Gentle Giant Playing The Game Live 1978

[@keviniles8748]

That guitar lick is relentlessly infectious!

[@toddeverett8388]

I Will Never understand why Gentle Giant was not as big as Yes, Jethro Tull or any other 70s Prog Bands, They were Amazing

[@MrMekki10]

Diese Musik ist für normale Menschen zu anspruchsvoll...daher war es nicht sooo erfolgreich sondern Brother Louie^^ oder Status Quo...ramtamtam^^

[@wsc1955]

Me neither . A travesty.

[@graemeyetts3465]

Poor group management was the reason I believe 😢

[@graemeyetts3465]

​@MrMekki10 Meine Meinung nach ,Du hast recht. In 1976 tretten sie die Buhne im Offenbach auf,Ich war dabei. Unheimlich gut waren sie. Ich komme aus Vereinigtes Koenigsreich. Machts gut 🎉

[@MrMekki10]

@@graemeyetts3465 danke! Mache auch Du es gut! Hilf mir bitte mal. Was soll Firth of Fifth bedeuten? (Genesis) Ich weiss, dass es in Schottland einen Fjord gibt. Ist das ein Wortspiel?

[@MisterNifty]

I don't think anyone ever got the humor of the Shulberry guitar. It's an instrument with a single string that played a single note. Derek plays it spot on.

[@jeffplissken8996]

There’s good humor but damn he makes it look so much cooler playing it and in unison

[@unknown6390]

Its three strings and three notes- it plays a chord that a xylophone-or marimba- was supposed to play. They couldnt bring it on tour, though

[@tonymain341]

One of the greatest songs from a great band, Gentle Giant, such eclectic music for the mind and ear .😎🤟

[@viewjet]

I was a huge Gentle Giant fan back when I was in high school and I forgot how much they pushed the boundaries of Prog Rock with their unique blend of a rhythmic contrapuntal style and classical themes. This song, Play the Game, for some reason was always one of my favorites from the group. I can't quite put my finger on it. It's a strange song that in the end seems to work. It has that unique GG driving odd time rhythm juxtaposed with angular melodies that are beautiful and satisfying. Repetitive music saturation is in full force in this song and done perfectly. But let's face it, there aren't a lot of people who can understand this type of music, let alone appreciate the brilliance of the old Prog Rock like Gentle Giant. Oh well... their loss...

[@jackeminor]

From another fan of this song, well stated, sir.

[@martinwales9388]

John Thompson

[@oriotentacles]

Maybe they were not 100% appreciated, but here in Italy in the 70s they filled sports halls and big clubs. So they had many fans who understood and appreciated, at least for 70%, their brilliant musical productions.

[@___xyz___]

Believe it or not, but I've heard Gentle Giant blasted in a skate park on my way home in 2019. Small world.

[@viewjet]

@@___xyz___ Nice to know they still get air time. As the years fade away, someday in the distant future there will be a Renaissance of the Prog Rock time-- especially Gentle Giant.

[@FrenchToasted1995]

Oddly futuristic, Oddly medieval i love it!!!

[@tommyrawlings3046]

Perfectly stated! No one combined genres like this band!

[@ripetomato9629]

This never gets old.❤ Never.

[@MisterNifty]

They are all Gentle Giant. The group came first. I can 't imagine another drummer. Another guitarist. Another keyboardist. As I've said in other posts, these guys would have been famous as a street band. Derek made it possible for them all to transition from playing the strings, to the woodwind instruments, to the drums, and so on. If only they could have envisioned the happening of the internet. They come across so perfect for it. Like buried treasure in time.

[@asgerrud]

Gentle giant were so prog they invented an instrument just to play their music.

[@funnywaysleo4672]

very original derek shulman with his "shulberry"

[@dpre100]

i wish the ending was like this on the studio version!!!

[@hibbsas9029]

The music is fucking amazing. But what always strikes me when I watch this is how much fun they’re having. They absolutely know they’re killing it.

[@tommyrawlings3046]

YES!!!!!

[@pawlio66]

Five of the most underated multi musicians ever.

[@rugieri777]

Eles são espetaculares ! Equivalem a uma orquestra de tão competentes e talentosos !

[@mrprogjazzgto]

This is a great performance.... !! you gotta Love the energy and funkiness Long live Gentle Giant

[@ripetomato9629]

An intriging portal to my past and my deep vibes in this beauty.

[@ronsussman]

I saw them live on this tour. amazing experience

[@Lyktwz]

Simply awesome...

[@bonicarvalho8681]

Simplesmente the best

[@relmurmotjr]

'Bout time someone posted this song again... excellent piece of music!

[@tonyfabrizio6755]

Per me ed alcuni la migliore band del xx secolo nel contesto rock pop folk venature classico rinascimentali. Leggendari

[@BenjamminClark]

They got a sense of humor. What can I say.

[@1ignis]

Fairly sure this was BBC Sight and Sound broadcast in 78. Sound was courtesy of BBC Radio 2 (stereo, analogue) and TV picture broadcast on BBC 2. We tuned in and enjoyed, but the radio signal couldn't stay in sync with the tv pictures. But I still remember it well, including making my parents sit through it all.

[@andrewlloydpeterson]

Gentle giant playing the playing the game live

[@ripetomato9629]

Rest in peace Mr Shulman.

[@laurapeskin1505]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@richardbeaupre6723]

OMG. Amazing

[@eltacodepastor9035]

Love this song

[@burgersoft777]

It's well worth tracking down a copy of "In Concert" which features almost all of this concert and sounds pretty darn good.

[@martinrking]

Kerry is going nuts with the video game noises in this one.

[@rockersagittarius2745]

Yes with the moog synthesizer.

[@gmg7750]

¡Los amo! Genios !!!

[@Circuitdamage]

I'll play the game and never ever lose!!! :)

[@MisterNifty]

@JunacCRO I just figured the reason for the instrument was to show the importance of rhythem to the melody. Whatever the case, Derek is spot on in his playing the single note. He was an integral part of the group as his voice and his ability made a lot of the bridging jumping off from one set of instruments to another possible. All these guys were true members of the group and seemed to enjoy playing their parts in it. They were and are an incredible education in the development of music.

[@RichardBlais-w6k]

Un groupe très soys estimé.

[@MisterNifty]

I see. Gentle Giant were often accused of being pretentious show offs. Well, if they really weren't trying to avoid being so, they would have unleashed the abilities of Derek as a musician. He really allowed the rest of them to transition into sets from strings, to woodwind, to bells as multi-instrumentalists. They would have been a big hit on the streets of France playing to the people as a street band. I was able to make a connection at an early age to quality. Great product in package.

[@JunacCRO]

@MisterNifty yes you are right,also he is an amazing musician aswell.Seen him play the bass and the guitar on many live occasions,as you have already mentioned his jjumping from one instrument to another to ''bridge'' the gap. Truly amazing band,with musicians +1

[@RAFallani]

GG is a very competent band.

[@Islwynpaul]

Yes I am.

[@bytoriasnowdoggy]

Dig it!

[@RushNTriumphRock]

@Omnidoomed the schulberry....its an instrument he made from what ive heard

[@alexandereastman2222]

Coked out of his god damned mind. This performance is awesome.

[@progressiverockvocal]

I use a little electric ukulele to cover Derek's work on this piece, it sounds fantastic with the forth string,, its tuned from the bottom up AEAD, and I can bar other chords in the song including the third fret when singing. Derek's shulberry was cute and it was used to make a statement that they were not conventional and what an iconic piece of Prog history here that was an integral part of this song. Not sure who is on Bass...

[@Jfbmu]

Progressive Rock Vox its ray

[@Cheese_1337]

Kerry on the keys

[@progressiverockvocal]

@@Jfbmu So it is .. thanks, These guy's were the definition of what became known as Prog. What a time to have lived, The late 60's and most of the 70's was in my estimation an explosion of Rock Music that created some of the greatest music ever written and performed.

[@Jfbmu]

@@progressiverockvocal I can’t believe I got a reply to this five years later. Still listening to GG and loving it with my band. A question answered 9 years in the making.

[@progressiverockvocal]

@@Cheese_1337 Living in this time and finding out about them through my older brothers connection to a local record shop owner who was a prog nut I can say with some certainty Kerry was stacking keyboards on his Hammond and creating masterpiece work slightly before greats like Rick Wakeman and Keith himself. Even if I am incorrect Kerry was a MONSTER keyboardist and he NEVER got the recognition he so deserved from a more general audience. The prog heads all know it.

[@LinhoFernando]

And each one has a note, E A D.

[@LinhoFernando]

There's no bass in this video. The bass part is being played by Kerry, with his left hand on keyboards.

[@LinhoFernando]

It's a Shulberry, an instrument created by the Shulman brothers themselves. It's like a 3-string custom electric ukulele.

[@JunacCRO]

@MisterNifty it can be clearly seen it has 3 strings...

[@progressiverockvocal]

Nope.... checked that back when I mentioned it. Watch his hands he on the moog and you can hear the sounds he's playing... his left hand is not running bass lines... I am sure he must be....?? but I just do not see it anywhere in the footage that shows him playing. I thought it might be fun for someone to try and figure out. Cool song for sure, we're doing it now...

[@perolasdepadua]

Eles de tão competentes parecem brincar de fazer música.

[@jeffplissken8996]

This particular performance makes me really wonder why Gary Green isn’t more recognized, in a lot of songs he almost seems like he is to guitar licks what David Gilmour is to guitar solos.

[@BenjamminClark]

Every amazingly talented band is called pretentious, sure don't get me wrong there are a fair share of bands that actually are pretentious in the literal definition of the word and bad, but the distinction between gifted and pretentious is often muddled into each other by most people.

[@MisterNifty]

@Islwynpaul And figure there was so much pretending to play to prerecorded music back then like on the Midnight Specials. Indeed, these guys didn't just have a few parts where they would jam to interesting interludes and arrangements. The whole album from beginning to end would be fascinating. You know, the jumping off of instruments and switching up from strings, to bells, and to percussions like they did would have made them popular even as a quintet playing on the streets.

[@miroslavgudelj6611]

rip rry

[@PRKLGaming]

I lost the game.

[@grantwilliams2650]

👀

[@staygee1]

Single looks like there's three to me

[@michaelkruk9498]

Giant the mẩsters ill'play the game and nểver ểver lôose .My idles

[@felipemaiden13]

Quem postou o video é Brazuca? Bom saber que tem brasileiros que curtem o bom e velho progressivo. Sabe me dizer se tem algum lugar em que eu possa baixar shows completos do Gentle Giant?

[@wsc1955]

So, is Ray playing guitar and Kerry is playing the bass on synthesizer ? I've never heard this live.

[@dharmaseed]

@Islwynpaul Besides Ray's facial expressions?

[@davidlawrence9091]

That's another instrument he's playing!

[@dharmaseed]

@Islwynpaul I could argue with that, but not with someone who makes an analogy between the Bonzo Dog Band and GG. You also have Zappa as your page background, and mention Kurosawa films. How is it possible to argue with someone who has instantly earned my respect?

[@LinhoFernando]

Actually there are 3 strings.

[@progressiverockvocal]

Yep... my bad, you can see him doing it near the end much better. Next.

[@kolibet]

wonderful vid' ! i see that the same has been canceled on another chanel, following complaints by steve lukather - does anyone know why this bastard should have any rights about this vid' ?...

[@mensamoo]

@MisterNifty 2 strings...

[@newtonsgobbi8517]

Only needed at those times' technology. Nowadays any mid-level keyboard can nearly do it all.

[@stgo_g]

ONE M0:00RE TIME!!!

[@progressiverockvocal]

Who's plying the bass lines? There's no Bass on stage.. and Terry's not doing it.

[@oriomenoni7651]

Who's Terry??

[@Cheese_1337]

@Jack Clare no, he's holding a strat

[@Mai-Gninwod]

Very odd to put Ray on just a normal ol clean guitar?

[@oriomenoni7651]

Not the best rendition of this classic song: too fast-paced, as if there was a competition between Weathers and Derek S. on pushing it faster...and most of all, lacking the dynamics and subtelties of the original. Still, a great document and nice to see the Shulberry in action

[@Lyktwz]

@py2low2 Lamentablemente, no...

[@bmgelman]

actually it has 3 strings and was a cheap replacement for a marimba part in this song

[@MisterNifty]

Uh, the name of their live album was "pretentious," wasn't it?

[@py2low2]

REALMENTE ERAM MUITO BONS, BANDAS COMO ESSA NÃO EXISTEM MAIS

[@kik2it]

Love this song