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Welcome to the official Gentle Giant Web Site! Combining diverse elements from rock, classical, jazz, soul, blues, and the avante-garde, and playing more than 30 instruments, Gentle Giant created some of the greatest music of the 1970s progressive rock era. If you are unfamiliar with Gentle Giant, we hope this web site will encourage you to sample their unique music. To old fans and friends: step inside and share some memories of old days.

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• 2017-07-25: Three Piece Suite, a collection of Steven Wilson remixes of the first three albums, will be released on September 29, 2017.
• 2017-05-01: GG fan Charles Snider has published The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock which includes an interview with Derek and material about the original 12 GG albums.
• 2017-03-15: My wife, a neuroscientist, has published a new book on the secret life of the brain. The title is How Emotions are Made. Very proud husband!
• 2017-02-03: A new academic dissertation on Gentle Giant's music is available.
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