Acquiring The Taste
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Topic: Acquiring The Taste
Posted By: Snow Dog
Subject: Acquiring The Taste
Date Posted: July 02 2005 at 12:07
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I've been listening to Acquiring The Taste by Gentle Giant recently. What a great and truly "progressive " album, I love it! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: July 02 2005 at 13:32
Indeed!  A very dark affair from
"The Boys In The Band" but they always stressed in interviews that they
had a lot of laughs making it. The only songs which let it down are the
throwaway title track and the slightly cheesey "Wreck". The rest of it
is top notch stuff, and shows the band taking a clear step forward
towards their "classic" sound. "The Moon Is Down" is one of their most
unfairly underrated songs. No one EVER talks about it, but the 2nd
keyboard dominated half is BEAUTIFUL and seems to change mood/texture a
hundred times. Gorgeous album.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 02 2005 at 13:48
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Its the sort of album that requires more and more listens,I'm more familiar with their more "popular" stuff, but this album is a little gem! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 03 2005 at 14:42
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Great Album Edge of Twilight, The House The Street The Room, and Wreck (sry TP) are all awesome (forgot the first one, which i cant spell) ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: July 03 2005 at 16:46
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I love that keyboard beginning of the album, get's me into it right away. As an aside, I love the whole progression of Gentle Giant. They start off with semi-prog/semi-RnB, quickly to move on to artistic prog rock, to finish it off with medieval style of Power&Glory. You can hear them getting better and better, delivering more stunning albums as they progress! And I love each phase! ------------- Epic. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: July 03 2005 at 17:18
No idea why you find "Wreck" cheesy". The idea of a shanty interrupted by recorders and strings in the middle is excellent! -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Trouserpress wrote:Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 03 2005 at 17:37
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It is indeed......sublime! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: July 03 2005 at 18:06
Perhaps my favorite GG album! (out of the ones I've heard) "Pantagruel's Nativity" is brilliant! 
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 00:45
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I occasionally like some GG songs, but I can't seem to get the hang of it. I'm listening their debut right now, but while it's not bad, it's not great either. Wanted to write a review on an album I didn't like very much anyway, so I'll try to make an objective one, probably three stars, maybe two ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 04 2005 at 09:39
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This is my favourite Gentle Giant album, and I love all the tracks on it, and the title track is GREAT! This is one of the best cd's I ever heard. I wish that more people would hear hit, but would they appreciate it? GG is an acquired taste indeed. I wish more bands would have chosen the uncompromising route Gentle Giant took. Not an easy route but very, very rewarding. |
Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 04:01
| I´m going to buy something from Giant (I have octopus) would it be this one? |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 06:28
While on the topic of The Taste - what was the spin-off band's name when Rory Gallagher went solo? And how can I acquire The Taste album on CD, the album that set the scene for Skid Row (the original, and Irish band), Thin Lizzy and even U2?
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 07:08
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The Taste spin off band was called Stud, I believe, and I think they had members from bands like Blossom Toes too. Never heard the record, but I've seen the Deram vinyl at high prices... The first Taste album has been on CD for a long time, but is quite old and the sound left something to be desired, with a lot of tape hiss. |
Posted By: OhiAhiOhi
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 08:00
| I think "Octopus" is the best |
Posted By: lynton samuel
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 09:22
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i love "acquiring the taste" ------------- [IMG]http://www.denness.net/rpi/u/arners/bc/FFFFFF/bg/FFFFFF/bg1/FFFFFF/bg2/FFFFFF/ac/CC00CC/tc/ff9933/dc/CC00CC/nc/CC00CC/tic/CC00CC/rpi.png"> |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 09:54
Thanks for that. I remember one stand out track by Stud (if not their name!!), which not Taste-like - I'm sure I had a copy a long time ago, time to check with friends if I lent it out and forgot it. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 17:41
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Amazing album, though not my favorite. I think i will play it tonight My top 12 GG rank: Acquiring the taste = #06 4.5 stars ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 22:43
Let me guess: Giant for a day, Cilivian, and The missing piece are above it on your list ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:44
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my favourite album wow |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 11:33
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Yep, I had this given to me my a fellow forum member and it has made me a happy bunny for many months now. A great album and a great band!  ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: felonafan
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 10:07
| "Acquiring the taste" is the fantastic album. The TOP20 of all prog-albums. The best album of GENTLE GIANT (together with "In A Glass House"). |