Somewhere in Soho june2017 They became Gentle Giant in

They became Gentle Giant in 1969 and recorded a number of classic progressive rock albums including Three Friends

This Ain’t All (It’s Made to Be)

Small Hands of Stone 6

Following this gig the band released their only studio album the self titled Blind Faith before embarking on a successful American tour

The shimmering electronic textures of the first SYNERGY album in 1975 led to an invitation for Larry to come to Europe and work with the distinguished British-German band Nektar

Somewhere in Soho june2017 They became Gentle Giant inSoft Machine grew out of a meeting between two former members of the legendary Canterbury band The Wilde Flowers (Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayers) An Australian beatnik (Daevid Allen) and an Oxford University student (Mike Ratledge) in 1966. Once the band had got together courtesy of a financial benefactor who agreed to finance the band they contacted William Burroughs to ask his permission to use the name The Soft Machine. Burroughs agreed and the band