THE MISSING PIECE

What should I say about this one? Good, but not good enough? Bad, but not completely bad? The truth lies somewhere in between. I think almost everyone will agree that The Missing Piece isn't one of GG's best albums. It has a few good moments but more that are not so good. The songs aren't really bad, but they lack that "something special" that made Gentle Giant such a great band. In all, I only like three songs, I'm Turning Around, Memories Of Old Days and For Nobody, and can't really be bothered about the rest. In short, a record by a band that had seen better days, and definitely not the first GG album anyone should buy.