Gentle Giant - Nothing At All (Official Audio)

[@dahuterschuter]

Discovering this band feels like finding some leftover music from an alternate dimension where these guys were the biggest band in the world in the 70s and some of their music made its way crossing over into our dimension where it's little known but highly appreciated.

[@timhollis3390]

Mandela effect

[@clovisragno9486]

One of the most brilliant rock bands.

[@joaopauloribeiro89]

The most

[@rolandoribes6758]

Música para músicos, compleja, y de altísima calidad

[@laurentogorman5957]

prog - rock ^ - )

[@thomassicard3733]

I am leaning towards saying THE MOST BRILLIANT rock band... but they are THE MOST BRILLIANT PROG ROCK BAND.

[@dankuchar6821]

I fully agree

[@Booker775]

I consider myself very lucky to have this album still on vinyl. Truly an amazing band & I'm glad I found this album when I did, truly outstanding many times over.

[@tixximmi1]

More popular today than 50 years ago. Only special bands can do that.

[@philk1853]

Well put, and accurate. The lads from the group often appear on KZbin chats, nowadays

[@italoop7850]

MAGNIFICENT BAND... way above the more celebrated Genesis, EL&P, even Yes! Gentle Giant members are all multi-instrumentalists with a very high level of musicianship AND amazing compositional skills. This is the very best band from the UK Progressive era.

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

Gentle Giant and Camel really of just The UK Bands were by far the two best ones.

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

ELP is pretty good,cant stand Yes or Genesis. Tend more towards Krautrock than Brit Prog though even though the time signatures are definitely crazy and very experimental to this day. Bands like CAN,Neu!,Amon Düül ii,Mythos, Wallenstein,Hölderlin,etc. I do also enjoy Camel though alongside ELP and GG though.

[@ToxicTurquoise454]

Above Genesis? No. NO. NOOOOOOOOOO.

[@italoop7850]

@@ToxicTurquoise454 Sure! As much as I love all those bands, the level of musicianship of Gentle Giant is just something else. These guys are phenomenal!

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

​@italoop style aswell I think

[@shiaaaat666]

Could this be the most underrated band of all time? Overlooked and just magnificent!

[@dlanodrelda]

They were big in Canada. Saw them at sold out Montreal Forum, 1974

[@kensimpson941]

So fortunate to have seen them live back in the early 70's.

[@billheineman472]

Ditto ;- )

[@leeswetnika3325]

Went to see Alvin Lee in SF and was blown away by GG opening the show.

[@davii2663]

i envy you guys so much

[@birgitkensbock3096]

Lucky you!

[@williambattaglini2198]

Me too

[@charbelel-hani5199]

The band simply tells me the story of my life. Listening to them since I was 12. That was 40 years ago. Four decades and never stopped listening

[@thomassicard3733]

I was introduced to GG by my sister, Katherine. She's 4 years older than me. She bought the Free Hand LP. I deeply listened to it - Marantz sound system with tri-axial speakers/15" woofers... GLORIOUS. That and Aja by Steely Dan. Oh, yeah... there was Boston around then, too... Lot's of great stuff. GG is EXTRAORDINARILY SPECIAL.

[@simonjones8111]

One of GG’s most beautiful, haunting tracks, and on their first album. 1970 saw some awesome stuff released and this was one of the best!

[@philk1853]

"Think of me with kindness" is a fave of mine too

[@projectw.a.a.p.f.t.a.d7762]

This is the first time I've ever heard this song and I'm a classic rock lover! This is an amazing song and band!!!

[@philk1853]

The Sculman brothers (And John Wethers Gary Green and Kerry Minear too !) were fabulous musicians seriously underrated band - best of British

[@thomassicard3733]

@@philk1853 Shulman

[@comettamer]

Google News feed led me here, and I am NOT disappointed. I cannot wait to explore more!

[@timboweeks4183]

Just wait the love of old English bands will leave u with inspirational thoughts.

[@hannuhyppanen9836]

One of the most underrated bands in the history of progressive rock! Brilliant! AWESOME! Big in Lieksa Finland for me in the -70ees!

[@zorbeclegras5708]

I have great respect for these musicians who were able to offer something constructed, different, truly original, rich and sometimes virtuoso. I listened to them during the seventies and I still listen to them today. This is not the case for everything that was done at the time and especially later.

[@igorbykov590]

Gary Green guitar is special. Many great prog bands in that time had very talented gutarists but only Gary Green had such obvious blues roots.

[@arturzini4736]

Do you know jethro tull? they've had many guitarists, but you can see blues roots in many of them, and it's very clear in the first album.

[@thomassicard3733]

Shades of Simon and Garfunkel... Shades of Crosby, Stills and Nash... but... What? Of course it's Gentle Giant!! Incomparable.

[@mclarsj]

Indeed. Even shades of Franz Liszt! Such a shame...that they didn't have the recognition 50 years ago.

[@Sharps.50]

From Simon Dupree & The Big Sound evolving into simply one of the Greatest Prog Rock Bands Of All Time GENTLE GIANT !!!

[@amarok5048]

To think Elton John almost joined them!

[@iTautra]

O what a treat on a saturaday evening sitting up in a cabin in the mountain. What I've always really liked with GG was the vocal with many voices in combination with all the shifts in the music. Excellent!

[@mikedavies395]

Magnificent. They manage to fit a truly beautiful song into a 9 minute progressive / experimental epic !

[@philk1853]

The Schulman Bros were amazing. Pride of Portsmouth !

[@madmanminkler1382]

Probably my favorite Gentle Giant song.

[@biocontrolmipfumigaciondes3766]

most underrated unkown band ever. great to meet gentle giant from patagonia, puerto madryn

[@officialProject-X]

My favourite song from this album

[@Balde-y6q]

The Best banda ever!!!!!!!!!!

[@1970waiata]

timeless, always great

[@1359401]

The greatest most criminally underated band ever

[@gpvanz]

You are absolutely right.

[@CaioMarioHaggiCosta]

Ouvir com esses anúncios cortando a excelente música de Gentle Giant é um sacrilégio!

[@bernmahan1162]

Magical harmonies. Lovely arrangement. And getting away with a phased drum solo like that is bold. Superb.

[@123zboom]

I don't listen to GG every day, but when I do it can be for hours.

[@dreamcruise2009]

I actually do listen to GG almost every day, at least 1 tune and have been for many years now.

[@bramposthumus9300]

Quite possibly the best prog band of them all.

[@thomassicard3733]

I think GG IS the GREATEST prog rock band of all time (thus far).

[@bramposthumus9300]

@@thomassicard3733 Definitely among the best!

[@clivenaylor5392]

Ah ye, the phased drum solo. Been looking for this. Thanks.

[@simonjones8111]

When played live, they were all drumming as a battery, amazing guys ❤❤❤

[@carinalima7991]

Eu acho essa música espetacular, assim como muitas outras músicas desses caras! Grande, grande Gentle Giant!!

[@TheDonald2000]

Was fortunate enough to see them in the back rooms of the Castle near Tooting Broadway; remember that I was feeling that this was some band, later on that same week they released their first album. I was only 19 years of age then, they were and still are, very special.

[@manuelfranciscogallardofar8273]

Obra maestra del rock progresivo,un clasico.

[@bugeanuflorin1531]

G.G. Magical voice, magical voices. Magical spirit power live.

[@stewartcohen7683]

This is a fantastic remix/remaster. I'm hearing stuff on here I don't quite get off the vinyl, despite having very high grade equipment.. superb mastering, and worth doing for these great recordings.

[@user-xr1dy2mv8r]

My older brother used to listen it ..I was a teenager maybe 12 years old and I remeber I loved !! Great band !

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very very good............................................................................

[@custodioguimaraes9981]

Gentle Giant: to know and to love!

[@eos2174]

And I finally treated myself to the vinyl record, incl. gatefold cover. Gorgeous! ;)

[@MarcelloDiLorenzo]

Pure genius.

[@twoh.am_]

Some of the greatest progg rock bands

[@emilobe]

The Soundtrack of my Life - until today 💖💖💖💖😥

[@gpvanz]

My favorite band.

[@stpaulimdog]

This song is so beautiful

[@hansbech9940]

a hidden gem - now check this music out - its stuffed with great musivcal stuff

[@ceisonyamada9431]

Obra de qualidade ímpar, inigualável. Pena que o mundo mudou para pior, bem pior.

[@miguelmondini6014]

que pena, essa banda marcou a historia do rock

[@airtonparra5813]

Eles deveriam voltar a tocar. Tem muita coisa ruim hoje em dia que nem da pra se ouvir .

[@fernandoramos8346]

Triste verdade!

[@isacsouza8545]

Musica bem gravada e mixada pra época

[@pensadores-reflexoessobrer4581]

Hj no Brasil é só o tal funk ou sertaNOJO. Triste país

[@steffischander8289]

The song deserves a good video.

[@sarahmaple9]

Great! ❤

[@Paulvan3Parzival]

FANTASTIC BAND ❤

[@timboweeks4183]

Times have ... english bands such as ...king crimsom... fash ...yes... elp to sertant extent .have made ...inspirational respect .

[@valeriyblinov1573]

GREAT!!! Love!!!

[@PY1SAN]

Great !

[@franco5506]

2:38 such a stoner rock vibes, amazingg

[@dbc7772011]

I love the haunting way that riff slowly quietly steps in!

[@sadetwizelve]

Don't disrespect the music like that,take that poser ass comment to a pink floyd song. Can't stand "stoner" comments. People like you don't appreciate good music like prog or Bob Marley without linking it to fn weed,EVOLVE!

[@LeonardoCastanha]

Super!!

[@robertrudenko5897]

GG best of the best!!

[@-Atmos1]

Beautiful Song

[@anthorzeitgeist8162]

Excellent. The most eleaborated & sophisticated creative Band. Among Yes-without any doubt-the most exquisite Progressive Bands. Yes obviously is different, since is Symphonic Progressive Rock. RÄ.

[@tixximmi1]

and Zappa beats them all.

[@fredackley309]

@@tixximmi1 zappa loved gentle giant

[@tixximmi1]

@@fredackley309 I don't know if he loved them but he did think they were on the leading edge of music. And when it came to Yes, he did bundle Bamboozled by Love with Owner of a Broken Heart.

[@TroyLad]

@@tixximmi1 Zappa was and will always be MID. Perhaps, even less than so.

[@benjahmon]

Immortal Rock - FourKingExcellent!

[@emidioschirano9046]

Stairway to heaven.

[@sandroaguila7063]

Una Obra de Arte ,a la altura de las Artes

[@kariperala8247]

Huh huh. I was 12 year in Finland. My eyes open: I'm proge to Future. Today 66 old: in the Same Love Way!

[@profk3742]

Those Drums...

[@joaopauloribeiro89]

So focking incridible!

[@timboweeks4183]

Progressive rock sill hand dignity and class

[@ulrikemayer6911]

Devine!!!!

[@JoséAntonio-l4b]

Gentle giant tudo bom vocal e instrumental

[@SmithSens16]

My dad introduced to this a long time ago and its still wild as fuck

[@zichbold]

I wonder if this song inspired Led Zeppelin to write Stairways to Heaven. There are some similarities there and it was released a year earlier.

[@Emir-wl5mn]

This legen.....wait dary legendary

[@MegaCirse]

Je perds la tête depuis un certain temps mais cette musique, parmi tant d'autres, m'aide à flotter, à garder la tête hors de l'eau. Cette musique se déplie comme un livre d'images plein d'étoiles, où viennent filer les oiseaux, tourner les farandoles, claquer les crécelles et danser les sorciers¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@pat_c1158]

It feels like the drummer was half asleep and woke up just before the heavy part😂

[@profk3742]

Welp......MY MINDS BEEN BLOWN

[@joaolanita3000]

A ida ao que era O caminho que vem A estrada que é Feita a pé Feita a apanhar Pedras e deitar Novamente Mas mais à frente. Passa um carro De repente Para te acordar Para o presente, Diluir-se na mente Tomar-se De repente Como um comprimido. Um presente comprido Numa passagem comprida Numa estrada tremida Em direção à vida

[@timboweeks4183]

Klaatu... A candidan band .

[@hindenburgobulhoescarvalho5721]

I just love

[@davidcaselli8410]

🔝🔝🔝🔝 😍😍😍😍 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mariasantos300]

Hello maximo in flipation Nice relax voice..... juxt flipler its geant Gentle Giant Grands soubenirs etait 13 ans eyait pribion Gentle Giant mais mes amis double de ma eya me faisait ecouyer et moi haute plaisir mistes Gentle Giant haute janote meyes a filipation pawer like comgratulations etvpas fliper macime

[@martinianotanoni]

5:48 Love that Liszt reference

[@arielsanchez6400]

Excelente ! Con este tema Led Zeppelin se inspiró para hacer Stairway to Heaven !!!

[@romanlunarivera1088]

No sé supone que fue la cancion de Taurus-spirit? 🤔

[@arielsanchez6400]

@@romanlunarivera1088 Ambas !!!

[@Czyszy]

RIP Ray Shulman

[@enriquekenobi_ytbahasfbuil665]

I’m hearing some jethro tull in this song.

[@harmageddon6182]

2:26

[@flyingh0gfish]

I often hear similarities between GG and JT. I think if you look at when the music was recorded it seems that Gentle Giant was having at least as much influence on Tull, if not more, than the other way around. This was recorded before Aqualung was released. The main influence I hear in this tune is Genesis.

[@barnabarinludocratique6262]

@@flyingh0gfish Nothing from Genesis. This tune was recorded before Trespass. Jethro Tull : This Was, Stand Up and Benefit, three albums recorded before Trespass.

[@bbkk5206]

❤️

[@JoséAntonio-l4b]

Tenho 8 cds repertoire remaster oque mais ouso octopus three friends e in a glass house acguing the taste grande banda prog rock pra min nelhor do mundo numero 1

[@fernandoramos8346]

Banda sem igual!

[@PaulKarseras]

Depends on what ya like. I remember Gentle Giant.

[@thomassicard3733]

Liebestraume!

[@mariasantos300]

Pardon mon teclat pretre a finir touche t sort y merci Bonne chance

[@senhordasestrelas9495]

Estou aqui por conta do Lesado.

[@ninguno650]

The best after The Beatles

[@thomassicard3733]

Shades of Chopin coming through... yeah... then some change of attitude...

[@saintsamaritan]

Sorry, the drum solo doesn't fit. Liebestraum would say so, his piece construed over the out-of-synch drumming. Better placed in a different composition.

[@mikewiltshire9121]

Exactly.

[@Niktheman74478]

Exactly what I’m thinking. The heavy part earlier would have led into a good climax, the drums feel dragged out quite a bit. Gentle giant weren’t the type to drag things out, but this was their first album; they hadn’t exactly found a footing in what they would sound like later.

[@timothyfeeley2752]

I like this song, especially the lyrics. But I always skip the 4 minute Drum Solo!

[@thomassicard3733]

But why? You are skipping part of this most awesome composition and recording. That doesn't make sense to me.

[@Niktheman74478]

@@thomassicard3733I can see why others like it, but for me it feels very out of place with the rest of the song and rather random, along with the piano. Gentle giant is known for being intricate and sophisticated, and to me it does feel rather random in the way it goes from a ballad to drumming and a dueling piano for about a quarter of the song. However I still see the appeal. It’s unique and something else that a lot of artists do not do. Additionally, this is their first album…. They hadn’t found a lot of footing yet. It doesn’t stop the song from being in my top 3 of the album either, but to each their own.

[@kasimtuna]

Hi. I want to make a lyric video of Nothing At All by Gentle Giant. and I'm interested of this animation at the background. How can I find this without text ?

[@torna2508]

5:47

[@chiefwhitenoise5227]

Utube put a Reese's ad in the middle of the song. So, the insanity is beyond psychosis now. Time to clean our weapons.

[@Pete_Delfina]

Why are Ashkenazi Jews (The Shulman Brothers) always so talented?

[@mattjarvie6443]

Buffalo Springfield meets Cream.

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

I feel like Gentle Giant Ballenger being nerdy and esoteric and overly technical in a way a lot of other Progressive Rock Bands didn't and still do not. The issue with contemporary Prog is it completely lacks songwritting and being able to balance out the odd time signatures or fantasy nerd type melody sections with a sense of wit and charm. The other approach here ofc would sort of be to be physically overpowering and sort of apocalyptic which I think is what ELP did. Theory isn't a necessity and only works if it adds as opposed to subtracts from the music too and you can definetely see how this music kinda ate itself but these older bands really do have a sort of kitschy charm to them. The good ones at least are I think very witty and very charming. The bad ones are just obnoxious and fedoraish.

[@JelqKingGooner]

@@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms that style of writing can only be achieved in its time. Music is controlled by conglomerates and full of conservative influence. Music might as well tell you to get a job and keep up productivity.

[@JelqKingGooner]

@@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms have you heard of CAST? That band has theory.

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

@BobbyPeru-l5r I don't think Gentle Giant were conservatives lol. Kinda give hippyish vibes tbh. Magma sure were though which might be what you're thinking of.

[@JelqKingGooner]

@@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms the industry is very rightwing and progrock doesn't get air time anymore.

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

@@JelqKingGooner fair ig dude? Idfk

[@justtony6081]

I don't play the drums so maybe I can't appreciate it, but doesn't a 4-minute long drum solo with liebestraum seem totally out of place and makes this song far too long?

[@I_Heart_Grandma]

no ♥️

[@justtony6081]

@@I_Heart_Grandma oh OK then my mistake

[@MyVeryHappyDay]

Hell no. It was the early 70s and the obligatory drum solo was a prog rock staple. Very cool.

[@SupremeMrRici]

Hahahahha I understand you. But, you have to remember that Gentle Giant does not follow traditional pop music standards. So, they are always experimenting throughout their songs. So, what you can do is acquire the taste hahaha

[@areulsois8411]

if you cant get used to it theres a shorter version on spotify

[@Shurmash]

It's like if the Beatles and Hiatus Kaiyote had a baby.

[@cosmomari4669]

sounds like genesis

[@MrFlorical]

Am I hearing "Stairway to Heaven" yet again?

[@СамаяБыстраяРуканаДикомЗап-в2л]

And the irony is that Stairway to Heaven came out one year later after this album.

[@tixximmi1]

No Stairway came from the group Spirit. No resemblance to GG. Spirit doing Tauras

[@peterfitton4529]

You're mostly hearing Crosby Stills & Nash, tbh. The harmonies are straight from the first CSN album and the main melody of Nothing At All has similarities with parts of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Helplessly Hoping et al. The whole sound-world of the acoustic section is pure CSN.

[@tixximmi1]

@@peterfitton4529 Not CS&N singing Southern Cross that was the song Seven League Boots.

[@tixximmi1]

@@peterfitton4529 You know, by the Curtis Brothers.

[@montbob100]

the inventors of prog metal