Out of the Woods: The BBC Sessions [Live]

Gentle Giant | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 5, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1970
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00005RZU1
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #543,656 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. City Hermit

2. Isn't It Quiet And Cold?

3. Knots

4. The Boys In The Band

5. Organ Bridge

6. The Advent Of Panurge

7. Way Of Life

8. Proclamation

9. Experience

10. Aspirations

11. Cogs In Cogs

12. Just The Same

13. Free Hand

14. On Reflection

Editorial Reviews

Ori. Compilation Release '97, 14 track collection of BBC sessions, 1970-1975. Includes 'City Hermit', 'Isn't It Quiet And Cold?' and 'The Advent OfPanurge'. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Proclamation" is a Giant effort!, May 31, 2007

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Craig Fenton "Craig The Airplane Man" (Airplaneville, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out of the Woods: The BBC Sessions (Audio CD)

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I am often asked for my views on various rock and roll albums from the 60's and 70's.

When it comes to Gentle Giant it is a pleasure to write about them. I have been collecting every album for over three decades.

Many have overlooked this release thinking that if they have one or two of the Gentle Giant live recordinsg they are set. Please don't make that mistake.

With their tremendous ability to improvise no two live shows will sound the same. In this case for no other reason you want the CD for the terrific unreleased song "City Hermit." The consistance of the BBC appearances 70-75 will be obvious on every note. From the section with the material from Octopus to Free Hand tunes, you can experience the band in its different phases in live glory. Derek Shulman often called the BBC "Auntie B." You can tell there was a comfort level between the station and the band. They could do their thing without compromise.

It's summer time so get it out of the woods and into your home.

Be well always,

Craig Fenton

Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent live cd from peak GG..., November 20, 2009

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Squire Jaco (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Out of the Woods: The BBC Sessions (Audio CD)

Last time I checked, there were close to TWENTY live and/or BBC session albums by Gentle Giant.
So it might get a little difficult for newcomers to figure out which one(s) to get.

This is one of 'em.

"Playing The Fool" is their best live cd in terms of performance, sound quality and song selection. (If you don't have that one yet, come back here in three weeks after you've digested that gem...;-) And their "King Biscuit Flower Hour presents..." cd is another fine product. But I like this "Out of the Woods" cd a lot, partly because the band always finds a new wrinkle to throw into these already great songs, and also because this is about the only place you'll find the 5-minute opener "City Hermit". That song is in mono, and not on the same level of sound quality as the rest of the album - but still quite adequate, and the song itself is a worthy addition to your GG catalogue. Ya needs it.

Not much more to say - it's live Gentle Giant, so it's great. I think it's one of their top 3 live cd's.
There - I did the research for ya...

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 9.3/10; Performance = 9.0/10; Production = 8.5/10; CD length = 10/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 9.2 ("4-1/2 stars")