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Topic: The Missing Piece by Gentle Giant
Posted: June 10 2005 at 22:01

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Posted: June 11 2005 at 01:57

I love the band, but to be completely honest it mostly comes of as pop garbage to me. Its most certainly not my cup of tea, however, i think that "memories of old days" is one of the most powerfull and emotional songs that Giant ever wrote. But other than that one track, id say its anything but essential.

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Posted: June 11 2005 at 14:52

the musical box wrote:

I love the band, but to be completely honest it mostly comes of as pop garbage to me. Its most certainly not my cup of tea, however, i think that "memories of old days" is one of the most powerfull and emotional songs that Giant ever wrote. But other than that one track, id say its anything but essential.

You're kidding, right? As Old As Your Young, Winning, For Nobody - they all bring to mind Free Hand era GG! Side one might have its poppy moments but compare it to Giant For a Day and then tell me this was a Gentle Giant pop album!

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Posted: June 11 2005 at 17:11

I think it's a good album but not nearly as good as Interview or Free Hand!

I like side 2, the songs are great and typically GG, However, side 1 is weaker. Still some good tunes but nothing special.

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Posted: June 14 2005 at 21:05

I have heard it was good. I've only heard Memories Of Old Days. That song is really good. Again, i here side two is the one you want to hear, much more in the vain of thier earlier stuff. Everyone eles said that so this post was useless

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Posted: June 15 2005 at 00:47

No, the downfall began right here,,,,couple of good songs but WAY to pop... but compared to Giant for a day it's a masterpiece...but I must say that I like Civilian very much...that's not pop() but rock'n'roll

Well, if you wanna dig Gentle Giant, you ought to stay with their masterpieces from the debut-album 'till Playin the fool, they're all masterpieces, IMO....

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Posted: June 15 2005 at 02:33

flowerchild wrote:

Well, if you wanna dig Gentle Giant, you ought to stay with their masterpieces from the debut-album 'till Playin the fool, they're all masterpieces, IMO....

I agree with you with regard to everything from GG to PtF being masterpieces, flowerchap, but I have to say there's a lot to love on The Missing Piece. Much more than on the bland Civilian.

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Posted: June 15 2005 at 03:49

Not their most consistant album.A couple of 'throwaway' tracks (Two Weeks in Spain,I Betcha Never Thought We Could Do it?)weaken the album.Saying that;I have a soft spot for the album because it was the first album that I bought with my first wage-packet in 1977.

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