GENTLE GIANT - OCTOPUS
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Topic: GENTLE GIANT - OCTOPUS
Posted By: moonchild
Subject: GENTLE GIANT - OCTOPUS
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 15:25
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I love Raconteur Troubadour. ------------- In the Wake of Poseidon |
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 15:27
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Great choice!
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 16:19
| I love the whole disc, but Knots is the fav for me. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 17:02
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A solid album -- "River" is another of my faves, and "Knots" is very clever and original -- good choice, Sir Dan! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
I'm with you, Moon! Posted By: Wayman
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 20:03
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'Knots' is certainly my favorite piece on 'Octopus,'
indeed one of my favorite Gentle Giant pieces, because of its originality, clever lyrics, and classic Gentle Giant instrumentation. However, the whole album is fantastic (especially after repeated listens), and 'Think of Me With Kindness' deserves recognition as one of the most sensitive tracks ever recorded by this band. Ironically, 'Octopus,' one of my favorite albums, bored me the first couple of times I listened to it. Wayman |
Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 20:03
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Knots is my favorite even though nearly all Gentle Giant songs are phantastic...
btw this was my first GG album, I think it's a good one to start with... ------------- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear... George Orwell |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 23:24
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I'm with moonchild and Peter. It's simply too easy to vote for "Knots," given its place in the GG pantheon (which is very high). This does not mean I think "Raconteur Troubador" is "second best," but rather equally good in a different way: it really conveys the "sense of what it is," if you know what I mean. Peace. |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: May 19 2004 at 23:35
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Hi everyone, this is Cesar Inca. I've just voted for 'Knots'. Well, not an easy thingto do, since every track of this album is a masterpiece on its own right... without any one of them being too long. But definitely, I give it my gold medal (so to speak). Regards.
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: May 20 2004 at 00:36
Easy, C'mon maani, grow some ..... yerself. You know that "Knots" placed GG in a class on it's own. A style copied by Spock, Echolyn and others because this tune alone created a unreachable goal. Never again attained... Instruments are cold, the voice, yes, the voice is the most personal instrument and this tune is IT, brother. Desert Island, nothing but coconuts and Jim's wild gyrations..... This tune is the ONE...... |
maani wrote:Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: May 20 2004 at 00:51
| Am I the only one who doesn't like "Knots"? |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: May 20 2004 at 01:07
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I voted for Raconteur Troubadour because of my wife's preferance for this piece. Gentle Giant Octopus is prog-rock tour de force. Even classically trained musicians are fascinated by this work. |
Posted By: Paco Fox
Date Posted: May 20 2004 at 04:26
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Knots is for me the most paradigmatic song for explaining that prog mantra of 'ou don't like it first, but it grows on you'. My first listen was 'What the h....!?'. But then it grew spectaculary in me, specially the really powerfull chorus.
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Posted By: Paco Fox
Date Posted: May 20 2004 at 04:28
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By the way, recently I discover a truly gorgeous song in the Under Construction GG album. It's from their first recordings and called 'Freedom's Child'. It's not their typical complex GG song, but it's vey beautiful and should appeal a lot to Strawbs or Moody Blues fans. |
Posted By: John Hicks
Date Posted: May 21 2004 at 11:03
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I like the entire album. I'll vote for River because no one else has. ------------- _____________________________ |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 02:09
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The Boys In The Band What a fantastic song
------------- 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. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 03:08
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I voted for River, but The Boys In The Band and A Dog's Life come close. But there is no weak track on the album, and Knots certainly deserves it's many votes. River: I love the wonderful complex vibes solo with bass and drums and the vocals are like floating on a meandering river. It's like prog caviar! Oct-opus - oct =8 and opus = a (musical) work : the album title is a nice pun. |
Posted By: dalt99
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 04:53
WOW, I am in the minority bigtime here. My favorite is "The Advent of Panurge" (so funky and demented a rhythm!) and my second favorite song is "Think of Me With Kindness". All the songs are wonderful though so it's not like Knots and Troubadour are far off in my book  ------------- Best of 2006 that I've heard: PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album) Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific 2007: Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo |
Posted By: MustShaveBeard
Date Posted: June 28 2005 at 21:17
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Raconteur Troubadour, then Advent of Panurge, then Knots, then Boys in the Band Knots is great, but On Reflection is SO much better. It's like a more developed version of Knots. ------------- Your life or your lupins!!! |
Posted By: yesman72
Date Posted: July 20 2005 at 21:17
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A very hard decision but I think its either Advent Of Panurge, Raconteur Troubadour, or Knots. I gotta go with the Troubadour!!!! |
Posted By: Play Me My Song
Date Posted: July 20 2005 at 22:04
| Knots |
Posted By: MANTICORE
Date Posted: July 20 2005 at 22:15
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gentle giant is a great band..!!! -------------  |
Posted By: Rubedo
Date Posted: July 21 2005 at 01:17
I dislike "Knots" as well, I think the studio version of "Knots" was a bit too pretentious and dissonant even for Gentle Giant. However, Having seen seen "Excerpts from Octopus" live, the "Knots" segment is quite a technical feat. "River" and "Boys in the Band" best tracks (rubedo's opinion) |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: July 21 2005 at 02:36
dammit they are all so good. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: July 23 2005 at 23:01
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I dont really like it either... the weakest track on the album IMO Very hard to choose the best one, thats my favorite album i love 'em all ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
. Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: July 24 2005 at 00:29
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Knots ------------- Most listened albums last week 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 24 2005 at 17:33
That's an original and fresh choice for best GG track EVER. |
Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 18:44
Knots is the best songon the album and it has excellent vocal harmonies. ------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
Posted By: Pr@gmatic
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 19:07
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I've always loved Raconteur Trobadour the best. Especially the trumpet/violin section! 
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Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 19:50
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I voted River. I also like Boys in the Band. And Knots. Actually, I don't love Troubadour, though. ------------- 
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Posted By: margaret
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 22:24
good call on 'On Reflection' Advent of Panurge for myself, with the other 7 songs in a tie for second. ------------- 
Space is dark it is so endless When you're lost it's so relentless It is so big, it is small |
Posted By: bertburt
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 23:32
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Oh, my favourite album, ever.... Every track is absolute heaven to me.... 'Knots' is the most adventurous vocal interplay I've ever heard. Certainly showed that they were about as meticulous as one could be, yet.... There's something about 'The Boys in the Band' that I love. Great instrumental, insane drumming. That's my vote.
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 11:48
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The best track on Octopus? Hmm....
^All of those!!!!! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 12:25
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I wonder why no one else seems to agree with me that "Think of me with Kindness" is the best song on the album. Nicely sung, but the best part is when all the symphonic instruments come in together and play that wonderful melody, I happen to be a big fan of songs featuring trumpets, trombones, and other main symphonic instruments. |
Posted By: Fraja
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 12:36
| Knots is the most dificult track on this album. The boys in the band is my fav. |
Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 12:42
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The boys in the band for me too
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 16:16
I'll go with The Advent of Panurge ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: krauthead
Date Posted: October 17 2005 at 04:26
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The Advent of Panurge ------------- *Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond |