- Included in the Under Appreciated Rock List.
- THE GILES BROTHERS. While not a true band, they were active in British rock for years, including Giles, Giles and Fripp, a predecessor band to King Crimson.
Martin Winfree published a note.
March 5, 2013 ·
UNDER-APPRECIATED ROCK BAND OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2013: THE GILES BROTHERS
It is not really a rare event for a song to come out of nowhere and grab the zeitgeist – that’s virtually the definition of a novelty song – but there have been a host of songs that are just as sideways compared to the recording charts at the time without truly being of the novelty variety. I have written of several i . . .
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Martin Winfree
March 5, 2013 ·
The Under-Appreciated Rock Band of the Month for March 2013 is THE GILES BROTHERS. While not a true band, they were active in British rock from 1960 forward, including Giles, Giles and Fripp, a predecessor band to King Crimson. Michael Giles was the drummer on their seminal In the Court of the Crimson King, and both brothers played on the second King Crimson album. I have also included some fun stuff about novelty songs and other performers who came out of nowhere, including Tiny Tim. As usual, you can check ’em out in my Notes, or now on my Timeline.