Just the same (by Gentle Giant) - A cover by students at Eskilstuna Musikskola (Sweden)

Music students (and their teacher) at Eskilstuna Musikskola perform a simplified version of Just the same by Gentle Giant.
Amina Avdic - Vocals
Andreas Disman - Guitar
Kamila Lauer - Keyboard
CarlJohan Björkman - Drums
Douglas Cederlund - Percussion
Thomas Rydell - Bass
Filmed, recorded and arranged by Thomas Rydell March 2012.

[@thomasrydell]

Thank you for your comments. I should point out that this is a simplified version of the song. The tempo is slower than the original, the keyboard solo is gone, and the riff a little simplified and those who are playing are music students aged 16-18. We did this just for the fun of it, and we don't aspire to be the new GG.

[@ShareTheSphere]

The tempo was cool.Very intresting with female vocal on this piece. I can listen to this simplified version with the same appriciation as the original as you perform it flawless.

[@hudalexk]

"não aspirar..." que pena. Excelente trabalho.

[@eposillipo63]

This is just great...doing Gentle Giants is very difficult, your students are really awesome, thanks for this interpretation of a great piece of music

[@LucDaigLTU]

Just the thought of trying to do anything regarding GG's music scares me... What you did is in respect with the general idea of the Shulmann's and you should be proud of achieving this. Lots of work in there I know that for one thing...

[@jeffsmart110]

OF COURSE IT IS SLOWER!!!--They are teenagers for crying out loud!!-if they could play it full speed I would run screaming into the night!!!

[@gatmalotnere]

Kudos to the teacher who is clearly a proghead and is passing the Giant to a new generation. Well done kids!

[@jking4425]

what is a proghead --did you mean to say an educated individual that can read and write music ???

[@kourii]

@@jking4425 Someone into progressive rock, obviously

[@lawrencewittenberg6594]

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[@wholeworld399]

Music director got high. .

[@wholeworld399]

@@jking4425 / Gentle Giant is Progressive Art Rock ((like King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, ELP, etc..)

[@stevenpayne984]

I often wonder where these kids are now. If I could have played this when I was 18 I could be ruling the world by now.

[@kenneththornfeldt5048]

I am a teacher in Eskilstuna, Sweden. I saw Gentle Giant in Stockholm in September 1976 performing this song :-)

[@arcsound]

Freehand tour. Yea buddy! Cool to see the yungons swinging to the GG beat! Love it.

[@thomasrydell]

Thanks again guys, I really appreciate the response I have had on my student videos! Cheers!

[@qbdtereee]

Beautiful rendition by these young people, it is difficult music from one of the most underestimated groups from the seventies, I have been a fan of Gentle Giant for almost 50 years!

[@tonylane8873]

This is so good, they understand the music and perform it excellently. A special shout out to the bass player! Made my day - I've been a GG fan for 50 years.

[@tbuts5859]

Who would thumbs down these earnest and talented youngsters?!!!!!!!

[@horseyhorselips3501]

Not Me, I enjoyed it VERY MUCH

[@TheBertolux]

OK, seeing that people are still interested in prog, made my day a better day, thank you sincerely

[@kingjengas4764]

these students don't look very interested at all..

[@Cr8Tron]

+King Jengas Exact same thought I had. Maybe they'd would have shown more excitement if they were allowed to play it at a normal speed, rather than this cripplingly slow tempo. 🤔

[@jt3sd]

every time this pops up in my feed, I watch it again - BRAVO!!

[@MatthewJohnHunterMusic]

This is the coolest thing on the entire internet.

[@AlejandroGonzalez-im4tp]

Slower tempo, female vocals? Fabulous!!!

[@Rog5446]

Just a tad too slow.

[@321snoot]

This is not the easiest song to play, and it's certainly an underappreciated one. You all did a beautiful job on it. Thank you so much!

[@herbphillipson963]

Nothing makes me happier than seeing younglings cover the fine art that is Gentle Giant.

[@thomasrydell]

Thank you all for your nice comments. It's been almost a year since I uploaded the song, and we've had about 3500 hits. Not bad :) The same band also have a cover of Genesis Dukes End if you're interested.

[@Metalicsound013]

Well you can be proud :) You're far from the 3500 ;))))

[@joeybenoit6269]

Very well very well done kids!!! Keep playing music it'll save your life!

[@lucvanier]

What a brilliant performance! Gentle Giant is still alive.

[@RodM.Peters]

For anybody to even attempt to play any Gentle Giant song is quite courageous, to say the least. My compliments to whoever prodded all you guys to aim this high.

[@teddingtontcu]

It makes me so very happy to hear that the music of my youth is being enjoyed by two generations further. Its the community that matters they are trying and that is what is so important. My son plays Chick Corea to me I am very lucky.

[@russellgeorge1993]

Fantastic! It's great to see young people appreciate the most underated bands in history!

[@jerrymack6123]

I've been a dye-hard fan of Gentle Giant for over 40 years and I love you guys. I was very entertained by your efforts, you're so sincere, and I extend many congratulations on a great job!

[@MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk]

I was thinking in power and glory..congratulations.😎

[@alansilverman8500]

Heheheh...so sincere !

[@stevencooper7382]

Hej, from Montreal Canada, Superb version , congratulations to all who participated from a long time Gentle Giant fan

[@mikereiss4216]

Man most people their age in my country (USA)have no idea who GG are. This is cool to watch though and very refreshing to see.

[@obsessedwithcats]

Mike Reiss Same over here in the UK. It's a real shame that most older (70's and earlier) bands are also unknown to this generation; people are listening to the 'latest thing' instead, which is usually thoughtless pop that's sole purpose is to make the composer rich. They can't see through it.. they're 'only humans', after all. One of the reasons I'm ashamed to be a part of this race..

[@MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk]

@Mr Gonorrhea 16? And may I ask how was it that you've become aware? And your saying you now are 16 year 2018

[@ThePirouliette]

"Only in Scandinavia ! " with that tune on : kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2eaZJ2BiaeDg7M

[@Holdington]

I'd say it's fair to say that most people their age ANYWHERE have no Idea who GG are.

[@avi_s0ncin0]

@@Holdington I'm 15 yrs. and love prog like Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Yes, Genesis, ELP, etc.

[@baco82]

This is great. The teacher is a genius. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 GG were very popular in Italy, even more than in Uk.

[@chasmenear7130]

This is the most amazing thing! Absolutely stellar arrangement of the tune, and it does something that G.G. music deserves- 'by rote' honor to the compositional aspects. KUDOS to the band here! Great job!!!

[@stevenbrucci]

The thumbs down must all be from housemates/siblings who had to do more chores while these ones took the time to learn their parts. Great ensemble work!

[@arcsound]

It was cool when I watch GG do it at the Academy of Music (AKA Palladium) in NYC 1975 (76?), and it is cool now (or 12 years ago). It's just timeless. Thank you!

[@CThaldorf]

Fantastic! I am so glad to see a music teacher showing students that there is more to playing music with guitars, drums, bass, and keyboards than just hitting a patch or pedal as a replacement to playing music. I've been a fan of Gentle Giant for a very long time and thank goodness there are teachers out there that recognize the musical quality of much of the prog rock movement and how much it can teach music students.

[@moogyboy6]

I shared this on my Facebook timeline along with this comment: "If you're a music lover [like me] and you see a video like this--teenage students playing vintage Gentle Giant, one of the more "difficult" of the '70s prog rock bands--you suddenly come away with 200% more hope for the future of the art and in the younger generation who will create it. This performance (slightly slower and sloppier than the original) is just incredible, simply for the fact that these kids even attempted it, much less actually did something visually hip with it." Continuing on...I've been a prog rock nut since I was younger than these fine young people, when I taught myself the keyboard by playing along to ELP, but even then I knew nothing of GG until I was much older. These youngsters are much better than I was at that age. My message to them is: You've got the right idea! Keep on pushing, keep on learning, and spread the word to your friends and colleagues, because this is what *real* music played by real musicians sounds like.

[@paulolima3]

I am from Brazil! Congratulations! Beginning to believe that the World has salvation with young people like you .. Thanks and...Excuse for my English.

[@RENascimento_VS]

Yeah, perfect cover. So Nice. Good idea ! Long Live To Music Gentle Giant !! From Brazil...

[@jojot.9916]

é nois roger

[@RENascimento_VS]

Show Aqui é Corinthians!

[@fabracio629]

é nois

[@tonycushen9372]

Go to the top of the class NO you are already there!! in my country you are sixth formers I cannot stop smiling THANK YOU

[@bilkrimson]

I was smiling all the time, good job...

[@Lyktwz]

Me too. Just the same!

[@Vladeno]

And me too! :-)

[@Twirlip2]

Me three! I'd been having a really wretched day, but I came across this in the evening, and I'm beaming!

[@chadbennett7873]

This just makes my heart go pitter-pat. The most sophisticated music produced in my lifetime and these wonderful kids enjoy it enough to learn it. Bless you all!

[@watcheroftheskies617]

This alone gives me hope for the future of humankind, little else does. Huge Bravos!!!!

[@crossofcong]

A great effort making a note perfect version of a Gentle Giant track from these students - well done all!

[@MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk]

That just made my day. And the girl singing...where was she back in 76...i would have asked her to spend the rest of her life with me. Damn....she is great.

[@mizerjon]

My heart has been well-warmed by this! Who would have thought...?

[@NEAPULA]

very good ! I could not imagine that in our days some young students will cover Gentle Giant !

[@jking4425]

heart warming ! students at an early age have witnessed the pure genius of gentle giant -- I am certain that the schulman brothers and minnear are in appreciation of you effort and frankly good taste in attempting a challenging piece of work -- GG rp;obably did this in a day !! -- just as a tune up , ...

[@mickjoyceandthesonicgypsie3709]

Hats Off !!!! for even attempting this tune by Gentle Giant - Great Job !!!!

[@jean-davidroth4434]

Just the same... As anybody else... (crying) But each with his unique uniqueness... (also smiling) Thanks a lot.

[@SuperCartiel]

I'm very impressed. Yours is a band with great promise. Please keep playing.

[@wendycrawford1792]

What a cool teacher! Gentle Giant are my favourite prog rock band of all time. You guys did an absolutely brilliant job with this song!!! ❤️

[@thomasrydell]

Thanks for listening!

[@rael1970]

Hey Thomas; you are doing something really good here. Watching young boys and girls playing this with such quality and having a good time in the process... t's moving

[@watcheroftheskies617]

Standing on the shoulders of (gentle) giants, G-awed bless all of you!!!

[@holdie17]

Thank you so much - it is great, that young people plays such "old" music. Wunderfol video with great cuts!! (I am 66 years old and i have seen gentle giant live for many years). Thanks !!!!

[@stephanhewak]

What an extraordinary gift to an old Giant fan. Thank you.

[@thomasrydell]

Thank you kindly :) Yes GG is one of my favourite bands too!

[@mikereiss4216]

Sounds pretty faithful to the original. Great job.This would make the school of rock kids blush.

[@dbsound882]

I remember listening to this song when I was Teen..almost saw them but our ride to the concert stiffed us ..still great music especially in the 70's

[@spacerabbit349]

Bravo! Utterly unexpected and utterly charming. I can't think of a more meaningful tribute; this from a group of kids who grew up glued to electronic devices, bombarded with mindless shallow popular opinion insisting upon the merits of Drake's (or whoever it is this month)newest auto-tune machine-made hit single. Easy for us old folks to see the folly in that, but for young folks growing up now, who've never known anything else, it's a lot to overcome. I hope the Giants themselves see this. I imagine they'd be flattered. Bravo!

[@thomasrydell]

Thank you! I am really glad our efforts are being appreciated. I will pass on the greeting to Amina :)

[@edgarmyers3854]

Bravo!!! It's about time teachers pick different, challenging, and GOOD music for the ensemble!

[@Iracord]

Bravo! Real Music has Survived! Yayyyyyyyy!!! Fantastic!!! My heart is Happy!!!! Thank you so much...!!!

[@mcgoohansclone]

Delightful. Glad that GGs music is appreciated 40 years on.

[@anthorzeitgeist8162]

AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL YOUNG STUDENTS GG PERFORMANCE!! We must consider that these girls and boys were born DECADES after entle Giant stop existing (1980)!!! EXCELLENT GIRLS, BOYS AND MUSIC DIRECTOR!!!

[@ericsopanen]

Thank you for exposing these young people to this fine music

[@antelopefreeway214]

Thank you so much! So very entertaining REFRESHING. So impressed that you took on Gentle Giant!

[@keithpasculli7465]

I hope that children had as much fun learning and performing this challenging music as I had listening to it. You did well Thomas Rydell.

[@wbradley2395]

Praise to the instructor and the students. Teaching requires opening up their minds, which they definitely did.

[@qaztzaq]

really really good job, and the singer is beautiful as well

[@volodymyrvsahdneek5065]

That was GREAT ! I wish I could have done this at my high school or college growing up, and I am old enough to have seen GG live and did so in the early 80's before they disbanded. Keep up the good work !

[@notrombones5041]

Amazing!! Somebody should get a Nobel Prize for this. Wow, just wow.

[@6op6ou]

Nice job, and I'm glad that there are members of the current generation of new musicians who appreciate the creativity that was Gentle Giant.

[@stephenweaver8030]

This was absolutely an amazing show of musicianship from these kids. I am in awe! I love Gentle Giant and had thought their music un-reproducible. Nice to see people taking up the challenge!

[@franzvonroenne4801]

please please do another one by GG. You are exceptional

[@MyFunMind]

Way to go you guys!! I love it!! I'm so proud of you for even knowing who Gentle Giant is, but doing a revival... yikes... fantastic! It's a small world (but I still wouldn't want to paint it). I'm a Swedish American unit and was a complete and total Gianthead in high school, a long long time ago, before you were a sparkle in your parents' eyes. '70-'74. I saw them in concert 5 times after different album releases and each time at some point during the concert all five guys played keyboards, all five played bass, all five played guitar, all five played drums, and all five played the recorder. We had bootleg albums back when you really had to track them down and of course everything was vinyl. Maybe there is hope for future generations.

[@yatz57]

You and your students just made me very, vey happy... Thank you!!

[@andrewmills6347]

Beautiful arrangement and performance. GG's back catalogue deserves wonderful treatment such as this.

[@trotspur]

Excellent version. Nice to see how much they are enjoying themselves. Congratulations.

[@victorlazlo7329]

As an older, slightly misanthropic curmudgeon, from Southern California, and former "prog rock snob" It would be thrill me if I found some of our students had even heard of this song. At least once a week I am stunned by something I see or hear on You Tube. Again I am amazed that this collection of young people/musicians would tackle something like a Gentle Giant piece. Thank you for your efforts and tribute to Progressive rock (rock music that made us think).

[@MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk]

Former prog snob? Haha hey Victor just a hello after reading your reply. I myself was stunned to see this. I'd like to ask the teacher since Giant was covered 3-4 yrs back.. Maybe we could hear the young talent cover some King Crimson... ????? Maybe....how about

[@micasaveiro]

this sould be an example to all music schools, to make young generations to have contact with best music creators

[@MrGul]

Fy farao så fint! Extremt oväntat val av artist/låt, på bästa tänkbara sätt. Som kulturskolelärare och Gentle Giant-lyssnare blir jag varm i hjärtat av detta.

[@paoloaprile2155]

Fantastica scelta ragazzi! Wonderful girls and boys... and teachers!

[@rickytomato2055]

🤘HeyNow ! ! ! RightOn ! ! ! GreetingsFrom:Wichita,Kansas USA🇺🇸 ✌❤& Rock&Roll😎 🍻🍺

[@TheModel59]

Kudos to the teacher for introducing his students to this music/band. Sounded pretty good to me. Well done to the all of you

[@jnbert]

I know very well Gentle Giant and I say bravo for this cover. I saw Gentle Giant often in the past ... I have all the cd and I still listen to this group often. Wow Wow Wow .... Hi from Quebec, in Canada!

[@hatchetinhead]

I love you guys for doing this song! There is hope for the world!

[@jacksorg5274]

That was fantastic! Best thing I've seen/heard all year.

[@pincopallino757]

brilliant GG performance and (let me say) very pretty singer, Miss Amina (with a very adorable sweet voice ^__- )

[@thomasrydell]

Thank you all for your comments :) In response to David Cs question, we met on three occasion to practice and then we recorded it in the studio. What you hear is a studio recording and not actually the live sound from the film.

[@chakazoo]

awesome , just love Gentle Giant, I'm 56 and i was 16 or 17 when i star to lesson to them . And it's always like the first time... Thank you to share this... Good job

[@lucianisidro]

I'm really proud of you guys for doing this song. Well done! It is heartwarming to see kids from your generation appreciating this kind of music.

[@joeshrader2041]

thank you, girls and guys. very nice performance. luv stace and judy.

[@orlando696]

Awesome! Pass it on to new generations.

[@rodneymacomber6337]

I remember bringing this album home when it was brand new sometime around 75. Fast forward to know what a surprise, but I noticed his videos more than a decade old I’d really like to know where these kids now.?

[@GiI11]

Best teacher ever.

[@runetjelland8227]

it so fun to see young people like the same music like i do well done sweden.

[@bigcanguy]

Wonderful that folks are still listening to, and playing, this music. Good job folks!! (from a guy who saw Giant live 5 or 6 times back in the day!)

[@sementeprog4938]

I'm very happy see young people as you play a Giant's song. It´s not easy see this here in my country (Brazil). I'm hope that you continue walking for this roads. Congratulations!!

[@HunterSThompson191]

I hope this inspires your students to look further into the odyssey of Gentle Giant. Sweden always does it best!! Great job!

[@marcianojuniormaraschin5080]

Beautiful people. Beautiful cover...

[@oriomenoni7651]

Great to see young people play the music that was "our" music when we were their age. This is beautiful music that deserves to be preserved for the future. Thank you guys!

[@ronmassey58]

7 years ago,...I guess you're not kids anymore but you can all look back with real pride at having done this so young. ...and its true, 1.25 speed really grooves!,...especially on the clapping interlude...pitch doesn't sound too bad. It was real fun hearing this ...well done!

[@adrimond]

GREAT!!! I love Gentle Giant! I like to see young musicians play Gentle Giant Music!

[@sk8bum64]

It's a pleasure to hear young people playing such a classic of prog music. Congrats! OBS: Amina, you're a great singer and very pretty. Kisses, from Brazil!

[@stevedotwood]

Thank you for discovering the best prog band ever and for being very brave.

[@ElliottCC]

Great job to the students....There is nothing easy about any song by GG... Cheers from the U.S.

[@per-axelstenstrom1886]

Så häftigt att ni valt denna låt av den bästa gruppen inom progressive genren; fortfarande mina favoriter efter nästan 50 år :-)