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Find Gentle Giant discography, albums and singles on AllMusicThe mix of medieval harmonies and electric rock got stronger on subsequent albums, but the music here is still pretty jarring.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully
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Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Gentle Giant - Gentle Giant on AllMusic - 1970 - Astonishingly daring debut album, not as focused…
S.Though these tracks are potent reminders of how jazz was willfully being manipulated by the record companies -- Creed Taylor in particular -- this album is clear evidence of how great a musician Yusef Lateef was, but not in the context of his best music.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully.This recording was produced in the middle of Lateef 's commercial crossroads phase that started with the Atlantic label issue Yusef Lateef's Detroit in 1969 and ended in 1977 with the CTI release Autophysiopsychic.While inconsistent and at times uneven, there's more to praise than damn in the grooves and unique musicianship he offers with this small ensemble of focused and singular-minded players.At a time when funk and fusion were merging with the intensely volatile and distrustful mood of the U. Gentle Giant.
And the end result is an album that has withstood the test of time a lot better than anyone might have expected.Octopus, however, marries the two seamlessly, with the cover speaking for itself, of course.Follow the key instruments alone, however, and the soundscapes not only make perfect sense, but so do the flourishes and intrusions that rattle around.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully.Often written off at the time as a pale reflection of the truly gargantuan steps being taken by the likes of Jethro Tull and Barclay James Harvest, the band's closest relatives in the tangled skein of period prog, Gentle Giant often seemed more notable for its album art than its music.Occasionally arrangements do get overly cluttered -- with each of the six bandmembers doubling up Gentle Giant album.
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Elements of hard rock and Gregorian chants mix freely and, amazingly enough, well throughout this album.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully Gentle Giant on AllMusic.
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Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully.They played only one show in 1978 (filmed and recorded by the BBC) and delivered Giant for a Day.But this band is too good to laugh this one off completely.It only proved that the few souls who actually bought the band's albums should never have been sold this.The album failed in the charts and is now the laughing stock of the Gentle Giant discography.With the cartoon-cutout album cover, the band trumpets their new makeover from the get-go.Its playfulness matches the straightforward, bright sounds of the music found inside.Outside pressure for sales and a dwindling market forced the band to reconsider their future, and Gentle Giant took nearly a year off
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Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Giant for a Day! - Gentle Giant on AllMusic - 1978 - When one considers the musical achievements of…
Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Gentle Giant - Yusef Lateef on AllMusic - 1972 - Yusef Lateef's music from the early '70s commands….
Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Octopus - Gentle Giant on AllMusic - 1972 - Returning to Gentle Giant's fourth album after….
Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Acquiring the Taste - Gentle Giant on AllMusic - 1971 - The band's second album is a major advance on its…