THE POWER AND THE GLORY

Just when I thought Gentle Giant had gone about as dense and complex as they were likely to get they pulled this proverbial rabbit out of the hat.Listening to all their albums back to back this one really is the most avant guard and complex ie hard to digest of the lot.Rolling Stone Magazine called it their most "irritating" album- they would wouldn't they- they are only comfortable with good ol' fashioned rack-n-rall- but they do have a point. You really do need to pay full attention and not be doing little household chores with this in the background because if you do you will start to wince at some of it. I am surely not the only one on this forum who does things "other" than listening intently to their music. I am? OK well guilty m'lud but I have heard this one so many times.

So is this album as good as so many GG fans say it is. Well yes it is.The opening track "Proclamation" is easily the most dramatic track they ever produced- full of dissonant vocals and bombastic chords. Fantastic.Following track "So Sincere"is one of those tracks I referred to as needing your complete attention- it is so insanely complex it requires your absolute undivided attention.I won't give a blow by blow of every track- it ends with effectively a reprise of the opener ie full tilt bombast.

So not my favourite Gentle Giant LP but certainly their most ambitious.Another 5 stars (just)

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