The Gist of the Gemini
by Gino Vannelli
- Type: Album
- Released: July 1976
- Label: A&M
- Country: Canada
- Length: 42:25
- Community rating: 3.22/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The Canadian vocalist and his brother Joe expand their synthesizer-dominated sound on this ambitious, concept-driven album. Recorded in London, it masterfully fuses lush progressive soul with sweeping symphonic rock elements, culminating in the expansive 'War Suite' which pushes soft rock aesthetics into deeply theatrical territory.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, progressive, suite
Tracklist
- Love Of My Life (4:32)
- Ugly Man (3:55)
- A New Fix For '76 (3:34)
- Omens Of Love (4:33)
- Fly Into This Night (3:26)
- Prelude To The War (4:31)
- The Battle Cry (1:54)
- To The War (4:35)
- Carnal Question (2:35)
- After The Last Battle (1:59)
- To The War (Reflection) (2:11)
- Summers Of My Life (4:34)
Credits
- Brenda Russell - backing vocals
- Dianne Brooks - backing vocals
- Graham Lear - drums
- Jay Graydon - electric guitar
- Ross Vannelli - guitar, backing vocals
- Richard Baker - organ, synthesizer, arranged by [strings & brass]
- Dido Morris - percussion
- John J. Mandel - percussion, timpani