{"id":15158,"date":"2021-04-30T19:20:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T19:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=15158"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:20:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T19:20:37","slug":"prog-legends-gentle-giants-free-hand-remixed-by-steven-wilson-is-now-available-for-pre-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/04\/30\/prog-legends-gentle-giants-free-hand-remixed-by-steven-wilson-is-now-available-for-pre-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Prog Legends GENTLE GIANT\u2019s \u201cFree Hand\u201d, remixed by Steven Wilson, is now available for Pre-order!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prog Legends GENTLE GIANT\u2019<\/strong>s \u201cFree Hand<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, remixed by Steven Wilson, is now available for Pre-order. The album will be released on 25th June.\u201cFree Hand\u201d was Gentle Giant\u2019s seventh album originally released in July 1975. This album was the most commercially successful of the band\u2019s career reaching the top 40 albums in Billboard Magazine. It stands as the culmination of the band\u2019s maturity, following the successes of \u201cIn A Glass House\u201d & \u201cThe Power & The Glory\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having toured Europe & North America non-stop in the years prior to this release with artists like Jethro Tull, Yes, Frank Zappa etc, the band had gone from strength to strength. By the time \u201cFree Hand\u201d was released Gentle Giant had become a major headliner in its own right. All the members were multi-instrumentalists. The band was never afraid of surprising an audience with a 4 part recorder ensemble followed by a vibraphone solo, all the while rocking the audience and thoroughly enjoying themselves onstage at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gentle Giant\u2019s albums featured many songs with both literary subjects as well as social and personal commentary on life as rock musicians. \u201cFree Hand\u201d has more than most. The album\u2019s title & first track was named \u201cFreehand\u201d because the band had just changed record labels and management and felt unshackled by prior contractual obligations. Putting these issues behind them upon its first release, Gentle Giant embarked on an extensive tour of North America and Europe, plus a short tour of the UK, to promote the album.The incredible range of Gentle Giant’s music is evident throughout this album. From the intricate vocal fretwork of \u201cOn Reflection\u201d and the delicate medieval flavor of \u201cTalybont\u201d the Celtic-tinged rock of \u201cTime To Kill\u201d and the jagged rhythms of \u201cJust The Same\u201d all those diverse elements which made the band so strikingly original are skillfully blended and perfectly executed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award winning producer and musician Steven Wilson has added his delicate touch in remixing \u201cFree Hand\u201d in Dolby Atmos & 5.1 surround sound. His tonal range and painstaking attention to sound quality make \u201cFree Hand\u201d sound as fresh today as it did on first release. A fitting tribute to the compositional skills and expertise of five dedicated musicians.Steven Wilson\u2019s remixed version of \u201cFree Hand\u201d will be released in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound and accompanied by custom animated visuals for each track on Blu-ray. In addition, the original flat mix, original 1975 quad mix and an instrumental mix will all be included in a digipak CD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A double vinyl album will also be released with both the original flat mix and the Steven Wilson remixed version. The initial first pressing will include a limited edition transparent red version.Releasing June 25, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get a first look at the Pre-Order announcement video<\/strong>: https:\/\/youtu.be\/OkgGF5Q6IrI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video for \u201cJust The Same\u201d taken from the \u201cFree Hand\u201d Blu-ray will premiere on YouTube on Sunday, May 2nd at 5pm BST\/12pm EST\/9am PST.
Click the link here to tune in: https:\/\/youtu.be\/zxdw2ILC9a8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To pre-order Gentle Giant\u2019s \u201cFree Hand<\/strong>\u201d: https:\/\/fanlink.to\/GentleGiantFreeHand<\/a>
https:\/\/twitter.com\/GGIANTMUSIC<\/a>
https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gentlegiantband\/<\/a>
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gentlegiantband\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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