Pedal Giant Animals, by Frank Wyatt & Stan Whitaker

Pedal Giant Animals

by Frank Wyatt & Stan Whitaker

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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) "Pedal Giant Animals" is sort of a partial reunion of "Happy The Man", since Frank Wyatt and Stan Whitaker were, besides Kit Watkins, two of the band's main songwriters. This album actually sounds quite a bit like the band in its best days... one of many surprise discoveries on Bandcamp that make me very happy. Favorite track: Love.

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1.	Pink Sky 04:07	buy track
2.	Chapter Seven 03:38	buy track
3.	Love 04:58	buy track
4.	Whole 04:42	buy track
5.	Mists of Babylon 04:26	buy track
6.	The Leaf Clings..Quivers 03:06	buy track
7.	Turning my Head 07:18	buy track
8.	Blue Sun 04:21	buy track
9.	Stumpy Shuffle 04:48	buy track
10.	Everything 02:40	buy track
11.	Pedal Giant Animals 09:02	buy track

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Founding Happy The Man members Frank Wyatt and Stan Whitaker take you on a musical journey through explosive progressive rock sagas, acoustic instrumentals,avant-garde jazz, and symphonic soundscapes.

1. Pink Sky 4:07
2. Chapter Seven 3:38
3. Love 4:58
4. Whole 4:42
5. Mists of Babylon 4:26
6. The Leaf Clings...Quivers 3:06
7. Turning My Head 7:18
8. Blue Sun 4:21
9. Stumpy Shuffle 4:48
10. Everything 2:40
11. Pedal Giant Animals 9:02

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released July 7, 2006

Frank Wyatt is a founding member of Happy The Man. After the band's split up he stopped performing music publicly, but continued to compose and develop his home based studio, Crafty Hands. He is a member of the newly formed Oblivion Sun, the reunion version of Happy The Man, and is the driving force behind the Pedal Giant Animals project.

Stan Whitaker is also a founding member of Happy the Man, playing with them during their classic period in the '70s. After the band broke up in 1978, Whitaker formed a band called Vision. By 1985, he had moved on to his next group, called One by One and in 1993, Avalon. He has guested on albums by Ten Jinn, The Carl Hupp Project, John Palumbo, and others. Stan also works as a solo and duo artist with his wife LeeAnne, and is involved in the reunion of Happy the Man and the newly formed progressive act Oblivion Sun.

Pete Princiotto began playing music and writing songs in 1967. Since then, he has concentrated primarily on composing; playing bass guitar, guitar, and keyboards; and singing. In 1977-1984, he was a core member of the progressive-rock group However. In 1988-1990, Pete attended the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied composition with Morris Moshe Cotel, earning a masters degree in music composition. Pete has performed live as a soloist and in various groups for more than three decades and has been an established private music instructor in Northern Virginia since 1974. He also has been commissioned to compose for film and has been published as a writer and transcriber in Bass Player magazine.

Chris Mack is a graduate of the Berklee School of Music and performs with the progressive band Iluvatar. He is also the drummer/percussionist on "The Tale of Woe", the latest CD from Puppet Show, a San Francisco based act. Chris is a member of the new band Oblivion Sun, is an instructor and performs with various artists in the Baltimore, MD area.

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As a music major at James Madison University I had the good fortune to meet Stan Whitaker and Kit Watkins and began what would be a fantastic musical journey that has lasted over four decades. We started our group, Happy The Man while in college, and it became a major part of my life. ... more

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