▁identity , ▁D erek ▁Sh ul man ▁handled ▁all ▁lead ▁vocals ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁abandoned ▁their ▁usual ▁battery ▁of ▁string ▁instruments , ▁wind ▁instruments , ▁tun ed ▁per cussion ▁and ▁vocal ▁inter play ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁straightforward ▁guitar / b ass / key boards / d rum s / le ad ▁singer ▁arrangement . ▁Gi ant ▁for ▁a ▁Day ! ▁was ▁another ▁poor ▁s eller , ▁later ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁a ▁cre ative ▁mistake . ▁D erek ▁Sh ul man ▁eventually ▁remembered ▁it ▁as ▁being ▁" real ▁cont riv ed " ▁while ▁Ker ry ▁Min near ▁would ▁conf ess ▁to ▁having ▁felt ▁uns ure ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁he ▁had ▁anything ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁album ▁( although ▁he ▁did ▁make ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁commercial ▁single , ▁" It ' s ▁Only ▁Good bye "). ▁ ▁The ▁Ch rys alis ▁years , ▁part ▁ 3 : ▁Civil ian ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Gent le ▁Gi ant ▁re located ▁their ▁centre ▁of ▁operations ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁record ▁their ▁ele vent h ▁album , ▁Civil ian . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁short ▁rock ▁songs ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁New ▁W ave ▁influence . ▁While ▁keeping ▁the ▁reduced ▁instrument al ▁approach ▁of ▁Gi ant ▁for ▁a ▁Day !, ▁the ▁band ▁allowed ▁themselves ▁far ▁more ▁freedom ▁of ▁arrangement ▁and ▁vocal ▁work ▁than ▁they ▁had ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁album , ▁and ▁despite ▁its ▁relative ▁simplicity ▁the ▁song writing ▁and ▁execution ▁were ▁more ▁rem in is cent ▁of