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Poll Question: Free Hand or Octopus?
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Points: 26133 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2010 at 07:38
If forced to make a choice, I'd pick Octopus over all of their other releases.  It's probably the most consistently good album they did.
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Points: 643 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2010 at 13:41
Free Hand has a bounce to it that makes it a lovely piece throughout. Octopus sounds dated in parts and relies on the inclusion of a classical standard (couldn't name it though) that comes across as soggy and ill-ventured. The latter is probably the most depressing of the good GG albums.
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Points: 732 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2010 at 03:47
I have an interesting suggestion.  I assume you mean to eventually own both of these anyway.  Why not buy the less recommended one first?  Clearly the consensus is that both are very good. 

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Points: 64369 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2010 at 03:50
you can't really go wrong either way--  that said, as brilliant as Free Hand is, the 'Pus is uniquely wonderful (and has one of my favorite covers ever)
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Get them both.  Can't be that expensive.

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Points: 3247 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2010 at 17:39
Both are very good, I like Free Hand just a bit more. Title track, Just the Same, and On Reflection are among GG's very best tracks.
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