THE MISSING PIECE

Picking just one favorite Gentle Giant album is impossible since in my opinion everything from In A Glass House is fantastic in their own right, except Giant For A Day. For me their records tend to go in cycles but one that's always a frequent inhabitant in my CD-player is The Missing Piece. It is different from their eclectic earlier works. The overall feeling is that of an aggressive attitude and a much determined output. This is something that Gentle Giant do in quite an impressive manner. The complexity of the arrangements are however most vivid, merely just not as obvious since the songs are often short and straight-forward. For Nobody is my all-time favorite Gentle Giant song and it sums up the album and this particular era for the band in a wonderful way. I feel that this is the work of a band that's been struggling for wider success for many years, giving their utter most performance during a time when a big worldwide change in music occurs.