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1 - Giant

2 - Pantagruel's Nativity
3 - Schooldays
4 - Advent of Panurge
5 - The Runaway
6 - Way of Life
7 - Proclamation
8 - Free Hand
9 - Interview
10 - Underground
You noticed ??  Nothing off The Missing Piece (which is overall a good album) and forget about Giant for a Day because I found nothing of interest on it both times I bought the album over the years.......
 
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Not in any particular order:
1. Wreck
2.The Plain Truth
3.On Reflection
4.Talybont
5.His Last Voyage
6. The Runaway
7.In a Glass House
8. I take all of Ocotpus for my last three.
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Every Gentle Giant track is in my top ten.
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1.    In A Glass House

2.    Free Hand

3.    Playing the Game

4.    Peel the Paint

5.    Three Friends

6. River

7. Proclamation

8. Working All Day

9. Knots

10. The Runaway




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1. Pantagruel's Nativity 
2. Knots
3. Three Friends
4. Schooldays
5. Isn't It Quiet And Cold?
6. Peel The Paint
7. Nothing At All
8. Wreck
9. Experience
10. The Advent Of Panurge
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Mobile
Just The Same
Pantagruel's Nativity
The Advent Of Panurge
Knots
Nothing At All
Proclamation
The Runaway
Peel The Paint
Interview

to name a few...

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Knots
Mr. Class And Quality / Three Friends (especially the 3 Friends part)
Pantagruel's Nativity
Prologue
The Runaway / Experience (live)
Just The Same
Free Hand
On Reflection (live)
In A Glass House
Power And The Glory
Way Of Life

honourable mentions:

Alucard,
The House, The Street...
The Advent of Panurge
Playing The Game
Cogs in Cogs
His Last Voyage
Give It Back
Underground

sorry, can't choose less :)
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I've only listened to albums up to In a Glass House:

1. In a Glass House
2. The Runaway
3. The Advent of Panurge
4. Nothing At All
5. Knots
6. Schooldays
7. Experience
8. An Inmate's Lullaby
9. Think of Me With Kindness
10. Funny Ways

It will be interesting to see how will my list change when I listen to other albums.


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Originally posted by HarbouringTheSoul HarbouringTheSoul wrote:

I think it's a testament to this band's consistency that all these lists have so little in common. For most other bands, there's a short list of tracks that are on almost everybody's list. Not for Gentle Giant.


Yes, I really appreciate that as well.
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Listening to In A Glass House again (the full album, of course) and I realize "How did In A Glass House not get on my #1??" so that's my #1 Gentle Giant song. Don't know where to move The Runaway so I'll just leave it at that!
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1. In A Glass House
2. His Last Voyage
3. Raconteur Troubadour
4. On Reflection
5. Wreck
6. Aspirations
7. Schooldays
8. Playing the Game
9. The Advent of Panurge
10. Pantagruel's Nativity
 
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Just turned on The Runaway and the volume was a bit LOUD! Nearly busted my eardrums.
But a top 10... I could really pick every song from Octopus but I'll go:
1. The Runaway
2. Proclamation
3. The House, the Street
4. Peel The Paint (love when it gets heavy!)
5. The Boys In The Band
6. Raconteur
7. Free Hand (I'm not good with orders, Free Hand is just about my favorite album by them. But it's impossible to put these songs on a 'top' anything!
8. In A Glass House
9. Pantagruel's Nativity (that really has a weird sound to it)
10. Just The Same

And can I just say how amazing this band is? A round of applause for Gentle Giant! Clap
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Oh I did....apologies for the double post.
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1. For Nobody
2. Mobile
3. In A Glass House
4. A Cry For Everyone
5. Cogs In Cogs
6. Free Hand
7. Three Friends
8. The Boys In The Band
9. The Face
10. On Reflection

I could keep going.........
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1. For Nobody
2. Mobile
3. In A Glass House
4. A Cry For Everyone
5. Cogs In Cogs
6. Free Hand
7. Three Friends
8. The Boys In The Band
9. The Face
10. On Reflection

I could keep going.........
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I think it's a testament to this band's consistency that all these lists have so little in common. For most other bands, there's a short list of tracks that are on almost everybody's list. Not for Gentle Giant.
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Pantagruel's Nativity
Advent Of Panurge
Schooldays
An Inmate's Lullaby
Edge of Twilight
Proclamation
The Moon Is Down
Another Show
Giant
Prologue
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Always tough to think of a GG list because they just have so many great tunes. It's really astonishing to actually look back on all those albums and rarely find a bum song, or a song out of place.

1. The Runaway
2. On Reflection (Live versions in particular)
3. The Advent Of Panurge (Live versions as well)
4. The Edge Of Twilight
5. In A Glass House
6. Proclamation
7. Experience
8. Raconteur Troubadour
9. His Last Voyage
10. Schooldays





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Pantagruel's Nativity
Just the Same
On Reflection
Free Hand
His Last Voyage
I Lost My Head
Aspirations
No God's a Man
Prologue
Schooldays

It's amazing how many great songs I had to leave out. It's also amazing how Octopus, maybe their strongest album, doesn't contribute a single song. That's how good this band is.
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Playing The Game
Cogs In Cogs
Proclamation
Funny Ways
The Boys In The Band
Advent Of Panurge
Schooldays
Free Hand
The Runaway
 
 
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