Gentle Giant - Front Row Center (8 Cd Hardcover Bo

Facts An Essential 8CD Earbook Celebrating The Extraordinary Live Legacy Of Progressive Rock Visionaries Gentle Giant. Featuring Eight Hours Of Rare Us Concert Recordings From 1975-1980, Including The Complete Live At The Bicentennial Show, The Capitol Studios Sessions, Four Previously Uncollected Performances & A 60-Page Hardback Book With New Essay & Band Interviews. Few bands in progressive rock history earned a live reputation quite like Gentle Giant. Renowned for translating their astonishingly intricate studio recordings to the stage with remarkable precision, imagination & musicianship, they delivered performances that remain among the most celebrated of the era. 'Front Row Center (US Dates 1975-1980)' presents an extensive document of that legacy, bringing together eight CDs of rare American performances spanning the band's classic years. From the celebrated 'Live At The Bicentennial' concert recorded at New York's Calderone Concert Hall in July 1976, through the acclaimed 'Playing The Fool' touring period of 1977, to a powerful 1980 performance from Atlanta & the superb Capitol Studios recordings from 1975, this collection captures Gentle Giant at every stage of their evolution as a live band. Across these recordings, the group's extraordinary interplay, multi-instrumental virtuosity & fearless arrangements are showcased in full, featuring definitive performances of classics including 'Free Hand', 'Proclamation', 'On Reflection', 'The Advent Of Panurge', 'Just The Same', 'Playing The Game', 'The Face', 'Funny Ways', 'Knots', 'Memories Of Old Days', extensive Octopus excerpts & many more.