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                                                                          GENTLE GIANT

Ãðóïïà áûëà ñôîðìèðîâàíà â 1969 ãîäó áðàòüÿìè Øóëìàíàìè - Äåðåêîì (ð. 11 ôåâðàëÿ 1947, Ãëàçãî, Øîòëàíäèÿ; âîêàë, ãèòàðà, áàñ), Ðýåì (ð. 3 äåêàáðÿ 1949, Ïîðòñìóò, Àíãëèÿ; âîêàë, áàñ, ñêðèïêà) è Ôèëîì (ð. 27 àâãóñòà 1937, Ãëàçãî, Øîòëàíäèÿ; ñàêñîôîí) íà îáëîìêàõ èõ ïðåäûäóùåé êîìàíäû "Simon Dupree And The Big Sound". Ñîñòàâ "Gentle Giant" áûë óêîìïëåêòîâàí Êåððè Ìèííåðîì (ð. 2 ÿíâàðÿ 1948, Øàôòñáóðè, Àíãëèÿ; êëàâèøíûå, âîêàë), Ãýðè Ãðèíîì (ð. 20 íîÿáðÿ 1950, Ëîíäîí, Àíãëèÿ; ãèòàðà, âîêàë) è Ìàðòèíîì Ñìèòîì (óäàðíûå). Áàíäà îòîøëà îò ïîï-ñîóë ñòèëÿ ñâîåé ïðåäøåñòâåííèöû è ñäåëàëà óêëîí â ïðîãðåññèâ-ðîê, ÷åì-òî íàïîìèíàÿ "Yes" è "King Crimson".

 1970 ãîäó "Gentle giant" çàêëþ÷èëè êîíòðàêò ñ èçâåñòíîé ôèðìîé "Vertigo Records" è çàïèñàëè äåáþòíûé àëüáîì ñ ïðîäþñåðîì Òîíè Âèñêîíòè, êîòîðûé ïðèíèìàë ó÷àñòèå è â ïîñëåäóþùèõ èõ ðåëèçàõ.

Íà äèñêå çâó÷àëà ñìåñü õàðä-ðîêà è êëàññèêè ñ ïðèìåíåíèåì ñëîæíûõ àêêîðäîâ, óêàçûâàâøàÿ íà ïîèñêè íîâèçíû â ìóçûêå. Õîòÿ àëüáîì ñ÷èòàëñÿ ïðåòåíöèîçíûì ìíîãèìè êðèòèêàìè, îí âñå-òàêè ïðåäñòàâëÿë èíäèâèäóàëüíîñòü "Gentle giant". Ïîñëå âûõîäà âòîðîãî äèñêà "Acquiring The Taste" èç ãðóïïû óøåë Ñìèò. Åãî ñìåíèë Ìàëêîëì Ìîðòèìîð, ó÷àñòâîâàøèé â çàïèñè "Three Friends". Âñêîðå îí ïîïàë â àâàðèþ íà ìîòîöèêëå è áûë âûíóæäåí òîæå ïîêèíóòü ñîñòàâ. Äæîí "Ïàãâîø" Óýçåðñ (ð. 2 ôåâðàëÿ 1947, Êàðìàðòõåí, Óýëüñ), áûâøèé ó÷àñòíèê "Eyes Of Blue", "Graham Bond" è "Piblokto!" ïðèñîåäèíèëñÿ ê êîìàíäå ïåðåä çàïèñüþ "Octopus", íàèáîëåå èçâåñòíîãî àëüáîìà "Gentle giant". Îäíàêî, ñîïóòñòâóþùèé òóð çàêîí÷èëñÿ óõîäîì Ôèëà, ðåøèâøåãî çàâÿçàòü ñ ìóçûêàëüíûì áèçíåñîì.

Ãðóïïà çàêëþ÷èëà íîâûé êîíòðàêò ñ ôèðìîé "WWA", íî ñòîëêíóëàñü ñ ïðîáëåìàìè â Àìåðèêå, êîãäà äèñê "In A Glass House" òàì ïîñ÷èòàëè ñëèøêîì íåêîììåð÷åñêèì äëÿ âûïóñêà.

Àëüáîì "The Power And The Glory" áûë ìåíåå îáåñêóðàæèâàþùèì è â ñâîþ î÷åðåäü îáîçíà÷èë ïåðåõîä ãðóïïû íà "Chrysalis Records". Ñëåäóþùèé ðåëèç "Free Hand" ïîëüçîâàëñÿ áîëüøèì ñïðîñîì â Âåëèêîáðèòàíèè, íî â 1976 ãîäó íà "Interview" ãðóïïà îïÿòü âåðíóëàñü ê ýêñïåðèìåíòàëüíîìó ñòèëþ áîëåå ðàííèõ âûïóñêîâ. Êîíöåðòíûé äâîéíèê "Playing The Fool" ïîëó÷èëñÿ íåïëîõèì, íî ïîñëåäóþùèå àëüáîìû áûëè íåóäà÷íûìè. Ïîñëåäíåé ïîïûòêîé âîññòàíîâèòü áûëóþ ñëàâó ñòàë äèñê "Civilian", íî óõîä Ìèííåðà, áûâøåãî ê òîìó âðåìåíè ìóçûêàëüíûì äèðåêòîðîì ãðóïïû, îáîçíà÷àë åå ïîëíûé óïàäîê.  1980 ãîäó "Gentle giant" ðàçâàëèëñÿ, è íåêîòîðûå åãî áûâøèå ÷ëåíû çàíÿëèñü ñîëüíîé êàðüåðîé.

Ðýé Øóëìàí ñòàë äîâîëüíî èçâåñòíûì ïðîäþñåðîì, ðàáîòàþùèì ñ ðàçíûìè ìóçûêàíòàìè òàêèìè êàê "Sugarcubes", "Sundays" è ßíîì Ìàêêàëëîôîì. Åãî áðàò Äåðåê ïåðåáðàëñÿ â Íüþ-Éîðê, è ñòàë äèðåêòîðîì "A&R" íà "PolyGram Records".

 

Ñîñòàâ

  • Derek Shulman - âîêàë, ãèòàðà, áàñ
  • Ray Shulman - âîêàë, áàñ, ñêðèïêà
  • Phil Shulman - ñàêñîôîí
  • Kerry Minnear - êëàâèøíûå, âîêàë
  • Gary Green - ãèòàðà, âîêàë
  • John "Pugwash" Weathers - óäàðíûå

Äèñêîãðàôèÿ

  • Gentle Giant - 1970
  • Acquiring The Taste - 1971
  • Three Friends - 1972
  • Octopus- 1973
  • In A Glass House - 1973
  • The Power And The Glory - 1974
  • Free Hand - 1975
  • Interview - 1976
  • Playinï The Fool - 1977
  • The Missing Piece - 1977
  • Giant For A Day - 1978
  • Civilian - 1980

 

 

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