Here you can see in chronological order those titles from the larger list that cover the band Gentle Giant.

1. Kneif, Tibor: Avantgarde: zum Beispiel Rockmusik. Notizen anläßlich der Deutschland-Tournee von Gentle Giant. In: Musik und Bildung 8, Mainz 1976, pp. 104/105.
             (Kneif discusses the music of Gentle Giant as an example of rather complicated
             rock music put forth against the argument, that rock is much simpler than classical music
             and therefore not really suitable for musical education.)
   
   
   

2. Feurich, Hans-Jürgen: Gentle Giant, Interview. In: Sandner, Wolfgang (Ed.): Rockmusik. Aspekte zur Geschichte, Ästhetik, Produktion. Mainz 1977, pp. 173 - 191. ISBN: 3-7957-2049-4.
             (Feurich analizes "Design" and offers a transcription of the song.)
   
   
   

3. Kneif, Tibor: Gentle Giant, Interview. In: Sandner, Wolfgang (Ed.): Rockmusik. Aspekte zur Geschichte, Ästhetik, Produktion. Mainz 1977, pp. 168 - 170. ISBN: 3-7957-2049-4.
             (The article does not provide a song by song analysis, but rather an overview of the album.)
   
   
   

4. Olshausen, Ulrich: Gentle Giant, Interview. In: Sandner, Wolfgang (Ed.): Rockmusik. Aspekte zur Geschichte, Ästhetik, Produktion. Mainz 1977, pp. 171 - 172. ISBN: 3-7957-2049-4.
             (Olshausen describes the songs one by one, but there are no analyses.)
   
   
   

5. Sandner, Wolfgang: Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode und Gentle Giant, Interview. In: Sandner, Wolfgang (Ed.): Rockmusik. Aspekte zur Geschichte, Ästhetik, Produktion. Mainz 1977, pp. 164 - 167. ISBN: 3-7957-2049-4.
             (Sandner compares Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" and Gentle Giant's "Interview".
             You think it doesn't work? Well...)
   
   
   

6. newly addedCovach, John: Free Hand: The Gentle Art of Counterpoint. From: Progression Magazine, Spring 1996.
             (This is an online article. Click here.)
   
   
   

7. Whitaker, Sterling C.: Unsung Heroes of Rock Guitar. Self-published through ImprintBooks, Charleston, S. C. 2003. ISBN 1-59109-758-4.
             (The book consists of in-depth interviews with fifteen
             of rock music's most underrated guitarists - which is, in my humble opinion,
             depending on who you ask -, including Mick Abrahams, Randy Bachman,
             Martin Barre, Craig Chaquico, Larry Crane, Rik Emmett, Peter Frampton,
             Gary Green, Bruce Kulick, Howard Leese, Doug Marks, Trevor Rabin,
             Steve Rothery, Ty Tabor, Richard Williams. Thanks to Sterling Whitaker.
             Buy the book here here)
   
   
   

8. Stump, Paul: Gentle Giant. Acquiring the Taste. Wembley 2005. ISBN: 0-946719-61-6.
             (Finally! Finally! It's here. A great biography in true Paul Stump style, complete with a 20 page (too short!)
             essay by Geir Hasnes, that analyses GG's Music more deeply than Stump does.)
   
   
   

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