IN A GLASS HOUSE

'In A Glass House' is an album that wat later criticized by members of the band for its troubled production. Though the overall broadness of the sound is fine, the tone of the instruments and the arrangements are quite troubling I must admit. Moreover, a lot of vocals sound off pitch on this album, a problem no other Gentle Giant album has. Right from the opening of 'The Runaway' the vocals of Derek Schulman sound awful. The guitar sounds like a surf guitar, totally out of place. Some tracks like 'An Inmates Lullaby' are still classic Gentle Giant, but I eventually had to conclude I could not 'get into' this album. I do like all the other classic albums of the band.