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* [[Acquiring the Taste]] is the hardest album to start with but I think its their best. [[Octopus]] and [[Power and Glory]] are ok, but not as great as everyone says. This is quintessential prog rock. [[Free Hand]] is also good. | * [[Acquiring the Taste]] is the hardest album to start with but I think its their best. [[Octopus]] and [[Power and Glory]] are ok, but not as great as everyone says. This is quintessential prog rock. [[Free Hand]] is also good. | ||
* Outstanding group...I like the live CD [[Playing the Fool]] best, for some reason I like the live versions of their songs better than the studio versions, maybe they were more musically mature in developing their sound when this live album was recorded. Studio albums are hard to get into, I have [[Octopus]], [[Free Hand]], and [[Three Friends]]. Music is really complex, each member of the groups seems to be able to play 10 different instruments. They do lots of different styles of music...an essential progressive rock band. | * Outstanding group...I like the live CD [[Playing the Fool]] best, for some reason I like the live versions of their songs better than the studio versions, maybe they were more musically mature in developing their sound when this live album was recorded. Studio albums are hard to get into, I have [[Octopus]], [[Free Hand]], and [[Three Friends]]. Music is really complex, each member of the groups seems to be able to play 10 different instruments. They do lots of different styles of music...an essential progressive rock band. | ||
* Gentle Giant are awesome, but you have to have a PHD in music to understand what they're doing. The music is so stunningly complex that it's sometimes difficult to absorb, After listening to albums like [[Octopus]] and [[Power | * Gentle Giant are awesome, but you have to have a PHD in music to understand what they're doing. The music is so stunningly complex that it's sometimes difficult to absorb, After listening to albums like [[Octopus]] and [[Power and the Glory]] 50 times or more, I still hear something new each time that was different from the last time. Multi-part vocal harmonies galore. The best place to start would be with one of their more accessible albums, maybe [[Three Friends]] or [[In a Glass House]]. | ||
* Brilliant 5 piece. Medieval Rock. Unique. Virtuoso musicianship. | * Brilliant 5 piece. Medieval Rock. Unique. Virtuoso musicianship. | ||
* It's not a coincidence that these guys are among the most frequently mentioned bands on alt.music.progressive - they're GR-R-R-REAT! (to quote Tony the Tiger). What's most often alluded to, I think, is the amazing vocal harmonies they pull off. Vocally, they've learned a thing or two from Yes, although GG's voices are far more ... down-to-earth, shall we say. Not gruff or raspy, just a far cry from Anderson/Squire's airy-fairy, upper-registers-of-the-male-range act. And the instrumentation is wonderfully quirky, all sorts of neat things thrown in to keep the listener busy. I have three GG albums, which I recommend heartily and with roughly equal weight: [[Gentle Giant (album)|Gentle Giant]], [[Acquiring the Taste]], and the incredible live album [[Playing the Fool]]. | * It's not a coincidence that these guys are among the most frequently mentioned bands on alt.music.progressive - they're GR-R-R-REAT! (to quote Tony the Tiger). What's most often alluded to, I think, is the amazing vocal harmonies they pull off. Vocally, they've learned a thing or two from Yes, although GG's voices are far more ... down-to-earth, shall we say. Not gruff or raspy, just a far cry from Anderson/Squire's airy-fairy, upper-registers-of-the-male-range act. And the instrumentation is wonderfully quirky, all sorts of neat things thrown in to keep the listener busy. I have three GG albums, which I recommend heartily and with roughly equal weight: [[Gentle Giant (album)|Gentle Giant]], [[Acquiring the Taste]], and the incredible live album [[Playing the Fool]]. | ||