FREE HAND

I must admit, I did not have high expectations for this album. But, as always, Gentle Giant managed to surprise me. The album begins with a catchy little melody. This turns into one of my favorite Gentle Giant songs of all time. 'Just the Same' feels like a song from The Police, which I love. Then is 'On Reflection'. This is a slower song apart from the beginning and the 'all around' sequences. The title track has some great piano in it. About halfway you get to hear a great piano solo which slowly leads into guitar, and then into the main melody. On the beginning of side two is 'Time to Kill', which sounds like a track that would fit in an earlier Gentle Giant album. 'His Last Voyage', another slower track, is the longest song on the album. It is followed by the shortest song on the album, 'Talybont', which feels like a callback to the strong medieval sound on 'Octopus' and other early Gentle Giant records. Call me crazy, but this is my favorite song on the album. It encapsulates Gentle Giant so beautifully. The final track on the album, 'Mobile', gave me some minor Van Der Graaf Generator vibes. A quality ending to a very high-quality Gentle Giant album.

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