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I have no clue what "hip good looking artists" (and their implied lack of ability and talent) have to do with this at all.  I don't listen to or watch these kind of artists.

Having played live for a number of years, I'm more than aware of how difficult conditions can be for musicians on stage, even when trying to do something as simple as competent harmony vocals.

I don't recall typing anything disrespectful or even untrue about this performance.  The vocals at the beginning ARE painful to me.  I do not like them and would not willingly listen to them again.  I never said these guys are bad musicians and openly acknowledged their talent.  I just don't care for what they're playing.

Yes, I agree this isn't what you would want to use to introduce a "noob" to GGs music, then again, I'm not a "noob".  I was aware of GG in 1974 when this was recorded, and have been since then.  I didn't really care for them then, and still don't, but you won't see me tearing them down.  If you like 'em, that's fine with me.

Next time you may want to consider that owners and enthusiasts of the Mellotron that are members of an email list centered on the Mellotron might just be familiar with the bands of this era. ;-)

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:54 AM, John L Rice <Drummer@imjohn.com> wrote:

 

Well, if you consider that a lot of hip good looking “artists” these days can’t even sing or play simple songs very well in a studio, let alone live on stage, you might give a little more due respect to talented true artists who do at worst a reasonable job of pulling off difficult and complex music totally live. Plus, keep the time frame in mind, the GG wasn’t filmed last year, it was in the late 70’s.

 

That said, Gentle Giant’s music can be difficult to get used to and appreciate and the rough edges and poorer sound quality of even the best live recorded examples are not the best place to introduce noobs to their music! ;-)

 

John L Rice

 

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of john barrick
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:37 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT Gentle Giant So Sincere

 

 

I managed to keep a (mostly) straight face until the camera pulled out enough to reveal what the guitarist was wearing.  Uproarious laughter ensued.  

 

Even though I found the vocals to be nearly painful, I acknowledge that there are certainly talented players here, but it's not my cup of tea.  More power to those that do enjoy it.

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john barrick

∗Leo got it right the first time∗

∗then he added a second pickup and got it righter∗