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rushfan4 
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 Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:21 |
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^^^Scott man, hit up the Free Hand! Cut it out with all these terrible GG albums! 
TEEEWOOO WEIKS EN SPAUIN!!!
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These were the 4 GG CDs that I grabbed as I was running out the door this morning. Free Hand wasn't one of them. All 4 CDs were decent enough. I just don't have that lifelong connection with the songs that others do.
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:24 |
Ah well that's okay. Personally I just think that missing piece is so very weak. If you've heard Free Hand yet then you know what I mean. Damn it. now I need to listen to this:  "IN MY way did I use you, do you think I really abused you, On reflection NOW(!) it doesn't ma-aa-atter" 
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:30 |
^  Great
record Mike! Free Hand(the song) was one of the songs that made me fell
in love with GG, then the rest was history(which btw I failed, hehe) I'm listening to these heavy proggers: 
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rushfan4
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:31 |
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I've heard Free Hand. I haven't listened to it in quite awhile. I guess that as usual with me I haven't listened to the albums close enough to analyze them and determine what is good and what is great and what is a masterpiece.
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:32 |
Ah yes. Free Hand was the gateway song for me as well. After that the rest of their albums actually MADE SENSE . On Reflection is my fav now, btw. Acquiring The Taste and Three Friends are my other favorite albums, although I don't have Glass House or Power & Glory
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:33 |
rushfan4 wrote:
I've heard Free Hand. I haven't listened to it in quite awhile. I guess that as usual with me I haven't listened to the albums close enough to analyze them and determine what is good and what is great and what is a masterpiece. |
Eh, it's different for everyone. but for me that was the album that "wowed" me off first listen. A very tough band to get though...
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:37 |
King By-Tor wrote:
Ah yes. Free Hand was the gateway song for me as well. After that the rest of their albums actually MADE SENSE . On Reflection is my fav now, btw. Acquiring The Taste and Three Friends are my other favorite albums, although I don't have Glass House or Power & Glory
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Glad you really like Three Friends. Acquiring the Taste isn't my most loved ones, but it has one of my fave tracks, Plain Truth, that violins is as awesome as Willie the Pimp's one! Though my favorite now is In a Glass House, from begining to end. But Free Hand and Three Friends are up there.
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The Doctor
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:42 |
cacho wrote:
King By-Tor wrote:
Ah yes. Free Hand was the gateway song for me as well. After that the rest of their albums actually MADE SENSE . On Reflection is my fav now, btw. Acquiring The Taste and Three Friends are my other favorite albums, although I don't have Glass House or Power & Glory
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Glad you really like Three Friends. Acquiring the Taste isn't my most loved ones, but it has one of my fave tracks, Plain Truth, that violins is as awesome as Willie the Pimp's one!
Though my favorite now is In a Glass House, from begining to end. But Free Hand and Three Friends are up there.
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You gotta get Glass House and Power Mike. Your GG collection is not complete until you have those.
I'm about ready to bust out The Lamb in all it's 5.1 surround sound glory. 
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:47 |
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^another album(The Lamb) which I didn't like so much at the begining, and ended loving it!
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:52 |
cacho wrote:
King By-Tor wrote:
Ah yes. Free Hand was the gateway song for me as well. After that the rest of their albums actually MADE SENSE . On Reflection is my fav now, btw. Acquiring The Taste and Three Friends are my other favorite albums, although I don't have Glass House or Power & Glory
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Glad you really like Three Friends. Acquiring the Taste isn't my most loved ones, but it has one of my fave tracks, Plain Truth, that violins is as awesome as Willie the Pimp's one!
Though my favorite now is In a Glass House, from begining to end. But Free Hand and Three Friends are up there.
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Personally, I got into The Giant via listening to Acquiring The Taste about 25 times in 3 days. At some point along that journey, there was a breakthrough and I found the tracks I hadn't liked much before increasingly more awesome. Shame that Plain Truth (which I'd liked at first) ended up feeling a bit left behind for me (it's a good song; just doesn't do enough for my liking). On the other hand, I still don't think I'd class any of the 4 Giant albums I've heard (Three Friends, Acquiring The Taste, Free Hand and Interview) as a masterpiece. All very, very good, though.
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 18:53 |
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Oh, and, Mendelssohn. A rather good record featuring a piano sextet (op. 110) and his piano quartet no. 1.
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Alberto Muņoz
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 19:57 |
cacho wrote:
^Great record Mike! Free Hand(the song) was one of the songs that made me fell in love with GG, then the rest was history(which btw I failed, hehe)
I'm listening to these heavy proggers:
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:14 |
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:19 |
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^I still need to get some BOC.......
I'm listening to some tracks from ELP....
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The Doctor
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:22 |
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^ Might I suggest Imaginos, Secret Treaties, and Fire of Unknown Origin in that order. Then, Spectres, Cultosaurus Erectus, and T & M.
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Queen By-Tor
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:24 |
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Secret Treaties, Imaginos and Cultosaurous Erectus... So much win! Three of my favorite albums!
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Alberto Muņoz
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:27 |
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And Tyranny and mutation
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Hawkwise
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:39 |
el dingo wrote:
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Giant for a day ewwwwwwwwwwww terrible terrible album as for me it's time for
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Third or fourth coincidence in the same thread. You must have already tried (but in case you've not) try Split and Who Will Save the World. |
Oh Yes i am a big Groundhogs Fan have all there 70s albums on vinyl Tony TS is one my all time musical heroes 
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Hawkwise
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:43 |
and now 
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 20:55 |
 5 stars. No doubt about it. 
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