McDonald and Giles

by McDonald and Giles

Overview

Following the meltdown of the original King Crimson lineup, Ian McDonald and Michael Giles brought brother Peter Giles back, which helps to account, in some ways, for the resemblance of this album to the 1968 Giles, Giles & Fripp recordings -- though the songs here tend to go on at some length, combining prog rock's traits of length and multiple sections with some of the lighter feel of the GG&F days. The 20-minute "Birdman" tends toward self-indulgence, while "Tomorrow's People - The Children of Today" loses focus halfway and spends the next four minutes being a blithering -- if pretty -- musical idiot. The main attraction is really the performances turned in by McDonald and the Giles brothers -- they all sound fabulous, even when waffling musically, while Michael Giles has a unique drum tone that never has been duplicated (Giles himself abandoned the sound for his later career in Jackson Heights and as a session drummer). Peter Giles returned to the accounting trade, alas, while Ian McDonald eventually wound up as part of Foreigner, which is another tale entirely. ~ Steven McDonald

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/2023
Label:	Panegyric
UPC:	0633367795717

Album Credits

Performance Credits

McDonald and Giles   Primary Artist
Steve Winwood   Organ,Piano,Soloist
Michael Giles   Drums,Bottle,Vocals,Percussion
Peter Giles   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Ian McDonald   Flute,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Zither,Clarinet,Keyboards,Saxophone
Michael Lee Gray   Conductor
Mike Gray   Conductor,String Conductor,Conductor
Michael Blakesley   Trombone

Technical Credits

Simon Heyworth   Remastering
Richard Digby-Smith   Assistant Engineer
Peter Sinfield   Composer,Lyricist
Michael Giles   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Brian Humphries   Engineer
Ian McDonald   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Michael Lee Gray   Arranger
Mike Gray   Brass Arrangement,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements,Brass Arrangement,String Arrangements
Sid Smith   Liner Notes
Hugh O'Donnell   Design
Richard DiLello   Photography