant, a prog rock band from the '70s. They were real
weirdos, progressive music geeks. They opened for Black Sabbath, and the
public booed them because it was so strange. The audience wasn't ready;
they wanted heavy metal riffs, and Gentle Giants showed up with their
violins, trumpets and medieval clothes (laughs).
</blockquote>

[[Category:Artists]]

File:Elton John with Simon Dupree.jpg

2026-02-11T19:05:50Z

Dan:

{{Miscellaneous photo
| who=Ray Shulman, Elton John, Tony Ransley, Derek Shulman
| what=Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
| where=Scotland
| when=1967
| photographer=Pete O'Flaherty
}}

==Copyright==

Photograph Copyright © 2003 Peter O'Flaherty. Reproduced by permission from http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~peterkin/elton_john_with_simon_dupree_1968.htm.

[[Category:Simon Dupree and the Big Sound]]

Hall of fame

2026-02-11T18:11:33Z

Dan: link to photos

Thank you to everybody who has contributed such wonderful material to this site!!! I couldn't do this without you!!

The following people deserve an '''extra special thank you''' for their efforts and material! In alphabetical order:

* Biffy the Elephant Shrew
* [[Dan Bornemark]]
* [[Chad Bruce]]
* Woon Deadn
* [[Geir Hasnes]]
* Taka Hindemith
* David Loftus
* Jason Rubin
* [[Jack Skelly]]
* [[Phil Smith]]
* Rick Stoner
* Claude Wacker
* [[Joerg Weinert]]
* [[Wheat Williams]]
* [[Joachim Wunschick]]

...and all our wonderful [[:Category:Photos by photographer|photographers]]!

If you're a frequent contributor and I've left your name out, I'm sorry! Please contact [[Dan Barrett]] and let me know, so I can give you full credit.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Fan activity]]

File:Danemail.png

2026-02-11T18:09:12Z

Dan: Dan uploaded a new version of File:Danemail.png

== Notes ==

This is [[Dan Barrett]]'s email address as an image, so spam robots don't pick it up.

[[Category:Dan Barrett]]

User:Dan

2026-02-11T18:01:29Z

Dan:

[[Image:DanBarrett.jpg|thumb|left|Dan Barrett]]
'''Dan Barrett''' is the creator of the {{SITENAME}}. ([[Project:About|Read the history]].)
[[File:dan-n-gg.jpg|right|thumb|[[Ray]], [[Dan]], and [[Kerry]] in London, 1998]]
[[File:Dan-kerry-gorgg-2013.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dan]] and [[Kerry]] in Chicago, 2013]]

== About me ==

I've been a progressive rock fan for many years but, believe it or not, didn't hear of Gentle Giant until 1987, when a good friend introduced me to [[The Power and the Glory]]. And... I didn't like it! But somehow, those complex compositions ingrained themselves on my brain, and today that album is my favorite in all of rock music.

I [[Project:About|created the GG Home Page]] while in graduate school for computer science. These days, I am retired from the software industry ([https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbarrett/ see LinkedIn]). I'm a musician too, playing keyboards, vocals, and a little bit of Chapman Stick, bass guitar, and didgeridoo.

== Contact ==

You can email me at:
:[[Image:Danemail.png|link=]]

== Books ==

I've written a number of books in the computer field, if you're interested. See [https://danieljbarrett.com/?t=RMfYbmlA7c danieljbarrett.com] for more information.

My [https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/?t=ZDjbNfG4wl spouse] is an internationally-known neuroscientist with a [https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_feldman_barrett_you_aren_t_at_the_mercy_of_your_emotions_your_brain_creates_them popular TED Talk] and several wonderful books:

* ''[https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/seven-and-a-half-lessons-about-the-brain/?t=irHJhFaK15 Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain]'', an Amazon.com "Best Book of 2020." It's a collection of short essays about that amazing gray blob between your ears.
* ''[https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/how-emotions-are-made/?t=3CRjqEg3RV How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain]'', a new theory of mind and brain that shows you have more control over your emotions than you might think.

== See also ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Barrett Wikipedia]
* [https://www.facebook.com/daniel.j.barrett.52 Facebook] ''(Note: I rarely write on Facebook; use email.)''
* [http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-J.-Barrett/e/B000APCC2O/ Amazon.com author page]
* [http://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/426 O'Reilly author page]

[[Category:Dan Barrett]]

User:Dan

2026-02-11T18:00:47Z

Dan:

[[Image:DanBarrett.jpg|thumb|left|Dan Barrett]]
'''Dan Barrett''' is the creator of the {{SITENAME}}. ([[Project:About|Read the history]].)
[[File:dan-n-gg.jpg|right|thumb|[[Ray]], [[Dan]], and [[Kerry]] in London, 1998]]
[[File:Dan-kerry-gorgg-2013.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dan]] and [[Kerry]] in Chicago, 2013]]

== About me ==

I've been a progressive rock fan for many years but, believe it or not, didn't hear of Gentle Giant until 1987, when a good friend introduced me to [[The Power and the Glory]]. And... I didn't like it! But somehow, those complex compositions ingrained themselves on my brain, and today that album is my favorite in all of rock music.

I [[Project:About|created]] the GG Home Page while in graduate school for computer science. These days, I am retired from the software industry ([https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbarrett/ see LinkedIn]). I'm a musician too, playing keyboards, vocals, and a little bit of Chapman Stick, bass guitar, and didgeridoo.

== Contact ==

You can email me at:
:[[Image:Danemail.png|link=]]

== Books ==

I've written a number of books in the computer field, if you're interested. See [https://danieljbarrett.com/?t=RMfYbmlA7c danieljbarrett.com] for more information.

My [https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/?t=ZDjbNfG4wl spouse] is an internationally-known neuroscientist with a [https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_feldman_barrett_you_aren_t_at_the_mercy_of_your_emotions_your_brain_creates_them popular TED Talk] and several wonderful books:

* ''[https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/seven-and-a-half-lessons-about-the-brain/?t=irHJhFaK15 Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain]'', an Amazon.com "Best Book of 2020." It's a collection of short essays about that amazing gray blob between your ears.
* ''[https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/how-emotions-are-made/?t=3CRjqEg3RV How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain]'', a new theory of mind and brain that shows you have more control over your emotions than you might think.

== See also ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Barrett Wikipedia]
* [https://www.facebook.com/daniel.j.barrett.52 Facebook] ''(Note: I rarely write on Facebook; use email.)''
* [http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-J.-Barrett/e/B000APCC2O/ Amazon.com author page]
* [http://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/426 O'Reilly author page]

[[Category:Dan Barrett]]

User:Dan

2026-02-11T17:59:39Z

Dan:

[[Image:DanBarrett.jpg|thumb|left|Dan Barrett]]
'''Dan Barrett''' is the creator of the {{SITENAME}}. ([[Project:About|Read the history]].)
[[File:dan-n-gg.jpg|right|thumb|[[Ray]], [[Dan]], and [[Kerry]] in London, 1998]]
[[File:Dan-kerry-gorgg-2013.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dan]] and [[Kerry]] in Chicago, 2013]]

== About me ==

I've been a progressive rock fan for many years but, believe it or not, didn't hear of Gentle Giant until 1987, when a good friend introduced me to [[The Power and the Glory]]. And... I didn't like it! But somehow, those complex compositions ingrained themselves on my brain, and today that album is my favorite in all of rock music.

I created the GG Home Page while in graduate school for computer science. These days, I am retired from the software industry ([https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbarrett/ see LinkedIn]). I'm a musician too, playing keyboards, vocals, and a little bit of Chapman Stick, bass guitar, and didgeridoo.

== Contact ==

You can email me at:
:[[Image:Danemail.png|link=]]

== Books ==

I've written a number of books in the computer field, if you're interested. See [https://danieljbarrett.com/?t=RMfYbmlA7c danieljbarrett.com] for more information.

My [https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/?t=ZDjbNfG4wl spouse] is an internationally-known neuroscientist with a [https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_feldman_barrett_you_aren_t_at_the_mercy_of_your_emotions_your_brain_creates_them popular TED Talk] and several wonderful books:

* ''[https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/seven-and-a-half-lessons-about-the-brain/?t=irHJhFaK15 Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain]'', an Amazon.com "Best Book of 2020." It's a collection of short essays about that amazing gray blob between your ears.
* ''[https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/how-emotions-are-made/?t=3CRjqEg3RV How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain]'', a new theory of mind and brain that shows you have more control over your emotions than you might think.

== See also ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Barrett Wikipedia]
* [https://www.facebook.com/daniel.j.barrett.52 Facebook] ''(Note: I rarely write on Facebook; use email.)''
* [http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-J.-Barrett/e/B000APCC2O/ Amazon.com author page]
* [http://www.oreilly.com/pub/au/426 O'Reilly author page]

[[Category:Dan Barrett]]

CTV News

2026-02-08T15:59:05Z

Dan: Dan moved page CTV News to CTV News interview with Derek Shulman

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CTV News interview with Derek Shulman

2026-02-08T15:59:05Z

Dan: Dan moved page CTV News to CTV News interview with Derek Shulman

[https://www.ctvnews.ca/ '''CTV News'''] published an interview with [[Derek Shulman]] on December 13, 2025, titled [https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/gentle-giant-of-music-industry-recalls-a-career-that-launched-the-biggest-names-in-entertainment/ ‘Gentle Giant’ of music industry recalls a career that launched the biggest names in entertainment].

[[Category:Interviews]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]
[[Category:Giant Steps (book)]]

Gentle Giant Home Page:Interface administrators

2026-02-08T13:56:24Z

Dan: Created page with "The '''interface administrator''' of {{SITENAME}} is Dan Barrett."

The '''interface administrator''' of {{SITENAME}} is [[Dan Barrett]].

File:Giant Steps book cover.png

2026-02-08T13:55:23Z

Dan:

== Summary ==
[[Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]
[[Category:Giant Steps (book)]]

CTV News interview with Derek Shulman

2026-02-08T13:55:00Z

Dan:

Category:Giant Steps (book)

2026-02-08T13:54:42Z

Dan:

[[Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]

Category:Giant Steps (book)

2026-02-08T13:54:31Z

Dan: Created page with "Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant"

[[Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant]]

Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights

2026-02-08T13:54:08Z

Dan:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights''}}
[[File:Giant Steps book cover.png|right|thumb]]
'''''Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights''''' is an autobiography by [[Derek Shulman]] with Jon Wiederhorn. It is due to be published on October 7, 2025.

* [https://gentlegiantband.com/blogs/news/giantsteps Official site]

[[Category:Books about Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]
[[Category:Giant Steps (book)]]

Instagram

2026-02-08T13:52:50Z

Dan:

The official Gentle Giant site on '''Instagram''' is https://instagram.com/gentlegiantband. The handle is ''gentlegiantband''.

[[Category:Social media]]
[[Category:Web sites]]

CTV News interview with Derek Shulman

2026-02-08T13:51:40Z

Dan:

CTV News interview with Derek Shulman

2026-02-08T13:51:07Z

Dan: Created page with "[https://www.ctvnews.ca/ '''CTV News'''] published an [https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/gentle-giant-of-music-industry-recalls-a-career-that-launched-the-biggest-names-in-entertainment/ interview] with Derek Shulman on December 13, 2025. Category:Interviews Category:Derek Shulman"

[https://www.ctvnews.ca/ '''CTV News'''] published an [https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/gentle-giant-of-music-industry-recalls-a-career-that-launched-the-biggest-names-in-entertainment/ interview] with [[Derek Shulman]] on December 13, 2025.

[[Category:Interviews]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]

File:Ticketstub-1980-06-04.jpg

2026-01-20T01:21:47Z

Dan:

[[Category:Ticket stubs]]

Sherman Hemsley

2025-12-27T13:25:07Z

Dan:

[[Image:Sherman_Hemsley.jpg|thumb|right]]
'''Sherman Hemsley''' (1938-2012), the actor who played George Jefferson on the TV sitcoms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jeffersons The Jeffersons] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_family All in the Family], was actually a fan of [[Gentle Giant]] and other prog rock bands. In fact, on the TV show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mike_Douglas_Show The Mike Douglas Show], Hemsley performed a dance to a Gentle Giant song.

Here's the story as described by fan Ray Seda:

:On this particular occasion, the guest on the show was Sherman Hemsley, the guy that played the character "George Jefferson" on the shows "The Jeffersons" and "All in the Family." On that occasion he was going to perform a dance. To our shock and amazement, the music he danced to was none other than [[Proclamation]] from [[The Power and the Glory]]! After his dance, the host was laughing and asked what kind of music that was. Sherman then proceeded to give a 5 minute speech on [[Gentle Giant]]. The host stopped laughing when he realized that Sherman was 100% serious about [[Gentle Giant]]!

:Boy was that a weird scene!

More information from "Scott" on [http://www.yesfans.com/showthread.php?62177-The-Power-and-The-Glory-and-The-Jeffersons yesfans.com]:

:I've known about this story & thought it was great. So about 10 years ago my buddy called me up and told me about a comedy club outside of Philly and the show that night was being hosted by none other than Sherman Hemsely. I asked him what time he'd pick me up.

:We watched the show. Before every act SH came on to do some lame jokes and stories. Afterwards he was hanging out at the front of the stage non-chalantly talking with patrons. So I waited for my chance to speak with him. When I got my chance I asked about the story. He was taken aback and said; "ohh wow. yeah. that was a long time ago. how'd you know about that one. yeah Gentle Giant, they were great." It was a very cool moment.

== Mike Douglas or Dinah Shore? ==

I've received conflicting reports that Hemsley's dance was actually performed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinah_Shore_Show The Dinah Shore Show]. Thanks to Don Sadowsky for the following confirmation:

:I saw the Mike Douglas Show episode where Sherman Hemsley came on, and it completely blew me away when he started dancing to [[Proclamation]]. He started the song halfway through, just when the main theme returns. BTW, I don't believe I ever saw an episode of Dinah Shore, so I'm confident that my memory is correct.

{{help
|message=Does anyone have a video of Sherman's dance?
|need=Video of [[Sherman Hemsley]]'s dance to "Proclamation" on the Mike Douglas Show
}}

== See also ==

* [http://dangerousminds.net/comments/weezy_get_me_some_lsd_when_sherman_hemsley_met_gong When Sherman Hemsley met Gong]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKHY3pMEUJs Sherman dances to Nektar]

[[Category:Humor]]
[[Category:The Power and the Glory]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Famous fans]]

Sherman Hemsley

2025-12-27T13:24:41Z

Dan:

[[Image:Sherman_Hemsley.jpg|thumb|right]]
'''Sherman Hemsley''' (1938-2012), the actor who played George Jefferson on the TV sitcoms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jeffersons The Jeffersons] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_family All in the Family], was actually a fan of [[Gentle Giant]] and other prog rock bands. In fact, on the TV show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mike_Douglas_Show The Mike Douglas Show], Hemsley performed a dance to a Gentle Giant song.

Here's the story as described by fan Ray Seda:

:On this particular occasion, the guest on the show was Sherman Hemsley, the guy that played the character "George Jefferson" on the shows "The Jeffersons" and "All in the Family." On that occasion he was going to perform a dance. To our shock and amazement, the music he danced to was none other than [[Proclamation]] from [[The Power and the Glory]]! After his dance, the host was laughing and asked what kind of music that was. Sherman then proceeded to give a 5 minute speech on [[Gentle Giant]]. The host stopped laughing when he realized that Sherman was 100% serious about [[Gentle Giant]]!

:Boy was that a weird scene!

More information from "Scott" on [http://www.yesfans.com/showthread.php?62177-The-Power-and-The-Glory-and-The-Jeffersons yesfans.com]:

:I've known about this story & thought it was great. So about 10 years ago my buddy called me up and told me about a comedy club outside of Philly and the show that night was being hosted by none other than Sherman Hemsely. I asked him what time he'd pick me up.

:We watched the show. Before every act SH came on to do some lame jokes and stories. Afterwards he was hanging out at the front of the stage non-chalantly talking with patrons. So I waited for my chance to speak with him. When I got my chance I asked about the story. He was taken aback and said; "ohh wow. yeah. that was a long time ago. how'd you know about that one. yeah Gentle Giant, they were great." It was a very cool moment.

== Mike Douglas or Dinah Shore? ==

I've received conflicting reports that Hemsley's dance was actually performed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinah_Shore_Show The Dinah Shore Show]. Thanks to Don Sadowsky for the following confirmation:

:I saw the Mike Douglas Show episode where Sherman Hemsley came on, and it completely blew me away when he started dancing to [[Proclamation]]. He started the song halfway through, just when the main theme returns. BTW, I don't believe I ever saw an episode of Dinah Shore, so I'm confident that my memory is correct.

{{help
|message=Does anyone have a video of [[Sherman Hemsley]]'s dance?
|need=Video of [[Sherman Hemsley]]'s dance to "Proclamation" on the Mike Douglas Show
}}

== See also ==

* [http://dangerousminds.net/comments/weezy_get_me_some_lsd_when_sherman_hemsley_met_gong When Sherman Hemsley met Gong]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKHY3pMEUJs Sherman dances to Nektar]

[[Category:Humor]]
[[Category:The Power and the Glory]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Famous fans]]

Sherman Hemsley

2025-12-27T13:22:13Z

Dan: mike douglas

[[Image:Sherman_Hemsley.jpg|thumb|right]]
'''Sherman Hemsley''' (1938-2012), the actor who played George Jefferson on the TV sitcoms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jeffersons The Jeffersons] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_family All in the Family], was actually a fan of [[Gentle Giant]] and other prog rock bands. In fact, on the TV show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mike_Douglas_Show The Mike Douglas Show], Hemsley performed a dance to a Gentle Giant song.

Here's the story as described by fan Ray Seda:

:On this particular occasion, the guest on the show was Sherman Hemsley, the guy that played the character "George Jefferson" on the shows "The Jeffersons" and "All in the Family." On that occasion he was going to perform a dance. To our shock and amazement, the music he danced to was none other than [[Proclamation]] from [[The Power and the Glory]]! After his dance, the host was laughing and asked what kind of music that was. Sherman then proceeded to give a 5 minute speech on [[Gentle Giant]]. The host stopped laughing when he realized that Sherman was 100% serious about [[Gentle Giant]]!

:Boy was that a weird scene!

More information from "Scott" on [http://www.yesfans.com/showthread.php?62177-The-Power-and-The-Glory-and-The-Jeffersons yesfans.com]:

:I've known about this story & thought it was great. So about 10 years ago my buddy called me up and told me about a comedy club outside of Philly and the show that night was being hosted by none other than Sherman Hemsely. I asked him what time he'd pick me up.

:We watched the show. Before every act SH came on to do some lame jokes and stories. Afterwards he was hanging out at the front of the stage non-chalantly talking with patrons. So I waited for my chance to speak with him. When I got my chance I asked about the story. He was taken aback and said; "ohh wow. yeah. that was a long time ago. how'd you know about that one. yeah Gentle Giant, they were great." It was a very cool moment.

== Mike Douglas or Dinah Shore? ==

I've received conflicting reports that Hemsley's dance was actually performed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinah_Shore_Show The Dinah Shore Show]. Thanks to Don Sadowsky for the following confirmation:

:I saw the Mike Douglas Show episode where Sherman Hemsley came on, and it completely blew me away when he started dancing to [[Proclamation]]. He started the song halfway through, just when the main theme returns. BTW, I don't believe I ever saw an episode of Dinah Shore, so I'm confident that my memory is correct.

{{help|message=Does anyone have a video of [[Sherman Hemsley]]'s dance to Proclamation on the Mike Douglas Show?}}

== See also ==

* [http://dangerousminds.net/comments/weezy_get_me_some_lsd_when_sherman_hemsley_met_gong When Sherman Hemsley met Gong]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKHY3pMEUJs Sherman dances to Nektar]

[[Category:Humor]]
[[Category:The Power and the Glory]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Famous fans]]

Animated score

2025-12-13T17:17:39Z

Dan: lijnik

[[File:Animated score.png|right|thumb|Screenshot from an animated score]]
[https://musanim.com/ Stephen Malinowski] creates [https://www.musanim.com/YouTubeHighlights/ animated musical scores] that are a treat to watch.

* Watch the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EhGiX_TFI first 2 minutes of On Reflection]

[[Category:Videos]]

Stephen Malinowski

2025-12-13T05:17:12Z

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Animated score

2025-12-13T05:16:07Z

Dan:

[[File:Animated score.png|right|thumb|Screenshot from an animated score]]
[https://musanim.com/ Stephen Malinowski] creates '''animated musical scores''' that are a treat to watch.

* Watch the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EhGiX_TFI first 2 minutes of On Reflection]

[[Category:Videos]]

File:Animated score.png

2025-12-13T05:15:27Z

Dan: Category:Videos

== Summary ==
[[Category:Videos]]

Animated score

2025-12-13T05:15:10Z

Dan:

[[File:Animated score.png|right|thumb]]
[https://musanim.com/ Stephen Malinowski] creates '''animated musical scores''' that are a treat to watch.

* Watch the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EhGiX_TFI first 2 minutes of On Reflection]

[[Category:Videos]]

Animated score

2025-12-13T05:14:50Z

Dan: Created page with "[https://musanim.com/ Stephen Malinowski] creates '''animated musical scores''' that are a treat to watch. * Watch the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EhGiX_TFI first 2 minutes of On Reflection] Category:Videos"

[https://musanim.com/ Stephen Malinowski] creates '''animated musical scores''' that are a treat to watch.

* Watch the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EhGiX_TFI first 2 minutes of On Reflection]

[[Category:Videos]]

Time in Your Face

2025-10-17T18:38:54Z

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In the Midnight Hour

2025-10-17T18:38:43Z

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Happy Birthday

2025-10-17T18:38:30Z

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File:Calderone-encores.mp3

2025-10-17T18:37:55Z

Dan:

== Summary ==
[[Category:Unofficial releases]]
[[Category:Calderone Theater concert from July 3, 1976]]
[[Category:MP3]]

Evil Woman

2025-10-17T18:36:04Z

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Encores from Calderone

2025-10-17T18:31:01Z

Dan: replace template with Media upload

The concert released as [[Live at the Bicentennial]] included '''encores''' that were not released on the CD. A [[Media:Calderone-encores.mp3|poor-quality fan recording]] of the encores has been found, including:

* Peel the Paint / I Lost my Head
* In the Midnight Hour (cover)
* Happy Birthday (cover), because the concert occurred the day before the 200th birthday of the United States of America

[[Media:Calderone-encores.mp3|Listen to the recording]].

[[Category:Unofficial releases]]
[[Category:Calderone Theater concert from July 3, 1976]]

File:Calderone-encores.mp3

2025-10-17T18:28:50Z

Dan: Category:Unofficial releases Category:Calderone Theater concert from July 3, 1976 Category:MP3 files

== Summary ==
[[Category:Unofficial releases]]
[[Category:Calderone Theater concert from July 3, 1976]]
[[Category:MP3 files]]

Encores from Calderone

2025-10-17T18:26:21Z

Dan:

The concert released as [[Live at the Bicentennial]] included '''encores''' that were not released on the CD. A [{{calderone link}} poor-quality fan recording] of the encores has been found, including:

* Peel the Paint / I Lost my Head
* In the Midnight Hour (cover)
* Happy Birthday (cover), because the concert occurred the day before the 200th birthday of the United States of America

[{{calderone link}} Listen to the recording].

[[Category:Unofficial releases]]
[[Category:Calderone Theater concert from July 3, 1976]]

Gentle Giant Home Page:About

2025-10-02T23:31:14Z

Dan: /* The GG Connection */

The [[Main page|Gentle Giant Home Page]] was created by, and is still run by, [[Dan Barrett]].

Thanks to [[hall of fame|everyone who has contributed material]]!

== History ==
[[File:Old_GG_Website_1995.jpg|right|thumb|The GG website in 1995. [[Q magazine]] called it "an example of just what the insanely keen can do with limited resources but a lot of energy, cigarettes and coffee."]]
The GG home page was born on September 4, 1994. It was written in plain HTML and hosted from Dan's graduate student account at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The URL was <strong><nowiki>http://www.cs.umass.edu/~dbarrett/GG</nowiki></strong>.
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[[File:Old GG Website 2001 11.png|right|thumb|The website in November 2001]]
After Dan graduated, he moved the site in October 1998 to his own domain, blazemonger.com, at the URL <strong><nowiki>http://www.blazemonger.com/GG</nowiki></strong>. New graphics were designed by [[Chad Bruce]].
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[[File:GG Website om MediaWiki 2020.png|right|thumb|The website in 2020 with MediaWiki's monobook skin]]
[[File:GG Website om MediaWiki 2024 11.png|right|thumb|The website in 2024 with MediaWiki's vector skin]]
In 2009, Dan redesigned the entire site to run on [https://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki] software and unveiled it on April 21, 2009. The current [[Home|home page]] graphics were added by [[Chad Bruce]] in May 2010. In April 2020, the website adopted a new URL, https://gentlegiantmusic.com.
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== The GG Connection ==

The Gentle Giant Home Page is known to all the members of [[Gentle Giant]], who occasionally visit the site, give their support, and give permission to reproduce certain materials found on these pages. How this happened is an interesting story.

In 1995, a British music magazine called ''Q'' noticed the site and printed a picture of the main page. This was noticed by PolyGram Records in the UK, who asked [[Dan]] to help them compile a new [[Gentle Giant]] anthology, which became [[Edge of Twilight (album)|Edge of Twilight]]. While working on the track list, [[Dan]] approached [[Kerry Minnear]] about obtaining unreleased material for the anthology. Although no unreleased material was used, this did get [[Dan]] and [[Kerry]] talking.

Then in 1997, [[Dan]] and 41 other Internet musicians released [[Giant Tracks]], a Gentle Giant tribute album (see [[Media:Giant_Tracks_Keyboard_Magazine_1998.pdf|''Keyboard Magazine'', January 1998]], for the full story). This album required more discussion between [[Dan]] and [[Gentle Giant]] concerning rights and royalties, and it also drew the band's attention to the possibility of releasing their own material online. [[Dan]] then worked with [[Kerry]] and [[Ray Shulman]] and fan [[Dan Bornemark]] of Sweden to create [[Under Construction]], a 2-CD collection of unreleased GG tracks, and market it on the Internet.

[[Dan]] has worked with the band on further Internet-related projects, including a Bon Jovi video site in 1997 (remember, [[Derek]] signed them) and some GG-related ideas. In 2000, he created an online store for [[Alucard Music]] (for free) so they could sell their CDs. (Alucard migrated to a [{{alucard URL}} new store] in 2014.)

== Copyrights ==

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Giant Steps (disambiguation)

2025-09-05T21:30:57Z

Dan:

'''Giant Steps''' may refer to:

* [[Giant Steps... The First Five Years]], a compilation album
* [[Giant Steps (band)]], a tribute band from Brazil
* [[Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights]], an autobiography by [[Derek Shulman]]

{{disambiguation}}

Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights

2025-09-05T21:30:33Z

Dan:

Giant Steps (book)

2025-09-05T21:30:21Z

Dan: Dan moved page Giant Steps (book) to Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights

#REDIRECT [[Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights]]

Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights

2025-09-05T21:30:21Z

Dan: Dan moved page Giant Steps (book) to Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights

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[[File:Giant Steps book cover.png|right|thumb]]
'''''Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights''''' is an autobiography by [[Derek Shulman]] with Jon Wiederhorn. It is due to be published on October 7, 2025.

* [https://gentlegiantband.com/blogs/news/giantsteps Official site]

[[Category:Books about Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]

Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights

2025-09-05T21:29:47Z

Dan:

File:Giant Steps book cover.png

2025-09-05T21:28:42Z

Dan:

== Summary ==
[[Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]

Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights

2025-09-05T21:28:23Z

Dan:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Giant Steps'' (book)}}
[[File:Giant Steps book cover.png|right|thumb]]
'''''Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights''''' is an autobiography by [[Derek Shulman]]. It is due to be published on October 7, 2025.

* [https://gentlegiantband.com/blogs/news/giantsteps Official site]

[[Category:Books about Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]

Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant

2025-09-05T21:27:19Z

Dan: Dan moved page Category:Books Written by Members of Gentle Giant to Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant

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Category:Books written by members of Gentle Giant

2025-09-05T21:27:01Z

Dan: Created page with "Category:Books"

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Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights

2025-09-05T21:26:53Z

Dan:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Giant Steps'' (book)}}
[[File:Giant Steps book cover.png|right|thumb]]
'''''Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey From Stage Lights to Executive Heights''''' is an autobiography by [[Derek Shulman]]. It is due to be published on October 7, 2025.

* [https://gentlegiantband.com/blogs/news/giantsteps Official site]

[[Category:Books about Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Books Written by Members of Gentle Giant]]
[[Category:Derek Shulman]]

Gentle Giant (disambiguation)

2025-08-19T19:32:32Z

Dan: DJ

'''Gentle Giant''' may refer to:

* The band [[Gentle Giant]]
* The [[debut album]] from the band
* A DJ in New Orleans who goes by the name [https://soundcloud.com/djgentlegiant DJ Gentle Giant]

{{disambiguation}}

Template:Cool stuff/album/Octopus

2025-07-27T20:21:00Z

Dan: jingle

* The album name "Octopus" comes from "Octo" (eight) and "Opus" (works), as there are eight tracks on the album. (Thanks to Richard McCready.)
* [[The Advent Of Panurge]] features Pantagruel, the giant first mentioned in [[Pantagruel's Nativity]] on [[Acquiring The Taste]].
* The nonsense syllables in [[The Advent Of Panurge]] describe what happens in the original story about the two giants. Pantagruel meets Panurge by a bridge, and Panurge answers his questions by speaking in every language under the sun... except French. (Thanks to Michael Beauvois.)
* During the chorus of [[Raconteur Troubadour]], the violin plays the vocal melody from the verse. It is very strange how they fit together!
* Listen closely to the string solo in [[Raconteur Troubadour]]. The opening melody is almost the same as the vocal melody on the verse, but the rhythm is changed. (I listened to this piece for eight years without noticing the similarity. Those clever lads.) In addition, the trumpet lick shortly afterward plays those same six notes of the melody, in a different rhythm. (Thanks to Richard McCready.)
* The lyrics of [[Knots]] come from poetry by psychologist R. D. Laing. His book, ''Knots'', was published in 1970 Pantheon Books, New York, ISBN 0-394-47215-2.
* The high-speed drums in [[Knots]] are higher-pitched than the drums on the rest of the album. This has lead some Gentle Giant fans to suspect that the [[Knots]] drums were actually played slower and then sped up (raising the pitch as an artifact).
* The swirling noise at the end of [[Knots]] seems to tie itself into a knot in space. It helps to listen with headphones. (Thanks to Keith Hyman.)
* In [[Knots]], on one of the early "verses" where they are all singing out of sync, listen to the lowest vocalist. The melody is the basis for the Crimson-ish instrumental section later on in the song. (Thanks to Eric Wohnlich.)
* In [[The Boys In The Band]], one of the keyboard parts at 1:38 is the same as the bass part that comes in 21 seconds later. (Thanks to "Cookie.")
* During the 1970s and 1980s, [[The Boys In The Band]] served as the jingle for a German radio program called In Between. (Thanks to Andreas Paust.)
* A lyric in [[Think Of Me With Kindness]], "when we two parted in tears and silence," is a slightly paraphrased quote from a poem by Lord Byron, [http://www.bartleby.com/101/597.html ''When we Two Parted'']. The original goes: "When we two parted in silence and tears, half-broken-hearted to sever for years, pale grew thy cheek and cold, colder thy kiss." (Thanks to Norman Hesford.)
* In [[Think Of Me With Kindness]], about 50 seconds in, just after "When there's no tomorrow," the music is reminiscent of the "Marlboro Country" riff from the beginning of ''The Magnificent Seven''. (Thanks to Maynard Peterson and others.)
* About halfway through the guitar solo in [[River]], you can hear Derek singing along with the guitar for about five seconds. (Thanks to Jon Dharma Murphree.)