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    Posted: March 02 2018 at 09:01
Three Fiends
Gentle Giant
Octopus
Acquiring The Taste
In A Glass House
The Power And The Glory
Freehand
Interview
The Missing Piece
Civilian
........and I never want to hear Giant For A Day ever and ever again.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

1970-1973 is my favorite GG period. 

I'd say 1970-1974 for me.

Free Hand is the better album, but Interview is still magic. Design is worth it alone.

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I’ve owned Civilian for around 20 years, and just noticed how cleverly they’ve blended the album title within the ‘Gentle Giant’ title on the cover !!!
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Civilian is a seriously underrated album.

It rocks very good. It's something of a rock/new wave album wich knows no rival.
But almost nobody on earth knows it exists.

I like when some overly progressive bands trimmed their sounds (Rush, Gentle Giant, Caravan, King Crimson).
Another great album from that day and age is Drama by Yes.
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1970-1973 is my favorite GG period. 
I also like Civilian. I rate it higher than both Interview and Giant for a Day. Maybe even Missing Piece. 
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Free Hand is the best album ever made.

Only rivalled by Snow Goose, Thick as a Brick, Once Again and Seventh Sojourn.

But Interview is like a continuation of Free Hand. Exactly the kind of music I like.
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^ Free hand is way superior to Interview. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

^ 4 stars for Interview?! 
for me it's one of their weakest

It's the brother/sister of Free Hand.
I love them both, but Interview slightly less.

Interview boasts some nice rocking tracks, and the weird funkreggae of Give It Back is just so awesome,
Empty City is just beautiful.
The only song on Interview I don't really care for is Design, although it's wonderfully crafted, it's too chaotic, I guess.


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^ 4 stars for Interview?! 
for me it's one of their weakest
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

^ What about Interview ??

Another 4. I guess it must've slipped trough.
Thanks
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In a Glass House
Octopus
The Power and The Glory
Free Hand
Gentle Giant
Acquiring The Taste
Interview
Three Friends
The Missing Piece
Giant for a Day

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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^ ^not a big loss if you ask me LOL

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1. Acquiring The Taste
2. Three Friends
3. Gentle Giant
Then... not for me.
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^ What about Interview ??
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5 stars rating:
Free Hand
In a Glass House

4 stars rating:
Gentle Giant
Acquiring the Taste
Three Friends
Octopus
The Power and the Glory
Interview

3 stars rating:
Civilian

2 stars rating:
The Missing Piece
Giant for a Day



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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Are you sure it doesn't save you time to actually write the full album title instead?

1. Acquiring The Taste
2. Three Friends
3. Gentle Giant
4. Octopus

5. Interview
6. The Power And The Glory
7. In A Glass House
8. Free Hand

9. The Missing Piece
10. Civillan
11. Giant For A Day

Thanks. I really hate abbreviations.
I just can't seem to read them.
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Points: 45776 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2018 at 03:35
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Woon Deadn Woon Deadn wrote:

It seems, the topic is unique, if the site's Search function works perfect.
 


it doesn't and Gentle Giant ain't Soviet cartoons man. You already earned your unique topic badge for that

that said..I'll play

Acquiring the Taste
Octopus
debut
Three Friends


big drop off
The Power and the Glory
In a Glass House
Free Hand

bigger drop off

Interview
The Missing Piece
Giant for a Day
Civilian


move Civilian in the second list, and that would be my ranking. 
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[QUOTE=Saperlipopette!]Are you sure it doesn't save you time to actually write the full album title instead?

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IMHO:
1. Gentle Giant
2. Acquiring the Taste
3. Octopus
4. Three Friends

These are not so important, so the order is something like...

5. The Missing Piece
6. The Power And The Glory
7. In a Glass House
8. Free Hand

The least important are...

9. Interwiew
10. Civillan
11. Giant for a Day
You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely.
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1) Free Hand 10/10
2) Octopus 10/10
3) The Power And The Glory 9.5/10
4) In A Glass House 9/10
5) Interview 8/10
6) Three Friends 7.5/10
7) Acquiring The Taste 7/10
8) Civilian 7/10
9) The Missing Piece 6/10
10) Gentle Giant 6/10
11) Giant For A Day 4/10

What a band!!!
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Free Hand their best!...
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