Gentle Giant

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   I love Acquiring The Taste and Octopus, and I think Three Friends is very good too.
I just bought In A Glass House yesterday at an Internet shop, bonus tracks and all (together with Focus' Hamburger Concerto and Caravan's In The Land Of Grey And Pink), and I'm excited because I expect it to be very good.

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Moogtron III Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616	Posted: July 08 2005 at 08:56
	I love Acquiring The Taste and Octopus, and I think Three Friends is very good too. I just bought In A Glass House yesterday at an Internet shop, bonus tracks and all (together with Focus' Hamburger Concerto and Caravan's In The Land Of Grey And Pink), and I'm excited because I expect it to be very good.

Gentle Ronnie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 540	Posted: July 08 2005 at 05:48
	Yeah, the first 4 tracks on the s/t are unbeatable.


boo boo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 28 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 905	Posted: July 08 2005 at 05:09
	their debut album is very underrated, their song giant is one of my favorite gentle giant songs...octopus is great too. Edited by boo boo

Gentle Ronnie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 540	Posted: July 08 2005 at 04:34
	IAGH is not the perfect album to start with, and it ain't their best either. But yeah, GG is the greatest band in prog, if not the greatest band to grace the Earth.


The Hemulen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 31 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 5964	Posted: July 08 2005 at 04:20
	In a Glass House is the one to start with but every album from Gentle Giant to Interview is a masterpiece. ...I'm a little hurt by your Genesis comparison though!

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28059	Posted: July 08 2005 at 02:19
	I've heard most of the songs off 'The Power And The Glory' and they are all top notch,so that would be my recommendation.

nousommedusolei Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 26 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 233	Posted: July 08 2005 at 02:00
	I bought "Three Friends" a while ago and I love it. I can't wait until I get more of their stuff.
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herbie53 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 06 2005 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 224	Posted: July 08 2005 at 00:56
	Three Friends (1972) is my prefered album, but In a Glass House (1973) is amazing too...

Cygnus X-2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 24 2004 Location: Bucketheadland Status: Offline Points: 21342	Posted: July 08 2005 at 00:36
	I recommend Free Hand (my personal favorite by them), but In a Glass House and Octopus are also very good. I got Playing the Fool in the 'ole headphones right now, really good.


NetsNJFan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 12 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3047	Posted: July 08 2005 at 00:31
	A truly great prog band, one of the best they get better every time Octopus, In a Glass House, and Interview are my favorites they are all pretty good though 1970-1976


AtomHeartMother Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 18 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 229	Posted: July 08 2005 at 00:28
	yes they are. The first time i was listening to Octopus i was blown away, it was so crazy but i couldn't stop listening to it.


Zagnut Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 04 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 10	Posted: July 08 2005 at 00:14
	I downloaded the Gentle Giant tracks from this website and I'm blown away. I've heard the name, I just never thought of listening to it. They sound so much like early Genesis and I can't wait to buy some of their music. Any follow-ups on this? Are they really this good?