'Three Friends' should rate higher

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   I agree with you. 
Three friends is one of the best GG albums. To me also 4,5 *
My favourite is still "In a glass house"

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pero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 11 2005 Location: Croatia Status: Offline Points: 1242	Posted: October 17 2006 at 02:29
	I agree with you. Three friends is one of the best GG albums. To me also 4,5 * My favourite is still "In a glass house"

soundsweird Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 08 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 408	Posted: October 17 2006 at 01:40
	"This one's better" "No, this one's better" "You're wrong!" ........who cares? Your opinion is the only one that matters. I love every GG album I have (of course, I stopped after "Interview")

Fassbinder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 27 2006 Location: My world Status: Offline Points: 3497	Posted: October 17 2006 at 01:26
	Maybe it should -- but it's all about the individual feelings and, hence, individual rankings. Personally, I like this album. I would rank Three Friends (in my priority list) in the third/fourth place alongside Octopus, whereas only Acquiring the Taste and Gentle Giant are above.

Bt-Tor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 13 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 162	Posted: October 17 2006 at 01:16
	I agree. I view it as their best album. Not only is it complex in Gentle Giant's signature approach, it is also much more melodic and melancholy. Overall, it has more texture and variety. I listen to it often.

peppino Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: July 22 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 76	Posted: October 17 2006 at 01:05
	Three Friends took some time to grow on me, but I definately love it very much now. I enjoy every song on the album (except for Working All Day). I would put "Schooldays", "Peel the Paint", and "Three Friends" near the top of my list of favorite Gentle Giant songs. However, I would not put it on the same level as Acquiring the Taste, Free Hand, and maybe Octopus. I would hesitiate to give a 5 star rating, but it's too good to give it 4 stars. So........4.5 sounds nice.
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Ricochet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301	Posted: October 17 2006 at 00:54
	I believe that Three Friends is a good Gentle Giant album; personally it's too short, not as the impression of minutes, but as the feeling of going through it. However since this is merely a impression itself to discuss, the album has good moments and a good pace. But I think it's a 3.5 album.


mrgd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 02 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 822	Posted: October 17 2006 at 00:47
	I believe that 'THREE FRIENDS'should be one of GGs most highly rated albums - say around 4.5. It shows the band at it's creative best before its popularity truly started to grow. Arguably, it has broader influences, all the Shulmans and not a single sub-par track as some of the more fancied albums could be said to own. It's magical, mystical, experimental, heavy, melodic, warm, challenging, enigmatic, refined, definitive, complete and conceptual. Some may say it's too short [but 'Octopus' is shorter] or that they prefer the JP Weathers era [but Mortimore shows great feel and sensitivity]. Some may say [and perish the thought]...too bad, what it gets is all there is! Whatever you may think, it deserves more than 4.19. So, are there any other 'Three Friends' fans out there. If you're not sure, I recommend that you revisit it and then let us know.
	Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd