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    Posted: August 25 2005 at 13:34
I am fairly new to prog, with only about a dozen albums.  A friend reccommended that I get music by Gentle Giant and Rennaissance. What should be my first album for these bands?

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Points: 427 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 25 2005 at 13:37
Gentle Giant: Octopus

Renassiance: Scheherazade and Other Stories.

Why? Just because. Those are the best ones.

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Gentle Giant : The Power and the Glory or Free Hand

Renaissance (1st incarnation) : Renaissance

Renaissance (2nd incarnation) : Sheherazade and Other Stories
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 For Renaissance try Ashes are Burning or Turn of the cards. Ashes reminds me

of early Wish Bone Ash in folk style. For GG a great place to start is the new DVD.

The live stuff is thought by many to capture the essence of the band. The recommendations

I've seen are pretty sound and Octopus or Freehand are good places to start. You might

like to consider the first album.

 
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GENTLE GIANT: (In order)

  • In a Glass House
  • Octopus
  • Free Hand
  • Acquiring The Taste
  • The Power and The Glory
  • Three Friends
  • Interview
  • Gentle Giant
  • Playing The Fool
  • The Missing Piece
  • Civilian
  • Giant for a Day!
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Points: 3047 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 29 2005 at 20:14
Gentle Giant:  I'd begi with Free Hand, its their most accessible but does not sacrifice any of their complexity

Renaissance:  I'd begin with Ashes are Burning, their best IMO
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