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    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?
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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.
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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
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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.
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Three Friends (1972) is my prefered album, but In a Glass House (1973) is amazing too...
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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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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.
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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!
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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.
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their debut album is very underrated, their song giant is one of my favorite gentle giant songs...octopus is great too.

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Yeah, the first 4 tracks on the s/t are unbeatable.
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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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In a Glass House is probably the best starting point if you liked the tracks on this site, then get Octopus and Free Hand
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I have recently Acquired the Taste for  this wonderfully playful, funky group ... I have Glass House, Free Hand, Octopus, Three Friends with Acquiring the taste  & Power & Glory on their way... then Interview when the problems are corrected (see below)

. My fave track so far is "On Reflection" from Free Hand  - gorgeous harmonies - but the faves keep changing because there's so much complexity to take in at once ... you'll find more to discover  with each listen.

Be warned .. you may also find their songs get stuck in your head ... I had "Free Hand" going around my head for ages ... there's something about their melodies which seem to  dig deep into the brain ... ... does anyone else think so too?

Has anyone bought the defective remastered Interview disc ? ... apparently it was mastered in mono by mistake  
I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
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Another  question ... what albums are best to get  if I really enjoy the type of harmonies & melodies such as "In Reflection" and "three friends" tracks? 

I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
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Points: 10616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2005 at 09:23
Originally posted by felona felona wrote:

Be warned .. you may also find their songs get stuck in your head ... I had "Free Hand" going around my head for ages ... there's something about their melodies which seem to  dig deep into the brain ... ... does anyone else think so too?

Yes, for me Pantagruel's Nativity, Black Cat and Raconteur Troubadour. No bad tunes to have in one's head  .

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Octopus. Just listen to Knots. The title says it all. Very knotty voices.


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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

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.

I have the Caravan  ... its very good & so very "english" ... Golf Girl is sooo sweet!   Please let me know how the Focus one goes ... I was wondering about getting that one ....
I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ......
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I say Octopus and Free Hand are their best works, but you can't put a foot wrong until around 'Interview', which isn't bad but not a patch on their earlier work. From then on, they sailed dangerously close to AOR.
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Points: 10616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 08 2005 at 09:45
Originally posted by felona felona wrote:

Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

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.

I have the Caravan  ... its very good & so very "english" ... Golf Girl is sooo sweet!   Please let me know how the Focus one goes ... I was wondering about getting that one ....

I'll let you know! I really like Moving Waves and Focus III. My rock encyclopedia wasn't overly excited about later albums, but on ProgArchives a lot of people were really excited about the Hamburger Concerto so I thought: I can't go wrong with that one.
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