Interview with Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant (Part Two)
This is the second installment of my recent in-depth interview with keyboardist/vocalist/composer Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant. In this podcast episode we discuss playing on the bill with Yes; differences between Gentle Giant and Yes; John Weathers; recollections of Free Hand; Playing The Fool and Gentle Giant’s reputation as a live band; the relationship between Kerry and Ray Schulman as the principal writers; cooperation vs. competition; the possibility of them writing together again; what embellishments were added to the “Intro ‘74″ and “Intro ‘76″ tracks for the new re-masters; the individuality of music that was recorded with less advanced technology vs. the sameness of the digital recording process.
Thanks again to Kerry Minnear and Anne Leighton of Leighton Media. Please stay tuned for Part Three, which I will post Thursday.
To listen to the interview in streaming, click the play button on the player below. To download it, right click where it says “Listen to the interview” and save it to your computer. You can also access the podcast via iTunes by searching We Will Rock You in podcasts.
