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Topic: Best of stellar albums: Octopus (1972) Posted: August 21 2016 at 19:48
Now for something completely different!
Octopus is by far the greatest Gentle Giant album in my opinion. Not a single song on that album is bad, in fact every single one is......stellar. But of all of the winners The Boys In The Band is by far my favorite song on the album and by the band overall. The middle guitar-only part in it always sends shivers down my spine with how good it is. Seriously one of the greatest songs ever.
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Posted: August 21 2016 at 22:57
For me the band was already loosing it's magic with this release (I much prefer their first 2 albums), but I guess I would have to choose The Advent of Panurge.
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Posted: August 22 2016 at 02:04
Great album but only my fourth GG-favorite. I like their "straightforward" material best here. The rich, otherworldly atmosphere I love so much on their previous albums is best represented on these three imo:
The Advent of Panurge
Raconteur Troubadour
Think of Me With Kindness
- the rest of the material points forward to the colder, static and sometimes a little forced feel of their next four classics.
Boys in the Band and Knots are still amazing too though.
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Posted: August 22 2016 at 04:01
My vote goes to River, though Octopus is brilliant all the way through. My first taste of this band in the mid-90's - immaculate Vertigo 'swirl' vinyl - $15 !!
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Posted: August 22 2016 at 08:24
One of my favorite bands, and one of my favorite albums of all time. I can't choose one over the other. This album I prefer to see it as a unit; all pieces being essential to the whole concept. I can't vote for a single song.
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Posted: August 22 2016 at 14:59
Knots
Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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