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THREE FRIENDSGentle GiantEclectic Prog4.10 | 1113 ratings |
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Draith |
![]() Only a few things prevent me from giving this album a masterpiece rating. It seems a bit too short, even by 1972's standards, and itself is a bit spread thin, less material devouring more time, though the material itself is really good. It is not quite as complex or enthralling as their two or three following albums, but it is a well written and produced album nonetheless. Three Friends a conceptual album, as presented by Prologue, about three people who were very good friends and grow to end up in in different lifestyles and social classes. The three friends laugh and play during their childhood at their school, the happy time when we were feeling no care that many of us recollect with the distant memory of bliss from ignorance. Then the friends go their separate ways, pursuing careers and lifestyles into different social classes, and tell their tales in the following three tracks. The first is the somewhat uneducated blue collar worker, who spends his life in the lower class diggin' all day and never gettin' nowhere. Second is the artist, an emotional individual who severs himself from society to freely pursue his delicate craft. The third of the friends ended up the snobbish rich, high class, Mr. Class and Quality who makes his friends to achieve his own ends. This track leads into the conclusion of the album, Three Friends, an instrumental which is exactly three minutes long. Apparently, the band came up with the concept during a discussion of how many people we know in school surprise is with their interests or occupations afterwards. I haven't yet heard an album of Gentle Giant that I would consider less than a four, and this great album is certainly included. If you've never heard Gentle Giant's music I suggest you buy this album first, either this or Free Hand. An excellent classic prog almost masterpiece for anyone who loves progressive rock period!
Draith |
4/5 |
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