GIANT FOR A DAY

I really did not mind Gentle Giant going in a more accessible direction while retaining the essential progressive sound with Missing Piece. However with the follow up, Giant For A Day they completely abandoned any trace of their progressive roots and went in a pure pop-rock direction.Even that was not a terrible decision- it is just that most of the songs are just so pedestrian and bland.The opning track "Words From The Wise" is quite good and could have easily fitted on their previous album."Spookie Boogie" is a fun little instrumental and sounds like theme tune for a Kid's TV show.I also really like "Little Brown Bag"- not even remotely but a great riff driven song nevertheless.But those few highlights really cannot save a fairly mediocre album.