Search results
McDonald and Giles is an album released by British musicians Ian McDonald and Michael Giles in 1970. The album was first issued on Island Records (ILPS 9126) in the UK and Cotillion Records (SD 9042), a division of Atlantic Records , in the US.
He and McDonald recorded an album called McDonald and Giles, which was lighter in style than King Crimson, but still technically demanding. Giles then worked as a session player for the duration of the 1970s, appearing on albums by Anthony Phillips, Leo Sayer, and Kevin Ayers. He also played on McDonald's 1999 solo album Driver's Eyes.
Inglaterra. El multi-instrumentista Ian McDonald y el extraordinario baterista y percusionista Michael Giles, unieron esfuerzos para dejar uno de los más gratos recuerdos del progrock con este estupendo álbum, que si bien no tuvo un gran éxito comercial, sigue siendo considerado una incomparable gema musical del género y la música en general.
The release of Giles’ Progress album in 2002 coincided with the formation of the 21st Century Schizoid Band which included Ian McDonald, Giles’ brother Peter, Mel Collins, and then son-in-law, Jakko Jakszyk. The band performed the title track from Progress in its live shows. When Giles unexpectedly quit after a successful tour of Japan in ...
Official website. McDonald & Giles biography. Founded in 1970 - Disbanded in 1972. After recording "In the Court of the Crimson King" as founding members of KING CRIMSON, Multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald and drummer Michael GILES made a blunder of a career move and left the band, forming the no-so-cleverly titled MCDONALD AND GILES.
Released in November 1970, ‘McDonald And Giles’ is very much a studio-orientated affair that could never be replicated live, but one that’s still revered by King Crimson fans and is seen as a gem of the progressive rock era. PERSONNEL: Peter Giles - (bass guitar) Michael Giles - (drums, percussion, vocals)
In 1971, Michael Giles and Ian McDonald released an album together as McDonald and Giles, on which Peter Giles also played bass. Members.
