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philipemery 
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My first album of their's was Acquiring The Taste, and it was may favorite until recently. Octopus I think is currently my favorite.
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But the sun is eclipsed by the moon. -- Pink Floyd
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YESESIS
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 16:33 |
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For everyone complaining that all the albums aren't on here, you're 'preaching to the choir' with me. I've said many times on here that I love all their albums. I think Giant for a Day! is their weakest one, but I still like it. And I like Civilian a lot, but I understand that on a prog forum.. not everyone will share that opinion. Anyway, the reason I went with just 5(the top 5 rated on this forum btw) is that I've seen it done before at least once with every album as choices and In a Glass House is the winner. So I thought, I'll do it a little differently this time and maybe get a different result. And so far it's working, we'll see what happens.
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Dopeydoc
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 15:58 |
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The power and the glory, but I love the others too...
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Rednight
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 13:09 |
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It would have to be 'Glass House - in'nent it.
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 13:09 |
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Love all 5 of these but Acquiring the Taste get's my vote. It was probably the one that took the longest to get into, but become my definite favorite a long time ago
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Logan
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 10:34 |
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Not saying that my tastes indicate what is "best" (I assume that you mean "What is best for you?"), but the debut and Three Friends would be high on my list. That said, Acquiring the Taste has almost always got my vote as my favourite, and it did again.
I might rank the first eight while happily ignoring the other three studio albums as: 1. Acquiring the Taste 2. Three Friends 3. Gentle Giant 4. In a Glass House 5. Octopus 6. Free Hand 7. Interview 8. The Power and the Glory Edited by Logan - August 17 2018 at 10:36 |
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frankbostick
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 09:37 |
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Acquiring The Taste.
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Jeffro
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 09:33 |
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No vote as I'm still exploring their catalog but hearing The Power And The Glory is what made me a GG fan. I couldn't believe what I was listening to.
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TerLJack
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 08:55 |
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Freehand. But Octupus is a close second.
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progmatic
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 08:55 |
Exactly my feelings. "Three Friends" and "Playing the Fool" would be my 2 GG desert island discs. |
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presdoug
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 08:23 |
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Free Hand
my other fave is, surprisingly, The Missing Piece
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Manuel
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 07:56 |
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As a Gentle Giant fan, it's hard for me to choose among these great albums. I will go with Octopus, their first record I owned, but all are excellent choices.
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digdug
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 06:45 |
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Three Friends is my Fave
Octopus gets my vote all of the first 8 albums are great
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Chaser
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 06:07 |
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I agree that all of their first eight studio albums, up to and including Interview, should be included in this poll.
Gentle Giant and Interview are very good albums, and the other six are absolute classics. Hard to pick a best, but, if I'm forced to, then I'd probably go for Octopus
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 05:19 |
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Free Hand
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Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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Blacksword
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 03:23 |
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Not a big fan, but I do like Octopus which gets my vote. The Power & the Glory has some high points too.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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someone_else
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 02:35 |
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Free Hand (which was also the first album I heard from this band).
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Cristi
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 02:31 |
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Octopus I guess
why is their debut not in the poll?
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Hercules
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 02:27 |
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My frustration with GG has been that they try all sorts of weird ideas. They are probably the epitome of prog in that respect. Most of it works wonderfully (once you get the idea), but sometimes, it doesn't.
All their early albums are flawed in some way. Then Free Hand arrived, which i think comes close to flawless. It's also wonderfully recorded and a delight to listen to.
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: August 17 2018 at 01:43 |
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Favourites are their four first albums and I voted for Acquiring the Taste. But I don't know why you couldn't just include all their seven or eight first ones (or all for that matter) - which are considered their string of "classics". I know quite a few likes their debut the best. Now that some has to vote for their second or third favorite you won't really get the correct answer.
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