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Woon Deadn 
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 Topic: Gentle Giant Albums - Best To Worst
Posted: January 06 2017 at 09:26 |
It seems, the topic is unique, if the site's Search function works perfect. I offer my Top, rather untrivial. Best to Worst: 1. GGDA 2. TF 3. Os 4. TPATG 5. FH 6. Iw 7. IAGH 8. ATT 9. Cn 10. TMP 11. GFAD
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zravkapt
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 09:29 |
Pretty sure I've done this before.
ATT TF TPATG Octo IAGH GG FH Int TMP Civil GFAD
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 10:12 |
Are you sure it doesn't save you time to actually write the full album title instead? 1. Acquiring The Taste 2. Three Friends 3. Gentle Giant 4. Octopus
5. Interview 6. The Power And The Glory 7. In A Glass House 8. Free Hand
9. The Missing Piece 10. Civillan 11. Giant For A Day |
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Woon Deadn
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 10:22 |
[QUOTE=Saperlipopette!]Are you sure it doesn't save you time to actually write the full album title instead?/QUOTE]
I'm sorry if that hurts your feelings. In my opinion, when it comes to such extra legends as Gentle Giant, album names are pretty well-known.
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 10:43 |
^stop hurting my feelings! 
I thought some of those abbreviations was rather advanced so I would have spent more time coming up with them than writing the actual titles. But then again I'm not english, I even had to use Google Translate to find that abbreviation-word - hope I'm using it correctly. Anyway GGDA? I didn't get that it was Gentle Giant debut album until it was the only left.
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Woon Deadn
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 10:49 |
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Yeah, sorry, I acted too pretentious. I've realized that GGDA was a wrong thing only after the post was published...
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 10:54 |
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^no big deal. It was just a silly comment (meaning my original comment)
Edited by Saperlipopette! - January 06 2017 at 10:54
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Pastmaster
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 11:00 |
In a Glass House Free Hand Acquiring the Taste The Power and the Glory Octopus Interview Gentle Giant Three Friends Civilian The Missing Piece Giant for a Day
Gentle Giant's one of my favorite bands, and the only one I don't like much out of these is Giant for a Day. Even that album though is better than the weaker albums of most prog bands.
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Woon Deadn
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 11:05 |
By the way, English is not my native language, either! No, your comment was very sane and rational. I understand that making abbreviations like these is not very... respectful. Not every visitor is a big fan of Gentle Giant. Thank you for your reply! You were right. I'm sorry.
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 14:26 |
I haven't heard much of their later stuff, so I'll just keep it to Gentle Giant albums that I do know. - Gentle Giant
- Acquiring The Taste
- Octopus
- Three Friends
- In A Glass House
- Free Hand
- The Power And The Glory
- ...
- Giant For A Day
The band really dropped off a lot after Phil left, as far as I'm concerned. After that point they seemed to replace their soulful approach with complexity for complexity's sake.
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Man With Hat
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 14:45 |
Always a fun game.
1. The Power And... 2. Octopus 3. Free Hand 4. ATT 5. Interview 6. Gentle Giant 7. Three Friends 8. In A Glass House 9. The Missing Piece 10. Civilian 11. GFAD
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micky
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 15:38 |
 Woon Deadn wrote:
It seems, the topic is unique, if the site's Search function works perfect. |
it doesn't and Gentle Giant ain't Soviet cartoons man. You already earned your unique topic badge for that  that said..I'll play Acquiring the Taste Octopus debut Three Friends big drop off The Power and the Glory In a Glass House Free Hand bigger drop off Interview The Missing Piece Giant for a Day Civilian and I don't believe the semi-chronological order is a coincidence..
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dr prog
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 17:36 |
Power and the glory-9/10 Freehand-8.5/10 Three friends-8.5/10 In a glass house-8/10 Acquiring the taste-8/10 Civilian-8/10 Interview-7.5/10 Missing piece-7.5/10 Gentle giant-7/10 Octopus-7/10 Giant for a day-6/10
Clearly better than Crimson :)
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 20:23 |
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Free Hand
The Power and the Glory
Octopus
Acquiring the Taste
Gentle Giant
In A Glass House
Three Friends
Interview
Giant For A Day
The Missing Piece
Civilian
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Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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mechanicalflattery
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 22:06 |
Octopus Acquiring The Taste
Free Hand In a Glass House Interview The Power and the Glory
Three Friends
Gentle Giant
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Posted: January 07 2017 at 06:43 |
1. Acquiring the Taste 2. In a Glass House 3. Gentle Giant 4. Free Hand
5. Three Friends
6. The Power and the Glory
7. In'terview
8. Octopus
9. Civilian
10. The Missing Piece
11. Giant for a Day
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Posted: January 08 2017 at 08:24 |
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1. In a Glass House
2. Three Friends
3. Aquiring the Taste
4. Octopus
5. The Power and the Glory
6. Free Hand
7. Gentle Giant
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twseel
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Posted: January 08 2017 at 09:31 |
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From the ones I've heard:
1. In A Glass House
2. Free Hand
3. Three Friends
4. Octopus
5. Acquiring the Taste
6. The Power and the Glory
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 19:47 |
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1. Free Hand
2. In A Glass House
3. Octopus
4. Three Friends
5. Gentle Giant
6. Playing The Fool
7. The Power and The Glory
8. Civilian
9. The Missing Piece
10. Interview
11. Acquiring The Taste
12. Giant For A Day
Yes, I know "how can you put Acquiring The Taste so low?" I hear you say. Sorry, I have hated it ever since I first heard it back in the 70s......you cannot sway me!
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Rednight
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Posted: January 18 2017 at 14:53 |
Woon Deadn wrote:
It seems, the topic is unique, if the site's Search function works perfect. I offer my Top, rather untrivial. Best to Worst: 1. GGDA 2. TF 3. Os 4. TPATG 5. FH 6. Iw 7. IAGH 8. ATT 9. Cn 10. TMP 11. GFAD |
You and the next guy are much too kind to The Power and the Glory. Oh, so overrated.
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