Kerry Minnear, Gentle Giant

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The Keyboard Chronicles

David Holloway

166 episodes

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Keyboard players from all genres talk about their careers and share insights for the rest of us.

Whether you’re a weekend warrior in a covers band or a successful act on the international tour circuit, we’ll try and keep you entertained with the latest and greatest keyboard players talk. Both show hosts are players themselves, so we try to keep it relevant and fun.

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Kerry Minnear, Gentle Giant

The Keyboard Chronicles

5 months ago

Kerry Minnear, Gentle Giant

Kerry Minnear is one of the most cited inspirations we hear from our guests, and with good reason. Kerry’s work was and is groundbreaking, and we had the pleasure of covering some fascinating ground. Listening to this extremely humble pioneer and innovator is an hour very well spent.
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Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):
The remastered Playing The Fool – The Complete Live Experience
Recollections of the original live recording (using Jethro Tull’s Maison Rouge mobile studio)
How Dan Bornemark worked his magic to bring together the remaster
Kerry’s musical upbringing
Royal Academy of Music
Auditioning for, and joining Gentle Giant
The iconic Tony Visconti
Recording Gentle Giant’s first album
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound – and bumping into an unknown called Reg Dwight
The go-to keyboards used on the early Gentle Giant albums
On being a ‘crazed combination of Stevie Wonder and Béla Bartók’ (on the Clavinet)
The importance of counterpoint in Gentle Giant
Key musical influences for Gentle Giant
Balancing mediaeval sounds with the 1970s prog sound
When Gentle Giant was Black Sabbath’s support slot
Bringing Gentle Giant’s compositions to the live environment
Gentle Giant – Free Hand
Audience reaction to Gentle Giant’s music
A great montage of Kerry in action
Keeping sane whilst touring
Kerry’s career post Gentle Giant
The Reapers – Good Christian Men Rejoice
Composing for the Azrael’s Tear soundtrack (1996)
Thoughts for young musicians entering the industry
We ask Kerry what his impact on music has been
Desert Island Discs: O Magnum Mysterium – Morten Lauridsen, anything by Oscar Peterson, Playing The Fool, The Complete Live Experience – Gentle Giant,
Touring with Jethro Tull
Gentle Giant – Funny Ways
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