Sunday, July 12, 2009

Unreleased #2 - Potter House


Potter House was a 2 bedroom prefab where Birkin Grif got it's start. The first recordings were done there on a Dokordor 7140 in the '70s. Potter House 1 was the original sketch done to get the idea down quickly. Most of those sketches were rough with bad timing, wrong notes, etc. But, the idea was captured to use later. It was recorded sometime in 1976 or early 1977. Potter House 2 was recorded recently. Pictured (from left to right): Alonzo Powers (playing Fender Jazz Bass), Dave Donnell (acoustic guitar).

Thursday, July 2, 2009

News Flash - Gentle Giant Back Together!

I know, I'm as surprised as you are. 3 of the original members; Kerry Minnear, Gary Green, and Malcom Mortimore , have formed a group called 'Three Friends'. They are playing the old Gentle Giant originals and writing new material. Check out their web site at threefriends.net. I also found a good history site for Gentle Giant here. The Three Friends web site and YouTube have
video of them in concert. While I was out ferreting info I also stumbled upon a hilarious video of The Muppets doing 'On the Edge of Twilight'. You've got to check it out. Crazy, man.