Memory:PETERGIF
I am a 42 year old "stuck in the early seventies' type of guy. I have seen Gentle Giant seven times in my life, and they were fabulous every time. However, the best concert I saw them play was the first one... around the 1974-5 area....
They were opening up for Focus at the Academy of Music on 14th streeet in New York City. I went to see Focus to hear them play their Hamburger Concerto LP, that they had just released, and had never heard of Gentle Giant. Suddenly, the lights go out and we hear the sound of glass breaking, the opening to the Runaway from Glass House.... They went on to play an unbelievable show. They were so good that no one wanted to see them get off the stage. They were the opening band and we all felt like we were ripped off.... I am glad to have seen them as many times as I did, and I still listen to their music often today.... Even my 7 year old daughter likes the Runaway... (well, she at least likes the sounds of the glass breaking).