GENTLE GIANT "Free Hand/Interview"
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Topic: GENTLE GIANT "Free Hand/Interview"
Posted By: corbet
Subject: GENTLE GIANT "Free Hand/Interview"
Date Posted: April 08 2004 at 10:18
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I'm listing both these albums at once because they are available as a two-fer on BGO Records, and this is by far the only release you should consider purchasing in order to own these two masterpieces.&nbs |
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: April 08 2004 at 14:00
Great albums, by a great band 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 08 2004 at 14:12
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I HAVE to get "Interview!" My prog-fiend buddy used to own a copy, but I never have. I LOVE the title track! Good reviews, Corb ol' pal! |
Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: April 08 2004 at 14:21
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I have a CD with both albums on it...bought it in a store...and Free Hand really is one of my favorite GG albums. And I think there are some funny things on Interview...just listen to 'design' (I think it was design) and listen to the answer to |
Posted By: Henderson
Date Posted: April 09 2004 at 15:40
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I love Gentle Giant too, in fact GG and ELP are the most sophisticated bands ever. I've heard 3 friends, acquiring the taste, but none has reached the level of Free Hand and Octopus. I agree with Corbet about Free Hand, but let me tell you that |
Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: April 09 2004 at 15:42
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Yes, Knots is IMO the best GG Song and THE ONE I would recommend people who are new to GG... ------------- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear... George Orwell |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: April 09 2004 at 16:04
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Good but one weak point : the vocals. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Gonghobbit
Date Posted: April 14 2004 at 14:08
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Must've been very cool to actually see them live back in the day, precedes even me by a few years, I'm gonna pick up Interview off of the recommendations in this thread, I've never even heard it! ------------- 'This is a local shop, there's nothing for you here' |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: April 14 2004 at 16:43
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lucas wrote:Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 07:59
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 08:19
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 13:50
I  them! (blegh! That heart's got brown dots on it!  )
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Posted By: moonchild
Date Posted: May 17 2004 at 10:23
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I think Free Hand is probably their most 'accessable' album, therefore a good starter for a newbie. In A Glass House is the most challenging. ------------- In the Wake of Poseidon |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 16:07
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Hi, this is Cesar Inca. I totally agree on that "Free Hand is a good starter for a newbie": the melodic lines and counterpoints are catchy and captivating, yet they show the usual level of cleverness and complexity |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: May 20 2004 at 20:11
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IMHO, Interview has always been the least "understood" GG album. For one thing, it is their third concept album (along with Three Friends and The Power and The Glory). Secondly, it has the best opening track of any of their albums (and one o |