RIP Ray, one of the finest multi-instrumentalist of our lifetime

Saw these guys in the mid 1970's. The only band I ever saw where they rotated instruments after each song. The guitarist would play bass, then keyboards, then drums. Crazy talent. Such an under-rated band in an era where Kiss was top of the charts.

Gentle Giant might be my favorite Prog Band from that era, they are criminally underrated, it just baffles me. Gary Green’s playing is so rich and soulful.

It's not just the complication of the music, it's how tight they are while they're doing it. Pretty astounding performance.

I really admire Gary Green - he was basically a blues guitarist, but he really commits to the intricate style of 'the Giant'.

When you're a 26 year old huge fan who never got to see them live, footage like this is precious. hail....hail.....hail....

This is some of the best sounding bass I have ever heard.

No other band brought such soul and funk to the prog-rock genre. Absolutely awesome live recording here.

Jazzy, funky, folky, classical, avant garde, they did it all!

this just blew my head apart. i am still in disbelief that i only recently got into this band. i'm 48 and i've been a fan of all the titans of prog for years. so much of what i got into early-on was based on word of mouth, late night DJs on weird independent radio stations, and conversations with record store owners - but no one ever mentioned nor introduced me to this band! and i am in disbelief about that as well. gentle giant is right up there with all the greats, and clearly underrated, underappreciated, undermarketed, etc, etc. something is very wrong with this picture. i don't understand why none of those late night DJs or record store guys ever said or played or talked about any of it. i wasn't in a small market, either, as i grew up in the chicago area. plenty of eclectic radio on the lower end of the dial in those days. and, plenty of eclectic funky record stores all over. so how did i finally get into this band? youtube algorithm brought me to "in a glass house" (full album). i was in another room and had to come in to see what i was hearing, it was so good. so now i am addicted to this band! they would be one of my all-time favorites had i gotten into them back when i got into genesis, yes, rush, tull, kc, zappa, etc.. now they are a new favorite. better late than never!

Man, these guys were UNBELIEVABLE!

I have never heard a better band than Gentle Giant. These guys were the standard of musicianship, performance, composition, and just having fun!

That guitar solo is amazing. Genius band!

The most powerfull progresive band on planet earth

Arguably the Most under-rated band. Ever.

The more I listen to Gentle Giant, the more I appreciate what a brilliant Drummer John Weathers is. Along with the rest of the band, he is right up there with the best.

Amazing that they can be so tight on something so complicated! Wow....

STILL my favorite progressive rock band. Incredible musicians!

Ray Shulman FTW. Hands down the most under appreciated electric bass player of all time. This is not hyperbole!

The best 1st dance wedding song of all time.

a musician's musician band ; a once in a lifetime occurence , for shure, and soooo unrecognized , luckily less these days ;took a long time waking up to this exceptional phenomenon of music creation.Weathers is a badass drum hero.

The guitar solo is one of my favourites ever. Paired with the bass, and organ, it sounds like 70's car chase music in the coolest way possible.

Drummer is fantastic.

What a phantastic performance! At least as good as the original studio recording! This band is unique! No words to praise them enough. My favorite track from my favorite album. I'm really happy to be born at the right time to grow up with bands like GG. I feel so sorry for the young people today because the most of them will never know what real good music sounds like.

drummer looks like he popped in from 2010s.

R.i.P: Ray Wizard Genius of Bass and almost all Instruments and also voice .. your legacy will live forever..

The best musicians I have ever heard!

Love how they changed the arrangement from the studio album...these guys ROCK!

During the piano break at 1:31 Green does some really tasteful slides that aren't on the album recording. So funky

Wow, this live version tops the studio track. Unreal, it's so good.

one of the greatest! criminally underated!

These guys rock so hard! It's pretty cool how these guys are so into their performance, it shows their true musicianship.

I was very young but already a fan when this record came out. Now, after more than 40 years, I listen to it again and understand where Steps Ahead and Mike Stern grabbed the idea of playing dissonant harmonies over funky grooves. Gentle Giant were light years ahead.

I don't know any music theory. Don't know how to play any instrument. Don't know what a escale is. But this seems complicated as fuck. These are musicians.

I think this is the best song to start with Gentle Giant

Great tone on that Fender Precision Bass.

I'm not even a bassist, but I recognise Ray's genius throughout this, as well as many other of their tracks.

A circus of music! Most entertaining of all the prog bands in my eyes...and ears...I Love them !!

impressive the talent of this band, the way they perform complex arrangements with ease and joy. For me, the best prog band ever, unmatched.

This was/is quite a fantastic band, whose music is very complex, and not always easily accesible, and was sadly overshadowed by other progressive bands at the time, but I am glad that they are being recognized again, with constant releases of their albums.

I keep coming back to watch the guitar solo. Such amazing use of phrasing and melody.

This was my GG initiation 15 years ago. This is probably the most important video I've watched in my entire life.

The fact that Kerry starts the main figuration on the pinky of the left hand (at that speed AND at the strength it has to be played to make all the notes heard properly) just goes to show how great was his technique. And....he's dancing around!! I have to start that part on the ring finger of the left hand and it still gives me agita. You're the best, Kerry!

Giant for ever one of the best bands ever

This song got me dancing with intensity at 6:05 AM before work... the power (and the glory) of gentle giant.

Saw them in 80 on their last tour. Played over 2 hours. Even played songs I thought no way can the play it live. I was totally mind blown.

Rest in peace, Ray. No bassist understands composition quite like you did.

I absolutely love this band. Having 24 and listening to this with my dad is the best experience ever. They do deserve more credit for such creative and amazing music

Saw them several times in small venues, right up front..never ceased to be amazed that they did their stuff live so incredibly. Constant changing of instruments ....all excellent on whatever they were playing. You could see how much they enjoyed what they were doing. Ray et al making hysterical faces. So exciting. Your heart was in your throat at the complexity. Cheeks literally hurt by the end of the concert because you spent so much time smiling. Even watching this now I get that swelling feeling in my chest...pure musical Joy. No one could touch them..... Man I miss those days. Thanks guys.

Adventurous and tight at the same time. Doesn't get any better than that.

One of the best ever. Sheer brilliance.

I can't get over the quality of the sound recording for this video, it is exceptional. Never mind the the virtuosity of the players, the quirkiness of the composition, the multiple time signatures, and the blending of Funk, Folk and Rock into a prog masterpiece. This track and 'Two Weeks In Spain' turned me onto GG. The late great Ray Shulman and the monstrously talented John Weathers make up one of my favourite rhythm sections of all time. Only whish I could have seen them live and also chatted to Ray before he sadly passed recently.

Saw them in 1975 - astonishing concert and one that really did change my life - no exageration! Ray Shulman has got to be one of the most underrated bass players of all time.

Saw them open for Yes on their Relayer tour, which was Giant's Interview tour. I have still not recovered. Got to hang with Mr. Green quite a bit when he showed up at Progday 2006. What a great guy.

Kids will be studying this for years to come

I had youtube on autoplay, and thought it had the album version. But WTF, they do this LIVE. What an incredible bunch of musicians they are / were. I never get enough of listening to this music-redefining band of men. I had the incredible luck of being introduced to their music by the age of 9 or 10, by my elder brothers. When they came home on Friday, I ran up the stairs up with them to hear the new album that they'd bought. Imagine the imprint that Gentle Giant (and Genesis, Yes, ELP, Klaatu, and many others of the era) made on me!

Tremendous stuff from one of the great prog bands. Great musicians all and one of my favourite tracks. They should have got far more recognition but maybe they were just too complex for the average ear. It's difficult to describe how good Gary Green is on guitar, Ray Shulman on bass and Kerry Minnear on keyboards.

Gary Green is the most Underrated Guitar Player....Incredible Precision, Feel amd A Penchant for throwing a Blues solo anywjhere He could, then following it with sequences Bob Fripp woyld have been proud to play.

This music is SO complicated.. it's just unbelievable.. As funky as it is, no American funk or soul band could EVER play this: just too far out of their reach musically... Gentle Giant was an incredible phenomenon.

One of my favourite bands - saw them live in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens. Thank goodness we have these great videos and recordings (yes they COULD do it live).

What a great group!👍

Great band. They played at my school in Blandford Forum Dorset.

Undoubtedly the best band ever. These people are genius.

I love watching drummer John Weather! He gives it everything. He really was the rocking heart of this band.

This is MUSIC, plus the words makes a whole lot sense!

Condolences to the member who recently went ahead on. RIP, and may his family, friends, and fans find some solace in this time of grief 🕊🌹💯

Major prog band👍👍👏👏❤️

Simply the badassest of the badasses.

One of the few bands that actually got Frank Zappa's attention and public praise.

R.I.P. Ray! Gentle Giant são eternos. Ray Schulman será sempre lembrado. SEMPRE!!! Uma das melhores bandas que ouvi e sempre nos meus gostos deste 70´s.

The best band of the World !!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant band. Saw them do the whole album back in the day at Hammersmith. Such talent

Ahh Gentile Giant...like an aged single malt scotch...not for everybody, but once you're brave enough to "acquire the taste", you're hooked...thanks for the post!

Obviously a lot of talented members in that group and it would have been easy for them to write music which catered for the masses yet they stayed true to themselves. I'd really like to thank them for that.

Best musicians ever!!!

All the prog bands of this time used to go see THESE guys!!

Great band.

The music these guys squeezed out may endure and grow forever. I believe they are up there with the greats. Sadly, we are stuck with noise like gaga and beyonce.

RIP MASTER Ray Shulman, and THANK YOU!!!

A stunning performance by an impossibly talented combination of musicians. Never bettered. In retrospect, the best Prog Rock band ever. Period.

I remember seeing them at The Schaffer Music Festival in Central Park NYC 1976. I still have the program brochure

RIP Ray. Thanks for your incredible talent.

This was an outrageously underrated band... They were phenomenal musicians and composers. I completely love the contrapuntal vocals and especially the drummer's drumming!!!

This performance is kick ass I love Weathers, and Derek Shulman sure does have some killer moves, and he bounces around like a rabbit.I cant get enough of these guys they are just so damn awesome everytime I watch this I have to get up and groove around the office.My co-workers think I am crazy-they just havent been Giantized yet!!

Nice musicianship. I really like that drummer.

Best group ever, no argument!

One of my fave bands.

Oh the 70s… the definite decade of the best progressive rock ever

solch fantastischen musikstil hat es vorher und auch nachher nicht gegeben.einfach einmalig!!!!!!!!!!

They fill my brain to the ultimate Maximum.

SAw GG several times in the 70's, the last was the Civilian tour. They played Toad's Place in New Haven, CT, and I remember being so excited, as I had been a loyal fan since 74, and of course, knew much of their material. I was watching them take the stage, and remember Gary Green chain-smoking like a dragon, taking a series of rapid, deep, smoke-filled breathes, which was all a bit strange, HOWEVER! Gentle Giant had to be one of, if not THE tightest bands to ever grace the stage, and I've seen the best (of the best..) and without a doubt GG IS AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST!

For a house painter, he's a pretty good guitarist!

A very underappreciated prog band by the masses. You always hear talk of ELP, Yes, Genesis, etc., but these guys are an incredible band with a style and sound nobody can copy properly, with the versatility of the instruments they play. I have been listening to them since the 70s. They aren't the type of band you listen to everyday, but when you are in the mood, you really appreciate their talent.

Prog's Finest !!! These guys were awesome..

If you are a bass player, learn Ray Schulmans parts. If you can, you will be an exceptional player. For example, the riff at 1:54 is basically impossible. He is one of the most astounding bass players ever. They were all incredible, I never tire of their music.

Holy shit does that bass sound good. Man these guys are ridiculous.

i have all of this bands albums. no other band sounds quite like gentle giant . unique.

Love it !

I can never understand how Gary plays the notes and lines he plays. Fucking awesome! Thanks for that Gary.

I just popped my Gentle Giant cherry, and man it feels good!