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    Posted: November 05 2005 at 17:48
I've just given this song 5 stars in my iTunes - thats quite a big deal considering GG took some getting into on my part

Is this their best ?
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Yeah, well, one of the best. I like Funny Ways better.
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One of their best, IMO

RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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It's definitely a great song, but I wouldn't even consider it the best on that album. That title goes to "Knots," closely followed by "The Boys in the Band."

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The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.

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Yeah, I love that song!  There are some GG songs I prefer, such as River and The Boys in the Band,(I only own Octopus ) but great tune nonetheless. 

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Knots ?? I'm not ready for that yet !!
Originally posted by darkshade:

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You definitely need to give that song patience, but once it snaps, it's brilliant! By far one of the weirdest things I've ever heard, too. Gregorian-influenced vocals, baritone sax, violin, and xylophone? It sounds crazy before you've even heard the song!
The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.

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Originally posted by horza horza wrote:

Knots ?? I'm not ready for that yet !!

I love that one too!  It's one of those bits that's so awesome it's hilarious!

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The 8 tentacles of the octopus are great.!!

 

 

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I would put it in my top 5 favorite GG tunes. I think it is their best
on Octopus.
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Advent was the song which got me into listening to prog  My dad owned a bunch of their old vinyls.  If you're not ready for Knots yet you may want to try Three Friends, it's similar to Octopus (released a year before Octopus I think) but it's a bit more melodic and probably a bit more accessible, just as awesome as Octopus though.  All of their releases are great.
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The best?

No

One the best?

Without a doubt.
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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I love Funny Ways (which I'm listening to at the moment), Proclamation, Free Hand and The Moon is Down rather more, but I actually believe that Gentle Giant are incapable of making bad music, simply because they combine the technical skill of bands like Dream Theater with vastly better compositional skills so that anything they do is interesting. But they are not easy listening; it is a relef sometimes to get out a Camel, Renaissance or Genesis CD for something more melodic after a heavy GG session.
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Listenership is a mantle one must learn to lift.

Giant has always been a bit more of a burden for a lotta folks.

It is this effort, and the growth that occurs because of it that makes them
both so endearing, and enduring.

Advent is a fine track on a supurb record.

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'Three Friends'

http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/sheetmusic/3friends-score.gif

"Once three friends
Sweet in sadness
Now part of their past.

In the end
Full of gladness
Went from class to class."

Genius.
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i only have octopus, and have only heard octopus.

what an amazing album!
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Originally posted by Poxx Poxx wrote:

'Three Friends'


score.gif">http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/sheetmusic/3friends -
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"Once three friendsSweet in sadnessNow part of their past.In the
endFull of gladnessWent from class to class."


Genius.



It is.

And the outro vamp that follows is as clever, beautiful and compelling as
anything in the genre.

Just amazing.

God... I loved these kids.

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I love the completely atonal piano that comes in after the vocal introduction.  So dischordant, but perfect.
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One of the  best prog-songs ever made!!!
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It is an amazing song. I loved it the first time I heard it  8 years ago. The Octopus album is one of my all time favourite albums.

I'm not still sure if "Advent Of Parnuge" is my favourite GG song since they have so many greats. But it's among them.
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