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He influenced thrash icons Metallica and Megadeth, but first prog heroes Gentle Giant influenced him

By Grant Moon Published

This guitarist will forever be hailed as a leading light of NWOBHM. He says it might never have happened without the group who started six years before him, and 150 miles away

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Gentle Giant on a park bench, 1972
Gentle Giant's Octopus represents all of progressive rock's virtues

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Gentle Giant's Octopus can be something of an acquired taste, with its multi-faceted approach and highbrow subject matter

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Prog 173 New Issue Image
The Wakemans, uncensored, grace the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

By Jerry Ewing Published

Plus Hackett & Rothery, Gentle Giant, Haken, Lonely Robot, Ozric Tentacles, Irmin Schmidt, Long Earth, North Sea Echoes, Tom Penaguin and more...

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Ian Anderson with Jethro tull’s Thick As A Brick album
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson quizzed by Yes, Genesis, ELP stars and others

By Dave Everley Published

Discover his thoughts on three-fingered guitar playing, a rock icon asking for his autograph, hot chillis, abandoned rabbit suits, never learning to drive, retirement, the 70s codpiece – and why he took up flute in the first place

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Cool new proggy sounds from Gentle Giant, Voyage 35, Mastodon and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

By Jerry Ewing Published

Great new prog you must hear from Long Earth, Pelagic United, Ditch The Demon, John Bassett and more in all new Tracks Of The Week

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Gentle Giant in 1974. Clockwise, from top, centre: John Weathers, Ray Shulman, Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear and Gary Green. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
The British thrash metal icon who adores prog eccentrics Gentle Giant (and he’s not the only one)

By Martin Kielty Published

They may have bewildered some listeners in the 70s, but several leading lights of other genres happily confirm they were a massive influence

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Gentle Giant announce remixed and remastered reissue of In A Glass House

By Jerry Ewing Published

Gentle Giant reissue their fifth album, 1973's In A Glass House, on vinyl and CD in July

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Steven Wilson adds Gentle Giant, Storm Corrosion and Hawkwind to his Headphone Dust platform

By Jerry Ewing Published

Steven Wilson's 2012 live album Catalogue / Preserve / Amass is available digitally for the very first time, and his own The Future Bites is also given a new digital makeover

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - JANUARY: Derek Shulman of Gentle Giant performs on stage in January 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns)
“I blame The Beatles for me getting a whacking!” Derek Shulman’s path to Gentle Giant

By Sid Smith Published

Singer and future A&R icon recalls what the Fab Four meant to him, why Hendrix made him break up his first big band, and the truck stop where he met Syd Barrett, Eric Clapton and others

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Derek Shulman – Giant Steps
Derek Shulman takes aim at Syd Barrett, Beach Boys and Eagles in his not-very-gentle memoir Giant Steps

By Johnny Sharp Published

Former Gentle Giant vocalist who became an A&R bigwig provides an refreshingly undiplomatic account of his career on stage and off it

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