In 1995, Alan's friend John Hagewood joined a collection of internet geeks belonging to a "list-group" all about the English progressive rock band "Gentle Giant". (Do they even HAVE "list-groups" anymore?) Several members of this group soon realized that MANY Gentle Giant fans were also musicians and, at some point, member Rob Rosen suggested that a "tribute CD" be produced by the members of the group. Alan and John quickly warmed on the idea and began planning out their respective tracks, while John was elected to be the "Supervising Producer" since he lived in Nashville and had access to mastering and duplication facilities. The CD was released in 1997, and since it was produced entirely through the internet (a novelty at the time) the resulting CD was featured in the January 1998 issue of "Keyboard Magazine".
The track on this QuickTime file is Alan's contribution to the CD, "Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It".
A "CD Release Party" was held at Alan's house, and a very large time was had by all. See bottom of post for photos of this momentous occasion!
Here is a link to the Giant Tracks Web Site containing Alan's comments on his track.
Here is Alan's track "Betcha Thought We Couldn't Do It":
here is a direct link to the mp3 for non-shockwave environments
photos from the Giant Tracks CD Release Party
John Hagewood, Alan, David Barnard
Mark Luplow becomes the very first Giant Tracks customer
Alan and John admiring the inventory....1000 CDs!
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