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Poll Question: which Gentle Giant album do you prefer?
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    Posted: July 25 2017 at 13:41
two consecutive mid 70s Gentle Giant albums that (imo) demonstrate their slicker more polished side, without sacrificing the prog elements as much as some of their later ones did.

for me Free Hand is the more enjoyable and engaging listen, interested to know what you guys think.
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Both excellent, I prefer Free Hand but Power is just as good.
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I suppose Free Hand.....but all of the GG albums require work from me to enjoy them at times.
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The Power and the Glory.
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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TPATG for sure. The last one I really love.
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P n G....not even close.

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I have tried and tried,but can't get into this band.
Coincidently I tried again today with Free Hand,and yet again,no cigar.
So neither.
Shake & bake.
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Image result for gentle giant the power and the glory for me!!

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Free Hand still rated high on the main site and I love it. Smile
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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Both excellent, I prefer Free Hand but Power is just as good.
Same for me.
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Not a fan of either.
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Both are great, but I choose for Free Hand, also the tied hand down.
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The Power & The Glory
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The Power And The Glory. I think it's strong all the way through, whereas side 2 of Free Hand isn't as memorable.
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Free Hand---has some lovely vocals
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The Power and the Glory.  Both are stellar albums, but The Power and The Glory is, uh, more powerful and glorious.
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Points: 30845 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 25 2017 at 18:22
Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

P n G....not even close.

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I'll take In a Glass House over both.
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Originally posted by gr8dane gr8dane wrote:

I have tried and tried,but can't get into this band.
Coincidently I tried again today with Free Hand,and yet again,no cigar.
So neither.


I don't know what you have heard from the band, but I think I can relate, somewhat. The first album I got to give them a try was "Playing the Fool", so I would check out songs from several albums, and I just couldn't get into it (I haven't yet), so I almost gave up on the band. However, somehow I decided to give them another chance, since I did love the song "Funny Ways", and besides that song, the albums had mostly songs from after Phil left the band... so I ended up getting their first 4 albums. I really loved the first 2 ones, really much warmer and with more enjoyable melodies, the other two did have their good moments, but I guess the path that led to their later albums was already there. Besides those ones, I have heard The Power and The Glory, and I thin Free Hand (perhaps also In a Glass House) on Youtube, and still just can't get into them.

Edited by Dellinger - July 25 2017 at 20:55
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