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Poll Question: Which one of those songs is your favourite?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
3 [2.86%]
4 [3.81%]
2 [1.90%]
4 [3.81%]
1 [0.95%]
2 [1.90%]
1 [0.95%]
3 [2.86%]
0 [0.00%]
18 [17.14%]
13 [12.38%]
3 [2.86%]
6 [5.71%]
1 [0.95%]
2 [1.90%]
17 [16.19%]
5 [4.76%]
2 [1.90%]
4 [3.81%]
7 [6.67%]
4 [3.81%]
2 [1.90%]
1 [0.95%]
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Originally posted by TheLamb TheLamb wrote:

Proclamation isn't the best but it's highly underrated, it's a fantastic song! The song shows the bands ability to make funky riffs with simple harmony and also their ability to make complex and clever harmony that's almost makes your head hurt (but they are keeping it real so it sounds amazing), and also a combination of these two "formats"... A song of true genius. It has everything a prog song should have, nothing is missing.


good call... the 'funky' keyboard riff just grabbed me.  If I was to list my fav GG songs Proclamation would be in the top 5. 

The only thing missing is that GG didn't take a whole album side to get to 'everything a prog song should have' hahahahha.  The genius for me with GG is the ability to pack SO MUCH into a 5 or 6 minute long song.... and not sound like a complete and utter disaster to the ear. 
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Where the hell is PLAYING THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From that list, HIS LAST VOYAGE.
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playing the game and prologue come after the runaway :D
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     The clavinet riff in "Free Hand" just slays me, and it's
probably the best pissed off song about an ex-relationship
ever, even perhaps better than the many from Hammill. But "On
Reflection" is the conciliatory version, the other side of the
same coin if you will, and musically refined beyond belief.
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Points: 16844 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 14 2006 at 18:46

In A Glass House is one of my favorite Gentle Giant songs, along with other songs like The Advent Of Panurge, Knots and Free Hand.

But I'll vote In A Glass House.

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Many of them are "the best," but I'll vote for "Time to Kill," because it's very catchy, and the poor thing has garnered no votes.Cry

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O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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I like    (sic).  Then again, I've only heard Acquiring the Taste and the few tracks streamable from PA.
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I have only heard Giant and Prologue..., I must invest in their albums sometime soon.  Prologue is amazing though, but I'm sure I shall be even more impressed with other tracks.
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Well, guess this poll is not for me...

But then, GG has always been a difficult one for me. Have all there albums on LP, but still...

My favorite Studio GG albums are Octopus, Interview and especially The Missing Piece. (Guess, that's because I bought it when it was released and I saw the show in concert in 77, mjam!)

I miss 4(!) of my most favorites, to be precisely, where are:

Interview

Design

For Nobody

Memory Of Old Age ?

My vote would have gone to "Memory .... "

 
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Too many to narrow down to one, generally and among the poll options.
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I voted ''The Advent of Panurge''
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I voted for "In a Glass House."
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It's quite hard to choose...I'll go with...'Wreck'
Going pretty much neck to neck with 'Time to Kill' and 'Free Hand'

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Cant decide!! Too many to choose!!!!!!
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2006 at 11:20
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

I have only heard Giant and Prologue..., I must invest in their albums sometime soon.  Prologue is amazing though, but I'm sure I shall be even more impressed with other tracks.


an investment that will reward you and pay you back many times over hahahha.  Be sure to check out Three Friends.  Not a bad moment on the whole album.
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I voted for Knots, havent heard that many GG songs, just the Free hand album and the ones from this site...but I never heard anything quite like Knots before...its amazing!!!
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I voted for Peel The Paint. I feel that it's the best from Three Friends.

I see that 'Why Not?' wasn't listed. Very good tune :)

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Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

Any lovers of debut effort?..
that's my fav LP from them.And Nothing at All - a fav song.Funny Ways is also awesome

 Nothing At All is My Fav GG song too,

 I love all their albums

Most listened albums last week

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