GENTLE GIANT: "Live At The Bicentennial" 1976 2-CD set due Nov. 18th.

[Progatron]

From the official GG Facebook page:

Gentle Giant is delighted to present its first ‘official’ live recording since 1976 “Playing the Fool Live”. Titled “Gentle Giant Live at the Bicentennial”, the recording was taken from a concert on July 3rd 1976 at the Calderone Theater, Hempstead, Long Island, which was broadcast for a local radio station.

There are no overdubs or other enhancements on this very live recording. It features Gentle Giant unedited, uninhibited and unrepentant.

The concert features the best-remembered music from past recordings as well as rare songs from the album “Interview” which the band was supporting at that time.

“Gentle Giant Live At The Bicentennial” 1976 is a 2-CD set release available everywhere from November 18th onwards on Alucard Music.

Enjoy Gentle Giant Live at the Bicentennial!

[Dedatolo]

It's a beautiful day.

[undergroundrailroad]

Lol. Terrific cover.

[JAMOOL]

holy lol @ that cover

[TheH]

Awesome, there can't be enough of (good sounding) GG live! (love the cover )

[Sunlight Caller]

Wow, I hope the sound quality is good on this one, I have a few CDs that I have acquired over the years that are very "warts and all". Absolutely love that cover too!

[Sputnik]

I've gotten a little burned out on all the live GG stuff that has come out. But I must say this looks interesting. I really like Interview, so the fact that it is from this tour is attractive to me. Also like that it is "warts and all." I'll likely get this.

Bill

[TheH]

I think the Bonus track on the 35th Anniversary reissue of Interview was from that concert (and it was Interview I think).

Can anyone comment on the sound quality of that track?

[JKL2000]

So those live releases Out of the Woods and what was the other one (?) aren't official or legal releases?

[Progatron]

So those live releases Out of the Woods and what was the other one (?) aren't official or legal releases?

Official, yes. Live, well not technically. At least, not in front of a live audience.

[Doctor Flang]

I this a multitrack recording?

[Jay.Dee]

Legit, live and in good sound quality:

1. "Live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour '75"

http://www.discogs.com/Gentle-Giant-...elease/3195349

2. "Live in Stockholm 1975"

http://www.mlplive.com/mlplive_009.htm

[bill g]

Saw them on that tour and they had a great setlist-remember them playing 'Memories of old Days' and being pretty blown as the song wasn't out yet.

[WytchCrypt]

Gentle Giant and Yes in '76 at the SF Cow Palace was my 1st prog concert. This release is exciting because if I recall correctly, the show was around 7/20/76 so this should have been pretty much the same show I saw. Had no idea who Gentle Giant were that night but the day after the show I bought Free Hand Curious how this setlist compares to Playing the Fool.

[trurl]

As cool as this sounds I have a lot of live GG on disk and video... think I'll wait for some indication it's essential before I grab it.

[JKL2000]

Wonder if there'll be a download?

[adap2it]

Saw them on that tour and they had a great setlist-remember them playing 'Memories of old Days' and being pretty blown as the song wasn't out yet.

I think you will find that you are referring to the first '77 tour. They played the whole of side 2 of the MISSING PIECE, before it was released. They didn't care to play side 1, but that's another story...

[Rand Kelly]

Gentle Giant and Yes in '76 at the SF Cow Palace was my 1st prog concert. This release is exciting because if I recall correctly, the show was around 7/20/76 so this should have been pretty much the same show I saw. Had no idea who Gentle Giant were that night but the day after the show I bought Free Hand Curious how this setlist compares to Playing the Fool.

I was there too. My first GG concert. I was a fan of them for 2 years.

http://www.forgotten-yesterdays.com/...70&qdateid=523

[No Pride]

Love that cover!

I think the Bonus track on the 35th Anniversary reissue of Interview was from that concert (and it was Interview I think).

Can anyone comment on the sound quality of that track?

Not terrible, but far from great.

[Fracktured]

That cover while hilarious has a wrong side to it. I'm interested if the sound quality is good.

[Brian Griffin]

I this a multitrack recording?

There has been an FM version of the broadcast around for some time - I suspect that this will be from that and not a multi track although I'd love to be proven wrong

BG

[LeFrog]

There has been an FM version of the broadcast around for some time - I suspect that this will be from that and not a multi track although I'd love to be proven wrong

BG

Can a GG fanatic post the setlist/tracklist for this release? I suppose it's already known if this concert has already circulated as a bootleg.

[Doctor Flang]

There has been an FM version of the broadcast around for some time - I suspect that this will be from that and not a multi track although I'd love to be proven wrong

BG

I'll wait for reviews. If this release uses the same source that was used as a bonus tracks on some of the remasters, i will pass. They sounded pretty awful to my ears.

[Brian Griffin]

Can a GG fanatic post the setlist/tracklist for this release?

Fanatic is a slight stretch personally, as while I have everything they've released and saw them multiple times in 70's, I consider their greatest contribution to be Gary Green's comment that I've lifted for my sig line

That being said, happy to oblige - I transferred a low gen cassette of the show to CD-R many moons ago, here is what I show

Just the Same
Proclamation
On Reflection
Interview
Runaway / Experience
So Sincere
Excerpts from Octopus
Band Intros
Give it Back
Timing
Free Hand

BG

[Supersonic Scientist]

I've gotten a little burned out on all the live GG stuff that has come out. But I must say this looks interesting. I really like Interview, so the fact that it is from this tour is attractive to me. Also like that it is "warts and all." I'll likely get this.

Bill

+1....LOVE Interview so this should be very delightful.